bookcurios Chapter 117 Imitation of others
Chapter 117 Imitation of others
Fang Erqing was frightened by Fang Sishan's sudden change in expression and didn't know what to do. He was originally a little dissatisfied with Zhao Fangyu, but now he was scared out of his wits and looked at Fang Sishan timidly like a quail.
I had no idea why Fang Sishan suddenly got angry.
Fang Sishan pushed Fang Erqing around and looked at him carefully. The more he looked, the worse his expression became.
The clothes of the palace maids in front of the emperor had an extra pair of bracelets on their hands and a few more pairs of pearl flowers on their heads, but these were all minor changes.
"What did I tell you when I sent you there?"
Fang Sishan sneered as he took off the extra pearl flowers on Erqing's head. If he hadn't taken the relationship between aunt and nephew into consideration, he would have smashed it on her head!
Where was she at that time? How could she have room for all these twisted little thoughts? The old man who was immersed in the palace knew what she was thinking at a glance without saying anything!
The small flowers made of rice beads look small but are extremely delicate. I'm afraid they must have been bought from a craftsman hired from a comprador at a high price.
The Daliang Palace was like a small imperial city, with a place specially set aside for palace people to do business.
There are often rare things that cannot be seen outside, and even the imperial concubines and princes can often see them. On the one hand, it makes life more convenient for the palace people, and on the other hand, it is also a place for the masters in the palace to have fun.
Fang Sishan weighed the pearl flower in his hand and then looked at his niece's guilty expression. What else was there that he didn't understand?
What she couldn't understand was, had Erqing never met Zhao Fangyu?
How could she still have such confidence after meeting Zhao Fangyu!
"How many times have I told you? Don't listen to your mother and go to the imperial court to look for a marriage partner! You also promised me, is this your promise?"
It was not easy for Fang Sishan to hold the position of Sishan in the palace.
She was a palace maid selected from the people. She never married and worked her way up to become a chef.
My brother's family had a daughter who was beautiful and sweet-spoken. After I sent her gifts a few times, she was dazzled by the prosperity of the palace and went to live in the palace.
She tried her best to teach Fang Erqing, but she didn't expect that it would be in vain in the end. Fang Erqing didn't remember a word she said, and only took seriously what her mother said before entering the palace, that is, to find a good marriage and marry a good man!
"You were also dressed like this when you were in front of the emperor?"
Fang Erqing lowered her head in disappointment. Even if she didn't say the rest, Fang Sishan understood it.
"Why are you putting so much effort into dressing up in front of the emperor? Are you trying to gain a better future for our Fang family?"
Fang Erqing quickly shook his head and said no.
She was young and beautiful, and she only liked young officials and guards. How could she be attracted to an emperor in his forties?
But she couldn't say that. Fang Erqing was so anxious that she was about to cry. She just wanted to find a good husband and didn't want to be a servant all her life. What was wrong with that?
It was clearly my aunt who didn't want to get married, and now she wanted to drag me down with her too.
Fang Erqing was annoyed by what she said, and cried and replied: "But what woman doesn't get married? Otherwise, she will become an old aunt..."
"Is this what you think in your heart?"
Fang Sishan was shocked and felt indescribably chilled.
She never expected that these were the words that Fang Erqing, whom she had taught so carefully, would say.
Her heart sank as she carefully examined her niece in front of her and felt that she still took after her mother.
Foolish and ignorant, standing on a high platform, all you want is to pick flowers from the trees, not to be the grass on the ground.
But once a person reaches a high platform, she can look up to the mountains and walk before the emperor. She becomes a housekeeper and is supported by others all her life. Isn't she much more reliable than having her own children?
Fang Sishan slowly exhaled a breath, and it seemed as if all the strength in his body was drained away in an instant.
All the years of teaching were wasted in one day, all the hard work was wasted, and the people taught became stubborn and unrepentant.
But in an instant, Fang Sishan straightened her spine again. After all, she was a female official who had been in the palace for many years, so this blow was just a moment of disappointment for her.
"You don't have to come again in the future. Since you trust your mother and are determined to find a good husband in the palace, just listen to her."
"I have done my best to send you to the emperor. You look down on me for being single. Let's see what kind of ideal husband you can find in the future."
Fang Sishan walked quickly and decisively. Fang Erqing grabbed a corner of her sleeve, but was violently pulled out by Fang Sishan.
