The Road to Doting Wife

Chapter 72
It was dark at dusk, and Ah Ju followed Zhao Chen out of the car.

Knowing that there must be someone to greet her at the door, she took off her veil.Huihou Mansion is different from living in an inn outside. They are all a family, so what is there to hide?
After standing still, Ah Ju couldn't help but look to the back, where her mother-in-law, Ning Shi, whom she could only call "mother" in private from now on, had just been helped out of the car by Wenmei.A white dress was exposed under the cloak with big red orchid leaf patterns, and her slim figure was covered, but she stood there quietly, even with the veil covering her head, people still couldn't take their eyes off it.

Ah Ju looked at Ning, until she nodded to her lightly, as if telling her not to worry, Ah Ju felt at ease, turned her head, and followed Zhao Chen towards the main entrance of the Hou Mansion.

Then she saw Qin Shi.

Ah Ju was stunned.

Even though she didn't want to, when she really saw someone, Ah Ju had to admit that in terms of appearance, the Qin family was slightly better than the Ning family.

Maybe there is no way to compare, these two women are not the same kind of people at all.Just like orchids and peonies, those who like orchids of course praise orchids for their nobility and tranquility, while those who love peonies also like the elegance and luxury of peonies.

She stared blankly at each other.

About the same age as my aunt Xiaoliu, tall and tall, she wore a red peony-embroidered beige and a fox-fur cloak.A lantern was already lit in front of the Hou's mansion, and the light illuminated her skin whiter than snow, and her pair of willow-leaf curved eyebrows were like a crescent moon.She glanced at them, and then retracted her gaze after being slightly stunned. There was a kind of inherent arrogance and disdain in the movement of her eyes, but when her gaze fell on Zhao Yunting, she immediately softened, with a third of hope and a third of infatuation. Very shy, that kind of undisguised daughter style...

Ah Ju's heart tightened, Qin's birth was so beautiful, did her father-in-law really never be tempted?

She looked at Zhao Yunting anxiously.

Zhao Yunting just happened to look over at their husband and wife, and said expressionlessly: "Come here, Chengyuan, you haven't returned for many years, see if you still recognize your second brother." He didn't look at Qin, nor at Ning, he was stern and majestic , as if ignorant of the relationship between children.

This kind of Yanping Hou, Ah Ju felt strange, unlike the man on the road who would look at his sweetheart, and he was not like the father-in-law at the dinner table who was overwhelmed by a few dumplings.

Do you not easily express your thoughts in front of others?
Does everyone in a wealthy mansion have to learn this skill?

Silently looking away, Ah Ju followed Zhao Chen and walked over.She can only watch the grievances between in-laws, and she still has her way to go.

He stopped by Zhao Yunting's side, and a handsome young man stepped forward, smiled and said to Zhao Chen, "Brother."

Ah Ju glanced at it and lowered his eyes, while Zhao Chen carefully looked at the green bamboo-like youth in front of him.The scene of the two brothers playing around when they were young flashed through his mind, he smiled, patted Zhao Qing on the shoulder and said, "I haven't seen you for many years, the second brother has grown so tall."

He smiled politely, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. After all, when we meet again after a long absence, no one can tell whether the other party is still the same person.Zhao Qing was not dissatisfied with his elder brother's estrangement, but looked up at him slightly.He has grown taller, his elder brother is taller, he is almost the same as his father, even his body style is somewhat similar, except that his father is majestic and steady like a rock that has weathered the wind and frost on the top of a cliff, while his elder brother is like ice, with a chill coming from his bones.

Except for his appearance, Zhao Qing couldn't find any trace of his childhood in this man.

I don't know how my brother got here all these years. Fortunately, just looking at his demeanor, he is not as down and out as the rumors say.

Zhao Qing smiled gently, and moved his eyes to the beautiful woman next to his brother. After seeing the appearance clearly, he kept away politely and called "Sister-in-law".

