When the mother-in-law led Lu Congshu to the flower hall, the flower hall was already full of people.
Xie Min smiled and waved to Lu Congshu, and asked him to sit next to her. After settling him, Xie Min raised his head and asked the woman, "How's it going at the waterside pavilion?"
"As for Madam Prince, the second young master has already gone to the waterside pavilion to entertain the guests." The mother-in-law replied respectfully.
"Has A-Zhan gone already? That's good. With A-Zhan here, I feel relieved." Xie Min said with satisfaction.
Duke Dingguo's palace had few heirs, and the only two brothers in the palace were Lu Shen and Lu Zhan. Lu Shen had not returned from escorting her to pay for the army, so the only person in the palace who could help her entertain the male family members was Lu Zhan.
After all, most of the male family members coming today are Lu Zhan's age.
After the mother-in-law left, the flower hall suddenly became lively again.
"Madam, the prince, has the eldest son not returned from escorting the soldiers and paying them?" someone in the crowd asked with a smile.
"Yunnan is a long way away. We should arrive in Beijing in about ten days." Xie Min replied with a smile.
The man nodded, smiled and complimented, "I heard that the journey of transporting military pay was not a peaceful one. Fortunately, the eldest son was strategizing, so that the general's pay could be safely delivered to Yunnan."
"Look at what you said, Brother Shen is just going to help." Xie Min answered cheerfully.
"Mrs. Prince, please stop being modest. The two young masters in Duke Dingguo's residence are both talented in literature and military affairs. There is no other family in the capital who can educate young masters better than yours." The man added with a smile.
, having said that, he did not forget to look at Princess Zhennan in front of him and said, "Princess, do you think so?"
Princess Zhennan smiled back at her, arched her eyebrows and said, "That's what Mrs. Hu said."
Xie Min smiled and saw that Lu Congshu next to him had a mouth full of crumbs from his snack, so he took out his handkerchief and wiped it for him.
Seeing this, Mrs. Hu rolled her eyes and said with a busy smile, "Mrs. Prince, the young master is six years old this year!"
Xie Min nodded, smiled, and said, "Mrs. Hu has a good memory."
Mrs. Hu covered her mouth and smiled softly, "I have a good memory, but it's my nephew. He and the young master were born only two days apart. Speaking of which, this is also a fate! It's a pity..."
Mrs. Hu didn't say the rest of the words, but Xie Min guessed most of them.
As expected, Mrs. Hu changed the subject and added with a smile, "It is really hard for the Crown Prince to manage this huge palace all by herself. It is time for the Crown Prince to find someone to help you!"
After hearing what Mrs. Hu said, Xie Min was not angry. Instead, he smiled softly and said, "Mrs. Hu is right. Some things should be taken care of. However, everything has to wait for Brother Shen."
return."
As soon as she said these words, the minds of all the ladies in the flower hall began to become active.
Mrs. Hu originally wanted to say something more, but it was obvious that Xie Min had turned her face to pick up food for Lu Congshu, as if she didn't want to say any more, so she turned her eyes and simply turned her attention to Mrs. Chen next to her.
"Sister Chen, you are the sister-in-law of the Crown Prince. Didn't the Crown Prince reveal anything to you?"
Ms. Chen frowned and looked at Mrs. Hu confused, "What did you reveal?"
Seeing Mrs. Chen's silly look, Mrs. Hu raised her lips and smiled. She raised her eyes and scanned Mrs. Chen up and down, then looked at her with a half-smile but said, "Sister Chen, I
It’s just a casual question, there’s no point in pretending to be stupid.”
She didn't believe that Mrs. Chen was really stupid. If she was really stupid, how could A Rui fall into her hands and even lose the power of the housekeeper?
"Mrs. Hu, you misunderstood, I'm not pretending to be stupid, I really don't know what you mean?" Mrs. Chen stared at Mrs. Hu with an innocent face and said.
Mrs. Hu looked at Mr. Chen and sneered, then turned her face away coldly.
Looking at Mrs. Hu's cold face, Mrs. Chen couldn't help but feel a little at a loss.
"Sister Chen, right?" Just when Chen was at a loss, Princess Zhennan, who was sitting above her, said to her with a smile.
"Yes, my concubine's surname is Chen." Mrs. Chen nodded hurriedly and respectfully towards Princess Zhennan.
Princess Zhennan smiled softly, "I think I'm older than you, so I shamelessly call you sister."
"Don't dare, don't dare." The kinder Princess Zhennan was, the more at a loss Mr. Chen became.
Princess Zhennan didn't care at all, "Sister Chen, my Ah Qing and your Ah Wu hit it off immediately. They are now close friends. For the sake of our children, we should keep in touch with each other more. From now on, sister
Just call me sister."
Mrs. Chen turned back and glanced at Xie Wu, who was sitting with Xiao Muqing, and suddenly felt much calmer.
"Then, from now on I will boldly call the princess my sister." Mrs. Chen turned to look at Princess Zhennan and said softly.
"Okay." Princess Zhennan responded with a smile.
At the same time, several ladies sitting opposite Chen were also discussing in low voices.
"Speaking of which, the eldest young lady has passed away several years ago. The Dingguo Palace waited until today to reveal the news of renewing the eldest son's string. It can be regarded as the most benevolent thing."
"I just don't know which girl Dingguo Gongfu is interested in."
"Mrs. David, do you know?"
Following these words, the eyes of everyone around him suddenly turned to Mrs. Wei.
It's not that they want to hear the answer from Mrs. Wei, but that Mrs. Wei's identity is really special. She is the direct aunt of Lu Congshu, the young master of Dingguo Palace, and the eldest sister-in-law of the late eldest wife.
