Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 25 Birthday Celebration
  A few days later, Mrs. Wang of Tianhe came to visit and met the girl from the Zhao family. She took Zhao Yuzhen's hand and praised her affectionately: "He is a good boy, polite, dignified and generous."

Zhao Yuzhen lowered his head shyly. Mrs. Zhao laughed twice and said, "Yuzhen is just a country girl. How can she afford such a compliment from Madam."

"I can afford it, I can afford it. The girls trained by the old lady are top-notch." Mrs. Tianhebo complimented with a smile, and took advantage of the situation to pull out the jade bracelet on her wrist and put it on Zhao Yuzhen. .

"Madam, I really can't have this jade bracelet." Zhao Yuzhen declined.

"The elders are kind to you." Mrs. Tianhe Bo touched her hand with satisfaction in her eyes.

Zhao Yuzhen looked at Mrs. Zhao. Mrs. Zhao nodded slightly. Then Zhao Yuzhen accepted the jade bracelet and said, "Thank you, Madam."

After saying a few polite words, Mrs. Zhao asked the girls to leave. Mrs. Tianhebo reluctantly pulled Zhao Yuzhen and said, "I like Yuzhen when I see it. I will come to the house to play when I have time in the future."

Zhao Yuzhen pursed her lips and smiled: "As long as Madam doesn't think Yuzhen is shallow, Yuzhen will often bother Madam."

"I'm only happy that you can come and see me. How could I dislike it?" Mrs. Tianhe Bo smiled.

After chatting for a while, Zhao Yuzhen took his sisters and left.

Mrs. Tianhebo said directly: "Old lady, I don't like to talk in roundabout ways. I just say what I have to say. I am here today to discuss the marriage between Quanzi and Yuzhen with the old lady."

"Thank you madam for your love. It's just that Yuzhen is still young, and I have never thought of marrying her so early." Although Mrs. Zhao really wanted to get married, she still had to show off her attitude.

Raise your head to marry a daughter, bow your head to marry a wife.

Mrs. Tianhebo was not surprised by Mrs. Zhao's coquettishness. She smiled and said: "Old lady, I sincerely want to marry Yuzhen for my son, and I hope that the old lady will agree."

"Yu Zhen's father and brother are both common people. As for the young master who has reached such a high level, Madam, you should think about it before making a decision." Mrs. Zhao said deliberately.

Mrs. Tianhebo smiled and said: "Yu Zhen is gentle and virtuous. I liked her as soon as I saw her, and I am happy to let her be my daughter-in-law."

One of them pretended to be reserved and refused, the other pretended to be sincere in asking for marriage.

After talking back and forth several times, Mrs. Zhao smiled and said: "Madam values ​​​​Yuzhen, it is Yuzhen's blessing. Yuzhen will be born on the 19th of the first lunar month next year. I wonder if Madam will be free to be her guest. ?”

According to the custom of this dynasty, the girl's future mother-in-law is usually invited as the guest of honor at the hairpin ceremony.

Mrs. Zhao's words mean that they are equally allowed to marry.

"If I don't have time, I will make time." Mrs. Tianhebo smiled.

The marriage was initially settled, and both of them were very happy. Mrs. Zhao stayed with Mrs. Tianhe Bo for dinner, and Zhao Yuzhen was arranged to stay with Mrs. Tianhe Bo.

"Madam, please try this white fish juice." Zhao Yuzhen picked up a chopstick and put it into Mrs. Tianhe Bo's bowl.

"It tastes sweet and mellow. It's very good." Mrs. Tianhebo smiled softly and said after eating the food, "You don't have to take care of me all the time. You can also eat some food yourself."

"I am lucky to be able to serve my wife well." Zhao Yuzhen smiled shyly.

"Good boy." Mrs. Tianhebo praised with a smile.

Under Zhao Yuzhen's attentive service, Mrs. Tianhebo enjoyed her meal very happily and satisfactorily, and she became more and more fond of Zhao Yuzhen.

Seeing that Zhao Yuzhen was liked by Mrs. Tianhebo, Zhao Yuyan and the others were very envious.

