Chapter 15: The Mansion of the Marquis of Zhongyi, Mrs. Li's calculations
Early in the morning, the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion was busy for a while, and Mrs. Li commanded her subordinates to be busy. She didn't do it for the sake of being so sorry, a fool deserved to go to such great lengths as she was. Mrs. Li is like this, just like leaving a good impression on Zhao Qingcheng and climbing the high branch of Zhao Qingcheng. In the future, he can also plan a good family for his own daughter, after all, Li Weipian is not young.
In fact, Mrs. Li already has a favorite candidate, that is the second son of the Prime Minister's Mansion - Ye Xizhi. It is because of this that she is more anxious to confront Zhao Qingcheng, no one in the capital knows, their friendship is Meng Bujiao, Jiao is not separated from Meng. If Zhao Qingcheng helped to match this matter, it would definitely be twice the result with half the effort.
Mrs. Li was busy in the front yard with her feet not touching the ground, and the second lady of the Hou Mansion was not idle in the boudoir in the backyard. Li Weilian took out a few newly made dresses and compared them back and forth. In the end, I chose a pink dress to highlight my femininity. After grease and powder for a while, she was very satisfied with herself in the bronze mirror.
Li Weilian has secretly promised since he saw Zhao Qingcheng on the day of Li Weixi's wedding, and he will never forget it. Thinking of Li Weixi, she hated it so much. Since childhood, my father has always been partial to Li Wei, and from time to time he compares the two of them, saying that Li is well-behaved and sensible, saying that he is stupid and stupid, and a small family.
Later, when the family suffered an accident, it may seem like the sky has fallen in the eyes of others, but Li Wei feels that this is not a good thing. She no longer has to look at her father's eyes to live, and she doesn't need to be forced to learn this and that all day long. What makes her feel the most happy is that she can take out her anger at the stupid Li Wei, as long as she doesn't die, no one in this Hou Mansion will talk about her. The most excessive time was only the old lady who was punished by the old lady for copying the scriptures in the Buddhist hall for half an hour, and let Mrs. Li intercede and let them out.
Whether it is looks or age, Li Weipian feels that he is slightly better, not to mention that Li Weixi is still a fool. But such a Li did not hesitate to marry into the palace and promised such an outstanding man. This makes Li Weipian how not to be angry, how can he not hate Li Weipity.
"If Li didn't hesitate to die directly, maybe today's princess would be me!" Li Wei was wringing the silk handkerchief and was angry.
A little maid hurriedly came, "Second Miss, Madame told you to come out quickly, the palanquin of the prince and the princess is almost outside the mansion." β
"Got it. You go back to my mother, and I'll go. Li Weilian sent the little maid away, looked at herself again, and after confirming that it was all right, he walked towards the front hall with small steps.
In the partial room, the second lady Li repeatedly told Li Weiwei before leaving the room, "You will stay by your mother's side obediently later, and you are not allowed to leave an inch, and you will not say much." Don't do anything wrong again, let your aunt find it and punish it. β
Li Weixian playfully stuck out her tongue, agreed and walked to the front hall with her mother.
At this time, the palanquin of the palace had fallen in front of the door of the Zhongyi Marquis's Mansion, and the people of the Hou Mansion who had been waiting for them greeted them into the mansion diligently.
Zhao Qingcheng glanced at Li Weixi on the side with the corner of his eye, only to see that she was expressionless, her eyes were empty, and her eyes were dull and let Chun Tao help her.
Zhao Qing is funny, she is really good at acting. The reason why he sent a message to the Zhongyi Hou Mansion that day that he wanted to take Li Wei to return to the door was because he wanted her to see the current situation of the Hou Mansion and frustrate her sharp spirit on the day of her wedding, but he didn't expect Li Wei to take a 180-degree turn in his attitude towards the Hou Mansion. Although Zhao Qingcheng is most tired of seeing the intrigue between women, if there is a strong regret among them, it will be another matter.
Zhao Qingcheng retracted his thoughts and walked into the house with a smile.
As soon as she entered the inner hall, the old lady who had been waiting for a long time was on crutches to salute, and Mrs. Li came forward with a smile on her face, "Meet the prince, princess." β
The second Mrs. Li and Li Weixian on the side gave a salute. The old lady saw that he was still there and looked at Zhao Qingcheng's Li Weipi, her face was a little unbearable, and she glared at Li Weipian fiercely.
Mrs. Li also felt rude, and gently pulled Li Wei on the side, "Pity, don't hurry up and salute." The latter then shook his senses and saluted shyly.
