The three of them found a seat in the room and sat down. Concubine Shen looked at the bride Xie Yixiao for a few times. Her eyebrows were raised high, and she looked a bit sharp, mean and aloof. This was not an easy person to get along with.
In the book, because she wholeheartedly wants to support her natal niece Shen Mingzhu to become the princess, she fights with Gu You 50-50. In the book, she is a vicious feudal evil mother-in-law.
"Is this your new bride?" Concubine Shen looked the person over, then frowned, "She is indeed a good person. It's no wonder that your family Rong Ci was moved by Fanfan's heart and married her back."
Mingshi smiled: "This is not a perfect marriage, brother and sister, this is the cousin-in-law of Prince Huainan's palace."
Xie Yixiao was kind-hearted, and called her cousin, and said seriously and sincerely: "I was supposed to come to visit my cousin before, but I heard that my cousin is very quiet, so I didn't dare to disturb you. If there is anything I don't think about, please ask my cousin." Don't argue with me."
Concubine Shen's face turned gloomy on the spot, a little ugly, and it was hard to get angry.
If we don't mention this relationship, Princess Shen is a concubine of a county prince's palace, and she is also older. If she criticizes her a few words, it can only be regarded as a reminder to the younger generation.
But once the relationship is brought up, as a cousin-in-law, you are just a relative and a peer. What right do you have to find fault with your cousin-in-law? If you open your mouth, how long will your hands be?
Mrs. Zhuo secretly laughed several times in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face.
Although Mrs. Shen is a widow, she is unwilling to be lonely. When she meets these juniors, she likes to be picky and point fingers. You can't be angry yet, you can only endure it. This time, you will be kicked to the bench.
Concubine Shen muttered many words in her mouth, but she couldn't say a word. In the end, she could only say: "How can I blame you?"
Concubine Shen saw that Xie Yixiao was as slippery as the Ming family and was not easy to mess with, so she had no choice but to turn her eyes away. However, she made a note of this in her heart. When she becomes the Queen Mother in the future, she will definitely let them know. sharp.
The host stopped looking for trouble, so Ming and Xie Yixiao went to the side hall to sit and chat with others. They also introduced Xie Yixiao to the ladies. Most of the people who came to the banquet today were the daughters-in-law of the family.
If Concubine Shen were to preside over the ceremony today, the older matrons of each family might come in person to give the honor. But as for Gu You, none of these elderly people would come and arrange for a junior to prepare some money. , the meaning is almost the same.
A group of people sat and chatted for a while. Someone said that the scenery of the plum garden was excellent. Now that we are here, it would be a pity to stay in the house all the time. It is better to go out for a walk, so they went to the plum grove to enjoy the plum blossoms together.
Cao Shizi's wife Tong and Xie Jin's wife Wen had come together before. Tong asked Xie Yixiao worriedly: "Do you know who from the Changning Marquis Mansion came today?"
Cao Sijin will marry to the Changning Marquis Mansion in the future, so the Cao family is naturally very concerned about the affairs of the Changning Marquis Mansion.
"My grandmother is not coming." Xie Yixiao also sent someone to ask Jiang. "She said she did not want to see Miss Gu, so she only arranged for a trusted aunt to come and take a look. The amount of donation will be determined by you. Hou Mansion."
There is no daughter-in-law in the Changning Marquis Mansion now, and only the old lady Jiang is supporting her. At this time, if the old ladies from each family don't come, she naturally doesn't want to come.
What's more, the person who handled this matter was Gu You. Jiang was extremely reluctant to see Gu You. Everyone knew the attitude of the Changning Marquis Mansion, so her arrangement made sense.
"That way, I feel relieved."
"Speaking of which, isn't this plum blossom appreciation party organized by Miss Gu? It's been a while since we've been here, why don't we see Miss Gu?" Mrs. Wen frowned slightly.
"Yes, where's Miss Gu?" When everyone heard her mention it, they remembered why they didn't see Gu You, the organizer of the plum blossom appreciation banquet today. Instead, it was Concubine Shen and Shen Mingzhu entertaining the guests.
Xie Yixiao raised his eyelids and thought of a possibility.
Several people present felt that there might be something going on here. After all, no one was a fool. However, the internal fighting and grievances in the Huainan Palace had nothing to do with them. They just thought that they were here to participate in the Plum Blossom Appreciation Banquet at the Huainan Palace. It doesn't matter who is hosting.
"Let's go and sit in the pavilion over there for a while."
"good."
A group of five people sat down in the pavilion of the plum forest. The maid from Prince Huainan's palace brought a brazier and hot tea. Several people drank tea and roasted the plums over the fire. Guests came one after another.
From where Xie Yixiao was sitting, she could see the entrance of the plum garden through some plum trees. She watched the guests coming one after another for a while, feeling a little bored. Just when she looked away, she saw the two of them joining hands. Come.
Xie Yixiao raised her eyes, and then motioned for Ming to look. Ming turned to follow her gaze, and then asked in surprise: "Why are they here?"
The visitors were none other than Liao Zhuyin and Kong.
The Liao family was declining, and they lived in the imperial city by selling their family property. After selling for many years, there was not much left in the family.
When Liao Zhuyin left Rong Guogong's mansion, all his family had was the shop and farm that the family had prepared for them before. However, Liao Zhuyin was not good at running the business and rented the shop to others. In addition, the farm had some output and did not have much money. Daily expenses were It’s better to spend less to survive.
So what are these two doing to join in the fun?
Moreover, when the Huainan Palace sent out invitations, they probably didn’t give them a copy, right?
Ming asked her maid Zhi'er to go over and ask why these two people were here. Zhi'er followed the order and came back after a while.
"This third lady came with Mrs. Liao and several other ladies. It is said that they didn't have any invitations. They said they wanted to contribute to the people of the North, so people from the Huainan Palace let them in."
"Try your best?" Ming twitched the corner of her mouth slightly, not caring whether her family was ugly or not, she was not ugly anyway, "I saw Rong Xiao once a while ago, and his winter coat was too small, and it was from last year. He didn’t have any clothes this year, but later Rong Ting took him to buy two.”
"She has such a kind heart and wants to do her best for the people. Why can't she be kinder to her son?"
Rong Xiao's child is so good. Why doesn't she take a look at her and show her love for him?
Mrs. Zhuo said: "She doesn't even know how to feel pain, so why do you need to be angry for her? That child is pitiful, so you should love him more."
Mingshi laughed and said nothing.
Over the years, she saw how pitiful Rong Xiao was, so she cared about her and asked Rong Jing and Rong Xuan to play with Rong Xiao more often. However, Mrs. Liao disliked her for being meddlesome and resented her son for leading Rong Xiao into not studying well.
Although she had good intentions, she didn't want to let herself and her son suffer from this.
Several people were silent for a while, looking at the time, it was almost time. They were about to go back, but they heard someone shouting loudly: "Princess Ning is here——"