"What's the matter? Are you planning to start a group fight?" Hei Lu'er couldn't laugh or cry, "They are all people with status and face. How come they are like this?"
"Auntie wasn't the one who instigated it?" His Highness shook his head helplessly, "Now that I think about it, auntie is so seductive and can attract people to follow her preset rhythm."
"Your Highness..." After exchanging a look with Ah Piao, Hei Lu'er raised his eyebrows slightly, "Your Highness, why don't you explain it carefully?"
"It's like this. In fact, it's not just me who opposes the action they planned this time. There are people within them who also disapprove." His Highness scratched his chin, "I often see her around that lady. Mr. Yang, Lu and Su should have won the trust of the lady. They were also present in these discussions, but the first two or three times, they never expressed any opinions. They just listened to us and looked at us. Noisy means neither objection nor agreement."
Hei Luer recalled that the staff around Madam Teng knew each other more or less, especially the three people that your Highness heard, Yang, Lu, and Su. However, Madam Teng’s absolute confidant was their young master. Those who registered in front of me will definitely think of the three of them when they mention Mrs. Teng, and they are definitely the ones who receive the most attention. Because Mrs. Teng has a special status and an important position, the key people around her have been strictly screened. The criteria for this examination include, in addition to the customary examinations of character, talent, learning, and temperament, three generations of his ancestors, and the background of people with whom he has close personal contacts.
Hei Lu'er had laughed at him several times in front of their young master, saying that this kind of assessment was even more stringent than the imperial court's official recorder.
He remembered that after their young master gave him a brain blow, he happily said that he followed that standard, and of course there were some improvisations on his whim.
And such an inspection cannot be concluded in just one visit. Hei Luer himself has visited Mrs. Cha Teng no less than seven or eight times. The three most important ones, Yang, Lu, and Su, have gone from them to Teng. Since that day, Madam has been checked at least twenty times, almost once a year on average. According to their young master, anyone who can withstand such an investigation and can't find any mistakes can basically be trusted.
"Xiao Hei, what are you thinking about?" His Highness noticed that Hei Lu'er's mind seemed not to be on their chat, and felt a little curious, "Do you know them?"
"I don't know, I just think it's strange." Hei Lu'er thought seriously for a moment, "His Royal Highness just said that when the plan was discussed, the lady was not in her mansion, but her confidants were involved in the whole process. , is it understandable that she actually doesn’t know anything about this plan, right?" He looked at His Highness, "is it understandable that way?"
"It should be..." His Highness shook his head slightly, "In my opinion, the lady should not know. You may not know their internal regulations very well. If this decision is rejected by these three gentlemen, then It will never be presented to the lady. Of course, even if this decision is approved by the three gentlemen, there is a high possibility that it will be rejected. Therefore, the lady is not very willing to accept this plan. clearly."
"So that's it."
Hei Luer nodded silently. This is indeed the process on Mrs. Teng's side. It seems that the problem does not lie with Mrs. Teng, nor is it deception, but that it has been rejected internally. Thinking this way, he felt much more comfortable.
"Your Highness, since the lady doesn't know about this plan, it means she hasn't really planned to implement it, so why is there such a fierce quarrel?"
"How should I put it, for the first two or three times, the whole atmosphere was still good. Although there was tit-for-tat, each other still maintained their own dignity and left some face for each other. But..." His Highness sighed softly. , “As the New Year is approaching, and as the time for the mission to leave Yiqing Prefecture is getting closer, they want to finalize and solidify this plan, so their attitude becomes impatient. After a few words, the dignity and thoughtfulness before were no longer the same, and the true face was exposed faster and faster."
"What you say is hard to hear?"
"Yes!" His Highness nodded, "It's very unpleasant, but you should pay attention to one thing, that is, those three gentlemen still said nothing."
"At this juncture, you still haven't said a word or expressed your stance?" Ah Piao didn't quite understand. "Could it be that... they have already made a plan in their minds? So, no matter what the quarrel is, it can't hinder their decision. ?”
"It should be so." His Highness sighed, "They were sitting still, watching us coldly, not planning to join the battle. Anyway, I was so excited and proud at that time. It was probably because of their attitude that made me very angry. , I feel that they look down on us, and in front of them, we are like clowns."
Hei Luer sighed and thought silently, isn't that what happened? The three of them had already made a decision in their hearts, but they would not express their stance easily until the last moment, in case anything happened in the process that would be beneficial to them. In their situation, maybe this plan can be implemented. But later facts proved that such luck did not come, so the plan eventually came to nothing.
"Look at me like this, what will happen to those who are eager to finalize this plan?" His Highness sighed faintly, "You all know that aunt is particularly good at taking advantage of other people's weaknesses. Isn't that right? Seeing that both parties no longer had the peaceful atmosphere before, she probably felt that an opportunity had come, so she was not very polite in her words. Those words she said..." She thought about it and sighed helplessly. "They are all short-sighted people. They are cowards in everything they say. They just talk about it and don't dare to do it at all. Since they don't dare to do it, why should they make such nonsense here to avoid being ridiculed and looked down upon by others." As she spoke, she couldn't help but sigh and shake her head, "Of course, this can still be said. There are also some market words that are simply unpalatable and even harm the family. Anyone who is related by aunt will be I took it as a piggyback. At first, those people could hold back their anger, but then the more they went too far, the more they couldn't bear it anymore, and just like my aunt, they began to curse."
"I have to admit that my aunt is indeed capable of this." Hei Lu'er was helpless, "But why didn't we fight?"
"Of course he was stopped by those three seniors. After all, the people over there would be more restrained in front of them."
