Chapter 1072 - 1074: Being Mocked by Many Noble Ladies_1
"Indeed, she is the poorest Commandery Princess in Great Zhou, without a doubt," Mu Shaoling remarked after hearing the story, echoing the exact words of Dongyang.
"Young master, shall we help Commandery Princess Dongyang? She seems quite pitiable," the manservant seized the opportunity to step forward and said, "I heard that during the palace banquet, she was ridiculed by many noble ladies, saying..."
The manservant, however, found himself unable to continue; the words were somewhat unpleasant, and indeed, Commandery Princess Dongyang had been the subject of brutal mockery, practically faulted for everything.
"Speak, what did they say? Why are you hemming and hawing like this?" Irritated by the manservant’s hesitation, Mu Shaoling felt his head grow heavy.
"Yes, yes, I’ll speak," the manservant composed himself and continued, "Young master, you know how those noble ladies from the Capital City used to love frequenting our Mu Residence. Even though they were later thrown out and dared not return, their desires never truly dissipated."
Why did they love coming to the Mu Residence? It was all because of you. And they dared not return, that too was because of you.
The manservant added, "But not only did Commandery Princess Dongyang enter the Mu Residence, she also took up residence there. Even though it was by the Emperor’s decree, she really did move in. And what’s more, the Emperor bestowed marriage upon her."
As soon as he heard about the bestowed marriage, the manservant noticed that his master’s face darkened. "The noble ladies of the Capital City were even more envious, gritting their teeth in jealousy. I heard that several of them were determined to teach Commandery Princess Dongyang a lesson at the banquet. Initially, the Commandery Princess had not prepared any performance for the banquet, but she was forced into it by those ladies, who intended to make her a laughingstock. They said she was a princess from the backwoods, reeking of poverty, and that she certainly lacked a beautiful dance costume and dancing shoes, and surely couldn’t dance at all."
At this point, Mu Shaoling also remembered something, wondering why she had sent someone to ask for his help. He seemed to have not gone. Reflecting on this, he felt that he might have done something wrong.
"However, unexpectedly, the princess turned out to be a dancer, foiling their intentions. But those women were relentless. Some of them, holding the same rank of commandery princess, disregarded Dongyang even more. They insulted her to her face, calling her a bumpkin and criticizing her lack of taste in fashion, her looks, and her figure. They accused her of being shameless, throwing herself at men. Among them, the Commandery Princess related to the Eldest Princess’s husband’s family was the worst — she actually asked Dongyang if... if it was her exceptional skills in bed that kept her there, or else... or else why hadn’t he driven her out?"
These were all bits of information the manservant had gathered, and he truly dared not continue. That foolhardy cousin of the Eldest Princess even went so far as to ask Dongyang if she really only serviced Divine Doctor Mu alone. After all, there were supposedly plenty of men in the Mu Residence, and Mu Shaofeng was also in the Capital City.
This was just too much — they were insinuating that Commandery Princess Dongyang serviced several men.
Mu Shaoling listened to the conversation and his face grew darker and darker.
How could these people be so vile with their words? Ugly? She was clearly very beautiful. As for her figure, she had a slender waist, delicate enough for a soft grasp, and she was tall and graceful — clearly not at all bad. Oh, except perhaps a bit flat-chested. As for taste, perhaps it wasn’t bad, just that she was too poor to afford any finery.
That family from the Eldest Princess’s husband’s side, didn’t they send an invitation not too long ago, asking him to treat the Grand Dowager’s illness?
He was initially willing to go and earn some money, but now, having heard all this, he seemed to be in a bad mood again. Well, that’s it. He could tell someone to send the invitation back.