klisemfg Chapter 333 Then let her have it!
Chapter 333 Then let her have it!
Looking at Tang Xuening's arrogant and smug appearance, Song Ruozhen lowered her beautiful eyes slightly, and a mocking smile flashed deep in her pupils.
These pampered young ladies are truly out of touch with reality and unaware of human suffering; they even compete to give out porridge.
Unfortunately, she wasn't interested in this kind of competition. Since Tang Xuening liked it, she would let her have it!
"It turns out that Miss Tang is so generous. It is a blessing for everyone to have you here to help the suffering people."
Song Ruozhen smiled gently, her delicate, jade-like features shining like a lotus in clear water under the shimmering sunlight, exuding elegance and gentleness.
Tang Xuening looked at Song Ruozhen's reaction and couldn't help but feel puzzled. This shouldn't be happening!
She stole the Song family's good reputation, yet Song Ruozhen can remain so calm and composed?
She glanced around and noticed that there were quite a few refugees around. She could obviously hear what they were saying, and then she realized that she was pretending in front of these refugees!
“How can I compare to the Song family? The entire capital knows that the Song family is charitable and generous. Although their business is booming, they are definitely not like those families that only know how to amass wealth.”
Tang Xuening smiled with a hidden barb. Since Song Ruozhen was so good at pretending, she would make a scene until she couldn't keep up the act anymore!
Chenxiang and the steward standing to the side couldn't help but get anxious. Tang Xuening was pressing them step by step, clearly looking for trouble!
However, Song Ruozhen simply gave them a wink, and the two could only swallow their anger, but they couldn't understand why their young lady didn't fight back.
"Thank you for your praise, Miss Tang. I originally thought our Song family had done a good job, but today we are far behind Miss Tang. Not only did you distribute porridge, but everyone also received a meat bun. I'm sure Miss Tang's reputation will soon spread throughout the entire capital!"
With that, Song Ruozhen turned to the steward and said, "Since the Tang family is distributing porridge here, there's no need for you to stay any longer. You can leave later."
The steward was taken aback, his mind filled with confusion. "Yes, Miss."
“Miss Tang, this area is now in your hands. We will not presume to teach you any more tricks.”
Song Ruozhen smiled slightly, her lips curving upwards, as if she thought highly of Tang Xuening.
What a joke!
The Song family distributed porridge to prevent people from going hungry, but that doesn't mean their money came from thin air!
Since Tang Xuening is so generous, let's give her the chance to shine. It'll save us some money and prevent us from being constantly compared to others. Isn't that better?
"Did you all hear that? Hurry up and pack your things!"
The steward efficiently ordered people to start collecting things. A few days ago, they had prepared a lot of rice porridge every day, but it wasn't enough. However, since the Tang family arrived, they have prepared more than they can use.
Now that Miss has given the instructions, we will naturally do as she says.
Seeing that Tang Xuening was becoming increasingly arrogant, Chenxiang couldn't help but secretly ask, "Miss, why did you let Miss Tang have her way?"
She teamed up with Qin Shuangshuang to deal with you before, and now she wants to use this opportunity to gain a good reputation. Why should we just let her have her way?
She was truly indignant on behalf of her young mistress. Although her young mistress hadn't been successfully framed last time, and instead they had suffered the consequences, this woman was clearly no good, and this time she was deliberately trying to cause trouble again.
Seeing Chen Xiang's eagerness to rush up and fight Tang Xuening, Song Ruozhen couldn't help but chuckle and said:
“Chenxiang, everyone is praising the Tang family right now. If we argue, it will only make everyone think that we lack confidence and are too proud to lose.”
The best way to deal with this kind of person is—to flatter them to death!
Chenxiang was taken aback. "Miss, what is meant by 'praise to death'?"
"The number of refugees outside the city is increasing, and the daily cost of distributing porridge alone is not a small amount of silver."
Although the capital city was not affected by floods, the price of grain rose due to floods in the south, and the capital city was also affected. The price of rice and flour has risen, and meat prices have also increased.
A meal of meat buns may not seem like much, but what if you had to have them at every meal?
Song Ruozhen narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly. She never considered herself a good person, let alone someone who caused her trouble!
"No matter what these refugees say, you don't need to pay attention to them. It would be best to help spread this news so that all the people know how kind-hearted Miss Tang is, giving meat buns instead of porridge!"
Tang Xuening hadn't experienced enough of the saying "a little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment," so she let her be happy for a while longer. The ending would be quite interesting.
Chenxiang, who hadn't quite understood at first, widened her eyes involuntarily after hearing her young mistress's words, "If we give out meat buns every day, other refugees near the city gates will definitely come running, and then..."
Song Ruozhen blinked, her eyes gleaming with slyness and amusement. "The scene will be unprecedentedly lively, and the Prime Minister's generous donation will be remembered by everyone."
Chen Xiang couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for Tang Xue Ning, fearing that it might not be a good thing for her reputation in the end...
"Besides, she herself said that the refugees had fled all the way here from famine, and were starving and barely had enough to eat. If she insists on having more oil in her stomach, I'm afraid something bad will happen later."
Song Ruozhen raised her eyebrows slightly. No wonder these young ladies who don't understand the hardships of life always do good deeds but end up doing bad things.
The Song family has a lot more experience distributing porridge than others, so they are naturally much more experienced. Prime Minister Tang went to great lengths to salvage Tang Xuening's reputation, but who knows if he'll be completely disoriented when he finds out about this later...
Tang Xuening had no idea what Song Ruozhen and her servant were whispering about, but she felt that they were talking badly about her, so her expression was naturally not very pleasant.
"Miss Song, may I ask what brings you out of the city today?"
Tang Xuening spoke sarcastically, clearly knowing that Song Ruozhen was here and had come specifically for this purpose. She wanted to see how Song Ruozhen would pretend!
Just as the two were talking, a handsome and tall figure slowly walked over.
"Ruozhen, we should go."
The man wore a dark black robe with a dark red cloud pattern on the collar. Intricate and exquisite patterns were embroidered with gold thread, outlining his perfectly upright figure. His features seemed to have been carefully sculpted by the heavens, cold and hard yet handsome.
His dark eyes were deep and unfathomable, with sharp lines, and his aloof and noble temperament was extraordinary.
He walked to Song Ruozhen's side and stood there, his gaze fixed on her, as if she were the only person in the world he could see.
Song Ruozhen nodded with a faint smile, "Okay."
Tang Xuening never expected to see the King of Chu here, let alone that he would personally come to welcome Song Ruozhen.
She unconsciously gazed at the man before her. In the past, she only had the chance to catch a glimpse of him from afar, but now that she was up close, her affection for him deepened even further.
Why would such an outstanding man be interested in a woman like Song Ruozhen who is all looks and no substance?
She was clearly the most renowned lady in the capital!
"I've met the prince."
Tang Xue suppressed the jealousy in her eyes and revealed a gentle smile on her face.