Chapter 228 Overwhelm
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This remark was indeed sharp, directly aimed at the scented soap and glass products, but in fact, it was mocking Jiang Shanshan. What trinkets? Fu Mingzhu wouldn’t marry her eighth brother, but she had a strong backing. Although her eighth brother was not competent and could be caught in trouble by others, she dared to pick and look down on her eighth brother, a daughter of a Marquis? This slap was loud enough. Why should Kangning still help Funing praise Jiang Shanshan? Kangning arrogantly smiled and turned to Mingzhu, “Six Sster-in-law, isn’t that right?”
Indeed, there are no permanent enemies or friends, only permanent interests. Just now, Consort Xiao could still be at odds with her, but when she saw “ignorant” Jiang Shanshan, this Mother and daughter could immediately distinguish between primary and secondary, and find the one easiest to bully to vent their anger.
Mingzhu laughed and glanced meaningfully at Jiang Shanshan, then said slowly, “It’s not like that. Second Miss Jiang is indeed talented. It’s normal to want to earn more dowry. After all, there are many people in the Marquis House, and she wants to share the burden for her Father and brothers, which is extremely filial and virtuous.” She raised her hand to touch the gem peony on her head and smiled, “I still remember that Second Miss Jiang praised this head flower of mine repeatedly last time. Now that the business is doing well, Second Miss Jiang can also buy a flower to wear. If Your Highness has the time, it’s good to go and see, gather some popularity. That’s what I thought that day, so I took our Highness in to buy many things.”
Didn’t you praise my head flower repeatedly? You can’t afford it, so I’ll help you earn money to buy it. It doesn’t matter who took the initiative to buy things, anyway, no one dares to confront Yuwen Chu, I pity you, so I bought your things. Do you understand? Mingzhu smiled proudly and provocatively, looking quite hateful. It would be best if Jiang Shanshan couldn’t bear this and really worked hard to earn money, and then, haha~ she dug a pit and waited for Jiang Shanshan to jump in!
Jiang Shanshan was taken aback. She didn’t expect that when she met Mingzhu again, she would be so relentless against her! In the past, no matter what she did, Mingzhu always gave her face. At most, she would avoid her, but even in the matter of the sheep fat jade bracelet last time, Mingzhu was very unhappy, but it wasn’t so excessive. This time, she was openly mocking and targeting her.
It seems that Fu Mingzhu is now alert to herself. Jiang Shanshan looked at Mingzhu calmly, and when she saw her and Princess Kangning conspiring together, as if they had just taken turns to mock her, she couldn’t help but sneer. Humph…how can a sparrow understand the ambition of a swan? They’re just a bunch of foolish women who only care about wealth and power, with narrow-mindedness. Who says opening a shop is just for buying flowers to wear and earning dowry? Can’t it be for the world? Can’t it be for ideals?
Jiang Shanshan truly looked down on people like Mingzhu and Princess Kangning. Her shop was useful. When she makes money, when she builds that unique bed crossbow, when she exports soap and glass to all corners of the country, when everyone in the world knows her, would Yuwen Chu dare to look down on her like this…
The more Jiang Shanshan thought about it, the more she despised Mingzhu, but unfortunately, she had nowhere to vent her anger. So she also looked down on Yuwen Chu. What trinkets? These fools who think with their lower body, just because they think Fu Mingzhu is better looking, just because they think that the Fu family’s power is greater than that of the Changxing Marquis House? One day, she would let him know how blind he was back then!
Mingzhu saw Jiang Shanshan getting more and more invested, and mischievously reached out to pull off the female official’s cap on her head. Jiang Shanshan was startled, looked up at her suddenly, and in an instant, the hatred and contempt in her eyes couldn’t be hidden.
Mingzhu clearly saw it, but she didn’t back down. She smiled and provocatively pulled and tugged at her cap, pulling it askew. Then she lowered her head and said provocatively in her ear, “The cap is good, but it’s not worthy of Second Miss Jiang. Second Miss Jiang is not a person who can be satisfied being a female official. It’s just pretending, not like it.”
In the palace, it’s a rule that female officials must be unmarried so they can serve the noblewomen in the palace with peace of mind. Jiang Shanshan had always wanted to marry a wealthy man, so how could she serve as a female official with peace of mind? Therefore, it’s all just pretense, of course, it’s not genuine.
At that moment, Jiang Shanshan wished she could raise her hand and slap Mingzhu hard across the face, then grab her neck and twist it fiercely so she couldn’t speak anymore. But unfortunately, Mingzhu’s beautiful face was so close, and her breath was blowing on her face, yet she couldn’t and didn’t dare to do anything.
There’s nothing more painful and suffocating than this. Jiang Shanshan’s facial muscles twitched a few times, and she looked at Mingzhu with a sweet smile, “What is Her Highness saying? I don’t understand.”
Mingzhu also smiled, “If you don’t understand, forget it. It seems Second Sister Jiang can’t always maintain her wit.”
Even if she thought this person was a fool and her words didn’t count, hearing her despise her like this was still uncomfortable, not only uncomfortable but particularly so.
Jiang Shanshan felt a sense of madness, feeling like she was speaking a different language from this brainless fool. She glanced at the nearby Crown Wangfei Dai, the Concubine of the Fu King, and Ying Wangss Huayang. She involuntarily drooped her eyes sadly and whispered, “Whatever the Wangfei says is what it is.”
Originally, she thought that even if these three wouldn’t openly speak up for her, they would at least sympathize with her and feel that Fu Mingzhu was too much for snatching her fiancé and oppressing her like this. Who knew Dai Wangfei would turn her face expressionlessly and look away, seeming indifferent; the Concubine of the Fu Wang smiled at Mingzhu, almost cheering for her; Hua Yang Wangfei looked at her, but with an inquisitive expression.
What does this mean? Jiang Shanshan was stunned for a moment, and then she understood. Things are different now. Fu Mingzhu’s status is much higher than hers. She is the rightful Ying Wang Wangfei, while Dai Wangfei is an orphaned widow who needs to rely heavily on Fu Mingzhu, so she wouldn’t offend her; the Concubine of Fu Wang also follows this logic. She is not favored in Fu Wang’s mansion, so she must be out of her mind to provoke the Ying Wang Wangfei, eager to flatter her; Hua Yang Wangfei may not need to please Fu Mingzhu like these two, but there’s no need to offend Fu Mingzhu for the sake of this insignificant outsider.
The reason they were polite to her before was that their statuses were somewhat equal in a certain aspect. She was the future Wangfei, and they needed to maintain good relations with her, which was beneficial to both parties. Now that she’s not, her status is several levels lower than theirs, even if she becomes a concubine in the future, it’s still a different level from being the Wangfei. So they certainly wouldn’t sympathize with her, because they don’t want to offend Fu Mingzhu, at least not openly.
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