The King of Beijing in the Red Mansion

Seeing this, Shui Rong did not hesitate and walked towards the courtyard. Seeing Aunt Xue standing in the courtyard, he greeted her, "Aunt."

Aunt Xue's face turned pale with anger, but she couldn't refute Xia Jingui's sarcasm. She heard someone calling out, turned around, and saw that it was the prince. She was startled and hurriedly said, "Prince, why are you here?"

If the prince saw this disgraceful scene, the Xue family would no longer have any face left.

Shui Rong didn't care. His eyes fell on Xia Jingui who was leaning against the door of the wing room. He saw that her facial features were delicate, her makeup was perfect, her chin was raised high, her eyes were arrogant, and her expression was full of coldness and disdain.

When Xia Jingui saw the person coming, she was startled and stood up quickly, with a look of anxiety between her brows.

She had met the prince before, but regardless of why the prince came here, her previous sarcastic look was the reason for her nervousness.

She pursed her pink lips, took lotus steps forward, her delicate face full of smiles, and said, "Oh, what wind brings the prince here?"

Shui Rong frowned as he looked at Xia Jingui approaching slowly, and shouted, "What a disgrace to be making such a fuss! This is how the Xia family teaches you the rules."

He acts so familiar and thinks he's really some big shot.

But then again, Xia Jingui's aggressive behavior is quite similar to that of Feng Jieer. It is estimated that if she is to be punished, tough measures must be used. Otherwise, the family will definitely not have peace.

However, let’s just forget about Xue Pan’s temper!

Xia Jingui's delicate body trembled and she stood there motionless. You know, even when facing Xue Pan from the Xue family, she was cautious when she first got married, and acted like a good wife and mother. After understanding Xue Pan's temperament, she tested him step by step, and steadily suppressed Xue Pan by a head before she dared to be presumptuous.

Although Xia Jingui was indignant at the young man's reprimanding attitude, she was not stupid and how could she dare to get angry with the prince.

At this time, Baochai stepped forward and touched Aunt Xue's arm. She winked with her rosy almond eyes, signaling Aunt Xue not to say anything and just watch quietly.

Mother and daughter are connected by heart, and when Aunt Xue saw Baochai's expression, she understood and kept silent.

Since the prince came here with Baochai, he must know the reason of the matter. This made Aunt Xue feel ashamed, but also relieved.

Xia Jingui and her Xue family had no other options and could only rely on the prince to ensure harmony and prosperity.

Shui Rong stared at Xia Jingui. Her delicate face was bright and beautiful, and her body was graceful. She was indeed as beautiful as a flower. But her sarcastic look made it really hard to like her.

As the saying goes, "Gold within, rotten outside." What's the use of having a good appearance? Temperament is so important for a girl.

After a pause, Shui Rong said calmly, "You dare to yell in front of your mother-in-law. It shows that the upbringing of the Xia family is really not up to par."

Shui Rong originally intended to come to support the Xue family. In that case, there was no need for Shui Rong to be polite, and he spoke without any mercy.

Xia Jingui's face turned pale when she heard this, she knelt on the ground and said anxiously: "Your Highness, I just spoke a little loudly, and I didn't mean to disrespect my mother-in-law."

This statement also included the Xia family as an insult, which showed the prince's anger. If the Xia family was implicated because of this, she would be the sinner of the Xia family.

Alas, I thought that these embarrassing things within the Xue family would not involve the prince, but I never expected that the Xue family would not follow the usual path and actually invite the prince over.

Shui Rong snorted coldly and shouted, "You mean that I am blind and saw it wrongly, and I am deaf and heard it wrongly, and I have wronged you."

Xia Jingui's beautiful face turned pale, and she knelt on the ground hurriedly, with her plump breasts raised high, and she lowered her posture very low, and said in a trembling voice: "I dare not, it is because I am ignorant, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

How could Xia Jingui dare to admit such serious words? She had to admit her mistake honestly, hoping that a man like the prince would not hold it against a woman like her.

Aunt Xue saw Xia Jingui being so humble, with a look of pity on her face, and whispered: "Your Highness, Jingui just made a loud noise, but she didn't do anything. Let's just forget it."

Xia Jingui was her daughter-in-law after all. Even though she was a bit domineering, her own son was not much better. With his character, it was already very good that he could marry a beautiful woman like Xia Jingui who could read and write.

The most important thing is the Xia family’s millions of assets, which is real dowry!

Upon hearing this, Shui Rong looked up at Aunt Xue and was quite speechless.

You cannot have mercy on a jackal. Even though you are begging for mercy for her now, I'm afraid she won't have any mercy at all in her heart.

But since Aunt Xue had spoken, Shui Rong didn't say much. He nodded and said, "I'll listen to Aunt."

Aunt Xue felt relieved when she heard this, and said with a smile: "Since the prince is here, why don't you come to my place and sit down. I'll have someone prepare some delicious snacks."

