The folk customs of Daqi are strong, and there are many women among the people who choose their own husbands, and the government encourages, approves, recognizes and registers them. The orders of parents and the words of matchmakers are more valued among the middle and upper class people.

Zhu Susu was a doctor. Although she was no longer a lowly person, she was from an ordinary family. Du Hengshuang herself was not a noble girl. Although Zhu Susu's words were a bit shocking, they were not completely unacceptable.

Besides, Du Hengshuang thought that Zhu Susu was joking, so she covered her sleeves and said with a smile: "Susu, you are still young and have good medical skills. You will definitely find a good marriage in the future. - People look down on Susu, and Susu still looks down on others.

.Really? We won’t suffer.”

Zhu Susu immediately felt like a confidant to Du Hengshuang. She had been unlucky for so many years since she came here, and her parents did not support her. She could live a good life now only by herself. In addition, she had seen her in the past.

The time-travel stories she had read were deeply ingrained in her memory, but she found that as a time-travelling girl, she didn't get any advantage at all, and couldn't take any shortcuts. She couldn't help but feel unfair and full of resentment. She always thought that God owed her something. She really had a psychological problem.

Too much twisting and struggling.

She did not hide it and said to Du Hengshuang: "Miss Du, women will eventually get married. In a situation like mine, if I don't plan for myself, no one will plan for me. So I still have to fight for what I should fight for. It's up to me to make plans.

Everything depends on God. If I don't fight, I won't be willing to do it."

"Call me Hengshuang." Du Hengshuang said with a smile, which meant that he was close, "I believe Susu is a good person, don't cover yourself up as a bad person anymore."

Zhu Susu had tried hard to curry favor with many young ladies and wives from powerful families, so he could naturally tell whether the smile on Du Hengshuang's face was sincere or hypocritical. He was filled with emotions for a moment, and after being stunned for a long time, he nodded heavily and said: "Hengshuang, you are such a good person.

Good name."

"Susu is also a good name. Your parents must have high hopes for you. Qing'e is both a fairy-like figure."

Zhu Susu sighed loudly and said to Du Hengshuang: "You don't need to compliment me like this. I, Zhu Susu, am really not a good person. But I still have some credibility in what I say. I said I won't have any more ideas about Brother Xiao.

Absolutely not. - To be honest, you can rest assured that you have a mother-in-law like Aunt Xiao, not everyone can bear it. With a mother like that, Brother Xiao's worth will be reduced by at least half."

Du Hengshuang smiled lightly and said nothing. She watched Zhu Susu get out of the car and return to her own car.

Zhi Hua smiled at the side and said: "Miss, these young ladies are really interesting. It's just that she is the only one who knows what she is thinking. To put it nicely, that's all."

Du Hengshuang sighed softly, "Zhi Hua. It's not easy for her either. You forget that back then, our father was gone. We relied on my mother to support the family alone, and we were almost kicked out of the Du family..."

Zhi Hua shut up. Yes, none of them could forget those days. If Master Xu hadn't come forward later, they wouldn't even know which shabby kiln they were living in now.

How difficult it is to rely on a woman to support a family in this world. Does Zhihua still not know?

Xiao Shiji came out of Xiao's house and was about to go to Xu's house to find Du Hengshuang to admit his mistake. Suddenly he saw Du Hengshuang's carriage parked at the gate of his house.

"Shuang'er, why are you still here?" Xiao Shiji was surprised. It had been several hours and she had been waiting outside the Xiao family's gate.

Xiao Shiji looked back at the Xiao family's concierge with a livid face.

His fiancée was waiting outside the Xiao family, but no one went to the inner courtyard to report to him. What does it mean for him, the head of the family, to do this?

"Wait for me for a while." Xiao Shiji didn't allow Du Hengshuang to speak, and turned around and walked back to the gate.

"Call me Xiao Yi." Xiao Yi is the chief steward of the Xiao family's outer courtyard. When Xiao Shiji was running outside, Xiao Yi was actually in charge of all the major affairs of the Xiao family. He was Xiao Xiangsheng's subordinate back then, and he was responsible for all the affairs of the Xiao family.

The Xiao family was loyal, so Xiao Shiji also trusted him and left the family in his hands.

Xiao Yi held the futou on his head and rushed over from the housekeeper's yard, sweating profusely, and asked: "Young master, what do you want me to do?" Xiao Yi was born with Xiao Shiji's father, Xiao Xiang, so he was still used to it.

