Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 438

Because Xiao Chenyu sent someone to the Ninth Prince's Mansion to inform Qin Su that someone had come to her house, Qin Su came back very quickly. The three of them heard that Qin Su had returned as soon as they left the table.

Also returning with Qin Sui was Liao Changshi from the Ninth Prince's Mansion.

So, that night, Qin Cui stayed at home, Xiao Chenyu and Liao Changshi followed Old Zhao to the prison, and Lu Xiangyin also followed secretly.

Xiao Chenyu politely let Liao Changshi get on the carriage first, and then saw Lu Xiangyin behind him. After thinking about it, he did not stop him from following.

Xiao Chenyu did not allow Qin Shi to go to the prison at night, and his serious insistence was rare. Qin Shi had no choice but to stay and just asked Sun Jifei to bring more people to follow from a distance.

It didn't take long before Xiao Chenyu sent someone back to say that they had come out, but had gone to the Ninth Prince's Mansion and told Qin Cui to go to bed first and not to wait for him.

After waiting for a while, Qin Sui fell asleep first.

The next day, Xiao Chenyu did not come back. Instead, Xiao Lian came in and delivered the official uniform to the Ninth Prince's Mansion.

Xiao Chenyu did not return home for several days in a row. Fortunately, Xiao Lian was running back and forth, so he was not without news.

Lu Jiu had moved out a long time ago, and today he sent someone to invite Qin Sui over, saying that Mr. and Mrs. Lu had arrived.

Qin Cui hurried to ask her mother Su whether she was going. Su ate too much cold cakes last night and got up several times at night. She felt a little lazy today. She thought it would not be good for her to go in this state, so she said she would not go.

So Qin Sui took her son Lu'er with her to meet Mr. and Mrs. Lu.

Many people came to Lu Jiu's hometown, even several elderly elders came. It seems that marrying a princess is a great blessing for the Lu family.

The reason why the Sun family of Dancheng could stand firm and run rampant in Dancheng for decades was that Old Lady Sun had been the emperor's wet nurse and was an old friend of the empress dowager.

The Sun family had been suppressed before, but now the daughter of the Sun family had the emperor's child and was favored by the empress dowager. A large ship of rewards was sent to the dock of Dancheng and transported to the Sun family in a show of force. The Sun family opened the door and set off firecrackers, and a buffet was held for three days to show the rise of the Sun family.

After Qin Cui arrived, she first greeted Mr. Lu and talked about business for a while. Then, because Xiao Chenyu had been very busy these days, she apologized for Xiao Chenyu's absence.

Mr. Lu is an open-minded and shrewd businessman. He is pleased with Xiao Chenyu's busy work and doesn't care about these empty formalities at all.

Afterwards, Mrs. Lu asked her grandson to take Lu'er out to play, and asked the maids and servants to watch carefully, then she pulled Qin Sui into the house to talk in private.

Qin Cui understood Mrs. Lu's thoughts. As a mother-in-law who had once chosen the wrong daughter-in-law, her worries were understandable.

"What's Princess Yaoxiang's personality like?" Mrs. Lu pulled Qin Su to sit together and asked her in a low voice.

This question stumped Qin Cui. How to define the personality of someone like Yao Xiang?
"Let me put it this way. In just a few words, I can't describe her character clearly."

After saying this, seeing Mrs. Lu frowning, Qin Sui hurriedly explained with a smile: "This Princess Yaoxiang's family background and her previous experiences have caused everyone to look at her differently. It's hard for me to comment on this, but, godmother is her mother-in-law, it's best to get to know her in person and see what she is like in your eyes."

"I am afraid. Huang's family was making trouble before. After all, the Huang family is not a very important family. We still have some confidence to control her. However, what if Princess Yaoxiang..."

Yes, if Princess Yaoxiang was a domineering person, who in the Lu family would be able to control her?

"Apart from anything else, my grandson is a pitiful one. I'm afraid this stepmother is not a good one and we can't protect him."

Lu Jiu and Master Lu probably wouldn't want to come here, as they are more concerned about the prosperity and decline of the family, but Mrs. Lu is worried about whether the child will be bullied. "Godmother, you don't have to worry about this. Although Yao Xiang's personality is not gentle and virtuous, she is not the kind of person who would bully a child. Of course, it is unlikely that she would treat the child as her own."

After that, Qin Sui continued, "Let me put it this way. When you get along with her, just keep a certain distance and measure. Besides, the child will follow his godmother and will not have any conflicts with Princess Yaoxiang."

Mrs. Lu held Qin Sui's hand and whispered, "Godmother has nothing to hide from you. I'm telling you the truth. When your ninth brother came home and mentioned this marriage, I didn't agree. But I knew I couldn't persuade them. Besides, Princess Yaoxiang has given birth to a child."

Qin Sui nodded, knowing in her heart that this was human nature.

"I thought about it and found that I couldn't eat or sleep well. Then I came up with an idea. After Lu Jiu and Princess Yao Xiang get married, they can live in the capital. Your godfather and I can live with our grandson in the old house in Dancheng. This way, everyone can live their own lives. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"

Qin Sui blinked and asked, "Do you mean to let Lu Jiu marry into the Ninth Prince's Mansion?"

"This isn't really about marrying into the wife's family. This house has been empty for a long time since I bought it. I started cleaning it out after I mentioned the marriage proposal to Princess Yaoxiang. That's what I had in mind."

Yaoxiang wanted to go to Dancheng to get away from the troubles in the capital.

But now it seems that the Lu family does not really welcome her to go to Dancheng. I wonder how Yaoxiang will feel when she finds out?

"Let them stay in the capital. Then if Yaoxiang asks Ninth Brother to live in the Ninth Prince's Mansion, will godmother agree?" Qin Cui tested Mrs. Lu's bottom line.

Seeing Mrs. Lu's hesitation, it seemed that she was unwilling.

The reputation of marrying into the wife's family is really too bad, not to mention that the Lu family only has one son.

"Okay, I know what godmother means. I'll go talk to Yaoxiang and see what she says."

Mrs. Lu took Qin Sui's hand, patted it with satisfaction, and said, "You still understand me. The luckiest thing for me is to recognize you as my daughter."

The two chatted for a while and then took the child back home after having lunch.

After getting up from a nap, I went to see Yaoxiang again.

Yaoxiang's room was filled with dowry and she was counting it. When she saw Qin Su coming in, she didn't stop but called Qin Su to help her take a look.

Qin Shi was dazzled by the room full of luxurious items, and she was only concerned with broadening her horizons.

"Have you emptied the palace?" Qin Cui sighed as she looked at the potted plants made of gems.

"How can it be emptied? Do you think the Ninth Prince's Mansion only has these few things?" Yao Xiang sneered and retorted to Qin Sui.

"Ah, to be honest, are your two adopted brothers happy? You, the tigress who has been oppressing them, are finally getting married."

"Hmph, of course they are happy. They are a little too proud of themselves." Yao Xiang said lightly, but her eyes were a little cold.

The nanny beside him said dissatisfiedly: "These past few days, they have been walking with a gust of wind, and they even want to take care of the flowers and plants in the yard, as if they are the ones who call the shots in this mansion."

These two adopted sons were like invisible people in the Ninth Prince's Mansion. Qin Sui seldom saw them. Sometimes she saw them from afar, but they turned back in the blink of an eye.

Because the Ninth Prince did not intervene in the affairs, the marriages of the two young masters were arranged by their biological parents. Now, the eldest young master's wedding is approaching.