Marrying into a poor family

Qin Xi smiled a little mischievously, like a junior trying to please his elders, but after all, it was the first time they met, so he still had the right sense of propriety.

On the contrary, it made Mrs. Sun even more rude. Firstly, she was taking it out on Lu Jiu. Furthermore, she might not be embarrassing Qin Xiang!

"If Mrs. Sun can say this to Ninth Brother, she doesn't treat us as outsiders. Ninth Brother should take it to heart after hearing this." Qin Xiang ignored Mrs. Sun and looked at Lu Jiu instead, gently persuading.

Lu Jiumiao understood what she meant, and hurriedly bowed his hands to Mrs. Sun, saying that he had taken note of it, and said that the appointment time was coming soon, so he left first: "When uncle takes a rest, my nephew will come to visit uncle and aunt again!"

Mrs. Sun could only let her go, and then just looked at her and smiled meaningfully.

She had already seen the gift from Qin Xiang and was naturally satisfied with it, so she was a little more polite to Qin Xiang.

She asked Qin Xiang to come down for lunch, and Qin Xiang naturally agreed.

Mrs. Sun told Mother Tong: "Go to the kitchen and see if there are any fresh dishes today. If there are any, we will serve the guests. If there are not, we will go to the market to have a look."

Qin Xiang sneered in her heart, how could a wealthy family arrange for their servants to buy vegetables and entertain their guests in front of them?

After all, Qin Xiang had submitted the post in advance, and she was invited to visit today, and she had also prepared generous gifts.

It can be seen that Mrs. Sun is a rather stingy person. Qin Xiang secretly reminded herself that she would rather offend a gentleman than such a villain.

Mrs. Sun looked at Qin Xiang and said with a smile: "We don't have many family members, but we have a lot of things to do. It's really annoying. Unfortunately, my son is still young. I have to wait for him to grow up and marry his daughter-in-law, so that I can relax."

The eldest young master of the Sun family is only eleven years old this year, and it is indeed still early for him to get married.

However, Qin Xiang saw in the information given by Lu Jiu that Young Master Sun's marriage was decided not long after he was born. The person chosen was the daughter of Mrs. Sun's maternal cousin, who was one year older than Young Master Sun.

Qin Xiang praised her and said: "Judging from my wife's demeanor, the eldest young master must be a magnificent figure, and his future wife must also be a virtuous and beautiful girl. As long as my wife waits a few years, she should be happy."

Everyone is willing to listen well, especially Mrs. Sun.

She is not outstanding among the many sisters in her natal family, and her husband's official position is not high. Now, her husband is obedient to her, but he is very enthusiastic towards his concubines.

Therefore, Mrs. Sun's heart is actually a little dark. It has been a long time since she met someone who makes her feel so comfortable.

It can be seen from this that Qin Xiang does not know how to lower her profile and speak, but she is not willing to force herself too much and to repress herself in her new life.

In her previous life, she had made too many compromises, suffered too much frustration, and had too many disappointments, but she still died miserably in the end without getting any benefits.

Of course, if rebirth is a benefit, then it is a benefit.

During lunch, Qin Xi finally witnessed the overt and covert fight between the Sun family's wife and her concubine.

Because of the female guests, the Sun family's legitimate daughters and concubines came to accompany the guests. Miss Sun, the legitimate daughter, is fourteen this year and is already in a graceful appearance.

Her appearance has taken after her mother's, her chin is slightly square, and she doesn't look that soft, but her eyes are very bright, and her smile is slightly curved, which makes people feel happy when they look at her.

The eldest lady is very generous and relaxed in dealing with others; she seems to have been raised carefully.

On the other hand, the three concubines were somewhat unsatisfactory. In fact, in terms of appearance, they are both prettier than the eldest lady. Unfortunately, she lacks a generous and calm demeanor. She seems to be restrained when sitting at the table, and her eyes are wandering. It can be seen that she is a bit suppressed by Mrs. Sun on weekdays, but she has developed a timid attitude. Shrunk character.

Qin Xiang was also a few years older than Miss Sun, but she was already the mother of her child. Although she and Mrs. Sun regarded themselves as juniors, they talked calmly as if they were equals.

The three concubines came to serve his wife at dinner. Qin Xiang politely declined the third concubine's offer of serving, and asked Li Siniang to just stand aside.

Mrs. Sun did not care about the face of her concubine, and bossed her aunt around in front of the guests, commanding the three concubines around.

This scene seems to happen often and everyone is used to it.

But Qin Xi couldn't imagine how she would deal with a bunch of concubines in her home.

If she was asked to torment the concubine, she would definitely not be able to do it. She would not be able to turn a blind eye or live in peace with him.

Alas, then we can only keep Xiao Chenyu under surveillance.

On the surface, the concubine did not dare to resist Mrs. Sun, but in fact she was always working against Mrs. Sun intentionally or unintentionally. On the surface, Mrs. Sun had the upper hand, but in fact she was very angry.

After watching a farce, I ran out of food.

Qin Xiang was a guest, so she tasted everything symbolically. When Mrs. Sun stopped using her chopsticks, she immediately expressed that she was full.

Mrs. Sun then let the concubines go and told them to take the remaining food and share it.

The maid brought tea to rinse her mouth with, and after drinking it and washing her hands, Qin Yun followed Mrs. Sun to sit in the wing next door.

At this time, Li Siniang was dining with Qingcan and Qinggu in the dining room next door, accompanied by Tong's mother.

So, after the little maid gave the tea and left, Qin Xiang and Mrs. Sun were the only two people in the room.

Mrs. Sun was a little sleepy. Qin Xiang noticed it and directly said the reason for my coming today: "Mrs. Sun, I think Mrs. Sun already knew the purpose of my coming today, but I still want to explain it."

"Alas, Ninth Brother and I come to the door again and again to bother you. We really can't help ourselves." Qin Xiang sighed and first expressed his position that he couldn't help himself.

Then he added: "It's just because half of the things we donated are contributions from the well-known squires and merchants in Qijiang County."

Mrs. Sun blinked, wondering what Qin Xiang meant by saying this?

Even if there are so many people, what does it have to do with you?

Qin Xiang continued: "When Ninth Brother asked Mr. Sun for help, I didn't ask any more questions, because Ninth Brother said that Mr. Sun has a very good relationship with the Lu family, and Mr. Sun and Mrs. Sun are well-known in the capital. , If you have the connections, this can definitely happen.”

Mrs. Sun's slender eyebrows frowned slightly, interrupting Qin Xiang: "When Lu Jiu came to see this matter at the beginning, we didn't dare to guarantee that we could bring him to talk. But later, for some unknown reason, Yao from the Jiu Prince's Mansion Princess Xiang sent a message through my natal niece and offered to help deliver things to the palace. Lu Jiu knows this best, and I didn’t take advantage of it at all."

Qin Xiang pursed her lips and smiled, waiting for Mrs. Sun to continue talking, or in other words, waiting for her to continue to disengage.

"This Princess Yaoxiang wants to help. How dare we ask more questions? We just sent the things up without asking. As for what happens next, I don't dare to ask any more questions."

Seeing that she had finished speaking, Qin Xiang nodded to express his understanding, but still said: "Although I am a woman, I am young and ignorant, and I do not understand the way of life of this noble family in the capital. However, our Qijiang County has just left What happened is that Eunuch Zhao, who was with the Queen Mother, was found in Qijiang County, and a county magistrate was also implicated."