atypical prostitute

Chapter 73

At dawn, Li Ci was awakened by the noise in the front yard.

It turned out that the old lady of An Guogong's mansion had listened to someone's instigation, brought a group of women and daughters-in-law, and killed the eldest princess's mansion!

The concierge saw that the visitors were not friendly, and wanted to stop them, but the old lady was used to showing off her power, and she didn't take them seriously at all, even Eunuch An stepped forward to dissuade them, but was pushed down to the ground by a fierce old woman unreasonably .

Eunuch An has always been used to being flattered by others, so he turned his face immediately when he suffered such a loss.

The fierce woman was not to be outdone, her mouth was not clean, and she got the news from nowhere, knowing that King Yan, who conspired against King Yuzhang together, escaped from Beijing with the help of the eldest princess.But she is short-sighted. Seeing that King Changsha is in the limelight right now, she actually throws this matter out in public and curses!
For a while, the noise in front of the door was like a vegetable market.

It's a pity that the eldest princess mansion occupies a vast area, and the eldest princess is not afraid of making troubles.On the contrary, it was Aunt Zeng who accompanied the old lady. Seeing that fierce old woman becoming more and more outspoken, she couldn't help worrying that the eldest princess would turn the matter of the former mother-in-law's abuse of slaves into black and white and then spread it out with embellishments, polluting Duke An and the prince. face.

So he scolded the mother-in-law sharply, and said a few soft words to Eunuch An, and then he begged the eunuch to send everyone to ask the eldest princess for instructions.

The eldest princess hated meeting this godly old lady the most, and immediately she looked like she was about to have a splitting headache. After a while of wailing, she ordered someone to go to Jingxiu Garden to invite the two ladies of the Fu family to go to the Red Musk House as companions.

Li Ci naturally didn't know what the eldest princess's plan was.Although she had been repeatedly urged by Aunt Shen to find an opportunity to marry into Duke Anguo's mansion, but she was not interested in this matter in her bones, so she was not enthusiastic when she learned that the eldest princess invited them to the Red Musk House to accompany the old lady. Thinking about coping.

On the contrary, Yu Jing felt a little enthusiasm after receiving the notice.Although the old lady of An Guogong was famously difficult to deal with, but An Guogong's mansion was a first-class wealthy family, and Hua Shizi was the only son of the eldest princess. Although there may not be gains or losses from being a companion this time.

There are only a few princes in purple shirts and jade belts. If you blindly raise your eyes and miss those around you, you will inevitably waste your youth and achieve nothing.If you can happen to fall in love with the old lady, marrying into An Guogong's mansion is also a good way out.

After thinking over and over in this way, Yujing opened the dressing box and carefully selected a few accessories that were in line with her filial piety status but also eye-catching.

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When the two ladies of the Fu family came out from behind the screen, the old lady An Guogong, who had been waiting for the eldest princess for a long time, wanted to be harsh, but she raised her head, but her eyes really lit up.

Su Wen heard that Fu Zhu is a blessed person, and his daughters are all as good as Hua Siyu, she always scoffed at this, thinking it was exaggerated.I didn't know the rumors were true until I saw the real person today.

Women should be pretty and filial.

The two ladies of the Fu family are still in filial piety, so the clothes are plain white, slightly inlaid with dark black, the temples are covered slowly, and the hairpins are slightly decorated with hairpins. Their jade-like faces are only thinly powdered, but they are more beautiful and elegant. free from vulgarity.

Although it is not as good as the beauty of the eldest princess when she first started, she is not as arrogant and domineering as the royal maidens. The two ladies are both humble and submissive. out.

After comparing like this, the old lady looked at the two ladies again, and she actually liked them a little bit.

Just seeing the empty person on the opposite side, it is inevitable that the former daughter-in-law has never taken herself seriously because of her status as a golden branch and jade leaf, so she couldn't help but get angry, and said critically: "This is the way of hospitality in the Princess's Mansion! My old man waits for you. It's been a long time, but let the two juniors come out to receive it!"

Even if he didn't know about the quarrel in front of the mansion, he knew that the old lady was here to provoke trouble after hearing this tone.

Calculated, the old lady of An Guogong's family is also a well-known figure in the circle of ladies in Beijing.Because of the fact that she was more intimate, although she was famously fierce, she was deeply liked by her mother-in-law when she was a daughter-in-law, and she trained the old man like a cat that saw a mouse.

