The survival rule of a concubine's daughter: 116 people compare with others and get angry to death!!!!!

  After a while, it was already past noon. A maid rushed in and curtsied to the imperial concubine, then turned to Ruqing and said: "Your Highness, the king is drunk and shouting for you to attend to him."

  The empress smiled and said: "Xiao Er, this child, well, you may go."

  With a red face, she bowed to everyone and slowly left.

  Back at Longxian House, Li Xiu was pacing back and forth in the main hall when he saw Ruqing, "You're finally back. Has someone been giving you a hard time?"

  Ru Qing smiled and said: "Those difficulties of theirs, I don't even take them seriously." And seeing Li Xiao's clear expression, there was no sign of drunkenness.

  "Isn't the king drunk?"

  Li Xiao Jun's face turned stern, "You should be taking a nap at this time, that's why I'm making an excuse to send you back." Then he had a "you should thank me" look on his face.

  It's really touching, can't help but hold his face and kiss him twice, saying in a soft voice: "I knew the king would be the most loving."

  In the palace, there were various precious dried flower petals that could be used for bathing or adding a small amount to porridge. After eating them for years, her body would naturally emit a subtle fragrance. Moreover, she herself had a faint scent of perfume, which blended with the fragrance of the dried flowers, creating an intoxicating aroma that lingered around her nose. Li Xiao deeply inhaled, embracing her slender waist, his head close to her chest, and was enveloped by the soft, fragrant breath, feeling his heart drift away.

  Having slept with this man for over half a month, how could she not know his habits? Seeing that his hands were starting to get restless again, she hastily retreated three big steps away from him and smiled: "Prince Wang, it's getting late, time for an afternoon nap."

  Li Xiang discontentedly stared at her, thinking that anyway there was still a whole night ahead.

  After sleeping for more than half a period of time, she was woken up by Linglong, "Princess, it's not early anymore, you should get up."

  It's a freezing day, just the right time to snuggle up in bed and sleep in, unfortunately, this isn't my parents' home.

  After a painful and awkward silence for a while, she finally got out of bed with difficulty, tidied herself up, and was about to continue playing the role of the perfect virtuous wife at Jiaxin Garden when suddenly a servant came to report, "Princess Lin, the former concubine is making a scene in Huanxiang Temple, saying she wants to see her mother one last time. Please give your permission."

  After a while, Yu Ru turned her head and asked Yuan Fugui's family, "In the past, did Concubine Yuan also want to see Madame Yuan?"

  "Yes."

  Ru Qing said, "Then let her go and meet him. However, please inform the original mistress that being a relative of the Wang family and being the mother of the concubine are two identities that cannot coexist. Let her choose one for herself."

  Yuan Fula's family was stunned for a moment, nodded, and took orders to leave.

  As they arrived at Jiaxin Garden, the guests were sitting and playing cards. Seeing Ruhua, they all smiled and asked: "Is Xiao Ge doing well?"

  Ruo Qing smiled shyly, "Thank you for your concern, Sister-in-law. The Prince is fine now." After accompanying her for a while, it was time to eat dinner. Ruo Qing found that the original madam had not returned yet and didn't care, so she ordered someone to serve the meal.

  He looked at the empty seat of his original wife, wanting to speak but stopping himself. After all, he was hesitant about his current identity and didn't dare to really get involved with her. Instead, Tong Qingwen pretended to be curious and asked: "Hasn't Original Sister-in-law and several sister-in-laws returned yet? Why don't we wait a bit longer?"

  "It's just the mother of a concubine, why should I, as the main mistress, be concerned?"

  Tong Qingwen took a deep breath, "How can you say that, Sister-in-law? No matter what, Original Aunt was still our elder, how could she be beaten to death by Original just because of one stick? Isn't this too inhumane?"

  She smiled faintly, "After all, my younger sister is still young and doesn't know the way to manage a household. I was taught by my grandmother, father, and mother from a young age that as a mistress of the house, one must be strict and manage the household with rules. Our Fang family may not be extremely wealthy or noble, but we place great importance on rules. It wasn't until the incident with my aunt that I understood the significance of these two words. A concubine is just a concubine, half a servant in front of the mistress, and cannot easily overstep their bounds. And as for the concubine's relatives, they are not considered proper family members either. If one were to spoil them because of a soft heart and ruin the rules, that would be inappropriate. Especially when it comes to the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children."

