Chapter 58: Falling Flowers
As for whether Mrs. Tai will return to the Xiangyang Hou Mansion to pay homage to Mrs. Hou, Mrs. Yongcheng Hou doesn't know, but she will never go.
She left Yuchun Hall with peace of mind.
The second wife of the Xiangyang Hou Mansion here saw the Mrs. of the Yongcheng Hou Mansion, and saw that the Mrs. Tai had changed her daily Xuanxi Tuan Hua Jacket, and felt a little bad in her heart. In the future, when your wife celebrates her birthday, I will take my son and daughter-in-law to pay her birthday greetings! β
The second wife thinks about it, if it were herself, I'm afraid she will say the same.
In addition, she is selfish, and she feels that Mrs. Xiangyang Houfu is going to slap her in the face, so she doesn't need to be slapped on the left side of her face and stretch out her right cheek.
She persuaded a few words tepidly, and without waiting for Mrs. Tai to hesitate, she got up and took her leave.
Wang Xi originally thought that the Xiangyang Hou Mansion was just to shake off the pot, if she was her, she would take the opportunity to make a fuss and cut off the Xiangyang Hou Mansion, but thinking of Mrs. Tai's character, even if she helped the Chang family, I was afraid that this Mrs. Tai would not be able to see it, let alone be grateful, and she might even feel that she was being unforgiving.
Doing good deeds without leaving a name has never been her character.
She simply stood by and watched, and thought of the four princes again.
Does he still owe himself a favor? When do you have to touch the four princes, pull him out to talk, take a token or something, stamp this matter, and leave a mark.
Who knows if he won't be willing to admit it afterwards?
Shi Zhu felt like a little beast in his heart, he was on a rampage, eager to tear Wang Xi apart, where was he still in the mood to pay attention to the people in the Xiangyang Hou Mansion, seeing that the second wife was gone, he immediately said to Mrs. Tai: "What do you have to say to her?" Such a person, if it were left in our Shi family, would not be seen. β
Mrs. Tai was a little embarrassed when her granddaughter said this.
Wang Xi looked at it and smiled, and said softly beside him: "It's you, your heart is too good, and you are kind to others, so they dare to take an inch in front of you." β
Mrs. Tai's face was slightly pale.
Shi Zhu's eyes could burst into flames, and he sneered and muttered a few words of "pretending", "aunt like" and the like.
Wang Xi saw that she was angry, her heart was happy, and she became more and more energetic, shouting Baiguo loudly, "Why hasn't lunch been prepared yet?" What time has it been? Usually Mrs. Tai has to rest. We're going to have a barbecue in the back garden this afternoon, so you'd better hurry. β
Seeing that Wang Xi even knew when she was taking a lunch break, Mrs. Tai felt more and more that she was gentle and considerate, well-behaved and sensible, and praised her again and again.
Shi Zhu felt that he had underestimated Wang Xi too much in the past.
Some men like Wang Xi's low-eyed flattery, maybe she can really marry into a wealthy family with this shameless appearance!
Shi Zhu knew that she was too impulsive just now, she should endure her anger for a while and coax Mrs. Tai first.
But she also felt that Mrs. Tai would go to her mother's family no matter what, and as Mrs. Tai's maiden family, it was impossible for Mrs. Tai to deal with her.
Forget it this time, next time in front of outsiders, she must not be stimulated by Wang Xi again and be deceived.
and Princess Fuyang, she has to tell Princess Fuyang how this Wang Xi behaves.
Let her know that even if she marries into a wealthy family and doesn't befriend them, it will be walking on the tip of a knife, trembling and not having a good life.
Shi Zhu sneered and turned around and left.
Wang Xi stopped her, smiled at her sweeter than honey, and said, "Where is Cousin Shi going?" It's about to be eaten, so you won't stop eating my stuff just because you're angry with me, will you? If I starve you, that's my sin! β
When Mrs. Tai heard this, she also said: "Ah Zhu, after tossing all morning today, I still have to eat the meal!" β
This one......
Shi Zhu scolded Wang Xi in his heart, raised his eyebrows at Wang Xi, showed a sarcastic smile, and said, "Cousin Wang's treat, rare, rare!" It must be the delicacies of the mountains and the sea, I want to appreciate them no matter what! β
Ouch, getting smarter.
That's not fun.
Wang Xi's smile became sweeter, and his voice was like soaking in honey, delicate: "I don't dare to take the delicacies of the mountains and seas, I can only say that I don't let everyone go hungry." β
Of course, no one will take such modest words to heart.
When the banquet at the restaurant was delivered, Shi Zhu found that Wang Xi ordered all kinds of roasted vegetarian goose, Dongpo tofu, fried bean sprouts, and three fresh ...... It's all vegetarian, as if you're fasting.
She doesn't like to eat vegetarian dishes.
The only bowl of dried plum vegetables she could eat was a fermented bean curd-flavored juice that she never ate.
This Wang Xi, is Chengxin unable to get along with her, right?
Shi Zhu's chopsticks slapped on the table, and he said with a calm face following Wang Xi's appearance: "Cousin of the Wang family, what do you mean by this?" At noon, has the price of pork and seafood in the capital risen? β
Wang Xi winked at her and didn't speak.
Mrs. Tai said softly beside her: "Ah Zhu, don't lose your temper, these dishes were decided after I discussed with Ah Xi just now." Everyone is tired this morning, and I have to go to the back garden to barbecue in the afternoon, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter, so I will make the decision, and eat lighter at noon today. As for this bowl of plum cabbage button pork, I specially ordered it for you, who knew that their plum vegetable button meat is made with fermented bean curd juice! β
After all, it's something ordered from the restaurant, unlike the mother-in-law on the stove at home, and the people in the family remember any taboos, so they don't need to tell them again.
