The plan of Luo Changqing and his daughter did not succeed. When Luo Yaqing came out of Xu Shichu's yard, she stamped her foot angrily and said, "Did she not take you seriously at all? You just I just asked her for a flower, but it wasn’t to kill her, yet she refused!”
At this time, she did not mention that the flowers were worth thousands of gold, and continued to say angrily:
"If dad hadn't married her, she would have been sold to some dandy scum by Uncle Ningyuan's mansion to be used as cattle and horses, and to eat chaffy vegetables. How could she still be the pampered lady in our prime minister's mansion? ?! She doesn’t know how to be grateful, but she still refuses our reasonable requests so mercilessly. She is really an ungrateful white-eyed wolf!"
Luo Changqing was not as indignant as his daughter. He was just disgraced by Xu Shichu and felt a little unhappy. However, he knew that his original purpose in marrying Xu Shichu was not fair. He was Xu Shichu's husband in name only - leaving a young woman a widow. , he himself felt guilty for Xu Shichu.
Even if he did improve Xu Shichu's living environment and gave her shelter, this was just a deal with her. After all, she had also fulfilled her duties as the wife of the prime minister, so strictly speaking, he had no kindness to Xu Shichu. It is understandable that Xu Shichu refused his request.
But these complicated private "transactions" with Xu Shichu were not suitable to be explained clearly to her daughter, so Luo Changqing had to say vaguely:
"This is a flower she cultivated by herself. She is free to deal with it how she wants to do it, and we can't force it. Forget it, Qing'er, let's just go to her flower shop to participate in the auction, although the price is a bit expensive. , but the government can’t afford it.”
Luo Changqing had no choice but to take pictures of the five-color red elixir plant in order to make his daughter feel better under the hands of the princess. He was planning to bleed heavily.
"But—Dad, that's too expensive!" Luo Yaqing was still unwilling to pay so much money.
"We have no other option now." Luo Changqing said helplessly, "Unless Qing'er can go back and tell Princess Shunyi honestly, you won't be able to get the flowers she wants."
When Luo Yaqing heard what her father said, she was speechless. If she dared to refuse Princess Shunyi's request, she would not have brought her father to Xu Shichu's place.
So, on the day when the five-color red pill was auctioned, it was Luo Changqing who paid a lot of money to help his daughter take the flower.
When Luo Yaqing returned to her parents' home again and saw the dazzling five-color red elixir plant, she almost cried with joy:
"Thank you, Daddy! You still love me. You don't know that when I failed to bring back the flowers when I went back to the palace last time, my mother-in-law had a nose that was not my nose and my eyes were not my eyes. Fortunately, I finally bought them back..."
When Luo Changqing heard what she said, he frowned and said seriously:
"Qing'er, although you are a daughter-in-law, you can't just obey your mother-in-law. You are my daughter. You are noble and talented. You don't need to please her everywhere. Even for the sake of her son's future, she won't. I dare to go too far with you.
So you have to stand up for yourself. You can refuse some excessive demands. I asked you to marry Zhou Wencun, not to let you suffer the grievances of his mother. "
Luo Changqing looked like he was supporting his daughter, but Luo Yaqing couldn't express her pain. She felt in her heart that her father was still a man after all. She didn't know how many ways a woman in the inner house could make things difficult for another woman, let alone what she wanted to do. The person who made things difficult for her was her mother-in-law, who was naturally in a repressive position over her due to her status. With filial piety suppressing her, even if she was the emperor's daughter, she would not dare to blatantly resist.
During this period of time when she was unable to get the camellia, Princess Shunyi did not need to make things difficult for her in a big way. She only needed to be "unwell" and need her daughter-in-law to serve her closely. This rule can torture her physically and mentally: trying hard for her mother-in-law Taking medicine, getting up in the middle of the night to drink water, asking her to massage my waist and legs for discomfort...
After this day of tossing, Luo Yaqing was so tired that she could even sleep standing up. Even if she complained to Zhou Wencun in a subtle way, Zhou Wencun would only think that she was making a fuss out of a molehill and had no filial piety. Did she not want to serve her mother-in-law...
Therefore, even if Luo Changqing, as the dignified prime minister, cannot stop this kind of "little thing of waiting for the elders", can he stop the younger generation from fulfilling their filial piety?
Luo Yaqing could only smile bitterly and said: "Dad, my daughter knows this, and it's just this time. If she makes these requests that I can't do in the future, I will pretend not to understand, and I will never agree to it again."
This can be regarded as a lesson for her.
Luo Changqing was satisfied when he heard his daughter say this.
"By the way, dad, does my brother really want to marry the sister of his colleague? I heard that his colleague's family is just a squire and landlord, and he has just become an official. He is just a minor official. How can his sister's status be worthy of my talents? Brother?"
Luo Yaqing got the camellia, and then she was in the mood to care about her brother's marriage.
Speaking of his son's marriage, Luo Changqing's expression softened and he said: "Although the girl's status is lower, her brother is a young and promising talent. He won the first prize in the exam and will have a promising future and a formidable future. "
"He's just the number one scholar. Is he really as good as you said, dad? My daughter feels she has wronged her brother." Luo Yaqing said with disapproval. She had a good relationship with Luo Rui and felt that even the princess was not worthy of her. Brother, now he can only submit to a sister who is the number one scholar.
"This is what your brother wants. Both he and I are optimistic about Qin Zhixing's future. Marrying his sister is regarded as an early investment. If Qin Zhixing lives up to my expectations in the future, then your brother will have the support of the same boat. If he fails, Well, your brother just married a low-status wife, and it can’t hinder your brother’s future.”
Luo Changqing explained the truth to his daughter one by one. Men always aim at court and have the world in mind, and the love between children is not that important.
For the price of a marriage, a future powerful minister can be tied to his ship. Which ambitious man would be willing to refuse?
Therefore, both Luo Changqing and his son agreed with the marriage. Of course, the future status of Qin Zhixing, the leading actor, also proved that their vision was correct.
Luo Rui's marriage is a certainty, and it will not help even if Luo Ya lists her brother's grievances.
Marrying a daughter-in-law is more complicated than marrying a daughter. After all, one is marrying in and the other is marrying out. Therefore, Xu Shichu is much busier than Luo Yaqing's previous marriage. She has to take care of the dishes and purchases for the banquet, the guests invited, and the servants on the day. s arrangement……
These things were tedious and trivial, but they could not be avoided. It made Xu Shichu want to quit. This tool man is not that easy to be.
