Mrs. Zhou couldn't bear to give up such a good opportunity, so she had to bite the bullet and say, "County Lord, is the matter over there very important?" ”

Xiao Man subconsciously wanted to say that it was important, but when the words came to her mouth, she couldn't help but swallow them all.

After all, he and Mrs. Zhou have only met once, even if there is a relationship with Mrs. Zhang, but he is not very familiar with the other party, if he is so straightforward at this time, wouldn't it make the other party unable to get off the stage?

But he couldn't say that it wasn't important against his will, and in every way, Xiao Man had to secretly give Pearl a look and signal the other party to say.

Pearl, who immediately understood Xiao Satisfied, nodded secretly, and then said to Mrs. Zhou: "The temperature has changed too much in the past few days, and the county lord has to inspect the greenhouse all the time, sometimes he can only sleep for two or three hours a night, do you say it is important?" ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhou looked depressed, even though she wanted to keep Xiaoman in her heart, she still had to smile and said: "In this case, the county lord should go back to the suburbs first, and I will visit you again when you have time in the future." ”

"Mrs. Zhou, go slowly." Xiao Man didn't say a word politely, and got up directly to send Mrs. Zhou away.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhou didn't want to excuse herself, so she had to follow Xiaoman's words and get up, and then left the county lord's mansion.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, and it might really be dark if he didn't leave the city, Xiao Man hurriedly wrapped up the clothes he had packed, "Let's go quickly, I still want to go to Lu Li's residence and send these clothes there." ”

"The minions obey."

In the past few days, due to the capricious weather, and the pheasants are about to hatch chicks, Lu Li can't often visit Xiaoman, and he can't go up the mountain anymore, so he has to stay at home all day long to take care of those pheasants and hares.

Before the sun went down, Pearl took a few little maids to carry their clothes onto the carriage and urged the coachman to go back to the suburbs.

And after leaving the county lord's mansion, Mrs. Zhou had just returned to Zhang's mansion at that time, she entered the mansion, and before she returned to the courtyard where she and Zhou Xiaoxiao lived, she happened to meet Mrs. Zhang who was walking this way on the way to the inner courtyard.

After all, she was carrying the other party when she went out this time, so Mrs. Zhou was a little weak-hearted, and watched her sister walk towards this side from a distance, and couldn't help but turn around in a hurry. In desperation, she had to pick a road farther away from the inner courtyard so that she could avoid Mrs. Zhang.

Although she had turned around and left, Mrs. Zhang still found Mrs. Zhou, but now that she had left in a hurry, Mrs. Zhang was not good at calling again.

"Madam, why did Aunt Zhou get from that road? Obviously, this road is the closest to the inner courtyard. The little maid who was waiting on the side also discovered Mrs. Zhou's abnormality, and couldn't help but ask casually.

Mrs. Zhang sighed lightly when she heard this, and she didn't want to speculate more, "Maybe there's something going over there." ”

Hearing this, the little maid pouted and muttered in a low voice: "After Aunt Zhou moved in, she had to trouble Mrs. for everything, and even asked Mrs. to help with such a big thing as choosing a son-in-law for her daughter, Miss Zhou is very visionary, Mrs.——"

"Don't talk about it." Mrs. Zhang interrupted the maid, then stopped, looked at the maid beside her with some displeasure, and said: "Don't talk about right and wrong behind others, not to mention that Xiaoxiao is my niece, I should help them with this." ”

"Madam, you are too soft-hearted, you are the master of this family, why should you be angry with them?" The little maid also felt aggrieved for Mrs. Zhang, otherwise, as a subordinate, she would not dare to say so much after being stopped by Mrs. Zhang.

Looking at the maid's indignant gaze, Mrs. Zhang sighed, "When did they give me anger?" Xiaoqin, it's just a matter of saying these things in private, but you can't let Aunt Zhou and Xiaoxiao hear them, you know? ”

Xiaoqin bit her lower lip and replied a little unwillingly: "Got it, madam." ”

After speaking, the two continued to walk forward, but Xiaoqin always felt that something was wrong in her heart, and couldn't help but say again: "Madam, a few days ago, they always persuaded you to go to the county lord to learn embroidery, don't you know what their idea is?" ”

"You are kind-hearted and gentle, and you never want people to think badly of people, but where can they accept your affection?" Xiaoqin said to herself: "Don't think that Xiaoqin loves to chew the root of her tongue, in fact, it has already spread throughout this house." ”

"They advise you to learn embroidery from the county lord again, so that you can take this opportunity to befriend the county lord, so that the county lord can find Miss Zhou a richer and higher status Langjun. The minions can still see it, so why should you lie to yourself, ma'am? ”

When Xiaoqin was talking beside her, Mrs. Zhang didn't say a word, her expression on her face was also indifferent, and her steps were still steady, but it was difficult to calm down in her heart.

Her sister became a widow at a young age, even though she didn't worry about eating and drinking, but she suffered a lot of gossip, plus she only had a daughter like Zhou Xiaoxiao under her knees, and she was criticized by her in-laws, in such an environment, she was anxious to find a powerful family for Zhou Xiaoxiao, so that she could be her backer.

