allonlinenovel Chapter 332 Sisters' Argument
Chapter 332 Sisters' Argument
Zhao Ning burst into tears and lay face down on the table, sobbing uncontrollably. Naturally, she didn't eat any of the food on the table.
The maidservant beside her tried to persuade her again and again, while the mother was secretly alarmed. Looking at her mistress's appearance, she had some unusual thoughts.
After returning home, her mother went to the Princess and told her everything about Zhao Ning's actions that day.
The eldest princess, being an experienced woman, was stunned by these words. After a long while, she finally said, "But Ningning's marriage cannot be arranged. What should we do?"
The mother sighed, "It's also my fault. I knew the county princess and the fourth young master of the Feng family had a good relationship, but I didn't pay much attention to it and therefore didn't try to advise her..."
The eldest princess shook her head: "A young girl in love, how can outsiders possibly guess her thoughts?"
The mother said, "It seems that if the county princess hadn't been engaged, perhaps a good marriage could have been arranged."
"No, it seems fortunate that Ningning is already engaged." The eldest princess sighed. "Ningning is fond of Zizhou, but Zizhou is a free spirit and may not like Ningning. I heard that Zizhou seems to like the second young lady of the Si family."
Mother frowned: "The second young lady of the Si family is a widow. How can she be worthy of the fourth young master of the Feng family?"
The eldest princess said, "Liking something has nothing to do with family background or character. He doesn't like Ningning, so if Ningning marries him, she will only suffer for nothing. Therefore, it's better to make it impossible from the start, so that she won't suffer from the pain of love."
The mother asked curiously, "But His Highness Prince Ning's temperament doesn't seem like that of..."
They like their own county princess.
She dared not say it aloud.
The eldest princess said, "It's different. Prince Ning is aloof and doesn't like Ningning, but Ningning doesn't like him either. After they get married, Prince Ning will naturally treat each other with respect. The two of them can get along like this. The problem is that one of them will fall in love while the other remains indifferent."
The mother nodded knowingly: "Your Highness, from now on, should the County Princess and the Fourth Young Master of the Feng family be more discreet in their interactions?"
"We should try to minimize their time together, and as time goes by, their feelings will naturally fade."
Feng Zizhou escorted Gui Yuan home and told her not to take Zhao Ning's attitude to heart, saying that was just her temper; she was hot-tempered at the time but would be fine afterward.
Gui Yuan smiled at him and said, "Don't worry, Fourth Young Master. I know the County Princess. I'll explain to her later, and nothing will happen."
She lowered her head, a few strands of hair falling down from her cheeks to her neck, her ears seemed a little red, and below that was a patch of snow-white skin.
Looking at it like this, it's so dazzling it makes your eyes dazzled.
She raised her head slightly again, and when she looked at Feng Zizhou, she bit her lip lightly, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Feng Zizhou was slightly taken aback, then quickly looked away and said, "Second Miss, please go inside. I'm going back too."
"You... go first, I'm already at the door, I'll go in right away."
Feng Zizhou nodded, then turned and ran away as if he were afraid.
Gui Yuan was quite pleased with herself; everything that happened today was under her control. Especially Feng Zizhou, that simpleton—wasn't he a piece of cake for her?
As soon as I entered, I saw Guishan standing by the door.
Gui Yuan's smile vanished, and she called out nervously, "Elder sister."
Gui Shan glanced at her, dismissed the maid, and led her inside, saying, "The fourth young master of the Feng family is twenty-two years old and still unmarried. He has also offended the Prince He's mansion, making this marriage even more troublesome. I imagine Madam Feng and the heir's wife must be extremely anxious."
Guiyuan followed closely behind, saying, "Elder sister, you don't need to worry about these things. You haven't fully recovered yet, you should rest more."
“You are my sister, how can I not worry about you?” Gui Shan said. “I heard that the other day, the third young mistress of the Feng family invited Mother over for a talk, and she praised you in every word. This is very good. Let Mother try to find out what they think.”
Gui Yuan noticed that she spoke slowly and her words were quite reasonable, but her tone was not very pleasant.
She couldn't help but ask, "Elder sister, aren't you happy that I've had such an opportunity?"
Gui Shan said, "How could I not be happy that you have such an opportunity? I also think it's quite good that you associate with Young Master Feng, but... tell me the truth, have you done anything?"
Her sister's eyes just now weren't innocent. They grew up together, how could she not know that her sister was scheming?
Gui Yuan bit her lip, ultimately unwilling to hide it from her sister, and recounted how she had plotted against Feng Zizhou that day, how Zhao Ning had appeared, and how she had deliberately stirred up conflict between Feng Zizhou and Zhao Ning in order to make Feng Zizhou develop feelings for her.
Gui Shan listened and simply said, "You must not be so reckless in the future. You can't do things like trying to get something from a tiger. If those men you've found have ulterior motives, your life will be ruined."
"Yes, I understand, elder sister," Guiyuan said coquettishly. "You know that the Fourth Young Master's previous marriages didn't go smoothly, and the entire Feng family was very worried. They insisted on choosing someone he was satisfied with. Otherwise, why would I have done so much?"
Gui Shan nodded: "Thank you for your hard work. One more thing, it's good that you have a good relationship with Zhao Ning, but you shouldn't take advantage of him."
"Zhao Ning is guileless, what's there to be afraid of?"
Gui Shan said, "I always tell you that you must be consistent in word and deed, and not be one way in public and another in private. It is true that Princess Zhao Ning is innocent, but the Princess treats her like a precious gem, and every servant around her is shrewd. The Princess's residence is not one we can afford to offend."
Gui Yuan was displeased and said, "Zhao Ning only has a good family background; otherwise, with her personality, no one would be good enough for her. She's always looking for something better than what she has. She's already engaged to Prince Ning, yet she still tries to take Feng Zizhou! Today, I did this on purpose to humiliate her and make her understand that, apart from her family background, she can't compare to me in anything!"
Upon hearing this, Gui Shan's expression changed drastically, and she scolded, "Gui Yuan, how can you speak like that? Have you ever considered that it is precisely because Zhao Ning comes from a good family that she doesn't need to be like us, that being simple and without guile is enough?"
Guiyuan was very resentful, but she couldn't say anything after her elder sister had lectured her.
Gui Shan continued, "You've put in a lot of effort to gain a man's favor, but that's nothing special. What you've worked so hard for might not even be what he wants. Why are you so jealous and competitive with him?"
Guiyuan was very proud of her victory over the county princess, but when she returned, her sister was not happy that she had found a good man, but instead blamed her.
She couldn't hold back any longer and shouted.
"Elder sister, why do you say that to me? Didn't you use those methods to catch the Crown Prince's eye? Besides, His Highness the Crown Prince has already chosen Zuo Xiangwan as his Crown Princess, yet you still eagerly sought to become a concubine. What is there to be proud of?"
Gui Shan looked at Gui Yuan in disbelief, shook her head and said, "You really think that way? We sisters are one, our goal is to climb up the social ladder, to use our looks to serve others and make a future, what's so great about that?"