Chapter 385 Dissatisfaction
Su Yiqing did not answer or comment about the news that Madam Qing had worked so hard to inquire about, showing that she was indifferent to the interest.
Madam Qing was very disappointed. She asked about the news at the risk of being scolded or even punished by Mrs. Meng. But the princess was not interested. How could she not discourage her? But no matter how disappointed she was, she bowed her knees and turned away with a wink.
After Madam Qing left, Su Yiqing called Lu Teng and whispered a few instructions.
Haha, she has become much hypocritical recently. She doesn’t say anything directly, but insists on conveying it in a roundabout way, and doesn’t express her meaning. If she makes a contribution, it is her own. If something goes wrong, it is the servant who takes his own decision.
Green Vine left with his heart understanding the god.
I took a plate of desserts and fruits to find Madam Qing.
Others may not know much, but Madam Qing knew that this Green Teng is the eldest maid next to the princess and the prince's confidant maid. What she said may be more useful than what the princess said.
Seeing Lu Teng coming to find her to speak, she didn't dare to neglect her. She hurriedly moved out the new chair cushion and placed it on the chair before she asked Lu Teng to sit down.
Lu Teng put down the plate in her hand and said with a smile: "The princess just gave me some snacks. I felt it boring to eat alone, so I came to talk to the nanny, don't disturb the nanny?"
"If you don't disturb me, I'm an old woman, I'm afraid you little girls will think I'm bored." Madam Qing smiled. Although this smile was pleasing, it was sincere. She knew that she could not compare with Lu Teng. A big maid like Lu Teng can be said to be the first in the royal family.
On weekdays, the two Green Vine Grass have been working hard and rarely communicate with other maids and mothers. The people in the royal family only think that these two maids are a little arrogant because they are valued by the princess, and they don’t care. The royal family has many big managers and big managers. In comparison, the big maid who will get married sooner or later is nothing.
But Madam Qing, who knows the inside story, thinks that these two maids may have been under the order of the prince to monitor some things, but I am afraid that the words of these two maids are more effective than those of the prince's mansion in front of the prince, and she will not dare to offend anyway.
After tasting the fruit, I chatted for a few off-topic words. After the atmosphere became warm, Lu Teng smiled and said to Madam Qing gently: "I am young and have no experience in many things. I have to learn more from Madam."
"I dare not, I dare not. What a girl's identity, I am just an old woman who has never seen the world. How can I compare with a girl?" Madam Qing became modest.
Green Teng didn't answer the conversation and said: "Now, I don't understand one thing very well. Can you ask the nanny to give me some advice?"
"Miss, just say it." Madam Qing knew that this matter must be extraordinary, so she immediately cheered up.
"Then I'll say it. If you say it wrong, mama pretends that she hasn't heard it before and must not tell others." Green Teng lowered a little, looking very cautious.
"I dare to guarantee my life. If it is necessary, this will be rotten in my stomach." Madam Qing even made a poisonous oath, very sincere. Although the Meng family is not as big as the royal family, the internal strife is also very fierce. She can be safe and sound so far, so she naturally knows what to say, what not to say, and how to keep the secret.
Green Teng no longer concealed it and whispered: "Madam, we are all people in front of the princess, so we should naturally solve the problems for the princess. Of course, the princess is a noble person, and it is not our turn to be slaves to protect him. But we have to share more of some small matters, don't you think?"
Madam Qing nodded repeatedly.
Lu Teng said again: "You are considering the princess today. However, the princess is a weak-hearted person. She will not say some things even if she is unhappy. She always keeps them in her heart to avoid others being embarrassed. She would rather be wronged by herself. You may not pay attention to what the nanny said to the princess just now. After you left, the princess's face immediately looked ugly and seemed a little sad."
The princess was soft-hearted, and Madam Qing didn't think much, but she wouldn't say it even if she was unhappy. She agreed vaguely and hurriedly said, "I'd like to remind me, what's wrong with what I said today that makes the princess unhappy? I will definitely change it."
"Wrong, that's right. Just mama, you just turn things around to the princess, and then do nothing, making the princess feel hurt. This is not good... If the prince knows, maybe you may blame you for making trouble in front of the princess." Lu Teng's eyes flashed a few times, and she looked very worried.
