urge Zhao to marry

Chapter 154 Meeting Relatives 2
Even Mu Youde can't deny that the Meng family's carriage is much more spacious and comfortable than the one that Wang Sanye used for him.

There is a fixed low table inside the carriage, with fruit snacks and a touch of incense on it.

After sitting opposite Mu Zhaozhao, he couldn't wait to ask how their mother and daughter knew Meng Yu.

Why did Yu Wanniang remarry so quickly?
Mu Zhaozhao didn't hide anything, and told the story of the mother and daughter's encounter with bandits, jokingly: "Uncle Meng is also considered a hero to save the beauty, that's why my mother promised her in the future, right?"

Seeing the shocked look on his face, I wondered in my heart that the bandit incident really had nothing to do with him?

But Mu Zhaozhao didn't relax, she didn't think she could have much weight in his heart.

Thinking of his previous life, he entered the Chen family happily, only in exchange for his own future.

Hatred welled up in her heart.

But he didn't show it, but asked curiously: "Father, who brought you to the capital?"

He changed the subject: "Zhao Zhao, why don't you call me daddy?"

Mu Zhaozhao also fooled him casually: "Many officials and officials in the capital call themselves father and mother."

No wonder, they are the children of concubines, so they are not qualified to be called mothers, so they can only be called that.

She thought wickedly, if he knew that he called Meng Yu 'Father', she wondered if he would vomit blood in anger.

Mu Zhaozhao asked again: "Father, why did you come to the capital suddenly?"

Hearing this, Mu Youde's nameless anger welled up in his heart: "It's not your mother, she made a fuss about breaking up with me back then, and took most of the Mu family's property, so it's not worth talking about."

"After you left, rumors about me being corrupt and accepting bribes spread over there. It made me unable to stay any longer. It happened that a friend I knew before came to the capital to do business, so we followed along."

"I didn't expect it to be a coincidence. Someone from his friend happened to know the steward of the Xuanping Hou Mansion, and I accidentally found out that you are also in the capital..."

When Mu Zhaozhao heard him complain about his mother's words, he almost laughed out loud.

When he heard his perfunctory words behind him, he immediately felt depressed that he was treating him as a fool.

After all, the Meng family had already asked the brokers, and they knew that they had only arrived in the capital the afternoon before yesterday, so they could find them yesterday.

However, the people behind the scenes were also very cautious, leaving no trace at all.

"That's really a coincidence!" Mu Zhaozhao still defended his mother: "Father, mother told me before that your reputation will be bad, and it will have a great bad influence on your daughter."

"My mother also said that no matter what, you are my own father, and she hopes that you will be safe and smooth."

"My mother lost her composure yesterday because she was in a bad mood after she got pregnant, and because my wife is strict, mother didn't dare to say anything to you."

As for who did the hands and feet, Meng Yu's figure appeared in Mu Zhaozhao's mind.

Thinking of Meng San's sudden disappearance for a while, I felt even more certain.

Hearing what she said, Mu Youde seemed to be in a much better mood, and asked directly: "I heard that you have an engagement with the eldest son of Xuanping Hou Mansion?"

"Yeah!" Mu Zhaozhao complained to him naturally: "Actually, I don't like him at all. He doesn't even have a smiling face, and it's scary just looking at him."

"However, my wife is worried that the son will not be close to the Meng family, and also afraid that the son will look down on this relative of the Meng family after marrying a famous lady, so she forces the son to marry me."

Later, he complained to him that the Meng family loves to put on face, but they are actually very stingy.

Mu Youde looked suspiciously at the light yellow orchid embroidered silk skirt, the moon white pleated skirt, and the golden yucca flower stamen hanging on the hairpin, his eyes flashed: "Isn't it? ? The clothes on your body cost at least a hundred taels of silver, right?"

"It's been said that the Meng family wants to save face. These are the clothes I wear when I go out as a guest."

After speaking, he pulled out the hairpin from the bun and handed it to him, pointing to the Su character engraved in an inconspicuous place to show him: "This is my second aunt's hairpin, it's just lent to me to save face. "

For some reason, hearing that the life of their mother and daughter was not as comfortable as it seemed, Mu Youde's mood became a little better.

He asked hypocritically: "Then why don't you live with Dad from now on?"

After finishing speaking, he looked at her nervously, if he could coax her into agreeing to live with him, then he would be the son's legitimate father-in-law from now on.

"Okay!" Mu Zhaozhao nodded immediately: "It happens that I don't want to marry the eldest son, and the Meng family has many rules, so I won't live with my mother."

He had a bad feeling in his heart: "No, what does this have to do with whether you marry the prince?"

"They have made an appointment a long time ago. I will marry the prince, and the dowry prepared by the Meng family for me can be used by the prince at will..."

Mu Zhaozhao didn't want his dowry to be missed by him, so he just asked Qin Mu to take the blame for him.

Even if they tell the truth, the people behind the scenes will not believe it, and instead will despise them as useless, treating them as nonsense.

It also prevents them from making plans for their own dowry, which is definitely killing two birds with one stone.

