Shi Qingxue nodded absently. She knew what Mo Yuzhen said in her previous life and had nothing to say. Her whole attention was now devoted to the conversation of the ladies.
"Sister, you are so lucky. Not only are you full of children and grandchildren, but your daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law are also filial. You see how lively this birthday banquet is. I am so envious of us sisters!" The old woman who spoke was Mo Shujun's bestie. My close friend is Princess He, Princess of Fan County.
This old princess has always been very good at playing both sides, and with just one sentence she praised everyone in the family.
Not only did he please Mo Shujun, but he also flattered the Duke's wife Dong Hui, attracting the support of several ladies.
At this time, a clear voice suddenly sounded: "She sounds like she is the only one in the whole family who is capable!"
Mrs. Shi San's Zhou Ruyu's voice was neither loud nor quiet, like mumbling to herself, but it was enough for the ladies present to hear clearly.
Suddenly, everyone fell silent and looked at each other.
Especially the ladies who had been praising her so enthusiastically just now had extremely embarrassed expressions on their faces. Apparently they had not expected that Zhou Ruyu would humiliate Dong Hui in public.
It was rumored that the third master's wife was arrogant and jealous, but now that she saw her, she realized that the rumors were true!
After Zhou Ruyu said this, she raised her chin provocatively towards her sister-in-law, as if to say: I just don't give you face in public, what can you do to me
Dong Hui was instantly furious.
But in front of everyone, Zhou Ruyu was shameless. She couldn't lose the face of the Duke's palace. Even if she was angry again, she had to swallow it first.
But Dong Hui could swallow it, but Shi Qingxue, who was always paying attention to this side, couldn't.
She snorted coldly and suddenly said: "Auntie, does this mean that you think you are more capable than my mother?"
Shi Qingxue's voice was a little louder than Zhou Ruyu's, and this time even the ladies came to her.
This rhetorical question actually made Zhou Ruyu the target of public criticism.
No matter how brave she was, she couldn't confirm Shi Qingxue's question, and replied angrily: "I don't dare to compare with my sister-in-law."
Shi Qingxue nodded in agreement, and then said: "My mother is the best mother in the world, even my grandmother would praise her, so she is naturally the most capable!
Do you think so, third aunt? "
Zhou Ruyu was choked to the point of being speechless, and her powdered face froze together, looking so funny.
If she dared to shame Dong Hui directly, she was sure that the other party was a coward, but she did not dare to face Shi Qingxue's sharp edge no matter what. But she was unwilling to admit that Dong Hui was better than her in public.
Zhou Ruyu took a deep breath, acted as if she was innocent and was being bullied, and cried pitifully to Mo Shujun: "Qingxue, this kid, is too serious. I just made a little joke with my sister-in-law, but she took her seriously!"
She easily dismissed her confrontation with Dong Hui just now as a joke, but suddenly it became Shi Qingxue's fault!
But Shi Qingxue didn't buy her account at all. She raised her eyebrows slightly and responded noble but not arrogantly: "As a daughter, Qingxue protects her mother as a matter of course. If she offends her aunt, please forgive her!"
If some people thought that Shi Qingxue was disrespectful to her elders before, these remarks made her behavior blameless.
After saying this, Shi Qingxue didn't give Zhou Ruyu a chance to reply, and turned directly to Mo Shujun, asking innocently like Zhou Ruyu just now: "Grandma, do you think what Qingxue did just now was right?"
He posed the question to Mo Shujun, who still had the same affection on her face. She looked at her little granddaughter dotingly and agreed: "Of course what Xiaoliu did is right!"
Then, Mo Shujun glanced at Zhou Ruyu faintly, and her tone of voice became a little lighter, "Those from the Third Family, if you can't speak, speak less!"
The old lady was completely partial to Shi Qingxue. Zhou Ruyu didn't dare to talk back. She could only respond and watched angrily as Shi Qingxue fawned over Mo Shujun and put in good words for Dong Hui.
Zhou Ruyu was angry and jealous. She glanced sideways at her two daughters and said, very suggestively: "Others will speak well of their mother. Now that you mother is being bullied, why don't you come forward?" !
Shi Baojin, the third mother, and Shi Baoyou, the fourth mother, both lowered their heads, only hinting that they could not see their mother, which made Zhou Ruyu so angry that she was furious.
But after a while, she was not angry anymore.
Because Grandma Luo, who was originally looking after the family ancestral hall, ran up to Mo Shujun out of breath, plopped down on her knees, and shouted in panic: "Princess, something bad has happened, the ancestral hall is on fire!"
These words were like a thunderbolt that stunned everyone!
Both of his parents were lost when he was young. Later, he helped the late emperor establish the Mo Kingdom and was granted the title of Duke. However, there was no one to worship him in the ancestral hall. Therefore, the Shijia ancestral hall enshrined one person, the old lord Shi Lei. Mo Shujun's husband.
Even though Mo Shujun had experienced strong winds and waves, she was a little panicked at this time.
At this time, Master Shi Juncai, who was sitting in the male guest's seat, suddenly interrupted: "The ancestral hall has always been well taken care of by my sister-in-law, so why did it catch fire for no reason? Did you neglect your duties?"