The news that the young lady had entered Ronganyuan spread throughout the Dingxi Marquis Mansion like lightning.
When she got the news, Aunt Zhou was drawing her eyebrows. When her hand shook, her slender eyebrows actually folded.
"Did you get called or did you go on your own?" she turned around and asked.
"I went there by myself, and the clothes I wore were very good. They were made from materials that the old lady specially ordered from the capital..." Ah Jin said. When she got the news, she rushed over a little late. She only saw the bright and bright girl.
Walking into the courtyard from behind.
"I remember, those were the ones in her eight extra boxes, which made the women in the family jealous. The third lady finally asked the sewing room to save a corner of scraps to make a purse, and
It hangs on my body like a treasure..." Aunt Zhou said with a smile, with a bit of reminiscence in her expression, "The material of those clothes is really good. I think those princesses and nobles only wear this, but this beggar girl like her..."
"Not only that, but I also asked Ah Ru to get the nine-tailed phoenix hairpin from the warehouse that the old lady left for her." Ah Jin said with excitement.
Aunt Zhou looked surprised, then smiled again.
"What is she going to do?" she said, turning around again, carefully adjusting her makeup, "Meeting her mother-in-law, not the prince, she made it look like a new daughter-in-law getting into a sedan chair, because she looks good.
Her mother-in-law will not be so fascinated that she loses her mind..."
Speaking of this, what comes to mind?
"Where is the prince?" she asked, with a smile in her eyes, "Oh, I didn't expect that I finally got the idea. Is it true that my good looks were in vain? This is all she can offer.
…”
"The prince went out early in the morning to visit friends and said he wouldn't be back for a few days," A Jin said.
Aunt Zhou stopped her hand, and the eyes of the person in the mirror were full of surprise.
"Then..." she said in confusion, "What is she going to do?"
The young lady who had disappeared for three years suddenly went to see Madam Hou. What was she going to do? Everyone who got the news asked this question.
Is it really because of a girl who was punished that she went to complain to the madam and demand an explanation?
Qi Yue looked at a maid who was dressed the same as A Ru and brought tea, and knew that this was A Luan, the eldest girl next to Mrs. Hou. She couldn't help but take a closer look. A Luan noticed and smiled at her.
"Young lady, please have some tea," she said, bowing her head and retreating.
Qi Yue nodded, did not eat, and looked at Mr. Xie who was sitting upright here.
After the words she said when she entered the door just now, Mrs. Xie had not said a word to her again. At this time, her eyes were slightly downcast, and she was turning the beads in her hand, as if she was in trance.
"Madam, I have been recovering from illness for three years, and I miss you so much." Qi Yue said with a smile.
A mocking smile appeared on Xie's lips, and she raised her eyelids slightly.
"So, you are feeling well now?" she said lightly.
"Yes, so I came here to say hello to Madam, and also let Madam take a look." Qi Yue said.
Xie turned around and looked at her.
"I've seen it." She nodded and said, "She looks really good."
"Madam, you took such good care of me." Qi Yue said with a smile.
If you don't look at the expressions and just listen to the words, it will be such a harmonious conversation between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. All the maids in the room will lower their heads.
Mrs. Xie picked up the tea and ate it slowly. There was a silence in the room. This was an obvious sign of seeing off the guests. Everyone else in the room understood it, but the young lady did not understand.
"... Where is my father at home? I didn't kowtow personally when I was celebrating my birthday some time ago... I'm just afraid that I'll give him a chance after I'm sick..." Qi Yue smiled and asked.
"I'm painting in the study, no one dares to disturb me," Mr. Xie said simply.
"How are your brothers and sisters?" Qi Yue asked next.
Mr. Xie put down the tea cup.
"Everything is fine at home, and you are fine now. If nothing happens, you should go back and rest more." She directly issued an eviction order.
Qi Yue still smiled, without any trace of embarrassment or fear on her face, and stood up.
"Thank you, mother, for your concern. My daughter-in-law has been ill for so long, which has made my mother work hard. I heard that my two younger sisters are needed to help with the housekeeping. My daughter-in-law feels really ashamed. Now that I am better, I will take over the family affairs from now on.
” she said.
When she said this, not to mention Mrs. Xie, even the maids and women who tried their best to pretend it didn't exist couldn't hide their surprise and looked up at her.
"What did you say?" Ms. Xie asked, raising her eyebrows and laughing a little, "Do you want a housekeeper?"
"Yes, it was originally what the old lady gave me, but my body is not up to par..." Qi Yue did not find it funny, nodded and said, "My mother is supposed to take care of herself until she is old, but she still works hard for her daughter-in-law. Now
I have recovered, so if I let my mother do this again, it would be an unfilial daughter-in-law."
Mr. Xie stared at her for a moment and smiled.
"Okay, since you have this filial piety, why can't I help you?" she said.
"Thank you, mother." Qi Yue smiled and thanked her unceremoniously, followed Aru and others' daily ritual of giving a slight salute, and turned around to go out without saying another word.
Seeing Qi Yue's figure disappearing into the yard, the people in the room recovered from the shock.
"Madam, this...this..." Su's mother whispered, "She is too courageous. She is simply disrespectful. How can she talk to her mother-in-law like this?"
Mr. Xie had no expression at all and slowly drank tea again.
