After a banquet, the young lady's position in the inner court became more stable. Not only did she live with the prince and his wife, but she also gained the favor of Dingxihou. The poem the young lady said at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was praised by Dingxihou.
I wrote it down by hand, framed it and hung it in the house.
"... He even went to ask the Marquis for that calligraphy with a smile, saying that he wanted to hang his father's calligraphy in the house to show his talent..." Mother Su said to Mrs. Xie.
Mr. Xie let out a laugh from his nose.
"Master Hou is very happy. This beautiful daughter-in-law is both talented and beautiful." She said, slowly turning the tea cup in her hand.
But no, Mr. Hou laughed heartily at that time, and Aunt Zhou also joined in the fun.
"That bastard maid is so glad that her efforts were not in vain." Ms. Xie sneered and placed the tea cup in her hand heavily on the Kang table.
"Young Madam, you still..." Su's mother continued.
Just as he spoke, a girl outside the door announced that the Second Madam was here.
When the second lady walked into the courtyard, she saw Mrs. Xie coming down the steps to help her in person.
"If you need anything, send someone to call me. I'll be there. Why did you run out again?" Xie said with a bit of worry.
Mrs. Chen smiled and took her hand.
"I'm fine, I just came over to see my sister-in-law," she said.
Mrs. Xie took her into the house, sat down separately for host and guest, and Aluan personally served tea.
"Second Grandma can't eat this tea..." Ms. Xie said.
"Yes, I remember, this is Tongmuguan." Aluan said with a smile.
Xie then nodded and felt relieved.
"You're so thoughtful, girl." Ms. Chen smiled and looked at Ms. Xie, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
"What are you talking about?" Mrs. Xie looked at her and sighed, "I was going to be well, but it was because of me that I made such a fuss..."
Having said this, he smiled bitterly again.
"After all, you have suffered this in vain," she said, her expression unable to conceal her sadness and anger.
Mother Su waved her hands with a wink, and left the room with the girls in the room, leaving only A-luan and the second lady's eldest girl, the young lady, standing aside.
"Sister-in-law, I heard that eldest brother is more and more attracted to Yueniang?" Mrs. Chen said.
The children of the Xifu were all at the banquet that day, and they naturally saw how the wretched maid made Dingxihou happy.
Mr. Xie smiled mockingly.
"It's strange that he doesn't like it." She said, "Any beauty is good in his eyes. This is why the old thief was so sure..."
She said the word "old thief" and stopped.
Mrs. Chen didn't seem to hear it and sighed softly.
There is silence in the room.
"I heard about it last night, so I came here to see my sister-in-law." Mrs. Chen looked at Mrs. Xie, "Sister-in-law, don't make yourself angry. You have to know that by making yourself angry, you can only make those people more happy.
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Xie's tense expression calmed down, and the sadness on her face could no longer be concealed.
"I'm not angry, I'm just dissatisfied." She said slowly, her voice trembling, "I'm dissatisfied... I'm dissatisfied..."
With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Chen walked up to her and held her hand.
"Sister-in-law, there is still something we can do, there is still something we can do," she consoled her.
"What else can I do? I can't divorce the marriage granted by the emperor. That old thief woman has blocked the road...unless...unless that bitch maid dies..." Mrs. Xie murmured, when it came to the word death,
His eyes lit up.
Mrs. Chen noticed that the hand she was holding was clenched, and she quickly called out to her sister-in-law.
"Sister-in-law, no, no, for this woman, you can't take risks. If something happens to you, Brother Cheng will be involved. Even though Qiutong Courtyard is deserted and ignored, there are many eyes watching secretly." She was busy.
Said in a low voice.
Ms. Xie clenched her hands and then relaxed.
"It's just a girl from a good family who is dead. Who is willing to fill in the house?" She regained her sadness and tears fell down. "We became brothers, but she ruined it..."
"No, no, let's become brothers. We need to have good looks and status. We are young and have a good reputation in front of the emperor. He is a good person who can't be found even with a lantern. Many people would dream of coming in.
Well, not to mention the real wife, even the concubine seems to be snatched away." Ms. Chen said with a busy smile, "These days, I suddenly received a lot of messages, inviting me to play, and some also wanted to come to our house.
Yes, I'm still surprised. I've been sick for such a long time and why did I suddenly become so popular? Caiqing, this girl, is so smart that she doesn't think she's here to play with me. She's obviously just looking for an opportunity to come to our house and want to be teased.
Sister-in-law, take a look..."
Mr. Xie couldn't help laughing when she heard what she said was interesting.
"How can you do this to yourself? You are just a piece of cake." She smiled and patted Chen's hand, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and called Caiqing, "I say you are smart, why don't you help me?"
Madam, let her stand for so long."
Cai Qing was a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old. She was not very pretty. Her smile was very amiable. She smiled and helped the second lady back to her seat and sat down.
After crying and laughing, Mrs. Xie felt that the depression in her heart had really dissipated a lot. Looking at Mr. Chen's face, which was weak and sick for a long time, she sighed.
"There is always a way, sister-in-law, don't worry." Mrs. Chen said with a slight smile.
Mr. Xie let out a long breath.
