Private meeting, whether it is a married or unmarried woman, is a very serious accusation. Little Gu didn't even ask the reason in private, so he questioned Shen Ziqiao in public like this, except for the gloomy old man Qi Renhe Qi Zheng, Qi Rui and Qi Yun couldn't hide their gloating smiles on their faces.
When Shen Ziqiao heard the word private meeting, she knew what little Gu was referring to.
She smiled slightly, but there was no panic and fear that Little Gu thought she had, "Mother, I don't understand what you said, what is a private meeting?"
"You still want to quibble? Where did you go yesterday?" Little Gu only thought that Shen Ziqiao was being stubborn, she squinted at Qi Zheng, and was surprised that she didn't see an angry look on his face.
Hearing that his wife had a private meeting outside, any man would be angry and angry.
"Yesterday I went to Luo's house to participate in the plum blossom banquet. Didn't I tell you about it?" Shen Ziqiao asked with a smile. Needless to say, the story of her talking to the Ninth Prince outside Luo's house yesterday must have been reported to Xiao Gu. in his ears.
"After going to Luo's house to participate in the plum appreciation feast?" Xiao Gu asked sharply again.
"Of course I'm back. Could it be that I can go somewhere else?" Shen Ziqiao's face remained unchanged, she was still smiling.
Little Gu snorted coldly, "You don't shed tears when you see the coffin. After you left Luo's house, you obviously had a private meeting with the Ninth Prince."
Shen Ziqiao's smile sank for a moment, and she looked at Little Gu Shi with clear and calm eyes, "Mother, you have to be responsible for saying these words. Who saw that I had a private meeting with the Ninth Prince? Where did the private meeting go?"
How can you be so righteous? Little Gu looked at Qi Zheng with a sneer, "You have a good heart, and your own woman has a private meeting with another man, and you are still indifferent."
Qi Zheng glanced at her coldly, "If you have no evidence, I will hand you over to the Ninth Prince. The Ninth Prince is an imposing relative. Not everyone can slander you."
Little Gu could only feel a wave of anger surging up from the bottom of her heart, "Hmph, who doesn't know about the matter between Shen Shi and the Ninth Prince before, and now that they are married, they still don't give up, and whispered to the Ninth Prince in public. , What kind of tradition is this, what is the face of our Qi family if it gets out?"
"Why did the private meeting become public?" Mrs. Qi asked indifferently. In the morning, Shen Ziqiao told her that she met the Ninth Prince in front of Luo's house yesterday. I didn't expect that it would become a private meeting when it came to Xiao Gu's mouth today.
"A married woman, what is there to talk about with a man. When others see it, naturally... naturally they will think wildly, saying it is a secret meeting, and spread it to ten, ten to one hundred. Our Qi family is equally ashamed." Xiao Gu's family Said confidently.
"So, if you meet any male relatives, you can't speak. Speaking is a private meeting?" Shen Ziqiao looked at Xiao Gu with a blank expression. She didn't believe that someone outside said that she had a private meeting with the Ninth Prince. Although there were not people coming and going outside the gate of Luo's house yesterday, it wasn't that there was no one there. What's more, she hadn't even met the Ninth Prince at the time, and she was only answering the words in the carriage. If this happened, people would gossip. Then she just stays at home all her life and doesn't need to go out.
"When did the Ninth Prince and you become relatives?" Xiao Gu asked sarcastically. It was Tao Shuilian who told her about Shen Ziqiao's encounter with the Ninth Prince outside Luo's house today. There was no rumor of any private meeting outside, but she was He wanted to let Mrs. Qi and Qi Zheng know that the relationship between Shen Ziqiao and the Ninth Prince was unusual.
Qi Zheng said. "The Ninth Prince will soon be Jiaojiao's brother-in-law."
He actually forgot that the Ninth Prince was going to marry the Fourth Miss of the Shen family in a few months.
Little Gu's complexion was slightly stiff.
Qi Yun sighed and said, "Sister-in-law, it doesn't matter if others say a few words with the Ninth Prince on the street, but what about you, when you..."
"What happened to me back then?" Shen Ziqiao asked in a cold voice, "The Ninth Prince is very talented. Everyone knew that I admired his talent back then. Could it be because of this? I said a few words to him, but I just didn't obey women's morals." , want mother to humiliate me like this?"
"Do you dare to say that you have a clear conscience?" Qi Yun called out.
"I have a clear conscience! I just don't know what your intentions are?" Shen Ziqiao looked at Qi Yun with such indifference and sternness that Qi Yun didn't dare to look at her.
Little Gu said, "I also heard it from the outside..."
"Since it's just hearsay, why did mother blame me without even listening to my explanation?" Shen Ziqiao asked aggressively.
"Mother, the tree is not afraid of the slanting shadow. If Mrs. Shen is not guilty, how could she be afraid of what the outside world will say." Mrs. Gu turned to Mrs. Qi. The old lady's most taboo is fame. Now let her know that Shen Ziqiao is not a character. A decent woman will never believe that she likes her again in the future.
Mrs. Qi had already seen through what little Gu was planning when she opened her mouth. She asked slowly, "Do you think Jiaojiao is guilty?"
