After hearing this bad news, I sighed pitifully. I looked at Jiang Gui in the mirror, who also had an ugly expression, and said, "Actually, I don't like dealing with Consort Xian."
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Jiang Gui nodded in agreement. "This servant is the same."
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The two of us quickly adjusted our appearance in the mirror. Jiang Gui was busier than me. She used three hairpins, two hair ornaments, and one hair ornament to make my hair into a bun. She seriously gave me a hairstyle that she thought was simple and elegant, but I felt that the hair ornament on my head weighed about three pounds. Finally, she looked at me in the mirror again and again. Satisfied, she helped me out of the room.
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Consort Xian was dressed in a white flower dress. When she saw me enter the room, she gently saluted. Although I also hoped that the dress for this banquet would be simple and elegant, it was too much to describe Consort Xian as simple and elegant. Not to mention that she was wearing a beautiful white dress, even her hair ornament was only a plum blossom silver hairpin. I shook the weight of the hairpin and couldn't help but envy her.
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Jiang Gui gently pulled my sleeve. She also saw that Consort Xian's dress was inappropriate. Helplessly bearing the identity of the mistress of the prince's mansion, I could only clear my throat and remind her, "We are going to attend the Imperial Uncle's banquet. Consort Xian's dress is too simple and elegant. It's not appropriate."
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Consort Xian calmly explained, "This concubine has a simple temperament. I don't like bright and colorful flowers. Therefore, the clothes I brought from my parents' home are all plain."
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I looked at her with a faint smile, "Could it be that the prince's mansion treated Consort Xian unfairly and didn't buy you new clothes?" As far as I know, although the prince and I were quite afraid of this Consort Xian, we still gave her the best clothes and food. We weren't harsh at all.
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Consort Xian said: "Right now, the Province Yue is in charge, and everything is handled by Wang Fei. Could it be that Wang Fei doesn't know how much Qie spends?"
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I was straightforward and very magnanimous. I smiled at her and said, "Ce fei is really considering me. I am in charge of so much work in the fu. Do I have to memorize it all?" When Consort Xian heard this, she revealed a smile of understanding. Just as she was about to speak, I spoke before she could: "However, in such a large Province Yue, there are only three proper masters. Prince Yue is a master, I am a master, and you are also a master."
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Consort Xian said: "Wangfei is too kind."
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I smiled and said to her: "A month ago, the prince received a reward from the palace. I remember that it was a gift from the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau. One is called floating brocade, and the other is called soft satin. They are both good fabrics with beautiful designs and beautiful colors. When my left hand received the reward, my right hand sent half of it to you. What, you don't like it? "
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This is something bestowed by the heavens. Even the head of the household, Prince Yue, didn't dare to say anything. You, a little ce fei, dare to say you don't like it?
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Consort Xian gritted her teeth and said with difficulty: "I don't dare."
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I said with some distress: "Then it's the tailor's fault. But this tailor was specially given to the prince by the Emperor from the Knitting Bureau. The prince is used to wearing the clothes made by her. Even when I wore it for the first time, I felt that the style was beautiful and the workmanship was meticulous. What is wrong with this tailor that you don't want her to touch your fabrics? "
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This is the person the prince is used to using. I, the wife of the first wife, didn't say anything. You, a little ce fei, dare to say that she is not good?
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Consort Xian's pair of beautiful eyes were cold: "I don't dare."
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My face immediately became cold: "Then you are sulking with me. I gave you the fabric so that you can make some decent clothes for the first time you enter the house. In the future, when you receive guests, you will be able to show the style of my Province Yue. You are unwilling to have new clothes made, and you are wearing clothes that can't even be shown on the table in your maiden home. Are you complaining about me, or are you slapping your own face! "
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Weakness is actually a common move used by women. Consort Xian can use it to perfection. But if she wants to smear my reputation and the reputation of the Province Yue, then don't blame me for being ruthless.
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Consort Xian bit her lip and lowered her head, silently refusing to speak.
