Chapter 65 You are just a dowry
“Old madam, I asked Danjue, Miss Six practices in the room every night, and it’s not like she can’t learn anything like when she studies, but she does She looks pretty, Miss Six is obviously hiding her clumsiness," said Fang's mother.
Minglan moved to Shou'an Hall and brought only Xiaotao and a maid, so Mrs. Sheng asked Fang's mother to arrange a maid for her.
The maids in Shouantang were all trained by Fang’s mother. When faced with her inquiries, they naturally did not dare to hide anything.
After hearing this, Mrs. Sheng sighed and said, "I always thought that among the girls in the family, Hua Lan was the most outstanding. I never thought that this humble girl Ming would be the most outstanding."< br>
"Old madam, the eldest girl is gentle, kind, steady and polite. How can the sixth girl compare with the eldest girl?" Fang's mother retorted.
"Hua Lan is indeed steady and polite, but not flexible enough. If she marries a kind family, she will naturally be harmonious and have smooth sailing. But judging from the information she inquired after arriving in Bianjing, Mrs. Yuan prefers the eldest son. The eldest daughter-in-law. The eldest daughter-in-law is still Mrs. Yuan's niece. She will inevitably be made difficult by her mother-in-law.
Hua Lan is very good in all aspects, but she is too polite and doesn't know how to adapt. Even if you suffer hardship, you will only suffer." Old Mrs. Sheng shook her head.
"That doesn't mean that the sixth girl is better than the eldest girl, right?" Fang's mother said.
"If Ming girl only knows how to hide her clumsiness, at best she is just like her little mother who wants to be wise and protect herself. She is smart in deliberately letting us know that she is hiding her clumsiness." Old Mrs. Sheng said.
"What the old lady means is that Miss Six deliberately let us know?" Fang's mother was surprised when she heard this.
"When you went to ask Dan Ju about it, did she ever hesitate? Did she ever explain that the girl told her not to tell anyone?" Mrs. Sheng asked in return.
Fang’s mother thought for a moment and said, “That’s not true.”
“Do you think a person who knows how to hide his clumsiness would easily trust a maid who has just been with her? She didn’t explain anything. Danju, don't talk about it, and you didn't practice it without avoiding Danju. Didn't you mean to let us know what it was? I even suspected that she acted abnormally to let us notice." Old Mrs. Sheng said.
"You can't, right? Since Miss Six is hiding her clumsiness, why would she deliberately let us know that she is hiding her clumsiness?" Fang's mother asked doubtfully.
"This is what makes her smart. She hides her clumsiness in order not to stand out. If she behaves like Rulan, do you think Rulan can tolerate her? And if the eldest lady knows about it, she will be angry in her heart. Although she is with me The eldest lady can't do anything to her, but she still has a little girl and a younger brother. It's easy for the eldest lady to find excuses to deal with Wei Xiaoniang.
If she hides her clumsiness from everyone, she will be punished every day. . She deliberately let me notice, so she would be merciful when I punished her.
This is where she is smart, knowing who to hide in front of and who not to hide in front of." said the wife.
“These six girls must be too scheming at such a young age.” Fang’s mother said in surprise.
"If a woman wants to think well, she must be more scheming. If Hualan is half as scheming as she is, I will be relieved." Mrs. Sheng said.
Scheming is not a derogatory term. As long as a person does not harm others, being scheming is a good thing.
She has a scheming mind of her own, but her arrogant temperament prevents her from using it.
If she could let go of her pride, why would she be so miserable?
"That's true. After all, the sixth girl will marry the fifth girl and serve His Highness the Crown Prince. It's a good thing that the sixth girl has this intention." Fang's mother said.
“Alas.”
Old Mrs. Sheng sighed and said: "If possible, I really don't want her to follow Rulan into the palace. She has to learn to hide her clumsiness at a young age, how can she not feel miserable."
Fang's mother saw that Sheng The old lady was moved by sympathy, but she didn't know how to comfort her. She could only change the subject and said, "How about I tell the person who slapped the hand to be gentler?"
"No need."
Old Mrs. Sheng shook her head and said: "There is no need to explain it deliberately, just do it as usual."
"Since the old lady knew that Miss Six was hiding her clumsiness, why did she still..."
"Not everything will happen as she expected. I would like to see what she will do when she realizes that her strategy is useless." Old Mrs. Sheng said. ...
Minglan didn’t know that Mrs. Sheng had seen through all of her actions.
Although she came to Shou'antang not long ago, she is very smart. After getting along with her for this period of time, she has already figured out some of Mrs. Sheng's character.
Old Mrs. Sheng looks hard-hearted on the surface, but she is actually a soft-hearted person.
Minglan thought that she was hiding her clumsiness. With Mrs. Sheng's temperament, she would definitely not expose her and would be lenient when punishing her.
Although she wanted to hide her clumsiness, she couldn't stand being slapped on the face every day.
The person who hit the palm of the hand was obviously specially trained. The hit hurt but did not hurt the bones. There was a slight swelling at the time, but the swelling basically disappeared overnight.
Coupled with the medicine given by Rulan, the two hands rotated, and the seamless connection was basically achieved.
Who can bear this?
Therefore, when she was studying, she deliberately acted like she could do well but could not do well, just to let Mrs. Sheng notice the abnormality.
However, as several days passed, Mrs. Sheng seemed not to notice, and she showed no mercy when she slapped her hands.
This made Minglan a little depressed. Could it be that she was not obvious enough and Mrs. Sheng did not notice it?
Two days after the Sheng family arrived in Bianjing, the Yuan family came to the Sheng family to give a betrothal gift.
After the betrothal gift was given, the wedding date was also set, so Hua Lan no longer learned the rules with her two sisters, but was busy embroidering the dowry by herself.
During the break, Rulan saw that Minglan was always in a daze, and wondered: "Sixth sister, what are you thinking about?"
"No... nothing." Minglan came back to her senses and shook her head.
"Why are you just like Xiaotao, stupid and not fun at all. How can you be a dowry for me if you are so stupid." Ru Lan muttered.
She had long known from her mother that she had become the crown prince's concubine.
After Minglan was arranged to Shou'an Hall, Mrs. Wang also learned about his plan from Sheng Hong.
Given Mrs. Wang's character, she was very reluctant at first.
But Mother Liu told her that this was a good thing, after all, the prince's concubines were definitely indispensable. In the deep palace compound, having a younger sister can also be a companion.
In fact, Liu’s mother also felt that Rulan’s temperament was not suitable for entering the palace, so it was a good thing for Minglan to join the dowry.
Lady Wang accepted the matter only after Mrs. Liu’s persuasion.
When Ru Lan returned to Wei Ruixuan to visit Mrs. Wang two days ago, she overheard the conversation between her mother and Mother Liu, and then she learned that Ming Lan was the dowry chosen by her family for her.
Rulan was simple-minded, and because of her age, she didn't understand what these meant and didn't care.
"Fifth sister, what did you say?" Minglan didn't hear clearly what Rulan said and looked at Rulan with some confusion.
"I said you are my dowry, just like the dowry maids my mother and grandmother arranged for my eldest sister." Ru Lan said.
(End of this chapter)