In addition to Zhou, there is also Li Xinya, the daughter of Zhou in the house.
Zhou is less than thirty, looks ordinary, and has a demeanor that seems gentle but is actually strong.
Li Xinya inherited her mother's appearance, and her appearance was not outstanding. Her eyes fell on her eldest sister's beautiful face, and a trace of jealousy quickly flashed in her eyes.
"The daughter has met her mother."
"I've met eldest sister."
After the two parties met, Mrs. Zhou cordially took her stepdaughter's hand and whispered softly: "Your father has already spoken to the prince. Although the other party has not yet given the letter, the prince has no foundation in the Ministry of War. If you can succeed in eighty-nine years, given your status, the prince will definitely greet you as a concubine."
Li Xinru smiled gently and said: "Let father and mother worry."
"One family does not talk about two families," Mrs. Zhou patted Li Xinru's hand and said earnestly, "Now the Minister of the Ministry of War is old and will retire in two years, and your father is in his prime, so he can continue Take a step further. Xinru, it’s up to you whether your father can take a step forward!”
Li Xinru smiled bitterly and said: "Mom, my daughter can't guarantee it, she can only do her best."
Zhou smiled and reassured: "This is natural, people decide what to do and what to do depends on God."
Mrs. Zhou pulled Li Xinru and said some thoughtful words before letting Li Xinru go back and make wedding clothes with peace of mind.
After Li Xinru left, Li Xinya immediately said dissatisfiedly: "Mom, why must it be my sister who marries the prince? I will be a hairdresser next year, can't I wait another year?"
Zhou glanced at her daughter angrily: "Do you think being the crown prince's concubine is a good thing?"
Li Xinya asked: "Why not?"
The prince will be the emperor in the future. If she becomes the prince's concubine, she will be able to be a concubine in the future.
If I have another son, maybe I can be the Queen Mother!
Zhou said meaningfully: "No matter how good the crown prince's concubine is, she is still a concubine. Besides, the prince will fill the backyard in the future. Women are best at killing people invisible. It is hard to say whether she can survive until the day when the prince ascends the throne."
To put it another way, being an emperor in the future may not necessarily mean that you are a prince.
If she hadn't wanted to use the prince's power to help her husband win the title of Minister of War, how could she have encouraged her husband to take sides?
Li Xinya showed a look that seemed to understand.
Mrs. Zhou sighed and said in an indifferent tone: "You are the one who emerged from mother's belly. Could it be that mother would harm her own daughter for the sake of her stepdaughter?"
Li Xinya reluctantly believed Zhou's words, but she still felt unwilling to do so, but she did not dare to say it in front of her mother.
Mrs. Zhou saw that her daughter looked dissatisfied, so she wanted to give her a few words of advice, and another servant hurriedly came to report her.
"Madam, Mr. Su Zhuo wants to see the eldest lady."
Zhou originally wanted to send Li Xinru away because she was feeling unwell, but then she thought of something and changed her words: "Let him wait in the flower hall."
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After the servant left, Mrs. Zhou took her daughter's hand and said, "Su Zhuo will come later, please give me a good look."
Li Xinya looked shocked: "Mom!"
Zhou explained patiently: "Don't forget that Su Zhuo is unknown now. Your father said that he is not a fish in the pond. In time, he will definitely leap over the dragon's gate. His future is limitless. If you show your kindness to him while he is still in his prime, I will definitely be grateful to you in the future."
Su Zhuo heard his subordinates tell him to wait in the side hall, thinking that Li Xinru had agreed to see him, but instead of Li Xinru, he waited for Zhou and Li Xinya.
Li Xinya was originally not happy with her mother letting her show favor to Su Zhuo, but when she saw Su Zhuo's handsome face and tall figure, she immediately changed her mind and peeked at Su Zhuo shyly.
Although Su Zhuo was surprised, he quickly calmed down and said, neither humble nor arrogant, "I'm sorry for my rashness, I'm here today to ask for an audience with the eldest lady of your house. I hope Madam will grant her permission!"
Could it be Zhou's reason: "Mr. Su, it's not that I don't let you see Xinru. Xinru has repeatedly expressed that she doesn't want to have any more entanglements with you. I also ask Mr. Su not to embarrass me."
Su Zhuo cupped his fists and said: "Madam, this junior is not a stalker. I just want to make it clear that after meeting the eldest lady this time, I will never pester you again!"
Su Zhuo's mother and Li Xinru's biological mother were close friends. After Li Xinru was born, the two of them verbally agreed to marry Su Zhuo and Li Xinru. Unfortunately, Li Xinru's mother became seriously ill.
Before her death, Li Xinru's mother asked a friend to take care of her daughter. Su Zhuo's mother kept her promise to her friend in mind and invited Li Xinru to the Su Mansion from time to time, and also intended to facilitate the marriage between her son and her friend's daughter.
Su Zhuo's father was only a low-ranking official of the sixth rank. Zhou was happy that her stepdaughter would marry at a low age, so she did not stop the two from interacting with each other. However, a few days ago, she suddenly had the idea of making Li Xinru the crown prince's concubine, and forcefully forced Li Xinru to do so. Cut off ties with Su Zhuo.
Su Zhuo was unwilling to give in, so he came to Li Xinru to ask clearly.
Zhou was not a very patient person. She felt unhappy when Su Zhuo forced her to use words, but she also wanted to bring her daughter and Su Zhuo together, so she said patiently: "Mr. Su, Xinru has a decisive temper. Once she does Once a decision is made, there is no room for change, so Mr. Su please don’t force others to make things difficult for you.”
Su Zhuo naturally knew that Li Xinru had a tough and decisive temperament, but he was unwilling to give in and did not believe that Li Xinru was the kind of woman who was greedy for power.
If there is a compelling reason, then it’s probably because someone forced you to do it!
After Su Zhuo said goodbye to Mr. Zhou, he walked home in despair.
At the same time, in the small back garden of Su Mansion, Mrs. Su was carefully admiring the scenery with Chiyang.
Chiyang got straight to the point and said: "Mrs. Su, I heard that your son and the eldest lady in the family of Li Shilang of the Ministry of War have a childhood sweetheart. I wonder if Mr. Su and his wife are willing to form a good relationship between Qin and Jin with the Li Mansion?"
Mrs. Su's already anxious heart became even more frightened.
She had heard from her son that Xinru had suddenly severed ties with her son. The implication behind her son's words was that Mr. Li and his wife wanted to marry Xinru to a high-ranking family to cling to power. Could it be that the high-ranking family was the prince's palace? !
If that's the case, then why did the Crown Princess find him?
Could it be that the prince wanted to marry Xinru, but the princess didn't want to, so the princess wanted the Su family to try to marry Xinru home.
If the Su family does what Chiyang says, they will offend the prince; if they don't do what Chiyang says, they will offend the prince.
No matter whether you do it or not, there will be no good outcome. What should we do?
Seeing Mrs. Su's frightened expression, Chiyang guessed that she might have misunderstood, and said quickly: "Madam, don't be nervous, I am here on behalf of His Highness today. Mr. Li intends to have a good relationship with the Prince's Mansion, but the Prince does not want to force others to do anything, nor does he want to I'm trying to beat a mandarin duck, so let me reassure Madam that Miss Li will not enter the Prince's Mansion."
Mrs. Su was in disbelief and boldly stared at Chiyang twice. She felt a little relieved when she saw that Chiyang's expression was sincere and did not seem to be fake, but she still had doubts.
