Chapter 372: Good at Speaking
Madam Jiang was choked by the sweet talk Qin Xiaoning brought back. She smiled and turned to look at the Duke's wife at the top and said, "I really want to congratulate my cousin. Your daughter-in-law is really good at speaking. No wonder the new bride has coaxed you to let go of your past grudges as soon as she got married."

As soon as Mrs. Jiang said this, all the ladies in the room shut their mouths at the same time, and the lively scene of chatting and laughing suddenly became cold.

Even the Duke's wife, who was always calm and composed, couldn't help but change her expression slightly.

Everyone's gazes were focused on Qin Xiaoning again.

Faced with such embarrassment, everyone thought that the young bride would lose face, but Qin Xiaoning remained calm and composed.

She raised her eyes and glanced at Madam Jiang, then smiled slightly and said calmly: "A Ning, thank you for your praise again, Madam. It's not because I am good at speaking that I can make my mother-in-law happy, but because she is magnanimous and doesn't care about us ignorant young people."

Lu Ji married secretly without telling his parents, so the Duke's wife was bound to be laughed at by the noble ladies. Now, what Qin Xiaoning said not only saved the Duke's wife's face, but also gave her a reputation of being magnanimous.

Everyone present could see that Madam Jiang was deliberately making things difficult for them, but this seemingly gentle little woman did not lose her composure at all. There was no sign of anxiety or anger on her part. From beginning to end, the little princess looked gentle and calm.

He is very graceful and well-educated.

It turns out that it’s not just her beauty that has allowed this little woman to climb to such a high position.

This time, everyone had to admit defeat.

Seeing that her daughter-in-law made her proud, the Duke's wife laughed heartily and said to the women, "My daughter-in-law is a very good one, so even if that rebellious son did something to disobey me, I am still willing to accept this daughter-in-law. In the end, it is Ning who deserves it."

As soon as the Duke's wife said this, the other women followed suit and praised Qin Xiaoning, except for Madam Jiang, who couldn't hide her ugly expression.

"What is Auntie talking about? Why is it so lively? I heard your laughter outside."

Li Lanchun had just finished taking care of things outside, but before anyone entered the house, her voice had already been heard inside.

When the Duke's wife saw the eldest daughter-in-law, she hurriedly greeted her and said, "You have been busy for a while. Come and sit down and have a rest. Have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up."

As soon as Li Lanchun sat down, Madam Jiang rolled her eyes and laughed: "Chun'er, just now your mother-in-law was praising Ah Ning in front of us. You have been married to Lu Ji for so many years, and you have been loved by the elders. From now on, hehe, someone will share the love with you." Li Lanchun was busy outside for a while and was drinking tea thirstily. Suddenly, she heard what Madam Jiang said. She put down the teacup with a "click", smiled coldly, and replied: "This is home, not the deep palace. Do we have to compete for each other's love to survive?"

Li Lanchun was a straightforward person, and as soon as she said this, everyone burst into laughter.

Mrs. Wu, the eldest grandmother of the General's Mansion, was sitting next to Madam Jiang. She was so happy when she heard the words that she spit out a mouthful of tea, which landed on Madam Jiang. Glancing at Madam Jiang's gloomy face, she wiped the tea stains off her clothes with a handkerchief and said with a smile, "Look, our daughter has been married into the Lu family for so many years, but she is still the same as when she was a girl at home, she speaks without restraint."

Madam Jiang secretly rolled her eyes at Wu, then forced a smile at Li Lanchun, half jokingly, and said, "Chun'er, you are too honest, don't you need to compete for favor at home? Now that your mother-in-law has such a good talker daughter-in-law, it's inevitable that her mind will become biased. In the future, you are afraid that you will lose your mother-in-law's heart. Not only you, the mother-in-law, will lose it. You will see that in the future, the entire Lu family will be taken in by you, a capable sister-in-law. You, just wait to be left out in the cold."

Seeing Madam Jiang's provocation, the Second Madam could no longer bear it. She flicked her handkerchief and said coldly, "My cousin, you are judging others by yourself. Everyone in Chang'an knows that the sisters-in-law in your Jiang family are the most eager to fight. Each one of them is a troublemaker. Oh, I pity you too. Tell me, since you married into the Jiang family, you have never had a peaceful life. All day long, you are either fighting with this one or fighting with that one. So, just because you live this way, you think that all the sisters-in-law in the world must fight to the death."

As she spoke, the Second Madam pursed her lips with a handkerchief and said, "Our Lu family is different from yours. We don't have the tradition of sisters-in-law fighting each other."

The Second Madam has always been a good talker, and after this speech, Madam Jiang's face turned pale immediately.

Li Lanchun, who was standing by, saw that the other side had stopped fighting, but she remained determined.

"Aunt, you have been fighting in the Jiang family for so many years, and the experience you have accumulated is indeed valuable."

Li Lanchun deliberately kept the secret a secret, causing the women present to look at her. Seeing this, she suppressed her laughter and continued, "My sister Fu is going to marry into the Li family of Guangping Marquis's mansion. I heard that the young master of the Li family secretly kept a woman outside, and a while ago, she gave birth to a son. The wife of Guangping Marquis is thinking of bringing the woman and grandson back to the mansion after sister Fu gets married. Tell me, my sister Fu will have to fight again in the future."

The circle of noble ladies is so small, and this matter has long been known to everyone. It was just that Li Lanchun made it known, and everyone couldn't help laughing, but they didn't laugh out loud because of Mrs. Jiang's face.

Li Lanchun ignored all this. She smiled as she spoke at first. Glancing at Mrs. Jiang's gradually livid face, she couldn't help but laugh: "No matter how much the sisters-in-law fight, it's just a trivial matter. It's meaningless. Only the competition between men and women can inspire all wisdom and courage, and it's the most interesting."

Although women love to talk to each other, they are all noble ladies, so even if they talk, they still try to be decent and reserved. Now that Li Lanchun is so outspoken and her words are humorous, many women can't help but cover their hands with their handkerchiefs and laugh so hard that they fall over.

Li Lanchun smiled as she spoke, and said to Madam Jiang, who was shaking with anger, "Aunt, so the experience you have accumulated in your life has not been wasted after all. You should pass it on to my sister Fu. I heard that the concubine of the Li family is very difficult to deal with. If it weren't for you, her mother, to take charge, my sister Fu would not be able to handle it."