This question stuns Xiahou Shu. No matter how much she dislikes Xiahou Mei, she is still her biological aunt. She has never done anything treacherous or evil. It is not her turn to comment on the conflicts between their in-laws.
. But it was Zhong Qingkui who asked the question. She didn’t have so many scruples and said: "My aunt cares about face the most. Even if she is unhappy in her heart, she is always smiling outside. She only closes the door to show off her power and lecture others.
, I won’t have any objections to Princess Zhao’s birthday banquet. But I see that she is followed by Cousin Ruolan, maybe Cousin Ruolan had some verbal conflict, which made her unhappy.”
Zhong Qingkui frowned and said in confusion: "But I heard from the nuns in the mansion that Mrs. Rong Anhou is most satisfied with the marriage of her second daughter. There is no one in the capital who doesn't know that the third young lady of Prince Zhao's mansion is
Her daughter. In this case, Xu’s cousin should be her favorite.”
Xiahou Shu didn't know how to answer. Although she didn't really spend much time with Xiahou Mei, judging from her aunt's persistence in her children's marriage, she tried her best to cling to high-ranking officials, partly for her own face, and partly for her own sake.
On the one hand, it is indeed for the benefit of the children. Uncle Xu has an empty title and no real power. He made no achievements when he was young, and now that he is old, he has no hope. If his descendants are as depressed as him, I am afraid that life will not last long.
It has to be more difficult.
However, when it came to marriage, Zhong Lufu looked at Xu Ruolan a little tighter.
A daughter of a declining Hou family can be married to the Prince's palace as a daughter-in-law, and she is still married to the legitimate son of King Zhao. And her father is Prince Gong, can't she marry someone with a higher family status?
Speaking of which, Xu Ruolan's ability to marry well is due to her mother, Mrs. Ronganhou!
The only strange thing is that she was not reincarnated into Princess Gong's womb and could not expect her aunt to care deeply about her and make many plans for her marriage. Her own mother was useless and would only make her cry and cry when things happened.
, so that her marriage has been delayed for so long and there is no solution.
Zhong Lufu thought silently and cursed.
Xia Houshu was busy talking to Zhong Qingkui and did not notice the change in Zhong Lufu's expression. However, Zhong Yuqing happened to catch a glimpse of it when she looked over and quietly gave Princess Gong a look.
Princess Gong was stunned for a moment, then looked over and quickly realized - her third daughter, like her mother Zhu, was going crazy over the marriage proposal. She followed Aunt Zhu at home.
She cried, made fuss, and hanged herself, which made her have headaches every night, and she even called the doctor several times. If Zhong Zan couldn't stand it anymore, stood up and scolded Aunt Zhu and her daughter, she didn't know when she would stop. But.
In this way, the Zhu mother and daughter still felt that she was not interested.
However, this is someone else's home, surrounded by nobles and celebrities. No matter how many grievances, dissatisfaction and bitterness Princess Gong has in her heart, she still has a slight smile on her face. But she cannot let her daughter speak out here.
, then scolded Zhong Qingkui: "You are a little girl, what nonsense are you talking about? Brothers and sisters in the family are all the children of their parents, so naturally they are treated equally. How can anyone like or dislike someone? This should be said to others.
If you listen to this, you will definitely be told that you are talking nonsense."
Princess Gong said this not only to Zhong Qingkui but also to Zhong Lufu. She said it all to make Zhong Lufu feel at ease and believe that she would never treat her badly in their marriage.
Zhong Lufu didn't know whether she understood or not, she lowered her head and was thinking about something.
Zhong Qingkui is a smart girl. She quickly understood the deep meaning of her mother's words. She immediately poked Zhong Lufu who was distracted next to her and said with a smile: "Mother is right. In the past, the third sister always felt that her mother was partial to me. Now my mother is doing it for the third sister."
I was so worried about my marriage that I almost forgot about it. Now it’s my turn to be jealous of my third sister!”
Zhong Lufu didn't know why her sister had to remind her, so she smiled awkwardly and said, "Why are you talking nonsense, fourth sister? Have I ever said such a thing?"
Zhong Qingkui looked at her and smiled without saying a word. Have you ever said that you don't know yourself?
Xia Houshu could prove that Zhong Lufu not only thought so, but also said so. But she didn't want to involve the last incident just for a few words. Everyone would lose face, so she took advantage of the situation and helped change the topic to Zhong Qingkui.
He said: "What a coincidence, my mother looks at me every day and never relaxes for a moment. Since my aunt is busy with my third cousin's marriage and has no time to care about you, why don't you come to our house for a while and share my mother's care for me?
It would be good for both of you to be companions."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah!" Zhong Qingkui nodded quickly after hearing this, and then turned to her mother, "Mom, I'm going to stay at my aunt's house for a while!"
"You are the only ones with more ideas!" Princess Gong scolded with a smile, "When your third sister is discussing marriage, it's just that you don't help me share the affairs of the house, and you still want to go to your aunt to hide in peace! What do you think?
Don't even think about it! Your aunt is already too busy just to take care of a large family, and she also has to teach Shu'er. If you are added to the list, I'm afraid you will poke a hole in Qingfeng Pavilion!"
