Chapter 32: There is no good feast (Part 1)
"Okay. Since Madam won't give up..."
"Since we are together through thick and thin, we are sisters, so don't call us madam."
Mrs. Qin pulled Xin Nian to sit down next to her again, and sighed: "You don't know how uncomfortable I feel hearing them call me madam in this mansion. These two words are just like
It's like a knife full of ridicule, and it cuts my heart. Where am I as a lady? I'm just a decoration."
"Sister, you must not think like this. You are so weak, how could you possibly be overly worried? Take this title as an example, you are the wife of the Crown Prince who is being married by Ming Media, and you are on the royal jade certificate. Do you have the Crown Prince's favor? Can you recruit me?
My parents-in-law like me, and you are truly the wife of the crown prince. Ridicule? Where did you get your face? How could you know it’s not jealousy? As the saying goes, not being envied by others is mediocrity. Sister, look at their salivating faces. As long as the prince does not divorce his wife, you will be here.
Those who are secure in this position should feel happy."
Xin Nian comforted Mrs. Qin and saw her smiling: "Listen to this, why are you drooling? Am I just a dish?"
"Even if it's a dish, you are the most noble dish on the table." Xin Nian also smiled: "I'm just making an analogy. Don't feel sorry for yourself. With the position of the Crown Prince's wife, others can only be jealous and sarcastic.
It’s just to cover up your jealous face.”
Lychee suddenly interjected: "It would be great if our grandma had a character like my aunt, but she always says that she is not worthy of her name and sheds tears all day long. If this goes on, her health will naturally get worse and worse."
"Do you want to talk too much?" Ms. Qin glared at Li Zhi: "Sister Xin is trying to comfort me, but you still take her seriously."
"Although they are meant to comfort me, they are words from the bottom of my heart." Xin Nian patted Qin's hand and said, "Sister, I don't even think about it, why are they laughing at you? Is it because I don't want to be this wife? Is it because I'm not good enough? So
I can only talk about it and enjoy it, but I don’t know how jealous I am in my heart.”
Mrs. Qin nodded: "What you said is on point. That's why Ms. Liao hates me like a thorn in her flesh. If I hadn't blocked her way, she would have legitimately become the wife of the prince."
"She does want to, and so does the princess, but it's useless if the concubine, the prince, and the prince don't agree."
Xin Nian encouraged Mrs. Qin and said: "Sister, please relax. The prince may not love you, but he has the most basic respect for you. If he is around for a day, you can be your prince's wife in peace, and you will be all kinds of evil."
So what? I can’t touch your foundation. I have been to the frontier fortress since I was a child, and my father fought with the Northern Hungarians for most of his life. In terms of strong troops and horses, the Northern Hungarians obviously have the advantage, but we in Daxia are united and unmoved.
, for decades, the enemy has not made any progress. My father is always proud of this. He said that the more ferocious the enemy is, the more ferocious they are, but they can't help you. There is nothing more satisfying in life than this."
Qin had never heard such remarks before, and said with wide eyes: "Is that so? But I often hear people talk about General Xin, and they say that his biggest regret is that he failed to counterattack Northern Hungary and go deep into the desert."
Xin Nian smiled bitterly and said: "This is indeed the biggest wish of every frontier general. However, the situation is like this. In the past few years, Daxia emphasized culture over military affairs, and the frontier was in a weak position. Not to mention counterattack, the soldiers were already fighting bloody battles to defend the territory.
As a result, the prince is now in charge in northern Xinjiang, and I heard that if we work hard, maybe in the future, we can march into the desert, seal the wolf and live in peace, and feel proud."
Mrs. Qin was in a daze. Lychee knew what she was thinking and said softly: "Auntie is right. Madam, think about it, your current situation is not the same as that of General Xin back then?"
Mrs. Qin nodded, and Xin Nian said in a deep voice: "So sister, you should always comfort yourself. The more you are in this situation, the more radiant and strong you should be."
Mrs. Qin smiled happily and said, "If my sister can often bring my two children to sit here and talk with me, I will be as strong as a rock."
"Okay. Sister, the scenery in this yard is nice. If you are willing, I will bring Liu Yaya over here from time to time to eat and drink."
"Yes, why don't you want to? I just want it."
Mrs. Qin agreed repeatedly, and the two talked for a while. When Xin Nian saw the sun gradually setting, he stood up and left.
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"Chen'er, once your mother is gone from now on, you must listen to grandma's words and leave everything to the eldest young master and the fourth young master. Chen'er, you must study hard and study hard. In the future, you do not seek glory and wealth, but just want to move out of the prince's mansion, even if it is
Living the life of ordinary people is actually much better than this wealthy and wealthy family..."
Aunt Gu was arranging her son's clothes while she was giving instructions. The nine-year-old child was already ignorant of worldly affairs. When Gu Yuchen listened to his mother's words, he felt that it was inappropriate and felt uneasy, so he whispered: "Mother, what are you doing?"
Did you do something wrong? If you did something wrong, go and ask grandma. She may be able to help us. If not, there is the princess and grandma. She likes me very much, so why don’t we go..."
"It's nothing, don't think too much about it. Mom is just giving instructions wherever you think of. Okay, tonight I'm going to Aunt Xin's place. When dinner comes, I'll let Cattail serve you to eat, and then you can see
I’ll study for a while, then wash up and rest early..."
After talking like this for a while, she sent Gu Yuchen back to the house, where Aunt Gu looked at the sun going down and the twilight covering the courtyard, and sighed: "What is supposed to come will always come, let's go."
"yes."
Her personal maid Xiang Xiang agreed, and after thinking for a while she couldn't help but said: "If there is no good banquet, why would Auntie go there? Although Auntie Xin is favored now, Auntie, you don't have to look at her face, she has a grandma after all..."
Before she could finish speaking, Aunt Gu shook her head and sighed: "Today the princess went to Qingliangyuan in person, so what was the result? Since she dared to ask me to come there, she certainly has her reasons. How can a person not bow her head under the eaves? As for that
Grandma, haha! If she doesn’t kill me to silence me then, it will be a mercy. How can I expect her to save me? Don’t even think about it.”
"But my aunt obviously did this because of grandma. How could grandma..."
Vanilla was angry and saw Aunt Gu walking out of the door and said softly: "Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimps. This is the only thing in the world. Should small fish and shrimps be eaten? The so-called equality of all living beings is just a lie.
You're just a human being, who can tell you this truth?"
As he said that, he left the courtyard. Xiangxiang did not dare to say anything more, but she felt increasingly sad, angry and uneasy. What Aunt Gu said to the second young master just now seemed to be an explanation of the funeral arrangements, how could she not be shocked.
In a moment, they arrived at Qingliang Courtyard. When the little girl outside the door saw them, she opened the curtain and reported: "Auntie, Auntie Gu is here."
"Invite her in."
Xin Nian agreed, and when she saw Aunt Gu walking in from the outside, she stood up from her seat and said with a smile: "I can't believe that my sister is here so soon. Please take a seat. I will order someone to go to the kitchen to pass the food."
Aunt Gu smiled miserably and said calmly: "Who wants to eat at this moment? If there is something wrong with my sister, you might as well say it clearly, I am all ears."
Chapter completed!