Lu Erniang made a two sign with her finger and winked. 【Read full text】
Xu Nuo understood that Twenty-One Mother wanted her to move away from her father. Although her mother is stubborn, she often listens to her father's advice, but Xu Nuo does not want to use her father to coerce her mother.
When it seemed that there was no hope, Xu Nuo pondered for a moment, looked at Ms. Lu very seriously, and said: "Mom, the child is not afraid of those people. If those people want to look at the child with strange eyes, let them look at it. Those who say bad things about the child are not afraid." Let them say it. I am not afraid, and I have nothing to fear. When my reputation reached such an extent in Suzhou, I never felt any harm, because my father and mother protected me, and it is the same now in the capital."
As soon as Xu Nuo opened her mouth, Grandma Li sent the maids away, leaving only the Lu sisters and Xu Nuo.
"The child has never done anything wrong. There is no need to cover it up. There is no need for you to work so hard for the child. There is no need for you to force yourself to go to banquets you don't want to go to. There is no need to wrong yourself for the sake of the child. Mom, if they want to harm the child, the child will definitely do it. Pay it back tenfold and you won't be bullied by them, so you don't have to worry too much about your children."
The determination and brilliance in Xu Nuo's eyes made Lu's eyes burst into tears for a moment.
When she first begged her father to betroth her to Xu Gucheng, she had this look in her eyes, decisive, calm and calm. She is not afraid that the ladies in the capital will point at her and say that she is out of her mind to marry the son of a tea merchant. She has enough confidence in the person she likes and believes in her own vision.
Her father believed her back then, now is it her turn to believe Liu Niang?
But Liu Niang's current reputation is related to her happiness for decades to come, so she made a wrong move. It might harm her.
Her decision back then was about herself. She would walk down the path she chose, and she would bear the pain and tears alone. But the decision we face now concerns Liu Niang. In her heart, Liu Niang's future is more important than hers and requires more careful consideration.
Seeing that Mrs. Lu was still a little hesitant, Lu Erniang said: "Whoever dares to find Liu Niang in the Qian family will have trouble with me. I want to see who has the bigger face?" There was trouble on Mrs. Sun's birthday. , she would say a few words when the time came, and the people who caused the trouble would not dare to go out for a month.
Mrs. Lu was amused by Lu Erniang's words, and said something to her coquettishly. It was considered acquiescence.
Xu Nuo happily rushed forward and hugged Lu and wouldn't let go.
"You kid, how old are you? You are still like this." Lu stroked Xu Nuo's shoulder, her voice was very gentle.
After dinner the day before Mrs. Sun's birthday, Xu Nuo was practicing calligraphy in the house when she heard slightly hasty footsteps coming from outside the house. No one in the courtyard usually leaves in such a hurry. Xu Nuo had doubts in his heart. After finishing the last stroke of the word he was writing, he turned his head and glanced at Qiyue beside the screen.
Qi Qi understood, went out to ask around, and came back to tell Xu Nuo that it was Xu Pingyi who was back, and that the person who was hurriedly walking just now was Chun Tang.
Xu Nuo put down his pen, asked his maid to come in and wash it, put on his cloak and walked out.
Qi Qi hurriedly took Tang Pozi and handed it to her, and followed her out.
When promised to Yingcheng Yuan. Xu Pingyi hadn't arrived yet, so he thought he was talking to Xu Gucheng in the outer courtyard.
She chatted with Lu for a while. Brothers Xu Pingyi and Xu Pingqi opened the curtain together and came in.
"Mom." The two of them are taller and lower, their facial features are similar, but their temperaments are completely different. Both of them were wearing green brocade robes today, embroidered with green bamboo, which looked very lifelike. Xu Nuo recognized this as Chun Tang's craftsmanship.
Xu Nuo stood up, saluted Xu Pingyi, and called him big brother.
Xu Pingyi stretched out his long arm and gently touched Xu Nuo's head, with a smile on his face.
"Brother, why are you here all of a sudden?" Xu Nuo liked her brother so much that she was considerate, warm-hearted, and good-looking. Her voice was a bit sweet when she spoke, which made her despise herself in her heart.
She is clearly in her twenties, but she really thinks of herself as a little girl in her early teens. She calls her "Big Brother" so affectionately, which is so disgusting.
Despite her contempt, she still looked at Xu Pingyi like a little girl.
Xu Pingyi was a little tired. He sat in a casual posture with his arms resting on the desk, which made him look more relaxed and lazy. When he spoke to Xu Nuo, he was not perfunctory and said carefully: "When I first came to Yingtian Mansion to study, I had more than twenty-one aunts. When she visited me for the first time, Concubine Sun also took great care of me, so how could she not come to Concubine Sun for her birthday?"
"Oh." Xu Nuo forced herself to look away from Xu Pingyi's face. When she turned around, she saw Xu Pingqi looking at her with doubtful eyes, which scared her so much that she never looked in Xu Pingyi's direction again.
It's just his big brother, why should he feel guilty?
And why is there a sense of scrutiny in Erlang's eyes? Is her expression when she looks at her eldest brother the same as that of the women who surround him all day long?
Mrs. Lu had already had people prepare food for Xu Pingyi, and as soon as he came in, a maid came in with food.
Xu Pingyi was a little surprised to see the food in front of him, and there was also a surprised look on his face. He glanced at Mrs. Lu in surprise, and then said: "My child, please go back to the house and use it later."
Xu Pingyi has always been unable to hide things in his heart, and he will believe whatever others say. The reason why he has grown up so well without being deceived is all because of his good character.
If Xu Pingqi had been facing this meal, he would have kept an expression on his face and politely said that he would eat again when he went back to the house. However, Xu Pingyi was surprised and surprised, and forced Mrs. Lu to find something wrong.