"If Mrs. Tang wants to know so much, I can help you ask Mrs. Shizi, what do you think?" Mrs. Wei said half-truthfully with the corner of her mouth raised.
"This, that's not necessary, I'm just asking casually." Mrs. Tang kept saying with her mouth stiffened.
Mrs. Wei turned away coldly. She raised her eyes and glanced at the fair and well-behaved Lu Congshu. For some reason, a sourness suddenly welled up in her heart.
The day has finally arrived.
My grandmother is not my mother, and my mother is not my mother either. What will Brother Shu do in the future?
The banquet came to an end soon. After everyone had eaten, Xie Min made arrangements to invite everyone to go to the Changyin Building next to it to listen to the play.
Changyin Building has two floors. Although there were many female relatives here for the banquet today, they did not feel crowded at all when they sat inside. It seemed that after listening to two plays, the girls behind them became a little unable to sit still.
Lu Congshu, who was leaning on Xie Min's arms, couldn't sit still even more.
"Brother Shu, what's wrong? You don't want to accompany your grandmother to the opera?" Xie Min looked at him with a smile.
Lu Congshu blinked. He remembered what his second uncle told him before, so he hurriedly pulled Xie Min's sleeve corner and said with a pout, "Grandma, I want to go to the lotus pond to feed the fish."
"Do you want to go to the lotus pond to feed the fish?" Xie Min smiled and stroked Lu Congshu's head.
"Yes! Grandma, please ask someone to take me to the lotus pond!" Lu Congshu nodded vigorously.
Xie Min thought for a while and finally nodded in agreement. Just when he was about to tell the maid to send Lu Congshu there, Lu Congshu pointed behind him and said, "Grandma, I want her to accompany me to feed the fish."
Xie Wu's eyes moved slightly after being pointed out by Lu Congshu.
Xie Min was more surprised than Xie Wu, but she soon came to her senses. She took Lu Congshu's hand again and said to him with a smile, "Brother Shu, she is my grandmother's niece.
Due to grief, you should call her cousin."
"Then I want my cousin to accompany me to feed the fish." Lu Congshu pouted.
Xie Min suddenly felt a little joy in her heart, but it didn't show on her face at all, "Why did you let your cousin accompany you?"
"Because my cousin is the most beautiful!" Lu Congshu said matter-of-factly, raising his chin.
Xie Min finally couldn't help but laugh out loud. She raised her hand and scratched the tip of Lu Congshu's nose, then smiled and said to him, "You little clever guy."
"Grandma, do you agree?" Lu Congshu's eyes lit up.
"It's useless if I agree! You have to ask your cousin if she is willing!" Xie Min said to him with her eyes bent.
Upon hearing this, Lu Congshu immediately let go of Xie Min's hand. He quickly walked to Xie Wu with his legs. He looked straight at Xie Wu with a pair of round eyes and said, "Cousin, please take me to the lotus pond.
Feed the fish!”
If it weren't for A Qing's words, Xie Wu would have rejected Lu Congshu without even thinking about it, because it was obvious that Lu Zhan wanted to use Lu Congshu to lure her out, but now...
"Cousin, just take me there!" Seeing that Xie Wu didn't respond, Lu Congshu simply pulled her by the lapels and shook her lips.
Xie Wu laughed dumbly, "Brother Shu, but I don't know where the lotus pond is, so..."
"I know! I know! Cousin, don't look at me because I'm young, I know the way!" Lu Congshu jumped up when he was happy.
The second uncle said that this cousin is the best at repairing kites. As long as she takes her there, the kite can be repaired no matter how it falls!
"Ah Wu, since Brother Shu likes you, then you should go with her!" Xie Min said with a smile at the right time.
Xie Wu glanced at Xie Min, and finally stood up and said to her obediently, "Yes, aunt."
"Thank you, grandma." Lu Congshu also happily turned around and saluted Xie Min.
"Ah Wu, do you really want to accompany this little kid to some lotus pond to feed the fish?" Princess Xiao couldn't sit still.
"Princess, why don't you come too?" Xie Wu looked at Xiao Muqing with a smile and said.
Princess Xiao frowned, and while she was hesitating, she saw Xie Wu blinking at her, so she immediately stood down and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."
After saying that, the three of them walked out of the door hand in hand.
Xie Min watched with a smile as the three of them disappeared at the door. Then she turned her head and concentrated on watching the show. As for the various speculative glances around her, she didn't notice them at all.
In fact, the prince had intended to marry Lu Shen a second wife two years ago, but Lu Shen was unwilling, saying that the book brother was still young, and the father and son had a quarrel at that time. In the end, she helped to reconcile it.
To be honest, she was very surprised by Lu Shen's decision back then, but more importantly, she was happy to see the results.
At that time, the old lady had just passed away, and she was about to hold the middle child of the Hou family in her hands. If Lu Shen married another one, it would be of no use to her, not to mention that there was no girl in her natal family who could match him at that time.
But it’s different now, Sister Wu has grown up!
Now that Brother Shu and Sister Wu are so in love, what about this marriage...
Thinking of this, the smile on Xie Min's lips got a little deeper.
On the stage, as the drumbeats gradually became louder, the play reached its climax. However, the minds of all the ladies listening to the play in the Changyin Tower were outside the play.
Except Chen.
So many eyes around her fell on her, but she was completely unaware of it. She was completely immersed in the play, and her body and mind rose and fell with the characters in the play.
Princess Zhennan looked at all this, the corners of her lips curled up, and in the end she could only shake her head helplessly.
In fact, there are benefits to not knowing.
After all, things haven't come to light now.
Speaking of which, Lu Shen and Xie Wu are considered a good match. Unfortunately, Lu Shen is married and has a son...