Chapter 82 The Road Is Narrow

The birthday of the Empress Dowager Shengci, Xiao Dong and Qin Lie entered the palace together to celebrate her birthday. Now that she is married, she can't be as attentive as before, and she can use new or handmade small things as a birthday gift.

Xiao Dongbei's gift is neither simple nor richer than others.

After bowing down, the Empress Dowager Shengci beckoned to her, and Xiaodong obediently went over and sat next to the Empress Dowager Shengci.

"I'll take a look......" The Empress Dowager Shengci looked at her from head to toe before nodding and saying, "Well, how are you doing?" ”

"It's good." Xiao Dong said with a smile: "I have the final say in the family." ”

"I heard, your mother-in-law is here?"

Even the Queen Mother has heard about it, is there any secret in the capital?

"Well, my mother-in-law has a straight temper and is very easy to get along with."

"That's good, that's good." The Empress Dowager Shengci patted the back of her hand and said with emotion: "There are gold houses and silver houses, and it is in vain to have a bad life." ”

She looked at Qin Lie and asked Xiao Dong in a low voice: "Your father has a strange eye, why did he fall in love with this kid?" ”

Xiao Dong can only laugh with him.

"Well, as long as he can be single-minded about you, it's better than anything else. If he dares to bully you, you can come and tell me, and I will let people clean him up. ”

Xiao Dong continued to laugh and turned his head to look at Qin Lie, his eyes a little proud.

It feels different to have the support of my mother's family, my waist is straight, and I am panting.

Qin Lie and Luo Wei were talking together, and the four horses were also standing beside them.

Well, Qin Lie can barely be regarded as a member of the Pony Party.

"The five horses are sick...... "The Empress Dowager Shengci told her, "I haven't gotten up for half a month." ”

Xiao Dong was slightly surprised: "What is the disease?" ”

No wonder I didn't see five horses. The fifth princess was sitting not far away, although she was laughing with people, but it was obvious that she was thin, her eyes were sunken, and her chin was pointed. There is the sixth princess sitting next to her, she still has heavy makeup, every time she sees her Xiaodong, she is a little emotional, obviously the sixth princess is less than twenty, but she makes people see an old look, those even powder, too thick lipstick, always look gorgeous and dull hair accessories and hairstyles - the sixth princess is also more confident than before, because Song Jieyu gave birth to a prince, ranking fifth, Song Jieyu is also a mother with a son, and her position has been raised to a higher level, and now she has to be called a lady concubine. After giving birth to her son, Concubine Song Shufei was a little blessed, and her face was round. There is a complete difference between a woman who has a son in the palace and a woman who does not have a son. In the future, even if her son can't be the emperor, he can take his mother out of the palace to raise after the division of the palace, otherwise, these women can only live in a courtyard of the Yeting Palace for the rest of their lives.

Xiao Dong was stabbed a few words by the sixth princess at the banquet, which was nothing more than saying that she was not married very well. Qin Lie is not a foundational family, nor is he a talented jade-faced scholar. But Xiaodong didn't care, let her say her, she just ate the vegetables. The sixth princess hated her teeth, Xiao Dong used to be like this, no matter what you said, she just didn't accept the move, and let you punch and punch in the air, not to mention how depressed she was.

She rolled her eyes and changed the subject: "Sister Xiaodong, I heard that your mother-in-law is here?" ”

"yes."

"Your mother-in-law is also the first to come back to the capital, right? You too, take her out for a walk and have a look, you can't come for nothing. The day after tomorrow, I will invite someone to come to my house to enjoy the lotus flowers and eat new wine, will you also come together? ”

Xiao Dong glanced at her, and the fourth princess diverted the conversation: "Sister Xiao Dong, your mother-in-law is afraid that she won't be able to live for a long time, right?" When she's gone, you'll be much more comfortable. You can't get along with your mother-in-law, you just listen to what she has to say, and it's up to you whether you do it or not. ”

This eighty percent is the experience of the four princesses getting along with their mother-in-law. Xiao Dong smiled and said, "The fourth sister is right. My mother-in-law is a straight-tempered woman, and she doesn't want to take care of housework or anything. She will go back to Suizhou next month. ”

The fifth princess didn't make a sound, and left in a hurry after the banquet. The fourth princess sighed: "She is also hard enough, she is so young, in case she is really ...... How can she live the rest of her life......"

The sixth princess snorted beside her, but she didn't say anything about schadenfreude.

"Sister Xiaodong, will you go back now?"

"Yes," Xiao Dong touched his face, he hadn't drunk much, but his face felt hot, maybe it was too hot.

The sixth princess suddenly came over and grabbed her hand, almost not startling Xiao Dong.

"Sister Xiaodong, after you got married, I haven't been to your house yet. Just right, stop by your place and have a cup of tea. ”

Xiao Dong suddenly had a headache, and couldn't find a good reason not to let her go. Even the fourth princess said: "Exactly, I heard that Uncle An has chosen a good house for you, and the garden is particularly beautiful, I also want to take a look." ”

What else can Xiao Dong say?

Fortunately, there are four princesses here, which can distract the attention of the sixth princess to some extent, and can also suppress her a little, saving her from saying something out of tune.

