Chapter 397: The Superior
Seeing that Meng Yan was in a good mood, Su Yiqing had a little envy in her eyes. When she thought of some of the situations in the Zhou family that Madam Qing mentioned, she could guess what Meng Yan was thinking.
I really don’t understand what she has to be envied by others. Let’s not talk about the fact that the Ding Prince’s Mansion is rich, but it is still at the forefront. If you are not careful, the whole family will suffer. Just the incident with Ning Yaer last time was disgusting.
At this time, Lu Teng came to report, "Report to the princess, the prince asked someone to come and pass the message, saying that he would come back later, so that you don't have to wait for him and have dinner first."
"I understand." Su Yiqing said softly, and turned around and saw the admiration in Meng Yan's eyes deepened.
Meng Yan was young after all. Although Mrs. Meng and her mother repeatedly reminded her to know how to hide her emotions, she still couldn't be proficient. When she heard that Prince Ding was so busy, she would have to come back later and tell her to tell her that she would come back to tell her later. She was envious. She had just married her and was in a tangible way with her husband. But when her husband went out, she told her in advance that she might come back late and would not send the servant back to tell her.
"Sister Yan, I really don't understand something." Su Yiqing looked at Meng Yan's eyes and asked slowly, "What do you envy me?"
"Second Sister, I..." Meng Yan's face turned red suddenly, and it was embarrassing to be exposed. What's more, with such a small thought, he was bold and said, "It is known to everyone in the world that the second sister is blessed. Who doesn't envy the second sister?"
"I'm asking, why do you envy me?" Su Yiqing asked word by word, without a smile on her face.
"I..." Meng Yan was at a loss and couldn't speak for a moment.
Su Yiqing waved her hand, and the maid beside her immediately took a few steps back with a wink.
The maids brought by Meng Yan were late, and at the gesture of Ping's mother, they also retreated to the distance where they could not hear the master's conversation.
Meng Yan saw that he could not avoid this problem and gritted his teeth: "My brother-in-law was in a high position at a young age. What's rare is that he treated his sister so well, which naturally made her envious. Wouldn't the older sister envy a considerate woman with her husband?"
"Mr. Wang" Su Yiqing chuckled, "Sister Yan is just staring at your second brother-in-law in a high position, why don't you choose to marry into a high school?"
Meng Yan was stopped. It was not that there was no answer, but that he was afraid of the unfamiliar marriage and the risks involved, and how to say these words.
Su Yiqing said again: "Apart from that, you said your brother-in-law is good to me, where do you know that your brother-in-law has treated me well? Before I married into the Ding Palace, do you know how many beautiful ladies in the Ding Palace? I won't say anything else. The one given by Master Quan San is enough to make me feel sick for a while before I got married, and then Ning Ya'er was entangled. Can't you see these?"
"But all these are gone after all." Meng Yan couldn't help but say, "It's said that bitterness will be sweet after it. Second sister, you are just so happy now, aren't it worthy of people's envy?"
"The bitterness is over." Su Yiqing smiled again and shook her head, "Why do people always see others' good life? And ignore others? I guess you are unwilling to let you go my way. That's why I chose to marry Brother Zhou. Since that's the case, I should grasp your own happiness well, why bother with others and envy others."
Meng Yan lowered her eyes slightly, feeling a little aggrieved, "I'm not doing anything either. I just feel a little envious when I see my second sister's happy appearance. This is human nature."
Su Yiqing looked at Meng Yan and said with a clear look: "If you are an ordinary person, or you can say this, but Sister Yan, you married into the Zhou family and are newlyweds. If you show such a look in front of your mother's family, we will naturally not care. But if you show this emotion in front of your husband's family, what will others think?"
Meng Yan felt a little guilty, lowered her head a little bit again, and said in a small voice: "I will pay attention at home."
"So, you don't need to pay attention in front of me?" Su Yiqing asked back.
Meng Yan couldn't answer it anymore.
Su Yiqing shook her head, "You cannot deceive yourself. It is even more difficult to live with a mask. Even though you are not happy, you still have to pretend to be happy. Don't you feel tired?"
