And it’s not just the material of the silver hairpin, but also the meaning of the carved silver hairpin.
This plum blossom silver hairpin would be okay if given as a gift at ordinary times, but at this time, as a meeting gift for the new wife to enter the concubine's room, it is really inappropriate.
If the plum blossom has no flowers, how can it bear fruit?
Is Mrs. Li cursing Sun Jiaolan for not having a child?
It is impossible for Ms. Li not to know about something that is almost a convention. Coupled with the material problem of the silver hairpin, it only shows that Ms. Li deliberately wanted to humiliate Sun Jiaolan in public!
Li's move was obvious. She just wanted to embarrass Sun Jiaolan in public, so she had no intention of covering it up.
Xia Zhihe's face immediately darkened. She didn't expect that Mrs. Li would be so indifferent and just for her own pleasure, she would do such a thing in public!
There were a lot of guests at this time. If he made such a scene in front of so many people, wouldn't it be a joke for everyone to see the Xia family?
Even the faces of the guests showed a bit of embarrassment. After all, it was a happy event for the host's family, and something like this happened. So what reaction should they give now?
As for the ladies who had been jealous of Mrs. Li before, their eyes were full of sneers at this time, and their faces looked like they were looking at a joke. It would take only a day or two, but they would just say it today. , spread throughout the noble circles in the capital.
On weekdays, Mrs. Li relied on her family background and Xia Zhihe's current status as the Minister of Rites to arrogantly belittle and ridicule others. She often showed off how she was favored by Xia Zhihe, in order to stimulate others and build her happiness on On top of the pain of others.
However, in response to Xia Zhihe's instantly darkened expression and the different expressions of all the guests, Li's face was filled with only arrogance and pride, as if she had trampled Sun Jiaolan under her feet.
At this time, Sun Jiaolan was already sneering in her heart as she looked at the plum blossom silver hairpin.
Sure enough, this arrogant and brainless woman couldn't bear it. She really wanted Li to cause trouble and humiliate her at today's banquet. This would make Xia Zhihe hate Li even more.
The more Mr. Li is so careless and acts just to vent his anger, the more he will push Xia Zhihe far away. Will this make Sun Jiaolan happy?
Sure enough, when Li took action, Sun Jiaolan immediately looked like she was about to cry, full of grievances and humiliation. This made Xia Zhihe feel very distressed, and even most of the guests showed sympathy for Sun Jiaolan. color.
But she didn't make a fuss. Instead, she smiled and reached out to take the silver hairpin. The look on her face was really pitiful to me, and Xia Zhihe couldn't stand it immediately.
The more Li Shi bullied Sun Jiaolan, and Sun Jiaolan seemed to suffer silently, the more Xia Zhihe felt distressed.
Sun Jiaolan's peripheral vision swept over Xia Zhihe, and she clearly saw the distressed look on the latter's face. She couldn't help but feel proud, and she guessed it right again.
It seems that it won't be long before Mrs. Li completely loses her favor and trust in front of Xia Zhihe. By then, what the entire Xia Mansion will do is not herself?
Seeing Sun Jiaolan accept the greeting gift, Li said a few more words to ask Sun Jiaolan to abide by the rules. However, before Xia Zhihe could interrupt again, someone spoke up first.
"Mrs. Xia always follows the rules, but why don't you see how well you follow them?"
No one expected that at this stall, there would be people who dared to speak out. Isn't this a clear sign of the Xia family's reputation?
Everyone followed the sound and looked around. When they saw who it was that made the sound, their faces suddenly looked like they were watching a good show.
"Princess, what do you mean?" Li looked at Xia Luotong who suddenly spoke, feeling something bad in her heart, but at the same time, she felt a fire in her heart.
Every time Xia Luotong opens his mouth, it does nothing good for the Xia family, and now he calls his own name, it probably doesn't do anything good.
Li was very clear about this.
But when Li looked at Xia Luotong, she couldn't help but feel a surge of evil fire in her heart, which she couldn't suppress at all.
"That's what it means literally." Xia Luotong looked at Ms. Li, who was a little nervous in her eyes, and suddenly said: "Speaking of which, my mother is the original wife. Although she has passed away many years ago, as the successor, Mrs. Xia of the imperial concubine should hold a concubine ceremony to worship my mother on the annual memorial day, but Mrs. Xia has never done it once. How can she be so harsh on Aunt Sun and require so many rules now? ?”
Xia Luotong's meaning was very clear. Mrs. Li didn't have any rules herself, so why should she teach her concubines to follow the rules?
As soon as Xia Luotong said these words, Li's face darkened on the spot, and her unhappiness was clearly reflected on her face.
Let her serve as a concubine to the Sun family? Do you want to worship Sun on his death anniversary? Does the Sun family deserve it? !
Li almost didn't retort on the spot, but fortunately she still remembered the occasion and finally endured it.
What she cares most about is the position of the main wife, otherwise she would not have let Xia Zhihe abandon Sun and marry her. She also hid Sun as her first wife for more than ten years, until she wanted Xia Luotong to marry into Prince An's palace instead of Xia Zhilu. , she had to recognize her step-sister's identity.
If not for the embarrassing position in Prince An's Mansion, Mrs. Li was worried that if Xia Zhilu became Princess An's concubine, the future collapse of Prince An's Mansion would affect Xia Hongzhang's career and status. How could she be willing to succumb to the position of her stepmother? Go ahead and reveal the identity of your first wife, Mrs. Sun?
Xia Zhilu is Xia Hongzhang's biological sister. Compared with Xia Luotong, her half-sister, she will naturally be able to deal with things more cleanly when the time comes.
Of course, Mrs. Li would not say these words in public, but she was annoyed in her heart and did not want to talk about the concubine's gift, so she changed the subject and said: "One thing comes to one, today is about the concubine's compliance with the rules."
Ms. Li wanted to avoid the topic of her stepmother. After all, being held in the position of her stepmother was enough to make her feel humiliated!
Moreover, Xia Luotong obviously wanted to embarrass her by mentioning it in public. Just looking at the expressions of the guests present, she knew that many people must be waiting to see her laugh!
How could she let Xia Luotong get her wish? !
Xia Luotong expected that Mrs. Li would not accept her words, so she was not surprised. She did not expect Ms. Li to say anything good. Her purpose was just to make Mr. Li feel embarrassed and embarrassed.
"Since Mrs. Xia mentioned concubines and observing the rules, why don't you also set an example?"
