A few days later.
"Old lady, the garden and various yards have been cleaned. Even the roof tiles and beams have been wiped, including the cups, bowls and porcelain. Make sure every corner is bright!"
There was a smile on Aunt Lei's face, "It's because of Mrs. Shizi's ability. This old slave feels that the Hou Mansion is celebrating the New Year, unlike the little bitch before who toiled the house to death. This time it must be absolutely perfect. Got it!"
Mrs. Liu looked at the busy figures around her and nodded with satisfaction, "Yunxian is the most attentive, and she can talk to the old princess well. This is the key. Even if the Hou Mansion has any inconsiderate things, the old princess will not Will care."
She was dressed in a grand attire today, as grandly as if she was entering the palace to meet a saint.
You must know that since the old Lord Marquis died in the war, no one has visited the Hou Mansion for a long time. The old princess's visit made Mrs. Liu feel that the Hou Mansion seemed to have returned to its former heyday, and she couldn't hold back her excitement. .
"Here it comes! The carriage from Prince Pingnan's Mansion is here!"
The steward's excited voice sounded, and soon everyone gathered at the gate of the Hou Mansion. The scene was extremely grand.
After a while, the old princess slowly got out of the carriage.
Princess Pingnan had a respectful smile on her face, and she stretched out her hand to support the old princess, but she dodged it without leaving a trace.
"Mrs. Hou, I'm really sorry for the sudden intrusion. It's windy outside. What are you doing out here? I don't like to stir up trouble."
Compared with the last time they met, the old princess's attitude towards Mrs. Liu was much kinder, which made her feel elated, "What about the old princess? When the old prince and the marquis were both alive, the two families were already close, so they should come here often. It’s always the case.”
When she said this, she looked at Princess Pingnan with a smile.
The scene just now did not escape Mrs. Liu's eyes. She finally saw it clearly. The old princess was probably not here to show off to Princess Pingnan. It was not just a matter of a day or two that her sister-in-law was not welcomed. You can't say it will change.
"Mrs. Hou is right, relatives should keep in touch with each other more often."
As soon as the old princess finished speaking, Mrs. Liu tried to hold her hand, but she failed. Her eyes immediately looked over and fell on Xia Yunxian, "Good boy, let me take a look. I haven’t seen you for a few days, why do I miss you so much!”
"Yunxian also misses the old princess and planned to go to the palace to get a pulse later."
"If it's going to take a while, I'll be here right now."
The two of them looked so intimate, as if they were a pair of biological grandparents.
The smile on Mrs. Liu's face froze immediately, and she soon noticed Princess Pingnan's mocking eyes.
She, the elder sister-in-law, is too self-righteous. She thinks that she is one of her own family members who gives her some good looks? He didn't even consider his abilities, and he would embarrass her!
Sure enough, in the blink of an eye, the old princess took Xia Yunxian and walked away without any intention of waiting for anyone else.
"My daughter-in-law has stolen the limelight, and my sister-in-law is really calm." Princess Pingnan came to Mrs. Liu, her disdainful eyes fell on her head full of gold ornaments, and she secretly cursed an idiot in her heart.
He also specifically stated in the letter that Mrs. Liu should be cautious in her words and deeds and take more care of the Liu family's face, but face is not something that can only be built up with jewelry!
She thought her eldest brother had married a stupid woman at the beginning, but she didn't expect that after so many years, she was still so vulgar!
"It's better for me to be upstaged by my own daughter-in-law than to be upstaged by someone else's daughter-in-law, right?" Mrs. Liu smiled, and now she was not polite at all.
Her son and daughter-in-law are both successful, so why should she look at other people's faces?
"My cousin is just doing a casual job now, right? Otherwise, my aunt would be like a chicken or a dog, and those who didn't know would have thought you had already entered the cabinet!"
Princess Pingting, who was following behind, couldn't help but come to Liu Chengyu's side and sarcastically said, Mrs. Liu would not dare to speak like this in the past. It was really irritating!
Liu Chengyu was not annoyed, but just pretended to be surprised, "Why is my cousin here too? I thought you had been married a long time ago, so I was surprised that you didn't get this wedding wine... By the way, I think about it, it seems that Young Master Huo wanted to refuse Marriage, have already left the Huo family."
Seeing the smile on his face, Princess Pingting's expression changed, and she wrinkled the handkerchief in her sleeve bitterly.
Damn Huo Changsheng, he obviously didn't want him, but he dared to make the noise known to everyone. The Huo family was even more useless. They knew he was going to leave, so why not just break his legs?
Looking at her livid face, Liu Chengyu sneered, this is the Hou Mansion, the territory of the Liu family, and she cannot be allowed to act so wildly!
"The prince is really extraordinary now." Seeing his daughter being ridiculed, Princess Pingnan approached her gracefully. Liu Chengyu immediately calmed down and bowed, "Aunt, Cheng Yu doesn't dare. We are just relatives. Cheng Yu is worried The princess was hurt by the rumors, so it’s just a kind reminder."
Princess Pingnan raised her eyebrows, "You should worry about yourself. There are a lot of rumors about you outside."
Liu Chengyu raised his head in confusion and heard her laugh.
"You have been back in Beijing for such a long time, but your niece-in-law's belly is still not moving. In addition, you have offended two major colleges for a mere stepson. People outside are speculating that you are sick and unable to conceive."
Seeing his increasingly ugly expression, Princess Pingnan immediately lowered her voice and said, "How about my aunt help you find a strict-mouthed doctor?"
How unreasonable!
He actually said he was ill? !
"Cousin, we are all a family, there is nothing to be embarrassed about. Don't handle big things alone, we will all help you."
Princess Pingting smiled happily. You know, saying that a man can't have children is the ultimate humiliation. Let's see if he dares to tease her about marriage again!
"I won't bother my aunt, Yun Xian and I just..."
"What? Your Majesty, no matter how much you hate her, you should still be concerned about the eloquence of the public."
Princess Pingnan thought that Xia Yunxian was not liked by Liu Chengyu, so she rarely got close to her, so no good news came out for a long time. She never thought that they had never consummated their marriage.
Looking at the proud mother and daughter in front of him, Liu Chengyu felt filled with irritation.
When he followed him to the front hall, he saw that the old princess was already chatting with Xia Yunxian.
"Oh? I didn't expect this kid like you to know the art of war!"
The old princess's face was full of surprise, and Xia Yunxian replied humbly, "My father used to talk to us about the war every time he came back from the war. Since I was a child, I didn't like female celebrities and I didn't like piano music, but I just liked to listen to him talk about the use of soldiers. .”
"No wonder I have such a rapport with you. Me too, I always get sleepy whenever I hear poems and songs. When I was a child, my mother often scolded me, saying that the mandarin ducks I embroidered looked like wild ducks in the mountains!"
Hearty laughter immediately echoed throughout the hall, and the old princess's wanton and cheerful appearance left everyone speechless for a moment.