"I'm not unhappy." Meng Yan murmured. She was just a little unfair. Her married life was a little different from what she expected. The Zhou family's affairs made her a little upset, and her husband's attitude was even more unpredictable. All of this happened after Mrs. Quan San came and Mrs. Quan San's business failed.
She felt a little aggrieved and disappointed, so she became worried about gains and losses.
Su Yiqing understood Meng Yan's idea. The little girl thought she had made a sacrifice and chose to marry a low-class family. There would be less disputes and more peacefully. The young couple was more loving. His husband should have cared for her more. However, he did not expect that things would be a little bit deviated, and some consequences were disappointed without fully predicting them.
"Sister Yan, think about my situation before. If it were you, would you like?" Su Yiqing was determined to explain.
Meng Yan did not nod or shook her head.
Su Yiqing said: "Forget it, no matter what, since you have chosen this path, there is no possibility of turning back, so you can only grit your teeth and move forward. In fact, according to my current opinion, the family you married is good."
Meng Yan was not picky about the Zhou family, but she just hoped to live a better life. Before she returned to her hometown, the Zhou family had already brought her so many troubles. She was a little afraid of how to face the Zhou family members in the future and said, "My husband is a good person, and treats me well."
Su Yiqing said: "Not only is your husband a good person, but also a father-in-law. I know a little about some things. As a man, he is very responsible and has done the best he can do. But many things cannot be changed by one person's strength. No matter how a man is soft-hearted, he is always good to be soft-hearted. Even if you are not his favorite, he can still fulfill his responsibilities. This is much better than those who ignore the family's body, wife and children for their own selfishness and only pursue personal feelings. Those who are weak and only take a drink are actually very dangerous. People's feelings cannot help but control themselves. He can do everything for you today, and others can't say that they can abandon you for others. Even if it is not a relationship between men and women, there are some other involvement. For a man, there are always more important things outside than women."
Meng Yan paid attention to the first half and only heard the second half. Then she was a little scared and asked, "What should I do?"
Su Yiqing looked faint: "Do everything you can do or should do, but please have a clear conscience and will not say anything afterwards. If you had known what to do, as long as you were sure that you did not do anything wrong now. There are no regrets, even if there are any changes in the future, the pain will be less."
Is that right? Meng Yan thought about something.
At this time, a little maid hurried in outside, looking panicked, as if something had happened.
Seeing Meng Yan, he hesitated again.
Su Yiqing didn't say anything, just looked at the little maid coldly.
The little maid looked at Meng Yan again, gritted her teeth and took two steps forward, knelt down and said, "Report to the princess... there are two palace maids sent from the palace from outside, saying that they are here to serve the prince and the princess."
As he said that, the little maid seemed to be afraid of punishment, and almost lowered her head to the ground.
"What am I doing?" Su Yiqing said coldly. "Aren't it just two palace maids? I told Xue Niang to arrange a small yard wherever she wants."
"But...but..." The little maid was a little afraid to say.
"Needless to say, you can go down. You are not suitable for passing messages. I will tell Madam Qing later. I will change another job for you." Su Yiqing gave a light command.
"Prince, please spare me, I know I'm wrong." The little maid immediately panicked and kept kowtowing.
Su Yiqing didn't care about her anymore, and she didn't even look at her.
Lu Teng immediately stepped forward a few steps, looked left and right, and said, "Why don't you help this little maid up quickly? Could it be that she would be so bruised and disturb the princess?"
Two strong servants next to him immediately stepped forward and pulled the little maid up one left and one right.
Madam Qing was just snatched by Lu Teng, and was a little annoyed. At this time, she saw the opportunity and scolded loudly: "You little maid, just come to pass on a message. It's not a big deal. The words are stuttering. The princess doesn't want to make things difficult for you, a little maid. She just thinks you are not smart enough. If you change your errands, what are you afraid of? She just keeps kneeling down and begging for mercy. People who don't know think the princess is going to do what you want to do to you? She has damaged the princess' reputation in vain."
"I, I know I am wrong." The little maid didn't dare to stutter again this time.
