flstandardbreds Chapter 182 Drinking Tea and Cracking Sunflower Seeds
Chapter 182 Drinking Tea and Cracking Sunflower Seeds
Only the extremely noble Princess would dare to do such a thing! If it were someone else, they would have been dragged off to jail by the prefectural government.
After figuring this out, Su Li calmed down, ate some melon seeds, and prepared to watch the show.
Then, Madam Lin, accompanied by a group of maids, walked up to the Marquis' wife fiercely, and overturned the table without saying a word.
"Mr. Wen, I, an old woman, have said that I will beat you every time I see you! Beat you!"
Madam Lin was full of arrogance, and the maids behind her rushed forward and pounced viciously on the Marquis' wife, the second aunt, and Gu.
"what!"
Originally, there was a circle of noble ladies surrounding the Marquis' wife, but seeing what was happening, they were all frightened and scattered like birds and beasts, running away at an unknown speed.
The wife of Duke Qingguo ran a little slower and was grabbed by her hair by a fierce maid beside Old Lady Lin and pulled back.
“I’m not…Ah!”
Before the wife of Duke Qing could even shout, she was pinned to the ground and beaten indiscriminately by a group of maids.
The Lin family is a military family. All the servants in the family are strong and healthy. Old Madam Lin is even more tough. Little Wen is no match for them.
"Ah, help!"
As soon as the Marquis' wife finished speaking, she was kicked hard in the face, which made Su Li and the others gasp.
The ladies who had made friends with the Marquis' wife finally managed to escape, and each of them patted their chests with lingering fear, fearing that if they were a step slower, they would end up like the wife of the Duke of Qi.
"Oh, he's already beaten like this, do you want someone to calm him down?"
"Why don't you go and invite Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
At this time, the eldest princess came out with a group of palace maids in great style. Seeing that everyone was eagerly looking at the excitement over there, she glanced at them and said,
"What's wrong? Is the show on stage not exciting enough that's why you're so distracted?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Fanggu clapped her hands towards the stage.
“General, general, general!”
Suddenly, the gongs and drums on the stage began to make noise, with the small drum leading the way and the percussion instruments complementing. The noise on the stage immediately drowned out the noise below the stage.
The show opens with a group of people making a big fuss in Heaven.
When everyone saw this, they knew there was nothing they didn't understand.
They all sat down to watch the show with awkward expressions.
Seeing the excitement, the eldest princess took the lead in applauding and cheering.
"Drink tea! Eat sunflower seeds!"
Su Li would occasionally exchange pleasantries with the ladies next to her, asking them to keep busy with their hands and mouths.
The play "Havoc in Heaven" was finally finished.
The play in the audience also ended. Mrs. Hou, with a crooked mouth and squinting eyes and a messy bun, crawled out from the crowd.
"Help...help!"
Old Madam Lin was so exhausted from fighting that her forehead was sweating even in the middle of winter. She sat by the side and was served by the maid, who wiped her sweat and drank tea.
The eldest princess then turned her head and said:
"Oh my, who is this? It's scary!"
Aunt Fang went even further, "The Princess is hosting a banquet today to entertain the ladies of the various palaces. How could this random person have the audacity to enter such a prestigious occasion? Someone, drag him out and throw him into the street!"
"Ah! I am the wife of Marquis Jinyuan! How dare you!"
The Marquis's wife had a swollen face and nose, and there was no trace of her original appearance. She cursed and hissed in pain.
But the people in the Princess's Mansion didn't listen to her at all. They came forward and dragged her, her second aunt and Gu out of the mansion.
Even the wife of Duke Qing was not spared and was thrown out together.
The field finally quieted down.
The eldest princess smiled and said:
"What a wonderful show of havoc in heaven! I was thoroughly entertained. Come, give me some food!"
Madam Lin finally recovered, rubbed her wrist, walked over and saluted the eldest princess, and said respectfully:
"Your Highness, I am old and frail, and my energy is running low. I'm already a bit exhausted after just one performance. Please allow me to go to the guest room to have some tea and rest."
The eldest princess nodded and said, "Madam, please make yourself at your leisure."
The eldest princess invited so many people today, and the chief secretary of the princess's mansion went to personally pick up the marquis's wife and her entourage. The purpose was to help the ninth princess vent her anger in front of everyone.
Now that the goal has been achieved, there is no need to keep Madam Lin.
But this is just an appetizer.
As soon as Mrs. Lin left, the princess pointed at the stage and said:
"Everyone, I heard there's a play going on at Xichun Tower lately that's been very popular. People are talking about it from mouth to mouth in the streets and alleys. I haven't heard it before, so I've invited the troupe to come to my house. Let's all come to my house and listen to it."
After saying that, he clapped his hands lightly.
The singing has already begun on the stage.
Everyone present had heard of this play to some extent; some had even been to Xichunlou to see it several times. Everyone knew exactly who the play was satirizing.
The noble ladies who were on good terms with the princess naturally sat back and watched the show and drank tea peacefully, but those who were with Prince Jing were all on pins and needles.
In the past, several princes fought fiercely, but the eldest princess always remained neutral and never sided with either side, hiding in the mansion to heal her emotional wounds.
But when did he actually join in this fight? And judging by the way he was acting, he was going to go against Prince Jing and the Imperial Concubine!
Can we get out of here safely today?
The ladies of Prince Jing's party looked at each other, feeling uneasy.
Unexpectedly, the princess simply named:
"Mrs. Liu, what do you think of this play?"
The wife of the Vice Minister of War, Lord Liu, was suddenly called out. She almost slid off her chair with a cry of "Ah!" and stammered, "
"This, this concubine is so vicious and utterly audacious that she actually dared to harm the legitimate wife and eldest son of the family. I, your wife, hate this kind of restless concubine the most..."
"it is good!"
The eldest princess shouted, pointing at Fang Gu and said:
"record!"
Fang Gu took the paper and pen, and shouted as she wrote:
"Mrs. Liu from the Ministry of War said that the concubine Wen murdered the Li family's legitimate wife and eldest son. She is extremely vicious!"
"Ah? No, no, Princess, I never said that!" Madam Liu quickly defended herself. The nature of this is different if it's given a surname! Isn't this the same as telling Concubine Wen that she scolded them?
The princess squinted her beautiful eyes and said:
"You didn't say that? So you just don't like this play I wrote myself?"
"Did the princess write this play?"
There was a sudden whispering among the audience below the stage.
The eldest princess said, "Yes! I have written countless plays in the past few years, and this one is the one I am most satisfied with. Today, ladies, please watch it carefully and remember to write your thoughts after watching it. If you are not satisfied with your writing, you ladies can stay in the princess's mansion and let your masters and sons who are officials come to the princess's mansion to pick you up."
As soon as she finished speaking, Fanggu waved her hand.
A group of palace maids came up with pens, ink, paper and inkstone, and stood accurately in front of the wives of the Jingwang party.
"Princess, you're forcing me! I'm going to have my master file a complaint against you!"
The wife of a censor stood up to resist.
The princess glanced at her lightly, then turned to Fang Gu and said:
"Censor Wang appears upright and honest, but in reality he's a hypocrite. He's keeping five young girls, just over 15, at the Shihua House, and they have sex there every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Tomorrow morning, submit all the evidence and confession to the Censorate."
"I want to see whether he will be deposed first or I will be reported by him first!"
"Yes, princess!"
Fanggu knelt down and agreed.
The censor's wife fell to the ground with a cry.
The eldest princess looked around and said to the ladies:
"How's it going? Do you all know how to write it now?"