Sir, I just want to be a salted fish

Chapter 46 Persuasion
Why would such an outstanding woman compete with her for her third cousin?
Qiao Waner has completely forgotten about her engagement, only her endless grievances.

There were three or four strong women outside the door, banging against the door with their burly bodies. There was a banging sound, and the wooden door was quickly knocked open.

"Wan'er?" Mrs. Cai hurriedly ran into the inner room and looked at her haggard and lifeless daughter lying on the bed, and her heart ached.

When Mrs. Cai saw her daughter's appearance, the less people knew about it, the better. She glanced majestically at the people who followed her, "If you want your tongue to stay in your mouth properly, keep your mouth shut. Biyun left the waitress behind. , everyone else, please step aside.”

"Yes, madam." Several people left respectfully.

Ms. Cai held her daughter's cold little hand, "Wan'er? Talk to mother, okay?"

Qiao Waner finally came to her senses at this time, and stood up quickly to save Cai's tears as soon as she said, "Mother!"

Qiao Waner just held Cai and cried. No matter how Cai asked, she never mentioned anything else.

Seeing that her daughter didn't say anything, Mrs. Cai felt anxious. She saw Biyun standing aside, "Biyun, tell me, why is your lady doing this? If you dare to lie to me, I will send you to Goulan in the east of the city." Courtyard, don’t even think about coming out in this life.”

Everyone outside said that Lady Cai, the wife of Duke Cheng, was kind and gentle, but people in the palace knew that Lady Cai was really going to get angry, and her methods were so cruel that people would want to die immediately.

Biyun knelt on the ground and raised his eyes to look at his young lady. Qiao Waner still just cried and said nothing, "Madam, the young lady doesn't like Miss Tang, and Miss Tang has stolen the limelight. She feels uncomfortable."

The young lady and her young cousin are engaged. If she tells the truth, she will shed her skin even if she doesn't die.

Regarding what happened at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, most people believed Qiao Waner's reasons; a few people thought that Qiao Waner was jealous that Tang Bingxuan was better-looking and more famous than her, and deliberately made things difficult for her; only Tang Bingxuan and Jiang Shunian knew about Qiao Waner's intentions. After all, everyone It's hard to believe that Qiao Waner would like her playboy cousin. "Oh? I remember that Wan'er wanted Miss Tang to be the one to praise you and your hairpins. It's only been more than a month, and you haven't been in contact with each other. How could you not be happy?"

Qiao Waner, who burst into tears, wiped the tears on her face with a handkerchief, and said to Cai with sobs: "Mother, Tang Bingxuan refused to let me go in the front, and Mrs. Rongguo made fun of her mother in the back. My daughter is disgusted with the Tang family. , and I am even more unhappy with Tang Bingxuan, who looks down on my brother."

Tang Bingxuan not only robbed her third cousin, but also rejected her brother's marriage. The thought of such a disgusting person makes people hate her.

Mrs. Cai stroked Qiao Waner's back and advised: "Wan'er, Tang Bingxuan is not your best friend, so it is understandable that she refuses to be your admirer. As for your brother's marriage, my mother had already expected that it would not happen, but I didn’t expect that Rong Guo’s wife, Mrs. Liu, would take it upon herself to accept it; Mrs. Liu had already come to apologize before. Both families are the Duke’s residence, so we can’t make enemies even if we don’t make good friends.”

What Cai didn't say was that both families were from the Duke's Palace and both had military merits. However, the Emperor and Duke Rong Guo had known each other since childhood, and they were closer to Duke Rong Guo and valued the Palace of Rong Guo. Her family must never offend Duke Rong Guo's Palace.

Mrs. Cai touched her daughter's head and then said to her: "Besides, Tang Bingxuan will be your third cousin-in-law soon. Your aunt has always loved you. How does your aunt think that you dislike her daughter-in-law?"

