Xie Lin was already tired from waiting, but now that he talked about this with Zhou Gu, he suddenly stopped feeling sleepy.
He looked at Zhou Gu, "But even so, isn't it inappropriate?"
"How can there be so many etiquette? We are engaged, so we don't need to avoid it too much." Zhou Gu saw his fussy expression and added: "Grandpa said we should cultivate our relationship."
The implication is that he was following his grandfather's orders, not that he was ignorant of etiquette.
Xie Lin clicked his tongue, "When did you listen to your grandfather's words so well?"
"About my fiancée, I naturally have to listen to my grandfather's words." Zhou Guyi gave him a pointed look.
Xie Lin: "..."
Zhou Gu used to look like he didn't notice anything, but now he opens his mouth and shuts up about his fiancée. It's really bullying that he doesn't have a fiancée.
He was speechless for a while, and then whispered to him: "Um, don't you think the Su family is weird?"
"What's weird?"
Xie Lin looked at him, "Do you have to tell me clearly? As a big family member of the Su family, everything is weird and different from other families."
Zhou Gu put down the tea cup, "It's harmonious and beautiful, lively and lively, no conflicts, not so many rules. Parents, children, wives and concubines all get along with each other naturally and casually, and the atmosphere is harmonious. What are you referring to?"
Xie Lin paused and nodded.
"What's wrong with this?" Zhou Gu raised his eyebrows.
Xie Lin shook his head, "Of course there's nothing wrong with it. It's just that this is the first time I've met such a family."
Zhou Gu stood up and patted Xie Lin on the shoulder, "Since there is nothing wrong with it, it means that this is good. The families you have met before are not like a family. It is those people's problem. We protect the country.
The palace is also harmonious and happy."
After he finished speaking, he yawned and said, "Sleep!"
Xie Lin opened his mouth and wanted to say, "Your Duke Protector's Mansion is not like this either. It's not like I haven't been there before. The rules of the Duke Protector's Mansion are still very strict and not so casual." However, Zhou Gu obviously didn't listen to him.
, he could only swallow the words back, thinking that he had waited for him for an hour and only got these two words from him. The wait was really in vain, so he got up and went to sleep in the next room.
Zhou Gu returned to the room, washed briefly, and was about to lie down when Zhou Xi came over.
Zhou Xi whispered to Zhou Gu: "Fourth Young Master, the fabrics sent from Jinxiu Pavilion today..."
Zhou Gu knew what he was going to say and waved his hand, "This is a gift from Su Rong."
Zhou Xi was shocked.
Of course, Zhou Gu couldn't ask Su Rong for so many valuable things for nothing, but since she gave them to him and didn't want him to pay back the money, he had to take everything and couldn't send it back to Jinxiu Pavilion. In this case, he had to take it anyway.
The days are long. After he returns home, he can get some good things and give them to her. It can be regarded as a regular exchange.
So, he said to Zhou Xi: "I said I wanted to give her back the money, but she didn't want it. She said it was just a gift for me. Keep it for now. I will give it to her later when I have something good."
Zhou Xi looked at Zhou Gu, "Those fabrics are very valuable. If you return the favor in the future, I'm afraid it won't be easy..."
"It's okay. We'll talk about it later. I don't have it. Isn't it in my grandfather's private treasury?" Since Zhou Gu accepted it, he no longer hesitated and waved his hand nonchalantly.
Zhou Xi was right when he thought about it. If the Duke Protector's Palace couldn't bring out anything good, where else could he get it? The Fourth Young Master had already said this, so he had nothing to do and retreated.
The next day, people came to Su Mansion one after another.
Some were distant relatives of the Su family, some were friends of Su Rong, and some were the eldest lady's natal family. Because of the long distance, I was afraid that I would not be able to make it on the day of the hairpin ceremony, so I came a day early to give Su Rong the hairpin ceremony.
Early in the morning, Su Mansion became lively.
After Zhou Gu woke up, he heard the lively sounds in front of him and asked the boy sweeping the house, "Why is it so lively? Isn't it tomorrow that your seventh lady's hairpin ceremony is held?"
The young man replied with a smile, "Young master, I am a relative and friend of the master and his wife. Because of the long journey, I came a day early."
Zhou Gu suddenly wondered, "Are all the ladies from the Su family's haircut ceremony so crowded and lively?"
A haircut gift is too important! It’s not a wedding!
"No, only our seventh lady's hairpin ceremony was so lively. The previous girls' hairpin ceremony did not have so many people." The boy lowered his voice and whispered.
Zhou Gu raised his eyebrows, "Why is this?"
Aren't all concubines the same? Is it because Su Rong is more beautiful and good-looking? More people like her?
