Hearing this, Mrs. Su frowned unavoidably, with a trace of anger gathering between her brows, her tone became a bit more serious: "Mr. Huang, are you blaming me for what you said?!"
"Mother, how could it be!" Nangong Zhi hurried out to smooth things over, and gave his wife a "quick stop" look, "Mother, you have always been the most fair person."
Seeing that Mrs. Su was angry, Mrs. Huang, who was strong on the outside, didn't dare to make trouble anymore.
Glancing at the sons, daughters-in-law, grandchildren and grandchildren in the room, Su Shi spoke again, not angry but prestige, "This time when I entered the palace, the emperor praised my Nangong family for my contribution to presenting treasures. .Is it unfair for me to be a grandmother?!"
The room was completely quiet now, and the atmosphere became tense.
Nangong Zhi hurriedly said again and again: "Justice, of course mother is just!"
Originally, these men didn't pay much attention to rewards. They only thought that the Nangong family could gain a firm foothold in the capital again in the future, but they didn't expect that there were so many women in these deep houses... He gave his wife and daughter a dissatisfied look.
The people in the room were silent and did not speak, but their minds were spinning in different ways.
At this time, the servant girl Dong'er suddenly came in hurriedly, blessed herself, and reported: "To the old lady, Miss Su Biao is here."
"Calculating the time, Qingping should be here too." There was a hint of joy on Su's face. She had received a letter from her brother a long time ago, knowing that her eldest daughter Su Qingping would come to the capital today to celebrate her birthday, "Hurry up." Bring her in." Su's younger brother is a magistrate, so he can't leave the place at will. Su's birthday was approaching, so he specially asked his daughter to pay respects to Su's birthday.
Qingping!? These two words seemed to be blown apart in Nangong Yue's mind. At this time in her previous life, she was still recovering from her illness, so she was not sure about the details of many things. She only knew that a niece of Mrs. Su came to the manor to pay her respects to Mrs. Su's birthday, but she didn't want to stay here, and never left... Later, she went with her father Because of the adultery, mother was already sad because of her brother's drowning, but her father gave her another fatal blow. Mother was so sad that she gradually became insane... But this Qingping came into the house because of this, and finally became a father stepmother.
It turned out that Su Qingping came here today. Her eyes flickered, and her hands clenched tightly into fists.
After a while, Dong'er led a woman in Tsing Yi in, and saw that the visitor was about fifteen years old, with long hair coiled up, a gilt peony flower hairpin inlaid with precious stones, a gold-rimmed jade lock piece around the neck shining brightly, and eyebrows like Yuan Dai's skin is like creamy fat, and her appearance is delicate and magnificent.
Nangong Yue tightly grabbed her palm, and looked coldly at the woman who walked in from the door, it was indeed her! This face, this figure, she will never forget!
In an instant, scenes from her previous life flashed before her eyes: this woman once knelt down in front of her mother and begged her, saying that she loved her father and would rather be a servant or concubine; The concubine became her stepmother, sitting proudly in this hall, waiting for her to salute; she returned to the royal capital after three years in her grandfather's house, this woman was like the head of the family, and occupied her mother's shallow cloud courtyard; The royal family appointed her as the concubine of the third prince, and this woman tried to sabotage the marriage by putting medicine in her food; she had not had children for a year after marriage, and this woman "kindly" sent a maid to the bed of the third prince...
Nangong Yue stared at the other party, her heart fluctuated endlessly.
As soon as Su Qingping came in, her eyes fell on Mrs. Su who was on the kang, her face was full of smiles, and she said, "My niece pays homage to my eldest aunt."
"You don't need to be too polite, you don't need to be too polite." Seeing her niece, Su's perennially serious face also burst into a soft smile.
Dong'er was always clever, and hurriedly helped Su Qingping.
"Qingping, come here quickly, and let my aunt take a good look." Su Shi asked Su Qingping enthusiastically, then took her hand, and introduced to everyone in the room, "You guys also come to get to know each other. It's my niece, Su Qingping."
"Qingping," Su continued, "Auntie is here to introduce you to your cousins."
Then, Mrs. Su introduced her sons and daughters-in-law all the way, "This is your eldest cousin Nangong Qin, and your eldest cousin Zhao; this is your second cousin Nangong Mu..."
"Hello, cousin."
After the cousins saw the ceremony, it was the turn of the cousins and nephews, starting from Nangong Sheng... all the way to Nangong Hao.
"Hello, cousin."
Several voices overlapped, but Nangong Yue and Nangong Lin remained silent. Seeing this, Su Qingping's face was a little embarrassed. Su Shi also noticed this, and said displeasedly: "Sister Yue, sister Lin, why don't you call me?" In Su Shi's eyes, looking down on his niece Su Qingping is like looking down on himself. The Su family was also a well-known family in the previous dynasty, and there were many famous officials and officials. Unfortunately, in the process of the transition from the old dynasty to the new, the Su family declined. Up to now, only the Su family and his younger brother are left. .
Seeing this, Nangong Lin called out unwillingly: "Cousin Ping." In her opinion, this Su Qingping was just a poor cousin from afar, and she came from a family that was just playing in autumn, so how could she be worthy of calling her by herself? A cousin.
Nangong Yue still didn't make a sound, which made her stand out. Lin was a little anxious, and hurriedly said: "Sister Yue..."
Nangong Yue hadn't spoken yet, but she heard Nangong Xin who was beside her suddenly say innocently: "Cousin Ping, why do you always secretly look at my father?" When observing the other party, he naturally noticed that the other party was peeping at his father from time to time.
When he said this, everyone's focus suddenly shifted, and they all looked at Su Qingping strangely, making her face flushed.
"Brother Xin," Su's face darkened, and he shouted displeasedly, "What you say depends on the occasion, and you can't joke too much!"
Nangong Xin flattened his mouth, feeling extremely wronged, but he didn't lie.
Naturally, Su Qingping had heard that her second cousin's eldest son was mentally deficient, and now seeing that it was indeed the case, she suddenly had an inexplicable and complicated feeling in her heart.
"Grandmother," Nangong Yue sneered in her heart, but she spoke righteously on the surface, "Brother didn't lie, why can't he say it?" The implication was that Su Qingping was indeed peeking at her father.
Su Shi didn't expect Nangong Yue to dare to talk back, and frowned. Seeing this, Su Qingping secretly thought something was wrong. She had caused a quarrel just after she arrived in Nangong Mansion, so the others didn't see herself as a troublemaker. She turned her eyebrows and eyes, her thoughts moved very fast, and she hurriedly said: "It's Qing Ping who lost her composure! Second cousin is famous all over the world, and Qing Ping will finally see her today, so I can't restrain my admiration." After a pause Finally, she looked at Lin with envy and said, "I've heard that my second cousin and my second cousin's sister-in-law are talented and beautiful, and they love each other deeply. When I saw it today, it's true. I really envy others!"
As soon as these words came out, Lin's pretty face immediately blushed, and Nangong Yue couldn't say anything more.