Not only Yu Xijiao came to Qian's house, but also Yu Zhuqing.
"Third sister." Seeing Yu Xijiao coming over, Yu Zhuqing said softly and stood up.
"Sister." Yu Xijiao smiled slightly and reached out to hold Yu Zhuqing's hand. Yu Zhuqing's hand was very cold and trembling slightly. She slowly calmed down after being held by Yu Xijiao.
The person in charge of the room was Mrs. Qian, and on the other side was a woman about fifty years old. When she saw Yu Xijiao coming out, her eyes narrowed with laughter.
"This is the third girl in your family. I heard that she grew up in the south of the Yangtze River. She is indeed different from the girls in the capital. She looks more gentle and pleasant. The soil and water in the south of the Yangtze River is indeed more nurturing."
The woman was dressed very elegantly, and the clothes on her body looked brightly colored. Her eyes turned from Yu Zhuqing's body to Yu Xijiao's body, and her palms looked up and down, as if looking at goods, which made people very uncomfortable.
"This is Mrs. Xu. I came here especially to see your eldest sister today. I was afraid that your eldest sister would be frightened by herself, so I specially called the third girl over." Mrs. Yu said with a kind face.
Yu Xijiao immediately understood that the Mrs. Xu in front of her must be the official mediator Mrs. Xu. Was she helping her eldest sister get married?
The eldest sister is quite young, but no one has come to propose marriage. Did Qian take the initiative to find someone to find a match for the eldest sister? It is indeed something that Aunt Zhou cannot do for her, but would Qian be kind enough to find a good match for the eldest sister?
Yu Xijiao would never believe it no matter what!
As expected, Mrs. Xu had already smiled and said: "The eldest girl is just the right age, and the two families have been old acquaintances in the past. The eldest girl is gentle, good-looking, and has met people before. Although it was me who made the appearance,
But in general, we are both in love, and I am just going through the motions."
Mrs. Xu was smiling all over her face, and she was talking very wildly.
Yu Xi looked at Nanny Xu with cold eyes, feeling very angry. What does it mean to be in love with each other? This almost means that the eldest sister and that man are giving and receiving in private. The daughter of a wealthy family is most particular about honor and integrity, and it is more important before they are married.
With such a name, even an official media outlet knows about it. Who else will not know about it from now on?
"What's wrong with Miss Three? Are you... feeling dissatisfied?" Qian coughed and laughed, with a hint of provocation in her eyes. She didn't believe an unmarried girl would contradict her in front of the official media.
Originally, she was going to deal with Aunt Zhou because of this bitchy girl's mischief, but Qian was so vicious that she felt as if she was eating Yu Xijiao's heart.
"Mrs. Hou is joking. The third girl is still young. I think she has to wait for another two years." Mrs. Xu joked and said it in a very dismissive way. She heard that the third girl of the Hou family was not favored, so she
After returning from Jiangnan, I am still in a state where my father does not care for me and my mother does not love me. If Madam Xuanpinghou hadn't specifically mentioned it to let me see it first, she would not have specifically mentioned it.
"I'm not dissatisfied. I just feel that the eldest sister is about to get married, and the second sister should be getting married soon. Then I will be the only one left in the house, and I will be really lonely." Yu Xi smiled tenderly, raising her long eyelashes,
His eyes were as clear as water, even with a bit of childishness, and he smiled and said, "Madam, why don't you invite the second sister over and let Mrs. Xu take a look at it too? After the eldest sister's business is over, you can also take care of the second sister.
It’s something.”
When she heard this, the smile on Mrs. Qian's face almost couldn't stop her. How could Xi'er, who couldn't find a marriage partner, be compared to these two cheap girls?
"The Marquis has the final say on Xi'er's affairs," Qian said angrily.
Yu Xijiao's eyes widened: "Is it possible that my father is not the one who makes the decision regarding my eldest sister? I used to hear that my father would make the decision for my eldest sister, but now...how..."
After Yu Xijiao finished speaking, she looked at Mrs. Xu, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, a little worried, and she seemed to be trying to persuade Qian tactfully: "Madam, you won't misunderstand what my father meant, right? There have been one after another accidents in the house recently, and my father's
I'm in a bad mood. If you have anything to do, Madam, you'd better discuss it with your father first."
"Your father means the same thing!" Qian's face darkened.
"Then I'll invite father over now, okay?" Yu Xijiao asked with a somewhat innocent little daughter look.
Qian was furious, and his face immediately turned gloomy.
"Isn't this... what Marquis Xuanping meant?" Mrs. Xu finally heard some clues, looked up at Qian in confusion, and couldn't help but ask.
"Madam, father...really doesn't know about this?" Yu Xijiao deliberately confused the situation and reminded with a shocked look, "Madam, you are currently grounded. Is it because you haven't seen your father?"
After saying this, Qian's face became furious. She never expected that Yu Xijiao would directly pull off her fig leaf and expose the matter of her grounding.
Mrs. Xu is an official media outlet who has moved from one employer to another, so if these words spread through her mouth, it would be hard to hear!
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Qian sternly scolded.
"Madam...did I say something wrong? Then I will go and apologize to my father now." Yu Xi said softly, reaching out to pull Yu Zhuqing, "Sister, let's go and apologize to my father together."
To say that you are asking for forgiveness means to file a complaint.
