Xie Wanyu sneered, "Dad has never seen her since she was in her mother's womb. Now she wants to fulfill her filial duty, but she is just not satisfied with marrying a son."
Jin naturally understood what was going on and shook his head with a smile, "The last thing a concubine should have is ambition."
After chatting for a long time, it was time for lunch.
After all, it was the Chinese New Year, so the whole family went out to eat, so men and women naturally had to sit at separate tables.
Xie Gan had three concubines, and gave birth to two concubines and three concubines. They were all considered their responsibilities, but they did not count the prostitute and Xie Fengya who were raised in the village.
It was at this time that Xie Wanyu met Xie Fengya for the first time.
Her waist is very thin, her walk is weak, and her eyebrows are pretty, but when she looks at people, she feels extra charming. It seems that she learned it from her mother.
Who is a serious girl who would look at someone with her head tilted to one side?
"Second sister." Xie Fengya stepped forward and took Xie Wanyu's hand, very intimately.
Xie Wanyu pulled out her hand without leaving a trace, "Take a seat."
The old lady on the side said with a cold face, "Three girls, please take a seat."
Xie Fengya then smiled coquettishly, and then found a seat to sit down. Xie Wanyu no longer looked at her, but leaned into Jin's ear, "This child has been spoiled by that prostitute, and the mother has to worry about it. "
"There's no way." Jin said.
Afterwards, the food was served, and everyone waited for Jin to move his chopsticks before they started eating together.
Xie Wanyu specially brought vegetables to Jin, "Mom is too thin, so she needs to eat more."
"Okay, okay." Mrs. Jin said with a smile, "By the way, you go and see your grandmother after dinner. She has been in low spirits during this period. My mother-in-law just came to send a message and said she woke up."
"Okay." Xie Wanyu responded calmly.
Grandma Xie is not as smart as Mrs. Xiao, but she is a stubborn person. She likes all boys, whether they are legitimate sons or concubines, but girls are not so good with her.
Therefore, Xie Wanyu and this grandmother are not close to each other, and they are just getting along in terms of face.
After finishing the meal, Xie Wanyu took Xiao Jing to see Mrs. Xie. She was a fat, round-faced old lady with a kind face.
Xie Wanyu said a few auspicious words and brought generous gifts, and that was it.
Originally, Mrs. Xie was not friendly to her granddaughters, so she let them go after chatting for a while.
The two walked through the corridor to the main room.
"You can continue talking to your father and brother for a while, and I will stay with my mother. It's a rare time for us to come back. Let's stay one night before leaving."
Xiao Jing was reluctant. He was worried that if he stayed out all night, Xue Xuening would lose his temper again.
"What's wrong? Lord Marquis is unwilling?" Xie Wanyu asked.
"I'm going to have a drink with my colleagues tomorrow. If I go late, I'll make people laugh. If we don't come back for a while, let's go back early today." Xiao Jing said.
Xie Wanyu raised her eyebrows slightly, "Who hasn't visited my father-in-law's house in the past two days? Why are you so special? If you want to go back, go back by yourself." Her voice became much colder.
Xiao Jing frowned, feeling that Xie Wanyu was becoming more and more unreasonable.
At this moment, Xie Fengya walked out of nowhere and saw them bending their knees slightly, "Second sister, second brother-in-law."
"Well, this is..." Xiao Jing looked at her strangely.
Xie Wanyu said, "This sister has been in poor health since she was a child and has been in Zhuangzi, so you haven't seen her before. She is the third sister."
"Brother-in-law, just call me Fengya." Xie Fengya said with a smile.
Xiao Jing nodded as a greeting, and then said to Xie Wanyu, "Then it's up to you. It's the Chinese New Year, and it's not good to make things unpleasant."
Xie Fengya looked at Xiao Jing's handsome appearance, jade trees facing the wind, and noble clothes. She couldn't hide her envy. "Second sister is really lucky to find such a suave prince as second brother-in-law."
The two of them were talking, but she interrupted them inexplicably, and they were both stunned.
Xiao Jing loved to hear compliments, so she immediately smiled and said, "Third sister is so complimentary."
"Brother-in-law, please don't be humble. Fengya has long heard that brother-in-law is going to Northern Xinjiang. If he wasn't a talented person, how could he be so highly regarded by the emperor?" Xie Fengya said with a face of admiration.
Xiao Jing straightened her back unconsciously, "Where is it?"
"Okay, go talk to your father and brother." Seeing Xie Fengya complimenting him so much, Xie Wanyu was worried that Xiao Jing would not be able to tell the difference between north and south if she was complimented again, so she asked him to leave.
Although Xiao Jing didn't want to talk to Xie Gan, she knew that this kind of thing could not be escaped, so she left bravely.
Xie Fengya looked at Xiao Jing's back and couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.
After a while, Xie Wanyu said, "Where are you going, third sister?"
"Huh?"
"Well, it's okay to take a walk. It's cold outside, so wear more clothes." Xie Wanyu gave a few instructions and walked forward. Unexpectedly, Xie Fengya followed her.
She said with a smile, "The sisters in the family all say that the second sister married well. Although it is a second marriage, it is still a Marquis Palace. That is something that most people would never dare to think about."
"With a family like ours, it's not unusual to marry into a Marquis mansion." Xie Wanyu said.
"That's true, but the second sister is a legitimate daughter after all. It's different from us concubines. I don't expect to marry into a marquis's palace. Marrying into an earl's palace will mean you have accumulated good deeds in your previous life." Xie Fengya said with a smile.
Xie Wanyu was stunned. This little girl was quite ambitious. She actually planned to marry into the Earl's Palace.
He couldn't help but shake his head.
"What's wrong? Second sister, do you think I'm not worthy?" Xie Fengya asked, raising her eyebrows.
"Third sister, you just came back from Zhuangzi. There are some things you don't understand. Those high-level courtyards are not a good place. I see that the candidates my mother has found for you are all good. If you can be named on the gold medal list in the future, you will be a clean official. ." Xie Wanyu said solemnly.
Unexpectedly, these words made Xie Fengya extremely dissatisfied, "Second sister, I am a straight person, and I don't know how to beat around the bush, so I just said it directly. Do you think that I, a concubine, am not worthy of marrying into a high family? I must marry To a poor child? None of us can decide whose belly it will be born from, but our life is in our own hands."
Xie Wanyu looked at her and saw that her eyes were bright and she seemed unwilling to admit defeat.
"Tell me what you did to take control of your own life." Xie Wanyu was somewhat interested in this sister.
"In order to study since I was a child, I often went to private schools in the village to study secretly. If I stood outside for a long time, my face would get sunburned in the summer and frostbite in the winter. But I never flinched. The more I knew the words, the more I thought. The more books I read, the more I embroidered day and night. I sold my embroidery and bought books to read. Whether it was flower arranging or burning incense, I studied it with all my heart, and I was no worse than a serious noblewoman." Xie Fengya mentioned the hardships she had endured, and her face showed It was with pride.
She seems to think that no one can work as hard as her.
Xie Wanyu nodded. Although her father didn't want to see her, the money he should give her was not bad, but he didn't expect that this daughter was ambitious, so the money was naturally not enough.
