Chapter 077: The Dust Settles (2)
Chapter 077: The Dust Settles (2)
"The eldest princess, the ninth princess, Princess Jingwei, and the concubine Su ask to see"
Xiuzhu supported the weak Aunt Su, walked slowly to the flower hall, knelt on the ground, and greeted the princesses sitting on the top.
"Oh, Sister Su, get up quickly, we are all our own people, we don't have to be so polite"
Princess Jingwei saw that Aunt Su's face was pale, and her delicate body was more crumbling like a dead leaf on an autumn branch, so she hurriedly stretched out her hand to signal her to calm down.
The eldest princess didn't seem to see the arrival of the Su family, nor did she hear Princess Jingwei's words, so she lowered her head and held a white porcelain teacup and tasted it carefully.
Only the Ninth Princess sneered out with disdain, "Princess Jingwei's words are different, who is her own person with the Su family?" Kindness? Hmph, it's just a cheap concubine who doesn't even have a family tree, what qualifications do you have to be the 'sister' of the princess of Da Zhoutang? Jingwei, if the Su family is your sister, then what are me and the eldest princess? Jingwei, it's okay if you want to recognize a cheap concubine as a sister, but don't forget the decency of the Great Zhou royal family."
"I'm ......" Princess Jingwei pouted, she just looked at Su Lang's face, she didn't want to embarrass the Su family, how could it still involve decency? Also, how kind a person the Su family is, why does Sister Jiu call a cheap concubine and still in front of others, this, this is too mean, right?
"Hehe, Jingwei, your ninth sister is right, you are a dignified princess, and the Su family is just a concubine of the Zhao family, the two are like clouds and mud, how can they be compared and climb relatives?" The eldest princess saw that the ninth princess was looking for Jing Wei's stubble, and it was not good to pretend that she couldn't hear it, so she hurriedly smiled and started the round, "Oh, Xiao Jiu, Jing Wei is a folk princess, how can she know so many rules not long after she was crowned?" We are sisters, and we usually give more guidance. Okay, okay, let's listen to Mrs. Zhao's verdict."
"Hmph"
When the ninth princess heard this, she snorted coldly. Folk princesses? Even if you are from the people, you should know the difference between the concubine and the main room, and you should also understand that recognizing relatives with the concubine is a self-willing behavior. But Jing Wei talked about a relationship with a concubine in front of everyone, which can only explain one problem - an upstart is a nouveau riche, and even if she wears a hairpin dress, she can't become a princess
"Yes, eldest princess"
Aunt Su lowered her head, pinching her palms with her fingers, thinking that she was also the favored daughter of the family before she got married, but now because of the name of a 'concubine', she was scolded as a 'cheap concubine' in front of so many people, why? Isn't it identity and status that make trouble? Well, since you all look down on me because of who I am, then I must do my best to change it
Perhaps stimulated, Aunt Su's heart replaced Wang Qifang's ** more and more intensely. She lowered her head and thought for a while, and then saluted the first few distinguished guests again, "Because of a little thing about the concubines, the princesses and wives are tired of coming to the Zhao Mansion, and the Su family is very guilty. Although ashamed, the Su family also wants to ask the three princesses to help the concubines uphold justice."
Speaking of this, Aunt Su stood up with a bang as if she had been beaten with chicken blood, threw herself to Amethyst's side, grabbed and pushed and cried: "Amethyst, Amethyst girl, where did my Su family offend you, and you want to harm me like this?" Or are you being instructed by someone? Woo, Amethyst girl, please, tell me, what is it that is so vicious that he wants to harm the son in my womb? ”
"That's it, Mrs. Zhao, it's not that I want to meddle in the family affairs of your mansion, but that some nobles in the mansion are too deceitful," Wang Su couldn't help but interject when he saw his sister crying heartbreakingly, "Last time my sister, oh, no, Aunt Su had a miscarriage for some reason, and now it's only been a year, and she has a miscarriage again...... Mrs. Zhao, this, this may not be too much of a coincidence, right? Or is there someone in the house who sees Aunt Su as an eyesore and must put her to death? ”
"Huh? Why, Sister Su and Su were killed more than once and lost their children? ”
Princess Jingwei looked surprised, covered her lips with her chubby little hand, and asked in disbelief.
"Woo, Princess Hui Jingwei, this is indeed the case," Aunt Su, who was pulled away by her subordinates, sat on the ground, snot and cried with tears: "In the spring of this year, the maid was pregnant, but she was pushed to the ground by the personal maid of the second young grandmother, and the three-month fetus in her womb was lost; A few days ago, the concubine suddenly had a miscarriage, and the brother who had been carefully guarding for six or seven months had a miscarriage, but she was the personal maid of the second young grandmother...... Second young grandmother, since the concubine entered the Zhao family, she has been careful to abide by the rules and dare not trespass in the slightest, you, you-"
Wang Qifang stood behind Mrs. Zhao, coldly watching Su's crying and noisy scene, hearing this, not only her, she believed that everyone present understood Aunt Su's accusation - a little concubine who abides by the rules, has been miscarried by the vicious lady several times, how pitiful is the situation?
In fact, among the distinguished guests present, some people believed Su's accusations against her, and looked at Wang Qifang's eyes full of disdain and disapproval.
