Chương 97: Bad News
During the next two days, Zhao Xing went around exploring the Noble Princess manor, and getting to know the people working under her. The servants were respectful, and did their work. Zhao Xing hadn't much to complain about, at least for now.
But she played it safe and kept her maids close to her at all time. She hadn't seen the Crown Prince since, she wondered how he was handling matters on his side. Meanwhile she also learned more about house management from Jiang mama. Normally in these cases, her 'mother' would be the person to teach her all this, but as the people of the capital knew it, she had no parents, no relatives. And so she could only learn all she had to from the teachers the Crown Prince arranged for her. She was under him, and so she would be under his care.
If things didn't have so much protocol to respect, and the Minister of rites wasn't on the other side then wouldn't her life be much easier?
"Master, Frist Young Miss Tang is here to pay you a visit." A servant came in and interrupted Jiang mama's explanation, that afternoon.
"First Young Miss Tang?" Zhao Xing asked, she was already getting real bored of today's lesson, her eyes looked dull, she couldn't count the number of times her head nodded because of her slumbering.
The servant nodded, "Yes"
Zhao Xing was immediately happy, she had guest no need to continue with today's class.
Jiang mama could see the happiness in her eyes, and couldn't help but shake her head helplessly. She bowed and excused herself. "Mistress, that would be all for today, I shall take my leave."
Zhao Xing grinned at her and nodded, "En, thank you, Jiang mama."
Jiang mama smiled and left, watching her leave she quickly asked the servant to lead Tang Rongyi in.
Her maids that waited for her outside soon came in when they saw Jiang mama had left. "Mistress."
Zhao Xing turned to them, "It's almost lunchtime…" She didn't like to miss her meals.
"The kitchen is already preparing it, I had them make Mistress' favorite dishes today." Lan'er said as she fawned on Zhao Xing.
Nuo Nuo shook her head helplessly. Her little sister was really hopeless, only liking to gossip or seek for praises. What was surprising was that she got just what she wanted every time.
Zhao Xing beamed when she heard this, "Heh, I trust you, you always know how to please me."
"Xing Xing!" Someone called out excitedly from outside.
Zhao Xing recognized the voice at once. She hurried out to meet her friend.
"Sister Tang"
Tang Rongyi was led by a servant, she spotted Zhao Xing from afar, and rushed to her, grabbing her hands with a big silly smile on her face.
"What makes you so excited?" Zhao Xing asked as they both walked in.
"Don't tell me you don't know." Tang Rongyi asked.
Zhao Xing was lost, what was she supposed to know that she didn't? "What?"
Tang Rongyi's eyes widened. "Zhao Xing ah, what did you spend your days in your new manor doing?"
Zhao Xing was even more confused, she tried to recall, she just got here two days ago, she didn't do much. "I had a tour, then I started studying." She wanted to know more about house management, she also wanted to learn to be a refined lady, so she wouldn't fall short to those young misses when in a gathering, if not, wouldn't she embarrass herself?
Well she didn't care before because she didn't have to, but things are different. If she doesn't learn some skills if she had to cut off from the Crown Prince, how would she survive? Only by outshining others could she gain herself a foothold. As well as making friends with big shots. She looked at Tang Rongyi, and thought she really was lucky to have met with her.
Tang Rongyi's face squeezed, looking disgusted. If there was anything she hated in this world, it would be studying.
"Sister Xing, don't tell me you actually want to turn yourself into those boring young misses that no nothing but to use toxic words to slander other people?" In her eyes, women who learned virtues, all became monsters, it seemed whatever they learned had an opposing effect.
Zhao Xing laughed at her. "Not all of them are like that…" She paused, thinking this wasn't the point.
"Sister Tang, did something happen?"
Tang Rongyi's expression turned a sneaky one, as she waved for Zhao Xing to come closer.
Lan'er who was inwardly questioning herself if she had missed the latest gossips for some reason, saw that Tang Rongyi was going to whisper it into her Mistress' ear, and immediately frowned.
"Someone is trying to find trouble with you." Tang Rongyi said.
Zhao Xing's brows creased. "Find trouble with me?"
Her friend nodded. "You have no idea who it is this time."
Zhao Xing tried to remember who she had offended recently, or during the previous banquet she had attended. "Those ladies the other day, I don't know them well, but I thought they had been frightened by you, especially that Meilian girl."
Tang Rongyi heard her and laughed, "Aiya, my dear Xing Xing, what do you think? In the capital, among the powerful you could offend people by just breathing, no need to engage in a conversation or have a fight."
'Ah?' So it really is going to turn into those shoujo novels she used to read.
"Then tell me who's trying to find trouble with me." Though she wasn't too smart, she was hugging such a big thigh, there was no way they were actually going to harm her. But still it was better to be prepared.
"Who else would it be? The Fifth young miss of the Left Minister's household."
"The Left Minister's household?" How the hell did she offend people from over there? She had never known about this fifth miss.
Tang Ronyi sighed, "What you don't know is that that young lady was very close to Second Miss Chu of the Duke's household, this Second Miss Chu was deeply in love with the Crown Prince, but my big brother didn't reciprocate her love and so she begged the Emperor to move to the north, she said she wanted to pray for the empire's progress and prosperity, but in reality she just didn't want to get married to her betrothed. Sigh, such a pitiful girl, she wasn't bad, but she shouldn't force it…"
Tang Rongyi blabbered on, to her Zhao Xing only recently arrived the Capital and didn't know about this incident.
"…Zhao Xing, I tell you, that Fifth Miss is evil, she was like Second Miss Chu's protector, in addition her background isn't simple at all, now she has organized a banquet to admire flowers. She doesn't normally like even going to gatherings like these, how could she organize one herself? My guess is that this is just an excuse, she'll definitely invite you and make sure you attend. Then she'll execute her plans there. I came today, not just to pay a visit, but to warn you. My big brother doesn't have time to care about gossips such as these but that was why he asked me to watch you, so don't worry, even if I myself don't like this Fifth miss, for the sake of our friendship I will accompany you even if I wasn't invited."
Zhao Xing wanted to cry but had no tears. All her life she mostly hung around the boys and had few female friends she didn't have time for those girly disputes, now she was thrown into the battle of noble ladies, how was she going to fight against a big shot like this fifth miss without implicating herself? She was clearly being sent to the banquet of Hongmen.
She sighed. She had to prepare well.
"Tang Tang, thank you."
Tang Rongyi smiled, "No need to be courteous, don't worry, I'll protect you well."
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