The flower hall was full of flowers and it was so lively.
Mrs. Guo and Li Zhaoer were both there, and the mother and daughter looked slightly uncomfortable, but when they saw Li Man'er coming, both of them had expressions on their faces as if they had seen their savior.
Li Zhao'er looked at Li Man'er with a somewhat jealous and sad look in her eyes. Her eyes fell on the gold-threaded collar, and she couldn't move it away for a long time.
There were two female relatives sitting next to them, both of whom wore women's buns. The older one was about forty years old and was quite shrewd. Her eyes were also very sharp, giving people a very powerful feeling.
Li Man'er had no impression of this person, but guessed that she should be the mother of Third Young Master Geng, Lady Jiang, the wife of Minister Geng.
The woman next to Jiang is about 24 or 25 years old. She is relatively wealthy and has average appearance, but she has a quiet temperament that makes people fall in love with her at first sight.
Li Man'er didn't know her either and guessed that she was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Geng family.
"Greetings to mother." Li Man'er politely greeted Mrs. Guo, and then stood quietly aside.
"This is my eldest daughter. Man'er, this is Mrs. Jiang, and this is her eldest daughter-in-law, Grandma Shao."
really!
Li Man'er felt slightly blessed, "I've met Mrs. Jiang, I've met Grandma."
Jiang looked Li Man'er up and down, only to feel that this rumor was really something to kill people, and she couldn't believe it at all. It was rumored that Miss Li from Tiedanhou Mansion was a bastard, extremely ugly, had a bad temper, and had no tutor.
Well-behaved.
But the Miss Li in front of her has first-class appearance and bearing. Just looking at her dress and her overall demeanor, she is completely different from the rumors.
It's no wonder that the stepmother is the head of the family. After all, she cannot compare with her biological mother. Even if she is not treated badly in terms of food and clothing, it is hard to say what others can't see.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law exchanged a look, and they both had the same intention in mind. As the saying goes, leave a thin line in everything so that they can meet each other easily in the future.
"Young lady is really good-looking, and only Tie Danhou Mansion can cultivate this kind of air."
"It is said that nieces are like aunts. Concubine Shu is a fairy-like figure. The eldest girl is my niece, so naturally she is great."
"I don't deserve the praise from the eldest grandma. If we are lucky enough to be a little like the empress, it will be a blessing for us girls." Mrs. Guo couldn't listen to others praising Li Man'er, so she tried every means to bring her biological daughter Li Zhaoer with her.
Mrs. Jiang didn't care about this and said quickly: "Sir, please sit down and talk with us."
Li Man'er then chose a seat and sat down.
From beginning to end, Li Zhaoer never came over to say a word to her.
A little girl served Li Man'er tea and then left quietly.
"Miss..." Mrs. Jiang swallowed back the words she had thought up before, and after thinking for a moment, she said again: "Quinzi went to the eldest son's house today and has not come back until now. The servants searched around the city several times.
I've searched inside and outside the city, but I still haven't found that evil son of mine. The eldest princess's place... It's really inconvenient for me to disturb you. I really have no other choice, so I come to the house to disturb you."
Li Man'er pretended to be surprised, "Madam, what you said surprised me! Since something happened to the young master in the house, he should report it to the Yamen immediately, or wouldn't it be faster to have someone from the Military and Horse Department look for him?
Madam and grandma came to our house to look for her, which makes me a little confused."
Li Zhaoer, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Sister, there are no outsiders in this room, so why do you have to cut off your relationship with Mr. Geng! We won't tell anyone."
Zi Yan's lungs were about to burst with anger. The second girl's words were clearly a throwback to the girl!
"It seems that not enough people have died, so the second sister has such a short memory." Li Man'er raised an eyebrow and asked calmly: "Why, one dead Chunzhi is not enough, is it possible?
Only when all the girls and mothers-in-law in your house are dead can you learn to behave!"
Li Zhaoer felt guilty. Thinking of Chun Zhi's stubborn expression, he instinctively shrank.
Mrs. Guo felt sorry for her daughter and immediately said: "Man'er, how could you say that about your sister? In front of Mrs. Jiang, you said anything about beating and killing. How could you be so unruly!"
"Mom is really partial!" Li Man'er didn't bother to play tricks with Guo, and immediately stood up and said: "I said something about her, and you became so angry, but the second sister made a rumor to slander her daughter for nothing, why didn't the mother say anything about her?
After all, I am not my mother's biological child, and it is a fool's errand to dream of receiving the same love and affection from my mother as my second sister! In this case, I will change my name to your wife in the future, so as not to let my second sister misunderstand that I want to take her away from her.
Resent me!"
Li Man'er's words left Guo speechless. She glanced at Mrs. Jiang awkwardly, only to find that the other party also looked enlightened.
It is said that family scandals should not be made public. This Miss Li is too outspoken. She directly exposed Mrs. Guo's background, which is too ugly! No wonder the reputation of her outside is not very good.
Such a temper will probably offend everyone.
"What are you talking about!" Mrs. Guo was so angry that her heart ached. If Mrs. Jiang hadn't been there, she would have really wanted to teach this bitch a lesson.
"What do you think I said, madam?" Li Man'er only said: "You can ask around the capital to find out which sister is as brave as Li Zhaoer, to slander her in front of the eldest princess, and now she has
To put it bluntly, what do I have to do with Third Young Master Geng! You know, it’s because the second sister is arrogant and doesn’t want to see me well. But if you don’t know, you think that the second sister is interested in my marriage with the young master of the Rongguo Palace, so she keeps talking to her several times.
Throw dirty water on me."
"You..." Guo's throat felt as if there was a ball of cotton stuffed in her throat, and the virtuous appearance she had worked so hard to maintain could hardly be maintained.
"Mrs. Jiang, grandma, if you really want to find someone, please report it to the official! No matter what you heard from someone outside, or what Li Zhaoer said to you, when you come to me, there is only one sentence, I don't
I have met Third Young Master Geng. Where is the eldest princess’s house? How can we allow the foreigner to sneak into the back house at the banquet arranged by the eldest princess? If you two don’t want to offend the eldest princess, you’d better not say this in the future to avoid getting into trouble.
Upper body.”
Li Man'er bowed slightly and said, "I won't accompany you any longer!" After saying that, he ignored the reactions of the people in the hall, walked out of the flower hall with Zi Yan, and left Chaohui Courtyard directly.
Grandma Shao covered Yue Xiong’s mouth with a handkerchief and said to her heart that it really opened her eyes! This Miss Li really deserves her reputation!
Li Man'er left Chaohui Courtyard and went to see Ms. Cui. He explained what had just happened again, and at the end he even added more words, "Grandma, our Tiedanhou Mansion is in such a bad state now. Then
What is the rank of Minister Geng? His wife dares to come to the Hou Mansion to question him at will. This is really a deterioration in the world! Could it be that they feel that the empress is not favored in the palace?"