Talking about this Concubine Chu Tian's tone was a bit sullen, "She is my elder sister, the jewel in my father's palm, and the most favorite of my mother, she is sensible and filial, but I am just a stupid girl."
"Where are you stupid? You are obviously lively, beautiful and intelligent, much better than that damn sister of yours." Xiao Ting didn't find anything good about that princess.
"Auntie, don't make fun of me. My sister is beautiful and can talk. Everyone likes her." Concubine Chu Tian had a hint of self-mockery on her face.
"So?" Xiao Ting asked back, "Do you like her too?"
Concubine Chu Tian hesitated for a while, and finally shook her head honestly: "No, I don't like her, she is always high on the top, and she doesn't like to play with me, she always feels that I am embarrassing for her." I don't like her even more, be my master.
"anything else?"
Seeing that she hesitated to speak, Xiao Ting continued to ask her.
"Actually, there is another reason why I don't want to marry Young Master Gu."
Xiao Ting paused, and looked at her leisurely, "Don't tell me that your sister and Mr. Gu are just a couple?"
In ordinary goofy stories, there is such a plot, Xiao Ting had no intention of guessing, and said such a sentence.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Chu Tian looked at her with the expression of seeing a ghost, and then nodded in a daze.
"Master Gu and his elder sister have been married since childhood..."
After Xiao Ting heard it, she felt that it was really bloody.
This young master of the Gu family and Chu Tianping engaged in a child marriage, which is the so-called finger-to-palm marriage.
And this young master of the Gu family also has a handsome appearance, a handsome expression, and a brilliant literary talent.
The Gu family behind him is not a relative of the emperor, but a noble family that has been inherited for a hundred years. The Gu family son who is engaged to Chu Tianping is also the eldest of the family and will inherit the family in the future.
Originally, it was considered an excellent marriage, but this Mr. Gu, who was only twelve years old, suddenly suffered from a hidden disease and couldn't afford it.
Lie in bed all day, looking half dead.
Sickly, he has to take a few breaths to say a word, and he is almost a living dead.
He invited famous doctors from all over the world and treated him for two years. When the young master of the Gu family was fourteen years old, the Gu family proposed marriage to the Jiangnan palace, wanting to marry Chu Tianping.
However, the people in the Jiangnan Prince's Mansion already knew about the situation of the Gu Mansion. Of course they did not want to marry the princess to him, so they refused in every possible way, but it was not easy to break the contract directly. The only reason was that Chu Tianping was still young and would get married in two years.
The Gu family seemed to know their plan, but they couldn't say it directly, so they had to settle for second and see what they had to say after two years.
The people from the Jiangnan Prince's Mansion are also strange, they even sent Chu Tianping to other provinces to study, and this trip lasted four years.
He thought to himself, when he returned from his studies, the Gu family might have already married a wife, but he never thought that this Gu family was also a diehard, dragging his half-dead son along, waiting there.
It is obvious that they are in conflict with the Jiangnan Palace.
At the beginning of the year, Chu Tianping was very angry when she heard the news when she returned home.
No matter how you say it, she is unwilling to marry Gu Jiaerlang, let alone she has grown into a fairy now.
She also has the talent of singing Xu, and her heart is naturally higher than the sky, so how can Gu Jiaerlang be worthy of her
However, everyone knew about the engagement between the Gu family and his Jiangnan palace and the Chu family.
So they came up with an idea to marry the sixth girl, Concubine Chu Tian.
The Gu family didn't agree at the beginning, but their own son Lang was in such a situation. Finally, after many negotiations between the two parties, he also agreed to this matter. Today he came to the mansion to see Miss Liu.
Xiao Ting didn't know what to say after hearing these things.
"Then are you going to see it, or not?"
Although Xiao Ting said it very hard, but in the end this kind of matter is not her responsibility, she still has to ask for the girl's opinion.
Xiao Ting really took Concubine Chu to the lobby, but they didn't change any clothes.
Those who came out to receive the Gu family were naturally the elders of the family, that is, the side concubine of King Jiangnan, Concubine Chu Tian and Chu Tianping's mother.
Gu Ronghua, the offspring of the Gu family.
She had also tried her best to promote this marriage at the beginning.
Originally, she didn't need to come forward for this kind of matter, and the concubine Shi Zi could take care of it herself, but thinking that there were still elders in her superiors, she invited her to come out, which was considered as a front.
When Xiao Ting came in, they were chatting in full swing.
Gu Ronghua saw her daughter Chu Tianfei at a glance.
"Concubine, didn't I ask you to change your clothes and come back, why are you dressed so plainly?"
As she said that, she still looked behind Concubine Chu Tian, but she didn't see anyone else, and her tone was reproachful, without any intention of avoiding suspicion.
"You are served by her side, and you don't know how to take the girl to freshen up before you come back, and you don't even look at what day it is today. The people sitting here are all noble people, and you can see them, so go out soon."
Before Xiao Ting could say anything, she was so disgusted by others that they almost pushed her down, so she quickly dodged to avoid it.
This is really strange.
"Presumptuous, who are you? Take your dirty hands away."
You are arrogant, Xiao Ting is even more arrogant than you.