Shui Rong responded, giving Aunt Xue enough face. Just before leaving, he turned around to look at Xia Jingui who was still kneeling on the ground, and said calmly: "If you do it again, I will send you back to the Xia family."

Aunt Xue and Baochai were slightly shocked when they heard this. For a girl to be sent back to her parents' home was a great shame and humiliation, more painful than death.

Chapter 451 Shui Rong: Aunt Xue, the observant one

In the courtyard, Xia Jingui knelt on the ground, her delicate body trembling, her snow-white face turned pale, sweat trickled down her forehead, and she was frightened.

If she were to be sent back to the Xia family, not only would her own reputation be damaged, but the Xia family would also lose face.

Moreover, although the Xia family seems to be well-known in the capital, they are just imperial merchants. Among the powerful and wealthy people in the capital, they cannot be ranked at all. Once they know that it was the prince who ordered her to be sent back, outsiders will know that the Xia family has offended the Beijing Palace. At that time, not to mention that the Xia family's "Osmanthus" business will be affected, those who follow the wind will not need the palace's approval and will deal with the Xia family at any time. It will be a real disaster.

Looking up at the young man who was leaving, Xia Jingui's heart relaxed a little. Since the prince had left, it meant that he would not care about it anymore.

At this time, a pretty maid in a blue dress and double buns came forward, supported Xia Jingui, and said, "Grandma, they've left, you should get up soon."

The maid's name was Baochan. She was Xia Jingui's personal maid. She came to the Xue family as a dowry with Xia Jingui. She had seen the prince get furious before and was very scared. Fortunately, the prince left at this time, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.

Xia Jingui stood up with Baochan's help and walked towards the house. When she came to her senses, she saw the maids whispering in the corner of the yard. She immediately became angry and scolded, "What are you looking at? I tell you, if anyone dares to gossip, I will pull out your tongue."

Humph, you are all tired of watching me make fun of myself.

When the maids heard this, they immediately fled in panic. They knew that this grandmother was a funny person who even dared to contradict her mother-in-law. If they really made her angry, pulling out your tongue would be the least of her worries.

Xia Jingui snorted coldly, cursed in a low voice, and then walked straight into the house with her waist twisted, without Baochan's support.

Baochan followed closely behind her in a sullen manner. After entering the house, she saw Xia Jingui sitting on the brocade cushion and twisting her embroidered handkerchief in silence. She thought about it and quickly poured a cup of tea from the table, handed it to her, and said carefully, "Grandma, don't worry. The prince is just trying to scare you."

"What do you know? Who is the prince? How can he have the time to scare a woman like me?" Xia Jingui took the teacup, glared at Baochan with her narrow eyes, and cursed her without any mercy.

How could she not know whether she was trying to scare him or not?

If the prince really meant to scare her by saying this in front of everyone in the yard, it would be a slap in the face for him and a disgrace to the palace. If he really acted self-righteously and started making trouble again, the prince would have to send her back even for the sake of maintaining the reputation of the palace.

Baochan was startled and quickly responded, "Grandma is right. I was just being foolish."

Xia Jingui snorted, took a sip of tea, and complained, "I didn't expect the prince to come forward for such a small matter. It seems that my sister-in-law is quite popular with the prince."

For some reason, Xia Jingui's tone sounded a little sour.

Baochan's eyes turned slightly when she heard this, and she said, "The girl from the Xue family is not bad, but she is still inferior to our grandmother."

"That's true."

A smile appeared on Xia Jingui's bright face. Her white hands were twisting a strand of black hair that fell on her jade shoulders. The corners of her tender lips were raised in an arc, and her eyes were full of arrogance.

How dare the light of a firefly compete with the bright moon? How could the Xue family, who is nothing, compare with herself?

Seeing this, Baochan felt a little relieved. If she allowed Xia Jingui's temper to continue to deteriorate, even she, her personal maid, would suffer. So she immediately flattered her.

But then again, Xia Jingui was actually quite pretty, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to control Xue Pan. It's just that Baochai's beauty and charm were beyond Xia Jingui's reach, especially Baochai's gentle, respectful and frugal character, which was something Xia Jingui, who was so sarcastic, could never achieve.

Pursing her pink lips, Baochan asked softly, "Grandma, what should we do in the future?"

With the prince's warning, if my grandmother causes any trouble again, it will be too late to regret.

Xia Jingui's snowy face showed an unnatural expression when she heard this. Her beautiful eyes flickered and she said helplessly, "What else can I do? I'll just be more restrained in the future."

She truly felt the prince's attitude. If her mother-in-law hadn't said a few good words for her, the matter would not have been resolved so easily.

It’s not that Xia Jingui was grateful for her mother-in-law’s kindness, but she didn’t want to be sent back to the Xia family.

Baochan nodded slightly after hearing this. After a few moments of silence, she said with some dissatisfaction for her master, "Everyone says that the prince is humble and a first-class person, but now it seems that he is just a busybody."

