Most females liked graceful poems. Qu Qing Ju took the poems that Wei Qing E handed over. She glanced at them and saw words like cool breeze and light smoke. She flipped through them before handing them to Qin Bai Lu beside her, "I feel that these guniang are all very talented, but I'm not good at poetry. Why don't san dimei take a look?"
Qin Bai Lu took the more outstanding poems that Jin An Princess had chosen. The first one was the work of the third miss of Chang De Gong Fu. A cold smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. She flipped through it again and said to Qu Qing Ju: "Er sao comes from a noble family. Even the third miss of your fu is so talented, why do you have to belittle yourself?"
The words were harsh. Even if Rui Wang was favored by the Emperor, he was still a didi. You, as a dimei, to use this kind of tone to speak to sao sao, you really didn't know how to show respect. The Qin Family was a scholarly family, how could they have such a cultured woman?
Jin An Princess' eyebrow rose. She raised her head to look at Qin Bai Lu before lowering it to taste the tea.
"Your fu?" Qu Qing Ju smiled as she took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth. Her voice was gentle as she said, "San dimei, it's not that sao sao likes to lecture, but your words are too improper. Us women, when we marry, we follow our husbands. My fu is wang ye's fu. San dimei's words, aren't you not treating me as a member of the Imperial Family?"
Even the Empress couldn't say such words, much less Qin Bai Lu, a dimei?
When Qin Bai Lu heard the words, she hated Qu Qing Ju for not giving her face. On the surface, she could only smile apologetically as she said: "Forgive me, er sao. It was my tongue that slipped. Please, sao sao, forgive me." Finishing, she stood and bowed.
Qu Qing Ju didn't stand to return the bow. She only nodded and said: "Dimei doesn't have to be so courteous. There aren't so many rules between us. But today, I have to say something. Right now, I am Duan Wang Fei, my mother is Qu Tian shi. Dimei, don't mix things up in the future."
The smile on Qin Bai Lu's face almost froze. She hadn't expected that Qu Qing Ju would so straightforwardly throw the Duke of Chang De aside. She thought of the rumors in Jing about the relationship between Chang De Gong Fu and Duan Wang Fei. That the Duke of Chang De was a wanton and unrestrained person. Not even a hundred days after his wife's death, he took a new wife; that Tian Liang shi was not a benevolent mother, harshly treating the daughter of the previous wife of the Duke of Chang De. She didn't care about the shu daughter and only treated her own children and paternal family well.
No wonder the scandals of Chang De Gong Fu had been spreading everywhere in Jing City recently. So they had been waiting here. Qu Qing Ju wanted to clearly express her attitude towards Chang De Gong Fu.
Many people had come today. Qin Bai Lu had lost face in front of so many people, but she couldn't explode. She could only endure her anger and sit back down. She handed the poem in her hand back to Jin An Princess: "Which one does Princess feel is better?"
Qu Qing Ju looked at her forcefully suppressing her anger and thought unhappily, Rui Wang and his wife were a match made in heaven. Even their words were so unlikable. She felt that if she didn't choke the other, she would be letting down the other's arrogant attitude.
"Ben gong feels that Qu and Lu guniang aren't bad," Jin An Princess raised her head, "Which two guniang are they? Come forward for ben gong to see."
Qu Qing Ju looked at the guniang that came forward to bow. Qu Yue Su's appearance was gentle and pleasant. The Lu guniang was slender and graceful. She really was a person that made people's eyes light up. If she hadn't guessed incorrectly, this Lu guniang should be the daughter of Grand Scholar Lu Jing Hong, Yu Rong.
"Ben gong sees that the two of you are evenly matched in poetry. It is said that there is no first in literature. Why don't the two of you share first place," Jin An Princess had heard of the matter between Qu Yue Su and Rui Wang. She gave Qu Yue Su another look. This girl really did have the beauty of a spring flower, her brows almost like they could be drawn.
At this time, she couldn't help but look at Duan Wang Fei who was smiling and drinking tea. The two were of the same father and sister, but their appearance and demeanor were different. Qu Yue Su was beautiful, but it wasn't a beauty that was hard to find in the world. It was Duan Wang Fei whose appearance wasn't unparalleled in the world, but she was unspeakably beautiful. Every word and action carried the flavor of beauty.
This was probably her personal charm. Jin An Princess let the servants present a set of top quality calligraphy and hair to Qu and Lu. After praising them a few more times, she smiled and let the two sit down. She didn't mention a word about the relationship between Qu Yue Su and Qu Qing Ju.
Very quickly, servants brought in new pastries and fruits. Everyone could see that these were all good things. It could be seen that the Emperor was very fond of Jin An Princess. No wonder all the wang fei were so friendly to Jin An Princess. Even someone as proud as Rui Wang Fei was polite.
From beginning to end, Wei Qing E, who hadn't spoken much, felt that Qu Qing Ju and Qin Bai Lu seemed to be innately incompatible, and it was always Qu Qing Ju who had the upper hand.
Qu Qing Ju dared to speak so confidently against Qin Bai Lu, it must be because of Duan Wang's affection for her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have dared to speak without thinking of the consequences. She thought disdainfully, when Duan Wang didn't favour her anymore, what would she do? She had even offended her sister-in-law, who she would see every day. In the future, would he pity her?
