Li Mumu nodded, "Madam Shang was held back by the ladies for some time."
Seeing that General Shang was puzzled, Li Mumu smiled and said, "Now Madam Shang and I are both close friends of the Crown Princess, so we are naturally more popular."
Mrs. Shang had never encountered such a thing before.
Not only she and Madam Shang, but even Guo Liyan and Zhang Qihui had many young sisters surrounding them at the table.
But they were all with their mother, so they got away quickly.
Madam Shang only brought her maid with her. General Shang's parents did not come to the capital with them, but stayed in their hometown of Chong'an.
Without the guidance of elders, others would not have so many concerns.
When General Shang heard what Li Mumu said, he understood.
There were only women inside, so General Shang couldn't go in to look for someone, so he could only wait at the door of the palace.
Li Mumu asked, "Madam Shang didn't say the general would come to pick her up. She will definitely be surprised to see the general when she comes out later."
General Shang said helplessly, "It's still Ze Ming. If he comes to pick you up, my wife will definitely use it to blame me. I have no choice but to come."
Li Mumu laughed, "Isn't this good? In the past, the general was always less considerate to his wife."
General Shang was a rough man and had never had such delicate thoughts before. He was all attracted by Gu Shangqing.
But there is one thing about General Shang that very few men of this era can do.
He did not take a concubine and was devoted to Madam Shang.
Those men who have a little money at home will always take concubines.
Even those who are known for their integrity have one or two wives and concubines at home.
These are prepared for husbands when their wives are pregnant or have menstrual period problems.
Moreover, although General Shang was a bit careless, he was not that meticulous.
But no matter what Gu Shangqing did for her, General Shang would follow suit.
Even Madam Shang said that General Shang had made a lot of progress in private since he met Gu Shangqing.
Many times, I knew to pick her up and take her home.
General Shang smiled and said, "That's right, Madam has never blamed me for not being careful enough."
As they were talking, Madam Shang also walked out of the hall with her maid.
When she saw General Shang, Mrs. Shang was surprised at first, but then when she saw Gu Shangqing and Li Mumu, she smiled knowingly.
She was helped down the steps by her maid, and came to General Shang, and asked with a smile: "Is it because you saw General Gu coming that you dared to come here too?"
General Shang was speechless when asked, it's true.
Unexpectedly, Madam Shang said, "You have a good intention. Many people, seeing their colleagues and friends doing this, are unwilling to take any action, and even boast that they are real men by their words and deeds."
Madam Shang looked at General Shang and said with a smile: "Although my general is sometimes careless, he always keeps me in mind."
Otherwise, why would he rush over just because Gu Shangqing came to pick up Li Mumu because he was afraid that she would be unhappy?
It's all because I keep her in my heart.
After hearing what Madam Shang said, General Shang could only smile foolishly.
Gu Shangqing and General Shang each helped their wives onto the carriage and went home.
Lin Zhengyu and her mother walked towards the carriage.
When she fell behind, the maid asked in a low voice: "Miss, why were you so ruthless to Miss Wen just now?"
These girls have minds as clear as mirrors. They understand many things very well, but they don't like to talk about them.
I seldom debate with others.
Even if she knew that what the other person said was wrong, she would remain silent most of the time.
This time, she went against her usual style and responded to Wen Ruoying rudely, which was really not Lin Zhengyu's character.
Mrs. Lin stopped, turned back and waited for them.
Lin Zhengyu and the maid stopped talking.
Mrs. Lin laughed angrily, "I heard everything you two said."
"Did you think I didn't hear what you said to Miss Wen during the dinner?" Mrs. Lin said unhappily, "It just so happens that Mo Yu's question is also what I want to ask."
After Mrs. Lin pulled Lin Zhengyu into the car, she said, "Tell me about it."
Lin Zhengyu then said, "Wen Ruoying didn't have a good idea. She is jealous of the Crown Princess, but she couldn't find any trouble with the Crown Princess tonight, and she doesn't dare to find any trouble in the future, so she wants to take it out on the Crown Princess' good friend, Madam Gu."
"She wanted to come forward herself, and I admired her courage and respected her, but she wanted to drag me along." Lin Zhengyu said, "Using my mother's words, does she think I am a fool?"
"She wanted to cause trouble for Madam Gu, but she used me to gossip about Madam Gu with me." Lin Zhengyu snorted coldly.
"Given her character, if I really pick up her words and talk to her, she will definitely spread the news so that everyone in the room can talk about it and Madam Gu can hear it."
"Why should I let her use me like this?" Lin Zhengyu said coldly, "And since she wants to use me, I will naturally not be polite to her."
"I was wondering why you were so abnormal today. I've never seen you so rude to others before." Mrs. Lin smiled.
"As long as they don't bully me, I don't care what others do." Lin Zhengyu said, "That Wen Ruoying has no good intentions and wants to take advantage of me."
"Besides, I really admire Madam Gu." Lin Zhengyu said, "What Wen Ruoying and I talked about is also what I think in my heart."
"I really can't stand Wen Ruoying's self-righteous attitude. She knows she is nothing, but she looks down on people who have made contributions." Lin Zhengyu said.
Madam Lin said, "I used to think that Wen Ruoying was famous for her talent, but now it seems that she is just a name for nothing."
"The Queen is very good at judging people. No wonder she didn't choose Wen Ruoying." Mrs. Lin said.
"Wen Ruoying is not smart, you can tell after a few contacts. The Queen has seen all kinds of things when dealing with the concubines in the palace." Lin Zhengyu was extremely disdainful when talking about Wen Ruoying.
Even though Li Mumu had restrained herself, she still couldn't help feeling a little tipsy.
Gu Shangqing sat next to her and let her lean against him.
Li Mumu rested her head on Gu Shangqing's shoulder, swaying slightly with the swaying of the carriage.
Gu Shangqing asked, "Did the banquet go smoothly today? Did anyone cause trouble?"
Li Mumu smiled and said, "No, everything went smoothly today. In fact, I was fully prepared. I was worried that Miss Wen would not give in and cause trouble tonight, but she was actually so obedient."
Li Mumu didn't know that Wen Ruoying was not honest at all, she was just stopped by Lin Zhengyu.
"After all, it's the prince's wedding, no one dares to cause trouble tonight." Gu Shangqing said.
Li Mumu nodded, "Besides, I am now a close friend of the Crown Princess. Many people are too busy making friends with me to fight with me."
"Tonight I also observed the ladies who brought their unmarried daughters to the banquet." Li Mumu said.
Gu Shangqing asked curiously, "Why are you observing this?"
"It's impossible for the crown prince to have only one crown princess." Li Mumu said, "I'll observe and see if anyone wants to enter the East Palace."