Chapter 654: Each sister has her own thoughts, and the sisters discuss the beauty trap
Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.
However, while Xia Jingui and her servant were spying on the identity of the concubine, in the piano room in the backyard, Princess Wei of Prince Beijing was also listening to the reports from the two maids who came with the dowry.
"I heard that Master Sun made a lot of money by dealing in seafood for a few years. It was probably because of this that Master Sun had a good reputation in Shuntian Prefecture and was generous with his money. Not only did he never accept bribes, he often helped the poor and the orphans."
"There are a few people who cry out for injustice in the cases judged by Lord Sun, but when asked where the injustice was, they can't even give a clear reason. It's obvious that he is just making false accusations..."
Wei knelt in front of the zither and listened expressionlessly for a long while. Seeing that the two of them were chattering on and on without saying anything main, she suddenly shook her wrist, causing the zither to make metallic clanging sounds.
The two old women immediately stopped talking and lowered their heads in fear.
Wei slowly stood up, took two long steps, and walked a few steps closer to them. She said in a cold voice: "I gave you money, but I didn't ask you to do the job for nothing, nor did I ask you to sing praises for Sun Erlang!"
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
The two old women's legs went weak and they knelt in front of Wei, trembling. Although this princess seldom punished people around her, her reputation for being fierce was well known to everyone.
Especially recently because of Wei Ruolan's matter, the princess has been very anxious and uneasy. Who knows if she will take her anger out on others?
So after kneeling down, one of the maids rushed to say: "In fact, my wife did find out some shortcomings of Lord Sun, but she didn't dare to speak out because she was afraid of polluting the eyes and ears of the queen."
Polluted the eyes and ears?
Wei first frowned, revealing some disdain and disgust, and then urged: "Why don't you tell me quickly!"
“Yes, yes, yes!”
The old woman responded several times and said hurriedly, "This Lord Sun has good public morals, but he is a lecher in private. I heard that he has taken in three concubines before he even got married! Recently, he also took in a few maids from the Rongguo Mansion, and because of this, the young master of the Jia family came to his house to make a fuss..."
"etc!"
Hearing this, Wei couldn't help but question, "I heard that he had a very close relationship with several young masters of Rongguo Mansion? Could it be that they quarreled just because of a few maids?"
“No, no!”
The old woman explained, "The ones who are on good terms with Lord Sun are Second Master Bao and Second Master Lian. The one who is causing trouble this time is Jia Huan, who was born to that concubine."
The maid next to her was afraid that she would finish her words, so she also said: "That's still good. I heard that the master of the Sun family is even more licentious and never misses the Canton Fair."
"I think there are some good things going on, but I heard that Lord Sun often goes to Rongguo Mansion and hangs out with Master Lian's concubine. Master Lian not only doesn't care, he even criticizes him and compares his shortcomings with him!"
"That's right. People privately say that they know each other very well!"
The two old women were talking to each other, and their words were becoming more and more unbearable to hear.
Wei's face was filled with disgust when she heard this. She was about to curse Sun Shaozong, but suddenly she remembered that Shui Rong had also used his concubine to entertain Baoyu and others, so she swallowed the words back.
After the two maids stopped talking, she paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, suddenly threw away her white sleeves, and shouted, "Everyone, leave! Keep asking around, and report back if there's any new information!"
The two old women, as if they had been pardoned, hurriedly got up from the ground and backed out with their bodies hunched.
Wei knelt silently in front of the zither and plucked the strings with one hand without any tune or rhythm.
"My lady."
At this time, a maid came in timidly from outside and reminded carefully: "My cousin has been waiting in the flower hall for a long time, you see..."
After she reminded her, Wei finally remembered that there was such a thing and hurriedly ordered someone to invite Xia Jingui over to talk.
Xia Jing was getting impatient waiting in the Osmanthus Hall and had cursed countless times. But when she heard that the princess had invited her, she immediately put on a smile.
She was very attentive to the maid along the way, and when they reached the piano room, she hurried a few steps and laughed like a young girl: "Cousin, we have not seen each other for several months, I really miss you so much!"
