The Road to Doting Wife

Chapter 142

Back at the Hou Mansion, Aju immediately ordered Cuiyu to inquire about the grandchildren of the Li family, while she carried her daughter who had just woken up to Xinlanyuan.

Ning heard that Uncle Yunyang's mansion intends to get married, so she nodded: "Looking at the family status alone is indeed a good marriage, but I don't know how Li Jiaerlang is. I haven't been in Beijing for many years, so I need your help to look into this matter. Xuerou is a Good girl, we can't treat her badly." Madam Tai gave the medicine back then, if Zeng Xuerou was a bad-hearted person, maybe her granddaughter would have really caught the truth, and besides, Zeng Xuerou dragged her by Madam Tai's side, saving her son and daughter-in-law a lot of trouble .

Ah Ju is also very grateful to Zeng Xuerou, and Zeng Xuerou is frank and straightforward in front of her. She really hopes that Zeng Xuerou will marry a good man, but she has a worry, "Mother, what reason should I take my cousin to Long'en Temple?" Zhao Chen walked away Afterwards, Zeng Xuerou had no excuse to visit Zhuxuan's side, she invited her rashly, and Mrs. Tai would probably be suspicious.

Ning smiled, looked at her meaningfully, hugged her granddaughter and said, "Think about it for yourself, and ask me if you can't think of it." The daughter-in-law is becoming more and more proficient in housekeeping, but she still lacks in dealing with all kinds of women To put it bluntly, even if Chengyuan doesn't have any messy women, the couple will have children in the future. The son will marry a wife, and the daughter will marry. Once they get married, there will be countless trivial matters. She, the future mistress, has something to learn.There are some things that you can spend your whole life thinking about by yourself, and relying on other people's suggestions can only solve the immediate problems.

Ah Ju was startled, and immediately understood that her mother-in-law wanted to test her.

The same is true for Zhao Chen, sometimes he always asks her to think first, and he is willing to tell her how to solve a difficult problem when she really can't figure it out.

Like a child with high hopes, Ah Ju wanted to laugh a little, but felt warm and comfortable in her heart. She knew nothing about the affairs of the mansion. Fortunately, her husband and mother-in-law were willing to remind her.

Seeing her daughter fussing in her grandmother's arms, Ah Ju began to think seriously.

Thinking of a way in Xinlanyuan, another idea popped up on the way back to Zhuxuan, Aju was very happy, and asked Cuiyu to secretly send a letter to Zeng Xuerou, and then she devoted herself to coaxing her daughter to play.

After breakfast the next day, while the weather was still warm, Ah Ju carried her daughter to the garden to play, and when she was resting in the gazebo, she ran into Zeng Xuerou's master and servant.

Si'er, the eldest maid next to Zeng Xuerou, got a blessing in disguise because she took the blame last time. On the surface, she was sold by Zhao Yunting, but in fact she took the deed of sale and returned to her hometown in Liaodong.Madam Tai probably didn't want to make a second mistake, so she called Ye'er, a second-class maid beside her, to serve Zeng Xuerou and also to monitor her.It's a pity that when Zeng Xuerou brought Ye'er over for the first time, Zhao Chen sent Chen Shou to give some pointers, and since then Ye'er has obeyed Zeng Xuerou's orders.

After ordering Ye'er to watch outside the pavilion, Zeng Xuerou entered the pavilion by herself, sat beside Ah Ju, leaned over and teased Cancan who was sitting in the small car, "I haven't seen you for a few days, Cancan seems to have grown up again."

Cancan held a bracelet full of bells in her hand. When she saw Zeng Xuerou, she stopped shaking and stared at Zeng Xuerou curiously.

"Cancan's name is aunt, this is your cousin." Aju held her daughter's little hand and taught her to speak.

Zeng Xuerou looked at Cancan expectantly.

Cancan pursed her lips and turned to play by herself.

"Cancan is still too young." Zeng Xuerou said with a smile, holding Cancan's little feet in one hand, she turned her head and asked Ah Ju: "Is my cousin looking for something?"

