Chapter 239: An Invitation from the Duke of Chang's Mansion
Chapter 239 Invitation from Changguo Duke’s Mansion
After only living in the big house for half a month, Wen Xiaotu had had enough.
With such a shameless father, a mean aunt, Xiao Lu, and such a thirteenth mother who casually entered her house, there was simply no decent person in the second wife of the Wen family!
"Oh! Sister Twelve put it on so quickly? That's right. How could Sister Twelve get such good materials on weekdays? After making the clothes, she naturally put them on immediately." Thirteenth Sister looked at them carefully and put them on.
The warmth of the new clothes made her look even more beautiful when set off by the clothes! Wen Ruzhu saw it and instantly felt unhappy.
Wen Ruzhu was also dressed in a delicate silver-red cloud brocade dress. She looked pretty and charming, but it was a pity that her small mouth could not spit out ivory.
Wen Xiaotu just said lightly: "Aren't you wearing it too?"
Wen Ruzhu was instantly choked up by these words, and she was very angry: she thought to herself, can I be the same as you?!
At this moment, an old mother walked in and said, "Madam, let the two girls put on new clothes and go to the main room immediately." As she said that, the old mother glanced at Wen Xiaotu and Wen Ruzhu, "Oh, the girls are all here.
You’re already upper body! Come on, let’s set off now, don’t keep the master and his wife waiting too long!”
The seventh-ranking official in front of the prime minister, the old mother next to little Mrs. Lu is also quite arrogant.
Wen Ruzhu looked quite unhappy, but when she heard "Master and Madam", she hurriedly asked: "Father is here too?"
Wen Ruzhu dared to neglect Mrs. Lu, but she did not dare to let Wen Li wait for a long time. She quickly straightened her clothes and followed her obediently.
In the main room of the little Mrs. Lu, Wen Ruyu has also put on brand-new brocade clothes, and has a complete set of hair and face on her head. The golden color is very noble, but Wen Ruyu's clothes are pure red brocade, which makes her look extra dignified and luxurious.
Wen Xiaotu, Wen Ruyu, and Wen Ruzhu came forward together. Yingying obediently greeted Mrs. Lu and Wen Li, saying, "Daughter, please greet your father and mother!"
Wen Li stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, okay, everything looks more and more beautiful. You are worthy of being the apple of my eye, Wen Li!"
Wen Xiaotu cursed: Old dog! You have too many apples in your eye!
Wen Ruzhu on the side immediately said coquettishly: "Eighth sister is the apple of my father's eye. Even when it comes to making new clothes, only eighth sister is the bright red cloud brocade. Me and twelfth sister are just ordinary colors."
Xiao Lu, who was sitting upright, turned green in the face, and was very angry in her heart: A daughter of a concubine and a concubine, is she qualified to wear Zhenghong?
But Wen Li just thought it was his little daughter acting coquettishly, and laughed and said: "They are all Yun brocade, the same."
Wen Ruzhu was very dissatisfied: What's the same? It's fine if my wife can't use Zhenghong, why can't I use it too?
Wen Xiaotu: Hahaha! This is the big room!
Little Mrs. Lu forced a smile: "Okay, the Thirteenth Mother should learn from the Twelfth Mother, and her daughter's family should be well-behaved and quiet. In the past, the Queen Mother often praised the Xian Sheng Queen for being quiet and gentle, so you should also learn more.
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Wen Xiaotu:......
Wen Ruzhu gritted her teeth secretly, with a sweet smile on her face: "Yes, mother, please remember this, daughter."
Little Lu turned to Wen Li and said, "Sir, I handed over the sign the day before yesterday, but the Queen Mother... is focused on worshiping the Buddha, so she has not seen her for a while."
Xiao Lu's words obviously meant something. If she wanted to fly up a branch, she would naturally have to find a way to enter the palace. Taking her daughter to see the Queen Mother was undoubtedly an excellent way, but the Queen Mother... was not something everyone could meet.
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Wen Li frowned and said, "Then pass the sign a few more times. No matter what, we must find a way to take the three girls to meet the Queen Mother!"
Little Lu sighed, why didn't she want to? In the past two years, she occasionally had the opportunity to bring Ruyu into the palace to visit the Queen Mother. Although she had never seen Long Yan, Ruyu showed her face in front of the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother
It doesn't seem to mean that...
Little Lu whispered: "Why don't you go ask the second master for help? Brothers in the family should always support each other."
Wen Xiaotu was very angry: Go to hell and support each other! You two evil-hearted couple clearly want to suck the blood of your second wife!
Wen Li showed displeasure: "It's not like you don't know that as soon as I mention this matter, my second brother will fall out with me!"
Wen Xiaotu snorted in his heart: It's only polite to fall out, I should give you a few slaps!
How many years has it been since Wen Qi's daughter died? As an elder brother, you want your daughter to enter the palace! Isn't this a way of poking someone's heart?! There are such shameless brothers in the world!
Little Lu spat: "The second master is sad about the death of the Xian Sheng Queen, but he cannot ignore the overall situation! Isn't it for the sake of the entire Wen family that I am doing this?"
Wen Xiaotu: Oh my! For the Wen family? For the Wen family’s big house, right?!
There was a bit of arrogance on Wen Li's old face, "Don't worry, since Master Huiguan said that I have such a destiny, it will be a matter of time!"
But Xiao Lu is very anxious. It will happen sooner or later, who knows how late it will be! Ruyu is already nineteen, and she can't wait any longer!
Xiao Lu said: "Why don't you go and beg the second wife in person?"
Wen Li didn't mind the little Lu family asking for help, but the Xu family only had one daughter, Queen Xiansheng, so if the second daughter-in-law was unwilling, the second daughter-in-law would be even more reluctant.
At this time, a woman walked in with a smile, holding a red gold invitation in her hand, "Mrs. Chang Guogong invites my wife to come over to admire the chrysanthemums and have tea."
Little Mrs. Lu showed a look of surprise. Mrs. Xu actually took the initiative to invite her to live in her house?!
Although Xiao Lu is the wife of the Wen family, in terms of imperial title, Xiao Lu is only a countess, while Mrs. Xu is a dignified first-class duchess with a first-class imperial title. Xiao Lu, the eldest sister-in-law, has no confidence at all in front of Mrs. Xu.
In addition, in the past few years, Xiao Lu has also been thinking about sending her daughter to the palace, which makes it even more difficult for Mrs. Xu, the wife of Duke Chang Guo, to see her.
What does this sudden invitation to tea mean?
Wen Xiaotu couldn't help but frown, why did you ask Xiao Lu to come over to your house?!
The mother-in-law smiled brightly: "The invitation has been written. Madam can take the girls at home to have tea together without seeing anyone else."
Little Lu was even more surprised. Mrs. Xu told her not to see anyone outside. Although little Lu was puzzled, she was also a little ready to make a move, "Sir, since the Second Madam invites you so warmly, why don't I take the girls to try?"
Wen Li stroked his beard, nodded and said, "My family should move around more."
Wen Ruyu looked happy: "That's great. My daughter may not have seen her aunt for a long time, so she should give her a good greeting."
Little Lu thought to herself that Ruyu is the eldest daughter of the eldest family and Xu's niece. If she had to choose, she would definitely choose Ruyu!
In this way, Xiao Lu happily prepared for the chrysanthemum viewing banquet at the Duke's mansion two days later.