Early the next morning, after Wang Xiu had breakfast, he personally sent Xu Yanxin back to Duke Xu's mansion.
Mrs. Zhang had expected this early in the morning and asked her servants to prepare a sumptuous lunch. She also asked Xu Dun's wife, Mrs. Zhou, to accompany Mrs. Hu. However, Xu Min's wife, Mrs. Feng, had to take care of housework and could not come.
After lunch, Mrs. Zhang took Wang Xiu to the flower room for tea.
She likes to take care of these flowers and plants the most. Although it is already the twelfth lunar month of winter, the camellias are in bloom, and there are also four seasons of crabapples, roses, etc.
The greenhouse is quiet and pleasant, and the ground is paved with pebbles. It feels quite comfortable to take a few steps.
Mrs. Zhang saw Wang Xiuzai observing the flowers carefully and said happily: "If you like them, I will ask someone to send you two pots."
Wang Xiudao: "I'd better come here to take a look. It's not easy to feed in the winter. Don't move it."
Mrs. Zhang did not force herself, and said with a smile: "Then you can come and see it when you have time. When spring comes, I will ask someone to deliver it to you."
This time Wang Xiu agreed and said happily: "Then it's settled, I like everything, I'm not picky."
Mrs. Zhou smiled and said: "I didn't expect Mrs. Lu to love and cherish flowers so much. Now my mother has a companion."
Mrs. Hu also said: "Isn't that right? You haven't seen how willing my mother is to give up. Usually when we ask for a pot, she still has to ask where it is."
Mrs. Zhang laughed and scolded: "Who told you to move it away and not take good care of it? When you come back with an empty basin, you want something else, and there is no way!"
Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Hu knew they were in the wrong, so they pursed their lips and smiled in embarrassment.
Wang Xiu sat down and drank tea with Mrs. Zhang, seeming to have something to say.
Seeing this, Mrs. Zhou pulled Mrs. Hu and said, "I remember that a batch of double-layered brocade came from the warehouse. You said it was very good. Why don't you show it to Mrs. Lu? Maybe she will like it?"
Hu was stunned. She felt that with Wang Xiu's identity, any kind of double brocade was not surprising. But when she saw the second sister-in-law wink at her, she understood instantly and said quickly: "I would have forgotten it if you didn't tell me."
, then please trouble Mrs. Lu to wait for a while, we will be here soon."
Wang Xiudao: "Don't worry, you guys walk slower, I still want to have dinner."
Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Hu were both amused by her, and nodded quickly: "Okay."
Mrs. Zhang also ordered the nanny beside her: "Go to the kitchen and send a message to make two more portions of the rose box that Mrs. Lu likes to eat. I also want the golden dumplings and fish beads, which Mrs. Lu also likes to eat."
Wang Xiu said with shame: "Have you seen it?"
Mrs. Zhang joked: "Isn't it right? The plates are almost picked out for you!"
Wang Xiudao: "How can you blame me? It's just that your food is so delicious. If the plate wasn't too hard to hold, I wouldn't know if it was still there after the meal."
Mrs. Zhang couldn't stop laughing. Seeing her two daughters-in-law walking away, she asked, "Did that girl Yan Xin get into some trouble? Or did that kid Xu Xiao get you into some trouble?"
Wang Xiu shook his head and sighed: "No, it sounds like a good thing, but when you think about it, you don't know."
"Yesterday I took Yan Xin and Yunzhu to the eldest princess's mansion. I heard from her that Prince Cheng and Princess Yanyang both value Xu Xiao, but I don't know if your Duke Xu's mansion has this intention."
The smile on Mrs. Zhang's face was still so warm, but her eyes were not as clear as before and were a little darker.
She smiled and said, "What did I think it was, that it turned out to be this?"
"To tell you the truth, when Princess Cheng came to our house rashly and asked me to go to Mei's house to go to Mei's house for her, I felt at that time that she just thinks out what she thinks and doesn't consider other people's thoughts at all.
and consequences.”
"But I have met that child in Yanyang several times, and I really like him. But Prince Cheng's Mansion is not the Zhang Mansion or the Li Mansion. If you want to marry their family, first of all, their family must be satisfied, and secondly, it is our turn to choose."
"Speaking of choice, those with low backgrounds are like Mount Tai. Like us, two sons are in the court and a grandson is also working for the emperor. We still have to think carefully to see if we will offend?"
"If you are seriously offended, you will inevitably have to make a compromise. I am old. If you tell my two sons about such a thing, they will definitely not agree. Unless it is Xiaoer's own wish, then they will have nothing to say.
Said."
"So let Xiaoer choose this marriage. When he comes back, I will ask him what he wants."
Wang Xiu felt that Mrs. Zhang was still very cheerful.
Xu Min and Xu Dun had gone through two dynasties, and they had already won the favor of the emperor when the late emperor was there. Now, as veterans, they are naturally not afraid.
If Prince Cheng's family is repeatedly rejected, it's hard to say that he won't feel resentful.
At this time, a decent and reasonable excuse is needed.
Of course Xu Xiao will make a choice, but his choice is first of all the answer given to him by Xu Gongfu after weighing the pros and cons. Whether it is successful or not is decided by Xu Xiao's mouth. Xu Gongfu is his backing. Prince Cheng will never give in.
, and can only give up.
Wang Xiudao: "When you get married, it is natural that both parties must be happy to be called a happy event. Princess Yanyang is simple in nature and has no big ideas, so we can get along with her. But if you have other concerns, forget it."
"Don't worry, old lady, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is also sensible and will never put your Xu family in trouble."
Mrs. Zhang said: "If I'm not afraid of Mrs. Lu being angry, I'm not worried that Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess will be angry. People like Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess have a broad mind. Don't say that the person discussing the marriage today is her cousin, not herself.
Even if it doesn't work, maybe the Xu Mansion will think more highly of us."
"For others, firstly, we don't understand them well. Secondly, we are afraid that others will think that we have underestimated them and are deliberately insulting them. After all, how many people in this world are as ambitious as Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess?"
"You can't think of the worst in everything, but you can't help but be on guard. This is something I only understand after living for decades."
Wang Xiu felt that the reason why Mrs. Zhang didn't want to agree to the marriage was probably because she and Princess Cheng had invited her to go to Mei Mansion for a run. This made Mrs. Zhang feel that Princess Cheng was too impulsive and did not think things through.
Come on. Being an in-law with someone like her, and having to guard against him from doing something stupid from time to time, really requires careful consideration.
Moreover, in the end, Gao Xian failed to get married to the Mei family, and Princess Cheng also disliked her. It seemed that everything she did before was just a joke, and now she fell in love with their Xu Xiao. No wonder Mrs. Zhang felt unhappy.
But the outcome of this matter had to wait for Xu Xiao's return. Wang Xiu was not in a hurry and went home after dinner.
Before leaving, Mrs. Zhang asked her to bring Yunzhu over to play more often. She also said that during the Chinese New Year, she could invite a few children to go out for a walk instead of being bored at home.
Wang Xiu nodded and agreed. When he got home, he told Yunzhu that he could play with Yan Xin during the Chinese New Year.
After Yunzhu heard this, she happily made a plan, and then asked someone to secretly send a message to Pei Shan, hoping that Pei Shan would find a safe place to keep it, maybe it would come in handy.