It’s not good for Aju to tell her directly about the Li family’s plan to marry the Hou’s, so she said: “Tomorrow, I have an appointment with a few old ladies and wives to go to Long’en Temple to offer incense. Does my cousin want to go out for a stroll? Go, save you from being bored at home."

Zeng Xuerou was very surprised. Looking at Ah Ju, she gradually had a guess in her heart.She stayed in the capital to marry here, could it be a chance this time?It's just that Mrs. Tai...

Zeng Xuerou lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then quickly smiled and said, "Okay, I've heard that Long'en Temple is famous for a long time, now I can finally visit it, thank you cousin for thinking of me."

This time it was Ah Ju who was shocked, staring at her and asking, "Why did you tell Mrs. Tai?" She wanted to see if Zeng Xuerou could think of a way, and if she couldn't, she would tell her idea and tell her mother-in-law She is the same, never thought that Zeng Xuerou would be counted in a blink of an eye?
Zeng Xuerou smiled casually, and raised her chin towards the Rongshou Hall: "I just said that my cousin wants to offer incense for my cousin, and I want to, too. I will also be credited for my cousin's safe return. She will definitely agree." Sister-in-law, she will agree to anything that can cause trouble for you."

Ah Ju admired it very much, it took her about two quarters of an hour to come up with the idea, Zeng Xuerou only took a few blinks of her eyes.

Seeing Ah Ju's surprise, Zeng Xuerou smiled wryly, and said in a low voice, "It's nothing, if my cousin sister-in-law were me, I would have found it easily." Her parents died young, and her younger brother was young. The sister-in-law envied her for being smart, but she envied her cousin-in-law for being cared for by relatives and father-in-law.

The girl's family looked sad, and Ah Ju didn't know how to comfort her, so she introduced the two old ladies to her instead.

As for the two grandsons of the Li family, Ah Ju guessed that Mrs. Li would probably bring them there, and then Zeng Xuerou could see them by herself.According to the news from Cuiyu, the grandson of Li's patriarch is already married, the second grandson Li Zonghua, and the youngest grandson Li Zongchang are fifteen years old. Both of them are serving in the imperial guards.Ah Ju breathed a sigh of relief when she found out, Guo Baozhu has Ji Zhao, and her sister's eyes are a bit picky, so the two of them should go on a tour.

After discussing it, the next day Aju gave her daughter to her mother-in-law to take care of, and she led Cuiyu Ruyi to the front door. Zeng Xuerou chased after her from afar, and greeted her with a smile: "Biao sister-in-law, wait for me, aunt and grandma listen Said that my cousin is going to offer incense today, so I specifically asked me to go with my cousin, and let's pray for my cousin's safety together."

Ah Ju looked back at Zeng Xuerou.She was wearing a red trousers embroidered with peonies, and a white dress underneath. She was tall and slender, with bright eyes and bright teeth. She looked even more attractive than last year.Maybe his net worth can't be compared with that of Uncle Yunyang's, but his bearing alone should be worthy of the descendants of the Li family.

However, when it comes to marriage, both parties have to see each other right.

Pretending to be displeased, Aju got into the carriage first, and Zeng Xuerou "thick-skinned" followed her into one, and when she got in the car, she leaned on Aju's shoulder and snickered: "Cousin, this is quite fun Yes, Mrs. Tai stays at home happily, and let's go out for a tour of the mountains and rivers, killing two birds with one stone."

"Don't talk nonsense, sit upright." Ah Ju gave her a look, did not go along with her joke, and ordered the coachman to set off for Lin's house.

She didn't want to deliberately confront Mrs. Tai.Her father-in-law is very kind to her, no matter how bad Mrs. Tai is, she is also her father-in-law's biological mother. If something really happened, her father-in-law would definitely feel bad.Right now, their husband and wife and Mrs. Tai are doomed to be unable to reconcile, Ah Ju just wants to help Zeng Xuerou find a good marriage, and live in peace with Rong Shoutang in the future, and try not to embarrass her father-in-law.

Zeng Xuerou was a little annoyed at her frivolity, and admitted her mistake in a low voice, but Ah Ju didn't blame her, and talked to her about other things with a smile.

