The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Chapter 186

The young couple were strolling around the shop leisurely when a carriage passed by on Chang'an Avenue not far away.

Zhou Qing, who finally came back from outside the city, saw that the person she was thinking of was really in a hurry to come back to go shopping with his wife as he said, and her heart began to ache again.

In terms of appearance and talent, she is no worse than that girl from the Shen family, and her family background is much stronger than that of the Shen family.

She hated it, and was even more unwilling!
The carriage drove back to Zhou Mansion, Zhou Qing got out of the car with a serious mind and a cold face, and happened to meet her mother who personally sent Granny Wang out.

This Granny Wang is a well-known official matchmaker in Beijing, she has some status, and she can speak well. Most of the marriages of high-school children in Beijing and China will ask her to help build a bridge.

Seeing her visiting again, Zhou Qing guessed that she was here to match her again.

Relying on her beauty, Zhou Qing is also quite famous in Beijing.She has a very high spirit, ever since she fell in love with Li Ling, it is difficult for other noble children to catch her eyes.

Mrs. Zhou was very upset when she saw that her daughter came back after dark. She smiled awkwardly at Granny Wang and said, "My daughter is very filial. My mother-in-law is not feeling well these days. She went to the temple early in the morning. Went to burn incense and pray for grandma."

Then, she called Zhou Qing who was walking towards the mansion with a wooden face: "Qing'er, why did you come back? You don't know how to say hello to Grandma Wang after you see her."

Zhou Qing didn't even raise her eyelids, and replied with a cold face: "The car and horse broke down halfway, and the driver repaired the car and delayed the return journey."

Mrs. Zhou deliberately said to Granny Wang: "This child has always been well-behaved, and he doesn't go out very often."

She saw her daughter's face was calm, Madam Zhou didn't want to say much in front of Granny Wang, she annoyed her daughter and said: "Go to your grandmother's first, your grandmother is thinking about you."

It's really like how filial my daughter is.

Zhou Qing agreed and entered the mansion by herself.

After Mrs. Zhou sent Granny Wang away, she was in a hurry to find her daughter, and she scolded her all over her face: "Tell me about a girl as old as you, why are you so ignorant? You came back so late, what do you look like?"

Seeing her daughter's unsalty expression, she felt even more angry: "Grandma Wang is a well-known official matchmaker in Beijing, and she wants to find a good marriage, but it is necessary for her to make a bridge from it. When you see someone like this Man, why don't you know how to speak properly?"

Zhou Qing sneered and said, "Did she come to tell me about a matchmaker again?"

Mrs. Zhou said angrily to her daughter: "You are going to be nineteen, are you not in a hurry? Let me tell you, if you don't marry again, you will become an old girl. After the double tenth, I will see who can marry you." .”

Zhou Qing had a lot of people in her heart, and hated her mother's urging marriage the most. She heard her mother nagging again, and replied angrily: "Instead of marrying those crooked things, I might as well cut my hair and be a sister-in-law." Woolen cloth."

Madam Zhou bluffed and said, "Why are you talking such nonsense again?"

Zhou Qing rolled her eyes at her mother, and sat on the side sullenly, not making a sound.

No one knows a daughter better than a mother, Mrs. Zhou naturally knows what her daughter is thinking, she sighed, sat next to her daughter and persuaded: "Mother knows that you have always been concerned about the Li family son, but we also asked someone to go as a matchmaker. , people look down on us"

Before her mother could finish speaking, Zhou Qing said angrily: "That may not be because the elder son of the Li family doesn't want to, maybe it's because their old lady looks down on our family status."

Seeing her daughter's stubbornness, Zhou's mother continued to persuade her: "Now that the eldest son of the Li family is married, what's the use of you still worrying about it? Mother advises you to open up your heart and find a good one while you are young." He is serious, if you continue to waste time like this, after the age of marriage, what will you do in the future?"

Hearing her mother's words, Zhou Qing burst into tears with grievances. She choked up and said, "Mother, it's not that I don't want to marry, but I really don't like anyone else except the son of the Li family." .”

Seeing her mother frowning, she went all out and said, "Mother, even if I want to be her concubine, I'm willing."

Mrs. Zhou was shocked when she heard her daughter's words, and said with a bluffing face: "What are you talking about, you are a serious daughter-in-law of an official family, why do you want to be a concubine for others?"

Zhou Qing wiped away her tears, took her mother's hand, and said slowly: "Mother, just listen to me, although the eldest son of the Li family is married, it is now well known that the daughter of the Shen family is infertile at all. She like this A woman from a small family can't make a living for the Li family, so how can she last long? If the daughter condescends to be a concubine for the time being, won't it be a matter of time before she can give birth to a child for the Li family and surpass the daughter of the Shen family?"

Mrs. Zhou became more active when she heard what her daughter said, but she still refused unwillingly and said: "This is too risky, if the son of the Li family favors the daughter of the Shen family, wouldn't you be inferior all your life?" People are living their lives alone, forget it, you should get rid of this idea as soon as possible."

Zhou Qing looked at her mother and said, "Mother, with your daughter's talent, appearance and heart, can't you beat that Shen girl? You have no confidence in me like that?"

Mrs. Zhou naturally understood her daughter, she was beautiful and strong-hearted, and she would not worry about earning a place in the back house.

But thinking of her being a concubine, Mrs. Zhou was still unwilling.

Seeing that her mother refused to let go, Zhou Qing resolutely said: "I must not marry in this life. If I marry, I must be the son of the Li family. If my mother can't let me do what I want, I will die to show my ambition, or I will go to the temple to be a monk for a lifetime. Auntie is it."

In the Anxi Hall of Zhen Guo Gong's Mansion, the old lady has been lingering and sick since autumn because of successive changes in the mansion.

In the past two days, the old man's health has just improved. After taking the medicine at noon, he is leaning on the couch thinking about things.

Nanny Qiu came in with two snacks, smiled and said to the old lady: "This batch of dew and Sydney yam cake is the best for clearing the fire and reducing phlegm. You didn't even eat a few bites for lunch, now eat some snacks."

The old lady glanced at the snacks placed on the small table by Nanny Qiu, and said with a smile, "Shu'er made this again, didn't it?"

With a smile on her face, Mother Qiu picked up a piece of dim sum and handed it to the old lady: "You have sharp eyes, you guessed it was the second lady's handicraft before you tasted it?"

The old lady took the dim sum, tasted it, and praised: "It tastes good."

Mother Qiu took the opportunity to persuade: "Second Madam's craftsmanship is always to your liking, so you can use more if you like."

The old lady sighed slightly: "This child is really kind and filial."

Mother Qiu has been with the old lady all her life. Although they are masters and servants, they are also confidants. Seeing the old lady sigh, she hesitated and said: "The imperial hospital has been trying to find a way to treat the second lady. The last time the imperial doctor Zhang came I gave the uncle an injection, and I asked him a question, and he said that the second lady's problem is probably difficult to cure."

The old lady glanced at Mother Qiu and asked, "Why didn't you tell me about this earlier."

Mother Qiu replied: "You have been ill all this time, and I don't have the heart to make you worry any more."

The old lady sighed for a long time, and said leisurely: "The house is really not going well these days."

Mother Qiu couldn't help but said: "Brother Ling is the eldest son, the second lady is like this, can you make some plans?"

(End of this chapter)