To Qian DuoDuoâs daring actions and words, the first lady felt stunned. Only this wasnât the time to be surprised. The humiliation that the mother and daughter had gotten all year round had buried a shadow in her heart. From her bones, she was terrified of the second lady. Therefore, she immediately explained:
âSister Mei donât be mad. Duo Er doesnât understand anything. I will let her kneel down and apologize for her mistake right now!â
What are these acts?
After all, sheâs still Qian DuoDuoâs mother. How could she have called a slutty concubine her âsisterâ and even made her kneel down to apologize for her mistake?
Qian DuoDuo smiled and suddenly transformed into a small sheep, meekly responded: âSecond lady donât be mad. Itâs Duo Erâs wrong. Once you get mad itâs easy to become older and grow wrinkles. Then youâll become an old vegetable skin. Father wonât like you anymore thenâŚFather wants to use the family punishment then this daughter will endure it. Harshly beat me, donât show mercy. Best done so that this daughter can remember it in a single timeâŚâ
After a moment of silence, she turned around to help the first lady up. She smiled: âMother, take a seat and drink some tea while watching this daughter endure her punishment. Itâs just that at night I need to bother you to go to the third Wangyeâs prefecture. Tell Wangye that the palace banquet in a couple days from now, Duo Er canât go to the palace with him to pay our respects to Father Emperor and Imperial Mother Concubine. Duo Er is stuck in Qian prefectureâs firewood room enduring her punishment.â
Once Qian DuoDuo had explained this, everyone in the hall had let out a gasp.
Although the tone wasnât warm or cold, but it seemed like a heavy bomb had dropped down.
A few days later is Sheng Chen Countryâs Emperorâs birthday. In all directions, people would be coming into the royal court to congratulate. Not only that they would meet by chance that the third Wangye had crowned his WangFei. The royal family would naturally set up a nice celebration.
These words meant obviously that the Emperor right now would come out to support her. It also subtly reminded them that the Qian DuoDuo now isnât easily to be messed with.
âLord, you see DuDuo is still young. Before she had also apologized to the second lady. Just forgive her this time.â By his side, one of Qian Zheng Kuanâs concubines timely opened their mouth to help with the situation.
âYes ah. Sister, you have a great moral stature so donât remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature. Donât lower yourself to her level.â Another one followed.
Before they were all eager to watch a great show. But after they heard Qian DuoDuoâs words, it was as though they had figured out something extremely important. The second lady isnât afraid of her. After all, this personâs daughter is the Imperial Concubine. However, if Qian DuoDuo actually told on them in front of the Emperor, those who wouldâve been unlucky were small shrimps [1] who had no background and backstages.
Qian Zheng Kuan kept a long face on, not a single word came out.
Usually, when he had seen this daughter who acted like a mouse who had seen a cat, she didnât even dare to take a deep breath out loud. Who knew that she wouldâve made such a drastic change. Donât even mention that even though she isnât favored now, she was still able to calmly resolve the situation. If in the future she was favored, then wouldnât she put this father in her eyes?
That was correct. Our Qian DuoDuo really hadnât placed him in her eyes. She smacked her lips: âOld father, are you still going to beat me up? If youâre not going to, Iâm returning back to the room with my mother.â
She was already impatient. She hadnât waited for Qian Zheng Kuan to speak before she stood up straightforwardly from the ground. She patted the dust on her skirt and smiling, pulled the first lady. She ignored everyone in the hall and walked out.
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The place that the first lady lived, was Qian prefectureâs most narrow backyard.
It was desolated and surrounded by weeds only. There were only two extremely shabby tile-roofed rooms. This was the place the first lady and the Qian DuoDuo in the past had lived. The simple and crude looks, couldnât even be compared to the servantsâ rooms.
The first ladyâs personal maid was rewarded by Empress Dowager. Even though she had followed the first lady through humiliation and bullying, she was still loyal. Once she saw that Qian DuoDuo had come, she immediately beamed with joy as she went to obtain water from the well to make tea.
T/N:
Small shrimps [1] â Referring to those who had little to no power.\n