Chapter 55: A Warm Invitation
Mrs. Xie smiled and helped the mother-in-law up, her movements were skillful and natural, and she said gently, "Why should the old sister be so polite? You and I are both people who have been in contact with the princess for a long time, and you are so polite that I am embarrassed. ”
Now that her face was raised to a step by Mrs. Xie again, the woman smiled with satisfaction, looked behind her with enthusiasm in her eyes, and then asked in a low tone.
"Madame's words are too polite, the slave is just a subordinate, how can she be compared with a nobleman? I wonder where Miss Gui is today? Isn't it always in front of the lady on weekdays? ”
As soon as Mrs. Xie heard this, she also knew that the other party was a drunkard and did not mean to drink, and she must have come for her own daughter nine times out of ten, so she said with a smile.
"Leisurely that girl just came back from the temple with the princess of the county, these days are in the house to copy the scriptures for me to pray for blessings, you know, after that incident, I have been like being frightened in my heart, I can't sleep at night, so this child is not comfortable, and I am copying the scriptures and praying for blessings, these days are a lot better."
Since the eldest lady made it clear that she had something to do, the mother-in-law didn't dare to force it, so she smiled and praised it repeatedly.
"So that's the case, I said earlier, the eldest lady is also a filial child, and it's not just me who says so, even our princess is praised every day."
Although she doesn't like others to praise her child, not to mention that this is all good things about the child, Mrs. Xie immediately smiled even more happily and said beautifully.
"Where do I know that the princess is so exaggerated with you, I don't know this child? It's just a little clever, but fortunately, although the temperament is a little lively and active, but there is no bad heart. ”
Mrs. Xie's words were also refusal, but also modest, and the mother-in-law also heard something, but it was as if she didn't hear anything? Still smiling and talking to Mrs. Xie.
"Today, the servants are also acting on orders, our eldest princess has to hold a Qionghua banquet every year, which is also named after our eldest princess, which is the dignity that the first emperor once gave."
"The eldest princess thinks that your young lady has not been married in the past two years, and she wants to invite your young lady to go, if it is convenient for the son, just go together."
Although it doesn't seem to be reluctant, but in these words, the emperor is broken, and it doesn't mean anything to say that it's barely half-hearted, it's really a joke.
The eldest princess of Qionghua also knows that there is a place for dirt and dirt in this banquet, two years ago, the daughter of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites was mixed with a side branch concubine in Cao Guifei's family, and the good eldest lady actually entered the house to be a concubine, and this matter has already caused a storm in the city.
But last year, a nephew in Cao Guifei's family also caused an accident, here and outside together, almost all the inside and outside of the capital lost face, it is impossible to say that these people do not shy away.
It's just that this is the eldest princess who the previous emperor once put on the tip of his heart, even if he avoided it, who dared to say it to his face? can only find various reasons to refuse.
This time, in order to regroup, the eldest princess deliberately moved out her own father, and everyone had no reason to refuse for a while, so they could only smile and nod and agree.
Just when Mrs. Xie was still hesitating how to refuse, Mama added with a gentle smile: "The first slave maid thought that the people from the concubine's family could not come again, but I didn't expect that the people from the concubine's family not only came, but also specially sent the son-in-law to come over. ”
Taking advantage of Mrs. Xie's hesitation, the grandmother then added with a smile: "Our Majesty also said that it is indeed too serious inside and outside the capital in recent days, and these young people are lively and lively, so they also strongly support this matter, but I don't know if your son-in-law and young lady are free, if they are not available, the slave and maid will not be reluctant." ”
Obviously, you can hear it when you hear it, this grandma is pulling the banner to make tiger skins. But no one dared to risk the emperor's displeasure to refuse this matter, even other people, let alone the Xie family, who was the queen's mother.
Now that the queen has been beaten into the cold palace, it is the time when someone needs to make peace from it, the face of the eldest princess is uniquely big, if the eldest princess can come forward to say peace, it will be better.
Mrs. Xie frowned slightly, but she couldn't figure out whether to let her children go? Immediately afterwards, I heard my daughter walking over with a smile, with the unique joy of my daughter's family in her tone.
"Is that so? I'm still curious, who can participate in the banquet of the eldest princess? Now it seems that I have a chance, and that would be great! ”
grabbed the hand of the sister-in-law next to her, and the little girl tied her sister-in-law's wrist hard, but her face was still full of smiles.
"In that case, let's bother my sister-in-law to accompany me, isn't there nothing wrong with my sister-in-law at home? Let's go out and have a good time. ”
Although Dong Xiangjun and her sister have just started to get along, they can see at a glance that she is actually unhappy, and she wants to come to take care of decency, otherwise she will never go.
The mother-in-law turned her attention to Dong Xiangjun next to her at this moment, looked around with a slightly critical expression, and then said to Mrs. Xie with a smile.
"It's the old slave who has no eyes, this is the newly married grandmother in the house, the young grandmother looks like a sign, and her complexion is outstanding, I heard that she is the daughter of Lord Dong's family, but it's really good, Lord Dong's family is upright, and his daughter-in-law must be better."
Although she said this, her somewhat critical look just now already explained most of her psychology, who told the Dong family that they were not valued in the court.
The ancestor of the Dong family has won a knighthood, although it is hereditary, but in the past few years, it has not been as good as a while, how can he live on that little money? It's not as good as the scholars who have been admitted in a few years.
Mrs. Xie is also a human spirit, so she can't even see this little thing, and when she heard this, she didn't say anything directly, but still said with a smile and a calm face.
"In a family like ours, if you want to find a suitable daughter-in-law, you have to live the same life, you have seen the world, and you are a descendant, although the father is not very conspicuous, but the grandfather's family was also a royal businessman, and the life is not bad, and now I have entered the house, and I can't see the idle things in my eyes, even I, the mother-in-law, am quite inferior in many knowledge."
This is a complaint, but in fact he is still showing off that his daughter-in-law's family has money, whether it is an official or a rich idler, all he asks for is money.
As long as you have money and live your life well, it is the best.