Mingyu was so angry that she laughed. Shameless? How come in the eyes of Miss Deng, marriage is shameless? Looking at the angry Deng Zhenzhu, Mingyu simply got off the carriage and asked with narrowed eyes: "What does Miss Deng mean? Marriage is the most important thing in life, how can it be shameless? Does Miss Deng think that men should be monks and women should go to nunneries?" As she said that, Mingyu covered her mouth and laughed, her two bright black eyes curved into beautiful crescents, "I wonder what Miss Deng plans for her in the future?" There are many nunneries in the capital, and the Deng family has a lot of money, so the nunneries should be vying to accept Miss Deng.
Xu Mingye sat in the carriage, covering his mouth and laughing quietly. He really found that since his sister got engaged, her mouth had become more and more vicious, and she was ready to kill any god or Buddha she met.
Mingyu was actually very angry. No woman would look kindly upon her husband's admirer. Moreover, this Miss Deng was so arrogant as to "give" her money in the name of the future Mrs. Sima. Even if she didn't say it on the surface, she was already furious in her heart. Don't expect such a petty-minded girl to be magnanimous.
"You are shameless! You still have the nerve to argue here?" Deng Zhenzhu's face turned red with anger, and she stomped her feet and cursed, "When you saw that the Anxi Marquis's Mansion was in decline, you were desperate to sever ties with them. It was you who wanted to divorce the Anxi Marquis! Now that you see that the Anxi Marquis has a future, you shamelessly come up to him and flirt with him... You are really shameless!"
Mingyu was a little surprised and dazed for a moment. She had actually expected that someone would talk about her like this, but she still couldn't accept being scolded like that in person. She thought that what others said was actually true. If Sima Hong was still the same Sima Hong, she thought she would not marry him again.
Just as Mingyu was stunned, the curtain of the carriage was pulled open by someone. Xu Mingye's face turned pale, and he stepped out of the carriage with his long legs. His handsome face was full of anger. "Miss Deng, you can eat whatever you want but you can't say whatever you want. When my sister and Lord Sima divorced, the emperor had already issued an edict to order Lord Sima to inherit the title, and he gave him many rewards and condolences. How can my sister want to cut off ties with the decline of the Marquisate? Besides, now that they are engaged, it was the Anxi Marquisate who proposed first. How can my sister be considered shameless? Explain it clearly, or not..." Xu Mingye bowed in the direction of the palace, his voice revealing severity, "I want to report Lord Deng to the emperor. He reported that he did not teach his daughter well, made a scene in the street, spread rumors, and slandered others!"
Xu Mingye was a Cheng'an Sheren. Although his official position was only the seventh rank, he was a censor and could directly write to the emperor to make suggestions. Deng Zhenzhu knew this. She was just a young girl who had not experienced anything serious. Although she came to Xu Mingyu to vent her anger, she was actually very afraid that this matter would be exposed. If Xu Mingye really wrote a letter, the whole Da Chu would know that she, Deng Zhenzhu, had been throwing a tantrum in the street because Sima Houye did not marry her, and her life would be over.
However, seeing Xu Mingye's serious face, as if he was going to write a letter to make suggestions, Deng Zhenzhu was really scared, and tears gradually filled her eyes. This group of people were shameless, and they also united to bully her? Did they think she had no backing
"You bunch of shameless bad guys!" Deng Zhenzhu screamed. Seeing that the situation was not right, the wet nurse in the carriage hurriedly jumped off the carriage, hugged Deng Zhenzhu in her arms, covered her mouth, and was about to drag her into the carriage.
With her family around her, Deng Zhenzhu felt more confident and the fear in her heart gradually disappeared. She thought, what is there to be afraid of? The Xu family is a small family and she can just find someone to step on them like an ant. What is there to be afraid of in writing a letter to the emperor? Would the Deng family be afraid of a letter from a seventh-rank official
"I'm telling you, I'm not afraid of you! Who do you think you are?" Deng Zhenzhu pushed away the nurse who was hugging her and cursed, "I'm going to ask Princess Changrong to talk to the emperor and have your father and brother's official positions removed and demoted to civilians! Let's see if you dare to be so arrogant again!"
Mingyu looked at the mad Deng Zhenzhu in disbelief. She was wearing a gorgeous and complicated floor-length robe, an embroidered silk skirt, and her hair was full of pearls and jade. Although she was young and her face had not yet fully grown, her complexion was fair and plump, and her eyebrows and eyes were extremely delicate. She would definitely be a stunning beauty when she grew up. Even when she was jumping up and down and cursing, her voice was still cute and innocent like a young girl. However, listening to what she said, one's mind was full of lawsuits. She did not sound like a rich girl who was carefully taught by a wealthy family at all.
Not to mention that princesses are not allowed to interfere in government affairs, the emperor was able to go from being a prince who was hunted down and hiding in a panic, to raising an army to rebel, and finally wearing the dragon robe. Is he a fool? If a princess says she wants to eliminate someone's position, the emperor will eliminate that person's position
"Ms. Deng is really like a toad yawning, what a big mouth!" Mingyu looked at Deng Zhenzhu coldly, even the last bit of politeness was put away, "It's ok that you are a little bit stupid, but you also want to implicate the princess. The princess doesn't know whether to cry or laugh for having a sister like you!"
