"This Zhao Xiyan must never marry into the family."
In the inner room, Princess Beihai said to King Beihai with an annoyed look on her face: "In the past, we had little contact with him, so we couldn't see his true temperament. Today, I can see it clearly."
"She didn't take me, the Princess of Beihai, seriously at all, and she contradicted her face to face, making it impossible for me to get off the stage. Later, in the garden, she pushed Xie Jiao again, causing the Wang family girl to fall and get injured."
"I can't bear to have such a daughter-in-law."
The King of Beihai glanced at his old wife and responded calmly: "Today, you were the first to mention Miss Zhao Liu's late mother and spoke harshly, and then Miss Zhao Liu spoke back."
"That girl Xie Jiao was the first to blame for what happened in the garden, so she didn't win a fight."
"You are soft on the outside but tough on the inside, thoughtful, powerful, beautiful, and talented. If you are not satisfied with such a daughter-in-law, then who do you want your son to marry in the future?"
Princess Beihai: "..."
The Princess of Beihai was so angry that she slapped the coffee table hard. The tea bowl on the coffee table was shaken and made a clear clanging sound: "There are so many good girls in the world. I don't believe it. I can't choose one better than her."
King Beihai laughed: "There are indeed many good girls. But your stubborn son has chosen this one."
The Princess of Beihai was choked and stared: "Which side is the prince on?"
The King of Beihai felt helpless and lowered his voice: "It won't be too late to wait until the Zhao family girl has passed the door and then slowly train her. Now that the marriage has not even been finalized, you are going too far to show off your mother-in-law's authority."
"It was your fault in the first place, why are you aggrieved?"
"You drink a cup of tea to calm down your anger. When Chunsheng comes, talk to him properly. Don't talk about Miss Zhao Liu's faults and make Chunsheng unhappy."
The Princess of Beihai was annoyed and snorted from her nose.
I waited and waited, and when it got dark, I didn't see my son coming.
The Princess of Beihai sent her maid to urge him twice, but Xu Jing still didn't come.
Princess Beihai couldn't hold it any longer, got up and went to the study.
A group of soldiers stood guard outside the study. Seeing the princess coming, the soldiers hurriedly raised their hands and saluted. Xu Shiyi secretly thought something was wrong and deliberately raised his voice: "Young lady, I have seen the princess."
Princess Beihai glared displeasedly: "What are you doing with such a loud voice!"
Of course, it's a reminder to the master in the study.
Xu Shiyi smiled apologetically: "The little one is born with a loud voice, which scares the empress. I slap the little one myself."
Princess Beihai snorted and walked forward to open the door.
It was already dark at this time, and the candlestick was placed in the corner for some reason, and the light was a little dim. Xu Jing's standing posture was also strange, with his face turned sideways: "Why is the concubine here?"
The Princess of Beihai was suspicious. She quickly stepped forward and stretched out her hand to pull her son's face. At first glance, the Princess of Beihai's eyebrows stood up and she was furious. Her voice suddenly rose up: "Who did this?"
Xu Jing hid in the study for an hour and applied ice cubes to his face. Most of the fingerprints had disappeared, but if you look closely, you can still see the traces.
Xu Jing responded without changing his expression: "When we were playing around with Zheng Xuanqing before, he swung his fist and accidentally touched my face. It's a trivial matter, not worth mentioning."
Princess Beihai said angrily: "This Zheng Erlang! If I see him another day, I will definitely scold him."
He touched his son's face distressedly.
Xu Jing dodged and got out of the way: "Concubine, I'm such an old person, please don't touch my face."
Princess Beihai was angry and funny: "I am your mother, what's wrong with touching your face!"
No matter what Princess Beihai said, Xu Jing still avoided it.
When he was a child, his mother and four older sisters kissed him on the forehead and touched his face. After the age of seven, he no longer wanted to be touched by women. Unless his sister Yue Yaer wanted to kiss and touch him...
"What are you thinking about? Why are you blushing?" Princess Beihai stared at her son, not missing the slightest change.
Xu Jing: "..."
No matter how thick-skinned Xu Jing was, he couldn't say anything. He coughed and said, "It's nothing." Then he asked with a straight face, "Why is my concubine making things difficult for sister Yue Ya'er today?"
As the saying goes, one thing brings down another.
The Princess of Beihai was dissatisfied with her temper. When she saw Xu Jing's angry face, she immediately disappeared without a trace. She softened her voice and said, "Today, the concubine spoke carelessly. From now on, the concubine will just keep silent."
Xu Jing still had a bad look on his face.
Princess Beihai had no choice but to take a step back: "When Miss Zhao Liu gets her haircut, I will prepare a generous gift and then go to watch the ceremony in person."
Xu Jing remained silent.
"As soon as the haircut ceremony is over, I will invite Mrs. Zheng to come to propose marriage." The Princess of Beihai retreated steadily.
Xu Jing then grinned: "Thank you, concubine."
Princess Beihai breathed a sigh of relief and sighed in her heart. This was the magic star in her life!
…
Sheriff's Mansion.
Mrs. Xie, who was wearing a golden hairpin and fine clothes with a sharp look on her face, asked her eldest daughter-in-law Xu Ying with a sullen face: "Jiaojiao has been crying in the boudoir for a long time today, and she refused to say anything no matter how much she was coaxed."
"What happened today? Who dares to bully her like this? As the eldest sister-in-law, why don't you support her?"
In terms of identity, Xu Ying was the daughter of a vassal king and the county head conferred by the imperial court.
The eldest sister Xu Fang married the son of the Minister of Rites, and the second sister Xu Zhi married a noble son. Xu Ying married into the Xie family, which was a complete downbringing.
Commander Xie was a fourth-rank civil servant. There were 103 counties in the Jin Dynasty, and there were more than 100 governors. This shows the importance of county governors in the court.
At that time, Commander Xie had just taken office and took his family to the Beihai Palace to pay his respects. Xu Ying, who was fifteen years old, fell in love at first sight with Xie Ling, Xie's eldest son, who was handsome and gentle. This led to the marriage.
Xu Ying married into the Xie family with a very generous dowry. She never oppressed others as the county head, was filial to her parents-in-law, and was tolerant to her sister-in-law Xie Jiao. She was gentle and virtuous, and was known to everyone.
In this regard, Mrs. Xie is also dissatisfied with her eldest daughter-in-law.
It has been four years since Xu Ying married into the Xie family. Not to mention a grandson, she has not even given birth to a granddaughter, and her stomach has been silent. A year ago, Mrs. Xie wanted to take a concubine for her son, but the arrogant and domineering Prince of Beihai, Xu Jing, came directly to the door.
, beat his own brother-in-law.
Xie Ling, whose nose was bleeding after being beaten, said to his brother-in-law: "I never had the idea of taking a concubine. It was my mother who secretly spread the news without telling me. I will not do anything to disgrace Yingniang!"
Only then did Xu Jing give up. Before leaving, he gave Mrs. Xie a cold look, with all kinds of threats in his eyes.
Mrs. Xie was so disgraced that she no longer dared to bring up concubines for her son, but became increasingly picky about her eldest daughter-in-law. She would show off her face from time to time.
Today Xie Jiao happily went to Beihai Palace and came back by carriage before noon. She hid in her boudoir and cried all afternoon.
Mrs. Xie felt sorry for her daughter and became even more embarrassed towards her daughter-in-law.
As everyone knows, Xu Ying was also feeling sulky today, and responded calmly: "It's better to wait until Jiaojiao calms down and speak for yourself! My daughter-in-law is really shameless to say it."
