Before Jingwan could say anything, Mama Gong spoke first, "There are no men here, so why is Miss Pei wearing a veil? Are you looking down on our Princess Consort and feel that Princess Consort doesn't like your honor? Or are you afraid of frightening our Princess Consort if you're ugly? If it's the latter, then it's fine. But if it's the former, is this the upbringing and etiquette of a noble family's young lady? "
These words were not polite at all. Jingwan was a bit speechless. Her mama's temper seemed to be a bit big?! But she didn't say anything wrong. Of course, her own people couldn't undermine her …
It was impossible for the other side's people to remain indifferent, especially the people who served Miss Pei. Their eyes were almost spitting fire. In the end, they remembered their status and didn't immediately talk back. Something carved into their bones didn't allow them to do anything rude. This was their pride as servants of noble families. That's right, they were all servants. They looked down on people of the same status outside of noble families. In Jiangnan, they had always looked down their noses at the servants in the official's residence.
So what if she was a Qinwang Fei? How could the people around her follow rules and etiquette? Their faces didn't show it, but their eyes showed disdain and disapproval.
Were the maids by Jingwan's side that bad? Of course not. It was just that compared to these people who had learned rules from a young age and integrated all kinds of rules into their daily habits, rules and etiquette to them were not rules and etiquette. They were just ordinary meals. Naturally, they were lacking. But Jingwan didn't care at all. They were carved from the same mold. What was there to care about? Even if the people around her could be trained like this, she didn't want them.
"Princess Consort, please allow me to report. Our Miss is not looking down on Princess Consort. It's just that when she goes out, it's all like this. It's a habit, …"
At this point, Miss Pei suppressed the anger in her heart. She raised a hand to stop her mama from continuing. She took off her veil and revealed a country-toppling beauty. "I hope Princess Consort doesn't take offense. It's really a habit. We don't mean to disrespect Princess Consort."
Jingwan smiled, "It's fine." She had the servants bring in tea and refreshments. He thought to himself, Sure enough, she's beautiful beyond compare. In Jingwan's view, the so-called beauty could hardly be the best. She had to admit that this woman was the most beautiful among all the women she had ever seen. She glanced at Nanny Gong casually and found that Nanny Gong was not moved at all. She wondered whether Nanny Gong was expressionless or not, or Nanny Pei was still not as beautiful as the Imperial Noble Consort in those days.
Compared with the two girls, Jingwan's clothes were actually more casual. She only wore a few hairpins on her head and a string of Buddha beads around her wrist. At first glance, she looked a little shabby, but in fact, she was not. Anyone with a little eyesight could see that all her clothes were good. What showed was a low-key and elegant luxury.
This casualness and calmness made the Pei Clan's daughter, who was meticulous to every detail, feel that she was at a disadvantage.
Jingwan didn't deliberately say anything to them. She just chatted with them. Perhaps Jingwan was not as beautiful or talented as Miss Pei, but she could deal with this kind of situation easily. In fact, she was almost one year younger than Miss Pei. However, she had more experience and knowledge than Miss Pei. Not to mention the things in her previous life, in this life, she loved travel books and miscellaneous studies. She also dabbled in history books. She had read a lot of books in the past few years. After marrying Li Hongyuan, she talked about the current situation of the world almost every day. Her knowledge was constantly increasing. Even if Miss Pei was very knowledgeable and quoted classics, as long as it was special, she could grasp 70% or 80% of it. To be honest, she was not afraid.
Miss Pei also wanted to test Jingwan's depth. After all, she was a great enemy. As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy. Only then could she better plan her future path.
Therefore, Miss Pei, who usually seemed gentle and kind, but was actually arrogant and always kept a certain distance from others, changed her usual self and became much more friendly. Miss Min, who was beside her, kept glancing at her. However, because she was a girl with a big heart, she didn't mind being left out. As for the fact that she couldn't get a word in, she didn't care too much about it. In any case, there were so many talented girls around her. She couldn't flatter them and had already gotten over it.
As time passed, Jingwan could only sigh. Miss Pei was indeed a girl carefully groomed by a top aristocratic family. Even if she grew up in a boudoir, she still had extraordinary knowledge. But why would such a young lady want to be a concubine for no reason? Did she really have the supreme consciousness of "Since my family gave me a life of hardship, I will give everything to my family"? Or did she have great ambition and came to be the mother of the world? Or was it a combination of both?
Compared to Jingwan, the fluctuations in Miss Pei's heart were much more intense.
