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Chapter 178 Matchmaker (2)

Seeing that Sheng Changhou readily agreed to visit Miss Shan Qi, Mrs. Sheng's heart sank.

The next day Dong Yuan went to pay her respects, and she told Dong Yuan about the matter, urging Dong Yuan to do it as soon as possible.

Dong Yuan smiled and said: "I'll find a reason to go back to see my aunt tomorrow. It's best to let the Duke of Shan Kingdom arrange for us to meet Miss Shan Qi. You can't always believe everything a matchmaker says. Whoever picks up a good word ?”

Mrs. Sheng nodded: "It's best for us to meet ourselves. But it shouldn't be too obvious. If it doesn't work, how can the girl face it? Her sister-in-law is your cousin, and there will be gaps in your sister-in-law's relationship in the future."

Dong Yuan said yes.

Sheng Xiuyi went back to the Jingsheyuan at night, and Dong Yuan told him about it.

He thought for a while, and said: "Duke Shan's mansion is a family of poets and books, and his family style is strict; although Duke Shan is young, he is arrogant and honest, and he does not make friends with any forces in the court. This is the most rare thing."

"Where is the third master..." Dong Yuan asked hesitantly.

She was also afraid that the third master would have someone he liked.If he was dissatisfied, he would make a fuss and ruin the marriage, and Aunt Rong's heart would be broken.

The eldest aunt Rong served as a matchmaker for Xue Dongrong and Xue Donglin, but neither of them ended well.

This time, if the second sister was not her own biological daughter, the eldest aunt would probably not be willing to take care of this matter for Duke Shan.

Sheng Xiuyi smiled lightly: "As long as Daddy agrees..."

That is to say, the third master Sheng Xiumu did not dare to disobey Sheng Changhou.As long as Marquis Shengchang agrees, the marriage can be accomplished.

"Then I'll go back to Zhenxianhou's Mansion tomorrow to meet my aunt." Dong Yuan said, and then felt a little troubled, "What should I bring there? Every time my aunt comes, she always gives us something new and ingenious... ..."

Sheng Xiuyi said: "Is watermelon okay?"

Dong Yuan's eyes lit up, and he said, "Can we get watermelons this season?" There was no greenhouse cultivation in this era, and most watermelons were only on the market around the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Shengjing will be able to eat watermelon, at least until mid-August.

It's only mid-July now.

Sheng Xiuyi smiled and said, "I can get it. But it's too late tomorrow, can I make it in the day after tomorrow?"

Dong Yuan thought about it, and there really wasn't anything new and ingenious at home.The Sheng family has what the Xue family has.She insisted on going back, it was not good to leave empty-handed, and let people guess her purpose of going.

Things are not settled, the less people know the better.

There is also the fifth wife at home who is thinking about marrying her daughter to the third master Sheng Xiumu.

"Then I'll go tomorrow." Dong Yuan said.

In the afternoon of the next day, the boys from the outer courtyard brought in several baskets of watermelons under the bright sun. They were all shiny and round, and two or three baskets were full.

"Grandma, Shizi said that the watermelons you asked for were loaded in the outer courtyard. These were brought in for everyone to try." Lai'an said to Dong Yuan.

Dong Yuan smiled, and asked Qiangwei to send the boys who were carrying the baskets a few pennies.

After Lai'an and the boys went out, the maids of Jingsheyuan helped Dong Yuan count ten big watermelons in total.

"Madam's Yuanyang Pavilion will give you three, pick the biggest one; Second Grandma's Xiguiyuan will give you two; Cousin, Eldest Miss, and Second Miss will give you one each, and we will keep two for ourselves." Dong Yuan and the attendants around him said. said the man.

Qiangwei went out and arranged for the rough envoys to come in and carry the watermelons and send them around.

Mother Luo also arranged for the eldest maids to follow: Madam Sheng's Yuanyang Pavilion, let Qiangwei go; Second Grandma's place, ask Xunfang to go; The servant girl went to Qiuwen.

It is still hot today, and the sun in the middle of the afternoon is still quite poisonous.Qiangwei didn't want to force these maids and women to suffer, so she first rewarded each person who carried the basket with [-] Wen.

Only then were the people willing, and each carried the watermelon to follow the big maid.

Dong Yuan asked the little maid to hold an umbrella, went to Yuanyang Pavilion by himself, and told Mrs. Sheng the reason of the incident.

Mrs. Sheng also felt that the husband and wife had handled the matter properly, so she smiled and said, "Brother Yi, where did you get Qiaozong? Such a big watermelon came in this season."

Dong Yuan didn't know either, and said with a smile: "Mother, cut it up and try it."

"Put it in the ice water." Mrs. Sheng looked good today, and said with a smile, "Mother, this is better, where can I eat raw and cold food? Come and eat..."

Dong Yuan said: "I still have it there, so I won't eat it here. Besides, I just walked in the sun, and my body is hot, and I'm afraid I won't feel good if I eat it cold."

Mrs. Sheng no longer let her.

Kang's mother said from the side: "Ma'am, it's better to soak in the ice water first, and wait for Master Hou to come back to eat at night..."

Mrs. Sheng nodded and said yes.

Kang's mother ordered Citron to chill the watermelon in ice water, and then ordered Xiangru to send the basket-carrying women in Dongyuan's courtyard two slings of money.

Mrs. Sheng sent the most money here.

Others also sent mothers-in-law and maids to reward money.

Only the second grandma was not very happy.

"Although our second master is not Madam's own, he is still raised under Madam's name. In the future when the family is separated, one of the three shares in the Shengchang Hou Mansion will belong to our second master. Why does Zhuangzi send fresh food to Xue's yard? Let her be a good person and make the whole family happy?" Second Mistress said indignantly.