When I was in the imperial city before, I didn't feel much. Why are the people outside more arrogant and domineering than the people at the emperor's feet
"Sister Ronghua, you are a great person in the palace, but a low-class girl dares to neglect you like this. It seems that your life in the palace is not going very well. Fortunately, my sister has reminded me ten thousand times, asking us to act in a proper manner, and don't fall into your name."
Before they could speak, a gorgeously dressed woman in the hall covered her mouth and smiled lightly.
The words were very reckless, with sarcasm both overtly and secretly.
"Come on, why don't you drag this girl who has no master out and take heavy responsibility."
Gu Ronghua was furious, and this time he directly passed Shi Zifei and gave orders.
While speaking, some women and maids stepped forward to attack Xiao Ting.
"Mother, stop talking." Concubine Chu Tian didn't know whether Xiao Ting would like to reveal her identity, so she could only wink at her mother as much as she could, but Madam Ronghua didn't take it seriously at all.
He pulled her over bitterly.
"Aren't you going to pull her down quickly?"
She stared at this ignorant girl, but found that Xiao Ting was standing there with her arms folded, without any fear, as if she was watching her joke.
"Madam Rong, wait a minute."
At this moment, the eldest concubine Liu Yanran stepped forward, she was in charge of the house, so she could see what Xiao Ting meant.
"Why, I'm in this mansion now, and even punishing a girl requires the concubine Shi Zi to intervene in person?"
"Ma'am, you are serious." Liu Yanran bowed to her indifferently, and then lightly reprimanded the ladies and maids, saying: "Everyone who has no eyesight will die, hurry down."
"Liu Yanran, you..."
Gu Ronghua didn't expect that Liu Yanran would be so disrespectful to her. She just punished a girl, but she directly refuted her face and made her feel ashamed in front of her natal family.
As soon as she was anxious, she directly called out the name of Shi Zifei.
It's a pity that Liu Yanran didn't look at her at all, but walked up to Xiao Ting, slowly bowed and said: "Yanran has seen Aunt Jiu Wang, please sit here."
They were still talking here, so she led Xiao Ting to sit on the top seat.
Xiao Ting was not polite, but turned around and sat down on the upper side of the main seat.
He neither snatched Liu Yanran's place, nor treated himself as a guest.
"Mrs. Rong, everyone, this is the Ninth Princess of the dynasty."
Seeing Xiao Ting sit still, Liu Yanran smiled and explained to everyone.
Another salute.
But this time Xiao Ting accepted it with pleasure.
Especially when she saw Gu Ronghua's face that looked like a child who had eaten a dead child, she wanted to laugh.
For a while, no one in the hall spoke.
There is no other reason, they came to ask for marriage, but now there are outsiders around, so it is hard to say anything.
Liu Yanran didn't speak, just sat there quietly.
In the end, Xiao Ting took the initiative to speak.
"You don't need to be formal. I just heard that the good girl in our family, the concubine is getting married. So come and see her husband's family. How honorable is it to marry such a lovely girl?"
This remark is to clarify the meaning directly.
Now the members of the Gu family had no choice but to speak.
Left and right, it was just some gossip, but the meaning was expressed very clearly, and they were quite satisfied with Concubine Chu Tian, and the marriage was officially concluded.
Just wait for the matchmaker to come to the door, perform three letters and six rituals, and good things will happen.
Because there is an outsider like Concubine Ninth, it is not easy for the Gu family to stay, so they leave directly.
Xiao Ting felt bored and didn't see the legendary sick man.
For a moment, only Xiao Ting, Concubine Chu Tian, Liu Yanran, and Gu Ronghua were left in the room.
Although there are three women in one play, Xiao Ting doesn't want them to sing this play, so she gets up and prepares to leave.
But at this moment, Chu Tianping broke in.
When Gu Ronghua saw Chu Tianping's embarrassment, he was immediately confused.
"Ping'er, what's wrong with you? Whoever hit you, tell mother, mother will decide for you."
The five paw prints on Chu Tianping's face were still clearly visible.
Xiao Ting's shots weren't heavy at the time, but she didn't expect this girl to be so thin-skinned.
Before Chu Tianping could say that Xiao Ting had admitted herself.
"My concubine beat you, Madam Rong told me, what do you think?"
Gu Ronghua fell silent for an instant.
In the final analysis, even if Jiangnan Wang and Ninth Prince are on the same level, she and Xiao Ting are the same as a wife and a concubine.
To put it harshly, Xiao Ting is the master and she is just a concubine.
This girl has always had a bad reputation, and they all know it from far away in the south of the Yangtze River, so it is naturally not good, and she will offend her.
"It seems that Mrs. Rong knows she's wronged and doesn't want to seek revenge from my concubine."
Xiao Ting got up and signaled Liu Yanran to go first, anyway, this is the Jiangnan Prince's Mansion, and the Crown Princess Liu Yanran is in charge of family affairs, so it's not good to embarrass her too much.
"Ninth Concubine, I don't know where my girl offended you to make you do this cruelly?"
Gu Ronghua touched Chu Tianping's face, feeling extremely distressed, and in the end he couldn't bear it anymore.
"This concubine has no intention of explaining anything. You should first ask how your girl offended this concubine? It was just a slap in the face, which is considered light."
"Also, you mother, your heart is in the ditch. It's also a daughter. The older daughter doesn't want to marry a paralyzed man, so let the younger daughter marry."
(end of this chapter)