Houmen's step-wife

Chapter 351 Counterattack (1)
"It turns out that this is what the concubine said." Empress Ning said with a smile, "My sister really misunderstood me. I never thought of taking the credit for it. It's just that the common people didn't know the truth, so they told all this. All the credit is placed on the head of the palace, and the palace has always felt ashamed. Therefore, the palace is planning to make a merit book, and wants to record all the wives who donated silver taels on it, so that everyone can learn I see. But before I was in a hurry to do it right, my sister came to accuse me. But don’t worry, my sister, the concubine, my sister donated the most money, and she must be at the top of the list of merits.”

Empress Ning had no choice but to do this. The emperor said that she did a good job in raising funds, and continued to entrust her with the task. The Yuyingtang is not completed after it is built, or it will cost a lot of money in the future. The matter of raising funds is definitely not There will only be this one time, so she can't offend all these imperial wives, she still has to give them a little sweetness, not to mention, even if she doesn't make a merit book, His Majesty will do it, why not sell this favor .

The most important thing is that everyone has already preconceived that she established the Foundling Hall, so what if someone else's name is written on it?In the eyes of the common people, these people are just passive donations. The person who is grateful in their hearts is still her as the initiator. It is because of her proposal, her drive and persuasion that these people will donate money, and the Yuyingtang It can be built.

When everyone heard what the queen said, they also felt better. At least, the money wasn't wasted, and their dissatisfaction with the queen was less.

Of course, there are also many people who are indifferent to this, obviously seeing through Queen Ning's tricks.Concubine Hu Gui was startled at first, although she was not smart, she was not stupid either, she couldn't help but sneered and said: "The empress really has a good plan, and she wants to send us away for a little sweetness, but unfortunately, this palace is really not rare."

Speaking of this, Concubine Hu Gui suddenly glanced at Su Wan, and said with deep meaning: "Actually, we don't care about our contribution, if we rob it, we will just rob it, and I never care about it, it's just that I can't swallow it in my heart." I don't think the ladies are so stingy, otherwise they wouldn't have donated so much money just because of the queen's words. If anyone feels wronged, it should be Mrs. Chu. Taking away the credit of Mrs. Chu, now, facing everyone's flattery, the queen accepts it calmly, which really opened my eyes, admiring the thick skin of the queen is beyond my generation."

When Empress Ning heard this, her expression changed suddenly, but she quickly returned to normal.

When the others heard Hu Guifei's words, they couldn't help but look at each other and whispered, unable to believe it was true.

Empress Ning has been in business for many years and has a very good reputation. Now, she has improved to a higher level. Even if everyone is a little dissatisfied with her, they still believe in her character. In addition, recently, the reputation of Mrs. Chu is indeed not good. Good thing, their perception and cognition of Su Wan must have been affected to a certain extent.

From their point of view, Mrs. Chu is just a seductress who can only seduce the emperor. Although she has a high status and is favored, others dare not say anything to her, but most people still can't see her well. It's only superficial respect to her, but in fact, it's far away from her. Otherwise, Su Wan wouldn't be so idle all day long. Someone would have invited her to dinner and theater.

When it was said that Mrs. Chu proposed to establish the Yuyingtang, their first reaction was disbelief, thinking that the emperor was deliberately taking credit for Mrs. Chu in order to improve her reputation.

Even if Concubine Hu Guifei said it at this moment, apart from Mrs. Lingbihou, Mrs. Dingyuanhou and a few people who had good friends with Su Wan, few people would believe it.

Empress Ning glanced at everyone's expressions and was very satisfied in her heart. It was precisely because of this that she was so reckless. Even if the emperor really gave Su Wan the credit for establishing the Yuyingtang, everyone would probably not Believe it, maybe she will even more think Mrs. Chu is a demon concubine, and complain about her as a queen.

This kind of charitable deed with the world in mind, only if she, the queen, does it, can it be justified, and others will be more convinced.

Under the eyes of everyone, Empress Ning asked with a calm smile, "Why can't I understand my sister's words? What does it mean that I have taken the credit of Mrs. Chu?"

Immediately, without waiting for Concubine Hu Gui to answer, she asked Su Wan with a smile: "Mrs. Chu, come and tell everyone, has this palace robbed you of your credit?"

Hearing the queen's question, everyone's eyes fell on Su Wan.

Mrs. Changwu Hou Tai was no exception.

Ever since she met Su Wan, she has never been in a good mood. Even before, she had saluted Su Wan with other wives. At that time, the unwillingness and hatred in her heart almost burst out of her chest. She wished she would not tear Su Wan's cramps apart.

It's a pity that she knows she can't, not only can't, but she should be respectful and polite to her. It's best to reduce her sense of existence and make her forget herself.

She didn't believe that Su Wan would not hate herself in her heart.

Therefore, one was indifferent, and the other deliberately retreated. Even though the two met, there was nothing imminent. They both acted as if they didn't know each other.

However, at this moment, Madam Changwuhou couldn't help being a little happy.

She couldn't help Su Wan, but there were people who could, such as the empress.

In front of the empress, what is little Su, the wife of the state of Chu, worth?

She didn't believe that Su Wan dared to dismantle the empress's position, unless she didn't even want to be famous.

Madam Lingbihou and Madam Dingyuanhou looked at Su Wan worriedly, feeling quite dissatisfied with the queen's aggressive attitude.

The matter was provoked by Concubine Hu Gui, and the words were also spoken by Concubine Hu Gui. Why should the Queen embarrass Mrs. Chu?
Isn't this obvious bullying?

Although the others thought that Concubine Hu Guifei was telling lies and they just wanted to displease the queen, they still wanted to see how Mrs. Chu would respond.

Su Wan smiled slightly, stood up, leaned back and said: "The empress raised money for the Yuyingtang. This is a well-known fact. You deserve this credit, your empress. You deserve it. This is what I firmly believe. , I believe no one will deny it.”

When Empress Ning heard this, she couldn't help but nodded with a smile. She was very satisfied with Su Wan's sense of humor, so she looked at Concubine Hu and said, "Sister Concubine, Mrs. Chu has already answered this question, are you satisfied now?"

Concubine Hu Guifei gave Su Wan a hard look at first, thinking that she was too disappointing, but the next moment, she realized that Su Wan hadn't answered the point at all, so she smiled and said: "Empress, don't you Did you find it? Mrs. Chu is simply avoiding the important and taking the light, which is enough to show that she still agrees with what I said in her heart, but she dare not tell the truth because of your power and influence, Empress Empress."

(End of this chapter)