Mrs. Tang stood upstairs, watching Mingwei send Tang Xi away for a short distance.
Tang Xi said something, Mingwei bowed slightly, then stood there and watched him leave the garden.
When he stepped out of the garden gate, Tang Xi looked back.
Mrs. Tang asked: "Miss Ming Qi...when did you meet Xiao Shi?"
Bai Ling glanced at her and replied carefully: "It was just a few days ago when you came back. The eldest lady asked Miss Mingqi to come over to see your illness. The tenth master later went out to inquire about your condition."
"So, they have only known each other for a few days?"
"yes."
Mrs. Tang said nothing more.
When Mingwei came up again, she still had a kind face, talking and laughing.
…
In a big house, some words travel very quickly.
After Mrs. Tang recovered from her illness, the story about Miss Ming Qi quickly spread among the servants.
Some people say that the old lady was kind-hearted and saved the orphan girl on the road. Unexpectedly, her medical skills cured the old lady's chronic illness.
Some people also said that they heard that Miss Ming Qi was a famous lady from Northern Qi Dynasty, who was engaged to the prince, and somehow ended up in Southern Chu. Fortunately, the old lady came to rescue her, otherwise she was a weak girl from a boudoir family, and she would not know
What will it be like to fall into?
As a result, this became a beautiful thing that helped each other, and people talked about it.
But this trend only lasted a few days, and then things changed.
"Hey, have you heard?" Two maids gathered together to whisper, and one of them spoke mysteriously.
"What did you hear? Which one is my sister talking about?"
"Of course it's Master Shi's business."
"Master Ten, what's wrong with Master Ten?"
"No way, you haven't heard the news yet?" The maid looked surprised, as if the other party was so out of date.
Another maid hurriedly asked: "What's the rumor? Sister, tell me about it?"
The first one was mysterious and lowered his voice: "Master Ten is getting married..."
"Who doesn't know this? Otherwise, what is our house busy with recently?"
"Hey, that's not what I'm talking about! What I'm talking about is Miss Mingqi who was rescued by the old lady. You know that, right?"
"Of course, who in the house doesn't know? What's wrong? Isn't sister talking about the Tenth Master?"
"It's just the same thing. I heard that Mr. Shi would talk to Miss Ming Qi for a long time every day when he went to the old lady's place to say hello..."
"Isn't it?" the maid exclaimed, "Master Ten is getting married soon! Miss Ling lives in Lanxinyuan!"
"Who says it's not the case? But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem to matter. Once you have a wife, you can take concubines!"
The maid covered her mouth and exclaimed: "Taking a concubine just after getting married is very disrespectful to the Ling family!"
"Maybe it will be a few months late, but Master Shi's meaning should be the same." said the previous person, "Have you seen Miss Ming Qi? She looks like that. I heard that she is a lady from a famous family, and her manners are very elegant.
It's not bad at all, so it's not surprising that Master Shi has taken a liking to it."
"That's what I say, but isn't this Miss Mingqi engaged? I heard she is also a future princess."
"What's the point? No matter how beautiful she is, she is still a helpless orphan when she arrives in Nanchu? Northern Qi will definitely not admit it, otherwise where will the royal family's face be? So, if Miss Ming Qi is smart,
You should hurry up and take care of Master Ten. Even if you are young, you will still have good food and clothing in the future, otherwise..."
"That's what you said..."
"It's just that Master Ten is getting married soon. I feel sorry for Miss Ling..."
…
Ji Xiaowu finally found an opportunity to meet Mingwei and asked, "What's the matter with you? Why did you hook up with Mr. Tang Shi? Did you know that the gossip about you is being spread in the house now, and it's very unpleasant!"
"
Mingwei looked aggrieved: "What did my cousin say? Hooking up is so ugly, how dare you say this to your cousin? It's a waste that we even got engaged..."
"No, no, no!" Ji Xiaowu wanted to cover her mouth, "Can you not mention this? Do you still want your reputation?"
Ji Xiao’s head is already big.
Why does this woman live so freely? Look at how many men she is involved with?
First, he was his cousin who had been engaged since childhood, and then he fell in love with His Royal Highness the King of Yue. I heard that in the northwest, Lord Hu was chasing her and asking if she wanted to be a princess. Now that she came to Southern Chu, there were rumors that she was with Tang Dynasty.
Mr. Shi’s gossip.
"Forget it before, it's different this time, do you understand?"
"I don't understand what my cousin said."
Ji Xiaowu said angrily: "Don't lie to me! In the past in Qi State, no matter how hard you messed up, we could cover it up. Now we are the only two in Nanchu, living under someone else's roof and letting people act like meat. You are not afraid that others will make the lie come true."
?”
"There's nothing wrong with making a lie come true!" Ming smiled and said, "Look at our current situation, it's really impossible without a backer. Now that I have saved the old lady, I can still get some courtesy, but the kindness will come to an end one day. Where can I go?
Is the marriage relationship reliable? If Mr. Tang Shi really..."
"Ming Xiaoqi, you've had enough!" Ji Xiaowu was so angry that he wanted to strangle her to death, "I don't believe you would be a concubine! What on earth are you doing? Please tell me clearly and don't let me sleep!
"
Seeing that his face was turning red, Mingwei felt a little guilty. The cousins were trapped in Nanchu and depended on each other, so teasing him like this seemed a bit unkind.
So she comforted: "Don't worry, cousin, I don't know how to be a concubine, and Mr. Tang has no such idea, I'm just showing it to some people."
"Some people?" Ji Xiaowu was confused.
He thought about it carefully and recalled what happened to Rilan Xinyuan that day, and was surprised: "You mean the Ling family?"
"right."
"What the hell are you doing?"
"Let's see it for two days. My cousin will know it then. Don't worry."
Ji Xiaowu couldn't ask any more questions and spat at her before leaving: "I'm so worried! I can't rest assured for a moment when I'm with you! Even if it's false, you should think about your reputation. It's spread like this
It’s ugly, how will you get married when you go back? Please stop playing around, aunt!”
Ming sent him away with a smile, thinking that they wouldn't be able to get married anyway, and their reputation would be ruined...it didn't seem to matter.
There was an uproar in the mansion, how could Lan Xinyuan know nothing about it?
Miss Ling's maids gathered together to talk. One of them had an angry look on his face: "What's going on with Mr. Tang? Didn't you look for a chance to see Miss Ling two days ago? Why did he suddenly..."
"Is there some misunderstanding?" asked another, "I don't think Master Tang Shi is that kind of person!"
"What's the misunderstanding? I went for a walk near Mrs. Tang's garden in the morning, and I saw them talking together with my own eyes! Why do you say there are differences between men and women? Mr. Tang is both getting married, so why don't you know any taboos!
"
"Is it true? Hey, men are really unreliable. I think Mr. Tang really likes the young lady, but he also..."
"Miss Ming Qi, I saw her. She is quite pretty. No wonder she charmed Master Tang Shi. But even if you want to take a concubine, you can't be so disrespectful to the lady, right? The wedding hasn't even been held yet...
"
"Isn't it? What should we do now? Should we tell the lady?"
"Of course I can't say it. After I said it, Miss is still angry to death? This marriage is a good relationship between the two families, and it is impossible to cancel it because of this matter."
"Too."
The maids all sighed.
"What are you talking about?"
When Miss Ling's voice came, the maids jumped up and started fighting.
"Miss! No, we didn't say anything..." (To be continued)