Fang Baozhu even took Zhao Yuzhen's arm, looked at the jade bracelet, and said, "This jade bracelet has a good water color, is shiny and shiny, and is worth at least a thousand taels of silver."

"Wow! Is it so valuable?" Zhao Yuyan and others exclaimed. “Sister, Mrs. Tianhe is so kind to you!”

Zhao Yuzhen twitched the corners of his mouth, his smile not reaching his eyes.

Two days later, on the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, Mrs. Zhao turned 38 years old.

Although he is a casual student, Zhao Kuang now has the highest official position in the Zhao family. When his wife celebrates her birthday, even if there is not a big banquet, there will be more than a dozen banquets prepared to make it lively.

Zhao Wangshu was very happy to see his mother who came to drink birthday wine. He knew that his mother came to drink birthday wine just to see her. After all, in the past few years, his mother had not come to the mansion to have wine.

"Mom, this is the house I live in. Look at it, is it okay?"

Mrs. Zhao Li looked around, checked the thickness of the bedding, the charcoal stove, the fire dragon, etc., and made sure that Zhao Wangshu was not treated badly in the mansion. Then she said with satisfaction: "It's not bad."

The mother and daughter sat in the room for a while, said a few words of sincerity, and then went out to the banquet living room. On the way, they met Mrs. Zhao Er and her natal sister-in-law, Mrs. Zhong Zhu.

When Mrs. Zhong Zhu saw Zhao Wangshu, her eyes lit up. When she and Mrs. Zhao sat down in the Nuan Pavilion, she asked: "Sister, that girl just now is so handsome. Who is the child of the Zhao family? How old is she? Already?"

Mrs. Zhao Er glanced at her and said, "She is not someone you can control."

"Sister, it's a good thing that your husband's family is prosperous, but your mother's family is the foundation for a married woman. Qiao'er is now seventeen years old. He will take the imperial examination in the next year and will definitely pass high school. If the Zhong and Zhao families can get married, then It couldn't be better." Mrs. Zhong Zhu looked at Mrs. Zhao expectantly.

Mrs. Zhao's second wife was not completely confused. She waved her hand and said, "Not to mention that Qiao'er is still white. Even if he becomes an official, he will only be a low-ranking official. The old lady will not look down on him."

"Aren't you helping me with my eldest sister?" Zhong Zhu said with a smile.

"I can't help with this matter. That Yuzhen you met earlier, do you know which family the old lady promised her?"

"I heard that he seems to be the crown prince of Tianhe Bofu. Can it be true?"

"It's true." Mrs. Zhao picked up the cup and took a sip of tea. "Yu Zhen has an ordinary appearance. She married into an uncle's house and looks like a fairy. Qiao'er cannot bear it."

It is not a good thing for an ordinary family to get a beautiful wife. Being able to marry her is not a skill, you have to protect her.

Mrs. Zhong Zhu said displeasedly: "Sister, Qiao'er is your nephew. What you said went too far."

In Mrs. Zhong Zhu's heart, her son is more than worthy of a heavenly being.

"To tell you the truth, if you don't want to hear it, then I won't tell you anything. Don't think about kissing me or returning a kiss. I really can't make the decision on this matter." Mrs. Zhao's second wife did not hide her inability to speak in her husband's family at all. talk.

"Sister, you have to take Qiao'er's marriage seriously." Among the wealthy people that Zhong Zhu can come into contact with, the Zhao family has the highest official position. The Zhong family will be entangled with the increasingly prosperous Zhao family to their death. House's.

"Let's wait until Qiao'er becomes an official. There's no rush." ​​Secretly, Mrs. Zhao still wanted to support her mother's family.

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhong Zhu knew that Mrs. Zhao still wanted to kiss her, so she smiled and said, "I would like to thank his aunt on behalf of Qiao'er."

At this time, the maid said outside the door: "Second Madam, the old lady is looking for you."

"Day by day, it's not enough to have so many maids and ladies to serve you, you have to look for me." Mrs. Zhao Er complained, took out the purse she had prepared long ago from the drawer and threw it to Mrs. Zhong Zhu.

The purse was light and weightless. Zhong Zhu squeezed it, smiled, and quickly put it away.

The aunt and sister-in-law left the room and went to the banquet hall.

(End of this chapter)