Mama Ge, who was serving at the side, said in a low voice: "It's more than that. I heard that there are about [-] of them in the car in the outer courtyard, and they are all rounder than the ones sent in. They are for the grandma to go back to her mother's house tomorrow."

Second Mistress was even more angry: "She Xue is the daughter-in-law of the Sheng family, am I not? She wants to go back to her natal family, so I don't have a natal family? I'm going back tomorrow too. Ding Xiang, you go to the outer courtyard and talk to her." Manager Lin said, let him prepare some for me, I'm going back to my mother's house tomorrow."

Then he got up and got off the kang, saying: "I'm going back to my mother now."

When Second Mistress came, Dong Yuan was talking to Mrs. Sheng.There is no Fang Bing in the room, and the little maid beside him helps to fan.

Kang's mother was slightly surprised to see that the second grandma came earlier today to invite An.She always counts the time to come here, and never wants to come early.

Second Mistress went straight into the inner room, greeted Mrs. Sheng, and then told Mrs. Sheng that she wanted to go back to her natal family tomorrow.

Mrs. Sheng was never harsh on her daughters-in-law, but she just went back to her mother's house, she said with a smile: "Go and go. It's just a hot day, be careful about heatstroke."

The second grandma smiled and said yes.

The sun was getting to the west, and Dong Yuan wanted to go back to eat, so he got up and resigned from Mrs. Sheng together with the second mistress.

As soon as he walked out of the long corridor in front of Yuanyang Pavilion, he saw Mama Ge who was beside Second Grandma walking over.Dong Yuan only thought that he came to pick up Second Mistress, so he smiled and saluted Second Mistress and said goodbye.

Mama Ge whispered something in Second Grandma's ear, and Second Grandma's expression turned pale.

Looking at Dong Yuan's back that was drifting away, the arrogance in her heart came up, she stepped forward quickly, and called Dong Yuan loudly, telling her to wait.

Dong Yuan stopped in his tracks, and turned back to look at Second Mistress.

Qiangwei and the maidservants who followed Dong Yuan were a little surprised, and walked around behind Dong Yuan one after another.

"Sister-in-law, are you going back to your mother's house tomorrow?" Second Mistress asked with an uneasy expression on her face.

Dong Yuan was slightly surprised, and then smiled: "Yes. I originally planned to go today. The weather is too hot, so I will go tomorrow."

Second Mistress sneered: "The watermelon that was brought in today, I heard that the steward outside picked some to keep, and sister-in-law is going to take it back to her mother's house tomorrow?"

Only then did Dong Yuan know why Second Mistress suddenly proposed to return to her natal home.

It turned out to be an injustice about the watermelon.

She finds it boring.

"Yeah." Dong Yuan still smiled, "I told my son yesterday that I was going back to my mother's house and wanted some new and clever things, so my master asked someone to bring them here today. The second brother and sister have never tasted it, it tastes good ?”

"Of course it tastes good." Second Mistress said coldly, "Sister-in-law, I'm going back to my natal family tomorrow, can I share some? I'll take it back too, so that my natal family can try something new. Watermelon is a rare commodity in this season."

"No way." Dong Yuan smiled, "Those are all in fixed portions, I'm afraid there won't be any extra. Second brother and sister, I have something to do in the courtyard, so I'll go back first."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and left with a large group of maidservants and women.

Dong Yuan's forbearance will not get Ge Shi's gratitude, it will only make her push forward.Ever since Dong Yuan came in, Ge Shi has never had any kindness towards Dong Yuan.

She reminded Dong Yuan of her classmates in middle and high school.Those girls' rejection of transfer students and other outsiders was the same as Second Grandma's rejection of Dong Yuan.

Second Mistress, Mama Ge and her maids stared at Dong Yuan's back in a daze, and didn't come back to their senses for a while.

Without concealing anything, he just told Second Grandma directly: No way!
Second Mistress came back to her senses, her body trembling with anger.She pointed to the direction where Dong Yuan was going: "She...how dare she be so arrogant! What is she? Even if she is a princess, she is only the second wife of the Sheng family, and my Second Master Ge is the original match! She... ..."

She was panting out of breath.

The maid Dongqing hurriedly supported her.

Mama Ge persuaded from the side: "Second Mistress, Lord Hou has given the housekeeper's pair of cards to Grandma. Did she treat you like this before? Now her back is straight."

After that, he sighed deeply.

Second Mistress became even more angry.

She originally got Mrs. Sheng's consent, and she can leave the house and return to her mother's house tomorrow, and she is in a very good mood.At this moment, he was so angry that his original good mood disappeared.

When he returned to Xiguiyuan full of anger, the second master Sheng Xiuhai had already returned, and was sitting on the big kang by the window in the east room with a gloomy face.

Second Mistress was slightly stunned, what happened?
"Second Master..." Second Grandma was about to complain, but Second Master suddenly stared at her, which startled her and choked her up.

"Are you going back to your mother's house tomorrow?" Second Master asked coldly.

Second Mistress said yes, and was about to explain, Second Master said again: "Did you go to the outer courtyard to ask for watermelon?"

The steward of the outer courtyard has sued the second master!
Second Mistress was so angry that she couldn't help crying: "So what if I want it? Can I only give her the Xue family's things at home? Am I not the daughter-in-law of the Sheng family? Let her once, she thought I'm so bully, from now on, nothing good at home will fall into our second room's hands."

"Don't cry!" The second master suddenly raised his voice, stood up, pointed at the second grandma and cursed, "Who told you that it was sent by the Zhuangzi at home?"

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There will be a few more chapters tomorrow, and the previous update will be restored~~ everyone.

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