Chapter 399: Two Kings Pass on Their Will
Shao Jie'er, the second concubine of Duke Xingguo's mansion, had met her before when she was in the palace.
Looking at the side, the carriage of the Xingguo Duke's Mansion unexpectedly stopped beside his own carriage. It was a coincidence.
Standing next to Shao Jie'er was another young lady whom Qin Wanru actually knew, Shao Caihuan, the legitimate daughter of the third room of the Xingguo Duke's mansion.
The Duke Xingguo's mansion has three bedrooms. The eldest bedroom now only has Shao Yunhao. The second bedroom has a pair of legitimate sons and daughters, and a concubine. The third bedroom also has two legitimate daughters and a concubine. The Shao Caihuan in front of her is the eldest daughter of the third bedroom. , the third girl of Xinggong Mansion.
This Shao Caihuan has an arrogant temperament and usually looks up when looking at people. At this time, seeing Shao Jie'er still talking nonstop, he became a little impatient and snorted: "Second sister, can you go? ?”
"Come on, let's go, let's go right away. Third sister, this is the eldest lady of the Qin family, the one that my grandmother liked very much!" Shao Jie'er introduced with a smile. Knowing that Shao Caihuan has a proud temperament, she immediately accompanied her with a smile.
She was just a concubine, and her status in the mansion was certainly not comparable to that of Shao Caihuan.
"The one who smashed my grandmother's blood jade bracelet in the street?" Shao Caihuan glanced across Qin Yuru's face and said disdainfully.
Qin Yuru's face turned red as she said this, and she heard some low sneers in her ears. She knew it was coming from the ladies around her. She was very embarrassed for a moment, but she also knew that she could not offend Shao Caihuan at this time, so she immediately bit her tongue. Gritting his teeth and gathering his composure, he smiled and bowed sideways to Shao Caihuan.
"Miss Third, I misunderstood. The blood jade bracelet my grandmother gave me is actually still on my hand." Qin Yuru said and stretched out her wrist, which happened to let them see the pair of blood jade bracelets on her hand.
Qin Wanru glanced around and immediately recognized that the pair of blood jade bracelets were the ones she had asked Princess Ruian to give as a gift before, and she calmly stepped aside.
"Didn't you say that you fell down in the street?" Shao Jie'er also became curious. There were many people spreading rumors about this matter. They all said that the eldest lady of the Qin family beat and scolded her younger sister, and also took the couple of the Xingguo Duke and Mrs. The blood jade bracelet I was awarded was smashed.
"It's not this pair, it's the pair I was wearing before. I accidentally dropped the bracelet when I was having fun with my second sister." Qin Yuru lowered her head and followed what Aunt Huang taught her, with a look on her face. Very sad.
Fighting and scolding were called joking, and what was done by one person became the responsibility of two people. Qin Yuru was not so good at talking. Qin Wanru's heart moved, who was setting her up to make her say such things? of.
It's impossible for Di. During this period, Di's own mood has not recovered. Until now, she may not have thought that Qin Yuru would kill her biological mother, and how could she free up her hands to teach Qin Yuru.
Not to mention Aunt Zhou. After what happened with Di and seeing how ruthless Qin Yuru was, how could Aunt Zhou dare to make random suggestions at this time? Besides, even if Aunt Zhou dared to make suggestions, Qin Yuru would not believe her. Mother There has been a gap between the women, so how could she not be afraid of Di's revenge on her?
So who is this person?
The water eyes flashed across Mei Xue, and it was impossible for Mei Xue. Thinking about the people around Qin Yuru, it seemed that only Aunt Huang could meet this condition. She could not only frighten Qin Yuru, but also speak in front of Qin Yuru, but at that time Aunt Huang When he first entered the mansion, Qin Wanru didn't think that Nanny Huang would stand on Qin Yuru's side so wholeheartedly.
It seems like something must have happened that I don’t know about!
Thinking of the way the mistresses of Yongkangbo Mansion came over in a fierce manner that day, Mrs. Yongkangbo Mansion should have taken action, otherwise Qin Yuru would not be able to shock Qin Yuru with her qualifications.
From now on, we must pay more attention to Aunt Huang. Compared to Aunt Zhou, she sees Aunt Huang more. Moreover, she is also a nurturing nanny. Her relationship is more complicated and she knows more ladies from aristocratic families. She is a great help to Qin Yuru.
After thinking about these things clearly, Qin Wanru stood aside calmly.
"It seems that grandma's blood jade bracelet was not broken?" Shao Caihuan looked at Qin Yuru mockingly. She really looked down on the eldest lady of the Qin family, even though she was currently booked to the Yong-Kangbo family. What about the prince? That's a dude who can't be helped.
Even if the sisters are really at odds, there is no need to fight in the street. Not only will they be embarrassed, but they will also lose their reputation. As expected, they come from a small place and have little education.
"Yes, it didn't break. How could I let the blood jade bracelet given by Mrs. Tai break?" Qin Yuru said stiffly with a smile. She was also arrogant, but now she had to surrender in front of Shao Caihuan, and she felt confused in her heart. It's frustrating and boring.
"That's the luck of these blood jade bracelets. They beat and scolded their sisters without breaking their bodies. It's really lucky!" Shao Caihuan sneered, ignored Qin Yuru, and said hello to Shao Jie'er before leaving.