Madam Qing was immediately frightened. Regardless of the topic, she went from Lu Teng to ask her about the situation of Lu Teng, and said hurriedly: "I didn't make the princess unhappy, but I just thought it was a trivial matter. The princess should know. After all, the Meng family is the princess's mother's home... I also asked the girl to explain it to the old woman in front of the prince."
"The nanny is confused again. Where can I, a little maid, talk to you?" Lu Teng's face sank slightly.
"Yes, I was wrong." Madam Qing was so anxious that she wanted to slap herself in the face. She was not unaware that when the royal mansion was lucky, she was the nanny of the royal mansion. The wives of the sixth and seventh-rank officials were not as decent as her outside. She was not lucky and got bored of her master and dragged her out to sell her, which was no more valuable than those rural women outside.
Seeing that he had scared enough, Lu Teng said straight: "The prince's mind is too complicated, we can't guess thoroughly and dare not guess, but it's not wrong to take good care of the princess at present, right? Madam, you are right to tell the princess about the Meng family to listen to her with care, but have you ever thought about the princess's origin? People are always easily hurt by the scene."
Ah! Madam Qing was shocked and woke up. Yes, the princess was in the same situation as the eldest son now? She was even worse than the eldest son. She was alone outside. Now she told the princess about how the Meng family treated the eldest son's family coldly. How could the princess not think of her back then?
But this was what the princess asked her to inquire at the beginning. She had to ask for help but she couldn't help but reply. Since she had inquired at the beginning, she naturally had to inquire about the subsequent development, so as not to ask the princess that day and ask for it without knowing it.
This is what she can do, what else can she do?
At this time, Lu Teng said at the right time: "I am just a maid, I have an idea, nanny, is that right?"
"Girl, please tell me." Madam Qing was so anxious that she was almost scratching her head, not as steady as a former nanny.
Lu Teng said: "The princess is also a daughter. The marriage was so twists and turns... Now that the old story is repeated, the Quan family wants to marry a daughter of the Meng family to get a relationship with her. Not to mention the princess, even if I am a little maid, I feel pitiful for the little lady of the Meng family. It's really too much to deceive others, don't you?"
"Yes, yes. Then I will persuade my wife to refuse the marriage? Let's pick a good choice for the young lady and find another kind family?" Madam Qing asked tentatively.
"It's been a while, but I don't know the little lady, where can I find a kind family? Besides, the Quan family is a princess and a relative of the family. It's not good to offend it completely. Do you think this is good?" Lu Teng paused, leaned forward and lowered his voice and said a few words to Madam Qing.
Madam Qing nodded repeatedly and agreed, "It's still the girl who is smart. This method is indeed good. We can't make our princess and wife embarrassed, but they have nothing to do."
After getting the idea, Madam Qing thought about it carefully for a night. Thinking of the proper way to persuade her, she took the excuse to return to Meng's house the next day.
When Mrs. Meng saw Madam Qing coming back, she naturally had to ask questions. Madam Qing only said that she was ordered by the princess to send some fresh fruits to her wife and have nothing else to do.
Usually, Madam Qing comes and goes. Many things are indeed just giving away something. Mrs. Meng is a little upset recently and doesn’t care much about it.
But after Madam Qing left, Madam Ping came, avoided others, and said to Mrs. Meng quietly: "Madam Qing just came to talk to me about family matters, and there seemed to be some hints in my words. I thought about it for a while, but Madam Meng was going back and forth."
Mrs. Meng immediately asked, "What did she say?"
Ping's mother said, "A lot of stupid words, the parents and the families are in trouble. I will tell you one thing in detail. There is a businessman in the back street of the Wangfu that wants to curry favor with an official, so he wants to use a concubine son to marry the concubine daughter of the official maid and concubine. But he was scolded back, saying that he was the concubine son of a merchant, and he still wanted to marry the lady of the official family? Is this a gang or a slap in the face? The businessman doesn't have a legitimate son? Why don't he let the legitimate son ask for a marriage? The official family was annoyed. Madam Qing said it as a joke, but the servant thought that she would not say this for no reason."
Where are there any merchants near the royal palace? Mrs. Meng's heart moved, and the concubine's son asked to marry a concubine's daughter. The merchant wanted to establish a relationship, so how similar is the situation of the Meng family? Madam Qing took the opportunity to remind her about the marriage between the Quan family? She quickly asked again: "What happened later? What happened to the official family?"
