Chapter 137: Excuses
Mama came in and reported that the carriage was ready, and that the hour was almost up, and that it was time to go. Although the two prefectures are in the same city, there is still a long way to go.
Jian'an Hou Mansion is different from Anguo Hou Mansion, it is the emperor's house when the old man was enthroned, and later the prosperous era was peaceful, the imperial city developed very fast, the area expanded more than twice, and the city center was transferred to the area where the Anguo Hou Mansion is now located, but the place where the Jian'an Hou Mansion is located is a little depressed, but in the end, it is a gathering place for some wealthy families with deep roots, and the mansions of all sizes are also dotted around.
The old lady finally confirmed the gift list, and the draft was not bad, which not only showed the bearing and luxury of the Marquis of Anguo's mansion, but also did not lose the etiquette rules, which really made people unable to find the slightest fault.
"Let's box it like this!"
The old lady closed the gift list and gave an order, and Mama Gui, who was standing behind the lady, stepped forward to take the gift list and exited the room with it. In fact, the things have already been prepared according to the gift list a few days ago, the third lady has a delicate heart, and she knows the old lady's intentions, and she is all in accordance with her will, and the last look at this is just to make sure, if there is anything she thinks is inappropriate, just take it out.
"Let's go, I'll send you off, it's time for a walk." The old lady stretched out her hand to help her daughter-in-law as she spoke, and when Mrs. Xia saw this, she also got up and went over to help her, and walked out cautiously. Xia Xue'er was stunned for a moment, and then unhurriedly lifted her skirt and followed behind the two, and the maids bowed their heads to follow.
The old lady had a pimple in her heart, but she didn't say it at this time, she only pinned her hopes on her daughter-in-law and granddaughter, hoping that she could get back the face she had lost many years ago at this wedding banquet, and it would be better if she could extinguish the arrogance of Jian'an Hou Mansion again!
From a distance, I saw a graceful figure at the door of the house, walking back and forth, seemingly very anxious. Xia Xue'er seemed to have known that there would be such a scene, and she smiled coldly in her heart, and her face was also light. When everyone got closer, they found that this person was the second lady Xia Qiaoyun. And after she saw the visitor, she also hurriedly lifted her skirt and stepped forward to salute.
Mrs. Xia frowned slightly when she saw this, Xia Qiaoyun had come to find her before, and asked if she could take her with her when the prince got married. But she obviously refused, but at this time, she was standing here in bright clothes, whether she took her words seriously or not!
So he asked with a little chill in his tone, "Why are you here?"
Xia Qiaoyun couldn't hear the unhappiness in her mother's heart, and she didn't know how to answer at this time, so she could only turn her eyes for help to her grandmother on the side, after all, she was qualified to overturn her wife's decision.
I saw that the old lady had not seen a smile on her face for a long time, and she took her daughter-in-law's hand very affectionately, and said: "I thought that the three girls went to the Hou Mansion alone, and it was inevitable that they would be bored and panicked, so I called the two girls, and the two sisters were together, and they could talk and relieve boredom along the way, right?"
Xia Xue'er couldn't help but feel funny when she heard such an explanation, when did the old lady learn to put herself in her shoes? The drunkard didn't mean to drink, but this excuse was too clumsy, it was okay to deceive the child, and he wanted to fool her and his mother? It's a bit of a fool's dream!
Sure enough, Mrs. Xia was not ready to give the old lady this face, so she took her hand and said with a smile: "Mother is so doting on Xue'er, she thinks so thoughtfully!" It's just that today is the wedding of the prince, and there are a lot of lively places in the Hou Mansion of Jian'an, how can this girl be bored if she loves to play and make trouble? It's Sister Yun, she has an introverted personality and is too restrained herself, I'm afraid she will feel uncomfortable in that lively place! ”
The old lady was absent-minded, obviously she didn't hear the meaning of her daughter-in-law's words at all that Xia Qiaoyun was a childish family and couldn't get on the stage, but Xia Qiaoyun heard it all of a sudden, at this moment, a little face was blue and white, and she wanted to turn her head and leave, but she was reluctant to miss this great opportunity, and in the end, she ruined her mother's expectations because of impulsiveness. Remembering that her mother had the audacity to sneak out last night, just to beg Mrs. again, but was caught by the guards, the wolf was extremely bad, and she gritted her teeth and stood still.
The smile on the old lady's face suddenly retracted, and the daughter-in-law was obviously refuting her decision when she said this, when did everyone in this mansion have to listen to her Zhao family?!
So Zhengse looked at his daughter-in-law, took out her mother-in-law's shelf, and commanded in a tone that no one could question: "Sister Yun is not young, her mother is not a good person, she is unreliable, as a mother-in-law, you should find a good family business for her." Today's matter is so decided, the second sister will go with the two of you! ”
A gust of hot wind blew, falling flowers fluttered, and Xia Xue'er's dress fell three or two petals of pale pink, which also reflected this aqua blue Luo skirt. It's just that the falling flowers are intentional, and the recipient is ruthless, although she has a smile in her eyes, she lowers her head and gently flicks the petals away. In this life, she just wants to be alone, protect herself, and don't want to have too much to do with people and things she doesn't want to be related, especially this one that is actively attached!
As soon as he raised his head, he heard the old lady's slightly sour and jealous words, and a touch of ridicule appeared in his eyes, and he took the opportunity to wipe his sweat with a handkerchief to hide the slightly raised arc of the corners of his mouth. Since the old lady is not ashamed, why should she and her mother care?
This time I went back to the wedding banquet of the Hou Shizi of Jian'an, and the old lady and the Hou Ye did not plan to come forward, but Mrs. Xia brought her daughter to go, so only two carriages were prepared in the house. At this time, there was suddenly an extra Xia Qiaoyun, and it was too late to prepare the car temporarily, so naturally he wanted to ride in the same carriage with Xia Xue'er.
Xia Xue'er didn't feel uncomfortable, she was taken into the carriage by the maid, and waited for a long time before Xia Qiaoyun lifted the curtain and came in, hesitantly stopped looking at her, bit her lip, as if she had something to say, but she never spoke, and then her eyebrows drooped, and she bent over to sit opposite Xia Xue'er with her skirt raised.
Because of Xia Qiaoyun's sudden addition, there was no place for Cuizhu and Dongmei in the car, and the two could only sit together with the coachman.
Xia Xue'er looked up and down Xia Qiaoyun sitting opposite with a pair of eyes openly. This goose-yellow dress and her fair complexion also complement each other, and the style is also the latest fashionable, but after a closer look, I realized that her body was not the same one that spilled black tea in the Bishui Pavilion last time? The tea stain on the right thigh, although it was carefully washed, still left a pale red mark.
She will also be smart, with a tassel hanging down, the long tassel hangs down just to cover the pale red tea stain, but the tassel is too eye-catching, it will inevitably make people look twice, and there will always be sharp-eyed people, seeing the stain has become an inevitable thing.
Xia Qiaoyun saw that Xia Xue'er had been looking herself up and down unabashedly since she got in the car, her eyes were like needles pricked on her, her face was hot, and she slid down her hand unnaturally to block the faint and imperceptible stains.
"Second sister likes this skirt so much?"
[To be continued]
ps。 This is today's second update~~~
Tomorrow the 7th is a big day to lift the tension - the college entrance examination! As a person who has come over, I sincerely wish all candidates, definitely 678! (To be continued.) )