After Zhao Ma left, Aunt Liu asked, "Princess, you said it was all right, but there are no festivals or happy events. Why does the old lady want to go to Earl Guangyu's house?"
As far as she knew, Count Guangyu's family was not close to the Chen family at all.
Although the Chen family still carries the title of aristocratic family, because no one in the family is pursuing an official career, they are far away from the official families in Beijing, especially the Earl's Palace.
Su Nianyun smiled and said, "Mommy, how could you forget that Chen Shaokang is only one year younger than Chen Shaoan."
Aunt Liu slapped her forehead and said, "By the way, the Chen family also has the second master and the third master. I think the old lady is preparing for the second master's marriage."
"However, the old lady wants to marry the daughter of the Earl's family. Isn't it a bit wishful thinking?"
Then she realized her slip of the tongue and hurriedly explained, "I'm sorry, princess, it's the slave who doesn't choose what he says."
She said that the Chen family's wish to marry the daughter of the Earl's family was wishful thinking. Wasn't she saying that the princess was blind?
"Mommy, this is not unreasonable, you are telling the truth." Su Nianyun was not angry at all.
"I was too stupid at first and was coaxed around by the Chen family."
"Princess..." Nanny Liu didn't know how to comfort Su Nianyun for a moment.
Su Nianyun shook his head, "I'm fine. I'm responsible for everything. I'm willing to suffer, but I'm not willing to be bullied like this by them."
"Tell me about the situation in Earl Guangyu's Mansion..."
In her previous life, because she was humiliated in Lingyun Mountain, she had been hiding in the house and refused to go out.
The old lady thought that her personality had always been like this, so she was not asked to participate in Chen Shaokang's marriage.
Although she was not involved, she knew that Chen Shaokang finally married Chu Xue, the daughter of Chu Wenyuan, a doctor in the Ministry of Industry.
However, compared to Chen Shaoan's Yushu Linfeng, Chen Shaokang not only looks much inferior to his elder brother, but also has a more selfish personality.
Although Chen Shaoan is selfish, he can act and deceive Su Nianyun, but Chen Shaokang is not very good at this.
This also led to the fact that not long after Chuxue got married, she discovered Chen Shaokang's true nature of not seeking advancement and even lingering in a brothel. Sad and disappointed with this marriage, Chuxue became as numb as a rotten tree.
Chuxue is also the only person in the house who treats her well.
Thinking back on this, Su Nianyun thought to herself, since he was reborn, he might as well help Chuxue change his destiny...
Early the next morning, she got up early and went to the old lady's place.
After breakfast, the two set off together.
Countess Cui of Guangyu came out with her daughters to greet him.
Although Ms. Cui tried her best to show Mrs. Chen her face, she was full of disdain in her heart.
Does Mrs. Qin think that her eldest son has married the princess's adopted daughter, so he is qualified to marry her daughter?
It's simply an idiot's dream.
Several people sat down together, and Mrs. Cui asked pretending to be confused.
"Mrs. Chen, I wonder why you came to our Earl's Mansion?"
She couldn't see the disdain in Mrs. Cui's heart. The old lady felt that being treated with such respect by the countess was already very honorable.
This feeling was only possible because of Princess Nianyun's blessing.
"Mother, you must be tired after this carriage ride. Take a sip of tea to moisten your throat first..."
Su Nianyun was very discerning and the little girl asked for tea, and then personally served it to Mrs. Qin.
The old lady took it dignifiedly and looked very dignified.
Mrs. Cui looked at her two daughters beside her and then at Su Nianyun, only to realize that the adopted daughter of the Queen Mother was acting unusually.
However, when she went to the palace to see the Queen Mother, she also met Princess Nianyun a few times. At that time, she was a bit dull and not as smart as she is now.
After drinking the tea served by the princess, the old lady, who was a little confident, began to formally introduce the purpose of her visit today to Mrs. Cui.
The old lady gave birth to five children. The eldest daughter and the second daughter asked her to get married early.
I don’t know whether it’s because the Chen family is too poor, or whether the daughter’s marriage is too poor. In short, their marriage will not help the mother’s family at all.
So in her eyes, there is no difference between having a daughter and not having one.
I only think about my three sons.
It's a pity that the eldest son and the second son are not making progress academically, so they can only get help by seeking a good marriage.
If her third son hadn't been fourteen and it was time to prepare for the exam, she would have wanted to take advantage of this common trend and arrange marriages for both sons in one fell swoop.
But when she thought about it, the revival of the Chen family depended entirely on her third son. She would never dare to get him engaged now, for fear of delaying his studies.
"...Countess, what do you think?" After explaining the purpose of her marriage, the old lady stared at Mr. Cui intently.
Since the princess was here, Mrs. Cui couldn't just keep the old lady off the stage, so she said, "I think lunch is ready, why don't we take a seat first?"
The old lady's eyes flashed, and she knew that this was a disguised rejection from Mr. Cui.
However, in order for her second son to have a happy marriage, as long as the Countess did not explicitly refuse, she would stay and have dinner shamelessly.
Seeing that Ms. Qin refused to leave, Ms. Cui had no choice but to leave her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to have lunch together.
During the banquet, Su Nianyun sat with several daughters of the Earl's family. She kept praising her mother-in-law with everyone.
She kept calling her mother, making everyone present think that Mrs. Chen was the best mother-in-law in a million.
However, as the old lady listened, she felt troubled
Because Su Nianyun had already praised how the old lady carefully built a Tingfeng Courtyard in order to welcome her into the house, and praised the Tingfeng Courtyard to the highest level in the world.
Ding Minru, the second lady of the Earl's Palace, was already fascinated by what she heard.
In terms of financial resources, their Earl's Mansion is much richer than the Chen Mansion.
However, as a daughter, especially the middle daughter, she actually didn't get much love from her parents.
The love of parents is given to the eldest brother, eldest sister and little sister, but she, the middle sister, cannot be paid attention to either.
Now that she heard that the old lady was so kind to Su Nianyun, she was actually a little moved.
Su Nianyun continued, "My mother knew that I came from Mobei, so she named the courtyard Tingfeng. Do you think my mother is very good to me?"
The old lady complained endlessly in her heart.
A Tingfeng courtyard has already made the Chen family unable to make ends meet. Su Nianyun publicized this matter so much that everyone knew that she would build her own courtyard in order to welcome her daughter-in-law.
Then if the second daughter-in-law is married and wants a unique courtyard, will the Chen family still be able to survive?
However, when she saw Ding Minru's eyes gradually becoming eager because of Su Nianyun's description, she knew that the marriage between Kang'er and the Earl's Mansion was not without discussion.
The old lady gritted her teeth and nodded in agreement with Su Nianyun's words.
"Yes, I just like my wife more than my son. If the eldest daughter-in-law is there, the second daughter-in-law will also be there in the future..."
"Although no one from our Chen family has become an official yet, my sons are still young. They have married wives and have stable temperaments. They will definitely prosper in the future!"