"It's not as exaggerated as you said. My cousin..." Zhong Qingkui wanted to say that her cousin is the most considerate and kind, but she turned her head and glanced at Xia Houshu, and suddenly the image of Xia Houshu and Zhong Lu at the beginning of the year appeared in her mind.
Seeing the scene of Fu's quarrel, he immediately swallowed the rest of the words.
If you talk nonsense, you will be struck by lightning!
Zhong Lufu glanced at Zhong Qingkui lovingly, thinking that although her sister was a little younger, she was a sensible person and knew who was right and who was wrong.
Prince Gong's Mansion also covered the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief and looked at Xia Houshu with a smile.
Xia Houshu raised his head, why did this topic come to him as he talked? Can't she have a positive image?
Zhong Yuqing smiled and smoothed things over and said: "Lv Fu's marriage should really be settled. If my sister-in-law is too busy, let Qing Kui come and live with Shu'er for a while. As long as I'm watching, they can't make a difference. Recently.
Yi'er is not at home, but if Shu'er has Qingkui to help look after him, I will be relieved."
Xia Houshu sighed again, just try to persuade her, why do you have to step on her?
Princess Gong didn't really want to stop her daughter from staying at the Duke's Mansion of Yue Kingdom, but she was afraid of causing trouble to her sister-in-law. After listening to Zhong Yuqing's words, she felt relieved, and looked at Zhong Qingkui with a smile and said: "If you want to go, then
Go, I used to go there often, don't make me sound unreasonable."
Zhong Qingkui got her mother's consent and said excitedly: "Then it's settled. I will go directly with Shu'er after today's banquet. When I turn around, my mother will have my things packed and delivered!"
When she was happy, her voice was a little loud, which attracted the people next to her to look over and whisper to them which girl they were from. Even Xiahou Mei, who had just found a seat to sit down, noticed them and stood up.
Walk towards where they are.
Xu Ruolan sighed and had to follow quickly.
Xiahou Mei entered the flower hall, and several people had seen the ceremony. Xiahou Mei started chatting with two of his peers, completely forgetting that he had just had a bad time with Zhong Yuqing because he proposed to marry Xia Houshu on behalf of his youngest son.
Xia Houshu was also amazed by her aunt's shamelessness, but she was not interested in the content of the elders' greetings, so she took the opportunity to glance at Xu Ruolan who was following her.
Xu Ruolan is still beautiful, but she is not as bright and bright as before.
The two cousins of the Xu family. The eldest cousin Xu Ruoshui was gentle, virtuous, dignified and elegant before she got married. However, she met Zhao Shenghai who did not love her. She had to take care of three children by herself, being both a father and a mother, and also had to carefully serve her parents-in-law.
, life was very frustrating. And the second cousin Xu Ruolan was protected by her mother before she got married, and she was also an innocent and bright woman. Everyone envied her for marrying the legitimate son of King Zhao, but now it seems that she is just superficially glamorous.
Now that he is only twenty-five years old, the skin and flesh on his face have begun to loosen, and there are many fine wrinkles on the corners of his eyes, making him look like he is five or six years older than his actual age.
Then she glanced at Zhong Lufu again. Although she was not as haggard as Xu Ruolan, she was not much better. From this, she came to a conclusion: marriage, whether it is obtained or not, is not necessarily a blessing.
.It’s better to be a girl at home.
Although the Xiahou family, the Zhong family, and the Xu family are related, the Ronganhou Mansion and the Prince Gong Mansion are neither direct nor collateral lines. They are only related to each other because Zhong Yuqing married into the Xiahou family. They usually move around
There weren't many, so Xu Ruolan wasn't familiar with the Zhong sisters. Moreover, there was a big age gap between her and the three girls present, so they couldn't talk to each other. But standing around was boring, so she just
He pulled Xia Houshu and asked in a low voice: "I heard that my uncle has been ill recently. I have been busy and haven't been able to take the time to check on him. Is he feeling better now?"
Xia Houshu believed that Xu Ruolan really couldn't spare time, and that his father was not really ill, so he replied in a low voice: "Father is very good, you don't have to worry. Father is here today too, I'm afraid that now
We are drinking with Prince Zhao in the front yard!"
Xu Ruolan smiled and nodded, not knowing what to say further.
Xia Houshu looked around and saw that the Zhong sisters had a deep relationship and had endless things to say when they were together. However, Xu Ruolan, one of the young masters of Prince Zhao's Mansion, was unfamiliar with everyone and seemed even more like an outsider at the moment.
They were all her cousins, and Xia Houshu didn't want to neglect anyone. She thought for a while and said to Xu Ruolan: "Where did my cousin arrange for the two nephews in such a big scene today? I have a better day.
I haven’t seen them before. I remember Yuan’er was born around the Dragon Boat Festival. She must be three years old, right?”
As she said that, she took off a pair of round red gold bracelets from her wrists and handed them to Xu Ruolan, saying sincerely: "I happened to be on lockdown when Yuan'er's first birthday was coming, so I couldn't come. Two years have passed in a flash, so it's just me.