Chapter 210: Bow your head and admit your mistakes
Zhao Yunqing's face was almost frozen, and she couldn't squeeze out a smile.
It was unexpected for her to meet Fu Ruan at the banquet, and it was a good thing to say.
Her father, King Ruixian, hit a wall at Mrs. Fu's birthday banquet and did not get the support of the Xia family. Even if Fu Hongzhuo of the Fu family has some meaning, it still depends on the attitude of the Xia family after all.
And Fu Ru'an is the link that maintains the relationship between the Fu family and the Xia family.
If she can take down this person, no matter what means she uses, as long as she gains Fu Ru'an's trust, it will be a great achievement when she goes back.
It's just that the current situation doesn't seem to be as good as she thought.
Fu Ru'an, who came suddenly, also supported Ye Hao, which not only made Zhao Yunqing unable to get off the stage, but also made her unable to oppress people with her identity like she treated the Wei family's daughter before.
Even if Fu Ru'an is from a merchant family, his status is far inferior to that Miss Wei, but who makes the family have two powerful maternal uncles?
Taking a deep breath secretly, Zhao Yunqing tried to suppress the anger in her heart, and forced out a slight smile.
"I see, that's my misunderstanding, I hope Fu Gongzi doesn't mind."
In the face of Fu Ru'an, her attitude was surprisingly good, and she took the initiative to admit that she was wrong.
However, this was just for Fu Ru'an, but Ye Hao on the other side didn't receive the slightest apology.
sneered, she understood it, this Zhao Yunqing is also the master of watching people's dishes!
Fu Ru'an is not stupid, so he can naturally see the other party's behavior of avoiding the important and light, and the smile on the corner of his mouth is deeper.
"What's the point here? The county lord said seriously, isn't this a matter between you and Mrs. Ye?"
Deliberately pulling the topic back, he turned his gaze to Ye Hao, avoiding everyone and blinking.
Knowing that the other party wanted to get back to the field, Ye Hao was quite moved in her heart, but Xie Yunshu, who had never spoken beside her, suddenly moved, slightly staggering her and Fu Ru'an's intertwined gaze.
The smile on Zhao Yunqing's face, who was brought up again, froze again, no matter how arrogant and ignorant she was, at this time, she could also see that Fu Ruan was determined to stand on Ye Hao's side.
Even if she was unwilling, on the premise of not offending the other party, she could only hold her breath and admit her mistake unwillingly at Ye Hao.
"Please forgive me, it's mine."
The words were extremely vague, and there was no truth at all.
Judging in her heart, Ye Hao had to respond politely and generously to the other party.
"The county lord's words are serious, but it's just a misunderstanding."
If it weren't for the fact that so many people were present, she would have to take care of Zhao Gaoyu and Xie Yunshu's face, she would have to give this delicate county lord a hard beating!
However, when it comes to this, we can't take it too seriously.
After all, Zhao Yunqing represents King Ruixian, and King Cheng'an can't watch the play all the time, which really makes King Ruixian's face humiliated.
"Okay, okay, it's just a little contradiction."
The opening eased the atmosphere slightly, and today's banquet was almost over.
All the guests left one after another, except for a few distinguished guests who were temporarily staying in the palace, everyone else left in groups.
Although the banquet is over, the small turmoil set off at the banquet is not so easy to overcome.
It was getting late today, and it was impossible for either the distinguished guests in the palace or the officials who had come from other places to leave in a hurry.
They returned to their respective inns and rested for the day.
After a while, a number of pigeons flew in the night, which were inconspicuous.
They went in different directions, but they undoubtedly took advantage of the darkness of the night to bring the news they brought to the ears of different people.
What happened at today's banquet was enough for these people to send urgent news to the object of their allegiance.
One is that the prince of Cheng'an suddenly has two more unidentified fathers and mothers, which is a big deal for the royal family.
It stands to reason that if Zhao Yi wants to recognize his parents, he must be certified by the royal family.
But now it is
Zhao Gaowei, the king of An, already planned not to participate in the affairs of Jingzhong, and he would no longer bow down to his brothers as before, so he made his own decision this time, and even Jingzhong did not inform him.
The prince of the left and right Jingzhong and the other three parties did not want his son to grow up smoothly, and he did not have to ask for the consent of these people.
And the other thing is that Fu Ru'an appeared at the birthday banquet.
In fact, his appearance is not very noteworthy, as we all know, Fu Ruan has been staying in Lingnan for the past two years, and it is natural that he will go to the banquet.
The problem is that Fu Ru'an's behavior at the banquet today seems to indicate that his relationship with the pair of righteous parents of Cheng'an Wang Shizi is extraordinary.
He lost the face of the county lord of the Ruixian family in public, and tried his best to protect Ye Hao, which was seen by everyone present.
Fu Ru'an's status is not high, but after all, there are two uncles behind him who can stir up the situation, and they are not just the eldest son of the richest man in Jiangnan.
If he really has a relationship with the Cheng'an Palace, wouldn't it be a disguised indication that the Xia family may be interested in supporting the Cheng'an King?!
This speculation makes all parties unable to sit still.
The most worrying thing is the line of King Ruixian, after all, they are on the bright side and want to win over the Xia family, and they have hit a wall before.
If King Cheng'an is really involved, King Ruixian is estimated to be half angry.
Zhao Yunqing didn't expect this at first, she was completely immersed in the atmosphere of losing face twice in one day, and when she returned to her yard, she wanted to get angry and smash things.
Fortunately, Liu Er hurriedly grabbed her and comforted her in a low voice.
