Chapter Forty-Six: The Covenant, Qiao's Annex
Coming out of Jinghe Garden, Shen Zhuru couldn't help frowning.
Qiao Yuelong will be married next year, and the age of fourteen is the age to talk about marriage.
Mother-in-law Mu Liu Xinyue came to her so suddenly, and told her this, could it be that Qiao Yuelong, who was going to make her someone's wife?
Could it be Mu Jinyang?
It's also possible to think about it, but it's unlikely to think about it.
The identity of the Qiao family is not low, this Qiao Yuelong according to her mother-in-law Mu Liu Xinyue, that is, the daughter of the eldest lady, the descendant of the Qiao family, is unlikely to match with the man of the Mu family's side branch.
Unless this Qiao Yuelong has any hidden diseases or defects, it is still possible.
Suddenly, an idea popped into place.
Shen Zhuru thought of her mother-in-law Mu Liu Xinyue's dissatisfaction with her, as well as her attitude when she mentioned that Qiao Yuelong, could it be that she was preparing to marry this Qiao Yuelong into the door to be Mu Fenghua's wife?
It is impossible for a concubine, although the identity of a flat wife is a little wronged, if the power of the family is transferred to the other party, Shen Zhuru, the young lady, will become a nominal lady, and there is not much power status at all.
"Young lady, what's wrong with you? Is it because of Madame's words that make you unhappy? Some distance away from Jingheyuan, and there was no one else nearby, Yuxu couldn't help asking.
"Why do you say that?"
"The slave is the person next to the young lady, and she has always seen the attitude of the lady towards the young lady, and today she suddenly invited the lady over and explained the matter in a good voice, doesn't the young lady feel strange? Not to mention, the slave maid had heard it a long time ago, when the young master was a child, Mrs. wanted the Miss Yuelong of the Qiao family to be the daughter-in-law of the Mu family, and now that she mentioned this matter, wouldn't she have this thought again. The slave maid felt that the young lady still had to be guarded. ”
Yusu said this quite seriously, and from her eyes, Shen Zhuru saw seriousness.
"Let's talk about it. Maybe it's not what you and I guessed, it's just that I just want to know what happened to Miss Yuelong of the Qiao family. ”
Yusu pursed her lips, and finally could only respond: "Even if the young lady thinks so, the slave and maid are not good to say, I just hope that the young lady will not think too simple about everything, even if it is an ordinary maid in the Mu Mansion, it may not be as simple as it seems." ”
Shen Zhuru tilted her head slightly and looked at the rain, quite amused by her last words.
Was she hinting at her, and even she wasn't necessarily as pure as she thought she was?
After returning to Fenghua Garden, Shen Zhuru didn't say much about Jinghe Garden, and after enjoying the night view with Mu Fenghua, he went back to the house to rest.
Lying on the bed, Mu Fenghua, who was sleeping soundly on one side, breathed evenly.
These days, Mu Fenghua has only slept with her in his arms, and has not acted excessively, and it is precisely because of this that Shen Zhuru can sleep so peacefully and worry-free.
Looking at Mu Fenghua like this, Shen Zhuru couldn't help but think that if her guess came true, Qiao Yuelong really wanted to marry into the Mu family, and Mu Fenghua could still lie quietly beside her like this moment, with only her in her eyes?
Why is it that just thinking about it makes me feel very uncomfortable, and I don't want to be shared with the beauty in front of me at all?
Shen Zhuru tapped his forehead and muttered, "What do you think?" He is not your own person, and even if he does marry someone else, what right do you have to stop him? ”
Don't want to, don't want to, sleep, sleep!
Shen Zhuru said this to herself in her heart, turned her back and closed her eyes, but she didn't notice that when she turned around, Mu Fenghua's closed eyes also opened.
At this moment, Mu Fenghua didn't have any anger in his eyes, but a faint smile overflowed, and he just looked at Shen Zhuru like that.
In the early morning of the next day, Shen Zhuru was called to Jinghe Garden again.
Mother-in-law Mu Liu Xinyue called her over to tell her about the gifts she would give to the ladies and ladies of the Qiao family tomorrow, what things should be given to whom, what words should be said when giving away, and things that need to be paid attention to.
Everything seems to feel that this is Mu Liu Xinyue, who is a mother-in-law, who mentions and attaches importance to Shen Zhuru, but Shen Zhuru can feel the faint loneliness in those words, and she clearly does this, just to let Shen Zhuru not lose the face of the Mu family in the Qiao family.
On the seventh day of the fifth month, Shen Zhuru changed into a set of aqua blue skirts and went out, Yumian, Yuxu, Yueyang, and Yueqin were accompanied by the four maids, and there were also some little maids who took a pair of twelve people out of the house and went to Qiao's courtyard to make an appointment.
The distance between the Qiao family's courtyard and the Mu family's courtyard is not too far, but it is separated from the fruit forest, if they go to the top of the mountain forest where they are located, the location of the two courtyards looks like they are looking at each other.
Even so, it was a considerable distance, a few miles away.
Meet in Qiao's courtyard, that is because Mrs. Qiao said that this year's peony, peony, dragon spit beads, dragon boat flowers and other flowers in the courtyard are blooming well, ready to find her to have a sneak peek in the past, just waiting for the 20th of this month, Miss Yuelong, who has just returned from the Qiao family, will preside over the flower viewing party, and invite the young ladies and ladies of the family in Qiyang County to enjoy the flowers, and it also has the meaning of letting young people meet each other.
The talented and beautiful people in Qiyang County also spread from such gatherings.
For example, why Jiang Ruoyu, a little girl, has the reputation of being one of the three beauties in Qiyang County, is also spread by such a flower viewing party.
Before the Qiao family held a flower viewing party, Shen Zhuru, who was the first to be invited to the Qiao family's courtyard, just got off the carriage and saw that there was already a housekeeper and two grandmothers waiting there at the door.
"The slave maid (slave) greets Mrs. Mu Shao!"
The three of them stepped forward and saluted in unison.
"Slave Qiao An, the steward of the other courtyard, these two are Mama Yu and Mama Xu, they are the people next to the eldest lady, and they have been ordered by the eldest lady, and when they have been waiting for the young lady for a long time, they also ask the young lady to enter with the two grandmothers, and the slave will go to report first." Joan bowed back, named each other, and informed herself of the next arrangement.
Shen Zhuru nodded, Qiao An left, and Yu Xu and the two grandmothers were in charge of entertaining.
"Mrs. Mu, are you tired? Are you going to find a place to rest for a while, or do you want to go around the garden first, and then go to meet the eldest lady and Miss Yuelong? Mama Yu asked, with a gentle expression on her smiling face.
"I'm not tired. Is it just appropriate to follow such a group of maids to visit the garden? ”
"Young Lady Mu is serious, the young lady wants to visit the garden, and it is natural for the maid to follow her, how can it be inappropriate. The slave maid will lead the way, first take the young lady around, and then go to the eldest lady's side, okay? ”
"Then there will be two grandmothers."
"Don't dare!"