Tang Cheng had always felt that Liu Jintong had some ulterior motives, so he spoke to her in a rather harsh way, but she endured it.
That's really boring.
She was bored, but didn't want to associate with someone with ulterior motives.
Tang Cheng was losing interest.
"Ms. Liu, do you have anything else to do? If not, I'm going to take a nap."
The four maids: "..."
Miss, your words have a strong implication of seeing you off.
But they all disliked Miss Liu, and always felt that she had bad intentions.
Liu Jintong looked at the undisguised impatience between Tang Cheng's brows and felt a chill in his heart. His expression changed after just a few words. No wonder Tang Cheng kept to herself. If one wanted to use her, one would have to endure her bad temper first. Probably no one could stand her fickle nature.
The most important thing is that there is a Marquis of Nanyang who protects his people.
For the first time, Liu Jintong doubted whether it was a wrong decision to use Tang Cheng as a weapon for revenge. After all, this idiot Tang Cheng was too difficult to control. The most terrifying thing was that she always said whatever she wanted to say without restraint, otherwise how could there be so many messy rumors outside.
"It's nothing, actually. I just wanted to ask if you would like to attend the birthday banquet of the old princess of Cheng Palace. If you go, we can go together."
After weighing the pros and cons, Liu Jintong decided not to change her strategy. Just as the dead Coral was able to lead Tang Cheng by the nose, so could she.
"No need, we are not familiar with each other. I will go with my mother and others, and you can go with your family." Tang Cheng refused decisively.
Unfamiliar...
Liu Jintong's face looked ugly for a moment, and she forced a smile.
"Tang Cheng, I thought we were friends."
Tang Cheng looked at her strangely: "Ms. Liu, we have only met twice, and both times you took the initiative to approach me. I was just bored and didn't refuse, but it doesn't mean that we are friends."
"I don't need so-called friends. Friends who are good friends and good friends are enough. It's so nice for us to eat, drink and have fun together!"
"I thought you wanted to be my buddy."
"It seems I'm overthinking it."
Tang Cheng looked disappointed.
An An the little parrot suddenly yelled at Liu Jintong: "Bad friends!"
Tang Cheng: “…”
The four maids: "..."
Friends of the foxes...
Liu Jintong was angry.
It turns out that she is performing a one-man show by herself.
Thinking about how I foolishly accompanied Tang Cheng shopping, how my legs were so tired that they were paralyzed, and now I was being laughed at by a flat-haired beast.
It turns out that in Tang Cheng's eyes, she is just a bad friend.
Liu Jintong was so angry that she almost vomited blood. She wished she could cut Tang Cheng and her parrot into pieces.
Liu Jintong's maid Yaohong was stunned. She didn't expect that the young lady who always had good plans would suffer a setback at the hands of Miss Tang Si.
And that mean little parrot...
The young lady probably wanted to kill it.
Liu Jintong, who was full of anger, stood up suddenly. There was no smile on her pretty face anymore and her expression turned cold.
"What Fourth Miss Tang said is that people with different ideals cannot work together. Since Fourth Miss doesn't consider me a friend, I won't bother you anymore!"
After saying that, Liu Jintong took her maid Yaohong and left Nanyang Marquis Mansion without looking back.
She had made a mistake. It seemed she should forget about using the fool Tang Cheng for revenge. What if Tang Cheng told others that Miss Liu from the Marquis Jian'an's Mansion was her bad friend? Not only would her reputation be affected, but she would also be criticized behind her back.
Liu Jintong felt his scalp tingling and kept his distance from him.
Tang Cheng looked at Liu Jintong's hurriedly leaving back with a look of regret.
"What kind of friends are we? Isn't it good to be bad friends?"
An An the little parrot is a clever and supportive person.
"Bad friends! Good!"
Tang Cheng raised his eyebrows and looked into the parrot's lively eyes, then smiled and praised: "An An, you are amazing!"
An An the little parrot flapped his wings: "Master is awesome!"
Tang Cheng chuckled.
The surprise that Wen Huaian sent was really becoming more and more to her liking.
The four maids: "..."
At this time, the maid came to report that the third young lady had arrived.
Tang Cheng was surprised: "She was avoiding me, why did she come to the Peony Garden on her own initiative now? Forget it, let her come over."
In fact, Tang Xin had been paying attention to what was happening in the peony garden. After learning that the heroine had left, she hurried over.
Tang Cheng’s image in the book is that of a brainless cannon fodder.
Tang Xin thought that Tang Cheng's plot had collapsed. As long as she married the Fourth Prince, she would help him avoid the plots of the male and female protagonists and block the male protagonist's path to the throne...
