nucmednet Chapter 344 The Brothers Who Protect Their Sister
Chapter 344 The Brothers Who Protect Their Sister
Gu Huan'er looked aggrieved, "I really didn't mean to..."
Song Ruozhen: "..."
She understood Yun Wang now; such a proud man had probably never been so humiliated before.
Gu Huan'er's love story... has really not been easy!
"Cousin, do you have any ideas? I really like Prince Yun. I heard he likes to listen to pipa music, so I even found a teacher to learn from."
The Empress summoned me to the palace last time, intending for Prince Yun and me to see me, but as soon as he heard my name, he didn't even come!
Gu Huan'er lowered her head, her pretty face unable to hide her disappointment. "I originally just secretly liked him, and I didn't have any obsession with him. After all, he is of noble status, and I may not be worthy of him. But now that the opportunity is in front of me, I want to give it a try."
Song Ruozhen understood. Gu Huan'er had caught the Empress's eye, and Prince Yun was her beloved. If Prince Yun were willing to be with her, it would be a match made in heaven.
Most women can only leave their marriage arrangements to fate. Now that an opportunity has presented itself, and they know that with a little effort they might be able to marry the man they love, they naturally want to give it a shot.
“Cousin Huan’er, I haven’t heard of this before, nor do I know what the Prince of Yun is thinking. If I have the chance to meet the Prince of Yun in the future, I will ask him for you, shall I?” Song Ruozhen said.
It's hard to advise on matters of the heart; only the person involved truly knows the bitterness of it. However, it's perfectly fine for her to inquire about the Prince of Yun's attitude on his behalf.
Gu Huan'er was overjoyed. "That's wonderful! Thank you, cousin!"
Meanwhile, Grand Tutor Gu and others were already discussing the most exciting events in the capital over the past two days.
"Recently, the entire capital has been talking about the Tang family's daughter giving away meat buns. The situation started to get out of control yesterday, and today a fight broke out outside the city, which even required the Imperial Guards to rush over."
Gu Qingyan frowned slightly; they had sensed something was amiss as soon as they heard about it.
Over the years, why have the city's officials and wealthy merchants only provided porridge to the refugees who came to the city? The most important factor was cost, but even more so, it was the people's hearts.
When someone is starving to death, a bowl of porridge is enough to save their life, and the recipient will be grateful.
Giving more is certainly not a bad thing, but once you start giving, you have to keep giving, otherwise it can easily cause people to feel unbalanced.
As for giving meat buns... that's a bit foolish.
"A fight broke out outside the city today?" Gu Ruyan asked in surprise.
Gu Qingxiu nodded, "The Prime Minister's daughter has been distributing meat buns for three consecutive days, which has caused a frenzy among the refugees outside the city, and many people inside the city have also joined in just to get the meat buns for free."
Because the quantity was so large, almost all the meat in the city had been pre-ordered by butchers a day in advance, resulting in a shortage of meat for the city's residents and widespread complaints.
"Praise outside the city, complaints inside the city—it's a losing proposition." Song Yi'an hit the nail on the head.
The refugees will not stay in the capital after the flood is resolved, but the people in the city will remain here. It would be foolish to offend so many people in the city for the sake of the refugees' good reputation.
Song Yanzhou was also aware of this matter. "It was chaotic early this morning because the butcher shop had sold out of meat, and there weren't enough meat buns to keep coming back. So some people started cursing that the Tang family was stingy and deliberately not giving them any."
In a fit of impulsiveness, they got into a fight with the guards of the Prime Minister's residence. Among them were many refugees who said they felt unwell after eating meat buns the day before and had been suffering from diarrhea.
The people in the city who couldn't buy meat also went to complain, saying that since the Prime Minister's mansion was so wealthy, why not give out more silver to distribute to everyone? The scene was...utter chaos.
Gu Qingyan nodded, "Not only that, some people have also pointed out that the Prime Minister's mansion is so wealthy, could it be that the Prime Minister is accepting bribes?"
"Early this morning, His Majesty gave Prime Minister Tang a severe scolding in the Imperial Study. The scolding could be heard even outside the Imperial Study."
Grand Tutor Gu spoke casually, but one could detect a hint of anticipation in his voice.
He was naturally aware of Tang Xuening's targeting of Ruozhen during the hunting competition, not to mention that Tang Xuening also distributed porridge to the Song family, and even more so, she insisted on distributing meat buns.
The two met at the south gate. Ruozhen had heard about the incident where she ordered the stall to be closed immediately. He knew that his granddaughter must have been bullied, but he had kept quiet about it and hadn't told the elders.
Tang Xuening deserves all the stupid things she's done now!
The Song brothers exchanged glances, all of them somewhat gloating.
Trying to bully Fifth Sister with such methods is like shooting yourself in the foot; Prime Minister Tang is in for a headache now.
"Her Majesty the Empress has always wanted Tang Xuening to be her daughter-in-law. I wonder if she regrets it now?"
Song Yi'an narrowed his eyes slightly, his clear black and white eyes revealing a cold glint. His younger sister was excellent in every way, yet she was constantly criticized by the Empress.
He didn't know exactly where he was inferior to that idiot Tang Xuening.
Song Jingshen scoffed, "What good is it to regret it now? Everyone knows she has bad taste."
The others in the room exchanged glances, finally understanding how protective the four Song brothers were of Song Ruozhen, that they dared to say such things.
However, they also felt that Ruozhen was in no way inferior, and was much smarter than Tang Xuening!
royal palace.
When the Empress learned that Tang Xuening had done such a foolish thing, her face turned extremely ugly.
"How could she make such a big mess out of something as simple as distributing porridge? She really has no brains at all!"
“Your Majesty, Miss Tang’s previous actions were already inappropriate, and this matter is even more wrong. I heard that His Majesty was furious during the morning court session and later gave Prime Minister Tang a severe scolding in the Imperial Study.”
The old woman recounted the news she had just heard, and now the whole court was in uproar over the matter, making a huge fool of herself.
Upon hearing the news, Lu Minhui entered the palace. As soon as she arrived, she heard her elder sister raging inside, so she immediately quickened her pace.
"Sister, don't be angry. It's not worth getting yourself upset over Tang Xuening."
The Empress nearly threw the teacup at Lu Minhui before calming down a bit. "Minhui, are you alright?"
Lu Minhui shook her head. "Sister, I'm fine. I came here as soon as I heard the news today. Tang Xuening really doesn't know how to handle things."
Distributing porridge was supposed to be a good deed, but she insisted on taking a different approach. Now, things have turned out badly; chaos has erupted outside the city, and the people inside are full of complaints. It's truly a thankless task.
Don't underestimate the fact that it was only a short three days. Because the number of refugees was so large and Tang Xuening couldn't control them, the amount of money spent was not a small sum.
If I could gain a good reputation, that would be fine, but now I have no good reputation at all and am even laughed at.
The Empress sighed deeply, "I originally thought that she was the daughter of Prime Minister Tang, a lady of noble birth, and would surely be capable in handling affairs. If she were to marry the Prince of Chu, it would be a good thing."
Now it seems I was wrong; this marriage is absolutely unacceptable.