"Girl, when I came out of Yaoshui Pavilion, I saw the maid in Madam's yard." Qingyue put down the lunch in her hand and said.
"The people around Madam?" Yu Xijiao looked at the embroidered picture in front of her, which was almost finished, and asked.
"It's the person next to the madam who has been locked up before. When the slave saw her, the girl turned her head quickly and sneaked to the side. She knew something was going on at the first sight. The slave pretended not to see it and waited.
After walking for a while, I followed him over to take a look and saw the girl go to the back door."
The representative at the back door secretly left the house.
"Is there any new news in the house?" Yu Xijiao's long eyelashes trembled.
Qingyue has always been smart. If she sees something suspicious, she will definitely inquire about it.
"My servant went to the kitchen to inquire. I heard that people around Madam can go out today. It was said to be the intention of the Marquis. Some people were secretly talking about whether Madam was about to be released, and Madam Zhou's banquet might not be held." Qing Qing.
Yue said worriedly, "Girl, is it true?"
"The banquet will definitely be held. My father is more relaxed about his wife, probably because of this banquet." Yu Xijiao pondered for a moment and then understood what Yu Ruiwen meant.
Yu Ruiwen alone cannot make the final decision on the matter of the equal wife. The Qian family has to cooperate. The first wife attends the banquet, drinks the tea served by the equal wife, and then goes with them to worship the ancestor's soul. Only then can this matter be truly concluded.
, Mrs. Zhou’s identity is justifiable.
"Girl, will Madam cause trouble again?" Mingyue asked while helping Qingyue take out lunch from the food basket.
"Girl, I think Mrs. Qian will definitely not let Mrs. Zhou become an equal wife." Qingyue hesitated for a moment and then added.
Yu Xijiao smiled: "What do you think Madam will do?"
This question stopped Qingyue. She opened her mouth but couldn't find a suitable solution. She could only shake her head: "Girl, I don't know."
"Girl, I think Madam is looking for Mrs. Qian." Mingyue said with a smile.
"Then... what should we do? The Marquis trusts Mrs. Qian the most." Qingyue panicked. Everyone in the mansion said so. Even though she had only been in the Xuanping Marquis Mansion for a few months, her mind was still full of thoughts.
This sentence.
Yu Xijiao asked with a smile: "Then do you think Mrs. Qian will directly intervene in the affairs of the Xuanping Hou Mansion and directly ask her father not to marry an equal wife?"
As soon as these words were said, the two maids began to think.
"Girl, I feel that Mrs. Qian... doesn't seem to do such rude things." Ming Yue spoke first after thinking deeply.
"Why?" Yu Xijiao asked leisurely.
"Mrs. Qian has always been respected by others. She drove away Miss Qian and locked up Mrs. Qian. Not only did Mrs. Qian say nothing, but she also scolded her and even sent someone to supervise her. After that, the eldest daughter's affairs were also handled by Hou.
I took the initiative to invite Mrs. Qian. No matter where you look at it, Mrs. Qian’s character is very good."
Mingyue said again.
She was not a serious maid, so she felt that there were many mysteries around Mrs. Qian, and she increasingly felt that there was something wrong with Mrs. Qian.
But regardless of whether there is really a problem or not, at least on the surface, Mrs. Qian's character is worthy of respect. It is not unreasonable for the Marquis to value Mrs. Qian so much.
With such money, the old lady couldn't do anything to stop the Marquis from marrying an equal wife.
It has nothing to do with her generosity, dignity, and fairness, which means it destroys the way she has shown herself to others for many years.
"Girl, I don't think this is possible either... maybe!" Qingyue also said in a hopeful voice.
"If it's impossible, then why send someone to leave the house through the back door?" Yu Xi asked with a smile.
"Girl, is there something we don't know about?" Mingyue became uneasy, "Slave, go and guard at the back door." 0
"No, I'm going to see grandma after lunch." Yu Xijiao said. There were some things she didn't know, and maybe grandma didn't know either. It happened that her father also asked her to go to Princess Anhe's mansion. On the day of the banquet, she didn't know.
I hope grandma will come over, but Aunt Qin who lives next to grandma can borrow it.
If Aunt Qin is in the Xuanping Hou Mansion, she also represents the grandmother.
Yu Ruiwen himself did not dare to see An and the eldest princess, so he thought about asking his youngest daughter to go and beg for help, just in case it happened! It would also give him face.
After lunch, Yu Xijiao took people to the mansion of Princess An and Dachang. Also accompanying them were several women sent by Yu Ruiwen to give gifts.
The ceremony was put down, and Yu Ruiwen's people retreated first.
"After so many years, I really haven't made any progress." An and the eldest princess snorted coldly, without even looking at the gifts piled on the table.
"Grandma, this is also my father's wish. Grandma doesn't want to hold a birthday party, so my father can only fulfill his filial piety in this way." Yu Xijiao spoke for her father, holding the sleeves of Princess An and the eldest princess and said coquettishly.
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Princess An and the eldest daughter's birthday is here, but in so many years, Princess An and the eldest daughter have never held a grand birthday again, and they didn't even notify their son's family. I heard Aunt Qin say that they just ate a bowl of noodles and it was considered a birthday.
birthday.
Yu Ruiwen would give birthday gifts at this time every year. Even if others didn't remember it, his son would still remember his biological mother's birthday.
