The beauty of the lady

Chapter 111 The Dark Tide (2)
After hearing the decision of Lord Hou and his wife, the Lu family could only remain silent. As long as it is something decided by Mrs. Hou, it cannot be changed in the Chengbei Hou Mansion.

It is human nature for the grandmother to want her granddaughter to marry her, and no one who is a child can refute it.

"Don't worry, although our room is not in the eyes of mother, but it is very easy to live. If Meier has something to do, she can come to Zhuxun courtyard. Don't worry, Qishan, even if mother really wants to do it behind her back. What, it will be very hidden, after all, there are so many pairs of eyes watching outside."

"Playing tricks behind the scenes?" Zhao's hairs all stood on end.

Zhou Mei covered her lips and smiled lightly, her aunt's words made her mother even more nervous.

I really don't know how a usually gentle and docile woman can talk about the degree of change in the Hou's mansion. The more she is like this, the more she wants to stay.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. From now on, Mei'er will trouble my uncle and aunt to take care of her. Don't worry, parents. It's not that I can't go home. Just relax. If you continue to suffer, how can I stay?" .”

"That's right, don't think too much about Qi Shan and uncle, it's getting late now, let's have dinner, is Tang'er hungry?" Mrs. Lu looked at her nephew Zhou Tang who was talking to her son.

Zhou Tang smiled and nodded, "Auntie, Tang'er is already hungry."

"Look, I, Tang'er, like it too." Saying this, he asked the girl beside him to prepare the dishes, got up and dragged Zhou Tang to the dining room next to him, "Have you started studying now?"

"I'm reading, Auntie."

"You're so good. Tang'er must study hard so that she can stand out in the future and protect her parents and sister."

"Well, Tang'er remembers." This was also what he was thinking.

After lunch, the crowd divided into two groups and got together to talk.

"Who would have thought that after more than ten years, the Hou Mansion still hasn't changed much." Mrs. Zhao sighed.

"How can there be no change." Lu smiled wryly, "In the past, when my mother's natal family was beautiful, the Hou's mansion was full of cars and horses. Now you can see that the family is cold, and when the Sun's family was ransacked, Yanjing at that time , It can be called an empty alley for thousands of people. It is said that at that time, Sun Jiaguang copied millions of taels of banknotes, and there were nearly a hundred shops in the country, as well as more than a dozen bank accounts. It can be called a shock to the government and the public. Yes, but they were only demoted to Saibei and never returned to Beijing, and the whole Sun family was also told that three generations would not be allowed to take scientific examinations."

"There must be someone helping the Sun's family behind this, otherwise they would not be left with a way out. I always feel that the Ninth Prince is not a good match." Zhao said thoughtfully.

"Maybe, the uncle can't participate in the affairs of the court, so we can live a little easier in Zhuxunyuan."

"That's good. What we women want is not to be able to live in peace with my husband for the rest of my life."

"I think so too."

Mrs. Zhao looked at Zhou Mei who was talking to Zhao Yuanyuan, and said to Mrs. Lu, "Sister-in-law, when did the mansion have two more children from concubines? Can mother bear it?"

"It doesn't matter if you can't bear it, they are all born." Lu frowned and smiled lightly, "At that time, the two aunts were also in various situations, but in the end they were safe and sound, even though they said so..."

"What happened?" Zhao asked.

"You may not have looked carefully. The second brother and the second sister are too cowardly. Their status in the mansion is almost inferior to that of servants. Moreover, the second brother has some problems. His right hand is a little uncomfortable. It is said that it was brought out from the mother's womb. , and the situation of the second sister is more serious. She should not be too excited since she was a child, otherwise she will get sick. What is brought out cannot be cured.”

"It's no wonder the outside world rarely hears about these two concubine siblings, that's why."

"That's right, it's a crime." Since you don't want people to be born, wouldn't it be good to just give the two aunts sterilization drugs at the beginning?Why bother to sow such evil now.

"Let Mei'er take a look. If it's possible, I still have to give it a try. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a pity."

"It couldn't be better."

Here, Zhou Mei found out that Zhao Yuanyuan didn't look like a lady at all, instead she felt shy, which made her feel a pity secretly.It stands to reason that the eldest daughter of Master Xianghou's Mansion should have been flamboyant. How could she not have any sense of presence in the crowd like now, which is a pity.

"Cousin, will you live in the mansion from now on?" Zhao Yuanyuan asked in a low voice.

"Yes, if Yuanyuan is bored in the future, she can go to play with her cousin." Zhou Mei smiled and said, "What do Yuanyuan like to do?"

Zhao Yuanyuan took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and put it in Zhou Mei's hand. With a blushing face, she said in a soft voice, "I usually learn how to do embroidery with my mother, and occasionally play the piano."

"Playing the piano, this is very good, you can go to Shicui Courtyard to find me at ordinary times."

"Is it really possible?" She was really happy, usually in the mansion she could only stay in the Zhuxun Courtyard, even if she left the courtyard, she didn't know where to go.

"Of course. After all, I'm an outsider in the Hou Mansion." And this girl's body is too thin, she doesn't look like an eight-year-old child at all. She looks like she is five or six years old. She is too thin. Too weak.

The little girl's little head shook like a rattle: "That's not true, my cousin is not an outsider."

When it comes to outsiders, their room is considered outsiders in the Hou Mansion.

"Thank you, Yuanyuan, for your comfort." She smiled and caressed her hair, although it was sparse and dark yellow, it was still pampered.

As time was getting late, Jinyu and Jinhong, the eldest girls of the Tanxiang Courtyard, came over and said that the front yard had prepared meals, and asked the aunt and grandma's family to have dinner.

After Zhou Mei's family tidied up, they went to the front yard with Zhao Chengyin's family.

Two tables of food had already been set up in the dining hall in the front hall. Seeing Mrs. Zhao approaching, Mrs. Sun smiled and beckoned them to sit down.

"At your elder brother's place all afternoon?"

"Yes, I talked a lot with my sister-in-law. It's your Qishan's fault for making mother wait for a long time."

"It's not as serious as you said. I just came here. Just come, sit next to me." Nanny Sun pulled away the chair next to Mrs. Sun, and waited for Mrs. Zhao to sit down.

"Thank you mother."

Zhou Mei was sitting with Zhao Yuanyuan. She felt awkward every time she heard her mother call Sun's mother. It was obvious that there was not much difference in age between the two.

When the food was served one by one, Mrs. Sun acted like a competent mother. She kept letting Mrs. Zhao eat the food, and asked her about the taste and whether it was delicious. Zhou Mei lost her appetite completely.

(End of this chapter)