  Tong Qingwen was speechless, unsure whether she should be ashamed or grateful, and couldn't help but let out a cold laugh: "Listening to Eldest Sister-in-law's words, it seems that if Eldest Sister-in-law had married into my husband's family back then, would I, as the legitimate wife, also have been restricted like the original imperial concubine?"

  She stared at her for a while, then calmly said: "You are different from the younger sister. You have 100,000 dowry to protect you, and your mother-in-law is also protecting you. Moreover, you are the cousin of the young master of the Xiang family. Is there such a noble concubine in this world? Like Qing herself admitted that she was not talented and shallow, and could not take on the role of the younger sister's mistress. So it's better to ask to leave early."

  The words cut deep, and Tong Qingwen was left speechless for a long time, but she still had to maintain her image and didn't dare make a scene. As for Xiang's wife, her face turned iron-green with rage, and she shot Tong Qingwen a venomous glare before growling in a low voice: "Shut your mouth, or I'll rip it apart."

  Tong Qingwen's face turned pale, her heart filled with resentment, but she didn't dare say another word. She was still dissatisfied with the lady and hated to say: "Rao'er's daughter-in-law is right, as the main mother, she has the right to control the concubines. At first, I was blinded by infatuation, thinking you were pitiful, so I lifted you up a bit. Who would have thought that you really are a wooden brain? When it's time for you to speak, you're like a mute gourd, and when it's not your turn, you're as sharp as a knife. You really lack education, wait until later, I'll make sure to teach you the rules again."

  As expected, he glanced at his wife with a hint of surprise and smiled slightly in his heart. Indeed, Li Xiong understood this aunt, she was indeed a flexible master.

  The original madam didn't enter the dining hall with two other wives until everyone had eaten halfway through their meal. Upon seeing that, she was displeased but recalled the princess's behavior earlier and thought it wasn't a good idea to provoke her, so she suppressed her emotions and forced a smile before sitting down.

  The empress got up and smiled slightly: "Sorry, didn't wait for you. I thought you were going to have dinner with the original imperial concubine, so I didn't call you."

  The original madam was unhappy in her heart, but she had just been beaten by Yuan Fu's family and didn't dare to make another move. She accompanied a smile and said: "Although the daughter is important, after all, she has committed a heinous crime. As a mother-in-law, it's up to you whether to beat or scold her. Lan'er was honest since childhood, but unexpectedly did such a despicable thing now, really ashamed to see her sister. Let her sister handle it, I won't take care of it anymore. This daughter who has been married out is like spilled water, no matter what, the mother's family can't control it anymore."

  The princess smiled and said: "If Sister-in-law can think so, that's the best. Please let someone add a few more chopsticks for my sister-in-law and sisters-in-law."

  As if on cue, someone took the bowls and chopsticks away, and several more dishes were served. After everyone had eaten their fill, they sat for a while longer before each going their separate ways.

  Yu Qiong and Tai Fei personally escorted the guests to the gate, where they had prepared gifts for each of their carriages. As Li Xiao had said, Zhou Shi, the third daughter-in-law of Hu Jia, was publicly searched by Ling Long before leaving and found to have stolen a small delicate dish, a pair of silver-inlaid ivory chopsticks, and a white porcelain jade bowl.

  Actually, he didn't say much, but under the drastic change of everyone's face, he suddenly shouted at Linglong: "How dare you be so rude to our guest? Get out now!"

  Linglong hastily retreated, but her mouth was still explaining: "The princess please forgive the crime. Earlier, Mother Yuan had already reminded me to carefully watch the cups and dishes on the table, lest they be broken or lost, otherwise I would be held accountable. When I was cleaning the table just now, I found that something was missing, so I panicked and accidentally offended Third Madam, please forgive me."

  With a calm and composed face, "You really shouldn't do this, it's not worth much money?" Under the gaze of various complex eyes, she maintained an air of nonchalance with a smile, "Auntie, there's no need to be like this. Last night, the prince told me about your preferences. So today, I specifically had someone prepare a set of Jingdezhen imperial kiln porcelain bowls as a gift for you, and they've already been placed in the carriage. However, these ivory chopsticks, Auntie can't take them away, they're an imperial gift, if they get lost, it would be a crime. I've already had someone prepare several pairs of exquisite ebony chopsticks with gold inlays, guaranteed to be something you'll like."

