The dark curtain of the sedan was lifted. A white hand reached out and was placed on the hand of Mu Jin who was bowing by the sedan door. Then a foot wearing a pair of golden shoes inlaid with jewels stepped out. The rippling skirt could be faintly seen.
Liang shi looked at the female that walked out of the sedan. The smile on her face didn't lessen, but the curve of her mouth froze. The person in front of her, Qu Qing Ju, had changed too much compared to the day she had returned to her home.
Qu Yue Su, who was following behind her, saw that her mother's actions weren't right and smiled as she walked towards Qu Qing Ju. She first gave a curtsy before opening warmly: "Jiejie has finally come. Taitai and I have been waiting for you."
Qu Qing Ju heard this and as she walked in the direction of Liang shi, she replied: "I had prepared to leave long ago, but wang ye insisted on coming with me so I was delayed." As she spoke, she was already in front of Liang shi. She gave a slight bow, "It was my fault for making taitai wait so long."
No matter how much Liang shi disliked Qu Qing Ju, but in front of so many people, she didn't dare to accept this bow. She instantly held Qu Qing Ju's hand and returned the bow: "The affairs of wang fei's fu are busy, but you still managed to come so early. It can be seen that you are filial to lao ye. Don't say such things."
The people that had been waiting to greet wang fei heard this as they came closer. They all came forward to praise Qu Qing Ju. For now, regardless of whether Duan Wang Fei was favoured or not, just the importance that the Marquis of Xiang Qing and his family placed on Duan Wang Fei was enough for them to place great importance on Duan Wang Fei. Even more, seeing Duan Wang Fei's attire and Duan Wang personally accompanying her, it was enough to prove Duan Wang Fei's position in Duan Wang's heart.
After the invitation to Qu Qing Ju to sit at the front was rejected, Liang shi didn't persist. No matter how much respect Duan Wang Fei had, in terms of relationships, she was still her mother. It wasn't wrong for her to sit at the front.
The bystanders saw Liang shi's conduct and laughed inside at her stupidity. Theoretically, Duan Wang Fei did have to call her mother, but right now, she was a member of the Imperial Family. You were acting like the mistress of the household, but didn't you think that this would anger wang ye and cause her husband and child to suffer outside? Duan Wang Fei could respect you as her mother in name, would an imperial son give you face?
No matter who you were, in front of the royal family, you would have to humble yourself, not to mention a stepmother.
It was no wonder that when the Liang Family had declined to the point where the di daughter became the Duke of Chang De's concubine, she had been so happy. With this kind of intelligence and upbringing, she really could be considered to be climbing up the social ladder.
Qu Qing Ju sat down at the seat on the left. She raised the teacup to take a sip before putting it down. She turned to converse with the other furen.
"Wang fei's complexion is getting better," The one speaking was the wife of the Minister of War, Luo furen. She was also the mother of Qu Qing Ju's jiumu. This old furen had once taken care of Qu Qing Ju so it wasn't strange for her tone to be more intimate, "This old one still remembers that when wang fei was adding to the dowry, wang fei was thin and small. It's only been a few months, but she is so neat that this old one almost couldn't recognize her. It can be seen that Duan Wang Fu raises people."
"Yes, not just Luo lao taitai, even I almost didn't recognize her," Tian shi followed up. She was the shu sister of Qu Qing Ju's mother. Even though she wasn't close to Qu Qing Ju's mother, she was still biased towards Qu Qing Ju. Adding on that Qu Qing Ju was still Duan Wang Fei, her following words weren't so polite, "I had seen that the other two girls of your fu were as beautiful as flowers and had worried for my niece for a long time. Now, I can relax. The daughters of Chang De Gong Fu are all beautiful."
Everyone present didn't know that these words were mocking Liang shi for harshly treating the di daughter. The words were harsh but they were the truth. Adding on that they saw that Duan Wang Fei had been smiling and not speaking, they instantly understood this Duan Wang Fei's attitude towards Liang shi.
In the past, Liang shi had used tricks to seduce the Duke of Chang De and caused Tian shi, who was still pregnant, to be so angry that she gave birth to a daughter and then died of illness. Not even two months after Tian shi's death, Liang shi married into the family. Later, when Xiang Qing Hou Fu wanted to take Eldest Miss to stay in the hou fu, Liang shi frequently stopped them. In the end, Xiang Qing Hou Fu was at odds with Chang De Gong Fu in every aspect. But it was a pity for Eldest Miss who had lost her mother. If it wasn't for the support of Xiang Qing Hou Fu, she most likely wouldn't have been able to protect her birth mother's dowry.
She had done so many bad things, she couldn't blame Duan Wang Fei for treating her so badly. Only the Duke of Chang De would treat this kind of evil woman as a treasure. If it was any other family with face, it would be shameful to even be a qie.
Qu Qing Ju looked coldly at everyone ridiculing Liang shi. She pretended not to understand and only smiled but didn't speak. With the present status of Chang De Gong Fu, it was just an empty shell. It could be seen from the attitude of these furen towards Liang shi. And she had been appointed by the Emperor to Duan Wang. She didn't know which niangniang in the hougong had done the trick.
It was a pity that Qu Qing Ju was alone and became a sacrifice in other people's political struggles. If Duan Wang's personality wasn't steady enough, if she didn't have a good jiujiu, before she could even transmigrate over, she would have died without a corpse.
The heartless nature of men, pain would only be imposed on women. The weakness of women, pain would only be imposed on their children. But in this kind of dynasty, it couldn't tolerate women that were too strong.
