My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

The other girls in the palace had seen many kinds of exotic flowers since childhood, but they had rarely seen this small and elegant flower.

Jasmine is fine, I have planted some in the corner of the garden, but I have never seen gardenia before.

They smelled the scent of gardenia, which was sweet but not greasy, fragrant but not overpowering, and gathered around.

Seeing this, Lu Zhenzhen advanced halfway to the front of the Princess of Shu and Old Lady Bai for them to admire.

Then he walked aside and invited several girls from the palace to appreciate the flowers.

There were only four or five girls in the palace, two of whom had not yet had their hair cut. Each of them gave her a flower, and they happily went to play with the flowers.

The three older girls in the palace also gave one flower each, and soon the whole basket of flowers was divided up.

Two of the girls accepted it happily and expressed their gratitude.

Lu Zhenzhen smiled and waved her hand: "It is a great honor for this flower to be liked by all the county ladies. I would like to thank the county ladies for their favor on my behalf."

Several county ladies had already heard of this cousin's wife, the illegitimate daughter of a fifth-rank official.

At the last birthday party of the Crown Prince's wife, this cousin-in-law stole the show.

It was just that the situation was chaotic at the time, so they were unable to meet and talk to Lu Zhenzhen.

When I met her today, I found that Lu Zhenzhen was quite humorous in her speech. She wasn't the kind of person who spoke in a disgusting or unpresentable way.

Furthermore, Lu Zhenzhen is the princess's niece-in-law, so for the princess's sake, everyone was smiling and friendly.

Only the Third County Lady rolled her eyes, threw the gardenia in her hand into the basket, and sneered, "You are nothing but a smooth talker! A country flower, born in a humble family like yours, is treasured."

As she turned around, she ordered the maid, "I've touched the things of this humble family just now. I'm afraid I've been tainted with the air of poverty. Quickly fetch some water for me to wash my hands!"

The girl looked at her own county lady with embarrassment, then unconsciously looked at Lu Zhenzhen.

Lu Zhenzhen looked calm, as if the Third County Lady was not talking about her.

The girl hesitated for a moment, squatted down, and went to fetch water.

The second and fourth county lords looked at each other, both showing worry.

The Second County Lady is older after all. If this cousin-in-law and the Third Sister really have a conflict today, the Third Sister has her aunt's support, and her own aunt is out of favor, so she might be the one to suffer.

He laughed hurriedly, "Every flower has its own taste, and everyone has their own destiny. Besides, this gardenia isn't just a countryside flower. A Tang Dynasty poem says, 'Gardenia is better than any other tree, yet there aren't many of them in the world. It's useful for the body, and in harmony with the spirit of Tao. Red for the fruit of wind and frost, green for the branches of rain and dew. I've been moved by your indifference, but your value lies in reflecting the waves of the river.' This is how precious this gardenia is. It's rare to see it on a normal day. We usually only see it in the backyard, so we're quite ignorant of it."

The Fourth County Lady was young and not very knowledgeable about poetry and literature, but she always followed the Second County Lady. Seeing the Second County Lady say this, she naturally nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes! Yes, yes—"

The Second County Lady rubbed the Fourth County Lady's head, feeling both amused and helpless, and motioned her to go play somewhere else.

Children should stay out of this kind of thing.

The maid over there had already fetched a basin of water and nervously placed it in front of the Third County Lady.

The Third County Lady's personal maids had already come around, some were rolling up her sleeves, some were removing the bracelets from her hands, and some were covering the front of her clothes with a large handkerchief.

The little girl knelt on her knees in front of the Third County Lady, holding the washbasin high in her hands, waiting for the Third County Lady to wash her hands.

The Princess of Shu was not deaf or blind, so she naturally saw such a big commotion.

Although the Princess of Shu and Old Lady Bai's expressions did not change, they both stopped talking.

Concubine Wang couldn't help but glance at the Third County Lady's mother, Madam Wu.

Normally, the Third County Lady relies on her mother, Madam Wu, who is favored, to be pushy and arrogant in the mansion, looking down on everyone.

Now he has even danced in front of his relatives, especially the Princess of Shu's family. He really doesn't know his place.

In the past, the princess didn't bother with them. Do they really think she is a kind person?

Mrs. Wu felt a little embarrassed, but she didn't take it too seriously.

After all, she also looked down on the fourth grandmother of the Fu family from the bottom of her heart.

The illegitimate daughter of a fifth-rank official was not even worthy of carrying shoes for her own daughter.

If I hadn't been lucky enough to marry into a marquis's mansion, would I have been qualified to stand with them?

My daughter is a county lady, she has the capital to be arrogant!

Even if I lose face in the Marquis' Mansion today, the worst that can happen is that I can say a few good words to the princess when I go back. What can I really do to them, mother and daughter?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wu became even calmer and sat steadily.

Madam Li next to her hesitated to speak, wanting to remind Madam Wu, but the Princess of Shu glanced at her and she immediately lowered her head like a quail, not daring to say a word.

The third county lord shook his hands in the washbasin twice, then lifted them up and waited for the maid to wipe them dry with a towel.

It doesn't look like his hands are dirty, he's just deliberately trying to save face for Zhenzhen in the bottom lane.

The atmosphere was a little stagnant for a moment.

Suddenly a chuckle was heard and everyone looked over.

The person who laughed was Lu Zhenzhen.

Lu Zhenzhen looked at the Third County Master, who was deliberately slowing down her pace and seemed a little pretentious, and said, "Is the Third County Master done washing now?"

The Third County Lady was a little confused by Lu Zhenzhen's attitude. She had humiliated her like this, and yet she could still laugh? She was truly unpresentable!

"What do you mean? What if I washed it well? What if I didn't?"

Lu Zhenzhen smiled: "I think the Third County Master's hands are not clean! She needs to wash them more carefully——"

"What do you mean?" asked the Third County Lord suspiciously.

Lu Zhenzhen didn't answer the Third County Lady's question. Instead, she asked the girl fetching water, "Excuse me, young lady, where does the water in this basin come from?"

The girl fetching water looked at Lu Zhenzhen in confusion: "Grandma, this water was prepared downstairs--"

Lu Zhenzhen interrupted the girl: "Then I know, it was taken from the river."

Then he looked at the Third County Lady with a smile: "County Lady, do you know that the water in this river is not as clean as it looks! It flows all the way down from the upper reaches. Not to mention people far away, even people nearby wash vegetables, clothes, rice, and toilets in this river. I just don't know if there are people washing things in the river next to it when this water is taken up. If it's clothes and vegetables, it's fine, but if it's for washing toilets--"

The rest needs no explanation, everyone knows it.

The Third County Lady's face changed drastically, and she felt like vomiting as her chest was churning.

The little girl was also frightened, and her hand slipped, causing a basin of water to fall to the ground with a clang.

Half a basin of water was splashed on the third county lady's skirt.

The skirt immediately became wet and stuck to her skin. The cold feeling made the Third County Lady feel uncomfortable all over.

He hurriedly shouted that he wanted to change clothes.