"Jiu Mei has met Mrs. Lian."
There was also a woman sitting in the living room. Qi Jiumei guessed that she might be the biological mother of the eldest son of the Lian family, and she was a concubine, but the master didn't mention it, so there was no need for her to rush up and salute.
The mother-in-law and maid behind her also saluted.
Looking at the clothes of several people, the maid and mother-in-law are actually wearing fine silk, not to mention Qi Jiumei, who is dressed in silk and satin, but it is not exaggerated to the point of making people feel uncomfortable. She only has a simple hair on her head. There are a few beaded flowers that young girls like, a gold hairpin, and a small face. There are no more decorations.
Zhang's heart was half relieved.
From the outside, he looks quiet and polite.
Although she is a concubine, she is well-raised!
"sit down."
Qi Jiumei sat down on the chair, only half of the stool was erected, her back straight.
Mrs. Qin said: "I was talking to the eldest princess yesterday. The eldest princess said that you have been quiet and affectionate since you were a child. You don't need to be restrained here."
Qi Jiumei said yes and relaxed a little.
Mrs. Qin knew that she couldn't help herself, and wanted to mention something in person, but since Mrs. Zhang was nearby, it was inconvenient to mention it.
"Have your elders told you?"
Marriage matters.
Qi Jiumei blushed and nodded.
"I told you."
Mrs. Qin hummed.
"We will all be a family from now on."
The maid next to Mrs. Qin brought out a tray. Mrs. Qin waved to Qi Jiumei and put a pair of pink jade bracelets on her wrists with her own hands, which represented her recognition of her as her daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Zhang's eyes were on Qi Jiumei, as if she was examining a product. When Mrs. Qin saw that she had no intention of giving her a greeting gift, she skipped the step of introducing her, took Qi Jiumei's hand and said, "The eldest princess asked me to look after you. When you get married in the future, if you have any grievances, just come to me and tell me."
Qi Jiumei said gratefully: "Mother, mother, is she okay..."
She wanted to visit the eldest princess, but she was afraid that her identity would cause trouble to the eldest princess. She was very grateful to the eldest princess for her upbringing, but she was from the Qi family. The eldest princess didn't want to have anything to do with the Qi family, so she didn't even dare to ask. , and dare not inquire.
Qin placed his palm on the back of her hand and comforted her, "Everything is fine, the eldest princess. You can go and visit her when you come over."
Qi Jiumei had tears in her eyes.
"yes."
"Since your Qi family has agreed to get married, you go back and wait for the news. I will send someone to come to propose marriage in a few days."
Qi Jiumei knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Mrs. Qin.
"You kid, get up quickly."
Qi Jiumei resigned.
Mrs. Zhang sighed: "How many concubines are there in the Qi family? I didn't think of a good name. The ninth one was named Jiu Mei..."
The rankings of boys and girls in the Qi family are separate, and Qi Jiumei is only ranked ninth among the girls.
Qin didn't take Zhang's advice. The Qi family had a bad reputation because the first few girls in the Qi family were sent to other people's back houses to be concubines. What difference did it make if they had names or not?
Mrs. Zhang was unhappy. As a mother, she felt that no woman in the world was worthy of her son. She was afraid of seducing her son's soul and causing him to alienate her.
Those who are not beautiful are even less worthy.
Those whose status is too high are worried that their sons will be wronged, those whose status is too low...
"If the Qi family hadn't given her a large dowry, I wouldn't have looked down on her..."
Mrs. Zhang was talking to herself.
Mrs. Qin glanced at her.
"Since Aunt Zhang is also satisfied, the marriage has been decided. Later I will send the list of betrothal gifts to Xilinyuan. You can check if there are any gaps first."
Zhang didn't have much money anymore. Half of the money she had saved over the years was given to Xia Jing'er, and the rest was given to Lian Fangyu's activities. As a result, she didn't become the minister, and now she has lost her original official position.