Qian was scolded by Yu Ruiwen before, but now she saw that the two of them were really leaving, and she became anxious, "Eldest girl, third girl, I told the Marquis about your matters, and the Marquis also agreed to come down first.
Look, especially the older girls can’t wait any longer.”
This was indeed said to Yu Ruiwen. When Yu Ruiwen reprimanded Qian, Qian wiped her tears and expressed her concern for Yu Zhuqing. On the other hand, she also hinted that no one proposed marriage to Yu Zhuqing. She was the one who failed to live up to her expectations, even though she favored her daughter.
, she is also worried about Yu Zhuqing.
"Madam, just now my father sent someone to look for me and my eldest sister, so he went back first." Yu Xijiao said vaguely, turning sideways and bowing deeply to Mrs. Qian.
"Madam, let's take our leave." Yu Zhuqing also came over at this time, gently shook Yu Xijiao's hand, and took two steps forward to salute Qian.
"Wait a minute." Qian stood up.
"What else does Madam have to do?" Yu Zhuqing said softly, her eyes no longer dodging. She is the older one and she should protect her third sister.
"This matter has already been mentioned to you. If your father feels good about it, the matter will be settled." Qian said with a gloomy face.
"Yes, madam." Yu Zhuqing's voice trembled, and she lowered her head and bowed respectfully to Qian, then pulled Yu Xijiao away.
Inside the room, Mr. Qian was very angry and slammed the table hard.
"Oh, Mrs. Hou...could it be that this matter has not been discussed in the palace?" Mrs. Xu frowned, "You have told me about this before, and I asked specifically about it, and now the matter is settled.
Most of the time, suddenly I can't say it, this... is very difficult to handle."
Mrs. Qian sighed, sat down again, and said with a wry smile: "Mrs. Xu is laughing, the eldest girl in our family... has always been a bit willful, and now the third girl has just entered Beijing. Although she is young, she is still a...
Someone who is used to pampering."
A "pampering" name was attached to Yu Xijiao. A daughter of aristocratic family pays most attention to reputation, especially a girl who has not left the court. If she got a "pampering and willful" reputation, which family would choose such a person?
Taste?
"What do you mean by Madam Hou...what should I do now?" Madam Xu said nonchalantly, stretching out her hand, "I'm here to get a message from your house."
"This matter...wait a moment, I will discuss it with the Marquis." Mrs. Qian was silent for a moment and said. Originally, she wanted to deal with it first and then explain it later. She settled the matter based on the specious words she said to Yu Ruiwen yesterday. Anyway, Yu Zhuqing
There were difficulties in her marriage, and Yu Ruiwen also knew about it.
In the past, she didn't care about this matter, but the Marquis had a problem with it, saying that as a mother, she didn't pay attention to Yu Zhuqing's marriage. Now that she took care of it, it would be natural. At least there was nothing wrong with the marriage on the surface.
Now because Yu Xijiao had to speak frankly to Yu Ruiwen about this matter.
After comforting Mrs. Xu and explaining a few words, she put the matter in advance.
After Mrs. Xu left, Mrs. Qian immediately ordered Nanny Xi to invite Yu Ruiwen over. For fear that she would be late, Yu Xijiao had already gone to complain to Yu Ruiwen.
Yu Ruiwen was originally a careless person, and people in the yamen also knew that he was not a capable official. For the sake of the eldest princess, he was just a sinecure. He usually only went to answer questions and basically didn't stay in the yamen.
Well, if the emperor has something special to entrust to him, just ask the Xuanping Hou Mansion to come to him.
Hearing that Mrs. Qian had something to see him again, it was related to her eldest daughter's marriage, so she immediately brought her servant over.
"Master Hou, the official media lady Xu came over today." After Yu Ruiwen sat down, Qian poured him a cup of tea, respectfully brought it to Yu Ruiwen, and said softly.
"What's wrong?" Yu Ruiwen took a sip of tea and asked. He didn't care before, so let it go. But now he started to pay attention and realized that his eldest daughter's marriage couldn't be delayed.
"The Marquis previously blamed me for not caring about Zhu Qing's marriage, but I don't recognize it! But how could Zhu Qing's marriage be simple? Everyone knows that Zhu Qing is not the biological daughter of the Marquis, and now a woman has come to visit her.
There is no one to propose marriage. In fact, I have realized that something is not right and asked Mrs. Xu to inquire about it early. This is what Mrs. Xu came here to talk about today."
Mrs. Qian said aggrievedly: "The eldest girl is different from others. Although she has a peaceful temperament, she seems to be obedient. However, I am not her biological mother. There are some words I am afraid that she may have good intentions, but she may not be what she wants."
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Seeing that what she said was reasonable, Yu Ruiwen nodded calmly, but couldn't help but warn: "As long as you are right and consider Zhu Qing wholeheartedly, how can she not appreciate it?"
"Master Hou, I did have some small selfishness before. There are only so many things in the house. If I give them to Zhuqing, Xi'er will be gone. Xi'er must be my own biological child. I feel sorry for her because she doesn't have any good things. This
Just... I deliberately left the material to Xi'er. This is my fault. I will never do this again. It's just that I really have some considerations about the eldest girl's marriage, but I'm afraid.
Big girls don’t like it.”
"Who did you fall in love with?" Yu Ruiwen was silent for a moment and asked.