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Looking at her appearance, I knew that she wanted to use softness to conquer strength. Thus, I didn't hold back and directly ordered: "Xiao Yu, you and the two maidservants who serve Consort Xian bring the ce fei to my room. I have a similar build to the ce fei, so I think that my clothes should be able to be worn by Consort Xian."
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Xiao Yu crisply began to show off her nimble mouth: "This servant has accepted the princess's task. However, princess, Consort Xian is a respectable person who left her maiden home with the princess. Now that we have to go to the imperial uncle's banquet together, this servant thinks that the clothes worn by the princess are not good enough. We have to choose new clothes for Consort Xian to wear. "
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I was full of praise and nodded: "That makes sense."
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Jiang Gui also didn't want to be outdone and suggested to me: "A few days ago, Tailor Zhang sent two sets of the princess's new clothes. This servant saw that there was a silk dress embroidered with gold that matched the light yellow (harmonious) chrysanthemum embroidered top. The clothes were made of good material and the style was also good. The embroidery on the top was very lifelike and also very suitable for the season. This servant will find it for the princess, Consort Xian."
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Consort Xian straightened her neck and heroically said: "The princess's clothes are the princess's clothes. How can this concubine afford to wear them?"
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I picked up the teacup and leisurely turned the lid back to her: "It doesn't matter. I haven't worn them. In fact, they can't be considered my clothes."
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"The tailor made them especially for the princess, so how can they not be considered the princess's clothes?"
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I said: "Since you care so much about the status of these clothes, then I will reward you openly. So you can go to the room and change? "
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Consort Xian put on a fake smile: "It's not the New Year or the festival. How can I take the princess's things?"
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"It's not the New Year or the festival. The only things that can be rewarded are the daily necessities. Ai, I don't know what to do. Who told Ce Fei to not be willing to make clothes for herself when the tailor had the cloth? "
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My words seemed to have poked Concubine Xian's sore spot. She raised her head fiercely, twisting her thin neck to say to me: "Wangfei is an old Daoist who understands righteousness and is emotionless, but qie still has two feet on the land of the mortal world. If this concubine forgets the importance of the word filial piety, then without the heavenly blessing of the princess, I can only be a beast that everyone spits on. "
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Jiang Gui and Xiao Yu directly scolded: "Impudent."
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I waved my hand good-naturedly and advised the two children who had just debuted, "Calm down, calm down." After the two of them calmed down, I said to Consort Xian: "In the end, you couldn't hold it in. Now you let the cat out of the bag. You clearly know that this is a grand banquet where officials come and go, but you still want to dress like this and go with me. This plan is for the sake of the Tang family, right?"
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Consort Xian didn't hide it and directly said to me: "Yes, I'm wearing this white dress to tell the people attending the banquet today that the grandson of the Tang family is not finished. One day, the Tang family will …"
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I didn't even bother to fake a smile with her, and walked in front of her expressionlessly.
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Consort Xian was still impassioned: "My Tang family is a loyal minister who serves the country and the people. It was persecuted by a villain that caused the destruction of my family. If the officials attending the banquet can understand this white dress, then I think …"
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I continued: "I think it must be someone who can help you wash away the injustice of the Tang family."
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Consort Xian was ignorant and fearless, and nodded fiercely at me.
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I playfully touched my smooth chin, like an old strategist who was tidying his beard. I asked her: "Looking at you, you don't look like someone who can come up with this idea. Who have you seen recently?"
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Consort Xian's face froze, but she still stubbornly said: "I've been cooped up in the mansion all day, how can I see anyone!"
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I continued to ask: "You don't see anyone, but it doesn't mean that no one will come to your door. Tell me, who urged you to come up with this idea?"
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"I said no one will teach me, so no one will teach me."
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I said: "Okay, then I'll hang today's matter on your head and interrogate you carefully."
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Consort Xian was still shouting: "I just wore clothes that you didn't like. What did I do wrong? What did I do wrong? "
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She was still jumping and shouting happily. My ears felt uncomfortable, so I directly raised my hand and slapped her. Slap, it was a crisp sound, and the world suddenly quieted down.
