She was too lazy to clean up after dressing up as a villain heroine

In fact, in Matron Hu's opinion, His Majesty's marriage proposal is really a good one.

You have to know who Minister Mo is. He is a favorite of His Majesty, the Minister of Personnel, the head of the civil servants. It can be said that he is the future Prime Minister for sure.

Miss Mo, the only daughter of the Mo family, is deeply loved by her parents.

No matter what her reputation was, she was just not yet of marriageable age and was still young. If it had been a few months later, who would have proposed marriage to him? If the Duke's Mansion relied on itself alone, Zheng Ge'er might not have been able to marry a girl from such a powerful family.

The reason why Lin was so arrogant was that she was afraid that her future daughter-in-law would be of too high a status and would suppress her.

So she wanted to establish her own authority first, but unfortunately she used the wrong method. Seeing the commotion every day, Madam Hu always felt that the future of their first wife was worrying.

……

Because Qiao Zhenzhen took timely medicine for the typhoid fever, the disease came quickly and went away even faster. After recuperating for a few days, she was already full of energy when she went to attend the palace banquet.

The look in Queen Tong's eyes when she looked at her was more sincere than before.

The gaze that was so loving that it was about to drip with tears almost made Qiao Zhenzhen, who was extremely socially anxious, want to run away.

Of course, she couldn't do that. Amid the compliments from the ladies around her, she kept her head lowered, appearing somewhat modest and shy to be praised.

Chu Cong was standing aside, secretly winking at her, as if he was laughing at her for being pretentious. She was clearly in Baoguo Temple, and she had been acting very honest and generous, so why did she act like a little chicken now?

Qiao Zhenzhen secretly rolled her eyes at him and ignored him.

This time, Duke Dingguo came with Old Madam Han and Second Madam Cao, but Madam Lin did not show up. Han Zheng quietly accompanied them, but his eyes would glance towards Qiao Zhenzhen from time to time.

Madam Han smiled and patted the back of his hand that was supporting her, "Why don't you go up and say a few words to Miss Mo?"

Han Zheng naturally wanted to do it, but after hesitating for a moment, he said, "Forget it, there are too many people around her, maybe next time."

Cao said, "Ms. Mo is now a favorite of the Queen."

There was a hint of sourness in his words.

Old Madam Han glanced over calmly, and Cao immediately stopped talking and lowered her head.

Han Zheng said: "She is indeed very likable."

He gently retorted to Cao.

Cao looked at Han Zheng in surprise, as if she didn't expect him to speak like this. In the past, when he communicated with elders like them, especially female elders, he was always taciturn, uttering only a few words at a time, and was a complete taciturn person.

How now...

Cao looked at the bright girl surrounded by the crowd, and felt a little more fearful.

She never took Lin seriously, not only because Lin was petty and not presentable, but also because she was Madam Han's niece.

The most important point is that Lin was not favored by her husband, but she won his heart.

What is a woman’s life like in her husband’s home?

First, her parents are helpful, and second, her husband is caring.

The concubines in the second house were just decorations and never laid any eggs. Unlike the first house, there were only two concubines, so they could have one illegitimate son and two illegitimate daughters. The favored concubine Lan had both sons and daughters like Lin.

So, Lin is a man who seems to be making a lot of noise on the surface, but is actually useless.

But the situation is different now. She originally thought that even though Mo Yuying was the only beloved daughter of the Mo family, she was actually a straw bag beauty. It was said that her eyes were on the top of her head and her temper was very bad. The good qualities that a daughter-in-law should have, such as virtue and kindness, were completely unrelated to her.

If a woman like this were to marry into the first wife's family, she would have a quarrel with Mrs. Lin.

Han Zheng doesn't seem like the type of person who likes that kind of temperament.

Cao knew something about his feelings for the girl from the Tang family. It would be unreasonable for a man to say that he didn't have some thoughts if he always tried to help another woman.

Look at the temperament of the girl from the Tang family, gentle and dignified, beautiful and intelligent, and well-versed in poetry and songs.

Compared with the girl from the Mo family, she looks completely the opposite.

Moreover, she also went to the coming-of-age ceremony of the young girl of the Mo family, but such an embarrassing thing happened. It can be seen that Mrs. Mo's management of the household is full of loopholes. In terms of ability, how capable a daughter can such a mother teach?

So she dared to assert that Mo Yuying was nothing more than the second Lin.

But now it seems...

It hasn't been long since Zheng Ge'er started to speak up for her and confront her elders.

Cao lowered her eyes and bowed her head slightly, thinking that she seemed to have underestimated that girl.

……

In large banquets like this held in the palace, the dishes were usually pleasing to the eye but not tasty. They were just a formality. And having learned from the last lesson, Qiao Zhenzhen didn't eat much of the dishes or tea.

When I got home, I ate a bowl of hot wontons to finally fill my stomach.

Nothing special happened at today's banquet.

Several concubines and princes appeared. It was also the first time she saw the Third Prince, who was only sixteen years old this year. Because he took after his mother's looks, he was more handsome than the Crown Prince and the Second Prince. As for the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Princes, they were still young and nothing could be seen.

Yi Wan asked, "Who do you think poisoned the prince?"

Qiao Zhenzhen rinsed her mouth with tea, wiped her mouth and said: "I can't tell, just from the surface, the Chu family is harmonious, the wives and concubines are harmonious, and the brothers are friendly."

"Is there no one to suspect?"

"A bad guy won't write the words 'I am a bad guy' on his face. I'm not Sherlock Holmes, so how can I tell? Besides, it's still early now. The emperor is only in his forties, in the prime of his life. If he shows signs of bad behavior at this time, it probably means he thinks he has lived too long." Qiao Zhenzhen said.

Yi Wan said: "But someone poisoned the prince."

"That's a chronic poison. We stumbled upon it this time and we're lucky. Otherwise, the poison wouldn't have been discovered for five to ten years. By the time the emperor is in his fifties or sixties, that would be the right time to start the real fight for the throne."

"It can be seen that the person who planned it made a long-term plan--" Yi Wan thought it was quite impressive.

Qiao Zhenzhen agreed, "Indeed, maybe he started planning since he gave birth to his son. This person must not be a simple or impatient person."

Yi Wan became anxious, "Will we be defeated then?"

Qiao Zhenzhen is just an ordinary person after all. She is definitely not stupid, but compared with those natives who think about these things all the time, she is probably not good enough.

Qiao Zhenzhen said calmly, "The throne is destined by heaven. I still prefer the throne. You can't fight for it. Even if you plan it perfectly, it's still up to heaven to decide who will sit on the throne in the end. For example, Emperor Kangde was the seventh child and his mother was not prominent. No one expected that he would sit on the throne in the end. Maybe he was also confused in the end."

"What do you mean the throne is destined by heaven? It's just something you wrote casually!" Yi Wan retorted.

Qiao Zhenzhen thought about it and said with a smile: "You are right. The throne is decided by heaven, and I am heaven."