"You... you are the one who is stupid! How dare you curse me? I let my princess sister..." Deng Zhenzhu got anxious and jumped up and down cursing.
"Have you had enough?" Mingyu interrupted her. "Princess, you are a princess. You care about the people of Great Chu and the country of Great Chu. You help the emperor solve problems. You actually want Her Highness to advise the emperor to remove the two loyal ministers of Great Chu from their positions just because of your inexplicable anger? Wouldn't that make the whole world laugh at and despise Princess Changrong? How much hatred do you have with Princess Changrong that you want to harm her like this? To be honest, I have never seen anyone more stupid than you."
Deng Zhenzhu cried so much that her makeup was all smudged, and her face was covered with tears and snot. Listening to Mingyu's words, she felt angry but also that there seemed to be some truth in them. She was speechless for a long time after being refuted. Thinking about the masculine and handsome Marquis Anxi in her heart, it was as if half of her heart was hollowed out. She was stunned and tears started falling again.
"You two teamed up to bully me... How could Sima Hong fall for a woman like you? How can you help him? My father is Duke Deng, and your father is just a minor official..." Deng Zhenzhu murmured. She wanted to say, Lord Anxi is not a fool. Doesn't he know that if he marries her, he will be able to rise to prominence in the future, and he can be promoted and given a higher rank without having to fight in the war? What are the benefits of marrying Xu Mingyu
Mingyu thought of the fool who had set his heart on her, and the corners of her mouth could not help but rise. She said softly: "You are really insulting him for thinking so. He is such a proud person, how could he be willing to rely on nepotism to fulfill his future? Let me ask you, has he ever promised you anything?"
Deng Zhenzhu was stunned, shook her head, and then bit her lip in dissatisfaction, "But, I talked to him and gave him a purse..." As she spoke, she felt a little lacking in confidence.
Mingyu sneered, "I was married to him once! I'm going to marry him for the second time soon."
Xu Mingye, who was standing by, couldn't stand it anymore. After making sure that his sister wouldn't suffer any loss in the quarrel, he got on the carriage with a muffled smile.
Deng Zhenzhu's tears welled up again, and she blushed and scolded, "You are so shameless..."
Mingyu also had a bad face, "I know that shame is my business, what does it have to do with you? Miss Deng, please take care of yourself first." As she said that, she lifted the curtain, and Xu Mingye reached out and pulled her into the carriage.
Knocking on the carriage, Mingyu said in a deep voice: "Let's step back. You have loved each other before, and if you don't love each other, just stay here. Wait for the onlookers to gather around and see whose face will be embarrassed!"
Deng Zhenzhu was not convinced and wanted to speak again, but the wet nurse behind her was cruel. She covered her mouth and dragged her back to the carriage. Deng Zhenzhu was angry and felt very wronged. She also felt it was too embarrassing to be treated like this in front of her "rival in love". She struggled all the way, but was still no match for the strong wet nurse.
The Deng family's coachman didn't dare to do anything more. Seeing the Xu family's carriage slowly retreating to the door of a house, he drove the carriage carefully, passing the Xu family's carriage along the wall. Dong Yuan then whipped the carriage to drive out.
Deng Zhenzhu still had tears on her fair face. She angrily pushed open the window and quietly watched the Xu family's carriage going away. The cold November wind blew into the carriage and blew out the burning charcoal in the carriage. However, Deng Zhenzhu did not feel cold at all. She suddenly felt that life was really magical. Before, no matter how others told her that Lord Sima took Xu Mingyu to heart and surrounded her as soon as he returned to the capital, she never took it seriously. That was because she felt that this was impossible. Xu Mingyu was not a threat to her. One was the daughter of a minor official and had been divorced, and the other was the daughter of a duke. Anyone with a normal mind would know who to choose. If she regarded Xu Mingyu as a threat, wouldn't she be lowering her own value
However, now she understood why she pretended to give the banknote to Xu Mingyu that day. When she saw Sima Hong going to court for Xu Mingyu, she was really scared and lost confidence. Sima Hong had never said anything to her, but he took everything about Xu Mingyu to heart.
She was so smart that she learned the methods of humiliating concubines from her mother and sisters to attack Xu Mingyu. However, Xu Mingyu had such an attitude that she couldn't understand it at that time. Now it seems that Xu Mingyu didn't regard her as a threat, but only regarded her pretense as a joke. She didn't even have the qualifications to be regarded as an enemy by Xu Mingyu.
This realization did not calm her down, but made her anger grow stronger. She wondered, who is Xu Mingyu? Why did he look down on her? Why did he leave so heartlessly when the Anxi Marquis's mansion was in decline, and then come back to enjoy everything when the Anxi Marquis had a future? Didn't she feel ashamed