Qin Rushuang and Qingzhi had a deep friendship. When she heard that Qingzhi might be feeling unwell, she couldn't afford to rest, so she immediately followed Qian Ertong to Qian Ertong's house.
The little maid in the mansion was a little surprised to see Qian Ertong come back, "Master, didn't you go to the palace?"
After seeing Qin Rushuang behind her, she immediately knelt down and saluted, "See you, Princess."
Qin Rushuang waved her hand, telling her not to be polite.
"Where is your wife? Where is she? Take me to see her."
"Madam... Madam is in the room."
Qin Rushuang knew where Qingzhi's room was, and she had chosen this house, so after hearing what the maid said, she immediately left in a familiar way.
"Hey, Princess, wait a minute..." The little girl behind her was a little anxious.
Qin Rushuang walked very fast and soon reached the door of Qingzhi's room. Seeing that the door was open, she shouted at the door: "Is Qingzhi there? It's me, I'm coming in."
"The lady is here, come in quickly."
Qingzhi's voice came from inside the house, and then Qingzhi had already walked to the door and quickly welcomed Qin Rushuang in.
After Qin Rushuang sat down, she looked at the green branches carefully.
She seemed no different than usual.
However, Qin Rushuang glanced at the handkerchief on the table, immediately picked it up and put it in her hand.
Sure enough, the veil was wet and terribly cold.
Looking again, although Qingzhi had tried his best to hide it, his smile was still a bit unnatural. Although his eyes were not swollen, there were some red bloodshot eyes, making him look like he had cried.
Qin Rushuang was a little angry.
He was not angry that Qingzhi lied to him, but that she had something going on and wanted to hide it from him after being wronged.
"Should you tell it yourself, or should I ask Qian Ertong what happened?"
Qin Rushuang pointed to the handkerchief on the table, "Did you use it to apply to your eyes? How much wrong you have suffered, your eyes are swollen from crying, and you still want to hide it from me, so that I won't see it."
It was rare for Qingzhi to see Qin Rushuang really angry, and she was a little frightened. She didn't dare to hide anything, so she immediately told her everything.
"Miss, don't be angry. It's really not a big deal."
Next, Qin Rushuang finally understood why Qingzhi was so unhappy and even cried.
After Qin Rushuang left, Qian Ertong entered the court as an official, while Qingzhi became the official's wife.
Seeing that Qian Ertong quickly established a foothold by Qi Emperor's side, she also wanted to take some of Qin Rushuang's worries off her shoulders.
So when an official's wife invited her to go to a party, Qingzhi went.
After I went there, I was naturally very angry.
Different from Qian Ertong's situation, although Qian Ertong was born as a merchant, he had made real contributions at the border.
In addition, he has the support of Qin Rushuang and Mr. Lin Ge behind him, and he himself is very experienced in dealing with people. Therefore, although it is not smooth in the court, he is on the right track.
But Qingzhi is different.
Qingzhi was born into slavery, and she had only been a maid by Qin Rushuang's side for so many years. Suddenly she was freed from slavery and became an official's wife. Those officials' wives didn't say anything, but they looked down on her in their hearts.
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In addition, there were several ladies among them whose husbands were from the Fourth Prince's faction, so they naturally made things difficult for Qing Zhiduo.
Qingzhi knew that her birth was not good, so they just told her, and they all went to the party afterwards.
I thought I could find out more things for Qin Rushuang, so what if I was told a few unpleasant words?
It's worth it.
But later, those people were no longer content with making things difficult for Qingzhi, and took advantage of Qin Rushuang's absence to speak ill of Qin Rushuang in front of Qingzhi.
That's very ugly to say.
After a while, it was said that the child in the pregnant princess's belly was born outside. Who knows what is wrong with it?
After a while, he said that Princess Huai killed his concubine and made King Huai's back house uneasy...
Anyway, just say whatever is bad.
Qingzhi Protector was so eager that he couldn't bear it any longer. He argued with several ladies, and was worried that Qian Ertong would be affected in the previous dynasty, so he didn't dare to go too far, and suffered the grievances all his life.
It's the same today.
Because among the ladies at the party, one of her husbands was the fourth prince's right-hand man, even though Qingzhi was unhappy, she still went to the gathering of those ladies.
But after leaving, Madam talked about Qin Rushuang's bad things again.
Qingzhi argued with her for a few words, but the lady was also a shrewd one, so she immediately started scolding her.
She said that Qingzhi was just a slave and that he should be grateful if he could sit at the same table and drink tea with them. How dare you refute her words?
He also said that she was a pug next to Qin Rushuang. Did she think that Qin Rushuang was coming back, so she dared to be so presumptuous?
Qingzhi was so angry that she ran back to the house crying.
Her eyes were red from crying, and she did not dare to follow Qian Ertong to see Qin Rushuang, for fear that she would find out the clues, so she wanted to go see Qin Rushuang tomorrow.
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After Qin Rushuang heard this, she was naturally very angry.
She regarded Qingzhi as her biological sister. When she was not around, these young people insulted her relatives like this. How could she bear it?
Qin Rushuang sneered, anger rising in her eyes.
"It seems that I have been away from Kyoto for too long, and these people have almost forgotten their identities!"
She turned to Qingzhi and said, "You will call those ladies to your house for tea tomorrow..."
"No, don't use your name, just say I want to see them and tell them to come to Prince Huai's Mansion!"
"If anyone dares not to come, then consider the power of Prince Huai's Mansion and ask their husbands to be more careful in the court!"
Qin Rushuang was really angry.
If she calls people to Qian Ertong and Qingzhi's house, she is afraid of those people's revenge afterwards.
It would be better to call them all to Prince Huai's Mansion, and let her teach these people the rules! Let them know what will happen to those who bully them!
Qingzhi hesitated.
"Forget it, miss. The atmosphere in the court is so tense now. I really don't want to cause you any more trouble because of this little thing..."
Qin Rushuang frowned and looked at Qingzhi, her eyes filled with distress.
"You were not like this before. Not to mention that you have been freed from slavery and become an official wife. Even when you were serving me, you were very sharp-tongued and couldn't stand the slightest grievance. Why are you doing so now..."
Speaking of this, Qin Rushuang felt a little guilty.
She knew that Qingzhi was so tolerant because of herself.
Equally guilty is Qian Ertong.
He almost feels distressed to death!
Several times before, Qingzhi returned to the house as if nothing was wrong, and he didn't pay attention.
If it hadn't been for one night when he was thirsty in the middle of the night and woke up to find the person beside him crying secretly, he wouldn't have known that Qingzhi had suffered so much!
"This matter is also my fault. Miss, you entrusted Qingzhi to me. It was because I failed to take good care of her. I..."
Qin Rushuang waved her hands, having already made a decision in her heart.
"These people who are embarrassing Qingzhi, have you figured out what official positions the husbands hold in the court, and what are the relationships behind them?"
"If you figure it out, you might as well teach them how to be a good person! If you can't handle it, just go to the right minister, or go directly to Xie Xun!"
"Since we have to deal with people, we should deal with those in the court and the back house together!"
Surrounded by his own people, Qin Rushuang no longer had so many taboos when speaking.
"Now that my father is seriously ill, the false peace in the court cannot be maintained for long. It is better to strike preemptively!"