He is called Xiao Shi and "Young Master". In fact, he should be called "Uncle" seriously.

The expression on Xiao Shiji's face softened, "Uncle Yi, when did the person in this concierge enter the house? I think he is very incompetent, so I will send him away and replace him with a new one."

In fact, these things should not be worried about by Mr. Xiao, just like he would not really ask the maid who does menial work in the yard from which tooth shop she bought them.

Xiao Yi immediately knew that something was wrong. He was an old man. He turned his eyes slightly outside the gate and saw the Xu family's carriage parked alone in a corner of the courtyard.

It's going to be oily from the sun.

And that carriage came here in the morning with Fang Wuniang, the wife of Jingzhao Yin Xu Shao.

Xiao Yi knew that this was the carriage Du Hengshuang was riding in.

My heart skipped a beat, and I immediately understood what Xiao Shiji meant.

The future mistress of the Xiao family has been waiting under the sun for several hours. For this reason, the concierge should be withdrawn.

As a concierge, he doesn't even have this basic level of discernment. Even if he reluctantly stays, he will bring disaster in the future.

Xiao Yi turned around and ordered his men to get the concierge's roster.

Xiao Shiji looked through them one by one.

The Xiao family really has a lot of money. There are only four serious masters in the family, and there are twelve concierges. They have arranged a shift of four people, and each shift lasts four hours.

There should be four porters on duty today, but Xiao Shiji only saw two of them.

At this time, the two men were trembling all over, kneeling at Xiao Shi's feet and begging for mercy.

Xiao Yi looked at the two people and introduced to Xiao Shiji: "This one, Long Ping, is the son of the old lady's roommate." There is no need to say anything else.

Xiao Shiji closed the roster tightly, threw it into Xiao Yi's arms, raised his chin, and ordered: "Not to mention anything else, all the people in the concierge have been changed. The four people on duty today will be tied up first and locked up until

Go to the stable." He put down his navy blue Gebu summer robe and walked out, "I have something to do today and won't be back tonight. When I return to the mansion tomorrow, I will see the whole mansion changed."

Xiao Yi stood blankly on the steps of the Xiao family's gate, looking at Xiao Shiji's back as he walked towards the Xu family's carriage. I don't know when, but he was already taller and calmer than his father, Xiao Xiangsheng.

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Du Hengshuang was sitting in the carriage, holding a handkerchief to wipe the beads of sweat on her forehead from time to time. Half of her arms were soaked with sweat and were draped on her back, which was very uncomfortable. But she still sat there with her back straight,

Her appearance is impeccable.

Xiao Shiji got on the car with a complicated expression and told the driver: "Go back to Jingzhao Yin Mansion."

Du Hengshuang said hurriedly: "I'll leave after saying a few words, and my brother doesn't need to see me off."

Xiao Shiji reached out and patted her hand gently, signaling her with his eyes to stop talking.

Zhihua, who was sitting next to him, wished he could hang his head to the ground and wish he could become invisible.

If she hadn't been Du Hengshuang's maid and couldn't show her face, she would have sat outside the car.

Du Hengshuang no longer persisted, remained silent all the way, and returned to Jingzhao Yin Mansion with Xiao Shiji.

The Xiao family was happy yesterday. Because Fang Wu Niang went to the Xiao family to cause a scene today, everyone in the Xu family knew about it.

When Xiao Shiji and Du Hengshuang came in, they happened to see Xu Yanhui, the eldest son of the Xu family, coming out of the central hall in the backyard.

"I haven't congratulated Mr. Xiao yet. The Xiao family has formed a good family. There is no remarried daughter in the family, and there are no criminal men in the family. Haha, the family tradition is so vast that it shakes the world!" Xu Yanhui said congratulations. He opened his mouth and smiled, showing

Snow-white teeth, but no trace of smile in his eyes, like a bloodthirsty beast that temporarily restrained its sharp claws.

Xiao Shiji knew that what he was talking about was what his mother, Long Xiangye, said at Xiao's house today, saying that the Guan family had an upright family tradition, with no remarried daughters and no criminal men.

"My eldest son, Mr. Xu, is serious. Xiao is not talented, and he came here today to ask for forgiveness." Xiao Shiji knew that Xu Yanhui had always been unhappy with Fang Wu's mother for marrying his father to fill a house. He always thought that it was Fang Wu's fault that his mother passed away, so he expressed his anger.

