"Princess, did the Duke's wife and the old princess hear what Xia Yunxian said, so they refused to see you?"
On this day, Cen Yurong came to visit Liang Guogong's mansion with generous gifts, and happened to hear that the old princess was also a guest here.
However, the servants only served tea after leading them to the front hall. After waiting for a long time, the Duke's wife was nowhere to be seen, which made Nanny Huang feel a little uneasy.
You must know that when their master returned to the capital, many dignitaries were waiting to see him, but they were all declined by His Highness the King. Now that the princess came in person, she should not receive such a cold reception.
"What Xia Yunxian is best at is confusing right and wrong and sowing discord. She must have said a lot of bad things about the princess."
A grudge-like voice sounded, and the woman who spoke raised her eyes to look at Nanny Huang, "Could it be that the Duke's wife didn't know that Yu Rong was also traveling with the Princess?"
"Why didn't you tell me? This slave specifically mentioned Miss Jiang's name!"
Aunt Huang argued, but she sneered in her heart.
For such a noble person as her own princess, she didn't get any special treatment. She was just a down-and-out daughter of a criminal. If she hadn't been lucky enough to have the same maiden name as the princess, she wouldn't have had the chance to be promoted by the princess!
Jiang Yurong's expression darkened, and her reddish eyes were filled with unwillingness.
Her mother said that the Duke's wife had a good relationship with her grandmother in the past, and there was a certain friendship between the two families, but it gradually faded away.
She felt that the Duke's wife would be willing to help her now due to their friendship in the past!
During the period when she was kicked out of the White House, she really experienced the warmth and warmth of human relationships in the world.
Ever since her father's accident happened, anyone could come to bully her mother and her sisters, and they were treated with all kinds of looks. Even the relatives who used to be favored by her father were treated like broom stars when they saw them!
Previously, she and Bai Yujing were engaged, and those relatives who took advantage of the situation shamelessly gave her mother gifts to apologize. How could they want to break off the engagement and then take the things back one by one!
Some of them have already been exchanged for money and spent. Where can they get them?
My mother was forced to pawn the jewelry and was even forced to write an IOU!
Jiang Yurong had never experienced such humiliation. It was clear that as long as she got married to Bai Yujing, she could be the master again, but now, mother and daughter could only hide in the dilapidated house surrounded by the disciples like bereaved dogs.
All this is because of Xia Yunxian!
"Wait a little longer. Since the people from the Duke's Mansion have let us in, it means that the Duke's wife does not intend to refuse guests."
Cen Yurong is still sipping tea calmly. She believes in you. No one will offend the virtuous princess for the sake of a little prince's wife.
The nun next to the Duke's wife finally came to lead the way, "Keep the princess waiting, my old lady was playing cards with the old princess just now. The garden is in a mess. I don't dare to entertain distinguished guests unless it is tidied up!"
Cen Yurong smiled, but there was no trace of annoyance on her face. She didn't apologize until she saw the Duke's wife and the old princess in the garden.
"It was Yu Rong who came uninvited and disturbed the elegance of the Duke's wife and the old princess. Yu Rong is really..."
However, before she could finish her words, the old princess exclaimed, "Oh, you lost again! It's time to give me the jade hairpin this time. You can't cheat!"
The Duke's wife showed a bit of annoyance, then laughed angrily and said, "Didn't you say that you haven't played cards for more than ten years? You are so lucky. I think you are sincerely cheating on my baby today!"
As she spoke, the nanny beside her quickly placed the jade hairpin she had prepared in advance on the plate in the hands of the old princess.
"Princess Xian is here, don't say those polite words, can you play cards? Come play a few games with us!" Madam Guogong seemed to have seen Cen Yurong, and greeted her warmly. Her rosy complexion had long since disappeared. It's half as sick as before.
Cen Yurong was extremely unhappy. Didn't he ask her to wait in the front hall just to clean up the garden?
From her point of view, it never stopped here!
"It is Yu Rong's blessing to be able to play cards with the Duke's wife and the old princess." Cen Yurong hid her displeasure well and sat down when invited.
Liang Guogong has a large army, and King Pingnan has many connections in the capital, but behind her is an idle prince with no real power, and the wise king seems to have no airs.
People nowadays are very shrewd.
But Jiang Yurong behind her couldn't wait any longer. Just as she was about to step forward, she knocked down the maid who was bringing pastries, causing a crashing sound.
"Ah - this slave deserves to die! This slave deserves to die!"
Seeing the cakes falling to the floor, the maid was startled. The Duke's wife naturally saw the scene just now and said, "Pack it up carefully and step back."
She raised her eyes to look at Jiang Yurong and frowned, but Cen Yurong had already cursed secretly in her heart.
You idiot, you have already met the Duke’s wife, yet you are so rude.
"Who is this……"
"This is Miss Jiang, the foster sister Yu Rong recognized not long ago. Both the Duke's wife and the old princess know her."
Miss Jiang...
The two noble women in front of them just looked at each other deeply, but both of them were shocked.
They had seen the former Jiang Yurong. Not to mention how beautiful she was, she was also a gentle and lovely lady.
But the woman in front of her looked dim, her figure was thin and dry, her once beautiful black hair was like faded autumn grass, and her clothes were old and lackluster.
Jiang Yurong felt their scrutiny, and her face burned badly.
She had dressed up well before she came, but Princess Xian asked her to dress up again, just to use this tragic scene to win the sympathy of the Duke's wife and the old princess.
But her pride was still hit at this moment. She didn't expect that she, the most talented girl in the capital, would be reduced to ruining herself to gain the pity of others!
"Yurong pays his respects to the Duke's wife and the old princess..."
She was about to tell her the words she had prepared before, but she saw Princess Xian giving her a cold look. The warning meant that Jiang Yurong forced back the tears that were about to burst out of her eyes.
Cen Yurong was calm. Some people really didn't look at her. Everything had to be done at the right time. As long as she waited there honestly, why would she worry that she wouldn't have a chance to complain?
At the moment, the Duke's wife and the old princess are in high spirits, and no one has the patience to listen to others' complaints.
But she really didn't expect that as soon as she entered the Duke's mansion, she would be dragged into playing cards. In such an occasion, she could only take one step at a time.
"Princess Xian is here to save me, right! This luck is too bad. We have lost so much, why don't we stop for a while?"
After a moment, the Duke's wife looked at the jewelry piled up on her hand and showed a bit of apology.
"Are you afraid that Princess Xian can't afford to lose? She is so dedicated to helping you get your money back, and you will have to treat her with bird's nest and shark's fin later!"
The old princess's words made Cen Yurong, who was planning to escape from the card table, freeze in her heart.
She was not good at playing cards. She had lost all her jewelry and hairpins today, and her black hair was completely unadorned. But if she left like this, wouldn't it really make people think that she couldn't afford to lose?
"The old princess is right. It's rare for the Duke's wife to be happy, so Yu Rong will naturally accompany her to the end."
But Jiang Yurong in the corner was full of anxiety. If this card continued, wouldn't something go wrong?