Therefore, she began to look for the other party when Xiaoxiao was very young, but there were too few powerful people in their small town, and Zhou Xiaoxiao's vision was even higher under her long-term influence.

In desperation, Mrs. Zhou had to transfer the battlefield to Bei'an City, which is a royal city after all, full of powerful people, as long as you choose slowly, you can definitely find a suitable candidate.

But they are not familiar with this place, so they can only entrust themselves, as the only relative of her sister, Mrs. Zhang is soft-hearted, so she has to agree to this matter.

And now that her sister has shifted her goal to the county lord, Mrs. Zhang is helpless, but what can she do in desperation? She is already in this nature, and she is powerless to reverse it.

I can only help the other party choose some sons of the family earlier, so that Zhou Xiaoxiao can marry as soon as possible, so as to avoid this matter of my sister, and also prevent her from making a fool of herself in front of the county lord.

Just thinking about it, the master and servant arrived at the study.

Zhang Shangqi was reading a book in the study, and as soon as he heard that his wife was coming, he immediately put down the book and opened the door and welcomed Mrs. Zhang in.

"Didn't you go to Mrs. Wang to hold a tea party today?" Zhang Shangqi sat down, raised his eyes to look at his wife, and said with a slight smile: "Why did you come back so early, didn't you have to come back at the time of the lamp in the past?" Why, is today's tea tasting going boring? ”

"Look at what you're saying, as if you're complaining that I'm often coming home late." Mrs. Zhang covered her lips and chuckled.

Zhang Shangqi laughed heartily a few times, no longer teased the other party, and explained seriously: "Where, I just think it's a little strange that you came back early today." ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhang sighed softly and complained helplessly: "You know, I have never liked such gatherings, but I have no choice but to entrust Xiaoxiao's lifelong events on me, and I, as an aunt, have to take on the responsibility of being an aunt." ”

Speaking of tea tasting, it was just a whim held by a few courtiers' wives, and it was not a tea tasting, but just an opportunity to get together and talk. A few ladies of the organization occasionally had a free time, so they went to various mansions to hand over invitations and invited a few people who were friends on weekdays to talk.

In the past, Mrs. Zhang often only went once every ten days and half a month, and every time she talked to other people about the rouge of this house and the clothes of that house, because it was just such a trivial matter, Mrs. Zhang could stay for a while longer, and return at sunset.

But today she wanted to visit the sons of the family who did not have wives in the city, and it was inevitable that she would not be able to talk to others about going together, so she came back so early.

After listening to the explanation, Zhang Shangqi touched his chin thoughtfully and asked, "Speaking of which, does Aunt Zhou really have to be a dignitary?" What if Xiaoxiao meets the right person, but it happens that the other party is not powerful, what should she do? Could it be that Xiaoxiao was forced to break off this marriage? ”

"Xiaoxiao's vision is high, where is it so easy to look at others." Speaking of which, Mrs. Zhang was also full of helplessness.

Zhang Shangqi chuckled, and then said: "Forget it, since they want you to help, then you can help keep an eye on it, Xiaoxiao's conditions are not bad, even if the vision is higher, it is normal." ”

Things have come to this point, how else can he persuade him? After all, the mother and daughter of the Zhou family are the closest relatives of their own wife, not to mention that the mother and daughter of the Zhou family are also pitiful, if it were not for the support of men in the family, they would not have formed such a concept.

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhang nodded and didn't speak.

And at the other end of Zhang's mansion, that is, where Aunt Zhou and Zhou Xiaoxiao lived, the mother and daughter gathered in the bedroom, took away all the maids and mothers-in-law who were waiting, and whispered in the house.

Because of today's disadvantage, Mrs. Zhou was very displeased, and her face was gloomy, plus she deliberately avoided Mrs. Zhang, thinking about it afterwards, it made her feel uncomfortable, and she felt more and more miserable under the fence.

Zhou Xiaoxiao is also good at observing words and feelings, and when she saw her mother like this, she could roughly guess that things were not going well, so she was busy comforting: "Mother, my aunt will definitely have frequent contact with the county lord in the future, don't worry, we will have opportunities in the future." ”

"Xiaoxiao, time waits for no one!" Mrs. Zhou sighed and said earnestly, "Do you know how old you are?" Not to mention our small town, even this Bei'an, a girl about the same age as you is married! In two years, when you are old, you will dare to marry you. ”

"Mother, I know what you said, but things have to come step by step, right?" Zhou Xiaoxiao was not annoyed by what Mrs. Zhou said, but explained with a smile: "As long as I successfully marry into a wealthy family through the relationship of the county lord, who will dare to point fingers at us in the future, right?" ”

Seeing that her daughter was so sensible, Mrs. Zhou was a little relieved, she nodded, and then took a teacup and drank a sip of water to moisten her throat, and said: "Xiaoxiao, you must know that my mother wants you to marry a good family, but it is all for the sake of the rest of your life, you know?" Mother is for your good, you must understand this piece of hard work for your mother. ”