Ping's mother shook her head: "When Madam Qing said this, she said it was getting late and she left in a hurry."
Mrs. Meng pondered for a while and felt that the Ding Prince's Mansion might have noticed this matter. They did not deliberately conceal it. Those who are interested can naturally know it easily. This is a use of Madam Qing to beat him.
Is it a hint that I shouldn't accept this marriage?
By the way, there was one thing she forgot. At that time, Grandpa Quansan came to ask Xiaofu for his disabled grandson, but she agreed. However, this matter was never spread out. She luckily thought that Xiaofu might not know, but she could still know if she had inquired about it. No matter whether Xiaofu or King Ding was very impatient with Grandpa Quansan's room.
She had always been a little confused about why King Ding hated Mr. Quan so much and thought it was Xiaofu's reason. However, the beauty of the Quan family did not seem to be Xiaofu's usual style. She had little to do with her. She didn't think about it carefully. Today, she seemed to be enlightened.
This is what Prince Ding himself meant. He hated that Grandpa Quan San wanted to marry Xiaofu when he threw out a disabled grandson. If Prince Ding had not had a skillful method and had taken the lead, he would have been slower and he would have been unimaginable.
But his wife was almost promised to be disabled. King Ding must still have a grudge in his heart. It is difficult to have an open attack and can only punish the person secretly.
After thinking of this, Mrs. Meng couldn't help but sweat for herself, and her heart felt cold. Will the prince take his anger on her? Will he settle the score in the autumn? No, he has to do this properly and not let the prince vent his anger.
Mrs. Meng immediately ordered her mother to prepare some pastries and send them to Ding Wang Mansion tomorrow, and then explore the words of Madam Qing. Xiaofu pretended not to know about this matter, so he could not mention it openly. He could only make indirect measures, find out what the intentions of the palace were, and then make a decision. He must not act rashly, so as not to anger the couple.
Mrs. Quan San was anxious and asked Mrs. Quan Si to come and try her hand in the afternoon.
When Mrs. Meng had no definite news, she didn't reveal any words. She just kept talking to Mrs. Quan perfunctorily, but she had carefully inquired about the recent situation of the Third Room.
Mrs. Quan Si knew everything. Anyway, she was just a errand, and Cheng and Bucheng had little to do with her. If Mrs. Quan San had not asked her again and again, she said that she would only ask for inquiries. No matter what the outcome was, she would be grateful to her and would never vent her anger. She thought that convenience was to give her convenience to others. Mrs. Meng did not refuse thoroughly, but she had room for negotiation. She came here, otherwise she would not have been in this muddy water.
During the inquiry, a piece of information revealed by Mrs. Quan Si accidentally made Mrs. Meng care.
Yao Zhong, the third wife, was a scholar and a concubine's son. His talent and learning were indeed not very good. Now the third wife is the most favored child named Yaobei, the youngest son born to the second son of the third elder, and he was born in the legitimate family. He is only thirteen years old this year. The child has red lips and white teeth. Although he is old, he can see that he will definitely be extraordinary when he grows up. The rare thing is that he is gentle and good at studying. He is most valued by the third wife.
If it weren't a little small, the third wife would probably have taken advantage of the opportunity of the noble woman's fear of marriage to marry someone good family. Even so, everyone who has seen her praised her. Although the man does not value appearance, what about the mother who does not want her daughter to marry a handsome young man?
So there are quite a lot of people who inquired about this Yaobei. If it weren't for the concern that the third wife offended King Ding, they would be afraid that the people who proposed marriage would have broken the threshold.
The speaker was unintentional, and the listener was intent. Mrs. Meng thought of what Ping's mother said, why didn't the legitimate son ask for marriage? Her heart was inexplicably moved.
In the evening, the manager was ordered to bring Mengshen's daughters from the village to Mrs. Meng to see.
Because it is difficult to tell what it is, it is difficult to bring only one girl, so I simply brought all four older girls.
At the beginning, Mrs. Meng thought that these four were Mengshen's daughters, but after asking carefully, she found out that only three were Mengshen's daughters, the other one was Mengshen's granddaughter, and among the three Mengshen's daughters, only the oldest was Mengshen's wife Mishi, and the other two were daughters born by Tongfang, and the Tongfang had long disappeared.
Chapter completed!