Is it possible that the Nanyang Marquisate will not end up like the book says, where the new emperor confiscates all its property and exiles it? The more Tang Xin thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
She had thought wrongly before. She had no sense of belonging to the Nanyang Marquis' Mansion, but she had the confidence because she had a powerful family.
So Tang Xin came over excitedly to remind Tang Cheng to stay away from the heroine Liu Jintong.
"Tang Cheng, Miss Liu has bad intentions, don't get too close to her."
Tang Cheng thought Tang Xin was an interesting person. He obviously didn't like her and even hated her, but he was kind enough to remind her.
"Oh, you're late. I broke up with Miss Liu. She doesn't want to be my bad friend."
"What a pity! I was thinking that I could have fun with her and run around the capital!"
Tang Cheng sighed.
Tang Xin was stunned.
Obviously, no one expected things to turn out like this.
Tang Cheng actually wanted the heroine to be his friend and run rampant in the capital together. Tang Xin was speechless. She really worried for nothing.
Although Tang Cheng aborted Prince Wen's child just like in the book, the subsequent developments were magical and strange.
The troublemaker coral is dead.
Tang Cheng now had four maids sent by his father, the Marquis. The Duke of Zhenguo came in person to propose marriage for Prince Wen and even sent the Duke of Zhenguo's wife back to her parents' home. Everything was different now.
Without Tang Cheng who is holding her back, she has the golden finger of the plot. As long as she is strong, she may be able to defeat the heroine.
Tang Xin was filled with fighting spirit, and after saying a few words to Tang Cheng, he left in a hurry.
Tang Cheng didn't care. Tang Xin always had her way with things. After playing with the little parrot, she took a nap in the yard.
While she was taking a nap, Xie Xue Ning arrived at the gate of the Ministry of War in a carriage with the Min family's mark, attracting many strange looks.
Later, when someone saw Prince Wen leaving the government office and going to Jihetang with Miss Xie to invite a doctor to the Min Mansion, all kinds of speculations and discussions emerged.
Soon, everyone in the Nanyang Marquis' Mansion knew about it. The four main maids sent people to investigate and found out that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was ill, and they all became worried.
So when Tang Cheng woke up from his nap, he saw Zhenzhu and the other three looking like they wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Why do you four look so weird? Did something happen?"
Zhenzhu, the maid who had served Tang Cheng the longest, said stiffly.
"Miss, it's all spread out there. The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo caught a cold last night and fell ill. Miss Xie went to the government office to find Prince Wen, and the two of them went to the Min Mansion together."
Tang Cheng looked at them speechlessly.
"The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo is Wen Huaian's mother. What's so strange about him going to the Min Mansion to visit his sick mother?"
The four maids: "..."
The point is Miss Xie!
Shan Hu couldn't help but said anxiously, "Miss, I am worried that Master Wen is being plotted against. Miss Xie likes Master Wen, and the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo also wants to bring them together."
"just in case… "
Shanhu stopped talking after that and her eyes fell on Tang Cheng's flat belly.
Tang Cheng's mouth twitched. Of course he didn't understand what Shanhu meant. It was just an accident between the original owner and Wen Huaian.
"You think too much. Wen Huaian is no longer the frail man he used to be. After going through a scheme, he should have learned a lesson and won't be easily tricked."
"It doesn't matter if he was accidentally plotted against by his mother and Miss Xie. It's just one less candidate for husband."
Tang Cheng is very open-minded. She knows that some of her ideas have always been incompatible with the ancient times and are quite shocking, but she has a backer and confidence, so she is not prepared to change. As long as she is happy, that's all.
The four maids: "..."
Seeing the young lady's indifferent look, the four of them looked at each other.
They thought that the young lady would like Prince Wen a little, but now it seems that they have misunderstood...
Prince Wen cares more about the young lady, and the young lady... it's better not to say anything.
After a good sleep, Tang Cheng felt very energetic. After washing up with the help of the four maids, he sat on the rose chair and drank the delicious chicken soup sent from the kitchen comfortably. He was in a good mood.
…
On the contrary, Wen Huaian had an expressionless face and his mood was as gloomy as the continuous rain. The doctor he brought diagnosed that his mother was indeed sick due to a cold, but it was not serious and she would be fine after taking a few medicines.
What chilled him was that his mother threatened him to get engaged to his cousin by refusing to take the medicine.
At this time, Xie Xue Ning's crisp voice with unstable breathing came from behind.
"Cousin, wait!"
Wen Huaian did not stop and his steps even became faster and faster. He strode towards the gate of Min Mansion with his servants.
The servants of the Min residence looked at the cousin and the maidservant behind her who were chasing after someone breathlessly, and they all moved aside to make way.
After leaving the Min Mansion, Wen Huaian quickly mounted his horse, whipped it and rode away.