"You have no respect for your elders? Isn't it normal that you don't see me as a mother-in-law in your eyes?" she said with a hint of sneer, "I understand now that after my sister died, the old thief openly said that he was considerate of his daughter-in-law and exempted her from labor.
We had to follow so many rules and let outsiders see that our daughter-in-law didn’t look like a junior in front of the elders. At that time, I only thought that the thief woman was deliberately ignoring me, isolating me and suppressing me. But looking back today, it turned out that she was chosen for her.
My good granddaughter-in-law is paving the way."
Mother Su was silent for a moment.
Just after requesting the emperor's order to arrange the marriage between the crown prince and Qi Yueniang, Mrs. Hou handed over the housekeeping rights to the prospective granddaughter-in-law in front of the whole family. Their family was used to Mrs. Hou not taking care of things, so they had nothing to do with this decision.
It was too much of a surprise. In addition, Mrs. Hou was still very strong at that time. It was said that her granddaughter-in-law was in charge of the house, and she must be supporting her from behind. It was no different from her own head.
The young granddaughter-in-law is followed by Mrs. Hou, who has trained loyal housewives over the years. She has the power to manage the house, and does not need to set rules in front of her mother-in-law. Then this mother-in-law is just a servant at home.
Just mother-in-law.
"But, madam, that's just what Mrs. Hou thought..." Mother Su said in a low voice, "What she thought was good or not, but it was just a thought. It's not what it used to be now. Why should you?"
Ignore her."
"That's fine. If she just eats and waits for death in peace, I'll be really worried." Ms. Xie said with a smile, standing up, "Brother Cheng is already twenty-four now, and other people are like this
At that time, my son could have run away, but the elder brother was dragged down by her. With her at home, how can a girl from a good family become a child?"
Mother Su also sighed. After the prince had been away for three years, he didn't want to face this marriage.
"This old thief woman will disgust us as brothers for the rest of our lives. If I let her have her wish, I will feel sorry for my dead sister and let the thunder of the blue sky strike me to death." Xie said through gritted teeth, with an expression on her face.
As sad as angry.
"Fourth Miss, I can't say this." Su's mother's voice was a little choked. She hurriedly reached out to hold her arm, and called Mrs. Xie's name when she was a girl with all her heart.
There are really enough..."
Xie's body was trembling slightly, and she slowly exhaled to calm down her emotions.
"Since she can't wait to jump out, then I will let her have her way, and let those little devils behind her have their way. People can't make mistakes unless they do something. The more they do, the more mistakes they will make. So what if there is that old thief woman paving the way?
, I am her mother-in-law, and Po Tian is bigger than her, so I really can’t cure her! That old thief woman is already dead, is it possible that she can still jump out from the ground to support her and suppress me?" Mrs. Xie said with a smile.
Somehow, when she heard the words "jumping out of the ground", Su's mother shuddered unconsciously. Realizing this, she also smiled bitterly and had to admit that the eldest young lady's lie about going to hell was really true.
Deeply rooted in people's hearts.
The news that the eldest young lady had personally asked Madam Hou for the housekeeping rights spread like wildfire from the moment Qi Yue stepped out of Ronganyuan.
I originally thought that at most I would cry with the eldest lady to gain face, but I didn’t expect that she would directly ask for the housekeeper! This is not to ask for face, but to slap the eldest lady’s face!
"She really dares?" Aunt Zhou said with a smile. When the little girl who was inquiring about the news breathlessly told the news, she finally sat down after pacing back and forth. "Did someone in the madam's courtyard say this?"
"How can that be impossible? No one came out of the Madam's courtyard. It was Sister Aru who was next to the Young Madam who said this. She also went to inform all the ladies in charge that she would come to the Young Madam's place tomorrow for a meeting..."
The girl said.
Aunt Zhou and Ah Jin looked at each other.
"Are you serious?" Aunt Zhou's smile became even stronger.
"Auntie, look..." Ah Jin couldn't help but speak.
"Just wait. Since the young lady is the housekeeper, I must have something to give you. If you have any instructions, let's just listen." Aunt Zhou cut off her words and said.
It means waiting for the young madam to come to her, but she will never take the initiative to approach the young madam.
"Those ladies in charge are all ladies, and none of them are easy to mess with. Do you think you should give the young lady some advice? After all, she hasn't had any contact with her family in three years..."
"Ajin, although I don't know if something went wrong with the young lady and suddenly jumped out to cause this incident, in other people's eyes, this is all because of someone instigating her behind the scenes. Who do you think everyone thinks is the instigator?
?" Aunt Zhou said lightly.
Everything the Young Madam has today was given to her by Mrs. Hou, and those who are willing to help her are naturally Mrs. Hou's people. So the only person in Mrs. Hou's family is Mrs. Hou's natal niece, Aunt Zhou.
"I don't care if she helps me or not, just don't hurt me..." Aunt Zhou said lightly, raising her hand to look at her newly dyed nails, "I've been through this for so long, but it's not easy."
After saying this, he raised his eyes and glanced at Ah Jin.
"I know you are a good girl, and you always remember what the old lady told you at the beginning, but..." She breathed out slowly, "People always have to look forward, and we can't go all the way to the dark side..."
Ah Jin understood her warning, nodded in response, lowered his head and said nothing. (To be continued)