The champagne fruit tree planted by Xu Shichu in the yard was actually moved from her companion space. Now her caravan business has become prosperous, and she often transports strange things back from foreign lands. Among them Flowers, trees and seeds are common.
Xu Shichu used this to deceive others, but it didn't arouse anyone's suspicion. After all, she had sold the seeds from other countries for others to grow.
Both Mrs. Li and Mrs. Hou were very interested in the champagne fruit and peeled a few to eat.
"It has a rich aroma, it tastes sweet and slightly sour, not bad." Mrs. Hou's expression became relaxed after eating, but her mouth was very arrogant.
Xu Shichu also gave them a basket each for them to take home to eat.
As soon as Luo Changqing returned home and changed his clothes, the housekeeper came forward to report that Mrs. Zhen'an Hou and Mrs. Li came to see his step-wife today.
"What kind of friendship does Madam have with them?" Luo Changqing asked curiously. He knew that Madam Li was the only person Xu Shichu could talk to, but he didn't know what kind of friendship Madam Zhen'an Hou had with Xu Shichu.
The chief steward had a sharp ear and eyes, so he naturally understood everything clearly, so he replied: "It is said that Mrs. Zhen'an came to personally thank our wife with a gift, because she gave her a good idea to teach her son."
After hearing this, Luo Changqing became interested and asked: "What idea did the step-wife come up with? What happened to the son of Mrs. Zhen'an Hou?"
The chief steward said: "Previously, the eldest son of Marquis Zhen'an had a lot of trouble because of a woman from the world. He wanted to go against his parents' orders and marry the woman of unknown origin, and he almost turned against his family.
The Marquis of Zhen'an and his family were helpless. Mrs. Li told our wife about the troubles of her brother and sister-in-law, and she gave them an idea. She asked the Marquis of Zhen'an to send his eldest son to a poor and remote mountain village to work as a farmer. I experienced how powerless people struggled to farm and support themselves.
The eldest son suffered a lot, so he completely recognized the reality and went home obediently. He never talked about marrying that Jianghu woman again, let alone leaving the family. "
Luo Changqing chuckled after hearing this. His step-wife was very thoughtful, and only someone who had truly suffered could come up with such an idea.
Luo Changqing remembered that Xu Shichu had been starving and freezing since he was seven or eight years old. When he got a little older, he would have to embroider some items with his nanny to exchange money to support himself, and his life was not as good as the third-class maid next to her stepmother...
In the past, when he knew that Xu Shichu had been treated harshly when he was unmarried, he didn't feel too much. It was purely a bystander's thought that had nothing to do with him, and he had only sympathy and no heartache; but now that he thinks of this, his heart feels dull and aggrieved, and he feels very sad. Discomfort.
Thinking of this, he waved his hand and asked the butler to pick some things from the warehouse and send them to Xu Shichu, as if he was making up for Xu Shichu's suffering when he was a child.
When Xu Shichu received those things, he was confused, so he asked the housekeeper: "For no reason, why did your master give me things?"
The chief steward remembered that before the master ordered to deliver something to the madam, he was talking about the lady giving advice to the Marquis of Zhen'an, so he felt that he understood the master's idea and said:
"Maybe it's to reward Madam for entertaining Madam Zhen'an Hou today."
So Xu Shichu suddenly misunderstood and thought that Luo Changqing was rewarding her because she saw that her relationship with Mrs. Zhen'an Hou would be beneficial to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
She immediately accepted it with peace of mind.
On the other side, Mrs. Zhen'an Hou, who had returned with a basket of champagne fruits sent in Xu Shichu, returned to the mansion. As soon as she entered the corridor from the outer courtyard, she saw her eldest son walking towards her.
"Is mother coming back from visiting friends?" The eldest son respectfully saluted Mrs. Hou and said hello.
Mrs. Hou looked at her eldest son with complicated emotions and nodded calmly. When the eldest son saw this, he suddenly became uneasy, wondering if he had annoyed her in that way again.
Seeing his unconcealed look of fear and worry, Mrs. Hou became even more upset. She waved her hand and said, "You can go ahead and don't worry about me."
Since the eldest son came back, he has looked like a different person. He has no arrogance like before, but has become a little timid.
He originally looked like a typical noble man with fair skin and gentle manners. After suffering a lot in the mountain village, he turned into a strong man with a dark complexion and a strong body. He can no longer see the gentle temperament he once had.
Although Mrs. Hou was happy to see her son's prodigal son turn back, she couldn't be happy again when she saw him become like this. After all, he was the eldest son who once had high hopes, but now he has exposed more inadequacies. Even someone as big as Mrs. Hou would not be happy inside.
"Alas!" Mrs. Hou sighed and entered her main courtyard.
"Why are you sighing?" Marquis Zhen'an happened to come to her and asked.
Mrs. Hou rolled her eyes and said, "He's not your eldest son yet. When I see him now, I will wonder if I didn't teach him well and made him what he is now. You see, he can take on big things." Can you support the people of the Hou Mansion?"
But Marquis Zhen'an said indifferently: "If he couldn't, wouldn't he still have a younger son?"
"I'm afraid that if I appoint my youngest son as the heir, the brothers will turn against each other!" Mrs. Hou said worriedly.
"Madam, you are so worried. How dare they close the wall together while we are here? If they offend me, I will ask Your Majesty to take back this title and not give it to anyone else!" Marquis Zhen'an said very calmly.
Mrs. Hou was shocked: "Are you willing?"
"What's not to give up? The capable children and grandchildren can settle down, start a family and build a career. Those who are incompetent will be fine even if they inherit the title and keep it. The biggest fear is that if they fail to succeed, they will fail. Without the title, they might be able to save their lives. ." Marquis Zhen'an was very open-minded.
Seeing that her husband was so open-minded, Mrs. Hou felt relieved a little.
"What kind of fruit is this? Can it be eaten?" Marquis Zhen'an picked at the fruit in the basket curiously. He had never seen this fruit before.
"It's edible. It's a novel fruit given to me by Luo Xiang's wife. She said it was transplanted from Fanbang. It's sweet and delicious. It tastes a bit like mangoes and coconuts grown in Nanman." Mrs. Hou replied.
The Marquis of Zhen'an immediately peeled one off and ate it. After taking a bite, his eyes lit up and he ate faster. It was obvious that the taste was to his liking.
He actually ate most of the basket of champagne fruits.
"Uh-" After burping, Marquis Zhen'an smelled it and said jokingly: "It's so delicious when you burp after eating this fruit. I'll ask Mrs. Luo to give more to you next time!"
After he finished speaking, he didn't take it to heart, but he didn't expect that because of this fruit, he would be laughed at.
