Chapter 282: Troubled Times
On the second day, Cui Xi'an followed Mrs. Cui to the eldest princess's mansion. Cui Erniang also wants to go together, in Cui Xi'an's engagement money, she often participates in various banquets in the capital, and in the name of the Cui family's lady, so that other people who know the Cui family think that she is the only one in the Cui family who thinks that she can represent the Cui family. As a result, Cui Xi'an has now entered the social circle of the capital, and she is not worthy of her name, and she has been ridiculed by her opponents for a long time. Therefore, Cui Erniang hated Cui Xi'an very much, and after seeing Cui Xi'an, she snorted coldly, didn't say hello, and climbed into the second ox cart.
The first ox cart belongs to Mrs. Cui, and the second one should belong to Cui Xi'an, the eldest lady of Cui's mansion, and Mrs. Cui should take the third car. But she occupied the second ox cart first, and Cui Xi'an could only take the third ox cart unless she was driven down.
"It's too much." Yan Xi said in a low voice, "The second lady doesn't regard you as a sister at all. β
Cui Xi'an said: "I don't treat her as a sister either. β
Yan Xi said: "The slave and maid went to call the second lady down." β
"No, let's go take the third ox cart." Cui Xi'an said as he walked to the third ox cart.
"But the third ox cart is not worthy of your identity, and it will be laughed at by others." Yan Xi chased Cui Xi'an.
Cui Xi'an chuckled: "Even if I am laughed at, Cui Xixi will not be much better." People will even laugh at her for being uneducated and robbing her sister's things. Besides, we are all leaving, so why be angry with such people for some face-saving projects. β
Thinking about it, it's right. I'm going to leave anyway, so I don't care about him!
Sure enough, the Cui family's ox cart came to the Eldest Princess's Mansion, and after seeing that it was Cui Erniang who came down from the second ox cart, many people showed mocking expressions, and Cui Erniang's opponent directly spoke sarcastically. Cui Erniang realized that she had done something wrong, and originally wanted to suppress Cui Xi'an, but she ruined her reputation. Cui Erniang couldn't help but be ashamed and angry, and glared at Cui Xi'an fiercely, the hostility and hatred on her face were difficult not to be noticed.
"Put away your expression." Mrs. Choi whispered angrily to remind her daughter.
"Mother, it's all Cui Xi'an's fault, she made her daughter ugly." Cui Erniang said aggrievedly.
"That's not because you're doing it wrong." Mrs. Cui said, "I have reminded you, don't fight with Cui Xi'an, and don't go to her for trouble, you don't listen to me." β
"But because of her, I've always been ridiculed all this time, and I'm angry." Cui Erniang was even more aggrieved.
"What's there to be angry about, but a short-lived ghost, you can endure it for a while longer, and when she is killed by King Qian'an, you will be the rightful lady of the Cui family."
"Hmph, you've been saying this for nearly a month, and Cui Xi'an doesn't have the truth at all. It can't be that her life is too hard, and King Qian'an can't do anything about her, right? β
Mrs. Cui's brows tightened, how could she forget that there was still such a possibility? Cui Xi'an killed her own mother as soon as she was born, it can be seen that she is a hard life, in case King Qian'an really can't restrain her, the better she lives, isn't it an eyesore?
"Let's see what happens." Mrs. Cui's voice was filled with murderous intent, "If King Qian'an can't restrain her, let's personally send her on the road to confirm the rumors of King Qian'an's wife." β
"Huh?" Cui Erniang was startled, "Personally, personally send her on the road?" β
Mrs. Cui stretched out her hand and patted the back of her daughter's hand to comfort her: "You don't have to worry about anything, A-Niang will take care of it, and make sure that no one will come to your eyes again." β
The two had no idea that what they thought was a whispered conversation had been overheard by the person concerned. Cui Xi'an couldn't imagine that Mrs. Cui would be so vicious, for more than ten years, Mrs. Cui didn't do anything to her life except for deducting her things, and she thought that Mrs. Cui was not so ruthless. I have to thank Master Cui and the Cui family! If they hadn't completely ignored her, Mrs. Cui would have wanted to get rid of her a long time ago, right?
The banquet is still in the form of a meandering water. Cui Xi'an sat next to Mrs. Cui and greeted all kinds of scrutiny. These eyes are mostly sympathetic and curious. Perhaps the hostess of the banquet also wanted to understand Cui Xi'an, so she made a move, and Liuhu stopped in front of Cui Xi'an.
Everyone's eyes all converged on Cui Xi'an.
Cui Xi'an calmly picked up the wine glass, drank all the wine inside, and said: "I haven't learned the skills of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since I was a child. Why don't I tell you a little story that will make you laugh. β
As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help but feel sympathy, and their eyes looked at Mrs. Cui with contempt and disapproval. The noble daughter of the family is a resource, both the concubine and the concubine will be cultivated from a young age, and used for marriage when they grow up, so they all know the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and Cui Xi'an has become an outlier if she doesn't understand it, so it can be seen how much Mrs. Cui ignores this eldest daughter. It's really not easy for this lady Cui to live in the Cui family, and now it's even more ......
Everyone was more sympathetic to Cui Xi'an.
Mrs. Cui kept a straight face, taking other people's eyes as air, and couldn't help but regret that she had brought Cui Xi'an out to meet people, and she had already known that she was sick.
Cui Xi'an told a novel and interesting joke that was widely circulated on the Internet, this joke is not uncommon in modern times, but the ancients had never heard it, and they all laughed down at once, and the atmosphere became lively.
The laughter reached the male guest, and the male guest asked the little guy to ask what was going on and why the female guest was laughing so happily.
After the little guy came back from inquiring, he learned the joke to the male guests, and the male guests also laughed crookedly. One of them laughed and patted the shoulder of the person next to him and said, "Your fiancΓ©e is good, it's funny." You have to watch over her, and don't let her die easily. In the future, let her tell you more funny jokes, and you can tell them to us, so that I can have more fun. β
The person next to him was Sima Chuan, the king of Qian'an. Listening to the man's words, Sima Chuan smiled, and a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes. A woman who can't understand piano, chess, calligraphy and painting wants to be her own princess? Dream!
At this banquet, Cui Xi'an took the limelight. Although she said that she didn't know how to play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she could tell jokes, and every joke she told made people laugh so much that their stomachs hurt. I can listen to Cui Xi'an's jokes more, the host of the banquet let the maid keep cheating, so that Liuhu stopped in front of Cui Xi'an six or seven times out of ten. Cui Xi'an relied on telling jokes and left a deep impression on the nobles.
At the end of the banquet, Mrs. Cui and Mrs. Cui, who had accumulated a lot of anger, immediately said goodbye and left, and Mrs. Cui Erniang even climbed onto Mrs. Cui's ox cart and sat with her. She was really embarrassed to take the second ox cart, and she was unwilling to take the third one, so she succumbed to Cui Xi'an, so she could only squeeze an ox cart with Mrs. Cui.