Li Qingyi raised his head and looked at everyone.
Mrs. Gongsun, who was sitting in the seat, had sharp eyes and although there was a smile on her face, it was not very genuine.
The woman sitting next to her has beautiful features and a temperament similar to Mrs. Gongsun. She is the second aunt in the house.
She looked at Li Qingyi with a look in her eyes, and the praise in her mouth seemed to be forced out, "This child makes people feel friendly at first sight. He is so outstanding, I don't know how to praise him appropriately."
Next to her was a gorgeously dressed little girl, who must be her youngest daughter, who looked to be thirteen or fourteen years old. When she heard her mother praising Li Qingyi, she looked up and down, looking at Li Qingyi more and more unscrupulously.
Li Qingyi just pretended not to see it and said calmly: "You have given me the award."
Mrs. Gongsun looked at her intently for a long time, then she forced a smile on her face and said, "I see that this child's appearance is very similar to that of the Li family when he was young."
King Zhenbei and Li Qingyi's father, Li Zhi, were childhood playmates. It was common for him to meet each other's elders, so Li Qingyi was not surprised.
After both parties gave them the greeting gift, they stopped talking, and the scene actually became a little cold.
The second aunt's grandmother looked at her mother, Mrs. Gongsun, but hesitated to speak.
Princess Zhenbei quickly changed the topic and asked Ruan: "I looked at the manpower repairing the house on the east road. It seems that there are people from the palace?"
Ruan smiled and said, "The Queen loves her children very much and refuses to wrong her. When she heard that they were going back to Zhenbei Prince's Mansion for the wedding ceremony, she was afraid that she would not be able to clean up the yard in time, so she sent some people over to help. The marriage of the two children was also arranged. Most of them are organized with help from the palace."
These words revealed a lot of information. The second aunt's eyes lit up, but Mrs. Gongsun's expression turned gloomy.
Ruan sneered in her heart. The people of Zhenbei Palace were cunning and calculating, and they were not tolerant and generous. In other words, Mrs. Gongsun couldn't even hide her dislike for Qin Zeng, so she couldn't hide it. I have no intention of hiding it. When my niece gets married, there will be many arenas to compete in.
Having fulfilled the etiquette, Mrs. Ruan planned to take Li Qingyi back. There was no need for the Li family to do such a thing of hot faces and cold butts.
Princess Zhenbei sent them out and wanted to say something, but in the end she just sighed.
Mrs. Ruan was very considerate of her dilemma and said a few words before leaving.
At this time, only the old lady, Gongsun Wanyan and her daughter were left in Jingyun Hall.
Gongsun Wanyan had a frown on her face. The old lady looked at her and said bitterly: "You are too impatient."
"Mother!" Gongsun Wanyan's voice trembled with sobs unconsciously, and tears rolled down her cheeks and stuck to the corners of her lips, full of grievances.
"After my eldest brother was executed, the Zhenbei Palace plummeted. My life in my husband's family was not easy. I was always careful and cautious. Fortunately, Zhenhe still had pity for me and took me to the post with him. I was being tutored by my mother-in-law and sister-in-law at home. Originally, when Zhenhe returned to Beijing after his term of office this year, he could implement a good job, but something happened in the palace, and he was indirectly implicated. Now that the appointment has been delayed, maybe he will Ruined future..."
When the Zhenbei Palace was doing well, Song Zhenhe didn't get the glory, and he managed to survive on his own, but in the end he failed because the Zhenbei Palace wanted to take over. Anyone who would be blamed for this matter would feel resentful.
Mrs. Gongsun said with a calm face: "The stains on our Zhenbei Palace have been cleared away. You are here, but you are still worried about having no future?"
"Mom, it's true that Brother Yi is outstanding, but I don't know how long it will take for him to establish a foothold in the court. I don't know if he will still need Brother Zhen to support him. Why do you insist on being in a stalemate? Besides, Zhenhe didn't need us in the first place. At home..."