"I don't know what to do with all this fancy stuff." An and the eldest princess said helplessly, "Your father's temper... I really don't know what to say!"
"Grandma, my father is already very good." Yu Xi said with a smile, "At least my father still knows what is good and what is bad. Now that Mrs. Zhou is in charge, the house is much more peaceful now, and there are not so many things going on."
"If I had known now, why would I have made such a fuss in the beginning? I only wanted to marry Qian for the sake of Mrs. Qian. I said that I wanted to repay Mrs. Qian's kindness, that this kindness was as great as the sky, and in the end even..." An He
The eldest princess snorted coldly and criticized her son.
"Grandma! Just think about it, although my father is a bit biased in his actions, he is a really good person and he is also very kind. Now he loves his granddaughters very much." Yu Xijiao advised again.
"It seems that he is of some use." A faint smile appeared on the faces of An and the eldest princess, "He is only of so much use. At least he is willing to protect you little ones."
"Grandma, on the day of Mrs. Zhou's banquet, are you going to let her out to drink tea?" Yu Xijiao asked curiously, "My granddaughter has never seen such a banquet when she was in Jiangnan."
"The aristocratic families in Jiangmian at least have some etiquette. In this capital...in order to marry more, they really...don't care about their dignity." Princess An and the eldest princess sneered. At first glance, they were very dissatisfied with this so-called equal wife.
It's dissatisfaction.
"Grandma, Mrs. Zhou is very good." Yu Xijiao said hurriedly, fearing that she would be angry.
"She's pretty good, but... I'm a concubine after all, so there's no such thing as an equal wife." Princess An and the eldest daughter said that she was born in a noble family and naturally looked down upon this so-called equal wife.
Princess An and the eldest princess had always looked down upon the idea of having an equal wife between the wife and the concubines.
But this is a practice approved by the lords of the aristocratic families in the capital. Children born from common wives are also direct lineage, and will not be changed because of the objections of An and the eldest princess alone.
But the premise is that this is also a privilege. Not all officials of aristocratic families have this privilege. They must have a title. Otherwise, they are just a concubine. At most, they have the status of a noble concubine, and the children they give birth to are also concubines.
Concubine.
Xuanpinghou Mansion enjoys this privilege.
"Grandma, if there is no such thing as an equal wife, what will father do now? No one will receive a wife of similar status! If the eldest sister's marriage was only handled by an aunt, the eldest sister would also lose face." Yu Xijiao pulled.
An and the eldest princess act coquettishly on their sleeves.
Seeing their little granddaughter's coquettish look, An and the eldest princess, no matter how angry they were, calmed down at this time. They straightened their backs and relaxed slightly. They took the little granddaughter's hand with their backhand and sighed: "It's still you who is talking about it.
My father is careless. No matter how I tried to persuade him, he refused to listen. In the end, he even dared to force me."
So, it was at this time that the knot between grandmother and father was forged?
The grandmother dislikes her father in every way, and is not even willing to take care of the affairs of the Xuanping Hou Mansion. She will not even ask her son to come over for dinner even on her birthday. What is the reason for her extreme indifference to her son and his family?
Thinking about it this way, my grandmother's anger is really so strong that it's hard to believe. She looks very energetic on weekdays. How could she be so angry?
Everyone in the capital knew that the relationship between Marquis Xuanping and his son was very tense. Marquis Xuanping failed to live up to his expectations and was scolded by An and the eldest princess. Princess An and the eldest princess looked down on their only son, Marquis Xuanping.
Therefore, he was extremely indifferent to his son and his family, and would not take the initiative to invite them over during the holidays...
Is grandma like this?
She blinked her long eyelashes twice, and Yu Xijiao stopped mentioning her father. She was afraid that her grandmother would be really angry. Things about her father had to be dealt with slowly. Even if there was a grudge between her father and her grandmother, Yu Xijiao felt so
After many years, it should be resolved, but this must be done slowly and not in a hurry.
My grandmother is hard-hearted by nature, while my father is sometimes too soft-spoken and should be led around by others. The two have different personalities. Sometimes good intentions can lead to bad things, and misunderstandings cannot be explained clearly.
When the conversation changed, Yu Xijiao asked about another purpose of coming today, shook An and Grand Duke's hands and said: "Grandma, will Madam take this opportunity to cause trouble and ruin the banquet between father and Mrs. Zhou?"
, not letting my father give Mrs. Zhou the status of an equal wife?"
"She can't do it." An and the eldest princess said proudly.
"Why?" Yu Xijiao raised her eyes.
"There are not so many reasons. If you can't do it, you can't do it. No matter who she moves out, or which way you put it, since Ping Zhenyi said it, she could do it back then, and the Zhou family can do it now." Princess An and the eldest daughter were very sure.
The way.
After saying that, Yu Xi's eyes looked suspicious and thoughtful, and she suddenly asked: "Jiao'er, did you hear something?"
Yu Xijiao reacted and did not hide anything. She said softly: "Grandma, I didn't hear anything. I saw the people around Madam sneaking out of the back door today. I don't know if they were looking for someone or preparing something.
If something ruins Mrs. Zhou's affairs, our Xuanping Marquis Mansion may become a joke to others."
"People or things?" Although Princess An and the eldest daughter didn't like her son, she was unwilling to let her son become a joke. After tasting the meaning of Yu Xi's coquettish words, her eyes suddenly trembled...