"From now on, you will have no relatives in the palace. If you are not happy, just treat me as dead."
Fang Sishan felt very disappointed. She knew her sister-in-law was stupid, but she didn't expect that she was not only stupid but also vicious.
I'm afraid that in the eyes of her brother and sister-in-law, she, a female official in charge of food in the palace, will end up being a pitiful thing that no man wants... How ridiculous is that?
What's funny is that their daughter, whom they have high hopes for, is just as stupid as they are. She seems smart, but is actually extremely stupid. She actually wants to find a lovesick man in the imperial palace to rely on for half her life?
Fang Sishan thought of Zhao Fangyu who had come to study with her, and then thought of Fang Erqing who had just cried, and felt that there was a world of difference between people.
Fang Erqing didn't want to be laughed at outside, so she wiped her tears, picked up the pearl flower that Fang Sishan had just thrown away from the ground, put it on, combed her hair in front of the fish tank, and then went out.
She strolled outside for a while, suddenly remembered something, and went to the Imperial Hospital again.
"It's just frostbite cream, as if no one can afford it."
Fang Erqing bought six cans of frostbite ointment in a row and planned to give some to Xiao Quanzi.
Who would have thought that before he reached his own residence, he saw Xiao Quanzi and a few others carrying cotton and charcoal towards Zhao Fangyu's house.
It was the first time Fang Erqing had seen this scene, and for a moment he didn't know how to be angry.
Touching the frostbite ointment in his small pocket, Fang Erqing called Xiao Quanzi and others over from a distance.
Xiao Quanzi and the others clearly saw it, but were unwilling to move. In the end, Xiao Quanzi was pushed out to deal with Erqing, while the rest continued to carry things to Zhao Fangyu's place.
It was really strange. They had already found out that Fang Erqing was going to look for Fang Sishan and had specifically found a free time to deliver the things. Who knew that this woman would come back so soon?
The secret operation was accidentally exposed, but Xiao Quanzi and the others were not afraid. They had pooled their money to buy the charcoal and cotton for Zhao Fangyu, so the source of the money was legitimate. Besides, it was not that expensive. It was just that the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs liked to take advantage of the situation, and Zhao Fangyu was embarrassed to bargain with them and did not know the market, so he suffered a loss.
Compared to the frostbite ointment that Zhao Fangyu gave them, the frostbite ointment is more expensive.
Fang Erqing called Xiao Quanzi over and asked him quietly, "What are you doing? Why did you suddenly think of sending something to Runyi?"
Xiao Quanzi smiled and said frankly, "Sister Runyi felt sorry for the frostbite on our hands, so she gave us some frostbite ointment. We couldn't take Sister Runyi's things for free, so we heard that she didn't have enough charcoal, so we collected our own money and bought some for Sister Runyi."
Fang Erqing said "oh", then looked around and poked Xiao Quanzi, handing him the frostbite cream he bought: "I bought some for you too, go and divide it among yourselves. It's freezing cold, so you should pay attention to yourselves while on duty."
Then he turned around and pointed at the eunuchs in front of Zhao Fangyu's door and said, "Are you still worried that your sister Runyi has no charcoal to use? I'm afraid you have forgotten her family background and how wealthy she is. If you have money, keep it for yourself."
As he spoke, he seemed to really care about Xiao Quanzi and the others, and he reminded them carefully: "If you throw your little money in front of others, they may not be willing to bend down to pick it up. Why are you eager to join in the fun?"
Xiao Quanzi put on a forced smile and put the frostbite ointment in his hand back.
"I have to thank Sister Erqing for taking pity on us. But we have already received Sister Runyi's things, so we can't take Sister Erqing's things. Otherwise, all the good things will go to us, and our life will be hard when we return to the eunuch's residence."
He said he was afraid of being beaten when he returned to the eunuch's residence, but in fact, Xiao Quanzi looked down on Fang Erqing. He had thought Fang Erqing was a good person before, but now it seemed that he was just a person who flattered the powerful and bullied the weak, and who was willing to put a golden rim on a shit pot.
It must be his luck that he had a relative like Fang Sishan, otherwise how could such a person come to serve the emperor? He also said bad things about their sister Runyi in secret, and he heard it all!
As soon as the others left, Xiao Quanzi immediately went to Zhao Fangyu's duty room to inform her of the news!