Xu Nuo and Xu Pingqi have a very consistent evaluation of their favorite eldest brother: he is short-sighted.
Xu Nuo often came to Yingcheng Courtyard to learn calligraphy and painting with Xu Gucheng. Lu was also used to watching her eating late night snacks here. She habitually asked her maid to bring the food prepared by Xu Pingyi, but she forgot that her eldest son had never done this before. Let the food be brought to his own yard.
"Thank you, mother. I'll take my leave first." Xu Pingyi showed a warm smile on his face and thanked Mr. Lu.
"Have you prepared a birthday gift?" Mrs. Lu stood up with Xu Pingyi and put a cloak on him with her own hands. She realized that the son who once laughed happily under her knees was still half a head taller than her.
"It's ready, father has seen it too." Xu Pingyi replied with a smile, without any urgency, and with great patience. When he went out, he opened the curtain to the side to try to prevent the cold wind from entering.
The next day, the family of five went to the Duke's Mansion in two carriages.
Xu Nuo learned a piece of gossip about the Duke's Mansion from Chun Tang last night and once again realized the complexity of interpersonal relationships in Bianjing.
Empress Lu Ershiyi married Qian Ai, the eldest son of Pengcheng County's founding father Qian Weiyan. Qian Weiyan liked to marry the royal family the most. He originally proposed to marry the former queen's sister Guo instead of Lu Ershiyi. .
Unexpectedly, in May of that year when Guo was preparing to get married, Queen Guo's youngest son, King Zhou, died in infancy, and Guo's marriage was delayed. In order to make the emperor pay more attention to Queen Guo and make the emperor feel guilty, the Guo family decided to delay the marriage for three years to pray for the king of Zhou.
In order to become an in-law with the Queen's family, the Qian family had postponed Qian Ai's wedding a lot. Qian Ai was already twenty-one years old at the time, and it was too late to wait for another three years.
After the two families discussed it, the marriage was dissolved. A year later, the Qian family married Lu Erniang for Qian Nuan's request.
After three years of hard work, the Guo family hurriedly arranged a marriage for the Guo family. Unexpectedly, Queen Guo passed away suddenly before the wedding. The Guo family kept filial piety, and the originally planned marriage was canceled again.
After the period of filial piety, Guo, who had been vying for marriage earlier, was faced with the situation of being unable to marry because she was too old. So she married into the Wang family two years ago and became the stepmother of the bastard.
When the Xu family arrived at the Duke's Mansion, the car in front happened to belong to the Wang family. After getting off the carriage, Xu Nuo saw a group of female members of the Wang family from a distance, and wanted to find the Guo family who had delayed their marriage for six or seven years.
Chuntang knew that Xu Nuo was curious and told her about Guo's clothes in a low voice.
Xu Nuo looked over and found a slender woman with a bastard next to her.
Yesterday I heard Chuntang say that Mrs. Guo was a plump woman. How could she be so thin now?
However, her good years were delayed by her family, and she became a stepdaughter. She also had a stepdaughter who was only ten years younger than herself, so she really couldn't gain weight.
Entering the living room, Xu Nuo was grabbed by a pair of strong hands and looked up to see Hu Ling.
"Why did you wait so long to come here? I'm bored to death." Hu Ling dragged Xu Nuo to the corner and complained with her hands on her hips. Then she remembered something and put her hands by her side, pretending to be a lady instead of a lady. Standing posture.
Xunuo didn't expect Hu Ling to come, so she was surprised at first, and then realized that Hu Ling had already known that she would come, so she was waiting by the door. But Hu Ling is not the kind of person who is well-informed. Why did he know that she would come?
Hu Ling didn't know Xu Nuo was thinking so far, so she started complaining that the headband she was wearing was too heavy.
After a while, today's protagonist, Mrs. Sun, came in on crutches. She looked majestic, bearing the traces of time, and was deeply memorable, making people involuntarily feel a little more respectful.
Although Mrs. Sun was on crutches, her back was straight and her steps were not staggering. She was obviously very strong.
Her silver hair was tied up with an exquisite hollow bird-shaped golden hairpin. Although her face was streaked, it was very white and she was obviously well-maintained.
She has already met the male guest, and now she comes to stay with the female guest to eat. His eyes were very bright. He looked around and already knew who was visiting.
Lu Erniang was on the right side of Concubine Sun, pointing out a few young men and introducing them to her.
Concubine Sun then said a few words, and someone immediately catered to her. Then a group of ladies began to present birthday gifts, and took their daughters to show Concubine Sun, hoping to get some advice, but in fact they just wanted some praise. Because none of the ladies who had been praised by Concubine Sun had chosen a good marriage.
When Mrs. Lu stepped forward to send the congratulatory gift, she did not bring any promise.
Concubine Sun took one look at the gift, smiled and said: "The seventeenth mother of the Lu family, I haven't seen you for seven or eight years, but you still look like you are twenty years old." The Lu family was famous at that time, and the Qian family asked to marry the twenty-first mother. It is also because Mrs. Lu has taught such an outstanding woman as Mrs. Lu.
Mrs. Lu did not correct Concubine Sun's words like she did in front of Concubine Liu Def, but replied: "You are joking. There is no ageless person. I just thought that today is a good day and dressed more festively." (To be continued...)
ps: I bow and thank Baby Ah Meow for the two pink votes. I’m so happy, thank you. Recently, pink is counted as double, so two chapters are equivalent to four chapters, and more chapters can be added~ I recommend the article "Living Widow" by my friend Lan Bingyi OK: The resentful woman is reborn. This time, she just wants to live and kill other people. !
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