"This bitch was taught by that bitch to become even smarter. She jumps up and down, makes a lot of noise in the house, and can't be found by the Marquis who won her over with just a few words..." She said, "Everyone in the family has seen it.
, she has won the favor of the Marquis, and lives in Brother Cheng's yard, who can do anything to her..."
"That's right." When Mrs. Chen heard this, she thought of something and interrupted her and asked, "Why did Brother Cheng let her..."
Mr. Xie glanced at her.
"It's okay. Wasn't Brother Cheng injured some time ago? On the way back, I met a strange person who said there was a disaster. He needed to be suppressed by a sinister person. She must be a real wife. Of course, she doesn't need to share the same room. She just needs to live in the house.
It doesn't matter how long it takes to do it in one yard, ten days and a half is enough. You know, it's not easy for us grown brothers to work hard outside. I can't bear the slightest fright." Ms. Xie said with a smile.
Mrs. Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
"It scared me to death, I thought..." she said, holding her chest.
"Do you think that a son must be like his father?" Ms. Xie said, with unconcealable pride on her face, "After this time, we will drive her away immediately."
Mrs. Chen pursed her lips and smiled.
"It's because my father saw too many beauties that we got tired of being brothers," she said with a smile.
"Brother Cheng, he is upright and down-to-earth in his duties. In his eyes, those red powders are just skeletons." Xie said with her chin slightly raised, showing undisguised admiration and pride for her son.
Mrs. Chen covered her mouth and smiled.
"However." She smiled for a while, but there was still unavoidable worry in her eyes, "This orphan boy and girl live under the same roof. Brother Cheng is old after all. Besides, Yueniang is a beauty after all. If she gets infected,
, it will be even more troublesome if you are pregnant..."
"No." Xie said without hesitation.
"Sister-in-law, you can't talk about this kind of thing. It's better to beat Brother Cheng." Mrs. Chen said.
"Brother Cheng never needs to be beaten." Mr. Xie said confidently, smiling again, "Besides, what if it touches her..."
Chen's eyelids twitched and he couldn't help but stand up.
Mr. Xie was a little surprised.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"It's okay." Ms. Chen said with a busy smile, and then sighed, "Sister-in-law, I'd better remind Brother Cheng that our brother Cheng is exactly because he is upright. Founder people are selfless at heart, and they are the easiest to be taken advantage of.
Especially this pink skull..."
Seeing her saying this again and again, Ms.
"You are still thoughtful." She patted Chen's hand and sighed.
"Me too... I'm really unwilling..." Chen said with a complicated expression.
Mrs. Xie nodded gratefully to her. After all, the second lady was in poor health due to a long illness. After saying this, she was very tired. Mrs. Xie hurriedly ordered people to send her back in a sedan chair. She stood at the door and watched her go away.
Turn around.
"The Second Madam really loves the Crown Prince." Mother Su sighed, "When the old Madam decided on the marriage, she thought that no one would stand up to oppose it. Unexpectedly, she was the first one to stand up, and in order to let the Old Madam
I took back my words and went on a hunger strike and took medicine..."
"She said it was to make the children rely on Cheng Geer. Although she has selfish motives, if she can do this, I will keep her feelings in mind." Xie said, while helping Su's mother to turn around, she thought of something, "You
What were you going to say just now? What else happened to that bitch?"
"It's not that the name of the Crown Prince's courtyard hasn't been mentioned yet. You said you were waiting for the Crown Prince to write it himself." Mother Su said with an angry look on her face.
Mr. Xie nodded.
"Then..." Mother Su was too embarrassed to say the word "mean maid" after all, so she mumbled, "After making the Marquis happy, she actually said that she had already thought of the name of the Prince's courtyard, so she asked her father to inscribe it and hang it up.
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"What?" Ms. Xie clasped her hands together and raised her eyebrows, "This bastard! You're going too far!"
What a deception!
At this moment, Qiuxiang, who was standing in the courtyard, had shouted this sentence countless times in her heart, but the rage in her heart did not prevent a brand new plaque from being hung on the courtyard door.
Pengcheng Academy.
"It's really good." Qi Yue looked left and right carefully, nodded to the boys, "Thank you."
Quezhi took out a bunch of money and threw it to the boy with a smile.
"Thank you, Madam, for your reward." The boys kowtowed and shouted, and then left happily.
"Qiuxiang," Quezhi shouted, "what do you think?"
Qiuxiang's face turned green. Could she say bad about the words written by the Marquis? If she didn't hang on here...
"Okay." She said dryly.
Que Zhi winked at her, Qiu Xiang snorted and turned her head, only to see seven or eight more servant women pulling a flat cart over, with various flowers and plants piled on top.
"What, what is this?" she couldn't help but ask.
Qi Yue was stepping into the door and looked over after hearing her words.
"Oh." She smiled, "The house in this courtyard is too plain, so I asked the greenhouse to send some flowers and plants."
"But, but the prince doesn't like flowers and plants." Qiuxiang said, biting her lower lip.
Qi Yue looked at her.
"Really?" She smiled with bright eyes.
Qiuxiang nodded heavily.
"How can this car be enough?" Qi Yue stopped looking at her, turned to the women who were unloading the car and smiled, "Bring another car." *** (To be continued)