After everyone left, Xia Siya sat down on a chair and complained: "Sister Fuya, what on earth is my cousin going to do? She has been staying at home these past few days. I thought it was because of my overthinking.
But if you look at it just now, she clearly has a crush on your fifth brother..."
"My fifth brother is so outstanding, is it not surprising that she likes my fifth brother?" Tangbao said, "It's just..."
"Just what?" Xia Siya asked casually.
"It's just that your cousin may not be able to understand our family's family background." Sugar Baby said with a smile.
"If she doesn't like your family's background, then what is she trying to do?" Xia Siya was confused.
Tangbao thought for a while and said with a sincere face: "Why don't you ask your cousin, sister Siya, what exactly does she want to do?"
Xia Siya: "..."
Sister Fuya is getting worse and worse.
**
When there were still a few days until Qiuwei, more than a dozen carriages, dozens of guards, and hundreds of maids entered the Qingzhou Mansion.
Finally, we stopped in front of the gate of Bai Mansion.
The gate of Bai Mansion opened, and the stewards and a group of servants came out respectfully.
"I've met the eldest master and the second master..."
The servants kowtowed respectfully.
Everyone watching the excitement understood that this was the return of the masters of the Bai family.
I have to say that this matter is a big deal in Qingzhou Prefecture.
After all, everyone knows that the Bai family who lives in this house is the natal family of the Queen Mother.
The eldest master, second master and others of the Bai family are all important officials of the imperial court.
Now, these important officials of the imperial court have dragged their families back to Qingzhou Mansion...
This news soon reached the ears of Prefect Xia.
"Could it be that... something big happened in the capital?" Madam Xia guessed.
Magistrate Xia shook his head and said, "It is said that he is returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors."
"Sacrifice to ancestors?" Mrs. Xia frowned and said in confusion: "You are so out of character, why do you suddenly think of going back to your hometown to worship ancestors?"
Naturally, Magistrate Xia couldn't answer.
He didn't know that it was because an ancestor from the palace now lived in the White House.
"Master, do you think it's because...the Bai family wants to marry our family?" Mrs. Xia's eyes lit up and she made a bold guess.
Magistrate Xia: "...Do you think it's possible?"
Mrs. Xia: "..."
impossible!
Not to mention their family's family status, which was originally far inferior to that of the Bai family.
Now it is said that in order to get married with her family, everyone took leave and returned to their hometown. This is taking this marriage too seriously!
If my daughter is a princess of the Tian family, that's pretty much it.
Mrs. Xia gave Magistrate Xia an angry look and felt that she was despised by the man.
Magistrate Xia stroked his beard and felt that his wife's angry eyes seemed to have a hook...
"Ahem!"
Magistrate Xia coughed twice and quickly moved his eyes away.
The sky is clear now!
"Since the Bai family has returned to their hometown to pay homage to their ancestors, I will not have to pay a visit someday, so please prepare some gifts." Magistrate Xia said.
"I know." Mrs. Xia said, "I'm afraid the eldest lady of the Bai family also wants to meet Siya."
When someone marries a daughter-in-law, they naturally have to meet her in person.
Naturally, I also want to take a look at the Bai family child.
If there is anything wrong, I would rather offend the Bai family than enter into this marriage.
Magistrate Xia and his wife were thinking about getting married between their two families, but the Bai family had long forgotten this matter.
Now everyone in the Bai family is gathering outside the Queen Mother's yard, waiting to pay homage to the Queen Mother.
In the Queen Mother's courtyard, there is a newly decorated small Buddhist hall.
In the small Buddhist hall, sandalwood was lingering, and the Queen Mother was chanting sutras.
Princess Hua Ning knelt on the futon and listened quietly to the scriptures.
It wasn't until the Queen Mother stopped that Mammy stepped forward and reported in a low voice: "The Queen Mother, the eldest master of the Bai family and others are all waiting outside."
The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Let them go back first and come back another day."
"yes."
Grandma agreed and left.
Although everyone in the Bai family was very sorry that they could not pay their respects to the Queen Mother immediately, they were still extremely excited to think that the Queen Mother could come and stay at the Bai family's ancestral residence.
As long as the Queen Mother cares for the Bai family, the Bai family will be able to enjoy wealth and remain standing.
The Bai family's ancestral home soon became lively.
The maids and ladies were going back and forth, all very busy.
The eldest man, his wife and others washed themselves up again and gathered again in the old lady's room.
Although they hurried to Qingzhou Mansion after receiving the news, they did not know why the Queen Mother came here suddenly.
"Mother, you don't know why the Queen Mother is here?" the elder asked in surprise.
The white-haired old lady shook her head.
"The queen didn't say anything."
She was just the Queen Mother's sister-in-law and didn't dare to ask too much.
"Then... did the Queen Mother say how long she will stay?" the elder asked again.
"Originally I said I would stay for two or three days and then leave, but then I said I wouldn't leave for the time being and would wait until after autumn." The old lady knew this.
"Qiu Wei?" The elder was startled.
I can't figure out what the Queen Mother has to do with Qiu Wei?
The elder frowned and thought.
The Queen Mother has never participated in government affairs, so why would she pay attention to Qiu Wei?
There was a glimmer of light in the old lady's somewhat cloudy eyes.
Then, he said thoughtfully: "These days, Princess Hua Ning occasionally takes her maid out of the mansion. I suspect it is because of the princess..."
"The princess actually left the palace?" The eldest lady was surprised: "Isn't the princess suffering from a strange disease and is most afraid of seeing people?"
Regarding Princess Huaning's illness, all the wealthy families in the capital knew about it.
Although no one dared to discuss it openly, everyone knew it.
After all, Princess Hua Ning was already the most beautiful and famous at a young age.
Now that it was time to get married, all the unmarried young men in the capital were eager to get the princess's attention and capture her beauty. Who could have imagined that the princess would contract a strange disease and her appearance would be completely ruined.
It is said that the maids and nuns who served the princess were all frightened and asked for help to be transferred away from the princess.
Because the princess looks so scary!
As for the princes who were originally interested in the princess, they were frightened to make an engagement or marry a daughter-in-law. They were afraid that if they were too late, they would be accused by the emperor of marrying a consort.
"Is it possible that the princess's illness is cured?" The eldest lady asked again: "Mom, have you seen the princess's face?"
The old lady shook her head and said, "The princess always wears a curtain hat."
Everyone understood that it was definitely not good.
The second master asked: "Mom, do you know where the princess went?"
The old lady said: "I went to the Su Mansion."
"Su Mansion?" The second master frowned, "Are there any wealthy families in Qingzhou with the surname Su?"
"I came from the countryside and bought a house in Qingzhou." The old lady said: "There are two brothers and a sister living in it. The elder brother is going to attend the Qiu Dynasty, and the younger sister is the goddaughter of the prefect's wife..."
Following the old lady's words, the eldest man of the Bai family and others had some speculations in their minds.
At the same time, the eldest man and his wife finally thought of their son's marriage.