Unknowingly, the carriage arrived at Lin's house.

Lin Zhu came out soon, dressed in a willow-green long dress, with a simple white jade hairpin on her head, she didn't deliberately dress up, but she was born beautiful and at the age of a flower, she walked out of the yard in a pretty way, It will make people's eyes shine.

"Sister Xuerou is going too, we're going to have a lot of fun now." Lin Zhu stepped into the carriage deftly, and greeted Ah Ju while sitting on the other side.

When Ah Ju sent someone to deliver a letter to her last night, he didn't mention anything about Uncle Yunyang's mansion, so Lin Zhu just acted as the elder sister and wanted to take her out to play.

Zeng Xuerou smiled and nodded, her gaze swept over Lin Zhujiao's beautiful face, her heart sank slightly, if it was as she expected, would Mrs. Li fall in love with Lin Zhu?But then again, since my sister-in-law called her, maybe it was really just a tour of the mountains...

Letting go of her worries, Zeng Xuerou chatted with Lin Zhu familiarly.

Not long after they left the city gate, the carriages of Guo's family, Ji's family, and Li's family arrived one after another, and everyone would go to Long'en Temple together.

Guo Baozhu likes to be lively the most, so of course he ran into the Zhao family's carriage, and whispered to the three daughters as soon as he got in the carriage: "Have you seen the man riding in front of the Li family's carriage? I guess it is probably the second grandson of Mrs. Li Li Zonghua, haha, looks really strong, looks much stronger than my brother, I don't know which of them can beat the other."

Lin Zhu also wanted to watch the fun, but just glanced at the eldest sister, and sat obediently without moving.

Guo Baozhu is a clear-headed person, and she is not as afraid of Ah Ju as Lin Zhu is. She glanced at Zeng Xuerou and Lin Zhu, and said with a smile: "I think Mrs. Li wants to marry Li Zonghua this time. I don't know if she will like it." Which of you two, you don't wonder what he looks like?"

"Baozhu!" Aju only felt a headache, and said with a sullen face, "If you talk nonsense again, you can take the same car with your aunt!"

Lin Zhu lowered his head and snickered, Zeng Xuerou also turned his head to look aside, and glanced at Lin Zhu from the corner of his eye.

Guo Baozhu shrunk her neck and murmured softly: "There are no outsiders, sister-in-law, why are you so angry, okay, I won't say anything, let me see the scenery." He turned around and raised the curtain to look out.

Just as Aju was about to persuade her to sit upright, Guo Baozhu called Lin Zhu excitedly: "Azhu, come and see, Li Zonghua has stopped!" He raised the curtain high.

Lin Zhu sat side by side with her. Although he was afraid of the eldest sister, he couldn't help being curious. He turned around and looked out, and he saw a tall man sitting on a horse. His eyebrows were a bit thick, and his eyes were slender and small. But it can be considered to have good facial features, and he looks like a very calm and reliable man.

Lin Zhu laughed, turned to Zeng Xuerou and said, "Sister Xuerou, take a look, are you satisfied?"

In fact, Zeng Xuerou was sitting facing the curtain. She saw it when Guo Baozhu opened the curtain. Hearing Lin Zhu's joke at this time, her face became hot, and she wanted to refuse. Guo Baozhu and Lin Zhu pulled her over together, and she screamed , panicked and wanted to hide.Li Zonghua heard the movement outside, looked up, and saw a beautiful girl in the car window blushing as if she was trying to explain something to someone, and the next moment she hastily pulled down the car curtain.

There was a burst of laughter in the carriage, Li Zonghua forgot to follow him, and stared blankly at the carriage getting closer.

Is that the girl his grandmother wanted him to see?
It looks pretty long...

Just what are they laughing at?

Li Zonghua touched his hair crown, suddenly a little nervous, afraid that other girls would look down on him, but at the same time, he was quite fortunate that the third younger brother was better looking than him, because the elder and younger were orderly, and it was his turn to marry a wife , so this time the grandmother didn't let the third brother go with her.

The time and place are right and the people are right. If he still can't seize the opportunity, he deserves not to be able to marry a wife.

(End of this chapter)