The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 136

Mrs. Xu pondered for a long while before calling the maid beside her and ordering, "Go and send a message to the Duke, please come in when you have time... There are many things that I need to discuss with him."

He sent Qin Niangzi again, "Think carefully, you are tired today, go back and rest."

Seventh Lady didn't move.

When she was with the eldest wife in the past, she didn't bother to think about many things at all. Anyway, after she got married, she no longer had to bear with the eldest wife.

But it is different between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Although Mrs. Xu is sick, she is just over 20 years old. If she lives longer and lives another 20 years, I will have to serve her for [-] years.At the beginning, the two of them couldn't talk about each other, but later on, there must be many contradictions.

Although she is good at intrigue, she doesn't want to compete with her mother-in-law.

"The son is Xiaoqi's husband after all." There was some grievance in her words. "Even the fifth sister-in-law knows about the son's errand..."

Mrs. Xu seemed to have noticed Qin Niangzi's dissatisfaction.

She fell silent immediately, and after a long while, she sighed.

"Xiao Qi is a smart person." Mrs. Xu's words were exhausted, but she was also very calm. "You don't need to talk too much... Feng Jia should tell you many things. If he doesn't say it, there is always his reason."

Seventh Lady pursed her lips immediately.

It's funny to say, these years, although she has always been cautious in front of the eldest wife, when talking to Mrs. Xu, she is less restrained.But Mrs. Xu's tactful explanation made Qiniangzi feel like being stabbed.

But she also had to admit that Mrs. Xu was right.

For many things, it is not enough to just like the parents-in-law. No matter how much the parents-in-law likes the new daughter-in-law, it is just a general appreciation, which cannot surpass the love of their own son.

Xu Fengjia left Guangzhou on the second day of her wedding, which was really a big obstacle. This incident once prevented Fifth Lady from gaining a firm foothold in Xu's family, and it also hindered Seventh Lady's development in Xu's family.

Perhaps Mrs. Xu will fully support her in taking over the housework, but she will not easily talk about topics like Xu Fengjia's secret mission with herself.It's like an invitation to enter the door. No matter how Mrs. Xu likes her, this invitation must be signed by Xu Fengjia.

Instead of letting the hurt look surface, she straightened her back.

"It's fine not to mention the details." She smiled slightly, "The daughter-in-law just wants to know if the son will come back safely after he leaves."

Mrs. Xu's eyes turned to Qiniangzi's face, as if she was searching her expression and her thoughts.

"Feng Jia is a man after all." A sense of deep exhaustion welled up in her words, "I want to take the Xu family down, no matter how dangerous it is, I have to do it. This time I go to Guangzhou, good luck , can be unscathed, but, after all, it is an adventure, we women in the inner house can only pray from the bottom of our hearts, hoping that he will return safely."

Saying is tantamount to not saying...

Seventh Lady suppressed a helpless sigh, and had no choice but to get up and leave, "Mother is right, my daughter-in-law will go back and beg, and hope that the son will return as soon as possible."

Although there is no lack of sarcasm, she did say this willingly.

Mrs. Xu looked at her and smiled, but didn't reply.

When Qi Niangzi got up to leave, she was absent-mindedly thinking about Mrs. Fifth Young Master.

Mrs. Fifth Young Master's move was really clever, even if Seventh Lady knew what she meant, she still took the bait.

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Early the next morning, Seventh Lady dressed up again, reported to her two superiors, and returned to Yang's house to meet her bride.

This is the etiquette and custom of the capital, and it is also a good day for the bride to confess her relatives, and it is also a good day for her aunt to return to Ning. If the only aunt of the Xu family, Concubine Xu, is not easy to leave the palace at will, and Xu Fengjia has no married sisters, the day of confessing her relatives will naturally be more lively.

Neither of the two elders intended to make trouble, and Mrs. Ni just said a few insipid words, so she sent Qinianzi to Qingpingyuan to pay her respects.

When Seventh Lady was watching Fifth Young Madam attentively, the brows between Fifth Young Madam's brows were as still as water, not looking for trouble at all.

She couldn't help adding a little more irritability: Although her life is peaceful now, the initiative is always in the hands of others.If Xu Fengjia doesn't come back for a day, and if he doesn't consummate the house, he won't be able to justifiably take charge of the housework as the wife of the eldest son.

Along the way, Qin Niangzi showed a rare irritability, her face was gloomy, even Li Xia teased her a few times, but she didn't speak.

Li Xia saw it and sighed a little.

These years with Qin Niangzi, even in the most difficult years, it is rare to see Qin Niangzi express her emotions to the outside.

