Chapter 196: Differential Treatment
Zhang Song had a calm face, and politely asked Xu Rulie to sit down in the front hall, worried that Mrs. Zhang would be excited for a while and say something bad, so he asked Mrs. Zhang to stay in Yuge's courtyard to take care of her. His tone and movements were also very polite, but he deliberately prevented Xu Rulie from going to the backyard.
"The pride of the three princes, I actually thought of coming over today, it really made the cold house shine, I don't know what the three princes are doing this time?"
Zhang Song's eyes glanced indifferently, picked up the teacup, and the whole person was polite and alienated. Xu Rulie hurriedly put on a smiling face, and said with a rare heart.
"Yuge has a miscarriage, His Royal Highness has been very busy in the past two days, so he can't come over, but it's a husband and wife, so I want to come and take a look. I still don't know if she is recuperating, if she needs anything, His Royal Highness can ask someone to send it, and Lord Zhang can also go with His Royal Highness to see her. ”
Talking about how busy he is, it is really an excuse that has been very useful since ancient times, Zhang Song lowered his eyes slightly, and only then could he resist not sneering directly at Xu Rulie, sighed faintly, cleaned up his mood, and then spoke.
"The Third Highness is really polite, although the cold house is small, but there are still medicinal materials for his daughter's treatment, so I don't bother with the Third Highness, there are many women in the backyard, it is really inconvenient for the Third Highness to go over, and I ask Your Highness to forgive you."
This is true, the princess of the Earl's Palace, Hai Chaoyun, the sister-in-law of Hai, is very filial, and she is worried that the countess will feel too uncomfortable, so she accompanies the countess to visit every day.
Xu Rulie didn't expect that he would be rejected so directly, and he was a little stunned, but he really didn't have anything to say, so he closed his mouth, thinking about sitting for a while and leaving.
And Zhang Song still had a breath in his heart, paused, put the cup on the table, and said faintly. "However, if the Third Highness has a heart, Yuge's body has always been weak, and he can't take any too much tonic medicine at the moment, except for a few snow lotuses. Although there is still a snow lotus sent by the countess at home, it is not enough, I wonder if His Royal Highness may find it? ”
In the end, the word "Hui" was used instead of the word "come", which alluded to the fact that on the night of the two getting married, Xu Rulie treated Su Lian's wind and cold as an ordinary medicine and squandered it wantonly.
But now is not the season for snow lotus picking, and even more so that there has just been a rift between the two countries, how can this medicinal herb be picked back so easily.
After hearing this, Xu Rulie's face suddenly turned red and white, but he still had some conscience and knew that he was blushing, and he was even more cramped and at a loss.
Zhang Song didn't expect him to be able to return the snow lotus, and at this time he was just deliberately avoiding him, and picked up the cup again, waiting for him to say something.
And at this moment, there was a sudden announcement outside.
"I turned around and went to Almond Hall today, I came late, don't be surprised by Mr. Zhang." Su Jiao lifted the hem of her skirt and saw someone sitting in the lobby from a distance at the door, and she didn't see any particularly elaborate carriages parked outside the door, so she thought that they were all her own family, so she spoke casually.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he came in, he saw Xu Rulie sitting next to Zhang Song, and the expression on Su Jiao's whole face suddenly froze.
"Your Royal Highness, it's really rare, Your Royal Highness is busy, and your memory today is good."
Su Jiao said, stepping on the excuse Xu Rulie made very accurately, and it can be regarded as knowing him very well. Xu Rulie frowned heavily as if he was an enemy who was reddened when he saw him, but he was embarrassed to say anything.
However, Zhang Song, who was beside him, saw Su Jiao, and he didn't know if he really had a good relationship, or if he deliberately showed great affection, so he took the initiative to stand up to greet him. "What are you talking about, Mrs. Xiao has been coming over every day these days, and looking for a prescription for Yuge, Mrs. and I have always been grateful for Mrs. Xiao's kindness, how can you dislike it."
"This Xiangru and Chaoyun should still be sitting in the pavilion of Yuge, Mrs. Xiao go over first, I still have guests to entertain here."
Saying that, Zhang Song made a gesture of inviting Su Jiao, as if he had come to his own home, and Su Jiao came and went in the house at will. This kind of attitude is completely different from when Xu Rulie came over, just like one in the sky and one on the ground.
Su Jiao nodded with a smile, and was about to go over, Xu Rulie was immediately unhappy, put the cup on the table as if venting, fell heavily and stood up angrily, and asked the cuckoo next to him to stop him if he wanted to.
"Your Royal Highness, I kindly wanted to visit Zhang Yuge, but I never thought that Lord Zhang would stop me three times, why did Su Jiao come over and it was different, did Lord Zhang treat him so blatantly?"