  Here is the translation:

  These words would have sounded pleasant, generous and considerate to ordinary people, but to the ears of Madam Zhou and others, they were no different from a public slap in the face. Hu's mother-in-law was furious and slapped Madam Zhou's face, shouting: "You shallow thing, how can you do such a despicable thing? It's really shameful!" Hu's mother-in-law prided herself on her noble character, but she was often discredited by this short-sighted and vulgar daughter-in-law. She was so angry that she slapped Madam Zhou again.

  The Grand Consort hastily stopped her, scolding: "Auntie, be careful of your body. It's just a few cups and bowls, they're not worth much money, the palace has plenty of them. If Sister-in-law really likes it, I can give it to her. Am I so petty? However, in order to prevent those dishonest servants from stealing, the palace has rules: whoever loses cups or tea bowls will be punished accordingly. If Sister-in-law only thinks about her own pleasure but also implicates the innocent servants, it's not right either. Don't do this again in the future."

  Zhou's face turned red like blood, feeling ashamed and humiliated, her head hung low, and after being scolded by her mother-in-law again, she was even more embarrassed, covering her face and not daring to make a sound.

  Grandma Hu scolded her again, feeling ashamed and embarrassed, and said to the imperial consort: "The daughter-in-law is not making an effort, don't let the big niece laugh at her. It's just that this daughter-in-law is making an effort, understanding, and knowing the rules, and also...knowing when to advance and retreat." Grandma Hu saw that Ruo Xian's face was warm and gentle, but she couldn't tell if it was intentional or genuine, just a coincidence. However, after observing her for a whole day, even if she was narrow-minded, she knew that this little girl wasn't someone to be trifled with.

  As soon as the words left her mouth, she sincerely said: "Grandmother, this is a compliment to me. However, Grandmother must not say so, I am very foolish, and it's all thanks to Mother's careful teaching that I can enter Grandmother's eyes."

  Old Lady Hu forced a smile and said, "Your mother is a good person, you are also a good person, all of you are good people. Look at how well the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along, it's really rare."

  Yuannai and Huer Nainai bid farewell to Taifei, saying some irrelevant social words like "Have a good trip, come back when you have time." "If you're free, niece-in-law must come to my house to play often" and so on.

  The original madam, obviously had something to say to the imperial concubine, but unfortunately, with her husband standing beside her, she hesitated and finally gritted her teeth: "Sister, I know that Lan'er is now a member of your family, and as a mother, I shouldn't interfere. But if Lan'er does anything wrong, it's all because you personally agreed to make her the concubine. Now, Lan'er is living a life worse than that of a lowly servant, and as a mother, it pains me to see this. I hope, sister, that you will consider our many years of familial relationship and not make things too difficult for her."

  The Empress Dowager said, "This matter, I originally told you, let Lan'er enter the palace as a concubine, but in front of the master's mother, she still has to perform the rites of a concubine. Now that Xiao'er has also married a proper wife, Lan'er is no longer under my care. However, Lan'er is after all my niece, as long as she behaves properly and knows her place, I naturally won't neglect her."

  It's as good as not saying anything. Yu Mei Lan had already offended Ruo Qing the moment she stepped into the door, and now she's been caught by Ruo Qing again, wanting to turn things around is probably difficult. The Empress Dowager was originally disgusted with her pretending to be weak, and now for the sake of competing for favor, even her own grandson dares to frame her, how can she not be furious? Ruo Qing thoroughly cleaned up Yu Mei Lan, and can still pretend to be innocent in front of relatives, why not do it?

  The original madam was so angry that she gritted her teeth, secretly resenting the imperial concubine's indifference. However, after being scolded by Ruhua, she knew that she wasn't someone to be trifled with and had other concerns, so she didn't dare offend Ruhua again. In the end, she could only force a smile on her old face.

  Finally to Mrs. and Tong Qingwen.

  Among all the relatives of the princess, Mrs. Zuo claimed to be the closest relative of the princess and her most beloved family member. This son deliberately walked to the end and warmly held the princess's hand, saying, "In previous years, I would go to my place on the 7th or 8th of every month, don't make an exception this year."

  The princess smiled and said: "This year's affairs are numerous, Xiu Er has also married a new daughter-in-law, and there are many things in the mansion, it's probably difficult."

  He said to his wife again: "Let's go anyway, it doesn't matter if we're late. We are all relatives after all, and the more we interact with each other, the closer we'll become."

  The princess looked embarrassed, "I'm afraid this month is already fully booked, you know that just dealing with social obligations will take up a lot of time, and then there's a big pile of things waiting for me at the mansion, not to mention having to go over accounts at all the various estates, it's all so busy."