However, after meeting Liang's mother, there was a haze between her brows and eyes...

She wanted to open her mouth to comfort Seventh Lady, but when she reached the point of her mouth, she shrank back.

At any time, people can't have everything go their way. Even if Qin Niangzi has exhausted all her tricks, there are countless troublesome things waiting for her to solve them.

Right and wrong, many times it is not possible to tell clearly with just one mouth.

On the first day, there were many Yang family members, and Miss Qin just said a few words with the eldest wife, and then went to help greet the guests. It was auspicious and late, and she couldn't catch up with the bridal chamber, so I didn't meet Miss Quan's family until today .

Compared with a year or two ago, Quan Ruiyun was obviously more detached. Compared with Brother Nine, he really looked like a sister.She acted a bit like Quan Zhongbai, with a fairy demeanor and a sense of non-human fireworks, but after the flower candles, a layer of brilliance appeared on her face unexpectedly, and she was so charming that she called the second lady the same as Qi. The ladies all took a few more glances at the same time before accepting the bridal gift prepared by Quan Ruiyun, and each gave a meeting gift—all of which are also the etiquette and customs of the capital.

Mrs. Xu can be regarded as Ninth Brother's aunt. Although she is not in good health, it is impossible not to say that she rewarded Xinke Fourth Grandma and Ninth Brother with a pair of enamel gold pocket watches. The jade bracelet was put on the fourth grandma's hand: "The mother-in-law's reward is the mother-in-law's reward, and what I give is what I give."

Fourth Mistress just glanced at the bracelet on her wrist, smiled slightly, raised her eyes and thanked Seventh Lady calmly, "Sister loves me."

The two understood each other, but they didn't say anything more. Fourth Grandma turned around and sat down, and her actions finally showed stagnation.Walked a few steps, stopped again, and then slowly sat down.

Seventh Lady looked at Brother Nine again, saw that he couldn't stop looking forward to his bride, she couldn't help but smiled knowingly, and pulled the eldest wife after not sitting for a long time, "Young couples have a lot of things to do, let them go back and rest, we will talk with mother."

The eldest lady looked at Quan Ruiyun, opened her mouth, and was about to speak, but the second lady laughed, "Seventh sister is right, I haven't seen you since you got married!"

So he took the eldest wife into the room to talk together, and when he entered the room, he heard the eldest master dismissing brother Jiu. "I don't have to go to school these days, it's fine to be with your wife, don't miss your homework!"

Although the tone was harsh, everyone could hear the expectations inside.

The eldest wife can't help but have some pantothenic acid. "Hey, after all, I'm getting older, so I have to worry about being with my daughter-in-law!"

The second lady and the seventh lady looked at each other a few times, and they both laughed.

"There are a lot of things going on in the palace right now, the empress is upset, and the emperor has something on his mind. I didn't say anything when I entered the palace last time. I will ask the empress to pick you up to talk with you when I enter the palace for New Year's greetings." The second lady did not pick up the eldest wife. Instead, he cut straight to the point and talked to Qin Niangzi about entering the palace to pay her respects.

The seventh lady thanked the second lady, "Thanks to the second sister for taking care of her both openly and secretly..."

Being able to communicate with the female family members in the palace is of course a very good bargaining chip, but the Great Qin Palace is strictly forbidden, and the wives are rarely allowed to enter the palace to pay their respects at will, so only close relatives like Er Niangzi can often enter the palace and see the queen.

The eldest wife also remembered to ask the second lady, "Did you see Concubine Ning when you entered the palace a few times?"

"Concubine Ning has always been serving her by her side, and she can see her every time. Although she is not favored yet, her life is not difficult." The second lady is still calm and calm, "The emperor is also busy. , discussing political affairs with the ministers all night and all night - it is inevitable for the first few years of diligence."

The eldest lady couldn't help sighing, "The first emperor was too industrious, which caused the court to be undercurrents and factional disputes were extremely fierce. Today, he is diligent in his administration, but for more than a year, the court has been fighting fiercely. , it is a bit more powerful than the previous dynasty."

The Yang family and the Jiao family have been fighting evenly in the past few months, and the eldest wife can't let go of her leisure time. She has to go out to socialize from time to time, and do a lot of work for the old man in the backyard. White hair, looks more and more old.

The second lady and the seventh lady looked at each other for a few times, but they didn't answer the question.

A married daughter, after all, is not a member of the Yang family, and often has to consider the position of her husband's family.It's one thing to help, but it's another thing to stand on the same front without reservation.

(End of this chapter)