He was still lying in bed unable to take care of herself. After all, she was Lian Fangyu's biological mother, so she had to help take care of him.
Mrs. Zhang had no place to vent her resentment, let alone Mrs. Qin.
"I believe Madam, there will be no mistakes..."
As long as she was not asked to pay for the betrothal gift herself, she would be satisfied. Since she couldn't bring back the betrothal gift anyway, what she was worried about now was Qi Jiumei's dowry.
Qin said quietly: "I have other guests here, you go back and prepare first!"
Ms. Zhang said yes and came out of the living room.
Meng Die, who was waiting in the side hall, saw a servant of the Lian family leading a pretty girl out of the living room, and her heart was pounding. Could that be the girl that Mrs. Lian showed her new love to Mr. Lian?
After the guests left, Nanny Fang said, "Miss Meng, my wife, please come in."
Meng Die felt uneasy. Qin was the only one in the living room, so she bowed.
"I didn't meet Madam that day, please don't take offense to Madam."
They all came from when they were young. Mrs. Qin understood Meng Die and didn't hold on to her.
"Ms. Meng, you're welcome. Unfortunately, we went there just as Miss Meng was feeling unwell. How are you? Are you feeling better now?"
Meng Die felt that she had been seen through by Mrs. Qin, so she bit the bullet and said, "It's better now, Mrs. Lao is worried."
"That's good. The weather is so cool at night, so don't be careless."
The two chatted for a while. Seeing that Meng Die was a little absent-minded, Mrs. Qin suddenly realized and explained: "That person just now was Miss Jiu of the Qi family. The Qi family intends to marry my eldest son, and the weddings of their two brothers are crowded together. , but it must be done one by one, otherwise others will say that I, the mistress, am unfair."
When explaining to the little girl, Mrs. Qin was straightforward.
Knowing that she had misunderstood, Meng Die blushed and said, "I see..."
She thought she had offended the Lian family by being willful.
The fact that she was willing to visit her today showed her attitude. Mrs. Qin was also satisfied with her and asked Aunt Fang to come over with a greeting gift.
"I gave Miss Qi Jiujiu a pair of pink jade bracelets, so I can't give them to you."
Mrs. Qin put the jade bracelet on her wrist, and Meng Die blushed.
"There's a lot of trouble today."
Meng Die said happily, "It's time for me to say goodbye, junior."
Mrs. Qin asked Nanny Fang to send it off.
Just after turning around the second door, Lian Jiaying stood under the flower wall outside the second door, holding a hairpin in her hand and shaking it back and forth nervously.
"Second Young Master."
Aunt Fang was a visitor. After asking An to identify herself, she stepped aside.
Meng Die had not seen Lian Jiaying that day, and the person behind the screen was the maid she sent. Coincidentally, she did not take the maid who had met Lian Jiaying with her when she went out today, so no one around her reminded her.
Even Jiaying met Meng Die for the first time and was so nervous that she didn't know what to say.
I wanted to put the hairpin directly on her head, but then I saw the maid next to her...
Meng Die accepted Qin's bracelet, indicating that she approved of the marriage. Even the second young master's behavior was not out of line despite Meng Lang's behavior.
The mother-in-law pulled the maid beside Mengdie and quietly backed away.
Seeing his helpless look, Meng Die's uneasiness finally dissipated and she looked at him with a smile.
"Second Young Master Lien is waiting for me?"
Mrs. Qin didn't like concubines at home, so she never gave him and Lian Jialiang a maid to live with him. Lian Fangyu himself came from a poor background. When he was young, his family was too poor to expose the problem, so naturally he didn't know about the maid.
No one dared to mention the concubine in the backyard.
So it just got sidetracked.
Even Jiaying had never held a woman's hand since she was a child. Even though she had the confidence to not be afraid when meeting Emperor Chen, she was so nervous that she stuttered in front of Meng Die.
