There were two maids standing at the entrance of the courtyard. In fact, when Chao Li came, someone should have gone in to inform him.
However, now that she was standing at the entrance of the courtyard, she could still hear the sounds coming from inside. It was obviously Princess Dessau who had done this on purpose.
On the second day of their wedding, her princess mother-in-law was not stingy at all in giving her power.
The reasons are nothing more than those two.
Under normal circumstances, Chaoli, the Crown Princess, should have taken over the responsibilities of the housekeeper on the second day of her wedding and taken control of the entire Zhenbei Hou Mansion.
The old Marquis lost his wife thirty years ago and has never had a second marriage, so there is no old lady in his family.
As a royal princess, Princess Desao married the eldest son of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. Before Chaoli married, it was understandable to let Princess Desao take charge of the family.
However, Chaoli was already married to the eldest son of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, and among the female relatives in the manor, she was the one who should be in charge of the family.
In her previous life, Princess Desao relied on Chaoli to be devoted to Gu Hanzhang and cared about him. She married into the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and was not allowed to run the family for three years, so she suffered a lot of grievances.
The reason why Princess Dessau made such a fuss was to make Chaoli retreat in the face of difficulties and to let her understand that she was not liked by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, so she had to provide for them.
Knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger will also make Chaoli even more humble and petty, and don't try to run the family.
However, today's Chaoli is no longer what it used to be.
I saw a gentle smile on Chaoli's lips as he stepped into the front hall. There were all familiar people sitting in the front hall.
But no, after three years of getting along, I would recognize him even if he turned into ashes!
The old Marquis was seriously injured when he was young, and his health has never been good. The recurrence of old injuries in winter is even more difficult, so he lives in seclusion. He only attended the wedding yesterday for a while, and soon returned to the courtyard to rest. He did not show up for the tea ceremony today.
Not surprising.
The middle-aged man sitting at the top is Gu Qinghan, the eldest son. He is a scholar and poet in the eyes of people in the capital. He has no official position and is highly sought after for his calligraphy, calligraphy and painting.
On Gu Qinghan's right is Princess Dessau. She is naturally very gorgeously dressed, with a clear displeasure in her eyes.
On the left is Gu Qingyu, the master of the second room. He used to love admiring flowers and playing with birds. He had nothing to do and was idle in the capital. Now he is working as a sixth-grade official in the capital.
His wife, the second aunt Zhang, was sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued, and her shrewd eyes could not hide her thoughts at all.
Gu Qingyu has two sons, one is named Gu Jiu and the other is Gu Zhou, let’s not mention them for now.
Gu Qinghai, the third roommate, is not here today. He is lazy, loves gambling, and only has four fingers on his left hand.
The reason was that the Marquis of Zhenbei personally chopped off his little finger for gambling in the early years. The old Marquis was upright and did not want his son to harm other girls, so he did not let him get married.
Gu Qinghai usually wouldn't let him appear in formal occasions, and he didn't come when Chaoli and Gu Hanzhang got married yesterday.
On the right of Princess Desao is her daughter Gu Xiyue, who is also Gu Hanzhang's biological sister.
It was she who was speaking in the front hall just now.
With the outstanding looks of Gu Qinghan and Princess Desao, Gu Hanzhang's appearance is naturally excellent, and his sister can't be any worse.
It's that temperament that makes it hard to describe.
On Gu Xiyue's right is Gu Qingfeng's family in the fourth room. In Chao Li's eyes, Fourth Uncle Gu is a man of extraordinary glory. He is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. Although his official position is only from the fourth rank, he is an upright man and has only had one wife for many years.
Mrs. Li and her daughter Gu Le are quite devoted to each other.
In the entire Zhenbei Hou Mansion in his previous life, Chaoli's family of three, who lived in the four-bedroom house of Gu Qingfeng, was the only one who felt the warmth, especially the younger sister Gu Le.
After Chaoli entered the front hall, everyone fell silent and no one spoke again.
Everyone thought Chaoli would be uncomfortable. After all, she had always been timid and looked easy to bully every time they met in the Marquis's residence.
"Chaoli has met all the elders, as well as the second younger brother, the third younger brother, the fourth younger sister, and the younger younger sister."
Gone?
Everyone was a little confused. According to Chaoli's temperament, he should have greeted them one by one, praised them a lot, and then greeted them with a low eyebrow.
Today, she seems a little different.
Chaoli pretended not to notice everyone's doubts and acted calmly and generously.
Seeing this, Gu Xiyue was the first to speak.
"It seems that the upbringing of the imperial court is like this. You are late to serve tea and you don't even know how to say hello. If I had known this, I should have asked Aunt Wu to set a three-month rule for you."
Aunt Wu was once the upbringing nun of Princess Desao. It would make sense if Princess Desao asked Aunt Wu to set rules for Chaoli.
However, she shouldn't be the one speaking.
"Fourth sister, what you said is wrong. It's the right time to serve tea, and I wasn't late. As for the greetings, I felt bad when I saw the elders waiting, so I cut the story short and let them have a good rest. And Grandma Wu set the rules.
I don’t bother Fourth Sister to worry about this matter. After all, the Queen Mother sent a nanny to educate me, and I got praise. But Fourth Sister, I am your sister-in-law after all, so I’d better be careful and don’t affect your reputation.
"
Chaoli's words are gentle and gentle, making it hard for people to find fault with him.
Chao Li stood with his eyebrows lowered and the corners of his mouth lowered. It would have been better if he didn't have those two disgusting looks on his body.
Chaoli's words were puzzling just now, but now Chaoli's words are even more shocking. When did Chaoli become so sharp-tongued and eloquent?
If Chaoli knew what everyone was thinking, he would definitely laugh out loud.
If she hadn't loved Gu Hanzhang for her sake in her previous life, why would she have let herself lose all dignity in front of these people?
Nowadays, these people are nothing if they are no longer affectionate!
"Chaoli, how dare you talk to me like that!" Gu Xiyue was furious.
She has always been favored, even in the past when Chao Li came to the house he would be respectful to her, but today she was ridiculed by Chao Li, but he still couldn't understand his fault.
The person who had been suppressing stood up, and Gu Xiyue was naturally very angry.
Qiansheng Chaoli looked innocent and said, "Fourth sister, am I wrong? If there is something wrong, tell me and I will correct it. But if you call the eldest sister-in-law by her first name, I am afraid that others will criticize the upbringing of the Hou family."
"You!" Gu Xiyue was furious, "You are disrespectful to your elders by serving tea dressed so elegantly!"
"Fourth sister, I dress appropriately."
Gu Qinghan coughed slightly and said, "Okay, Hanzhang's wife is going to serve tea quickly, she will enter the palace later."
Everyone looked away, and Princess Desao glared at Chaoli.
The tea had been prepared a long time ago, and Chaoli had already experienced it once. Naturally, some of the calculations could not be hidden from her, and she had already drafted and executed them very appropriately.
After the tea ceremony, Princess Dessau couldn't hold her breath, and she was extremely angry.
She was clearly prepared for Chaoli to spill the tea, but she turned out to be perfectly fine and served the tea so steadily that she lost a precious gemstone she loved so much.
After the tea ceremony, only Princess Desshao and Gu Xiyue were left in the front hall.
At this moment, an outstanding-looking maid stepped into the front hall carrying a tray, walked to Princess Desao and Gu Xiyue and put down the things.
"Madam, Miss, drink some pear to moisten your throat."
The moment Chaoli saw her, his eyes were filled with coldness.