Zhao Qingcheng picked up the old lady with his own hands, "Mrs. Li doesn't need to be polite, let's get up!" Zhao Qingcheng only felt that after the death of the Hou Ye, I was afraid that no one in this mansion would teach the rules of mercy well, but his face did not show it.
"Lord, princess, please take a seat." The old lady said.
Mrs. Li maintained a smile, "Tea!" β
From the very beginning, the old lady's eyes never took his eyes off Li Weixi. It was really because of a small action that Li did not hesitate to attract her attention. Although the old lady is old, her eyes are very sharp.
Just now, when I came in, Chun Tao seemed to have been accidentally mixed by the skirt, and at that moment, I didn't hesitate to pull my backhand to stabilize Chun Tao in time. This series of small movements was only in the blink of an eye, although it was not obvious, but it was all under the eyes of the old lady.
The old lady with a heart like a mirror knows that there must be something strange in it, but the reason for it is unknown. 's heart is like a big wave rushing to the sand, constantly rolling: Xu is Li has not hesitated to pretend to be stupid all along? Things in the palace were strange back then, but I didn't regret that the girl was well-behaved and sensible since she was a child, could it be that she pretended to be stupid for the top and bottom of the Baohou Mansion? Or Zhao Qingcheng found someone to cure her, after all, Ye Xizhi's medical skills were praised even by the imperial doctor. Or maybe the girl was stimulated by something and suddenly healed herself? The imperial doctor who did not hesitate to consult Li at the time also said that she might recover from this disease on her own due to external stimuli. At this moment, countless thoughts flashed in the old lady's mind.
Not only the old lady, but Mrs. Li is also beating the drum in her heart now. On the same day, when Yan Wangfu sent someone to spread the word that Zhao Qingcheng would bring Li back to the door according to the number of courtesies, Mrs. Li was also shocked.
When the Marquis of Zhongyi married a daughter, she didn't take it seriously. Even the old lady just gave a few simple orders, and Mrs. Li boldly withheld the dowry, and did not even complete the basic etiquette.
It's really this marriage, the Hou Mansion doesn't have much hope, what will a stupid girl do if she marries into the palace, and what can she help the Hou Mansion?
Besides, according to Zhao Qingcheng's previous style of acting, this marriage will definitely not be accepted, how can it make Mrs. Hou have more reverie. Unexpectedly, Zhao Qingcheng happily accepted it and made up the dowry gift. Not only that, but he also held a banquet to invite hundreds of civil and military officials, which made Mrs. Li very puzzled.
In fact, Mrs. Li didn't think about the reason why Zhao Qingcheng insisted on taking Li back to the door. Originally, Mrs. Li guessed that Zhao Qingcheng took Li back to settle accounts after the autumn, who let the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion marry a fool into the Yan Palace.
Thinking about it carefully, Mrs. Li felt that it was not. After all, the marriage between Zhao Qingcheng and Li Weixi was promised by the emperor when he was alive, and now it is the will of the queen mother, which has nothing to do with the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion. Even if Zhao Qingcheng wants to ask for an explanation, he should go to the Queen Mother, there is no need to come to find the bad luck of the Zhongyi Marquis's Mansion.
To say that Zhao Qingcheng has other plans, but the current Hou Mansion is really nothing worthy of him. Thinking about it like this, Mrs. Li didn't understand Zhao Qingcheng's intentions even more.
Zhao Qingcheng was also polite. I didn't regret it, and I just wanted to sit down with the help of Chun TaoΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Li got up and took Li Weixi's hand affectionately, and looked at her face, "Old lady, look! A few days after Xi'er's child married into King Yan's mansion, he gained some weight. It's really bothering the prince! Although Mrs. Li was talking to the old lady, her eyes glanced at Zhao Qingcheng intentionally or unintentionally.
Zhao Qingcheng smiled noncommittally, but he didn't know what Mrs. Li said.
Li did not hesitate to sneer in his heart, and looked at Mrs. Li in front of him with his spare eyes, just from the appearance, Mrs. Li's age is close to, but the charm still exists, and it seems that she is well maintained on weekdays. As for, the inner Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· It's just a short-sighted, selfish, foolish woman who doesn't know how to move forward.
The old lady was very disdainful and helpless for Mrs. Li's euphoric behavior. Li did not hesitate to return to the door today, the Hou Mansion must not be pleased, Mrs. Li still pretended to be a mother, which will only make Li Weixi more disgusted, and he didn't know at all, it was really stupid.