Su Jiao understood that Master Zhang's move did mean to deliberately show excitement in front of Xu Rulie, but if Xu Rulie was quiet, it would be fine, but now he deliberately pointed the finger at herself, which made her how could she endure it, so she simply vented all the grievances she had accumulated when Yuge had a helpless miscarriage two nights ago.
"What His Royal Highness said is interesting, Yuge is also the concubine that His Royal Highness is marrying, in order to open up branches and leaves for His Royal Highness, and because of His Royal Highness, he had an accidental miscarriage, and he is still lying on the bed, seriously injured and unconscious, how did he get the mouth of His Royal Highness, and it became a kind person to come to visit, isn't this what His Royal Highness should do as a husband?"
Su Jiao squinted her eyes slightly, her appearance was more delicate and cute, and she looked very cute and pleasing with any expression in Su Ri, but today she couldn't hide all the cold attitude in her heart at all.
Du Juan stood next to Xu Rulie's chair, and was completely happy to see the contradiction between the two of them, but it was sent by the queen to serve Xu Rulie, and she had to show her existence more or less.
Xu Rulie's eyes widened, but because he had scruples, he was embarrassed to scold back, and then suddenly heard the cuckoo behind him.
"Mrs. Xiao really misunderstood, our Highness didn't mean that......"
"There's no place for you to talk here!" Su Jiao raised her eyebrows half-mockingly and half-angrily, the cuckoo had just started, and she immediately scolded people back.
Whether it is Qingyi or Cuckoo, like this kind of bullying and self-righteous maids, her hatred for them is no less than that of their masters.
Su Jiao raised her voice coldly, and went back with an angry roar, which made Xu Rulie stunned for a moment, and then came back to her senses, and felt even more angry, "You are presumptuous, you dare to shout like this in front of His Royal Highness, the cuckoo is also the person next to the queen mother, how dare you be so rude." ”
"Even if she follows the queen mother, she is just a slave, not to mention that the queen mother is so elegant, the mother of the world, the most important thing is to distinguish between respect and inferiority, how can such a person be around, there is no distinction between respect and inferiority, His Royal Highness has not yet spoken, but she rushed to speak in front of His Highness, does she want to be the master of His Highness? I'm just fighting for Your Highness, but Your Highness blames me. ”
When the words landed, Su Jiao turned her head away indifferently, and Zhang Song was also very happy to hear her scolding. Du Juan suddenly felt a grievance in her heart, but she was still more particular than Su Lian, tears swirled in her eyes, but she could control it and not fall down, nor would it disappear instantly.
Selling weakness and misery like this, it was enough to have a Su Lian before, but I didn't expect that there would be another cuckoo, Su Jiao only felt very tired, but the cuckoo was just a subordinate, and Xu Rulie had no emotional foundation, so she was asked to bear the anger of Su Lian together, and it was not a good idea.
Su Jiao thought about it, and looked very calmly at Xu Rulie turning his head and meeting the eyes of the cuckoo who was about to cry.
Rao is cuckoo is wronged, no matter how pitiful he is, Xu Rulie will not take it to heart, but considering that she is the queen's maid, even if he slaps his swollen face and becomes fat, he will hold up this field.
"Even so, Du Juan may indeed be a little arrogant, but Mrs. Xiao, you are the wife of an official, so it would be unseemly to shout so loudly and spread it."
"She is a slave and maid who has no dignity and inferiority, and she has no self-knowledge, so why should I care about such a false face. If people know that as a superior person, he can't control the people below, this is really a joke. ”
As soon as Su Jiao said that, she clearly saw the cuckoo's eyes, and sank a little unexpectedly. But it doesn't matter, anyway, the current situation is already very ugly, and one more enemy or one more friend is harmless for yourself.
This last sentence is no longer a secret mockery, it is completely a clear signal, Xu Ru was so angry that she gritted her teeth, and for a while she couldn't be sure what she was referring to.
"No matter what, His Highness's affairs, His Highness has an idea in his own heart, and there is no need for you, an outsider, to talk nonsense here. But you, Your Highness looked at you very suspiciously before, would you have such a kind heart to help others unconditionally? It's not just that you want to win over the Zhang family to help you, but on the day she gave birth, you also came to the palace, I'm afraid that this matter has nothing to do with you. ”
"You-" Xu Rulie sneered, and such an arrogant attitude made Su Jiao almost dizzy for a while, but fortunately, Master Zhang next to him reminded him in time.
"Third Highness, I don't know if Your Royal Highness will have something to do for a while," Zhang Song glanced at Su Jiao leisurely, then turned around, and his face returned to the usual cold expression.
"It's noon soon, lest the Third Highness go back and let the sun burn, the Third Highness might as well set off early, otherwise if it is hot, it will be the fault of the lower officials. Everything is fine in Xiaguan's house, and His Royal Highness doesn't have to worry about it anymore. ”