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Five clear palm prints appeared on Consort Xian's beautiful face. Her face was slapped to one side by me, and she stared blankly for a long time. Jiang Gui also didn't expect me to suddenly slap her. She screamed and rushed over to check if my hand was swollen because of Consort Xian's slap.
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Consort Xian finally recovered, and reached out to cover her swollen cheek. She said to me in disbelief: "You, you actually dared to slap me?"
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I despised her stupidity in my heart, but unfortunately, in order to maintain my perfect image, I swallowed my anger and moved back to the chair with a cold face. I gave my hand to Jiang Gui and let her do whatever she wanted. Jiang Gui was a capable and considerate person. She even took a wet towel soaked in cold water from somewhere and prepared to wrap my hand and apply it.
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"My hand is fine," I sneered, "Give this cold towel to Consort Xian to rub her cheek."
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Consort Xian was also unyielding: "No need."
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I continued: "Even if you don't want to rub it on your face, at least rub it on your forehead. You can even think of such a stupid and rude method, if your brain isn't fried, then what is it?"
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Consort Xian understood the sarcasm in my words, and her swollen face turned white and blue. She was as beautiful as the wildflowers that bloomed halfway up the mountain.
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I said: "I've told you several times about your current identity. You are no longer the young lady of the Tang family, but married into the Yang Tang Clan of the Province Yue. If you still care about your identity as the young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, it would be better to ask the Prince to write a letter of divorce and go home. While it's still early, you can go to the prison to reminisce about the old days, and then go to the guillotine with your Tang family. "I even planned the route for her.
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"If I go, how can I help my family clear their name?" Consort Xian shook her head and said, "I won't listen to your deceptive words."
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I sneered and said, "Did I say that to mislead the masses? It seems like your brain still hasn't understood the current reality. Then I'll tell you clearly: your clothes today, not only will you not be able to help the Tang family in the slightest, you're also directly splashing dirty water on Prince Yue! The two of us were originally born in the Tang family, and the Emperor has long taken notice of us. Now, you're openly showing off your identity as the orphan of the Tang family, and you're clearly trying to unite the other nobles to overturn the treason case that the Emperor personally set. You're harming the Province Yue to death! "
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As soon as I said this, all the maids with a bit of brains glared at Consort Xian. But the person who should understand the most refused to understand.
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Consort Xian was startled, but she quickly shook her head. Tears rolled down her cheeks like beads from a broken necklace, "No, I don't want to implicate the Province Yue in prison. I just want to, I just want to borrow the help of the Prince's Mansion and this banquet."
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I said: "I thought you were a smart person, but I didn't expect you to be an idiot who can't be woken up. Tell me honestly, who gave you this idea? Was it the Imperial Uncle, Madam Yan? "
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Consort Xian shook her head and cried even harder.
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I understood in my heart. My eyes were no longer looking at her, and I only muttered: "Then I know who it was."
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Consort Xian raised her red and swollen face and looked at me with her red and swollen eyes.
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I felt a bit sorry for her: "To be honest, if it was really her who asked you to do these things, if I were in your position, I wouldn't be able to refuse."
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Consort Xian gritted her teeth, her face sad. She didn't hate me, but she felt pity for me for no reason.
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I asked Jiang Gui: "What time is it now?"
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Jiang Gui said: "Replying to Wangfei, it's about a quarter to nine."
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I calculated carefully in my heart and found that there was still some time. I was happy, but Consort Xian was still half limp on the ground and sobbing. I couldn't show a happy face, so I swallowed my joy and continued to order with a serious face: "You guys help Consort Xian to her seat. Jiang Gui, go get a basin of water."
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Jiang Gui was dissatisfied with her work: "Wangfei."
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I continued to instruct her, "After you've finished fetching the water, bring it to my room. Take out the clothes that you mentioned earlier and help Secondary Consort Xian change into them. That's right, Xiao Yu, I heard that you have good hands. Later, take out all of my hair accessories for Secondary Consort Xian to use. Use the best ointment, powder, and rouge. You must dress her up beautifully and leave the house within an hour!"
