There is no airtight wall in the world, let alone at the same banquet.
What happened on the female side quickly spread to the male guests. Everyone looked at Uncle Jing Ning with a strange expression. Although they had different attitudes, they couldn't hide their envy. After all, not everyone is lucky enough to meet such a wife.
Sharing honor and disgrace, and daring to make enemies of the world... How many such extraordinary women are there in the world? There may be many, but most of them are hidden in the boudoir and are unknown to others. Uncle Jing Ning was lucky enough to meet them.
Cui Weizhen looked calm and seemed unmoved, but only he knew what he was thinking.
The third banquet was over soon. Cui Weizhen came to pick up Ye Zhenzhen. Yue Niang smiled and said: "It's only a few steps away. Why don't you bother Uncle Jing Ning to come and pick her up? Are you afraid that we will bully Zhen Niang?"
Cui Weizhen's good-natured explanation: "Zhen'er is not in good health right now, so I'm not worried."
Yue Niang raised her eyebrows and looked towards Ye Zhenzhen. Ye Zhenzhen nodded slightly, confirming her guess.
"Congratulations then."
Yue Niang sincerely blessed her. Zhen Niang had not given birth to a son or a half daughter in these years, and everyone said so. Now she finally wants to avenge her shame.
Fortunately, Ye Zhenzhen didn't know what she was thinking, otherwise she would have been dumbfounded. Treating having children as a means of fighting was really not her style of doing things.
As for her style...
On the carriage, Cui Weizhen said to her: "I thought you had changed your temper, but I didn't expect you were still very aggressive. They said what they said, so why do you care about it with them?"
Ye Zhenzhen snorted: "If I don't fight them back on the spot, wouldn't it look like I'm afraid of them? If a tiger doesn't show off its power, it will think I'm a sick cat."
Cui Weizhen shook his head helplessly: "You, you..."
His eyes were clearly full of smiles.
Cui Zhiduan was also on the carriage. After his parents finished speaking, he asked the doubts in his heart: "Dad, why are they scolding you?"
Cui Weizhen looked at his wife doubtfully, and Ye Zhenzhen nodded to him: "I just listened to some at the banquet."
No wonder.
Cui Weizhen probably understood another reason for Zhen'er's outburst: it was really rude to scold his father at his son.
It is the most basic social rule not to mention the evil of one's parents in front of a child, and those people have offended Zhen'er's negative instincts, so it's no wonder they were criticized.
Cui Weizhen rubbed his son's head, looked into his ignorant and innocent eyes, and all he could say was condensed into one sentence: "We have different paths and we don't want to work together. Don't worry about fools."
Cui Zhiduan was half-informed, but he instinctively admired his father and had already classified those ladies as bad people in his heart. Bad people hated and were jealous of the virtuous, so they spoke ill of his father.
He smiled again: "Dad, let's go horse riding!"
Cui Weizhen glanced at Ye Zhenzhen: "No, just stay with your mother in the carriage."
Ye Zhenzhen covered her mouth and snickered. Normally, it was rare to get him to abandon his horse and get out of the carriage, but now she was obedient and took the initiative to get on the carriage to accompany her, without worrying about being looked down upon by others.
After all, he was a twin, and his energy was not as good as before. He had only attended a half-day banquet, and he felt very sleepy when he got home. He leaned directly on the couch and fell asleep. He didn't even know when Cui Weizhen had added a quilt to him.
Spring sleepiness was late, and Ye Zhenzhen slept until the afternoon. When she woke up, she found Cui Weizhen sitting aside and reading the report. When she heard the sound, she raised her head: "Are you awake? Are you hungry?"
Ye Zhenzhen touched her stomach: "I am indeed a little hungry."
Cui Weizhen turned around and ordered the maids outside to go to the kitchen to pass the food: "I keep preparing food in the kitchen because I am worried that you will be hungry when you wake up."
The food was served quickly, and it was all the way Ye Zhenzhen liked to eat. Ye Zhenzhen had a big appetite and ate a lot. Cui Weizhen also ate some with her until Ye Zhenzhen couldn't eat anymore and then left.
After waking up from a long sleep, Ye Zhenzhen's mind was clear and she began to worry: "What I said in the morning offended many powerful people, especially scholars... It won't bring you any trouble, right?"
"They already have opinions about me, and they don't miss a word or two."
Cui Weizhen looked at her: "But... they're afraid they want to make you angry."
Ye Zhenzhen didn't care: "I'm not in conflict with them, and I'm not afraid of their anger."
It was these scholars who praised her in the past, and it will be this group of people who will criticize her in the future. She will not stop eating because of big issues. If she shrinks back because she is worried that the rumors will be unpleasant, then it is not her.
Cui Weizhen felt sorry for her and comforted her: "There are many people in Jiji Yingying, and there are also many people who understand righteousness. No one can erase the contribution you have made. Those people and scholars do not dare to scold you."
Isn't it? As the founder of Baishan Hall and Yongshan Hall, Ye Zhenzhen enjoys a high prestige among the government and the public. Especially the people in the capital respect her very much. Anyone who dares to abuse Mrs. Ning Guo will be punished.
Let the common people drown in their saliva.
Cui Weizhen had expected it, so Ye Zhenzhen's words did not cause any waves. Of course, it did not mean that it was useless. She unceremoniously lifted the fig leaf of some people, and those people lost face and did not
I was embarrassed to jump around again, but I stopped for some time.
Of course, Ye Zhenzhen could not foresee it at this time, but just said happily: "It's good that Dai Lin went on a study tour, otherwise it would be difficult for him to do it in the academy."
Yes, Ye Dailin went on a study tour with his classmates and friends a month ago. He didn't even have time to come back when his nephew was born. However, there was no shortage of letters, which at least gave Ye's mother some comfort -
His mother was worried when his son traveled thousands of miles. She was unwilling to let her son go out to study at all. Ye Dailin tried to persuade her, and finally hired her eldest sister as a lobbyist, and finally persuaded her mother. Otherwise, just because of how much Ye's mother cherished him, what could she say?
It won't succeed either.
Speaking of this, Ye Zhenzhen remembered something and said to Cui Weizhen, "I just met my mother. She wanted to come to the house to take care of me, but I refused."
Cui Weizhen pondered: "Why? Now that my mother is not around, it would be good to have my mother-in-law come over."
"My mother has spent most of her time in the Wei Mansion this year to accompany her fourth sister. My father is alone in the manor. He was also ill before. As a child, I can't be too selfish."
Ye Zhenzhen said: "My mother is already tired enough, I can't let her worry and get tired for me anymore."
Cui Weizhen nodded in agreement: "That's fine. If you miss your father-in-law and mother-in-law, just invite the two elderly people to come and stay for a few days."
This is no problem.
The couple rarely had free time, so they read books together and chatted about homely matters. The time became long and peaceful.
He only said, "Don't be frightened by the wine and fall into a deep sleep; gambling on books will make the fragrance of tea splash away." This is a common thing.