Noble Lady Jing Zhao

Chapter 5 Meeting Mother-in-Law for the First Time
Jiang Shi also called her by her boudoir name just like when she was in her boudoir with Zhao Shi when she was young, but it was a bit embarrassing for her to fall into Zhao Shi's ears.

An accident happened in the Hou's mansion.

Her natal family also followed suit.

In desperation, she begged to Jiang Shi, her close friend in her boudoir, to ask for her son to marry the third daughter of the Ye family, the daughter of Jiang Shi.

She was the Jiang family who begged with the last glimmer of hope.

Before Master Hou passed away, the Jiang family also intended to marry her.

But her bastard son refused to agree to it early, and threatened that if the mother decided to arrange a marriage for him without authorization, he would never return to the house.

Mrs. Zhao scolded that she really had a sinful obstacle.

That kid doesn't care about his reputation in Beijing?
His age, his appearance.

It should also be romantic and suave, which makes people remember.

But who knows, because of his service in the army, this kid has a very bad reputation.

Now, he is the one who makes all the ladies of the family fearful.

"Yunzhu, I believe in our friendship."

Mrs. Zhao still had a kind smile on her face, she turned her head to look at Ye Jingzhao, walked towards her slowly, held her hand very familiarly, and patted her lightly, "What does your mother usually call you?"

"Go back to Madam, my mother called me Zhaozhao at home." Ye Jingzhao pretended to be shy, lowered his head, and his voice was calm.

"Okay, then I'll call you Zhao Zhao in the future, and it will appear that we are more friendly. Now that we have made a decision, we should walk around more in the future."

Seeing that Mrs. Zhao talked to them for a long time in the corridor, it seemed half of her ankle was sprained.

She guessed something in her heart.

Now the old lady is the head of the Hou Mansion, and she is also a stepmother.

When the old lady saw that Zhao's natal family was in decline, she simply refused to allow Zhao to go out on the grounds that the Marquis was newly mourned.

If it weren't for Jiang Shi's frequent contacts with Zhao Shi, the old lady would occasionally allow Zhao Shi to go out because she was afraid of the uncle's house.

Today, the Zhao family only invited Ye Jingzhao over to the mansion.

One is that she knows that even if invitations are sent to each family, no one will come to the door, and the other is that the old lady will not allow it.

Simply these are not important, now she only needs to meet Ye Jingzhao to be important.

After all, she was marrying a wife for her son, and she felt deeply owed, but deep down, she didn't want to marry an ugly wife for her son.

After lunch, Mr. Jiang stood up and left.

This time, Mrs. Zhao personally sent the person to the gate of the Hou Mansion.

"Next time you come to the door, I will ask Zong'er to take you for a stroll around the mansion. Today is really too hasty, so don't blame me."

Mrs. Zhao led Ye Jingzhao all the way, and when she saw Mrs. Jiang boarded the carriage, she whispered to her.

Seeing her today, she was extremely satisfied with this girl.

"Ma'am, it is my good fortune to be loved by you."

Mrs. Zhao patted the back of her hand twice, and nodded with satisfaction.

When she got into the carriage, Jiang closed his eyes and fell asleep, Ye Jingzhao consciously sat down by the door.

She tried her best not to make any strange noises and stared at Jiang from the corner of her eye.

This marriage was forced on her by the Jiang family.

Now that she had to do it again, she would definitely use her strength to fight.

Since Mrs. Mu wants to use the uncle's mansion to hold the old lady, she will also use the Hou's mansion to hold the second room.

It's just that she couldn't help but think of that person.

Her fiancé Mu Yanzong.

Among the bones of the barren mountain, he was the one who found her and buried her so that she could be reborn.

She must repay this kindness.

Having made up her mind, she thought that this great kindness must be repaid.

When the carriage stopped in front of the uncle's house, Ye Jingzhao helped Jiang get out of the carriage.