Two sisters, Yu Du Hengshuang and Du Hengxue, never missed any opportunity to bully them when they were in Luoyang.

Xu Yanhui didn't expect that Xiao Shiji would admit his mistake directly, and he didn't continue to use it. He just rolled his sleeves and sneered: "There are such high-minded and upright officials in Daqi. I, Xu Yanhui, want to meet him for a while!"

Du Hengshuang stood aside and said nothing.

Ever since she shot Wang Xiaofu at the north gate of Pingkangfang half a year ago, the eldest son of the Xu family seems to be afraid of her and has never caused trouble for her and her sister. Every time she sees her in the house, she also

I just turned a blind eye and no longer sneered and sarcastic as before.

Xiao Shiji followed Du Hengshuang into the main hall of Xu's backyard.

Fang Wu Niang had already known that Xiao Shiji was coming, so she sat in the hall without looking at him. She took Du Hengshuang's hand and looked at it carefully, and said angrily: "It's such a hot day, you stay outside all the time? No one invited you to sit in the house.

As soon as I sat down, I noticed that you were covered in sweat and smelled bad. Go back to your room and wash yourself quickly. You won’t come to say hello today."

Du Hengshuang responded, looked at Xiao Shiji who was standing in the hall, and finally couldn't bear it, so he called out in a low voice, "Mom..." and nuzzled at Xiao Shiji.

Fang Wu Niang glared at Du Hengshuang with some hatred, shook her head and said: "Get down quickly. Today I said you don't need to go, but you still have to go. Isn't it fun to ask for trouble?" Du Hengshuang lowered his head after scolding,

He walked past Xiao Shiji and went back to his room.

Fang Wu Niang pointed to a seat next to her and said to Xiao Shiji, "Sit down."

Although her attitude was a bit condescending, it was still reasonable. Even if Fang Wu Niang was a consecrated third-grade county lady, and Xiao Shiji was only a sixth-grade knight, regardless of the seniority of the family relationship, Fang Wu Niang's attitude was not an exaggeration.

Xiao Shiji knew that Fang Wu Niang was very angry. Now that she was filling a house for a high-ranking official, her energy-raising skills had improved again. If she had been with Du Xiancheng in the past, she could just take a stick and smash the Xiao family's wedding hall.

She could do it all. Today she just expressed her alienation coldly, which was already a great loss of face to Xiao Shiji.

Xiao Shiji knew that he had done something dishonest, but he was unwilling to criticize his own mother in front of outsiders. He sat down depressedly and said to Fang Wu Niang: "Aunt Fang, today's fault is all my fault."

, I hope Aunt Fang, for my father’s sake, won’t be the same as me.”

When Fang Wu Niang saw that Xiao Shiji didn't mention a single word about his mother, Long Xiangye, her heart became cold. She thought he had sent Shuang'er back just to repent, but he didn't mention anything about his mother, Long Xiangye.

How could Fang Wu Niang be convinced of this remorse?

Fang Wu Niang lowered her head and pondered for a long time, but she still didn't want to play charades with Xiao Shiji in a roundabout way, so she sent out all the maids and women serving in the hall, leaving only a close confidant, the housekeeper, to serve Xiao Shiji, and told the truth to Xiao Shiji:

"Brother Ji, although you did something unreasonable in this matter, it also allowed us to see your mother's sincerity. - I really don't know. What did our Shuang'er do to hinder her? We are going to make Baibao embarrassed.

She, brother, you are a man and will continue to work outside as an official in the future. With your mother's attitude, I really don't feel comfortable marrying my daughter into your family."

There is no doubt how much influence a mother-in-law has on a marriage.

"Go and ask around. If the mother-in-law doesn't like her daughter-in-law, what will happen to her? The best outcome is that the daughter-in-law ends up getting married and separated. The worst outcome is that the daughter-in-law dies. Everyone knows these things. You said

, what reason do I have to marry Shuang'er? Just to get married to you in the future? Or to be forced to lose my life by your mother?"

Xiao Shiji was stunned and said hurriedly: "Aunt Fang, these words are too strong. My mother used to like Shuang'er, but recently... recently... it's my fault. My mother was worried that I would have a daughter-in-law, so she ignored her.
To be continued...