Before, she was confident that even if she was a concubine for a while, she wouldn't be a concubine for life. What she relied on was not only her beauty and talent, but also her insight and wisdom. She deeply believed that she could not only be a virtuous wife and stabilize his inner residence, she could also become his strategist and assist him in obtaining the throne. This was an advantage that other women didn't have. She didn't know much about Jin Qinwang. Basically, it all came from her great-grandfather. But on this point, she firmly believed that a man like Jin Qinwang, because he held the pearl of wisdom, would not be afraid of a woman's talent. On the contrary, in her opinion, the more intelligent she was, the more she would gain his favor. Even if her guess was wrong, she could adjust in time.
But after a conversation with Jin Qinwang Fei, her self-confidence suddenly decreased. She disdained to use her beauty to suppress Jin Qinwang Fei, but the advantage she thought she had, in fact, the other party was better than her. Even if she didn't want to admit it, this was an indisputable fact.
This wasn't the most serious thing. She found out from her great-grandfather that Jin Qinwang Fei was younger than her and hadn't been in the position of Jin Qinwang Fei for long. Although she also came from a scholarly family, it was far worse than an aristocratic family. In her estimation, the other party wasn't as good as her in any aspect, but the fact was that it wasn't so. Not to mention the bearing and self-restraint that had been cultivated for many years from being in a high position, as well as the knowledge and wisdom that far surpassed her peers, it made her feel for no reason that she was facing an elder with penetrating insight. It wasn't that she was deliberately testing her, but she was receiving the other party's guidance. This feeling was really terrible.
Miss Pei received a blow that wasn't light and for a time, she had doubts about herself. She doubted whether it was right for her to continue on like this. Could she really be like what her great-grandfather said, to stand at the highest position and become the support of the clan? However, this mentality didn't last long. Even though she received a blow, but this meeting in advance still had more advantages than disadvantages. At least it let her sober up a bit and let her know that her opponent wasn't easy to deal with. Her previous disregard and even contempt was because she thought too highly of herself.
Her face was gentle, but her bones were cold. She indeed looked down on a lot of people, but it wasn't that she didn't know her own limits.
She couldn't use the area that she thought she had the most advantage in the beginning, but she had another weapon, beauty. How many men in the world could not be seduced by beauty and Jin Qinwang himself was the "leader" in this aspect. No matter what method she used, as long as she won him over, there would naturally be a way to make him not turn back.
What Jin Qinwang Fei had, she also had. What Jin Qinwang Fei didn't have, she also had. No matter how she looked at it, her chances of winning were greater.
Jingwan probably didn't think that in this extremely short period of time, this "cousin's niece's" thoughts had turned so many twists and turns. If she knew, she would probably say, Miss Pei ah, where did this come from, you're thinking too much.
If Pei-shi really wanted to borrow Jin Qinwang to rise, the best and simplest way was to take out all of Pei-shi's power and help him to the greatest extent. Honestly, don't make any messy moths. No matter how big this ambition was, don't show it. After the matter was done, no matter how bad it was, at least thirty percent. Even if it didn't reach the expected height, based on the special relationship between Pei-shi and Jin Qinwang, based on Pei-shi's large number of talents and deep background, it was only a matter of time before they once again became a genuine aristocratic family.
The clan head of Pei-shi thought too much, calculated too much, had too much ambition, and thought too highly of himself. Little did he know that the power of Pei-shi, in Li Hongyuan's eyes, was actually worse than chicken ribs. Moreover, he was the kind of person who had a strong desire for control. If you wanted to control him instead, then you could only hehe.
Jingwan wanted to see the beauty and this goal was achieved. As for whether she liked or disliked this Miss Pei, because she didn't know the specific thoughts of the other party, she couldn't talk about it for the time being.
If it was because she had no choice, or was forced by the clan, or shouldered the clan's honor and disgrace, she could still be forgiven. If … …
Seeing that it was almost time, Jingwan didn't keep them any longer. But when she left, she gave each of them a gift, which was considered a meeting gift.
Then she let Gong Mama personally send them out.
It was just that on the corridor outside, she unexpectedly met Li Hongyuan who came to find Jingwan.
Even if she hadn't seen Li Hongyuan before, she should have guessed who he was at this time. She hurriedly stopped to greet him.
Li Hongyuan turned a blind eye and was about to walk past them when Miss Pei suddenly stopped in her tracks. "Raise your head."
Usually, this was actually very rude, but the other party's status was noble, so there was no way for her to refuse. Moreover, wasn't this the situation that Miss Pei wanted? After all, he was her future husband. No matter what, Miss Pei was inexplicably nervous. Her palms were faintly sweaty, and a faint blush crept up her face unconsciously. She raised her head discreetly, but her gaze was downwards. She didn't look directly at Li Hongyuan.
Li Hongyuan sized her up for a moment. When he saw Miss Pei's posture, he curled his lips mockingly and left in a huff.
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