"Miss! This is not our Ruixian Palace, the surrounding courtyard is full of people from other palaces, if you make any noise, you will be laughed at again!"
Liu Er's words made Zhao Yunqing stop his hand, but the fire in his heart was still burning.
She is a county lord, when did she suffer such a grievance?!
A *** of unknown origin, but it was by currying favor with the little prince of Cheng'an Wangfu that he deceived the position of his stepmother!
Why can she have a husband with an extremely outstanding appearance, and she can still be maintained by Fu Ru'an?!
Jealousy makes people crazy, not to mention Zhao Yunqing's extremely self-righteous character since she was a child, the more she thinks about it, the more angry she becomes, and she can't wait to slash the other party!
Looking at her angry and distorted face, Liu Er shook her head helplessly, and continued to remind:
"Miss, now is not the time to be angry with people. The prince arranged for us to come over for the banquet, and one of the tasks was to find out the situation in the current Cheng'an Palace! Don't you think it's a little strange for Fu Ru'an to appear today? And he also has an extremely good relationship with the son and mother, among them, there must be a big problem! We have to report this news to the prince as soon as possible."
Zhao Yunqing was so angry that she lost her mind, but this maid who was specially called by King Ruixian to accompany her did not, and she saw through the error at a glance.
Liu Er was handpicked by King Ruixian to accompany Zhao Yunqing, so she naturally had her advantages.
Regarding what Liu Er said, Zhao Yunqing nodded and recovered some thoughts a little.
"Yes, this is very wrong, we need to go back and report to our father quickly."
It's better to dump all your problems on that mean woman! In this way, you can avenge yourself!
Zhao Yunqing thought proudly in her heart, as long as her father made a move, even if Fu Ru'an protected the other party again, she wouldn't be able to protect it!
Seeing that she finally remembered what was going on, Liu Er breathed a sigh of relief, and went to ask the other little maids to pack up their things together, planning to rush back to Donglin County early tomorrow morning.
With today's news, this trip is not in vain.
It didn't take long for someone to knock on the door in Zhao Yunqing's yard.
A palace maid with a soup cup with a flattering smile on her face walked into the contents and held the soup cup to Zhao Yunqing.
"Lord Yunqing, this is the bird's nest lotus seed soup that the prince specially instructed the dining room to cook for you, you can clear your heart and remove the fire. The prince said, you have indeed suffered some grievances today, please don't take it to heart."
The maid spoke softly, and soon won Zhao Yunqing's favor.
Thinking that King Cheng'an still had to give himself face, Zhao Yunqing felt a lot more comfortable, took the soup and drank it.
Glancing at it, he found that the people in the courtyard were busy cleaning up, and no one noticed here, so the palace maid lowered her voice and asked:
"But the county lord is planning to leave tomorrow?"
Regarding this point, Zhao Yunqing didn't plan to hide it at all, and nodded.
Seeing that she gave an affirmative answer, the maid deliberately sighed, putting on a face of apology and reluctance.
"I'm really sorry for the county lord, let you suffer these grievances in the palace. If it weren't for the identity of Fu Gongzi and the rhetoric to coax Xiao Shizi, then Ye Hao wouldn't dare to be so arrogant, and even openly argue with you!"
The words are full of dissatisfaction and disdain for Ye Hao.
These words attracted Zhao Yunqing's agreement and favor, and they followed the maid's words and became enemies together.
"Humph! It's just a pheasant, and it wants to fly on the branches and become a phoenix! When the lord of this county returns to Donglin County and tells his father about it, he will definitely be able to teach her a good lesson!"
The anger that was persuaded by Liu Er just now was raised by this maid and came out again.
Thinking of being bullied by the same person again and again today, her anger erupted.
But when the maid heard her words, she deliberately made a sad gesture.
"The county lord Mo said that he laughed. Even if Prince Ruixian loves you again, after all, Ye Zhen is now nominally the stepmother of Xiao Shizi, how can she openly fall out with our King Cheng'an?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Yunqing thought about it and felt that what she said was right.
His father is not a temperamental man, he has always liked to be a yin person behind his back, and he really doesn't necessarily target Ye Hao because of his words.
How to say that the other party is also Zhao Yi's mother-in-law, on the bright side, he will not tear his face with Zhao Gaowei.
After all, the situation is not really chaotic, everyone has to hide the little calculation in their hearts, and they have to maintain peace.
Then won't your desire for revenge be in vain?
Seeing Zhao Yunqing's anxiety and emotion, a smile flashed in the maid's eyes, and she continued to strike while the iron was hot:
"Lingnan and Donglin County are not close to each other, and it will be difficult for you to avenge yourself in the future!"
This sentence directly added a handful of firewood to Zhao Yunqing's anger, making her jump.
"No! I can't swallow this!"
"But aren't you leaving tomorrow?"
The maid deliberately pretended to be helpless and pointed to the little maids who were packing their luggage.
Zhao Yunqing gritted her teeth, a little at a loss for a while, and couldn't think of a good idea.
It was still the maid of the palace, her eyes rolled, and she suggested:
"Well, you told the prince that you are interested in the scenery of Lingnan and want to stay for a while. Our prince has the most kind temperament, as long as you admit your mistake and say something good, he will never refuse you."
The demagogic words sounded in Zhao Yunqing's ears, and she still chose to follow this maid's advice after all.
People who are angry are the most irrational.
Seeing that her purpose had been achieved, the maid retired and left the courtyard.
In another part of the palace, Zhao Gaowei was taking Ye Hao and Fu Ru'an to his study.