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"Fang Ning, don't you know that a man can have three wives and four concubines? Except for the first wife who gives birth to the first son, the other concubines only give birth to concubines …"
"Oh, it was my wife who gave birth to me. I know, but my wife is also born into a human, so why would she throw our face? Birth is not something you can choose. Don't be afraid, we aren't afraid of losing face. What are you afraid of? Right, Qing Xian, what kind of girl are you?"
"…"
Fang Ning, can we still chat properly? Can we still be fun!?
Only now did the other two girls realize that their new friend was too ignorant. Furthermore, why was he so rude, little wife?
What is a little wife?
"Let me put it this way. A concubine has a status that is only a bit higher than a servant in the family, but a mother is no different from a servant. As a result, the status of a concubine who gives birth to children is very low and is on a different level from the other concubines.
Due to their different identities and statuses, guests coming to the house could not accompany them on the table … " Mei Er came back with a plate. After she figured out what they were hesitating about, she started explaining.
"In addition, only the wife or concubine can be called the mother when the concubine gives birth to his own mother. Only the principal wife can call her mother … Entering and exiting the house requires the approval of the owner's mother …
Even marriage had to be arranged by a proper wife. You could only marry whoever you wanted to marry. You had no choice but to agree … "Even if I sold you to a ninety year old man to fill in the rooms, you would have no choice but to obediently marry …"
"Enough," Dongfang Ning interrupted Mei Er. This was reasonable, no wonder Wei Lingyun said he wanted to sell Third Young Master Liu's old woman when he was at Hui Long Town. So women had no status.
"I understand now. Qing’er, you're the one who made friends with us. It's not about your position, other people would be jealous of you if they say anything. I won't look down on you just because you're a woman, believe me …"
Dongfang Ning turned to Zuo Qingqing sincerely, staring into her eyes as she expressed her sincerity.
"That's right, Qing’er, you can't be afraid that we'll humiliate you, right?"
"You all … "Howl ~"
Seeing that her two friends didn't abandon her, Zuo Qingqing cried even louder. In this life, she would probably only have these two bosom friends.
"Qing’er, it's other people's business to look down on you, you can't look down on yourself, it's not advisable to be inferior, take out your courage, you're also human, no less than others, now, tell me what happened yesterday, who beat you up?"
"That's right, Qing’er. Didn't friends just come to complain? Say it quickly, don't cry!"
"…"
"Princess has given the order, are you going to defy the decree?" Seeing that she was still sobbing, Wei Qingxian couldn't help but start joking with him.
"Alright, alright. I'll say it, is that not enough? Thank you, Qing Xian. Thank you, Fang Ning."
Zuo Qingqing's tears finally turned into smiles. After calming down, she told them what happened last night:
"Don't worry about me, I'm used to this kind of thing. It's just that early in the morning, Father already said that he wanted to come with me to the Princess Mansion, I'm afraid that Princess would misunderstand …"
As soon as she heard this, Wei Qingxian remembered the displeasure in her heart. She immediately interrupted Dongfang Ning to make it clear that she did not wish to do so.
"Right, right, I have to tell you about this as well. Fang Ning, it's not that we're bringing Father here, it's that they're too annoying. Don't help them do anything. If anything goes wrong, we'll harm you …"
Seeing the two beauties urgently revealing their intentions, Dongfang Ning indifferently listened and smiled.
"Alright, as long as you explain yourself. They are the prime ministers of a country, and also your fathers. How can you refuse? Relax, I am also someone who understands what I'm saying. Okay, now you have nothing else to worry about, right?"
"En, that's all. Where's the good stuff? I'm hungry!" Wei Qingxian asked. She was curious as well. Dongfang Ning was good at cooking, so she was sure they had never seen anything delicious before.
"There's delicious food, but you have to make it yourself!"
"Ah …" The two girls looked at their clothes, the muslin, silk … How could they cook like this? They had done their best to dress up for the princess, yet Dongfang Ning had asked them to make their own food?
If they knew that what they were eating was not a pot, but a barbecue, they would definitely be scared away by now.
"That's right, Mei Er. Is everything ready?"
"I'm ready. The sun is so high in the pavilion now, so I can't bask in it …" Mei Er had no idea what she was going to do with the firewood. If her master really was going to light a fire, then she would have that smoky feeling … He didn't even dare to think about it.
"Then let's go over. We'll eat something in the morning, then have dinner before anything else. Mei Er, take them out for dinner. I don't need to care about that. Just pour us some tea."
At this moment, there was a pile of dried firewood in a small pavilion halfway up the mountain. The stone table was filled with the meat ingredients that Dongfang Ning had requested for, as well as vegetables and other ingredients.
"Fang Ning, you're planning on letting us eat raw food?"
Wei Qingxian didn't expect Dongfang Ning to treat them with a pile of raw food. At this time, she shouted out and the two of them surrounded the table full of raw food.
"Enough, don't say anymore. I've already called your little girl over for dinner. Now, let's do it!" As if performing a trick, Dongfang Ning brought out seasonings and barbeque sauce … A lot of spices.
"Qing’er, Qing Xian, do you know how much food you can eat by yourself? The two of you, mix the seasonings evenly."
Dongfang Ning arranged each dish according to the proportion of ingredients to be filled with seasonings before instructing her two friends to do their work.
"We will …"
"This smell is really fragrant. What is this?"
"Fang Ning, why is your item so strange? What is this thing made of?"
Facing a bunch of weird gadgets, his two good friends kept asking questions. It was too strange, the food used to stir ingredients was not chopsticks but silver flip-flops. It was very convenient to use.
The two girls studied Little Gou Kou for a long time. Zuo Qingqing, one in each hand, was able to adjust the plate in a few moments. The more she used it, the more convenient it became.
Dongfang Ning ignored them. In order to eat the barbecue, she had taken out a small square steel cage from her daily necessities. The bottom was empty, and it was covered by a fire. A safe and clean barbecue furnace appeared.
"Then take out three extra long stainless steel chopsticks and give each of them a pair. Then look at the two women …" "Roll up your sleeves. I'm going to start a fire. You all better not get burned …"
"Ah ~ not eating it raw, but roasting it with fire?"
"That's right. Look at how I did it!"
Only now did the two girls notice that Dongfang Ning had already taken off the outer layer of her clothes and threw it on the bench beside the pavilion. Her sleeves had been scooped up high, and her small white arms were exposed, her slender hands …
"This.this isn't proper etiquette, Princess …"