The Return of the Marquis's Daughter

Chapter 39: Ningguo Mansion

In fact, the lady didn't take Qin Wenlan seriously at all. It was only after Prince An personally came to talk to her that she realized that she couldn't ignore this matter.

It can be said that she had the same thoughts as Lady Ningguo. What could an orphan like Qin Wenlan do? In the end, she was still unable to express her pain.

But my stupid wife is too disorganized in doing things. She turned a good thing into this.

Lady Ningguo's face froze. "Mother, who told you what? I didn't say anything to Miss Qin. I just exchanged a few words."

Duke Ningguo looked at his mother, then turned to look at his wife, and then remembered that Prince An had come to see his mother before he left.

His expression became serious, and he said to his wife sternly, "Don't you know what you've done? You still don't want to tell the truth at this time. No wonder people look at me strangely today."

Lady Ningguo was immediately embarrassed by her husband's yelling, and replied in the same unpleasant tone, "I didn't say anything, I just mentioned Xiaohua to Miss Qin.

Xiaohua has been in our Ningguo Mansion for some years. She is a good girl who knows everyone well. Why can't she enter the Prince's Mansion? Xiaohua is much better than her daughter from the Qin family!

She had literary talent, good character, and good looks. Wasn't she the daughter of the Qin family? It was simply a matter of opportunity that caught her.

Besides, isn't it a good thing for our Ningguo Mansion if Xiaohua can enter the palace? It's better than an outsider, right? "

Duke Ningguo was shocked when he heard this. "What did you say? How dare you say this to Miss Qin, who's visiting you for the first time? Where's your normal brain?"

Lady Ningguo replied disapprovingly, "Is this some big deal? It's just that Miss Qin is so ignorant and jumpy. She really came out of the manor.

Nowadays, who doesn't have a concubine in the prince's house? Rather than letting someone else get the chance, it's better for Xiaohua to go in! Besides, Xiaohua is much better than that Miss Qin!

I'm just an orphan with no one to take care of me. What's there to be proud of? Isn't that face the only thing left to look at? Wait a while and see if the prince still takes me seriously? Humph."

The lady looked at the wife of Duke Ningguo with a sullen expression, and then said bluntly, "The Li family is now a commoner.

How dare you, a person like this, dream of becoming a concubine in the royal palace? Have you forgotten your own identity?

Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're someone's aunt. You should always think carefully before doing anything. Don't bring disaster upon the entire Duke's Mansion by asking for trouble yourself."

"Mother!" Lady Ningguo was very unhappy when she heard this. "Although my family has lost its title, Xiaohua is both talented and beautiful, and she grew up right in front of me. Isn't she a hundred times better than Qin Wenlan, who came from the Qin family manor?"

"Well, since you dare to think so, then if you have the ability, just let your niece become a princess!" The lady roared angrily.

Lady Ningguo's face was filled with embarrassment, and for a moment she was really a little embarrassed, but she couldn't help but retort, "If nothing had happened in Marquis Li's mansion back then, Xiaohua might not have been impossible."

"You also know that it was back then, not the Li family of today. What does the Li family have now? Being a concubine was already an honor for her. How can a commoner want to enter the palace?"

Duke Ning slammed the table and said, "You keep saying you look down on Miss Qin, but don't forget, that was someone Prince An personally went to His Majesty to exchange for.

If the previous Qin Shu was really a better man than Miss Qin, why did the prince go to such lengths? The current Miss Qin was married with the consent of the Empress and the decree personally issued by His Majesty.

Based on what you did today, if Miss Qin enters the palace one day, how can we let it go? If it were you, would you be willing? "

"Who the hell is she? Even if she had the guts, she wouldn't dare to act so arrogantly?" Lady Ningguo glared angrily, "Don't forget that our Ningguo Mansion is Prince An's maternal grandfather's home.

What can a powerless orphan like her do to me? I'll give her some face today!"

The old lady could see that her daughter-in-law was determined to send Li Xiaohua into the palace, and now all she cared about was wealth and glory.

If Prince An was also willing, it would be a good thing. However, it was obvious that Prince An himself was unwilling, and she, a lady in the harem, dared to manipulate the affairs of the prince's mansion.

The lady looked at her daughter-in-law and said, "You are really bold. I don't dare to do these things, let alone talk about them. But you are so good. Not only did you think about it, you also did it in front of me. That's great."

Lady Ningguo was taken aback. "Mother, you are Prince An's grandmother."

"You forgot to add the word 'foreign' in front. Besides, in front of the prince, we must first be the king, then the minister, and then the relative.

After Miss Qin married King An, even if you meet her in the future, you have to call her Princess first, and you have to bow to her and kowtow to her first.

No matter what you think in your heart, no matter how you look down on me, the reality is that I am now the princess, and you are just a concubine!"

When Lady Ningguo heard this, her face froze and she became more unwilling and angry. Why should she, an orphan, bow her head? If it was Xiaohua, none of this would have happened.

"It seems that you have been sitting on the position of Duke's wife for so long that you have become more ambitious. You don't even care about a princess. Who gave you the courage?

If you want to die, don't implicate the entire Ningguo Mansion. You are really nonsense.

He can't do his job well, but he blames others. No wonder the Li family is defeated."

"Mother, I didn't mean that. I simply don't like Miss Qin and can't stand her. I don't have any negative feelings towards the palace..."

The more Lady Ningguo spoke, the more she dared not to continue. Only then did she feel her hands and feet getting cold and her head getting dizzy.

"You've already dared to do it, and you still don't have that intention? You're really amazing, even more amazing than the ladies in the palace.

He actually dared to force someone into the palace in front of Miss Qin.

You are even more powerful than His Majesty. You can easily arrange for a concubine. Even His Majesty has to issue an imperial decree to appoint her. You are really capable. With just one sentence, you can send someone to the palace to be a concubine!"

The lady-in-waiting became more and more angry as she spoke, her face darkening, "The young lady of the Li family has lived in our Ningguo Mansion for long enough, it's time to send her back.

Send someone to send her back to the Li family tomorrow. Our Ningguo Mansion is too small to accommodate a great Bodhisattva like her."

"Mother, no, Xiaohua has already gotten used to life in the Ningguo Mansion. What if you ask her to go back now? She has always lived in the Duke's Mansion.

How could a delicate young lady like her endure such a hard life in such a place? In our Ningguo Mansion, she had everything she wanted.

If I let her go now, wouldn't that be like letting her die? How can a human being live like that? After all, I raised her by myself and raised her as a young lady from the Duke's Mansion."

"Are those people in the Li family not human? They can survive, so why can't she, Li Xiaohua?

Is she more precious than others, or is she already considered a concubine in the palace?

It seems that letting her stay in the Ningguo Mansion for these years has harmed her, causing her to forget her own identity and status. Does a commoner really think of herself as a noble lady?

"You have everything you need, and yet you are more valuable than the ladies in the palace?"