Wen Shichu used to be a retired palace maid. She was old and of low status, but suddenly she got lucky. She rose to the top and married Shi Li. She realized the dream that all women have of "flying on a branch and becoming a phoenix", and also transformed herself into a phoenix. The husband was so fascinated that he played with her everywhere all day long, turning a cold-blooded general into a pleasure-loving playboy.
Moreover, Wen Shichu put on airs and didn't even bother to deal with other official women. She refused all invitations and went her own way. She was not a good housekeeper who could help her husband communicate well. Therefore, Mrs. Wang felt that Wen Shichu and her seemed to be on the same page. The same kind of woman - the "beauty is a disaster" kind.
Of course, this was Mrs. Wang's own inner thoughts. She didn't say it so foolishly, and it wasn't like she didn't want to live anymore.
Mrs. Wang felt that she and Wen Shichu were "kindred spirits", so she was the first to come up to say hello to Wen Shichu. She did not want to win over Wen Shichu. After all, she had no need to do so. She just wanted to be with Wen Shichu. They got together for the first time so as not to appear isolated. She knew she had a bad reputation.
Wen Shichu didn't know that Mrs. Wang had so much inner drama. She just politely responded to other people's greetings.
"Mrs. Shi, I really envy you." Mrs. Wang lowered her voice and looked at Wen Shichu with bright eyes.
Wen Shichu was a little curious: "Why do you envy me?"
"I envy General Shi for pampering you so much! He must love you very much to play happily with you regardless of the eyes of the world." Mrs. Wang replied enviously.
"Wang Yushi dotes on you too, right?" Wen Shichu thought of Wang Yushi's doting on his wife - he heard that Mrs. Wang was afraid of heat and suffered from bitter summers, so Wang Yushi would use several rooms to build ice cellars in advance every winter and prepare enough ice cubes so that Mrs. Wang can stay cooler in summer.
Mrs. Wang sneered: "What kind of doting is he? He just treats me as a toy. He treats me when he likes me. If he doesn't like me, who knows what will happen to me? It's just that I am very good at kung fu, so I can still win over him for the time being. I just like it..."
When Wen Shichu heard this, the gossip factor in his body immediately started to stir up. It sounded like there was an inside story. Could it be that the rumors that Wang Yushi was obsessed with the new wife were false?
"But didn't he care about his deceased wife's children just for you?" Wen Shichu asked in a low voice. She didn't know why Mrs. Wang had such a close relationship with her and told her such private words, but this did not hinder her curiosity. Heart.
"Do you believe it? He sent his eldest son to Mingli Academy to study. He said that it was because his eldest son offended me that he deported him to another place. But in fact, it was Wang who was afraid that I would harm his son, so he sent him away on purpose. There is also his daughter, who is afraid that I will teach her bad things, so she is sent back to the former wife’s natal family to stay away from me, the stepmother... Haha, you treat me like a tiger or a wolf!" Mrs. Wang said sarcastically.
Wen Shichu's eyes widened in surprise. She didn't expect that the inside story was like this. She immediately looked at Mrs. Wang sympathetically.
When Mrs. Wang saw her look, she immediately smiled and said, "You don't have to sympathize with me. I relied on him to 'pamper me' and got a lot of benefits from it. My eldest brother and second brother were promoted; Several of my nephews entered Imperial College to study; I made my maternal uncle a royal merchant, and moved most of the Wang family’s property back to my natal family..."
Wen Shichu's eyes widened instantly. When Mrs. Wang saw this, she couldn't stop laughing and said, "You didn't expect it, right? There is no affection between us, so there is only interest. He wants to plot against me and ruin my reputation. Then I I have no choice but to fight back and earn some benefits for myself."
Wen Shichu immediately gave a thumbs up: "Well done!"
"Don't you think I'm greedy and greedy?" Mrs. Wang asked with raised eyebrows.
"What kind of greedy and greedy behavior is this? Isn't it reasonable to get your own rewards?" Wen Shichu said.
"That's right, it means getting your own rewards in a reasonable way... I like your character so much. Can I come to visit you to play with you in the future? I heard that you never accept invitations from others. Can you make an exception for me?" Mrs. Wang asked road.
"Of course, you are so interesting. I don't think it will be boring to play with you." Wen Shichu immediately agreed, "As for the other ladies and ladies, why are they just looking for me? They are all full of schemes. , I was impatient to deal with them, so of course I refused directly."
So Wen Shichu made an interesting and unique friend at the Queen's flower viewing party.
The other female family members saw the two of them chatting happily, and felt that they were the same as each other. They also knew that Hun Shichu had a personality that did not show respect to anyone, so they did not step forward to disturb them.
Finally, the queen came out, made some remarks, and then asked everyone to disperse to socialize, oh no, to enjoy the flowers.
Wen Shichu was not surprised to be summoned by the queen.
The queen seemed to have changed. Her whole person became radiant. Wen Shichu, who was completely different from the ordinary and unremarkable palace maid before, was a little surprised. She suspected that what she had seen before was not Wen Shichu, but another person. She was a palace maid, but even if she denied it in her heart, she could not change that Wen Shichu was the former Shangyi female official in her palace.
"Mrs. Shi, I didn't expect that you would be a lucky man. After leaving the palace, you would be able to have a good relationship with General Shi. Unfortunately, you and General Shi had no interaction before, otherwise I would have given you a marriage in advance, so that you wouldn't have to worry about it. It's been delayed for so many years." The queen said regretfully, as if she really felt sorry for Wen Shichu and Shi Rui who wasted their great youth.
"I appreciate the Queen's kindness. Although my fate with the General came late, it happened at the right time and at the right time. Only by meeting the right person at the right time and the right place can we have a wonderful marriage. If it were another person, The result may have been different if the time or location had changed, so we don’t feel it’s a pity.” Wen Shichu said with a smile.
The smile on the queen's face froze, and she picked up the tea cup and drank the tea. Didn't Wen Shichu's words mean that she didn't care about her gift of marriage, let alone that they got married late? This is obviously to give her the dignity of a queen.
The queen was a little unhappy, feeling that Wen Shichu was ignorant of good and bad, but now her status was different from before. The queen had to endure this for the sake of her son. After all, her son had not been named the prince yet. She She had to win over Shi Li, and only if Shi Li was on her side would her son be most certain to ascend to the throne, so she had to "endure the humiliation and bear the burden."
If Wen Shichu knew that she thought this way, he would definitely roll his eyes at her. Is it wrong? She wants to take advantage of others, but others don't want to take advantage of her. Does this become an insult to her? What a big face!