Su Yiqing said lightly: "Well, I'm sorry, I'm a young man and I'm timid. In this way, Madam Qing, please see what quieter chores do, let her do it. It's not easy to make mistakes, so as not to be shocked all day long."
Madam Qing thought for a while: "Just plant a few apricot trees in the west corner, you go and look at those trees. No matter what, you can't get out of the wrong way. The work is easy. Unless you sleep in all day and do nothing, no one will punish you."
The little maid's face turned white suddenly, and she couldn't say anything about her suffering. As a maid, she just spread a message on weekdays and could ask for some rewards for happy events. Now she has been demoted to the corner to see a few trees. No one is punished. Those trees are ignored at all. The more decent maids and nannies will not go to that corner, which is equivalent to driving her to the corner.
But Madam Qing and Lu Teng’s words couldn’t make any mistakes. Now that I’m afraid I’ll even lose the errand of watching the tree. After thinking about this, the little maid could only say, “Thank you Princess.”
Su Yiqing nodded with satisfaction, and the two maids helped the little maid down.
Immediately afterwards, the maids and servants of the royal palace retreated to their original positions, as if nothing had happened.
Meng Yan was stunned by the side, and didn't know for a moment that she should worry for the second sister. She should still admire her calmness in handling the matter from the palace.
Su Yiqing said as if nothing had happened: "Are you envious?"
"Ah?" Meng Yan didn't know how to answer again. No matter how you say this, it was not a happy thing. Where did the envy come from?
Su Yiqing smiled: "Your second sister, I am so majestic, I easily changed a person's destiny. I sent the little maid to the corner to be a maid, which scared her to death. It's great to have power. Isn't this worth envious?"
"Second sister..." Meng Yan was not a soft-hearted person after all. He could hear that the second sister seemed to be sneering her. He couldn't help but say, "That little maid seems to be only twelve or thirteen years old. I'm here to spread this kind of news. It's understandable that you are angry with Second Sister. Why bother with Second Sister..."
"Sister Yan, it's a good thing to be soft-hearted, but it's not always applicable." Su Yiqing looked around and said calmly, "The little maid made a mistake today. First of all, she shouldn't be so nervous. She clearly saw that I had a guest here, so she rushed in. The incident happened suddenly. It would be fine. After seeing you, she hesitated and looked sneaky, which made people mislead something shameful. If I treat my sister as an outsider, avoid you, and ask her what she is doing, even if I tell you when I come back, wouldn't you doubt that there is only one thing, and whether there is anything else to hide?"
Meng Yan thought about it, it was a bit possible, and she and her second sister were sisters. The whole family was in a similar mood and even if there was something, it didn't matter. If it were other noble ladies, I was afraid that they wouldn't be happy if they were sneaking around like this.
Su Yiqing said coldly: "Now I am the master. They are just little maids. They dare to do things wrong and ruin my reputation. It's good if I don't punish them severely. How can I let go of it if nothing happens? If I let this one go today, I'm afraid that a bunch of people will make mistakes tomorrow. What should I do then?"
Meng Yan remembered what her mother said. If she helped one, she would have a second and a third person to find something. On the surface, these two things were different, but after careful consideration, the meaning was the same, and she couldn't help but feel convinced: "The second sister said it makes sense."
"What's the point, but it's all a last resort." Su Yiqing's eyes dimmed slightly, "If possible, I wouldn't want to make things difficult for a young maid, but if I don't make things difficult for her, I just want to make things difficult for myself. Not to mention that I just drove her to the corner to be a maid today, even if... I can do it."
Meng Yanxin was shocked by the cold words and looked at her second sister in disbelief. Although the sisters had some disputes and unhappiness before, the help of the second sister made her feel that the second sister was not a cold person. Today, the second sister is like this. She was like this, or did she become like this after getting married?
"Second sister, are you okay?" Meng Yan asked carefully, not daring to ask too directly.
"You talk about those two palace maids?" Su Yiqing said as if nothing had happened, "It's okay, aren't it just two palace maids? It's a blessing to be served by the palace maids. What can I do?"
Chapter completed!