Face, face, and still face

  "Miss, you must have heard something about what happened to the Second Young Mistress at the Jing Wang Fu. She did something so shameful that if it weren't for Old Madam's timely intervention, who knows how things would have turned out? The Old Madam had a fierce battle of wits with the Yu Guo Wang Fei, and just from these few words, Ruo Qing could sense the Old Madam's exhaustion and the danger she was in at the time."

  If you do such a good deed, people with insight will know what to go for. The princess of Yu Prefecture has every reason not to acknowledge or take responsibility. The stepmother of the third-ranking official's family is indeed not qualified in theory.

  However, for the sake of Fang's daughter's reputation and the prestige of the Fang family, Old Lady had to put on a strong front. It can be imagined how intense the scene was at that time in the Jing Wang Fu.

  “……Later, under the intervention of Princess Jingtao, this matter was finally settled, and Second Missy became engaged to the son of Prince Yu. This saved face for both the Fang family and their daughter. However, after Old Lady returned, she fell ill again and lay in bed for over half a month before showing some improvement. But just as she had started to recover, the Yu Prince's household came to propose marriage, and they offered such a paltry betrothal gift that it was an insult. Second Missy was still venting her anger on the maids in the Leng Yue residence when Old Lady suddenly flew into a rage and ordered someone to drag Second Missy out and scolded her severely. That evening, Zhang Yiniang cried herself into a faint in front of Master Fang, who was also furious with Zhang Yiniang and kicked her so hard that she almost lost half her life. Second Missy then wailed loudly, saying that the Fang family wanted to drive them mother and daughter to death, and repeatedly told Master Fang that now that she had become engaged to the Yu Prince's son, it would be beneficial for the Fang family in the future. She even threatened Master Fang, saying that if he treated them this way, don't blame her for not being filial in the future... Master Fang almost fainted from anger, and Old Lady fainted on the spot. Fortunately, the doctor arrived quickly; otherwise... After that, Old Lady's health was never the same again, and her hair turned white overnight.

  Summer Lin's family had already been sighing in sympathy by this point: "Master Fang felt very guilty towards Old Lady and often attended to her personally, morning and night, without fail. However, Old Lady seemed to have given up on life and avoided seeing him from then on. Master Fang was rebuffed several times when he tried to visit her, and eventually didn't dare to enter the house again. Now, it's been over half a year since Old Lady last stepped out of the courtyard.”

  As if she had heard only half of the sound, she was speechless with rage and couldn't help but want to grab Ruxin and beat her up. This disaster-causing woman did something extremely shameless and implicated her whole family, yet she still dared to speak such arrogant words. I don't know what kind of person she is in this modern age, where can you find someone so brain-dead?

  Even if she was invincible in modern times, summoning the wind and rain, but after coming to ancient times, you should adapt to local customs. Even if you don't want to succumb to fate, this isn't a way of rebelling, is it?

  However, after hating him for a while, he started to hate Fang Jinglan again. If Ruo Shang can achieve today's shocking achievements, it is also inseparable from his "detailed guidance".

  When Ruqing arrived at the old lady's bedroom, she said she wanted to sleep with the old lady. The Xia Lin family knew that Ruqing hadn't been with the old lady for two years, so this time there must be a lot of things to talk about. They dismissed the servants and closed the doors and windows before leaving.

  Qing gently patted the old lady's back and said softly, "Grandma, Xia Mama has already told your granddaughter about what happened at home. If you're really not feeling well in your heart, feel free to vent it out, just don't keep it bottled up inside."

  The old lady slightly closed her eyes, her voice cold and detached, with a hint of disappointment and disdain. "What can I be angry about? Rulan is not my daughter after all. She has done something that disgraces the Fang family's reputation and loses face for them, but it doesn't affect me. As a woman who stays at home, never leaving the house or stepping out of the courtyard, outsiders don't even have a chance to mock me. But as for your father, I think he wants to hide, but there's nowhere for him to hide."

  When Ruyi returned to the mansion, Fang Jinglan was still in the government office, and at this time, Fang Jinglan had probably fallen asleep, so Ruyi hadn't seen him yet. For the time being, she didn't comment, but instead advised Old Lady Sheng again, "My daughter knows why you're angry, Grandma. On one hand, you're angry with Second Sister, on the other hand, you're also angry with Father. If it weren't for Father's doting and spoiling, Second Sister wouldn't have done something so shocking."

  The old lady slightly opened her eyes, let out a slight sigh, "I'm also regretting now, if I had known that our family raised an ungrateful white-eyed wolf, I should have ignored her life or death and let her be drowned by the gossip outside."

  She leaned her head against the old lady's shoulder, shaking it gently, and her voice was also gentle: "Grandma, I know what you're thinking. If it were me, I wouldn't have taken this responsibility for my second sister either. But grandma still did it. It must be because she was thinking of the reputation of the Fang family. If my second sister's reputation is ruined, those who will be most affected are us Fang sisters." The old lady insisted on letting the Yu Guo Wang Fu take responsibility also to consider the reputation of the other three girls in the Fang family.

  Mrs. Li could not have imagined, or perhaps she had imagined it, so now she was on good terms with the old lady. Because if the old lady hadn't stepped in, the development of things would have been absolutely unimaginable.

  Perhaps Mei's marriage will also be affected.

  The younger brother of the Marquis Qingchang, also a second-class general in the 12th battalion of the Imperial Guard in Beijing, with a prominent family background and an extraordinary status, holding real power, is far beyond what Rumei can reach. If things don't go well for Rumei, she won't be able to find such a suitable husband.

  What's more, it's possible that Ruoqing's marriage will be ruined. Even if it isn't, rumors and gossip will spread in the household. A clean and innocent person like Ruoqing will also suffer from unfounded suspicions and slander due to Ruoxian's actions.

  But as things turned out, Li had another unpleasantness. The Wang and Hou households were worlds apart in terms of social status. A concubine's daughter actually married better than her own legitimate sister, which made Li and her mother seethe with anger. It was no wonder that Rumei treated Rushan almost like an enemy.