Legend has it that the old man once had the courage to drink flower wine with his colleagues. He was about to get off the carriage when he heard someone yelling "wife, forgive me" not far away.

No one knows the truth of the rumors, but with such rumors, Duke An's fear can be imagined.

While managing the old man tightly, the old lady of An Guogong is very loving and indulgent to her son.Just because the eldest princess refused to perform the daughter-in-law ceremony after she got married, the old lady changed her way and stuffed people into her son's room.The long princess is also strong, seeing her husband who loves flowers and sex, she will not refuse anyone who comes; the mother-in-law is tricky and mean, deliberately trying to save her face, she is also open to tricks, and is not willing to be defeated.The two women fought with each other, making Anguo Gong's mansion restless for a long time, and everyone was in danger. It was not until the eldest princess reconciled with An Guogong that the mansion had a relatively peaceful life.

Now, seeing that the old lady was determined to provoke, Li Ci did not dare to confront her head-on. After thinking about it for a while, she said: "The day before yesterday, Li Ci went to the outskirts to pay respects to the Buddha. , The autumn cold dew is heavy, so I caught the wind and cold. If the old lady feels that His Highness has committed a crime, please forgive me. If you really want to blame, please also resign."

Her words were sincere and her attitude was humble. When she heard that the old lady was having a hard time getting angry, Yu Jing also chimed in and said, "I have heard for a long time that the old lady is kind and generous, and she is most considerate of the younger generation. When I saw her today, she was really kind-hearted, just like Avalokitesvara in a Buddhist shrine. Buddha."

The so-called "thousands of clothes, ten thousand clothes, no flattering", the old lady is the number one shrew in Beijing, naturally no one dares to say that she was born cruel in front of her, but she is used to hearing people say that she was born benevolent, gradually , she really thinks that she is the face of a benevolent bodhisattva.

Therefore, hearing Yujing's praise, the old lady who already had a good impression of her felt more and more that she should put on a bodhisattva posture and take good care of these two juniors.

So she said to Aunt Zeng who was standing behind her, "What about the meeting ceremony I asked you to prepare?"

Aunt Zeng was used to the old lady's temperament of saying that the wind is the rain, so she hurriedly took out two heavy red gold bracelets and offered them with both hands.

The old lady glanced at it casually, then handed the bracelet to the mother in front of her, and ordered her to send it to the two ladies, while explaining with a smile: "Aunt Zeng's work is too unreliable. The two bracelets are really shabby .”

Although the style of the bracelet is old, it is heavy to hold.Li Ci made a rough estimate, and I'm afraid there are four or five layers, so I know what the old lady said, which is called modesty, but actually implies showing off.But he didn't expose it, humbly accepted the meeting gift, and sang a lot of flattery with Yujing, coaxing the old lady to be even happier, pointing to the two ladies and saying to Aunt Zeng: "No wonder there are rumors in Beijing that 'Fu's daughter, Baijiaqiu', this kind of appearance and figure, and being so calm and knowledgeable, are indeed good materials for a daughter-in-law. It's not like the girls you brought up, who stepped on the low and bowed to the high, bitter and mean, Short-sighted, not the slightest bit ladylike!"

Aunt Zeng was used to being reprimanded, and she was also used to listening to the scolding, without making a sound.

Only after the old lady had finished scolding did she humbly step forward and said softly: "Meiniang knows she was wrong. She will teach her more strictly in the future."

"Strict discipline? You have said so many times, but you have never actually seen you disciplined! How can I rest assured that I am so unbearable! I only hope that Yunfei's daughter-in-law can make me happy."

The old lady hummed and looked at Li Ci and Yu Jing again.

Because of the end of her words just now, and the way the old lady looked at her very unusually, Yu Jing suddenly realized that the old lady wanted to choose a granddaughter-in-law among them, so she quickly lowered her eyebrows and served her carefully.

It's a pity that the old lady looked down on her, and said to Li Ci: "I heard that Xiao Yu likes you very much."

Li Ci was stunned when he heard the words, and finally remembered Xiao Yunai's eldest princess' boudoir name, and said cautiously: "His Royal Highness has taken good care of me, but I feel that there are people in the inner courtyard who do not know how to do things. Where is the majesty? Therefore, it is not because Zensheng likes it if he caresses a little."

