After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1129 Wry smile
Haitang actually didn't want to say so much to her sister-in-law Zhuang Minyi. After all, the other party obviously didn't like this kind of thing.

But she thought again, no matter how much Zhuang Minyi disliked it, she was already married to Haijiao. Haijiao was familiar with the Zhou family, the Wu family, and the Tao family, and also had contacts with the Kang Wang Mansion. He would definitely often meet the royal family in the future. What if he needed his wife to share his worries? Zhuang Minyi could dislike these social events, but she had to know the twists and turns in them, and she would not be able to hold her husband back without knowing it. When needed, she had to be able to help Haijiao.

So Haitang calmed down and told Zhuang Minyi in detail about her feelings when dealing with several noble ladies today: "The princess of Prince An's Mansion, although she looks like a kind and easy-going noble lady, is actually quite arrogant and has no dust in her eyes. She can only see the two daughters of Zhou and Wu. When she looks at us ordinary ladies, her eyes are cold. It is obvious that she does not take us seriously. She is just pretending to be gentle. The two daughters of the Princess' Mansion are no exception. They are only willing to talk to Zhou Xuejun, and even Wu Qiong doesn't care much. They are just friendly on the surface. A few of us are playing the supporting role and echoing Zhou Xuejun and Wu Qiong's jokes. They always show impatient expressions when they listen. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, they might have rolled their eyes."

These three were the most obvious ones. The other daughters of the princes and princesses were more tactful. There was nothing wrong with their attitudes. They even spoke to them cordially. However, Haitang observed carefully and saw that they forgot that they had heard the other party say something they didn't like before and wanted to give the latter a taboo gift. The latter was stunned at the time, but because of their status as noble ladies, they didn't care. Their conversation lasted less than two quarters of an hour, and they forgot what the previous person said so quickly. It can be seen that these noble ladies seemed cordial, but in fact they didn't take them, the daughters of ordinary officials, seriously.

Haitang told these details one by one, and then said: "These ladies have obviously been infected with the bad habits of the royal family in the capital. They are arrogant and look down on others. Today, they are willing to talk to others and behave gently and dignified. In fact, it is all for Zhou Xuejun and Wu Qiong. If the future queen and the future princess were not present, who knows how they would look at us? This kind of thing is very common in the circle of dignitaries in the capital. They themselves don’t think there is anything wrong, but we have to be aware of it. We can’t really think that those ladies are good friends worth making friends with just because they talked to us gently and kindly. If we meet them again in another occasion, I’m afraid they won’t even glance at us.”

Zhuang Minyi was amazed. She was not surprised by the true nature of the ladies, but was shocked that her sister-in-law was so calm and meticulous, observing so many details at the wedding banquet today, and was able to see through the appearances and discover the true faces of the ladies without being deceived by them.

She couldn't help but sigh, "My little sister is so smart! No wonder your brother always says that he has never seen a girl smarter and more capable than you. Today I know that what he said couldn't be more correct, not even a cent!"

Haitang couldn't help but cough, and said a little embarrassedly: "What nonsense did my brother say in front of my sister-in-law... Isn't this just Wang Po bragging? How can I be considered smart? I'm just more careful and observe more seriously. If it was my sister-in-law, as long as she was wary and paid more attention, she would have discovered the truth."

Zhuang Minyi waved her hand: "I still have self-awareness, so there's no need to flatter me. If you hadn't reminded me, I would never have discovered the true faces of those noble ladies. When others speak to me in a friendly manner, I will just think that they are really friendly and kind, and I will be grateful and sincerely make friends with them." Then she was fooled!
Haitang smiled and did not continue to argue with her sister-in-law. She just continued, "Those ladies are obviously impatient to deal with us, but they still pretend to be gentle and kind and chat with us. Sister-in-law, do you know why?"

Zhuang Minyi thought for a moment and said, "Is it to leave a good impression in front of Miss Zhou and Miss Wu? Those two ladies will be the queen and the wife of Prince Kang in the future, and they are of noble status. These noble ladies are all royal blood, but their families don't have much real power. Naturally, they hope to make friends with the future queen and princess so as to gain more benefits for their families."

Haitang nodded and continued, "Prince An is now wholeheartedly following the new monarch, but apart from some prestige and connections among the royal family, he has no real power. The same is true for several princesses and the eldest princess. Although they have noble status, they have no power. The marriages of their children were also called marriages granted by the previous emperor, which were decided early. Almost no one married powerful ministers and generals, which means that they cannot gain real power through marriage. But without power, how can they enjoy wealth and glory for a long time with only titles and status? Therefore, they want to use various methods to get closer to the new monarch, the royal family, and several powerful ministers and generals at present. Today, these noble ladies were given the task of pleasing Zhou Xuejun and Wu Qiong by their elders. And we passers-by are nothing more than burdens or obstacles to them. Our existence has divided the hearts of Zhou and Wu, making them not interested in concentrating on making friends with the noble ladies. How can the noble ladies like us?"

Zhuang Minyi understood immediately after thinking about it: "No wonder... Miss Zhou's Xuejun grew up in Chang'an, and Miss Wu grew up in Cining Palace and Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion. Later, she moved to Chang'an and never met outsiders. After the two came to Beijing, they were either in Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion or taken to Cining Palace by the Empress Dowager. They rarely came into contact with outsiders. Even if those noble ladies wanted to get close to them, they couldn't find the opportunity. The wedding banquet at Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion was a rare opportunity for them to come into contact with the two daughters of Zhou and Wu, so they naturally tried every means to get close to them."

Haitang sighed, "In fact, during the Zhou family's wedding banquet, since the Zhou family didn't send invitations to so many princes' and princesses' palaces, people couldn't find opportunities to contact Zhou and Wu even if they wanted to. Now that it's the Wu family's turn to hold a wedding, Lord Cheng En invited all the royal relatives and old friends of the Wu family, which provided convenience for people..."

Zhuang Minyi smiled and said, "After all, the Wu family was once prosperous... Even if it is now in decline, it is still a real family of relatives from the outside. Cheng Enbo naturally hopes that more distinguished guests will come to congratulate him, so as to prove to the world that the Wu family has never fallen... He may not think so much, or... Even if he thinks of it, he can't take care of it. He may not care about those royal relatives, but his sister Miss Wu is going to marry into the Kangwang Mansion. In the future, she will become the Kangwang Princess and will inevitably have to deal with the royal relatives. How can she be cold to her relatives? The Wu family has this need. Even if they know that those noble ladies have ulterior motives, they must provide convenience for them..."

The interactions between the royal family and relatives are really complicated...

Zhuang Minyi couldn't help but look at her sister-in-law with sympathy on her face: "Little sister, in fact, our family knows only a few royal relatives. After several banquets, except for the wedding banquet of Prince Kang's Mansion, I don't think there will be many opportunities to interact with those royal relatives. But you are different. After you marry into the Jin family, you will also be a royal relative. In the future, you will definitely have frequent exchanges with those nobles. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to get rid of these troubles. You must be more careful in the future!"

Haitang couldn't help but smile bitterly when she heard this.