Princess Zhao was complaining in her heart, but she couldn't hide and pretend that nothing happened. However, she really wanted to clearly distinguish rewards and punishments, but she couldn't do it. Should she be allowed to slap her daughter in public to vent their anger?
She just likes to pretend to be confused, but she's not really confused.
Seeing Princess Zhao's hesitation, Xiahou Mei cursed her secretly. She thought that if she just talked about Xia Houshu being beaten, she might not get everyone's attention and support. After all, just like Princess Zhao said, just talk about it.
It can be classified as a play between juniors, but if it goes too far, others can't say anything. It even involves the reputation of several female relatives, and they don't even dare to talk nonsense afterwards. Rather than going around in circles like this when they were young, it's better to
It is better to talk about the matter in a bigger way, so that everyone present can see how hateful Dugutan is, and at the same time, they can also consider whether they should care about this matter.
Xiahou Mei organized his words a little, and then said: "Princess Changning not only beat my niece, but also locked us in Ruolan's yard. The five or six concubines in my son-in-law's house also saw this.
It's really true. If the maids of our family hadn't tried their best to open the door, I'm afraid we would still be locked up at this moment. Speaking of which, our elders are also responsible for their lives. I didn't expect that we would be likened to Princess Changning.
Treat slaves as you should. If Princess Zhao doesn’t give us an explanation today, our family will sue His Majesty, and then please give us an idea!"
Imperial decrees are honors and rewards given by the emperor to the female relatives of meritorious families. Ordinary people can only envy and worship them, but for a noble family like theirs, it is ordinary. Whose family does not have many imperial decrees?
Not to mention the whole capital, just in the current garden of Prince Zhao's Mansion, if you throw a stone into it, you can kill several imperial edicts. But these imperial edicts in front of you are different. Their husbands and sons-in-law are not ordinary people. The Duke of Yue has
In terms of military power, Prince Gong has the Changqingmen dark network in his hands. Although Rong Anhou is an idle and declining marquis, he cannot be underestimated because of his in-law relationship with the former two families.
Only then did Princess Zhao realize that the matter was serious, so she asked Dugutan: "Are they telling the truth?"
"Mother, I..." Dugutan didn't expect that his mother would actually blame him, he hesitated, "I also didn't want them to disturb your birthday banquet without any sense, so I tried to dissuade them a little and wanted them to stay in the pear garden.
Sit down for a while, it's not as serious as they say. Otherwise, why would they stand here and sue me now and ruin my reputation?"
"You bastard!" Princess Zhao yelled angrily, "They are all the natal family of your third brother and sister. If you don't help your elder sister-in-law greet the guests, what do you care about them? There is nothing else to do in the house.
Really? You still dare to say such arrogant things and even imprison Mrs. Gaoming. You really don’t know how high the sky is!"
Dugutan was suddenly scolded by his mother, and felt extremely aggrieved, so he said: "Mom, they are all in the same group. They are obviously working together to slander me! Don't listen to their words!"
Xia Houshu couldn't stand listening anymore and asked with red eyes: "Princess Changning, do you mean that I slapped myself and then came to slander you?"
The crowd of onlookers began to whisper. How could a little girl like Xia Houshu, who came from a good family background and was at the age where she loves beauty, risk disfigurement and slap herself to frame someone who was nearly half her age and whose life experience was unknown to her?
Where is Princess Changning whom I have never met before? It must be Princess Changning who took the initiative!
Dugu Tan listened to the unfavorable comments and immediately turned around and glared at Xia Houshu. Why are you joining in the fun at this time? Do you think I didn't hit him hard enough?
Xia Houshu took advantage of the situation and threw himself into the arms of Xiahou Mei who was standing beside him, and said with a tearful voice: "Aunt, in the past, cousin Ruolan always said how wonderful Prince Zhao's Mansion was, and how kind and friendly my mother-in-law and aunts were. But look at them, even me
The guests I met for the first time always beat them up when asked, and even said that I deliberately framed them. I wonder how cousin Ruolan got here all these years!"
It was the first time in her life that Xia Houmei was so close to Xia Houshu, and she was quite flattered. She was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhong Yuqing who was thoughtful next to her, and then quickly patted her back with her hand to comfort her while thinking about her niece.
intention.
"Shut up!" Dugu Tan screamed at Xia Houshu, "If you hadn't instigated me today, would I have beaten you? Weren't you fearless just now? Why are you pretending to be weak now?"
Xia Houshu ignored her and continued to bury his face in his aunt's arms and sobbed softly. He looked so aggrieved. It made even the official feel distressed.
Xia Houmei rolled her eyes in front of everyone. She thought that the Princess of Changning was not a simple person! With so many pairs of eyes looking at her, she dared to deny it and even wanted to distort the facts. If she met a weaker person, she would be treated with such a few words.
If she scares me, I'm afraid she will be fooled.
No wonder her family Ruolan was bullied!
Xia Houmei was furious after thinking of all these things, and sarcastically said: "Princess Changning is a girl. If she were a boy, with your eloquence, no one in the entire Zhao Palace would dare to say no to you!"
Dugutan could tell that Xiahou Mei was sarcastic about his sophistry, and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? This is Prince Zhao's Mansion, do you have the right to speak?"
"Then tell me which thing I told nonsense about? Or which thing I exaggerated?" Xiahou Mei was ready to have a good discussion with her, "In terms of seniority, I am also your elder. In terms of priorities,
, Today we are guests of your house, and we are also the victims of this matter, why can't I speak? You just expect us to shut up, so you can show off your power, right?"
"You..." Dugutan pointed at Xiahou Mei and was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Princess Zhao saw that the situation was getting worse and worse, but she had nothing to do. She was so angry that she covered her chest and said: "You... you are trying to make me mad to death!"