"Tsk tsk, look at this mouth, it's really quick."

The old lady smiled sinisterly, pointed at Li Ci's hair ornament, and said: "Xiao Yu gave you the ancient jade hairpin of Qingluan that she got when she was young, why don't you wear it today?"

Li Ci thought to herself, the old godmother really came to provoke trouble, and asked Qingluan ancient jade hairpin, most of it was because of what the eldest princess said on the day she married Ji, "Li Ci is naturally good, but Yunguang's child has misbehavior." One sentence.

But even if he was full of resentment, in the end it was the elders who respected him, so he could only say respectfully: "The ancient jade hairpin of Qingluan is an auspicious thing bestowed by the emperor, and it has very good meaning. I don't dare to use it because I am afraid of offending my ancestors. For fear of tarnishing the hosta."

This is a society where monarchy is paramount and filial piety is paramount. Li Ci's words are fallacious, but the old lady is not allowed to pick faults.

Sure enough, the corner of the old lady's mouth twitched a few times after hearing this, she was about to have a fit, but she finally endured it and said in a low voice: "Si Niangzi is so loyal and filial, she should be a model for women."

"With elder sister Zhuyu in front, Lici should only be extra cautious, so as not to fall into the Fu family's door."

Li Ci replied neither humble nor overbearing, she didn't think the choice of the jade ring was correct, but in order to deal with this tricky old lady, she didn't mind moving the chastity archway of the jade ring.

Sure enough, when the jade garland was mentioned, the old lady's face became even more ugly.

Fu Zhu used his life to prevent the King of Changsha from ascending the throne, and he had to wait for the dust of the battle for the position to be settled before the conclusion could be made. Yulana jumped up and down, but it was Zhenlie who made the final decision.Regardless of whether it is the king of Changsha or some other king who finally sits on the throne, he will order to praise her chastity.The fourth lady of the Fu family blocked her mouth with the eldest sister's chastity archway. Even though she had already made up countless reasons to say that the jade garland was worthless, she could not utter a single word of these words in the public.

If you say it, you are going against the mainstream value orientation!
It is to fall from the lintel of An Guogong's mansion!

She could only hum and groan like a toothache patient, and said: "As expected of Xiao Yu, she was born with the appearance of a concubine, and her speech and behavior are really unusual. My old lady is far behind."

Li Ci also smiled without saying a word.

Since the old lady thought she was being teased by the eldest princess, she couldn't help it, and added: "Such a good lady, she is wronged to be worthy of my family Yunfei. The fourth lady of Shangfu's family. After meeting today, I feel more and more that Xiao Yu's words are not wrong. Wouldn't it be like a repeat of the same mistakes when such a nimble woman enters the house?"

It turned out to be relying on the old to sell the old, vaguely attacking the eldest princess.

Li Ci naturally didn't answer, even Aunt Zeng who followed the old lady didn't dare to agree, when there was a dead silence, someone laughed from outside the screen: "Old lady, you are really old and your memory is not good. Your Highness and An Guogong have long since reconciled, and they have been promoted to the eldest princess, the same prince. You actually call her by his first name, and you call yourself an elder, and it is disrespectful to pass it on to the palace."

Although the words were a little domineering, they made sense, and the old lady was so choked that her face flushed and she couldn't attack.

So aggressive, who is it in front of the eldest princess?

Li Ci thought to himself, at this time the man also turned out of the screen, and he had a kind face, but he had seen it somewhere.

Looking at the clothes, she is a female historian.

The female history stepped forward slowly, and said salutingly: "Your Highness ordered me to come and tell the old lady. Your Highness is unwell and entangled in trivial matters, so I can't come in person. Please forgive me."

Turning to Lici and Yujing again, after a half-respect, he said, "Please trouble the two ladies."

Just looking at her demeanor, she also knew that this Nushi might be unusual, so the two ladies hurriedly bowed to return the salute, saying: "Nushi has worked hard."

Seeing that they were knowledgeable and interesting, Nu Shi replied with a gentle smile, but she didn't stop there, and retreated gracefully.

The old lady felt uncomfortable after all, and muttered: "Everyone in the eldest princess's mansion is so eloquent! My old lady is self-aware of the eldest princess's elders, and dare not climb up, but her son still has to call me grandma!"

(End of this chapter)