"Mom, my daughter has had a misunderstanding. Even if she doesn't make friends with Tang Bingxuan in the future, for the sake of her aunt, she won't make things difficult for her." Qiao Waner snuggled into Mrs. Cai's arms and confessed her mistake to her mother in a soft voice.

On the surface, he can no longer embarrass Tang Bingxuan, otherwise his father, mother, and even his aunt and cousin will be evil to him, and the gain will not be worth the loss.

Ms. Cai felt relieved when she saw her daughter getting into trouble for a while and being persuaded by herself. She patted her daughter on the shoulder and said, "Wan'er has always been sensible and polite. Just think about it."

"Okay, now that you've thought about it, wash up and eat something quickly. Otherwise, you'll ruin your body. How can you get married beautifully?" Mrs. Cai joked, nodding her daughter's forehead. "Mother!" Qiao Waner pretended to be shy.

"Mother, your daughter-in-law looked at the eldest daughter of the Chengguo Palace yesterday and seemed to deliberately make things difficult for Xuan'er?" Mrs. Liu thought for a long time after returning to the house, and she always felt that Qiao Waner's words and actions yesterday were a bit inconsistent.

Mrs. Liu was convinced that Mrs. Liu could see Qiao Waner's bad intentions, "Well, that's true."

Mrs. Liu said sadly to Mrs. Tai: "I'm afraid it was my daughter-in-law's own fault. She feels very guilty and can't tell Xuan'er clearly."

Until now, the mother and daughter had never mentioned the previous marriage proposal at the Chengguo Palace face to face. Ms. Liu thought that Tang Bingxuan was not aware of her fault.

Mrs. Tai wanted to get through the customs, and understood Liu's worries as a mother, "Let me talk to Xuan'er about this, and always remind her to be careful in the future. After all, Chengguo Gongfu is Jiang Shunian's maternal family."

Mrs. Liu is truly grateful to her mother-in-law for her understanding and tolerance, "Thank you, mother, for being considerate of your daughter-in-law."

As long as the eldest daughter-in-law can carry it clearly by herself and gradually support everything at home and outside, she will smile even if she goes down early to see the old prince.

Mrs. Tai had been worrying about her eldest granddaughter's marriage, so she thought of her eldest grandson when she had some free time. "Song'er's invitation to Feng Shizi will probably come out soon. After the Dragon Boat Festival, you should take a good look to see if there is a good girl. Next year Song'er has to settle down at the age of 17."

"Yes, my daughter-in-law can save it."

The daughter's marriage has been settled. Although Jiang Shunian is a dandy, his character is not bad. Mrs. Yongninghou is also a gentle and considerate person. She will treat her daughter well. Forget about the rest.

After talking about the two older ones, Mrs. Tai then thought of the two younger ones and told Mrs. Liu, "Yan'er and Zhu'er are not very old, so they shouldn't be too strict. Our family doesn't force the children to study for merit."

"Mom, my daughter-in-law just keeps an eye on the two little ones and doesn't slack off. Compared with Song'er and Xuan'er in homework, she has already given up a lot." Mrs. Liu quickly explained to her mother-in-law.

The two younger ones must have begged the Dowager for mercy, otherwise the mother-in-law rarely interfered with the daughter-in-law's discipline of the children. Back then, Song'er and Xuan'er's homework was always under the supervision of Mrs. Liu, and the mother-in-law never said anything else.

The eldest son and the eldest daughter have been smart since childhood, and they are not children who like to complain; the younger two are loved by everyone, and they have to tell their elders to complain about everything. It is really not good for mothers who are young and ignorant.

"As long as you have some sense of control, I couldn't bear the noise from them, so I helped to beg for mercy for the children."

The older the wife gets, the more tolerant and doting she is towards her grandchildren. She feels a little embarrassed to see her eldest daughter-in-law making proper arrangements for the children's studies.

At this time, a servant came to report, "Mrs. Madam, Madam of the Duke, the Yongning Houfu has sent someone to deliver Dragon Boat Festival gifts."

(End of this chapter)