"Everything about Eldest Miss is good, but she's too dull. Now that wang ye treats her well, I, as a mother, can rest assured."
Hearing this, Qu Qing Ju raised her head to look at Liang shi. This wasn't a simple woman. Many people had ridiculed her but her expression hadn't changed at all.
Nonchalantly touching the pure gold phoenix tail agate buyao in her hair, Qu Qing Ju jerked the corners of her mouth: "Taitai doesn't have to worry about your daughter. I'm living very well in Duan Wang Fu. I know very well how taitai has taken care of your daughter these years." Finishing, she seemed to suddenly remember, "Speaking of which, didi and san mei aren't young anymore. Today, I've brought some gifts. It's not anything expensive. It's good to leave them for everyone to play with."
She didn't know why Qu Qing Ju had specially mentioned Wang Zhi and Yue Su, but Liang shi knew that she hadn't treated Qu Qing Ju well in the past. Her words today definitely weren't kind.
"How could we let wang fei spend so much." Liang shi forced a smile. Looking at the agate earrings on Qu Qing Ju's earlobes, for the first time, she clearly understood that the daughter of that whore, Tian shi, had become wang fei.
"Taitai doesn't have to be so courteous, we're all one family." Qu Qing Ju lowered her face. She raised the teacup and slowly blew on it. She didn't have any interest in taking another sip.
Everyone looked at this scene and suddenly felt that Duan Wang Fei's every word was polite and courteous, but it gave people a feeling of intimidation. It was as though Liang shi was just a joke in her eyes. It was only because of her magnanimity that she didn't argue with her.
Qu Yue Su looked at Qu Qing Ju in front of her, her brows slightly furrowed. The person in front of her was still the same person. It was just that the makeup was more refined, the mannerisms more elegant, but it made people feel they were shorter than her. Was this still the jie jie that wasn't good with words and didn't speak much?
Just as Liang shi felt she couldn't continue, she saw a few yahuan walk in with the old taitai. Her expression relaxed and she hurriedly stood to welcome them. In the past, she didn't like the old taitai, but now that the old taitai was here, most of the people here would give the old taitai some face. She didn't need to be surrounded by enemies.
The old taitai held Liang shi's hand and was about to bow to Qu Qing Ju. After being held by Mu Jin, she said politely: "It is the honor of this humble house that wang fei could come today."
"Grandmother is too serious. Today is father's birthday, how can granddaughter not come," Qu Qing Ju looked at the benevolent old taitai in front of her and smiled as she said, "Grandmother's words, you are treating granddaughter as an outsider." This old taitai wasn't a benevolent person. When Qu Qing Ju had been living hard in the fu, she hadn't seen the old taitai come out to say a word of justice.
In the eyes of a woman, no one could compare to her son. Qu Qing Ju guessed that the old taitai had appeared now because she knew that Liang shi was being harassed. She didn't necessarily like Liang shi, but she wouldn't allow her daughter-in-law's face to be trampled on by others because that was equivalent to making her son lose face.
Even though this was the reality, it didn't mean that Qu Qing Ju would accept it.
After everyone politely sat down, Qu Qing Ju sat on the carved chair and didn't make a sound. If someone talked to her, she would only reply with a few words. Slowly, the atmosphere cooled.
Qu taitai saw that the atmosphere had cooled and understood that Qu Qing Ju was purposefully making things difficult. But the other's status was high and she could only flatter her: "It's getting late. Why don't everyone follow this old one to the West Hall for the banquet?"
Everyone's eyes swept towards Duan Wang Fei. Seeing her smile as she held a cup of tea, they knew that she didn't object before they all stood.
Qu Qing Ju stood and smiled kindly at everyone. She went forward to hold Qu taitai's hand, "Grandmother, please."
Qu taitai smiled as she patted the back of her hand. She said in a slightly intimate tone: "You, you're already Duan Wang Fei, you can't do such things. You're just a joke."
Hearing this, the furen immediately praised Duan Wang Fei for her filial piety. Even though Duan Wang Fei had only held her hand for a few steps before letting go, but who could say that she hadn't done a good job?
Just as they reached the exit of the garden, everyone saw a yahuan walk over with a thin cloak in her hand. Everyone saw that this didn't seem to be what yahuan of Chang De Gong Fu would wear and guessed which family it was.
Mu Jin recognized at a glance that it was Lian Qiao who served wang ye and slowed her steps.
Lian Qiao saw Qu Qing Ju and hurriedly walked in front of her. She curtsied and said: "Wang fei, wang ye saw that the sun had turned to the shadows and was worried that you would catch a cold. He let nubi bring a cloak for you. He also specially instructed that you don't use anything too spicy. In the autumn, the air is dry and the air is cold. Don't hurt your throat and stomach. "
"I'm not a child, I don't have to be so careful," Qu Qing Ju snorted with a smile. She indicated for Mu Jin to take the cloak, "I'll accept the cloak. Tell Qian Chang Xin to watch carefully and don't let wang ye drink too much."
Lian Qiao hurriedly complied and hurriedly retreated.
Everyone looked at the dark patterned Shu brocade cloak in Mu Jin's hands and sighed inside. Who said that Duan Wang didn't like Duan Wang Fei? It was just that the sky had turned dark and he had impatiently sent a cloak over. He didn't even forget to tell her to eat.
Everyone present was the di wife of their family. Looking at that cloak, an indescribable envy rose in their hearts.
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