Early the next morning, the old lady came to Xu Zining's room and said straight to the point: "Miss Xu, how have you been thinking about it these days?" ”

helped the old lady of the palace to sit down on the chair, and then poured a cup of tea for her, Xu Zining sat down next to her, her face was as beautiful and peaceful as a few days ago, but the faint dark halo under her big eyes showed that she had not rested well in the past few days: "Old lady, I have thought about it, I am willing to marry the second son as his wife." ”

"Do you really want to?" Although she had expected Xu Zining to agree, her simplicity still surprised the old lady of the palace: "Don't regret it? ”

"I'm against it!"

Before Xu Zining could say anything, a crisp voice suddenly sounded, and then a young woman in a turquoise dress rushed from the inner room to the two of them, with a delicate face, handsome eyes and eyebrows, and a heroic spirit hidden between her eyebrows.

Staring at the young woman who suddenly appeared, the old lady of the palace smiled kindly, and there was a trace of anger in her eyes that was fleeting: "Miss Xu, who is this girl?" ”

"Back to the old lady, she is my distant cousin Li Xue, I sent someone to send a letter to my father to say that I am going to get married, but my father went up the mountain to collect medicine a few days ago and injured his leg, so I asked my cousin to come to the wedding instead." Xu Zining explained softly, and then turned to look at Li Xue: "Cousin, this is the old lady." ”

Seeing the pleading gaze cast by her cousin, Li Xue saluted to the old lady of the palace and said, "Li Xue has seen the old lady. Qingxiu always had anger and depression on her face.

Glancing at Li Xue, Xu Zining looked at the old lady of the palace and said apologetically: "My cousin grew up in the mountains since she was a child, she has always been straightforward but simple-minded, and she doesn't understand the rules of the palace, so please forgive the old lady." ”

"It doesn't matter." The smile on the old lady of the palace did not change, but her eyes kept staring at Li Xue: "Miss Li said why she opposes this family business?" ”

Li Xue didn't know that the person in front of her was the timidity and fear that the old lady of the palace should have, but she snorted angrily: "We know that our family is poor, so we have never thought about clinging to any rich and noble family, let alone marrying into a wealthy family for the sake of wealth;

My cousin asked people to bring a letter saying that they wanted to get married, but my uncle thought that the other party was an ordinary family, and thought that my cousin was already eighteen years old and it was time to get married, so he didn't object, and asked me to attend the wedding for him;

When I got here, I realized that my cousin was married to the palace, not to mention, but it was still a secret marriage, how can we accept this? If it is preached, will the villagers still point to our backbone and scold us for selling our women for glory and extinguish our conscience? ”

"Cousin......"

Seeing the smile on the old lady Gong's face and her eyes as deep as an abyss, Xu Zining hurriedly tugged at Li Xue's sleeve and whispered, "Cousin, don't say it." ”

"Why don't you say anything?" Li Xue slapped Xu Zining's hand away, looked at the old lady of the palace who pursed her lips, turned her eyes to Xu Zining and asked, "Cousin, did they force you to do this?" Don't be afraid, even if you fight for this life, your cousin will protect you, and she will seek justice for you, I don't believe that there is no justice and royal law in this world? ”

"The old lady didn't force me, I volunteered." Xu Zining said eagerly, for fear that his cousin's impulse would cause trouble.

Li Xue stared at Xu Zining with wide eyes when she heard this, and asked in disbelief: "What did you say?" ”

"I said it was all voluntary and had nothing to do with anyone else." Xu Zining said resolutely: "For more than a year, the old lady has been very good to me, like a granddaughter, and I can't bear the old lady." ”

"Even if the old lady is kind to you, you can't sacrifice your lifelong happiness in order to repay your kindness!" Li Xue scolded angrily with hatred on his face: "Don't forget, you are only eighteen years old, but you want to marry a ...... How are you going to survive the long days and nights ahead? ”

Looking at the old lady of the palace, Xu Zining's faint tone was firm: "I will always take care of the old lady with filial piety and give the old lady a pension." ”

The old lady of the palace, who had been quietly watching the two arguing, smiled when she heard this, and was secretly proud in her heart, she really didn't misunderstand this Xu Zining.

"What about your father? Don't you care about your father? ”

"My dad ......"

Xu Zining's beautiful face was slightly sad and self-blame, and a layer of mist gradually floated in her eyes, and after a while, she bowed to Li Xue Yingying: "My father asked my cousin to take care of it, please ask my cousin to tell my father, just say that Zining is not filial, please be a ...... There is no such thing as a daughter. ”

"You ......" Li Xue was immediately furious when she heard this, blushing and pointing at Xu Zining's nose and scolding: "Zining, when did you become so greedy and vain?" For the glory and wealth of the palace, you don't even recognize your father, are you still human? ”

Xu Zining lowered his head and didn't say a word, just his hands on his lap tightly grabbed the precious silk handkerchief, as if he was about to tear the silk handkerchief apart.

The old lady of the palace was very satisfied with Xu Zining's approach, in her opinion, as long as she could achieve her goal, her relatives could resolutely give it up.

However, it is obvious that this Xu Zining still needs a lot of experience, if she can't be cold-hearted and ruthless, Xu Zining is not worthy of being her pawn.

