Reborn Concubine, Be Respectful First
Chapter 56: The grudges that go around in circles
"This is my third brother's newly-wed wife, Su Xinqing. What? She's pretty, right?" After hearing Chu Mingzhu's boasting, Su Xinqing just wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
At the same time, Su Xinqing also felt several piercing gazes looking towards her.
However, when I looked back, all I could see in the whole garden were the colorful flowers and the gorgeous girls from various families.
The only thing Su Xinqing saw was Chu Zhuqiao, with a pretty face and brows tightly knitted together because she was unhappy.
"Sister-in-law, what are you looking at? Ping Xiao asked you which cosmetics you use." Chu Mingzhu followed Su Xinqing's gaze and looked over. As expected, she saw Chu Zhuqiao with a look of resentment on her face.
"Sister-in-law, don't bother with her. She is just narrow-minded. Ping Xiao, let's go over there to listen to the opera. It will start in a while!" Chu Mingzhu pulled the two people beside her and walked towards the yard next door.
Chu Zhuqiao was left alone, standing there angrily.
She didn't notice the woman behind her at all.
"Is this the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei?" The visitor was dressed as a woman, wearing a bean green brocade bodice embroidered with pipa sleeves, dragon and phoenix stripes, and a white apricot-colored brocade embroidered with linked beads and knight pattern. Her lower body was a bright yellow brocade skirt embroidered with Han Ren pattern on a red background, and she wore agate rings on her slender hands.
One glance at him revealed that he was not a simple person, but the age difference between the two was not that big. It was just the flash of sadness on his face that made Chu Zhuqiao let down her guard.
Everyone has a tendency to sympathize with the weak, especially Chu Zhuqiao, who has not been in the officialdom for long. She was just isolated by her cousin, and now it seems like she has found an ally.
The look they gave the newcomer was filled with resentment and grievance: "Who are you?"
The woman saw Chu Zhuqiao standing there alone and sulking, so she walked over to her.
She took the other person's hand, patted it gently, and said in a gentle tone: "I am Su Xinwan, the second wife of the Earl of Yongchang, and Su Xinqing is my third sister... Hey, Miss Zhuqiao, don't worry..."
Su Xinwan already knew that the other party didn't like Su Xinqing, so the moment the other party pulled his hand back and wanted to leave.
She was stopped by Su Xinwan, with a bitter look on her face, but seeing the gazes from all around, she managed to force out a smile: "Miss Zhu Qiao, you know that in the Su family, the third sister often follows the eldest sister, pretending to be stupid and obedient. Once the old lady and the stepmother and stepmother are not around, she often beats and scolds us sisters..."
Having said that, he turned his head to the side where there was no one and wiped it gently a few times, but he could not hide the moisture in his eyes.
Chu Zhuqiao had never seen such a domineering person, not to mention that Su Xinqing herself was also a concubine's daughter.
Even though he beat and scolded his sister innocently, it is still jaw-dropping.
Chu Zhuqiao raised her head and glanced at the woman. It didn't seem like she was faking it, but the resentment on her face was even more obvious.
However, before she could say anything, Su Xinwan stopped her: "Miss Zhuqiao, can you please move aside to talk? I suspect you are pregnant and have been pregnant for more than three months."
Chu Zhuqiao looked at the other sisters, gritted her teeth, nodded, and followed the person in front of her who claimed to be the second lady of the Earl of Yongchang, and walked to a seat nearby.
Su Xinqing, who was concentrating on listening to the opera and Chu Mingzhu's conversation, had no idea that she had become their common enemy.
However, from time to time, I could vaguely hear men cheering from far away.
"Ping Xiao, what's that noise next to us? You came early, so you might know something about it?" Not only Su Xinqing heard it, but Chu Mingzhu was also very curious.
The other ladies around also quieted down when they heard Chu Mingzhu's question.
Although he didn't turn around, he paused while drinking tea.
Obviously, everyone was waiting for the answer from Zhang Pingxiao, the fourth daughter of the Zhang family. After all, the Zhang family was not only a duke's mansion, but also had many educated sons.
Therefore, it is much more convenient for me to know some news about the men's courtyard than for them.
"Oh, over there, the servant who serves my brother said that they were having a poetry competition with the scenery of the Prince's Mansion as the theme. Someone accidentally spilled ink on my brother, and just now he went to the carriage to get a piece of clothing for my brother. From the sound of it, there should be some outstanding poems!" Zhang Pingxiao didn't care much about these. Most of the men's talents in poetry and songs were just icing on the cake.
If you can't pass the imperial examination, you are useless in the Zhang family.
It's just that Zhang Pingxiao didn't take it to heart, but some noble ladies from aristocratic families couldn't hold back.
"Miss Xu, I heard that your brothers are here today? Are they participating in the poetry competition?"
"Hehe... my elder brother's knowledge is not bad, but my younger brother, forget it, he stutters when reciting the Three Character Classic and Thousand Character Classic. However, we can go to the second gate to see how my brother writes. Sister Wang, let's go together."
After the two of them agreed, they got up and left.
In fact, the two of them had already noticed the movement in the yard next door, but they were just sitting there listening to the opera, so they had no excuse to go over and check.
It was just right that Zhang Pingxiao's words made me more reserved.
After Miss Xu and Miss Wang left, several other young ladies also found excuses and went to closer places to visit their brothers and nephews.
"Third sister-in-law, I wonder if your cousin has received the invitation today?" Seeing more and more young ladies around her making excuses to leave, Chu Mingzhu became anxious.
It was just that it was difficult to say it out loud. How could she know that Su Xinqing would never mention Song Hejin on her own initiative? That's why Chu Mingzhu asked.
"The Song family?" Su Xinqing thought about it and shook her head: "They probably didn't come. My uncle and aunt's family are all white-collar workers."
After hearing Su Xinqing's answer, Chu Mingzhu, who had been talking excitedly just now, suddenly became listless.
Zhang Pingxiao, who was listening to the opera attentively, noticed that something was wrong with Chu Mingzhu.
After several inquiries, it turned out to be about the Song family.
"Your cousin is Song Hejin?" Zhang Pingxiao's voice suddenly rose, scaring Chu Mingzhu, who was lying on the table listlessly, to sit up straight.
Her face was as pure and elegant as a lotus emerging from the water, and at this moment, her lips were slightly raised with a hint of sneer.
Zhang Pingxiao snorted coldly, "I should have thought of it earlier. Your family are all liars!"
Every word seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth, which made people shudder. At the same time, the handkerchief in her hand was tightly clenched into a ball, as if it would be torn into pieces at any time.
She glared at Su Xinqing, her eyes full of resentment.
Su Xinqing suddenly felt powerless and aggrieved. She explained, "I don't know about this, Fourth Miss Zhang. I just found out about it."
However, Zhang Pingxiao didn't listen at all. She turned and left, leaving behind one sentence: "I won't let you go!"
Looking at Zhang Pingxiao's receding back, Su Xinqing felt uneasy.
Things developed too quickly, and Chu Mingzhu looked at Su Xinqing with confused eyes.
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