Knowing that the second brother was only one year younger than her, Ah Ju didn't look too much, and replied "Second Brother" with lowered eyes.

Zhao Qing stepped aside and gave up his position to his younger siblings behind him.Zhao Han secretly clenched his fist and released it, stepped forward steadily, with a sincere smile in his phoenix eyes, "Brother, I..."

"Third Lord, you're welcome." Zhao Chen led Ah Ju to avoid his ceremony, ignoring Zhao Yunting's slightly frowning eyebrows, and even ignoring Qin's suddenly tense face, and said calmly: "I, Zhao Chen, don't have a brother like you. , you don’t need to call me big brother. I’ll only say this once, I’ve heard that the third master has been smart since he was a child, so he will definitely know how to behave in the future, so as to avoid unnecessary politeness.”

His voice was not low, and the servants who came out to welcome him from the Hou's Mansion heard it, and exchanged glances with each other with their heads down, their hearts were already turning a thousand times.Dizi, Dizi, from the beginning to the end of the Hou Mansion, I am afraid that there is only this eldest son, right?Even though he has been away from Beijing for many years, now he only needs to show his face and say a few words to let people see clearly the future situation in the mansion.

Qin Shi wanted to reprimand Zhao Chen, but Zhao Yunting's eyes frightened her so that she didn't dare to move, she just clenched the handkerchief tightly in resentment.

No matter how sensible Zhao Han is, he is still a half-grown child after all. Hearing Zhao Chen draw a clear line with him in front of the servants behind him, the handsome face who is five points like Zhao Chen turned pale all of a sudden, and he couldn't help it Look at Zhao Yunting.

Zhao Yunting sighed in his heart, waved his hand at him, called his daughter who was worried by the sudden change to his side, touched her head, pointed to the eldest son and his wife and said, "Yi'er, this is your eldest brother and sister-in-law."

Zhao Yi wore a peach-red cloak, with buns simply tied on his head, with begonia bead flowers on each hairpin, and a pair of watery apricot eyes glanced timidly at Zhao Chen. It was much better when facing Ah Ju, the nervousness in his eyes turned into a tentative intimacy, "Yi'er has met my sister-in-law, she has worked hard all the way."

For the three children of the Hou Mansion, Zhao Chen told Aju, Zhao Han, she doesn't need to pay attention, Zhao Qing and Zhao Yi can get along as younger brothers and sisters first, after knowing each other for a long time, they will decide whether to have a close friendship according to their temperament.

So Aju smiled at the little girl, "Yi'er is so pretty, my sister-in-law has prepared a gift for you, and I'll give it to you after entering the house."

Her smile is gentle, although she is not particularly close, but she is not the kind of politeness she pretends to be.Zhao Yi was young and grew up in the Marquis's Mansion and as a concubine, she had already seen the warmth and coldness of human relationships, so she could naturally see that this sister-in-law should not be difficult to get along with.She thanked happily, and then stood beside Zhao Qing.

The brothers and sisters met Li briefly, and it didn't seem like a big deal to stay at the door all the time. Zhao Yunting immediately ordered: "Okay, Chengwen, you take your younger brothers and sisters to the grandmother's side to wait, and Chengyuan, you and your husband, go to the Zhuxuan to change Put on your clothes, pack up and go to greet grandma." Wangzhuxuan is next to Xinlan Garden, which is Zhao Chen's yard.

Zhao Chen responded, turned around and walked to Ning's side, supported her arm and said: "Mother-in-law, let's go on the same road, let's go together."

Ning nodded, and followed Zhao Chen and his wife inside.