  "I know my sister is busy, but it's the Chinese New Year, can't you just move around a bit more? No matter what, this year my sister must come to my place. I know my sister loves to eat roast goose, so I've already asked someone to buy several wild geese, which are now being raised in the yard, waiting for my sister to arrive and then we'll kill them and cook them, let's have a taste of freshness together."

  The princess saw that she could no longer evade the question, so she hastily replied, "Sister is really enthusiastic, cough, let's talk about it later."

  He again instructed his wife in a low voice and then left with Tong Qingwen.

  Tong Qingwen's mouth was too sweet, and before leaving, she specially gave a blessing to the imperial concubine, "Auntie, Qingwen will leave first, Auntie must come later."

  The Empress Dowager faintly murmured, and Tong Qingwen again let the child in her arms wave goodbye to the Empress Dowager. Unfortunately, the one-year-old child only stared at the Empress Dowager with a pair of eyes, not calling out to anyone, but suddenly grabbed the Empress Dowager's face, almost scratching it.

  Tong Qingwen's face turned white with fright, and she couldn't help but shout loudly: "You little beast, even the aunt dares to grab you, are you itching for a beating?" As she spoke, she heavily pinched the child's face, causing the child to wail loudly. The imperial consort was dissatisfied and said: "The child is young and doesn't understand these things, can't you, as the mother, also not understand what's going on?"

  The princess's face was indeed caught, but who would bother with such a trivial matter? On the contrary, she scolded Tong Qingwan for making a big deal out of nothing. Tong Qingwan could only smile and apologize profusely.

  He handed the child over to his wife, glaring at her discontentedly. "Your aunt isn't an outsider, why would she treat the child like a stranger? You're treating your aunt like an outsider by doing this."

  Also saw Tong Qingwen's humble and lowly attitude towards the young lady, a low-voiced and shrinking figure that made her angry. She couldn't help but glance at Ruqing, who was worried and took out a handkerchief to gently wipe away the possible scratches on the empress's face, saying softly: "It's just a little scratched, but it doesn't matter. The Empress's skin has always been good, and it will be fine in two days." It seemed that she was really concerned about her mother-in-law, with a respectful and gentle demeanor that came from the heart, without pretence or exaggeration, purely natural. In contrast, her own daughter-in-law, from head to toe, from left to right, exuded a petty and narrow-minded air, not only unable to hold her head high, but also constantly making mistakes.

  The old lady held her grandson and said irritably to her daughter-in-law, "What are you still doing here? Get in the car, the child is probably tired."

  After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left, the imperial concubine and Ruoqing returned. The imperial concubine asked Ruoqing: "What do you think of these relatives of mine?"

  After a moment of stunned silence, she cautiously replied: "Aunt Hu is so humorous and Aunt Liu is so talkative, they're really fun." This was actually the truth, as Aunt Hu and Aunt Liu were indeed not bad. Of course, apart from these two, the rest of the wives and daughters-in-law were somewhat inferior.

  But she didn't dare tell her mother-in-law the truth, and only picked out pleasant things to say.

  The princess smiled and said, "You're not bad today, it's hard for you." Although Ruxue was of humble status, she was still the daughter of a scholarly official family, and her brother had power, so it was indeed difficult for her to accompany a smiling face to serve some unscrupulous relatives.

  "Relatives, after all, are not divided into high and low, noble and humble. As long as they are good people with good character, it's a pleasure to interact with them frequently." This was Ruqing's sincere and genuine words. When one becomes wealthy and honored, they will definitely help their relatives, as long as it is within their power.

  Of course, even the poorest relatives should move around from time to time, but there must be a limit. Helping in times of urgency and not helping when one is poor is the first thing to remember. Apart from this, other minor flaws depend on the person's character and cannot be generalized.

  The princess nodded secretly, thinking that after all, she was a descendant of a scholarly family, and indeed had the right strategy, knew when to advance and retreat, and her character was not bad either. Xīu'er's vision wasn't too poor either.

  Thinking of this, Taifei finally swept away the previous depression and warmly said while holding Ruxue's hand: "Tomorrow is the fourth day of the New Year, there will be another group of people coming to the mansion, so you must cheer up by then."

  Digression

  I'm exhausted, today I've wasted Grandma's energy for two episodes, almost lost half of my life, hum, rewards should be given more quickly.