"Miss Qin, I'll talk to you later, let's go first!" Shao Jie'er smiled kindly at Qin Yuru and followed Shao Caihuan away.
This time it was Shao Caihuan who entered Prince Cheng's Mansion, and she, a concubine, had to follow Shao Caihuan.
Seeing the Shao sisters leaving, and then hearing the low sarcastic voice in her ears, Qin Yuru blushed, angry and hateful. She suppressed the anger in her heart, and waited until she entered the Xingguo Duke's mansion and became the granddaughter of the Dowager. Then argue with Shao Caihuan.
She is just the daughter of the third eldest daughter of Duke Xingguo. She entered the palace under the name of the former crown prince of Duke Xingguo. Moreover, if she recognized herself, the eldest princess Ruian would also be her grandmother. She would be a real royal family. As a person, Shao Caihuan is nothing, how can he be as noble as himself.
With this thought in mind, he exhaled forcefully and let out all the depression in his heart. Then he squeezed out a smile and said to Qin Wanru kindly: "Second sister, let's go in too!"
Qin Wanru nodded and followed Qin Yuru, but consciously walked a shoulder away from her and happened to be walking behind her.
His attitude was lukewarm, but he still maintained respect for Qin Yuru, or it could be said to be alienation from Qin Yuru! Her attitude is actually the most appropriate. After all, she is still young and cannot express her emotions and anger. Not long after Qin Yuru beat and scolded her in the street, he asked her to be affectionate with Qin Yuru. The appearance seems a bit too fake.
At a young age, I don’t know how to hide my emotions.
Qin Yuru adjusted her steps, wanting to walk side by side with Qin Wanru, to show more intimacy, at least as if she was affectionate and had forgiven her mistakes long ago. Unlike Qin Wanru, Qin Wanru took advantage of her younger age. Advantage, but she can't. If she can't be intimate with Qin Wanru, she will have a lot of gossip to talk about.
Helplessly, her steps slowed down, and Qin Wanru's steps also slowed down, still standing behind her.
"Second sister, come up a little bit and let's go together!" Qin Yuru turned around and said with a smile on her face.
"Sister, please invite me first!" Qin Wanru looked like she didn't want to get close. She fluttered her long eyelashes twice and calmly stepped back again. This time, the distance was wider than before.
Qin Yuru was so angry that she almost changed her face, but after looking at some of the ladies around her, she had to smile stiffly: "Second sister, please do what you want!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked inside.
Qin Wanru kept this distance and walked in.
Along the way, I was criticized by many people. It was true that what Qin Yuru did before was too shocking. When they couldn't see her, everyone was indifferent about it. Now that they saw their sisters, all kinds of speculations began. , all kinds of curious eyes, and all kinds of whispers, sounded around them.
Qin Wanru looked at the road under her feet calmly, walking calmly, with a calm expression, as if she didn't hear the words in her ears. There were also various malicious speculations about her, and some said that she It was Qin Yuru who deliberately provoked her, and she also said that the sisters didn't get along at home, and they often had big and small fights, which led to the incident of losing control in the street.
Qin Wanru just pretended not to hear, since these ladies were too embarrassed to speak loudly anyway, and after all, they were a minority, and most of them were targeting Qin Yuru.
The more Qin Yuru listened, the angrier she became, especially when she heard several ladies discussing the marriage between her and Di Yan, and some rumors about her. Her face was so twisted that she could hardly control it, and almost turned around. Go and confront people directly.
Mei Xue saw something bad and hurriedly called out in a low voice: "Miss!"
Qin Yuru took a deep breath and tried to calm down. She couldn't help but speed up her steps. She just wished she could stay away from these people. She couldn't say anything yet. She didn't have enough status, and her status wasn't enough to overwhelm the crowd!
When she becomes the granddaughter of the Dowager Princess of Xingguo Palace and the granddaughter of the eldest princess of Ruian in the future, if those people still dare to look down on her and talk about her, she will make them swallow what they said today.
Qin Yuru quickened her pace, and Qin Wanru's feet were also a little faster, still keeping a close distance from her.
"King Chen and King Zhou are here?" King Cheng asked in astonishment. He had changed his clothes again, a gorgeous brocade robe, with a jade crown raised on his head. His whole person looked a little more elegant. He was standing now. In a pavilion in the garden.
The pavilion is located on a rockery and is the taller building in Prince Cheng's palace. Standing here, you can almost have a panoramic view of the entire garden. This is also where Prince Cheng is today. The so-called selection of a concubine has to be done, and even if it is just going through the motions, you have to go through it once.
But even though King Cheng was noble, he couldn't let these ladies from aristocratic families walk in front of him one by one, so he went to this pavilion. If there was someone he really liked, just go and ask.
There was a pot of tea in the pavilion, and there was no one else around. The curls of clear smoke and the smell of sandalwood were very reassuring.
The pavilion is on a rockery, with a balcony of a pavilion behind it. You can also go up to the pavilion directly from the pavilion, and then come down from the pavilion, which is very convenient.
"Yes, Your Majesty! He said it was the Queen Mother's will!" he reported happily and respectfully.
"Invite them in!" Since the Queen Mother had an order, King Cheng did not dare to be rude and said in a low voice.
But what's going on with the Queen Mother at this time?