Her steps are neither slow nor slow, her demeanor is light, and she is not dressed like a servant, but like a wife of some family.Qin's eyes could not help falling on Mrs. Rong, who was said to have a similar face to Ning's and was recognized by Zhao Chen as his foster mother by chance, and frowned slightly.Zhao Chen was nine years old when he left home, and he was still a child. It is understandable that he would feel admiration for a woman who resembled his mother. But, since he looks like his mother and lives in the Hou Mansion again, will Zhao Yunting be moved when he sees her in the future? What do you think?Maybe Zhao Chen brought her here for this purpose?
The more she thought about it, the more worried she became. Qin looked at her husband and knew that now was not the time to investigate, so she decided to send someone to investigate the details of the other party tomorrow.

"Ma'am, let's go to Mrs. Tai first?" The young masters all went in, and Ziying walked to Qin's side, reminding her in a low voice.

There was a lot of luggage to be moved outside the door, Zhao Yunting was still telling Zhao Yuan, Qin did not dare to step forward to intervene, and led the maids in, but pushed the maids away in the corridor, and hid behind the red painted pillars.Her husband avoids her because of his busy affairs in the court, and he still avoids her after his big break. It is rare to meet her today, so she has to seize the opportunity.

Zhao Yunting didn't stay outside for too long, both Zhao Yuan and Chen Ping deserve their father and son's peace of mind.The moment he turned around and stepped into the Hou's Mansion, he thought that his wife had probably entered Xinlan Garden, and that this home finally had a sense of home, so he couldn't help but quicken his pace.After the dinner party is over in a while, you can go to find her, miss her when you don't meet, and think about her even more after staying for a day before leaving.

It's a pity that his good mood couldn't last forever, looking at the corner of the cloak blown up by the wind behind the pillar in front, Zhao Yunting stopped, "What are you doing here?"

Mrs. Qin wanted to go out at first, but when she was discovered, she walked out like a child who did something wrong, looked up at Zhao Yunting, lowered her head, and complained in a low voice: "Master Hou, you saw it just now, I am The one you Mingmei is marrying is the serious aunt of the uncle. The husband and wife don’t even shout when they see me. Isn't it his brother?"

The last ray of sunset had already dimmed, and the two stood facing each other in the corridor, one tall and the other petite, and they matched each other very well from a distance.

It's just that in Zhao Yunting's eyes, Qin's aggrieved expression and complaining words only bore him.

I can't divorce her now, for the sake of future purity, I have to say something clearly.

Zhao Yunting walked to the side of the corridor, outside there was a wintersweet blooming at some time, and the fragrance of cold plums floated in the air.

He stared at the bright yellow wintersweet, and said lightly: "How did you get married? You know in your heart that if you want Chengyuan to call your mother, you think he is a fool? There is no man in the Zhao family who admits a thief as his mother. The Qin family If you want to be Mrs. Hou, if you want a son, I will give it to you. Now you are still Mrs. Hou, but don't expect to show the prestige of a aunt in front of Chengyuan and his wife. Whether it is in the Hou's mansion or outside, Chengyuan I won’t recognize you. If you persist, you will be the one who will lose face in the end. I don’t care if you lose face. I believe you don’t care if you lose face of the Hou Mansion. But think about Han’er before you do anything. If you want him to I can't hold my head up in front of the nobles in the capital, and being ridiculed for having a self-righteous mother, even though I continue to fight against Chengyuan and his wife."

"It was he who disrespected his aunt first, and he was the one who lost face. What does it have to do with me and Han'er? Don't be too partial, Lord Hou!"

Qin didn't want to look at the man's back, so she walked quickly to Zhao Yunting's side, met the man's stern profile, and couldn't help lowering her voice, "Master Hou, I know he blames me, it doesn't matter if he disrespects me in private, but just now He didn't call me outside the door, what should I do if people say that he is not filial? Lord Hou is really worried about the reputation of the Hou Mansion, so let's persuade him, he is no longer a child, even if he grew up in the country, he is still Zhao Parents, how can you not understand the rules?"

She is Mrs. Hou Hou of Yanping, if the eldest son and his wife in the mansion don't take her seriously, don't respect her as a aunt, or even pretend to deal with her, what's the face of her?

(End of this chapter)