Chaoli was welcomed into the Song Mansion, and all the female relatives of the Song family gathered in the front hall.
"The prince's concubine has really made us happy when she came to our house. If there is anything wrong with her greeting today, I hope the prince will not take it too seriously." Mrs. Song said with a smile.
In the front hall, Mrs. Song and Chao Li were sitting at the top, and the other female relatives were at the bottom. After all, with their identity, even Cen could only do this.
In addition to Mrs. Song and Mrs. Cen, Mr. Song's two aunts and three concubines were also included, and even Mrs. Song's niece and her daughter were also included.
Perhaps considering that Chaoli was a female relative, Mr. Song's nephew was not here.
However, these should be Cen's considerations. According to Mrs. Song's temperament, she is probably eager to let everyone in the Song family go in front of Chaoli.
In the past, when Chaoli came to the Song family, Mrs. Song would always put on airs and treat Chaoli lukewarmly.
Now that her identity is different, Mrs. Song has to face Chaoli squarely, and even says some things against her will to show her familiarity with Chaoli and build a relationship.
Chaoli naturally understands this truth, and because of Mrs. Cen, she is willing to give Mrs. Song this face.
"Old Madam, you're welcome. Aunt Cen has watched me grow up, and I often come to see Ling Xin. We have a very good relationship with each other. There will be no fault of hospitality in the Song family." Chaoli said, picking up the food on the table.
He took a sip of tea, put down the cup and continued, "Speaking of which, the Crown Prince left Beijing today. He was worried that I would be bored in the mansion, so he asked me to invite Ling Xin to come to the mansion from time to time. But I heard that Mrs. Song was unwell recently, so I didn't
I had the nerve to call her."
I wonder if there was something wrong with her memory. It seemed that Mrs. Song had originally asked Song Lingxin to serve as a doctor, so she did not discover Chen Zhao's face and was arranged by Mrs. Song to be engaged to Chen Zhao.
Does Mrs. Song know what kind of person Chen Zhao is?
Or is it that she was kept in the dark, believed the rumors and thought he was very good, or had some other reasons for agreeing to the marriage? These are all open to question.
But Chaoli felt that Mrs. Song might have pointed out Ling Xin to Chen Zhao intentionally. Fortunately, the marriage was blown.
Mrs. Song's face changed slightly, but she still smiled gently.
"The Imperial Concubine's words are serious. I'm already in good health. There's no need for Ling Xin to be by my side. If the Imperial Concubine doesn't mind, you can call Ling Xin at any time and I won't say anything to you." Mrs. Song nodded slightly.
After hearing Mrs. Song's words, the people in the front hall had different expressions.
Chaoli did not observe his aunt or concubine, but looked at Mr. Cen and Song Lingxin openly, while out of the corner of his eye he glanced at Mrs. Song's niece and her daughter.
Mrs. Song's niece married into the Fu family. Her original surname was Zhang, and Zhang's daughter was named Fu Qianqian.
As Mrs. Song finished speaking, Mrs. Zhang's hands on her knees tightened.
Seeing this, Chao Li had some guesses.
"I wonder who this is?" Chaoli suddenly looked at Mr. Zhang.
Zhang paused, then smiled appropriately, pulled her daughter to stand up, and bowed slightly to Chaoli.
"I have met the eldest concubine. Mrs. Song is my aunt. This is my daughter Fu Qianqian. Due to an accident at home, she came to live in the Song Mansion temporarily."
When Mrs. Zhang said this, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her handkerchief.
Fu Qianqian also bowed to Chaoli under Zhang's look and called her Princess Concubine.
Chaoli looked surprised, "There was an accident at home. What happened that made me need to come to the Song Dynasty to seek refuge? The relationship between the cousins is not very convenient. It must have been something big, otherwise it wouldn't be like this. Hey, Madam, be kind
Take care of yourself and your daughter."
Zhang's face looked a little ugly. She didn't know whether Chaoli said this on purpose or because she was just out of her mind.
According to what Chaoli said, she shouldn't be here and should avoid suspicion.
Mrs. Song couldn't see Zhang's grievance, and she also heard that Chaoli's words had some meaning.
"The Crown Princess doesn't know, but actually the child's husband died unexpectedly the year before last. I saw her orphaned and widowed and was bullied by her mother-in-law, so she took her to the house." Mrs. Song said with some embarrassment.
"What? I still have filial piety on my body. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to enter the Song Dynasty like this?" Chaoli asked with eyes wide open and a look of disbelief on his face.
Song Lingxin saw it clearly and already understood that Chaoli was supporting her mother today. She felt very at ease and sighed that Chaoli was so thoughtful.
Mrs. Zhang's face suddenly turned red. She was indeed still within the three-year mourning period and should not have come to bother her.
But she took advantage of Mrs. Song's love for her and her filial piety, which was no longer the first year, so she came here.
Generally speaking, it doesn't matter if you don't dig into it.
But if someone exposes it and wants to use it as an excuse, it would be reasonable and well-founded.
Mrs. Zhang is not stupid either. Of course she understands what Chaoli means now, but she is quite frightened. I don’t know if Chaoli sees that she has different thoughts, or if Mrs. Cen sees that she has other ideas.
Come and test.
However, looking at Chaoli's age, she was more inclined to the second possibility. Perhaps it was Chaoli who was entrusted by the Cen family.
"It's my fault, let the imperial concubine laugh." Mrs. Zhang sobbed softly on her face.
Fu Qianqian had a pale face and looked at Mrs. Song aggrievedly, which made Mrs. Song's heart hurt so much.
Seeing this, Mrs. Song's eyes showed some dissatisfaction. She did not dare to lose her temper with Chaoli, but she looked at Cen coldly, obviously hoping that Cen would tell Chaoli not to do this.
Mrs. Cen is also not a fool. How could she not see that Chao Li was supporting her.
Since she has the intention to help herself, she will definitely not lose the face of Chaoli, and she will not be too busy to eat and have nothing to do.
Therefore, Mrs. Cen pretended not to notice and looked at Chaoli with a smile.
At the same time, thinking of what Song Lingxin told her when she came back before, Cen already had a plan in mind.
Chaoli would not give Mrs. Song any face, "Old Madam, what do you think Aunt Cen is doing? Did I say something wrong?"
"Ahem, how could it be? What the Crown Princess said is very reasonable. But they are only relatives after all. There are no other relatives in her family, so I have no choice but to take her in." Mrs. Song said.
"I see, the old lady is actually kind-hearted." Chaoli said calmly.
That's it for now. I'm afraid that if I continue talking about it later, it will affect Aunt Cen. Anyway, today is enough to make Aunt Cen wake up, make Mrs. Song unhappy, and vent her anger on behalf of Song Lingxin and her daughter.
Mrs. Song didn't know what to say, so she could only laugh twice.
They chatted for a while in the front hall, and then Song Lingxin proposed to take Chao out to her yard to talk.
As for the gifts brought by Chao Li, they also followed Song Lingxin and left. Mrs. Chao was so angry that she dared not say anything.
Today, they were originally here to see Mrs. Cen and Song Lingxin. She brought other family members to talk to them, which was out of etiquette. It was not good to look at their gifts eagerly.
This girl Chaoli has really changed into a different person!
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