Originally, people could just rely on themselves, but now they have lost their future because of Zhenbei Palace, and in turn they have to beg the people of Zhenbei Palace to find a future. Is there anything more frustrating than this?
Mrs. Gongsun said coldly: "Since he wants something from us, what are you afraid of?"
"Who said it was him who asked for it, it was my daughter who asked for it!" Gongsun Wanyan burst into tears with anger, "After this happened, Zhenhe didn't come into my house for three days, and then my mother-in-law had to give her a request. Come back and marry the woman next to you and become equal wives!"
Mrs. Gongsun said angrily: "He is threatening you and pinching you!"
"Why doesn't the daughter know? But what can the daughter do?!" Gongsun Wanyan was no less aggrieved than her husband. "My mother's mother-in-law is the best thing. I have to treat my mother well to Brother Zhen." , everything is not a problem, why does the mother have to complain like this? Brother Zhen is also the child of the eldest brother, and the eldest sister-in-law has been dead for so many years..."
"Shut up!" Mrs. Gongsun threw her hand away, "What do you know!"
Gongsun Wanyan looked at her mother blankly. This was the first time since childhood that her mother had spoken harshly to her.
Mrs. Gongsun gritted her teeth and looked at her, "It's impossible for me to bow my head to that little beast."
In front of the palace.
Princess Zhenbei sent Ruan and Li Qingyi to the carriage, turned around and walked back to the mansion, "What happened at the second aunt's house? Do you want to know more about it?"
Nan Zhu nodded: "I have inquired clearly. The second uncle's term of office has expired and he has returned to the capital to wait for transfer orders. He said that it was a good opportunity to stay in the capital, but he encountered the fourth prince's matter. In fact, the second uncle has nothing to do with it, but Coincidentally, he had an old relationship with a retainer of the fourth prince, and the officials in the staff department were also transferred. In short, the transfer order was never issued. The second uncle asked around and found out the reason. After that, he ignored the second uncle's grandmother, and then the elder of the Song family The lady then spread the word that she would marry an equal wife for her son."
Princess Zhenbei snorted lightly and said nothing.
Nan Zhu lowered his voice and said: "If the second uncle had received the transfer order earlier, given the emperor's generous temperament, he would not be held accountable. After all, it is not relevant. It is only his own bad luck that he arrived at such a juncture. Come on. But the second aunt is also a man of temper, and he actually used this method to force the second aunt’s grandma to come back and beg the old lady.”
"Instead of begging the old lady, I obviously want to follow Qin Zeng's path. But the old lady will not agree."
"The old lady loves my second aunt the most. How can I watch my second uncle go to make peace with his wife and make my second aunt feel angry?"
"Hmph, you don't understand. The old lady would rather put pressure on the second uncle in the name of Zhenbei Palace than agree to ask Qin Zeng."
Mrs. Gongsun had always hoped that Gongsun Yi could shine and lead the Gongsun family back to its former glory. However, Gongsun Yi was just starting out, and Qin Zeng did everything.
Her strength was suddenly cut off, and Mrs. Gongsun felt extremely uncomfortable.
All the efforts she had spent over the years were in vain.
The glory belongs to her eldest grandson, whom she hates the most.
Nan Zhu didn't understand this, so he asked in confusion: "But if this happens, won't the Song family be at odds with us?"
Princess Zhenbei was noncommittal.
Nan Zhu thought for a while and said, "Fortunately, my second aunt still has two children. My uncle always has to look after the two children, so he shouldn't embarrass my aunt too much, right? Maybe my uncle is just scaring her."
Princess Zhenbei sneered: "If a child holds a man's heart, how can there be so many disputes between wives and concubines in this world? Besides, what woman can't have children?"
She herself is a living example.
Nan Zhu was surprised and said: "What the princess means is that the second aunt will not give up and will definitely be forced to beg Mr. Qin. That old lady..."
"The old lady will hate Qin Zeng even more."