If it was her, she would have said the words even more beautifully, and wouldn't make the other lose face. She sighed and raised a teacup to hide her emotions. Sometimes, only the cruelty of reality could make a woman learn to grow.
"The paintings are pretty much finished. If everyone doesn't mind, why don't you come with ben gong to listen to a song?" Jin An Princess held the yahuan's hand as she stood. Once the words came out, everyone agreed. Who would dislike it?
The stage had been set up earlier. After everyone sat down, the play started. The main idea was that the heartless man loved the woman, and in the end, the woman grew old and the man turned over a new leaf.
Qu Qing Ju looked at this kind of plot and felt uncomfortable. Why was it that the woman stayed at home to take care of the old and raise the children, but the man spent his time outside? When the woman grew old and her youth was gone, and the man was bored and wanted to go home to retire, he had to be praised as a prodigal who turned over a new leaf?
Who saw the woman's youth, the woman's blood and tears? When she grew old and could no longer enjoy the beauty of youth, what was the use of a man turning over a new leaf?
In her view, these plays were all wretched and useless, written by scholars to satisfy their own desires. They always hoped that their wives would be virtuous and silent, and hoped that other people's wives would be dissolute. In reality, they didn't even have a wife. The only thing they could do was eat from one meal to the next, crouching in a broken room and fantasizing that there would be a girl from the fields or a noble young miss that would desperately marry them.
Mu Jin saw that her mistress's expression wasn't good and changed a cup of hot tea for her. She asked in a small voice: "Mistress, is your body not feeling well?"
Qu Qing Ju held the teacup and faintly replied: "Nothing, it's just that I don't like this kind of man having such a virtuous and virtuous woman."
Her words were said in a small voice but Jin An Princess heard it. Jin An Princess nodded and smiled coldly: "That's right. This kind of man is worthy of having a house full of children and grandchildren. It's disgusting. Get the performers to leave. Ben gong doesn't like this kind of play."
The performers hurriedly retreated. They didn't understand how they had angered the princess.
"A few days ago, I heard a play. It was interesting. Why don't jiejie listen?" Qu Qing Ju smiled faintly, "Men and women in this world, they have to pay attention to one thing: good and evil will always be rewarded. How can they let others take all the advantages?"
Jin An Princess felt that Duan Wang Fei was becoming more and more pleasing to the eye. After she nodded, she said to Qu Qing Ju: "Dimei's words are good. I also agree."
This Jin An Princess did have some personality. Qu Qing Ju smiled as she raised the teacup, "Your Highness is wise."
Qin Bai Lu looked coldly at Qu Qing Ju and Jin An Princess talking. She turned her head to look coldly at Qu Yue Su sitting in the corner. As expected, the women of the Qu Family were all foxes with long sleeves. Jiejie looked like a fox, meimei did what foxes did. None of them were good.
It was probably a case of a commoner scholar falling in love with a noble young miss. He used all kinds of methods to win the good feelings of the young miss. But the scholar had a childhood sweetheart as his fiancee. The scholar wanted to have the blessings of two so he concealed the matter. In the end, what he did was found out by the young miss and childhood sweetheart. Both of them loathed him and in the end, he was poor for the rest of his life.
The one he wanted to climb was the young miss, the one he wanted to break was the childhood sweetheart he grew up with. In the end, he didn't succeed. This was a mockery of the scholar's greed. Originally, this play wasn't praised by others. For men, who wanted to watch this kind of play? And the women who were raised in the boudoir naturally didn't know of this kind of play.
So when this play started, many people watched with interest. After the play finished, a group of people started to discuss. This said how shameless the scholar was, that said the young miss and the childhood sweetheart did a good job.
"I have to say that this scholar is really hateful. But this noble young miss should not have secretly met with the scholar before and almost ruined her reputation." Qin Bai Lu said with a faint smile, "This world still pays attention to the words of parents and matchmakers. A good young miss just had to mess with an adult man. It is not a good thing."
Many people present had heard of the events of the Lantern Festival so they didn't know how to respond. This was a matter of Rui Wang Fu. Rui Wang's personality had always been arrogant and it was best not to provoke him.
When Liang shi finished listening to Qin Bai Lu's words, her expression changed. But Qu Yue Su's expression didn't change. From beginning to end, there was a smile on her face as though Qin Bai Lu wasn't pointing at the mulberry tree and scolding the locust tree.
Wei Qing E and Qu Qing Ju both smiled silently as though they hadn't heard Qin Bai Lu's words. The two exchanged a look and raised the teacup in their hands, bending their heads to take a sip at the same time.
"Luckily this noble young miss didn't make a great mistake. To be able to realize her mistake and not stubbornly follow her own path, it's a good thing," Jin An Princess' words broke the silence. A sharp smile appeared on her face, "This kind of man, you can't tolerate or spoil him. Otherwise, he will forget who he is."
Once the words came out, everyone's heart was filled with mixed feelings. Which man in this world didn't cheat, which man didn't like beauty?
Qu Qing Ju looked at Jin An Princess. On her face, she seemed to see a certain determination.
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