When Princess Chun'an saw Su Yao, the smile on her face turned a little cold. She hummed and waited until Su Yao left. Seeing that Mrs. Wang kept looking back at Su Yao, she frowned slightly and said, "Linghui is good in every way, but she is too soft-hearted. The Su family is living a more backward life now. Who would look down on them? Linghui is soft-hearted and still praises her family."
Mrs. Wang's expression suddenly became a little subtle.
It was at this time that Princess Chun'an realized that the Wang family and the He family were relatives, and Mrs. He was a relative of the Su family. She coughed and hurriedly made amends: "It's just that their eldest house is really hard to describe. The eldest lady Su's divorce was a big deal, and the eldest young master Su was even more... Let's not talk about it. The fourth lady Su is fine."
Mrs. Wang smiled politely and said nothing more.
Princess Chun'an asked Wang Yuerong to play with the girls again, and said with a smile: "You also know that the Crown Prince's wife is very clever. Today she has had two pleasure boats prepared for you to cruise on, and there are kites, and she has also invited Master Liu to play the piano for you to entertain you!"
Liu Dajia is the most outstanding zither player in the Jiaofangsi now. The fact that the Jiaofangsi gave up Liu Dajia's position shows how much thought Duke Chengguo has put into it, and everyone is very interested.
The little girl sitting next to Tian Rui couldn't help laughing: "That's right, the Crown Prince's wife is good in every way. Otherwise, why would someone stick to her like a dog-skin plaster?"
The recent incident of the eldest son of the Su family being beaten in the Tongzhou villa was considered a new thing. When this was said, the little girls couldn't help laughing out loud.
Wang Yuerong frowned and looked at the person who was talking, with some anger in her eyes. She whispered, "You are talking about people behind their backs, which is not gentlemanly, right?" After a pause, she continued, "Besides, I see that Madam Huang always mentions the Women's Rules, but I have never heard of any rule in the Women's Rules that teaches people to talk about others behind their backs. Don't you think so, Miss Huang San?"
The girls were quiet for a moment.
Huang Sanniang snorted and immediately retorted, "Who was it I thought? It turned out to be Miss Wang. How could I have forgotten that Miss Wang was engaged to the Su family. No wonder she spoke for the Su family. It turns out that we are all relatives. But, Miss Wang can control us, but can she shut up the mouths of outsiders? Even we who are raised in seclusion have heard about the scandal of the Su family, let alone you, Miss Wang? You have heard it, so tell me which of my words is wrong?"
Huang Sanniang sneered after saying this: "Since I only mentioned it as news, how can I be blamed for my words? If you are afraid of being embarrassed, why don't you just ask that fourth girl who appeared out of nowhere to not come out and embarrass herself?"
Tsk!
Tian Rui looked at Huang Sanniang for a second longer. She didn't expect that this girl could speak so eloquently.
Wang Yuerong was a little angry, but she quickly calmed down and looked at Huang Sanniang: "Strange, this is the spring banquet of the Duke of Chengguo's Mansion. Who came to participate without receiving an invitation? Since Miss Su Si was able to come, it was naturally because she also received an invitation, which means that the wife of the prince sincerely invited her. Who are you saying is embarrassing? Are you blaming the wife of the prince?"
With a snort, Wang Yuerong sneered, "Sanniang, aren't you coming here to blame the master?"
When it comes to eloquence, Wang Yuerong has never lost to anyone!
It’s not that I really like Su Yao, I just feel it’s too depressing.
In fact, everyone knows what happened between the Su family and the Zhang family back then.
It is understandable that due to the status of the Chengguo Mansion or the identities of relatives and friends, they did not mention this matter or spoke up for Zhang Linghui.
However, it is a bit too much to blatantly confuse right and wrong and describe the victims as unforgivable and shameless.
It's really like not only stabbing someone a few times but also trampling on that person's face and dignity. This is too much of a bully.
The atmosphere among the girls in the flower hall was tense, but Zhang Linghui outside the flower hall was still as gentle as water. She held Su Yao's hand and walked to the swing outside. She pursed her lips and sighed softly: "I'm so sorry..."
As she spoke, she stroked Su Yao's hair and smiled kindly: "Yaoyao, is your name Yaoyao?"
Su Yao raised his head and looked at her with a curious expression on his face, and nodded in response to her words.
She was also really curious.
I don't know how a person can be so hypocritical.
Seeing Su Yao looking at her with curiosity, Zhang Linghui felt a little relieved - he seemed to be a simple person.
She frowned in embarrassment, "I invited you here because I wanted to explain the misunderstanding back then, but I didn't expect that Old Madam Su would not come, and your mother said she was in seclusion, so I'm sorry that a little girl like you was wronged when you came here."
Su Yao looked at her quietly, lowered his head as Zhang Linghui wished, and then fiddled with the hem of his clothes nervously.
Zhang Linghui's eyes fell on her hands that were tugging at the hem of her clothes. Her smile deepened as she said gently, "I heard that you were taken away by mistake before, and after you were found, you were raised in the He family for a few years?"
Su Yao pursed her lips and nodded, with a stubborn expression.
"Don't be afraid." Zhang Linghui patted her hands. "I don't mean anything else. You can see that people in the capital are like this. Gossip can melt gold and slander can destroy bones. Their mouths can kill people. Look at me. Am I not also talked about as an ungrateful person?"
As she spoke, she gave a bitter smile and said, "You must also know about my relationship with your brother, right?"
Finally getting to the point, Su Yao looked up at her and nodded hesitantly.
"What a silly girl..." Zhang Linghui said, tears falling from her eyes without warning. The big tears fell from her face to her chin, which did not diminish her beauty at all, but made her look more delicate. She choked up and held Su Yao's hand: "We women have such a hard time! Everyone says that I am cruel and break my promise, but who can see how difficult my situation is?"
There was no one here. She trembled a few times and quickly wiped away the tears on her face. "I know without you telling me that you must have thought that I abandoned my cousin. Even my cousin himself thought so, so he hated me to the core and wished that I would be ruined. But... but I am just a weak woman with parents and siblings. Can I still go against the Duke's Mansion? How can I be the master of my own marriage?"
Even though she was crying like that, her eyes didn't get too red. Su Yao looked surprised, but in his heart he was sighing, no wonder everything was so smooth sailing for her, look at this pitiful lotus.