The boy came closer and looked around, and said in a lower voice: "Because everyone knows that Miss Seven is the lifeblood of the master, wife and son."
Zhou Gu: "..."
Sure enough, it's because I like Su Rong more.
He thought about the other six young ladies of the Su family. According to the days he has lived in the Su Mansion, he found that they really behaved according to their duties and did not act evil at all. Everyone only did their own thing every day.
Although he was not very close to Su Rong, he didn't feel any jealousy. After all, if there is jealousy in a person's heart, it would be impossible to hide it. According to him, there was no trace of it.
He sighed inwardly, wondering whether he should exaggerate his wife's ability to educate his daughter or praise Su Rong for not making others jealous.
He waved his hand to the boy, not wanting to be surrounded by the excitement today and leaving it to tomorrow. So he turned back to the back room and called Xie Lin, "Are you okay? I will take you out of the city to play. You go."
Not going?"
"Go, go, go!" Xie Lin responded hurriedly.
So, the two people packed up and left the city.
Su Rong was pulled by the eldest lady to pick up the guests. When she heard that Zhou Gu and Xie Lin had gone out to play, she was very envious. Yesterday, she didn't want to go with them to play. Today, she wanted to play, but she couldn't go.
After seeing off another group of people, she secretly sighed.
The eldest lady looked back at her and lowered her voice and said: "Why are you sighing? How many people are here? When you marry into the Duke Protector's Palace, then you will be the real high-ranking family, and the people you have to deal with are the real ones.
If you don't take the opportunity to practice now, your scalp will be numb in the future."
Su Rong reminded her, "Mother, Zhou Gu Xingsi, these matters of welcoming and sending people are the duties of the eldest daughter-in-law of the Protector's Palace and have nothing to do with me."
The eldest lady laughed angrily, "Don't think like that. The eldest grandson Zhou Wei is Zhou Gu's biological brother. Once a big banquet is held at home, do you, the sister-in-law, really stand by and do nothing to help the eldest sister-in-law?
"
Su Rong blinked, "No!"
The eldest lady glared at her, "Those who are sensible should help."
Su Rong tilted her head, "But I'm not very sensible, so I can be lazy, right?"
Madam: "..."
This child is so broken. I am really worried about her future!
The eldest lady felt that Su Rong was not good at teaching. She didn’t have the consciousness at all. Even though she seriously learned the rules from Aunt Zhao and learned the etiquette tips for welcoming guests of high-ranking families, she had grown crookedly since she was a child. Even if she learned
, that is, she just understands it. If she were to actually do it, she would be too lazy to do it. At most, she would just do it for a show in the future.
Her biggest expectation for her is that she can just show off and be good.
The eldest lady sighed. Sure enough, the bottom line for parents to indulge their children can be lowered over and over again.
Su Rong took the eldest lady's arm, pressed half of her body against her to save herself some strength in standing, and comforted her softly and calmly, "Mother, what are you worried about? Anyway, I am just a little concubine, and what others do to me is
The requirements are not too high.”
The eldest lady was not angry, "You can't let others look at you so highly that their jaws drop?"
"It's not good to be too pushy, as it will only kill the first person." Su Rong said with a serious face, "Especially if you show off too much to your identity, there is no benefit, only harm."
Madam: "..."
This was quite reasonable, and she was almost convinced by her.
She glared, "Then what if you start your own business in the future? Don't you need to be greeted and sent away?"
"You have Zhou Gu here." Su Rong was very bachelor, "He knows everything."
"He is a man, and he has things that a man should do. Do you want him to worry about trivial matters in the backyard and diplomacy with your wife every day?" The eldest lady said with a look of disapproval, "If you were not my daughter, I would really want to
Put your hands in the water and wash your mind. How can you have the nerve to say this? What have you been thinking about all day long?"
"Then find a powerful nun in charge." Su Rong made an idea.
The eldest lady taught her, "Mom is a mama, how can she be compared to Madam?"
Su Rong continued to make assumptions, "Then let him have a few more concubines. I want someone who is powerful and can take care of the house."
The eldest lady was speechless, "Wives go around and deal with each other, but you let your concubine take the lead? Wouldn't it offend someone to death?"
Su Rong continued to make assumptions, "Then marry Zhou Gu an equal wife. An equal wife is always qualified."
The eldest lady almost twisted her nose in anger, "Su Rong, you are really kind."
In order to hide from laziness and avoid trouble, he even said that he would marry Zhou Gu an equal wife. Fortunately, Zhou Gu couldn't hear him, otherwise he wouldn't know what he would think.
The lady spoke angrily and lowered her voice angrily: "Are you willing to give Zhou Gu to others to enjoy?"