After a period of greetings, the old lady didn't want to stay any longer, "Lord Wang, forgive the old man for being old and healthy, and his health is not good, so he can't stay with him for a long time." As she spoke, the old lady got up on crutches.
"The old lady is serious, please take care of yourself." Zhao Qingcheng is not embarrassed.
The old lady thanked Zhao Qingcheng and left with the help of the old lady beside her. When he walked to Li Weixi's side, he looked at her deeply. Just this glance made Li Wei feel uncomfortable, did the old lady see any clues?
After the old lady left, Second Mrs. Li also found an excuse to leave the front hall with Li Weixian.
After Mrs. Li saw everyone leaving, she took the opportunity to test and said, "Lord Wang, you see, there is no man in charge of the Hou Mansion, but I want a woman to show up here, which really makes you laugh." β
"It's okay, Mrs. Li doesn't need to be so outside." Zhao Qingcheng changed his previous indifference and was polite.
Seeing this situation, Mrs. Li was even more unscrupulous, "That's right, now I am a family with the prince." Since it's a family, I won't say these two words. β
Mrs. Li chuckled and changed her words, "Lord Wang, Li'er is also sixteen this year, it's time to choose a suitable husband for her." β
Mrs. Li reluctantly glanced at Li Weipi, and said: "It is said that Xi'er has just married, and I should stay for two more years if this pity says." But as the saying goes: If a woman doesn't stay, I'm afraid of delaying her. I don't know if there is a suitable candidate around the prince? β
Before Zhao Qingcheng could answer, he saw a little maid come to pass the word, saying that the old lady thought that he hadn't looked at the eldest lady in detail just now, and now he wanted to find the eldest lady to take a good look.
"You accompany the princess and serve carefully on the way." Zhao Qingcheng instructed Chun Tao.
Chun Tao should get down, and help Li Wei not hesitate to follow the little maid towards the courtyard of the old lady.
Zhao Qingcheng just pretended to be stupid through this episode, but as if Mrs. Li hadn't said what she had just said, he drank tea leisurely.
Mrs. Li was willing to stop there, "Lord Wang, since the Hou Ye died in the line of duty five years ago, this loyal Hou Mansion has long been much worse than before. Even if my poor child was born like a flower, there was no decent family to come to the door to propose. How dare I open this mouth to you unless I have to. β
Mrs. Li self-righteously thinks that Zhao Qingcheng's behavior is all because of the care of Hou Ye's life-saving feelings. Otherwise, if you marry a fool and be rehired, there will be a lot of return gifts today. Speaking of the return ceremony, Mrs. Li only felt that the boxes were a little familiar, as if they were the boxes she gave Li Wei a dowry. Thinking about this, Mrs. Li felt a little uneasy, and she planned to take a look later.
Of course, Zhao Qingcheng understood what Mrs. Li meant, but few people mentioned the incident of five years ago in front of him, and he himself was even more so.
Mrs. Li is now clearly asking Zhao Qingcheng for the matter that Hou Ye had sacrificed his life to save him back then, how could he not understand. Zhao Qingcheng suddenly understood the abrupt behavior of Li Wei when he first came in, it is true that there is a mother and a daughter.
"It seems that Mrs. Li is already a good candidate?" Zhao Qingcheng put down the teacup in his hand and asked rhetorically.
As soon as Zhao Qingcheng said this, Mrs. Li hurriedly responded, "Don't hide it from the prince, exactly." β
Zhao Qing Chengfeng's eyes narrowed, "Oh, whose son is it?" Mrs. Li might as well talk about it. β
"It is the prince's best friend, the second son in the prime minister's mansion."
"Mother!" Li Weilian took a step forward before Zhao Qingcheng spoke, she didn't want to marry such a feminine man.
Mrs. Li thought that Li Wei was shy, and said with a smile: "Silly boy! is the so-called: men should get married, women should get married, what's so embarrassing about this. β
"Mother, I don't want to marry him!" Li Wei said anxiously, she didn't want Zhao Qingcheng to misunderstand.
"Shut up!" Mrs. Li glared at Li Wei angrily, "What does the girl's family say about marrying or not marrying, do you know etiquette and shame." β
Li Weilian had never been taught such a lesson by Mrs. Li, and stood aside timidly and didn't dare to speak again.
Zhao Qingcheng looked at their mother and daughter and was bored, and suppressed his temperament, "Mrs. Li has a good eye, but this ordinary woman can't get into the eyes of Xizhi." β