FSC [QT] Chapter 110.1

“Mother, this time the Third Princess is selecting companions, will the Eldest Madam also send her daughters to participate in the selection?”

Mrs. Xiao Wu was not stupid. She immediately thought of the key to the problem.

She did not like her daughter, but she also knew that if her daughter could become the princess’s companion, it would be a great plus for her future marriage.

If her daughter could marry into a wealthy family, she could also help her son.

It would be even better if she could marry a prince, become a princess or queen, and then directly take the title of Marquis of Changping from the first branch.

You know, the Third Prince in the palace has not yet married. The Seventh Prince is a little younger, but her daughter Ling Wei is only one year older than him.

It is said that a girl who is three years older than her husband is a treasure, so what’s the big deal about being only one year older?

From the beginning to the end, Mrs. Xiao Wu ignored the Fifth Prince Li Chenghe. In her opinion, a prince with such a lowly mother and not favored by the emperor was only qualified to marry her concubine’s daughter.

“If Ling Zhuo and Ling Wu were allowed to go, would Concubine Li still choose our Fifth Girl?”

Mrs. Xiao Wu’s heart tightened.

“The reputation of the Sixth Girl has always been good. Only people in our mansion know that she is a fake.”

“And Ling Wu, that stinky girl, is sharp-tongued. She insulted me the day she came home. You can’t tell at all that she was raised in the countryside since childhood, an orphan without a father or a mother. The possibility of being chosen is also very high.”

When a princess chooses a companion for her studies, background and appearance are both very important.

In the former case, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Changping is definitely superior to the niece of the Marquis of Changping.

As for the latter case, from the outside, both of them are impeccable.

If there are any flaws, it is probably reflected in Ling Wu. After all, she has been living away from home for eleven years. Even if she behaves well, no one can guarantee whether she has developed any bad habits during these eleven years.

“Mother, what do you think about the Sixth Girl…”

Mrs. Xiao Wu had a malicious look on her face and wanted to ask her mother-in-law whether she could make Sixth Girl’s background public.

By then, how could the Sixth Girl, a fake daughter of a marquis, be qualified to compete with her daughter for the position of the princess’s companion?

“Shut up, you idiot.”

Old Mrs. Wu’s face darkened immediately. She glared at Mrs. Xiao Wu with her eyes slanted.

“Do you think that only the first branch will be in trouble after this incident? You idiot, don’t forget that you also have a married daughter and two unmarried daughters.”

In a big family, if a daughter’s reputation has problems, it will hinder the daughters of the whole family, not to mention that Old. Mrs. Wu is still feeling guilty at the moment. Did she still not know under what circumstances the two children were replaced?

If Mrs. Xiao Wu really dared to reveal the news behind the first branch’s back, Old. Mrs. Wu was really afraid that the first branch’s couple would ignore the late Marquis’s dying instructions and take action against the second branch and her, the old madam.

Over the years, Old. Mrs. Wu’s confidence in jumping up and down was only because of the late Marquis’s dying words.

But the dead were dead after all, how could it control what the living do?

Old. Mrs. Wu was also afraid that one day the late Marquis’s words would no longer work.

“Mother, what should we do then?”

Mrs. Xiao Wu thought that she had come up with a brilliant plan, but she was scolded by Old Mrs. Wu. She looked aggrieved. She was called a fool by her mother-in-law in front of her daughter and concubine’s daughter. Mrs. Xiao Wu felt that her dignity was trampled under her feet.

She couldn’t help but feel resentful in her heart.

“Third Girl and Fifth Girl, please go down.”

There were some words that even her own granddaughters could not listen to.

Old Mrs. Wu asked the two granddaughters to retreat, then called Mrs. Xiao Wu to her side, and whispered in her ear.

Mrs. Xiao Wu’s expression changed from resentment to surprise, and her frown gradually relaxed.

Ling Ying, the Third Girl who was walking behind her legitimate sister Ling Wei, couldn’t help but glance back a few times.

However, Old Mrs. Wu’s voice was too soft. She could only see the other person’s lips moving up and down, but she didn’t know what she had said to her stepmother.

Ling Ying pursed her lips. She knew that her grandmother and stepmother must be discussing a trick to deal with the first branch. Judging from the conversation just now, the target this time may have something to do with Ling Zhuo and Ling Wu.

Ling Ying was somewhat conflicted.

On the one hand, the Second Madam and Grandmother were her closest relatives. As a girl who would get married sooner or later, they were also her confidence and support in her future husband’s family. Only when they were better, her future life would be better.

On the other hand, the people closest to her by blood had never cared for her. Even her grandmother, who was the best to her, only showed superficial concern. When her stepmother asked her to set rules, she never spoke for her or begged for mercy.

On the contrary, the Eldest Aunt of the first branch was fair because she managed the servants strictly.

Even if her stepmother criticized her, the main kitchen and the second steward in charge of the internal affairs never deducted her share of the profits.

Although her stepmother might take away a layer of money, at least, she could eat and wear warm clothes, not to mention that every time she went out to visit guests, the clothes and jewelry that belonged to her were actually provided by the Eldest Aunt.

Emotionally, Ling Ying obviously preferred the first branch.

So, when she found out that her stepmother and grandmother were plotting to attack the first branch, Ling Ying was a little hesitant. She didn’t know whether she should tell the Eldest Aunt to let her be vigilant.

But if she wanted to tell the secret, she didn’t know what her stepmother and grandmother were planning at all, so how could she make the Eldest Aunt believe that what she said was true?

Ling Ying retracted her gaze. Her heart was in a mess.

 

 

 

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