According to Mrs. Tai's spoiling of Shi Zhu, this bowl of dishes should be served immediately, but who knew that Mrs. Hou liked it very much, and ate several pieces in a row.
Her daughter-in-law is also a hard-working person, and she is respectful and filial to her, she can't spill her daughter-in-law's face in front of so many people, right?
Mrs. Tai is in a dilemma.
Wang Xi thought about the one or two pieces of silver he gave to the cloth maid, thinking about the button meat that Mrs. Hou was stunned but still ate just now, and was afraid that he couldn't help laughing, so he hurriedly lowered his head and drank the soup.
No matter how many times she drank this lettuce soup, she was still not used to it, it was slippery, like scooping a bowl of raw water full of duckweed from a lake.
She grew up eating hundreds of dishes, if she is not used to it, let alone Shi Zhu.
Wang Xi was in a comfortable mood, feeling that she had drunk a small sip of this lettuce soup, how could she not be cheap Shi Zhu, so she simply filled Shi Zhu with a bowl and put it in front of her, and said with a smile: "Cousin Shi, you are on fire." I asked the housekeeper to prepare venison for us, and it took some effort to get it because it was improvised, and it wasn't in season. Cousin Shi will give us a barbecue to eat later, right? I heard that the people in the barracks in Datong and Jizhou like to eat barbecue. You'll love it! β
Wang Xi is satirizing her father as an official in Datong, and their family is as vulgar as those nomadic people in Datong?
Shi Zhu's face became even more ugly, and she was about to go back, but Mrs. Hou coughed lightly with some displeasure and said, "Let's all eat!" After a short rest, go to the back garden for a barbecue. β
At this time, Shi Zhu couldn't get out even if he wanted to lose his temper.
She had thoughts, so she didn't think much about it, and drank a big mouthful of the lettuce soup with hatred, and was stunned by the taste and texture, neither swallowing nor spitting......
Wang Xi smiled at Mrs. Hou pleasantly.
Mrs. Hou felt funny in her heart, but her face was not obvious, and she returned to her yard after lunch, she couldn't help but sigh to Mama Pan, who was close to her: "I used to think that Shi Zhu was quite powerful, but I didn't expect her to face Wang Xi, like a papier-mΓ’chΓ© tiger, and she was beaten to the ground all of a sudden, without the slightest power to parry." β
Mama Pan said puzzledly: "Then you still help Miss Wang Jiabiao?" β
Mrs. Hou said with a smile: "She also has to suffer a loss, otherwise she always thinks that except for a princess Fuyang in the world who can be looked down on by her, everyone else is the mud on the soles of her feet!" β
Especially the birthday banquet of the eldest princess of Baoqing, Shi Zhu was the first to be called in by Concubine Shu, she believed that this was because Shi Zhu and Princess Fuyang were particularly good, but Chang Ning could be regarded as growing up with Shi Zhu, and Mrs. Tai ranked several of her own girls behind Shi Zhu, not looking at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha, she should find an opportunity to let Chang Ning kowtow to Concubine Shuniang anyway.
But none of their female dependents in the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion were called in.
She is not a rare concubine, but in this way, when others talk about the Yongcheng Hou Mansion and the girls of the Chang family, they will inevitably look down on her.
With this, she also has to help Wang Xi.
"Okay, let's not talk about today's events." Mrs. Hou said, asked Mama Pan to lock Chang Ning up in person, and said to the maid who served beside her: "If anyone dares to help the second lady deliver a message in private, get out of the Hou Mansion immediately." β
The afternoon activities did not let Chang Ning participate.
Let Mama Pan tell people that Chang Ning is tired, and she can't wake up after resting.
Her daughter-in-law and son were also warned by her, and even waited until the afternoon when the Marquis of Yongcheng went down, and she also said hello to the Marquis of Yongcheng: "The second girl is not young, after the eldest girl comes out of the cabinet, she will be a sister, if she is disobedient, the sisters below will follow suit, how can I discipline her?" I think I still have to let her learn to learn from female celebrities and the like, and then she can start making shoes and socks after she decides on her family. β
The son was raised by his father, and the daughter was raised by his mother, and the Marquis of Yongcheng never cared about the affairs of his two daughters, and all listened to Mrs. Hou's arrangement.
The custom in the north and south is that the bride has to make shoes and socks for the relatives at home when they get married, and when they do, they have to make shoes and socks for their relatives at home.
This is the bride's first impression on her husband's family.
Whether you are virtuous or not, it depends on whether the shoes and socks are done well or not.
Therefore, when marrying a girl, the craft of making shoes and socks is very important.
It's good to say that there are few people, so you can make a few pairs. Those prosperous families are amazing, and it is possible for the bride to make hundreds of pairs of shoes and socks.
If you are engaged since childhood, it is easy to say, slowly prepare, like Chang Ning, who has not yet been engaged, and there is no shortage of silver in her mother's family, she usually asks someone to help make shoes and socks, and it is said that the bride made it herself.
No matter how bad the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion is, there is no shortage of this bit of silver.
But the Marquis of Yongcheng doesn't know!
Hearing Mrs. Hou say this, he nodded and said, "The adopted daughter is not the fault of the godmother." Don't ask me about her. β
When the married families are almost looking at each other, he will intervene.
The main thing is to see if there is anything wrong with the other party and their family in the court.
As for whether his daughter is married to the eldest son or the second son, what her appearance is, and what her character is, he thinks that this should be Mrs. Hou's business.
Decades of husband and wife, Mrs. Hou has already felt her husband's temper thoroughly, she smiled when she heard the words, and sent Yongcheng Hou to rest in the concubine's house, and she discussed with her personal grandmother who to invite to teach Chang Ning.