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Xiao Yu was very obedient: "As Wangfei ordered."
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Consort Xian fell limp on the ground. Her hair was disheveled and she looked at me in disbelief.
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After I had arranged everything, I put my thoughts back on Ce Fei Xian. I smiled silently and asked her, "Do you feel that I have been too lenient with you, that you committed such a mistake and had the intention of destroying the fu? I did not pursue the matter, and even allowed you to come with me to the Imperial Brother-in-law's home to attend the banquet."
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Consort Xian bit her lip. She wanted to ask, but didn't dare to. No matter what, she refused to admit defeat.
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I stretched out a finger and waved it in front of her: "First of all, I accepted the Imperial Uncle's wife's invitation. Taking you to the banquet is a sign of respect to the Imperial Uncle's wife and also a sign of the Province Yue. Second, this will be the last time you will leave the household. From now on, Tsukasawa Dō will be your prison. Unless you die and leave the coffin, you will not be allowed to take half a step out of Tsukasawa Dō!"
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The last sentence was spoken for all the servant girls and women in the room to see. They already knew in their hearts who their master was, and to whom they should show filial piety. Therefore, when I said this, all of them trembled and agreed in a low voice.
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Consort Xian's finger trembled as she rebuked me: "You are so cruel."
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I sighed. I really pitied her. Not only did I pitied this muddle-headed concubine, but I also pitied myself. I had thrown so many chances in front of her, but this muddle-headed concubine didn't cherish them at all. I pitied myself and felt sad for myself. I felt like all the time and opportunities I had wasted had been fed to the dogs. With this mentality, I looked at Consort Xian's face again. The more I looked at her, the more I felt that she was disgusting. I simply turned my head and said to her: "If I could be so cruel, I would have personally dealt with you the moment the Tang Family's rebellion failed!"
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This was the truth. This life of hers, if it wasn't for my soft-hearted heart, she would have died hundreds of times already. Not to mention, there was also the even more cruel and merciless Prince Yue.
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The two maidservants couldn't help Consort Xian up, so two sturdy maidservants came and helped her up. Jiang Gui bowed to me and then went to my room to wait on me.
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Xiao Yu was a little worried: "She won't speak nonsense at the banquet, right?"
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After talking for so long, my mouth was a little dry. I heard Xiao Yu's worry, but I couldn't reply to her. I just poured half a cup of tea into my mouth and said to her: "She won't."
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"This servant is still a little worried."
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I carefully analyzed it for her: "Consort Xian, don't be fooled by the fact that she would rush forward after being instigated by others. In fact, she is more timid than anyone else. If she really wanted to redress the injustice of the Tang family, she would just wear mourning clothes and run directly to the Imperial City gate to cry. Why would she need to beat around the bush and try to hint at the distinguished guests at the banquet? "
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In my opinion, the reason why she could be fooled was because she believed that this method could not be blamed on her. If it was like today, I had pointed out the power of this method, it would be strange if she would be willing to wear this white dress.
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Xiao Yu also asked the key question: "Then who was the one who fooled Consort Xian?"
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I had an idea in my heart. Looking at Consort Xian's appearance, it should have confirmed my guess. But in the end, it was only a guess. If I wanted to verify it, I would need to spread a net to confirm my guess. However, this was after the banquet. If the net was spread, it had to be carefully spread. It would be best to catch this person in one fell swoop.
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I helplessly shook my head, pointed to the sky and said: "God knows."
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Xiao Yu nodded as if she understood. Seeing that my teacup was empty, she eagerly said: "This servant will add another bowl of water for Princess. The palm print on Consort Xian's face is very swollen. I'm afraid that Jiejie Jiang Gui will have to spend a lot of effort to cover it with rouge."
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I nodded and said: "Bring a plate of osmanthus cake. I also want to fill my stomach first."
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