As the saying goes, even an honest judge cannot judge family affairs. Even if he has a close relationship with the Xue family, it is someone else's family affair. A dignified prince of a county cannot even understand this principle.

"Shut up, what do you know? This is what a man should be like. I look down on those who are spineless."

When Xia Jingui heard this, her two curved eyebrows stood up, and she scolded Baochan without any politeness, without showing any mercy.

Admittedly, the prince did humiliate her, but Xia Jingui did not feel unconvinced at all. In her opinion, a man should be like this, especially when the other party is a prince. It is not normal for him to act in a domineering manner.

Could it be possible that a prince, a man of integrity, could be suppressed by a woman?

To be honest, even though Xue Pan was suppressed by her and couldn't be tough in front of her, she only needed to use a few tricks to make Xue Pan do whatever she wanted. Although it seemed good on the surface, Xia Jingui was not happy, and even despised Xue Pan in her heart.

A man should act like a man. What's the point of being a man if he's timid?

Women, even if they enjoy the feeling of being pursued by men, still admire the strong in their hearts, and admire those who have a high status and are strong and domineering.

Baochan: “.”

The prince had humiliated grandma so much, why did grandma still speak up for him?

Xia Jingui was too lazy to pay attention to Baochan. What did a maid like her know? To be honest, her heart was beating fast when she faced the prince's extremely oppressive attitude before.

If you think about it carefully, the prince is handsome and has a high status. Moreover, Xia Jingui also knows from this incident that the prince is a man who protects his woman. Such a person is what a real man is.

If I could make the prince surrender to me, I would wake up laughing in my dreams.

At this moment, Xia Jingui compared the prince with Xue Pan. She felt as uncomfortable as if she had eaten a fly. Her beautiful face was full of disgust and she was almost nauseous.

A man like Xue Pan can be called a man without me saying a word.

Baochan was shocked when she saw Xia Jingui looking like she was about to vomit. She couldn't help but think to herself, "Grandma looks like this, could it be that she is pregnant?"

When the prince came, grandma became pregnant. She is truly a lucky star!

But on the other side, in Aunt Xue’s courtyard.

After Aunt Xue, Baochai, and Shui Rong left Xia Jingui, they came to Aunt Xue's room. As soon as they sat down, Aunt Xue looked at the gentle young man, forced a smile on her face, and said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, Your Majesty."

The prince came here rarely, but he saw a joke and made Aunt Xue feel embarrassed.

Shui Rong took the teacup from Baochai and said softly, "As the saying goes, 'Every family has its own troubles'. Everyone has their own problems. Aunt, don't worry about it."

Aunt Xue's frown relaxed a little when she heard this. She was actually afraid that the prince would look down on their Xue family because of this. But now it seems that the prince doesn't care, which makes Aunt Xue feel relieved.

After a long silence, Aunt Xue could not help but complain, "I thought that Miss Xia was well-educated and well-mannered, but I never thought she was so arrogant. When I heard Bao Yatou say what the prince warned me, I didn't take it to heart. Now it seems that it is my fault. I wasted the prince's kindness. If I had listened to the prince, there wouldn't be so many problems."

The prince's warning is still fresh in my mind. Now it has been proven true that Xia Jingui was indeed a thorn in the side of the Xia family. She is not a good person at all. It is too late to regret.

Baochai raised her eyes to glance at Aunt Xue, then immediately lowered them again, looking quiet and at ease.

Shui Rong listened to Aunt Xue's complaints, thought for a moment, and said, "Don't worry, Aunt. After this incident, I think Xia Jingui won't dare to act so unruly again. As a mother-in-law, you should show some of the dignity that a mother-in-law should have. If you need to scold her, you can do so. Don't worry about anything."

It is said that "a daughter-in-law eventually becomes a mother-in-law". Generally speaking, it is only the mother-in-law who is angry with the daughter-in-law. When have you ever seen a daughter-in-law being angry with the mother-in-law? When Yuanchun married into the palace, she also suffered from the bullying of the Concubine Dowager Beijing. If Shui Rong had not mediated, Yuanchun's life would not have been so easy.

How could Aunt Xue, who had been a daughter-in-law, not know this?

"This"

Aunt Xue looked embarrassed and didn't know how to reply for a moment. After hesitating for a while, she said worriedly, "I'm afraid that Jingui is stubborn and will cause trouble. It will be embarrassing for both the Xue and Xia families."

Aunt Xue understood what Shui Rong meant, but with Xia Jingui's mischievous personality, she was really afraid that she would not be able to control her. Not only would she fail to control Xia Jingui, but she would end up embarrassing herself.

We can't let this go on and really send Xia Jingui back!

To be honest, Aunt Xue was really reluctant to do so. Not to mention the million-dollar dowry from the Xia family, even with her own son's character, it was already great that he could marry a daughter like Xia Jingui. If something like this happened, the Xue family's reputation would also be damaged. What would Pan'er do then?