Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 426

To be honest, Qin Cui's arrival caused huge waves in Hua Ye's heart.

The first was that Qin Cui was so beautiful. She was not the kind of girl from a small family with beauty, but she had an indescribable dignity. This kind of dignity was something that only noble ladies like them who had been raised in luxury since childhood could have, not something that a concubine's daughter from the countryside could have.

The second is that at first glance, Hua Ye felt that Qin Cui and Princess Yaoxiang were somewhat similar, but after looking carefully and for a long time, he found that there was no similarity.

This was a woman who instantly made Huaye alert. Huaye silently said in his heart: Qin Cui, the second wife of Xiao, Yaoxiang likes her and can enter and leave the Ninth Prince's Mansion at will.

Where does her confidence come from for this neither humble nor overbearing attitude? Is it from her intelligence and her beautiful face?
The more he thought about it, the more inexplicably anxious Hua Ye felt.

This kind of inexplicable panic is the most deadly.

Even when facing his father, the elders of the Du family, and even the empress dowager in the palace, Hua Ye seemed to be very confident. The worst that could happen was that he would just behave honestly in front of them.

But facing Qin Sui's eyes that were half-smiling, half-evasive, and half-servile, Hua Ye felt flustered instead.

It was as if this person came prepared, and seemed to have been waiting for a long time, just waiting for Kuankuan to walk up to her, just to say, "I am Mrs. Xiao Er."

Is it a shout? It seems not to be, but what is it?

Someone nearby suddenly whispered, "This woman seems a bit like Princess Yaoxiang!"

Hua Ye turned his head to look at the woman who was speaking. She was a loudmouthed woman, but she was not stupid. On the contrary, she was quite intelligent. Even she said that Qin Cui and Yao Xiang looked alike, so maybe they really were alike.

Qin Sui also heard it, pursed her lips and smiled without saying anything, turned around and looked at the person who was speaking, and when her eyes met that person's, she said calmly and measuredly: "Princess Yaoxiang also said the same thing when she saw me for the first time, but after looking at me a few more times, I don't think we look alike anymore."

After hearing what Qin Su said, the woman looked at Qin Su's face carefully and thought so too. She smiled and said, "At first glance, they do look alike, but now that you mentioned that, I find that if I look at them a little more, I don't think they look alike that much. It seems that I am short-sighted!"

Qin Cui acted calmly and seemed to have no idea that they were there to cause trouble. She even invited everyone to go to the second floor.

"You ladies are all well-known figures. Why don't you let others look at you here? It will also lose your dignity, right? Why don't you follow me to the VIP room on the second floor? The second floor is full of treasures. Only these treasures are worthy of you ladies!"

At this point, no one wanted to stay and share a room with a bunch of civilians, not to mention being stared at as if they were a joke.

Some noble ladies had long been unwilling to stay in the hall, but due to Princess Huaye's face, they dared not leave, let alone even mention it.

But now that Qin Su had given them the ladder, they were naturally willing to go, and they all looked at Hua Ye, their expectations too obvious. Hua Ye thought that even if they went up, she could still deal with Qin Su, so she agreed. She stood up first and ordered Qin Su proudly, "Lead the way!"

The second floor has been renovated and is better than before.

Qin Cui personally sat down with everyone, and Lu Xiangyin immediately arranged for someone to serve the best tea and snacks.

Hua Ye took a sip and threw it to the ground, snorting coldly: "What kind of tea is this? Is this for people to drink? Is this how the VIP room on the second floor treats VIPs? Or is Madam Xiao dissatisfied with us and wants to humiliate us on purpose, so she uses something not worthy of being served to us?" The ladies were frightened by Hua Ye's action of throwing the cup, and they dared not move while holding the teacups. However, they all felt that this tea was fragrant and made their mouths water. It was definitely a top-grade tea.

But everyone knew that Hua Ye came here today just to vent his anger, and he asked them to come along because of their numbers. If the palace and the Du family blamed him again, he could also drag everyone out to explain the matter.

Hua Ye has always been able to get whatever he wants, and there are many people around him. These people have followed Hua Ye since he was a child until he grew up and got married. But in the past two months, Hua Ye was actually confined to his house by the wife of a minor official. Hua Ye naturally knew what these people were thinking.

Therefore, the second reason was that she wanted to show off in front of everyone and regain her dignity as Princess Huaye. No one could look down on her.

"Butler Lu, what kind of tea did you arrange for people to serve? Don't you know that these people are nobles? Why don't you serve the new tea given by the Ninth Prince this year?" Qin Sui's face turned cold and she scolded Lu Xiangyin.

Lu Xiangyin quickly turned around and scolded the girl who served the tea, "Didn't I tell you to brew the tea labeled "New Tea from the Ninth Prince's Palace"? Did you serve the wrong tea?"

The girl felt very aggrieved, tears welled up in her eyes, and she defended herself aggrievedly: "The tea was taken from the best pot, and we hired someone to teach us how to make it. Even the water was taken from the deep pond water behind the Baoguo Temple. There was absolutely no mistake."

Qin Sui sneered: "You are really aggrieved. If there is no problem in any link, could it be that these nobles can't tell good from bad?"

This series of scolding and reproaches, as well as excuses and grievances, were like a loud slap in Huaye's face.

Does this mean she doesn't know what's good? Can't tell the difference?

And she keeps mentioning the Ninth Prince's Mansion. Does she want to use the Ninth Prince's Mansion to suppress her, Hua Ye?

But I have to say that Hua Ye is really a little afraid of Princess Yaoxiang.

Hua Ye is arrogant, but not lawless. At least, her husband's family will not indulge her. Her father, Marquis Jianyong, still has many concerns and wants, and his doting on her has a limit.

But Princess Yaoxiang was different. She was not under the control of her husband's family, and her grandfather, the Ninth Prince, was a man who did not care about worldly views, rules and etiquette. He doted on Yaoxiang without limits. He even did not care when Yaoxiang drank and had fun with men and women at the Qifeng Mountain Villa, and he did not allow others to say anything about it.

"You keep mentioning the Ninth Prince's Mansion. People who don't know would think that the Ninth Prince's Mansion is really your backer. Who knows, how did you curry favor with the Ninth Prince's Mansion and then curry favor with the master of the Ninth Prince's Mansion?"

People outside said that Qin Su was close to Princess Yaoxiang. Princess Yaoxiang even went to Qin Su's younger sister's hundred-day banquet in person.

But Hua Ye's words obviously had something else in mind. Everyone who had been around in the back house knew what Hua Ye meant. He was saying that Qin Su had actually climbed into the Ninth Prince's bed, which was why she was favored. But because she was a married woman and her husband was an official, it would be more than just embarrassing if the news got out. Therefore, he used Princess Yaoxiang to cover up Qin Su's affair.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in the circle of nobles, but everyone keeps it secret and does not publicize it.

Everyone looked at each other, and couldn't help but feel regretful that they shouldn't have gotten involved in what happened today.

This kind of thing will soon become known to everyone. If the Ninth Prince's Mansion holds people accountable, Hua Ye may be fine, but what about them?