The servant and the attendant followed closely behind.
Xie Xue Ning ran to the gate of the mansion panting and looked at the empty gate. Her eyes suddenly turned red and crystal tears flashed in her eyes.
Her maidservant looked worried and whispered to comfort her.
After a while, Xie Xue Ning calmed down and turned back home.
The servants in the Min mansion were whispering in private, and some of them couldn't help but want to tell others. Fortunately, the eldest sister-in-law of the Min family reacted in time and no messy rumors were spread.
The eldest sister-in-law of the Min family actually doesn't like her niece Xie Xue Ning. There is no other reason, it's just that they just don't like each other.
I really don't know what kind of magic trick Xie Xue Ning had on my sister-in-law. She was so sincere to Xie Xue Ning that even her own son had to give in to her. It's not an exaggeration to say that she is her biological son.
At first, the relationship between my sister-in-law and Xie Xuening's mother was not close, but now...
The eldest sister-in-law of the Min family shook her head silently.
Thinking about what my sister-in-law did, if the son she gave birth to was not the only son of the Duke of Zhenguo, it would not be as simple as sending him back to his mother's home.
Inheritance from offspring is the Achilles' heel of the Zhenguo Duke.
I really don’t know what my sister-in-law is doing.
Isn’t it good to live a good life
Before the Fourth Miss Tang came along, neither the Duke of Zhenguo nor his nephew had any intention of letting Xie Xue Ning marry into the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
Why can't my sister-in-law understand
…
After leaving Min Mansion, Wen Huaian rode his horse to the gate of Nanyang Marquis Mansion for some unknown reason.
This time, the guard at the gate let him in directly.
It should be that Marquis Nanyang had given an explanation.
Seeing this, Wen Huaian's bad mood improved slightly.
Tang Cheng was surprised when he learned that Wen Huaian was coming, but the four maids were very happy.
Wen Huaian was also wearing a well-fitting official uniform today, looking as handsome as ever. As soon as he came in, he sat down opposite Tang Cheng and poured himself a cup of tea and started drinking.
The attitude is natural, as if you are at home.
Tang Cheng: “…”
"Wen Huaian, you are becoming more and more impolite."
Wen Huaian raised his eyes and looked at Tang Cheng's speechless expression. His gaze fell on her flat belly and he smiled meaningfully.
"Tang Cheng, we are so familiar with each other, why should we be polite?"
The four maids were shocked.
Tang Cheng stared at him, and his fair little hands unconsciously covered his abdomen.
"Where are your eyes looking? Don't look around!"
"Tang Cheng, what are you feeling guilty about?"
The smile on Wen Huaian's lips deepened. This was what it meant to be trying to cover up one's own guilt.
Wen Huaian was in a very good mood, and all his previous depression was swept away.
Tang Cheng said confidently, "I never do anything wrong, so why should I feel guilty?"
Wen Huaian smiled and said, "I just said it casually, Tang Cheng, don't get excited."
Since Tang Cheng wants to hide it, let her continue to hide it, and he can just be happy in secret.
Tang Cheng glanced at Wen Huaian suspiciously.
I always feel like something is wrong.
The four maids: "..."
Could it be that Prince Wen discovered something
The four of them speculated secretly.
Wen Huaian pretended not to notice Tang Cheng's suspicious look. He teased Tang Cheng for a while and then went to tease An An the little parrot. He listened to the little parrot screaming "fool" at him sharply and making strange hahaha laughter, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
Tang Cheng smiled happily when he saw it, and the uneasy feeling in his heart was completely forgotten.
When leaving the Nanyang Marquis' Mansion, Wen Huaian had a happy smile on his handsome face. His trusted servant admired the Fourth Miss Tang very much and secretly regarded her as the future wife of the Crown Prince.
The news that Wen Huaian left Min Mansion with a gloomy face, went to Nanyang Marquis Mansion and left with a smile was not concealed on purpose. Xie Xue Ning and the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo soon learned of the news.
Xie Xue Ning felt aggrieved and unwilling. She had long thought the position of the Crown Prince's wife was in her pocket, but who knew that Fourth Miss Tang would suddenly intervene and dash her hopes. It would be a lie to say that she did not hate him.
Why would a spoiled and brainless concubine's daughter from a marquis's mansion, who had a bad reputation, be treated differently and liked by her cousin
Xie Xue Ning couldn't help but her eyes turned red again, and she cried sadly in front of the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo.
"Aunt, does my cousin like the fourth Miss Tang?"
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo comforted Xue Ning with a distressed look, "Xue Ning, don't worry, I promise that Tang Si will not marry into the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. You are the daughter-in-law that I recognize!"
Xie Xue Ning lowered her head and cried sadly, but the corner of her mouth curled up suspiciously.