The house is really nothing special from the outside, not inconspicuous, and not eye-catching. After entering, I saw the real chapter, the house was exquisite and neat, the flowers and trees were luxuriant, and the floor was exquisite. The words of the fourth princess were not without envy: "Sister Xiaodong's life is really good, look at this house." ”

The sixth princess was also red-eyed, but she still had a hard mouth: "Look at it, it's like this, it's not magnificent." ”

"What's the use of a façade?" The fourth princess is more pragmatic than her: "We live in a house, not a façade." It's so spacious......"

The sixth princess was not happy to take this stubble.

Why wouldn't she be envious? Living in the Luo family, the general's mansion is magnificent, but it is not hers, and it will not belong to her in the future. She and Luo Wei live in just a courtyard in the general's mansion, and there is a mother-in-law on it, how can they do things and talk as they like? In the future, General Luo will be gone, and the general's mansion will also be returned to the long house, they are only the second room, and they will be divided at that time, can they have such a good house?

Xiao Dong said: "It's hot, I drank wine just now, let's go to the pavilion by the pool and sit down." ”

The sixth princess smiled and said, "Don't, we haven't seen your mother-in-law yet, so we have to say hello." ”

Xiao Dong snorted in his stomach.

The Qin family is just a folk woman, and these two are princesses. If you really want to say hello, it must not be that they are the juniors to meet the Qin family, but that the Qin family has to come back to meet them.

Fortunately, the fourth princess is here: "I drank wine today, forget it, the weather is so hot, presumably Mrs. Qin is resting, let's have a cup of tea and leave." I don't know if those two demon stars in my house are in trouble again, I have to go back and see. ”

The sixth princess snorted: "If you want to go back, you can leave first, I'm not in a hurry to go back anyway-" But in the end, she didn't insist on seeing the Qin clan again.

Xiao Dong breathed a sigh of relief and threw a grateful look at the fourth princess.

The fourth princess smiled at her.

The pavilion is really cool, the pond is planted with weeping willows, the long branches hang down to the water, the water birds swim and play under the lotus leaves in the shade of the trees, throwing off crystal water droplets, and the colorful feathers are like jewels in the sun.

"Where does the Qin family live in Suizhou?"

"Living in Dongquan is a small place."

What it looks like there, Xiao Dong can't say. Qin Lie told her that in Xiaodong's impression, there are many mountains and rivers, the people are simple, and there are many beautiful women.

"My hometown is in Yuanju, and I went there once after I got married, and I had to walk for more than half a month on the way back and forth. Ouch, the road is bumpy, and people are going to fall apart. The old house is not comfortable to live in, there is a musty smell, I have been to the ancestors once, I will not go again, it is not enough to suffer. ”

Xiao Dong said: "Dongquan is farther away. I haven't been there yet, but ...... Gotta check it out. ”

Xiaodong is looking forward to Suizhou very much. It is not only Qin Lie's hometown, but also Yao Qingyuan's hometown. Xiao Dong's indescribable curiosity and yearning for that place. For the four princesses, it was like killing them to let them live in the poor countryside. But Xiaodong felt that she was not so squeamish, and she had confidence in Qin Lie.

Qin Lie's care for her made Xiao Dong completely at ease. With him, she is not afraid to go to the edge of the sky.

"By the way......" The fourth princess asked, "What kind of material is the dress you are wearing today, why have I never seen it?" It's so pretty. ”

Xiao Dong smiled: "This is the flower brocade, which was given to me by my mother-in-law, there is no such material in the Central Plains, it is from the Poyi country." I took it and made it a skirt, and today is the first time I have put it up."

"Ah, so this is the brocade of flowers." The fourth princess suddenly leaned over and looked carefully: "I also heard about it when I was learning needlework, but this is the first time I have seen it." At first glance, I thought it was smoky purple. But when the sun shone on it, the color faded like silver. When this comes to the water's edge, how can it look a little beautiful again? ”

After gossiping for a while, the fourth princess got up to say goodbye, and the sixth princess reluctantly followed along. Xiao Dong breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he was leaving.

Bypassing the rockery, Xiao Dong pointed ahead and said, "Cross the bridge from here, and then go straight out of the garden, faster than when we came in." ”

As he spoke, someone came from the other side of the bridge.

The fourth princess was slightly surprised, and Xiao Dong didn't expect it - why did Yao Jinfeng come? She was afraid of the hot weather, wearing only a moon-white sundress with a high-waisted skirt, her hair was loosely tied with a silk ribbon, holding the maid's hand, curling Tingting, the breeze blew her skirt and hair, looking like a Lingbo fairy.

Bypassing the rockery, Xiao Dong pointed ahead and said, "Cross the bridge from here, and then go straight out of the garden, faster than when we came in." ”

As he spoke, someone came from the other side of the bridge.

The fourth princess was slightly surprised, and Xiao Dong didn't expect it - why did Yao Jinfeng come? She was afraid of the hot weather, wearing only a moon-white sundress with a high-waisted skirt, her hair was loosely tied with a silk ribbon, holding the maid's hand, curling Tingting, the breeze blew her skirt and hair, looking like a Lingbo fairy.

Bypassing the rockery, Xiao Dong pointed ahead and said, "Cross the bridge from here, and then go straight out of the garden, faster than when we came in." ”

As he spoke, someone came from the other side of the bridge.

The fourth princess was slightly surprised, and Xiao Dong didn't expect it - why did Yao Jinfeng come? She was afraid of the hot weather, wearing only a moon-white sundress with a high-waisted skirt, her hair was loosely tied with a silk ribbon, holding the maid's hand, curling Tingting, the breeze blew her skirt and hair, looking like a Lingbo fairy.