For example, Princess Jingwei
Wang Qifang saw that the emperor's 'righteous sister' was about to speak, so she hurriedly flashed out of the corner and curtsied: "Eldest princess, ninth princess, can you say a few words as a concubine." ”
"Oh? Since there is something to say, then say it. You can't be a concubine, you can say whatever you want, but you don't even want to say a word of argument in the dignified room. As soon as the ninth princess heard Wang Qifang's words, her sleepy eyes suddenly lit up, and she said with a little excitement in her tone.
"Thank you, the ninth princess" Wang Qifang had already learned from Zizhu's mouth that Amethyst was tortured that day, and it was Zizhu who begged the women's army who stayed in the capital to move the ninth princess, who was good friends with the third princess, to save people. After listening to a few words of talk about the ninth princess today, Wang Qifang became more and more sure that the ninth princess was on her side.
Well, in this way, the three princesses, two support the Su family, and one heavyweight supports themselves, which can be regarded as evenly matched. After all, with the support of the ninth princess, although it cannot play a decisive role, it can at least deter the other two princesses and Mrs. Zhao, who is bent on closing the case casually.
Thinking about it like this, Wang Qifang had some confidence, she turned around and looked at Aunt Su who was still crying with a sneer: "Su, didn't you just want to say that I instigated your two miscarriages?" Is that right. ”
"Concubines, concubines don't dare"
Su Shi looked very afraid of Wang Qifang, and even spoke with a trill.
"Don't dare, hmph, do you dare not do anything with Grandma Su?" Wang Qifang's mind is like a movie, and all kinds of scenes of being bullied and framed by the Su family in the past appear one by one. She gritted her teeth and spoke in her heart, okay, Su, let's put an end to all our grievances today
"The eldest princess, the ninth princess, Princess Jingwei, there are some things, the concubine body is worried that it will damage the face of the Zhao family, so she has been holding back and didn't want to say it, but since the Su family has said it today, every sentence is related to the reputation of the concubine and the Taiyuan Wang family, and the concubine body has to say it."
"First of all, Su just mentioned an incident that happened this spring, about this matter, presumably all the distinguished guests present have heard about it, and the concubine body will not repeat it one by one. The concubine just wants to say... : First, at the time of the incident, not only Su was pregnant, but the concubine was also three months pregnant, but the concubine did not know that she was pregnant because, for some reason; Second, in the spring, it was the Su family who was in charge of the inner courtyard of the Zhao family, and the housekeepers and daughters-in-law of the kitchen, needlework, and pulp washing were all Su's henchmen, and Aunt Su knew everything about what the concubine ate at noon; Third, the maid who knocked down Aunt Su that day and caused her miscarriage was the second young master's maid, and this maid has always been good friends with Aunt Su."
Wang Qifang did not directly say what the situation was at that time, but said the objective facts with excerpts.
"Oh, this palace knows that Zhao Tianqing spoiled his concubine and killed his wife, and the dignified Zhao family's middle feed let a concubine preside, and he just threw his wife from a famous family into the corner and ignored it," the ninth princess was very cooperative with Wang Qifang, and after listening to her words, she hurriedly said with a 'I know' look: "Huh? Hearing you say this, this palace understands a little. Well, the main room and the concubine room were pregnant at the same time, and because the main room was not favored, he didn't even have the opportunity to ask a doctor, let alone know that he was pregnant. The concubine who is in charge of the inner courtyard knows about the pregnancy of the young grandmother in the main room through her own eyeliner. As for the concubine, she must have enjoyed the transcendent feeling of being in charge of the inner courtyard, and she was afraid that the grandmother in the main room would give birth to a sister-in-law and shake her rights and status, so she ......"
As if seeing it with her own eyes, the Ninth Princess clearly said Wang Qifang's hidden meaning: "Fortunately, God has eyes, but the concubine who painstakingly designed the main room did not harm others, but harmed her own children." Tut-tut, Mrs. Zhao, my third sister is right, your Zhao family is really lively."
"Ninth Princess, what you said is just speculation," Wang Su saw that the Ninth Princess was aimed at her sister, and her words were biased in favor of Wang Qifang, she was secretly anxious, and she couldn't care about the identity of the other party, so she retorted loudly: "After all, except for the Su family, Zhao Ershao's grandmother and the Tongfang, no one else was present at that time, as for what the situation was at that time, only the three of them knew, and the others, including you, probably didn't know the truth." However, there is one thing, the concubine is very clear, the Tong room that caused the miscarriage of the Su family, Mrs. Zhao obviously locked her up, but who would have thought that the first thing the second young grandmother did when she returned to the Zhao Mansion was to release her, and also pointed to a courtyard to place her well. This...... Of course, the Su family is just a concubine, and the main mother will beat if she wants to, and scold if she wants to, but it is about the heirs, and the second young grandmother is too vicious. ”
"It's okay, it doesn't matter if you want to dispose of the concubine, but you can't be indistinguishable. Oh, the two good children have been killed, the second young grandmother, you are too unconcerned about the family's bloodline inheritance and interests. After all, the child born to the concubine will also call you mother, and it will be yours to earn your life in the future."
The Ninth Princess finally found the target of the attack and accused unceremoniously