Chapter 178 Friendship
Returning from the Marquis of Jiangxia Mansion, Sang Er asked Wen Mingqian: "Auntie, is there a story behind the jade pendant that the eldest princess gave you? Why do everyone present change their expressions when they see it?"
"You don't know this, right?" Wen Mingqian smiled, "Actually, these jade pendants were originally a pair, but His Highness had already given one of them to someone else."
"To whom?" Sang Er asked hurriedly.
"King Changliu," Wen Mingqian smiled, "His Highness gave him the jade pendant ten years ago."
"Why is it him?!" Sang Er said in shock, "Since these jade pendants are a pair, then Her Royal Highness the Princess will give them to my mother-in-law..."
"So now you know why those people were so surprised?" Wen Mingqian always had a smile on his lips.
"Auntie, the eldest princess doesn't really want to bring you and King Changliu together, right? That reckless man..." Sang Er believed in her heart that Wen Mingqian was the best woman in the world. Even if she was not honored as a royal prince, she would still I feel unworthy of Aniang Wen.
"I'm not very clear about His Highness's intentions, but she probably also wants to offend King Changliu," Wen Mingqian said in a good mood, "He is very wary of me and thinks I have ulterior motives, but I insist on borrowing His momentum.”
Wen Mingqian didn't mind that King Changliu was hostile to her, and she would not deliberately eliminate this hostility.
She had long made up her mind to climb up, and of course she would have to step on others to get to the top.
And the more status a person has, the more he can help her climb higher.
Of course, she also knew that there were risks involved, but since it was going to happen, how could she not take risks?
Sure enough, only two days later, Mrs. Yunyang Hou sent her family to invite Wen Mingqian to visit her house.
Wen Mingqian dressed neatly and took the powder and ointment he made to see Mrs. Liu.
Liu is slightly older than Wen Mingqian, and he is also a person who loves beauty.
But I haven't interacted with Wen Mingqian before. It's not that I haven't heard of her abilities, but that she has always been very cautious in dealing with people, which is also known to everyone.
Everyone knows that she is Princess Zhao's cousin, but she is not the queen's niece.
Just because although Princess Zhao is the queen's biological sister, she has not been raised in her own family since she was a child.
It is said that her fate conflicts with that of the father-in-law, so she is not suitable to be raised at home. People who need to adopt a five-person family must raise her until she is thirteen years old and then take her back to the family.
Therefore, Princess Zhao became the adopted daughter of the eldest daughter of the Ye family in Dongchuan, and Liu's mother was the eldest daughter of the second eldest daughter of the Ye family. She was more than ten years older than Princess Zhao, and she loved and cared for her.
Princess Zhao relied on her very much and regarded her as a biological sister.
Ye later married into the Liu family, and the Liu and Ye families were cousins. Princess Zhao also called Liu's father brother, so Liu was her niece.
Ye died early and entrusted her only daughter to Princess Zhao before her death.
Princess Zhao has taken good care of her for so many years. Mrs. Liu also knows how to advance and retreat and is loyal to Princess Zhao.
It is precisely for this reason that everyone she makes friends with depends on Princess Zhao's wishes.
When Ms. Liu saw Wen Mingqian, she immediately burst into a smile and said, "I have been thinking about you since we separated yesterday. I have to say that as a woman, I will never forget you, but I felt pity for you just after you said that." "Ma'am, it's too much for Ming Qian to accept." Wen Mingqian's face showed a bit of shyness and fear, "I've always known that Madam, you are the most discerning, but I'm afraid it's hard for me, a common man, to catch your eye." br>
"Oh, my good sister, please don't say that. Even the eldest princess favors you, so what kind of lover am I?" Mrs. Liu said, pulling Wen Mingqian to sit down, "I am the most outspoken person. , careless. You don’t know me well when we first get along, but don’t worry about my inappropriate words.”
Mrs. Liu's words were clever. If she put her words here, she would be able to cover up any offense she had in the future.
"How can it be? Madam, you are so dignified that I don't think I am vulgar, and I can't thank you enough." Wen Mingqian said with a smile, "If I am wrong in one or two things, please forgive me, madam."
"There's no need to say any polite words. Just relax when you get here," Mrs. Liu said affectionately. "Actually, I admire you from the bottom of my heart. In this world, if a woman doesn't rely on a man, she probably won't be able to survive." Yes. But you not only raise your son so well, but you also have wonderful skills in making incense, which really makes us women look good.”
Wen Mingqian looked at Ms. Liu, she spoke so sincerely that tears welled up in her eyes.
If she had concealed the inexperienced person, Wen Mingqian knew it in his heart, but he also had a deeply moved expression on his face: "Madam thinks so highly of me, then I will boldly treat you as a confidant."
Both pretend to be sincere and test each other.
But since this was his first time as a guest, it was hard for Mr. Liu to ask too many questions.
Wen Mingqian took out the things he brought for her to choose from. No matter how scheming Mr. Liu was, he couldn't take his eyes away when he saw these things.
Wen Mingqian simply took matters into his own hands and opened the acupuncture points on Ms. Liu's face. After a lot of trouble, Ms. Liu's face was radiant.
She looked at the mirror in disbelief and said: "Ming Qian, you are really good at it. In just a short time, why do I feel like I am three or five years younger? I really can't live without you this time."
This is quite true.
"As long as Madam uses these things frequently, her skin will be better in less than half a year." Wen Mingqian said, "Not to mention your natural beauty."
"No wonder you only look like you're in your early twenties. You really have a talent for good looks." Mrs. Liu looked at Wen Mingqian's delicate and soft white cheeks and said, "I really regret not getting to know you earlier."
Afterwards, Wen Mingqian was left to eat, and then the government car was sent to take her back.
Of course, he didn't forget to give Wen Mingqian a gift in return, which was a fine white jade twisted silk bracelet.
"This is my favorite jewelry. I have a pair. I'll wear one and give it to you." Ms. Liu took Wen Mingqian's hand and put the bracelet on her, "Please come here more often in the future."
When Wen Mingqian returned to Wuqiu Nunnery, Aoshuang ran over and said, "Madam, before noon today, a few people suddenly came looking for me. They were very aggressive and they didn't say which family they were. They left when they saw that Madam was not there."
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"This is what I said about pros and cons." Wen Mingqian glanced at Sang Er and said, "The Liu family deliberately made friends because of this, but these people look like they are seeking revenge."
"I don't know which family it is from, so we should be more careful." Sang Er was a little worried.
"Don't worry, it won't be a big fuss." Wen Mingqian didn't care, "It's probably the eldest lady from some family who caused the jealousy."
There are many people in the capital who admire King Changliu. If he wears that jade pendant and parades through the city, it will inevitably attract the envy of others.
For ordinary people, there is nothing better than a stable life.
But Wen Mingqian was different. She had to stir up trouble in order to achieve what she wanted.