"Now the Geng post has been changed. On the [-]th of this month, Mrs. Mu will come to hire you. Don't make trouble."

Jiang shi looked at her and knocked, "If you dare to come up with something, you can weigh it carefully."

"Second Aunt, my niece will be ready to marry with peace of mind, so I won't worry you, Second Aunt."

She lowered her head, gritted her teeth, and replied word by word.

Jiang groaned softly, and led Yunzi into the mansion.

Ye Jingzhao's palms hidden in his sleeves were tightly clenched into fists, and he raised his head, his eyes shone with a frightening light, and his eyes fell directly on Jiang Shi in the distance.

After returning to Zhiting Garden, Mrs. Xie felt uneasy in the house because she was worried about her daughter. Finally, she was looking forward to her return, and she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Zhao Zhao, are you still being wronged?" Mrs. Xie looked up and down her daughter with worried eyes.

Ye Jingzhao smiled slightly, pulled his mother to sit down peacefully, and showed his left wrist, only to see a snow-white jade bracelet striking his eyes.

"Don't worry, mother. Mrs. Mu likes me very much. This bracelet was Mrs. Mu's dowry. Now that she has given it to me, my mother should feel at ease with her love."

Mrs. Xie is very pleased that her daughter is loved by Mrs. Mu, but then she thinks about who's current situation.

His brows were furrowed, and he sighed lightly.

It is clear in my heart that this marriage cannot be refused.

I only hate myself and my master for not being able to provide a life that is not manipulated by others for a pair of children.

"Mother, do you also think Mrs. Mu will definitely lose in the end?"

Ye Jingzhao suddenly straightened his expression and brought this up to his mother for the first time.

Mrs. Xie was silent, not knowing how to speak, but she already had the answer in her eyes. Now that the Zhao family has fallen, Mrs. Zhao is just a dying grasshopper.

If it weren't for the fact that Young Master Mu was born of the Zhao family, how could it be so difficult to inherit the title of the Marquis Mansion?
The emperor made it clear that he didn't like it, otherwise, how could he not approve of the inheritance of the title?

He also watched his stepmother make things difficult for the orphans and widows.

What chance does the Zhao family have?

Ye Jingzhao shook his head and did not agree with his mother's point of view, "Mother, in fact, no one has been determined to inherit the title of Marquis Mansion, so there are many variables in everything. Why don't you pass the title of Marquis Mansion directly to the second master?"

"It can be seen that the Son of Heaven is also thinking about it, and wants to see if Young Master Mu is capable of inheriting the position of Marquis."

Recalling the last time she saw Mu Yanzong, the guard called him Lord Marquis.

He won in the end.

"It's the same reason you said that. It's because my mother was confused for a while, and she didn't think of this level."

Seeing that her daughter's words made sense, Mrs. Xie breathed a sigh of relief.

These days, because her daughter's marriage was being manipulated by the second wife, she was in a hurry to get angry, and she couldn't figure out the reason for it.

In the second half of the day, Qiuhong returned home early.

When Ye Jingzhao heard the news, he was momentarily stunned.

The time for Qiuhong to return home has been brought forward.

She asked Hongzao to stare at Qiuhong secretly, so as not to be noticed by others.

Knowing that Qiu Hong changed her clothes and went to take care of her mother, Ye Jingzhao dropped the letter in her hand and hurried to the main room.

Mother Wang didn't know what happened in Qiuhong's house.

Only she and Hongzao knew about this, and she didn't tell anyone else.

Seeing Mama Wang guarding the medicine stove for her mother on the porch, she lifted her skirt and rushed into the main room with red dates.

Mother Wang's voice calling her fell into the ripples of her skirt.

When she opened the door, she saw Qiu Hong sorting her mother's clothes in front of the closet.

Hearing the movement, Qiu Hong put down the clothes in her hands, turned around and saw Miss Fourth, and saluted, "Miss Fourth."

"Is your mother well?"

(End of this chapter)