"Okay, well, since you have made up your mind to be prosperous and wealthy and not to have relatives, we will cut it in two, I will tell my uncle, if there is no daughter like you, I don't have you as a cousin!" After speaking, Li Xuefeng rushed into the inner room, and after a while, he rushed out with a small wooden box in his arms: "This is the dowry that my uncle prepared for my daughter, I want to take it back and return it to my uncle, as for your wedding, I don't need to participate, say goodbye!" ”

"Wait!"

With the order of the old lady of the palace, Li Xue, who had just rushed to the door, was stopped by the four of Xiangcui in time.

Li Xue was stunned, and then desperately wanted to rush out, but who knew that the four of Xiangcui were blocked at the door side by side and couldn't get out at all, so they had to give up, turned around, and glared at the old lady of the palace: "What do you want to do?" ”

Xu Zining also immediately raised his head, looked at his cousin who was angry and angry, and suddenly got up and walked to the old lady of the palace and knelt down: "Old lady, cousin...... Li Xue has always been very impatient and reckless in her words and actions, and the elders in the family have no way to take her, and Zi Ning is about to marry the second son as his wife, Zi Ning doesn't want to have an unlucky thing happen on this happy day, so she should be blessed by the second son and Zi Ning, and ask the old lady to be kind and let her go. ”

"Zining, hurry up." Stretching out her hand to help Xu Zining up, seeing the anxiety and worry contained in her eyes, the old lady of the palace was quite unhappy, but she said with kindness on her face: "Zining, don't be too careful, the old man left Miss Li just to let her attend the wedding between you and Xiong'er, and when the wedding is over, he will naturally send someone to send Miss Li back." ”

Seeing what Xu Zining wanted to say when she opened her mouth, the old lady of the palace said majestically: "Don't worry, although you have disconnected from her, but the person who comes is a guest, if you let outsiders know that the palace has driven the guests away, what kind of face does the palace have to stand on the world?" Zining said that this is not the reason? ”

"It's Zining who is not thoughtful, thank you for the old lady's teaching." Xu Zining lowered his head with a look of shame.

"Good boy, in the future, the old body will slowly teach you how to be the head of the palace." The smile on the old lady Gong's face became more and more amiable: "Miss Li is a guest, it is not appropriate to live here again, so let's move to the guest room from now on, the old lady will send two maids to serve Miss Li, and you can also prepare for the wedding with peace of mind." ”

Xu Zining nodded: "Zining obeys the old lady's arrangement. ”

Instructed Xiangcui and Xianghuan to take Li Xue to the guest room, the old lady of the palace also glanced at the wooden box in Li Xue's arms meaningfully, Xiangcui and Xianghuan suddenly understood in their hearts, Xiangcui reached out and pointed at Li Xue's acupuncture points to prevent her from shouting and running away, and then left with Xianghuan with Li Xue.

Here, the old lady of the palace took Xu Zining's hand and sat down beside her, stared straight into her eyes and asked, "Zining, the old body knows that you are very wronged to marry Xiong'er, and the old body allows you to think about it again." ”

"Thanks to the old lady's love, Zining is grateful, and he should do his best to be filial to the old lady."

"No regrets?"

"No regrets!" Xu Zining's eyebrows revealed perseverance and fierceness.

"You are really a good granddaughter-in-law." Patting the back of Xu Zining's hand, the old lady of the palace said lovingly: "From now on, you will be the second young lady of the palace, and you will soon be the head of the palace, and you will be the queen of a country in the future, if anyone dares to be disrespectful to you, the old body will not be spared!" ”

Although he tried his best to be calm, Xu Zining's face still revealed a trace of excitement: "Zining will definitely live up to the love and cultivation of the old lady." ”

"Good." Old Madam Gong nodded with satisfaction.

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Zining asked cautiously, "Old lady, I don't know when the wedding will be held?" ”

"Zi Ning is in a hurry?"

Hearing the meaning of the old lady's tone, Xu Zining's beautiful face suddenly turned crimson, as charming as a peach blossom in the rain, and she sneered: "The old lady ......."

"Well, it's a good thing to get married, there's nothing to be shy about." The old lady said with a smile: "The old body has already chosen a date, which is the second day of the fifth month. ”

"Today is April 27th, and there are only five days left until the second day of the fifth month...... Will time be tighter? Xu Zining asked cautiously.

The old lady waved her hand: "It's okay." The royal family has a big business, so it is naturally no problem to hold a wedding, and from the day Xiong'er went to learn art, the old man began to prepare a dowry for him, and now there are sixty boxes, and he will not be wronged by you. ”

"Does the prince agree?" Xu Zining carefully observed the reaction of the old lady of the palace.

The old lady of the palace changed her expression slightly, and there was a faint hint of annoyance.

She tried all kinds of methods and even forced her to die, but her son still didn't return to the palace, let alone handle the funeral for Xiong'er, his name was entered into the family tree and buried in the ancestral grave, if Xiong'er couldn't enter the family tree, Zining's identity would not be recognized, and it would be impossible for her to justifiably get the right to rule Jiuyuan County.

No way! No one wants to hinder her plans!