Mu Youde is dubious, he thinks he is well-informed, and there are many people in his hometown who have swollen faces to pretend to be fat.

Besides, he saw with his own eyesight, and he didn't think his daughter would lie to him.

But he was not reconciled to let it go, so he hesitated before saying: "Your second cousin and your younger brother are both talented scholars, but we just came to the capital, and we are not familiar with the place, and we can't find a suitable academy. Why don't you ask Shizi or your second aunt to help?"

Hearing this, Mu Zhaozhao felt that the people behind the scenes knew them too well, not even the fact that the second aunt's father was Mr. Bailu Academy.

Of course she didn't want to help, but she couldn't refuse directly. She rolled her eyes and said regretfully, "It's not too early or too late. I won't be able to enter Bailu Academy, but when I go back, I will ask the prince for help. See if there is a suitable academy nearby."

If she didn't agree to anything, she was worried that they would jump over the wall in a hurry.

Of course, they don't have that much face, so they can ask Qin Mu to inquire for them, and then ask the housekeeper when they go back, or ask the servant to ask around.

But Mu Youde was also satisfied when he heard it, and said in an insatiable way: "You can ask the prince to find a place for me in the yamen, whether it's the Six Departments or the Five City Bingma Division."

Mu Zhaozhao was laughed angrily by him, this tone is really not small, why doesn't he go to heaven?

But she couldn't turn her back on her face yet, scolded him bloody in her heart, and then hesitated to say: "Then I don't know if Shizi can do it, although he is a son, but his father loves the younger son more, and the son is now No contacts."

Then she complained to him again: "I was really worried that I would die if I married the prince. Last year, when I went to Xuanpinghou's mansion for a banquet, I was pushed into the lake by the concubine next to Mrs. Hou, which made me seriously ill..."

She complained endlessly, which made Mu Youde never have a chance to ask what he planned to interrogate.

When the carriage stopped, Mu Zhaozhao secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

After all, it took her a lot of time to complain for so long, and it made her feel thirsty.

And here, when Xiao Xiue and the others saw Mu Zhaozhao who was being helped out of the carriage by the maid, they greeted him as if seeing a relative who had been reunited after a long absence, and they were full of praise: "Oh, it's said that women's colleges have changed, Zhaozhao is really It's getting better and better, seeing your overall demeanor, if we meet outside, I won't even dare to recognize you."

But in my heart, I am really jealous that their mother and daughter can escape from birth, and they can live a good life like this.

It's a pity that she still needs to be used now, no matter how unwilling he is, he can only endure it, and let his daughter and the others come forward to say hello to her.

Mu Zhaozhao took a look when he came in, but he didn't find the two brothers Yu Huafeng and Yu Huachen, only Yu Song and their daughter Yu Yihua, and a fat little chubby guy with a low eyebrow and a pleasing eye This woman should be Yu Song's concubine, Qiao Niang.

On the other side is Xiao Xiuzhu who looks uncomfortable, and behind her are Mu Youde's two children, Tongfang Chunhua and Qiuyue.

Next to Chunhua is the nine-year-old daughter Mu Yanran, and beside Qiuyue is the eight-year-old son Mu Yunan.

In the past, when their mother and daughter were in Mu's house, their attitude towards Tongfang and concubines' children was that as long as they didn't bother to come in front of their mother and daughter, they would ignore them, would not embarrass them, and would not want to see them.

Therefore, these two children can be regarded as being spoiled and spoiled by the old lady Mu, and they are quite naughty and arrogant.

But now it seems that she is obviously quieter and more reserved, and only dares to look at her quietly.

From that cautious look, she knew that Xiao Xiuzhu was not a good person.

Yu Yihua called her with a complicated expression: "Cousin, you look so good now."

The other three children also called cousin and sister.

"I think so too." Mu Zhaozhao boasted to them that he was good-looking, and he accepted all the orders without being humble at all, and raised his chin, pretending to be a villain: "Mint, give them the meeting gift for me. .”

"Yes!" Mint took out a few purses that had been prepared earlier and handed them to the young lady's younger brothers and sisters.

Before, the lady asked them to put twenty silver peanuts of two renminbi in the purse, but the small purse was packed a bit bulging.

You know, in the past, when the lady rewarded them as personal servants, she would also give one or two silver peanuts.

It can be seen from this that the lady really doesn't want to see them.

Thinking of what the lady said, today she is a person who has no money but wants to save face, Mint admires her lady very much, and she looks alike as soon as she makes a move.

When they know the amount of silver in the purse, they will probably wonder if she is just a fake.

Mu Zhaozhao glanced at him, and asked eagerly, "Father, where is grandma? I specially brought a lot of pastries and fruits to grandma?"

Zisu almost laughed out loud when she heard that, now that the weather is hot, the desserts sent by the Meng Mansion to each room are changed every day.

Of course, the melon and fruit snacks that are replaced are just cheaper for their close-fitting maids.

However, last night, the eldest lady asked them to collect all the snacks and fruits from the courtyards, and also asked them to tidy them up specially as a gift.

(End of this chapter)