Seeing that her mother-in-law was angry, Mrs. Fang quickly went to help her and persuaded her: "Mother-in-law, how can you say that word on this happy day?"
After saying that, she couldn't help but glance at Dugu Tan, and said angrily: "Second sister, you are so confused! These ladies are also the royal wives after all, and they are still our elders in name. How can you act so recklessly? You should hurry up and give me the gift.
Madams, please apologize and don't make your mother-in-law angry."
Dugutan felt that Fang was doing this on purpose. She was not only suspected of fanning the flames, but also wanted to pluck herself clean to watch the fun. She was not a fool and would never let her relax, so she said: "Sister-in-law, I am doing this for your sake."
.So many guests came today. You and your second sister-in-law were busy without touching the floor. Several other brothers and sisters were also helping to entertain the guests. However, Mrs. Xu was hiding in her residence alone. It was possible that the house was full of guests.
Is her mother’s family more noble?”
The guests present looked at each other.
Some of the guests in Ningshou Hall came very early and never left in order to be close to Princess Zhao. Naturally, they saw a lot and understood clearly. Among the many daughters-in-law of King Zhao, except for the eldest daughter Fang,
Mr. Huang, who lives in the second room, welcomes all comers, smiles and talks politely to everyone, and takes the guests to Princess Zhao again and again. After greeting each other and saying a few compliments, they are taken to various places in the garden to watch.
While they were playing, eating some snacks, or listening to some tunes, the other daughters-in-law would simply say hello to the guests and then go away, turning around to entertain their own families, for fear of doing something inappropriate.
It is said that daughters are biologically related to their mothers, and married daughters are even more so. They rarely go back to their parents’ homes a few times a year, and when they occasionally see their parents, they naturally want to get together and talk to each other. This is human nature and is very common.
They had never heard of anything wrong with him. Therefore, Dugutan's disapproval and accusations were completely unconvincing in their eyes, and even a little unreasonable.
The most important thing is that Dugutan herself is also a daughter of a foreign marriage. When she returned to her natal family, she was so arrogant that she didn't even look down on her brothers, sisters-in-law, and rushed to humiliate and scold her. Isn't it just because of her parents?
Do you want to support her? Therefore, she has no position or qualification to accuse others.
Xiahou Mei saw that the public opinion was slanted towards him, so he took the opportunity to say: "What Princess Changning said makes no sense. Aren't we guests invited by your house? What's wrong with Ruolan entertaining us?"
Dugutan thought hard, and regardless of their status as Xu Ruolan's family, they were indeed guests. She couldn't find a perfect excuse to refute for a while.
Seeing that she couldn't explain why, Xiahou Mei continued: "No matter whether we are Ruolan's natal family or not, it is not wrong for her to entertain us. This matter will not be wrong in any generation in that dynasty!"
Xiahou Mei paused for a moment, then glanced at Dugu Tan in confusion, and said curiously: "Having said that, I would like to ask, Princess Changning used this matter to accuse my family Ruolan of being lazy, and baselessly insulted us as thieves.
, you even imprisoned us, and even beat my niece, are you dissatisfied with my family Ruolan, or are you dissatisfied with our family?"
Dugutan had already panicked when they opened the door of Lihuayuan and Zhong Yuqing told her with a serious and angry expression that he would come to Princess Zhao to seek justice. In the end, she hurriedly hurried and walked slowly to Ningshou Hall, and did not take the opportunity.
When she got the opportunity, she naturally couldn't bite her back. Then she was criticized by the Xiahou family and the Xu family in turn, and was scolded by her own mother. Now even the bystanders were scolding her in a low voice. She felt that she had lost face.
, I was so angry that I was shaking all over, and my mind was not so clear.
Dugutan pointed at Xu Ruolan and said: "She is not going to receive you. I think she is taking advantage of your family members to be there, thinking that someone is backing her, so she wants to secretly complain to you!"
Xiahou Mei was stunned. They hadn't asked her for trouble yet, but Dugu Tan took the initiative to bring it up. Don't take the opportunity that came to her in vain. Then don't blame her for being unkind.
Xia Houmei looked at Dugu Tan with a smile but not a smile, and said in a deep voice: "Princess Changning said that Ruolan wanted to file a complaint. So, may I ask the princess, why did she file a complaint? What kind of complaint did she want to file?"
Only then did Dugutan realize that he was confused and said the wrong thing, so he wanted to deal with it and said: "Who knows what she planned behind her back? You know what you did!"
Xia Houmei has never been a vegetarian, and now he is even more quarrelsome, pressing forward step by step, saying sternly: "I will also give you the same words. There is also a saying that if others don't know, unless you don't do anything, your house
You all know very well what dirty things you have done before! There is no need for evildoers to complain first!"
When she said this, Princess Zhao couldn't sit still. She ignored all the guests in the hall and shouted angrily: "Mrs. Rong'an Hou, it was you who begged me to get married. I also saw that you were sincere and Ruolan was gentle.
I reluctantly agreed because I was humble, otherwise my family Xian'er could marry a noble girl with a better background and better conduct. Are you an old fool now? How dare you come to my house to arrange for us? "
Xiahou Mei wanted to spit on her face right away, but he endured it again and again before saying: "What I regret most now is that I married my daughter into your family and was bullied by you everywhere!"
Princess Zhao was so angry that she almost fainted. With Mrs. Fang's help, she regained her balance. Then she patted her chest with her hand to catch her breath. Then she looked at Xu Ruolan and said coldly: "Mrs. Xu, you can tell yourself, you
After you married into my family, have I ever been mean to you in words? Have I ever treated you harshly in terms of food and clothing?"