Shen Ziqiao's eyes were clear and calm, and she didn't look guilty at all.
"You are the wife of the Qi family, you should show some tolerance, even if someone outside is really talking nonsense, you still have to stop it, how can you help outsiders misunderstand your daughter-in-law?" Mrs. Qi taught a lesson.
Little Gu's face turned red and then white.
"Mother, I understand, I will know how to do it next time." Little Gu said through gritted teeth.
Not to mention that the old lady had no intention of reprimanding Shen Ziqiao at all, even Qi Zheng looked indifferent, as if she had slandered his wife, it was obvious that Shen Ziqiao was not a woman, one or two were madmen, and they were both fooled by Shen Ziqiao Obsessed!
Little Gu was taught a lesson after failing to provoke him, feeling unhappy, so he simply got up and left.
Not long after, Duke An ordered Qi Zheng to be called to the study.
Shen Ziqiao knelt down in front of Mrs. Qi, "Grandmother, it's because I was young and ignorant before. If it were someone else, even if I talked face-to-face with the Ninth Prince, there would be no gossip. It's all my fault." .”
Although Mrs. Qi has been defending her today, Shen Ziqiao can see that she is actually unhappy.
Because she had ruined her reputation for the Ninth Prince in the past, even if the old lady doesn't believe her now, she thinks it's normal.
Mrs. Qi looked down at Shen Ziqiao, and said in a low voice, "When everyone is young and ignorant, you lost your mother when you were young, and it is understandable that your grandmother neglected to teach you. Now you are a member of the Qi family. Young Madam, every move is different from before, and you need to think before and after when you do things, so as not to embarrass yourself by being made out of nothing like today."
Shen Ziqiao didn't dare to refute, but said yes docilely.
"Get up, it's cold on the ground." Seeing that Shen Ziqiao was obedient, Mrs. Qi motioned for Mother Tian to help her up.
She beat Shen Ziqiao not because she didn't believe her, but because she was worried that Shen Ziqiao was too young and didn't understand human calculations. Yesterday she happened to meet the Ninth Prince and saluted out of emotion and reason. In the eyes of some people, this has become a heinous crime.
Shen Ziqiao knew in her heart that Mrs. Qi wanted her to be more careful in the future. Today, Xiao Gu's provocation in person was unexpected. It seems that Xiao Gu really hated her.
"Grandmother, I will definitely be more cautious in the future, so that no one will find a clue." Shen Ziqiao said with a low eyebrow, "I will not do anything that will make the Qi family lose face."
Seeing that Shen Ziqiao could understand at a glance, Mrs. Qi was very relieved, "It's just as long as you understand."
Back in Qianlin Courtyard, Shen Ziqiao sat silently on the kang, she was wondering who would tell Xiao Gu about what happened yesterday, the people around her... is absolutely impossible, Hongyu belongs to her, the chauffeur It is Qi Zheng's person, it seems that someone else saw it.
Tao Shuilian...
But Tao Shuilian had already left the Luo family at that time, how did she know
It must be the people around Luo Zhaohua who have problems!
Shen Ziqiao called Hongyu in and asked her to go to Luo's house tomorrow and tell Luo Zhaohua what happened today, and she would naturally know what to do.
Hongyu felt aggrieved for Shen Ziqiao, and scolded Little Gu in her heart, "Miss Luo must pull out that tongue-chewing tongue."
"I was negligent in this matter, and I didn't do a good job." She took it for granted, thinking that there would be no problem if she just said a few words outside, but the problem lies in the deity's previous actions. Staring at her, wishing she would make a mistake right away.
"That's all in the past, and only those with malicious intentions will remember it." Hongyu said.
"The ones to guard against... are those with malicious intentions." Shen Ziqiao said lightly.
Qi Zheng lifted the curtain and walked in, and when he heard the second part of Shen Ziqiao's words, his face became serious, "What's wrong?"
Hongyu bowed her head and backed out.
Shen Ziqiao stepped forward to take the cloak for Qi Zheng and hung it aside, "What does Father want from you?"
"I asked about the affairs in the palace." Qi Zheng said, pulling Shen Ziqiao to sit beside him, "After I left, did the old lady say anything?"
"Just told me a few words, nothing." Shen Ziqiao said with a smile.
Qi Zheng held her face pitifully, "I have wronged you."
Do you feel that she was wronged to bear the past for her deity? Shen Ziqiao shook her head with a smile, she was not wronged at all, she occupied too much happiness of her real body, if she didn't bear this little grievance, wouldn't it be too cheap for herself, "No one can wrong me except you."
As long as he didn't misunderstand her, it didn't matter what others said.
Qi Zheng's heart moved, he lowered his head and kissed her on the lips, "Little Gu is too busy, it seems that I really need to find something to help her."
Shen Ziqiao asked with a smile, "For example, what?"
For example... the outer room that has been settled in the capital, if little Gu knows that the outer room has returned, I don't know if he can still think about dealing with Jiaojiao all day long.
Qi Zheng hugged Shen Ziqiao and sat on his lap, "I just mentioned it to my father, asking him to allow us to live in a separate residence."
Shen Ziqiao's eyes lit up, "What did father say?"