In fact, both families are in the capital. If they were really close relatives, how could they not see each other for several months?
Wei sneered in her heart, but she couldn't show it. She stood up and walked a few steps outside, apologetically saying, "I just listened to the servants report about your second brother, and I didn't realize I was delayed for so long. Sister, please don't take it to heart."
Just a while ago, Xia Jingui was gloating over Wei Ruolan's misfortune.
But when she heard about her 'Second Brother', her bright little face immediately turned gloomy. She covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief and said tearfully, "It's a pity that my family can't help. Otherwise, I would save my Second Brother even if it meant losing everything I have!"
These words made Wei's heart move. She looked at Xia Jingui carefully and thought to herself, could this be God's will?
The Xia family and the Wei family are cousins. Xia Jingui has been playing together with the Wei siblings since they were young. However, because Xia Jingui is often naughty and rude, she is not liked by the Wei siblings.
However, everything changed after Wei married into Prince Beijing's mansion - Xia Jingui was extremely obedient, gentle, charming and enchanting in front of Wei Ruolan.
Because she was a beauty picked from thousands, she was so thoughtful and attentive that Wei Ruolan was completely bewitched and almost married to her.
However, Wei despised her for being rude at first but respectful later, and also thought that she was a playboy at heart and did not seem to be a decent person, so she took the initiative to separate the two of them. Later, she planned to marry Shi Xiangyun to Wei Ruolan.
Because of this, the relationship between the two families has become much more distant in recent years.
Even now, although Wei still looked down on her, her kindness was not fake, and what was even more rare was her perseverance towards Wei Ruolan...
Thinking of this, Wei gritted her teeth, waved her hand to dismiss the people around her, and pulled Xia Jingui to sit opposite her at the low table on the east side.
After hesitating several times, he finally asked, "Sister, do you really want to save Brother Lang?"
Xia Jingui didn't know what she was talking about, but she had just said that she would lose everything, so how could she take it back now?
Especially since the Xia family is in trouble now and is relying on the power of Prince Beijing's Mansion to overcome the difficulties, how dare they offend her?
So Xia Jingui nodded hurriedly, like pecking at rice, and said earnestly: "As long as I can save my second brother, I am willing to do anything!"
"Well! Now is a great opportunity!"
As Wei spoke, she pushed her long legs forward on the cushion, leaned towards Xia Jingui, and whispered a few words in her ear.
Even though Xia Jingui was a playboy, he couldn't help being shocked when he heard her incredible words.
He shook his head like a rattle and kept asking, "How can this be done? How can this be done? Are you trying to push me into the fire pit?!"
“Good sister!”
Wei grabbed Xia Jingui's wrist and said with a scorching gaze, " If Brother Lang is lucky enough to escape, I will let him marry you. If he dares to be ungrateful and complain about anything, just come find me. I will not allow him to regret it!"
If Xia Jingui is really devoted to Wei Ruolan, this promise might be of some use.
But now Wei Ruolan's future is ruined, and even if he escapes by chance, it will be difficult for him to return to his original position - with Xia Jingui's character of looking down on the weak, how could she look down on him?
The reason why I said "deep affection" just now was just to please Wei.
So after hearing this promise, Xia Jingui spat a few times in her heart and was thinking about how to refuse tactfully, when suddenly a thought flashed through her mind - although Wei Ruolan was useless, Lord Sun was in his prime!
I heard that he is the prince's most trusted person!
The Crown Prince is the Queen's own flesh and blood...
And how many major and minor issues in the palace cannot be resolved by the Queen?
Thinking of this, she put on a face full of sadness and timidity, covered half of her red lips with her pearly teeth, and 'thought' for a long while before she said resolutely: "Although I am not a woman of great chastity, I also know the principle of being faithful to one man. Even if I can save my second brother from this situation, I dare not try to marry him with my broken heart. I only ask my sister to make the decision and let that... let that Lord Sun accept this marriage!"
