Sir, can you marry me?

Chapter 97

Although Mrs. Liu lived in a woman's family in the backyard, she had never seen open and secret struggles among the powerful and powerful before she got married, but she knew that her father, Prime Minister Ling, was under one man and above ten thousand, and that he was a big tree attracting wind. You can only marry with the children of third-rate aristocratic families.When she got married, her husband was still a young master of the Hanlin Academy. It was her husband's later efforts and chance that she became a fourth-rank wife.Fourth brother Yuxuan, if she took the initiative to find a daughter of a weak official family, she believed that the emperor would allow it first, and if the fourth brother insisted, the father would also allow it. As long as the father allowed it, no matter how many opinions the aunt had.

"Wen Qing, in the future, when you come back to the capital to marry Yuxuan, consider my Liu Mansion as a place to marry." Mrs. Liu said, "I know you have a godmother in the capital, but getting married in my mansion is more beneficial. You stand firm among the noble ladies in the capital." Xiao Wenqing will marry far away in the capital in the future, and there will always be a place to settle down before paying homage to marriage.The Zhao family is a commoner, so they can't accommodate them at all, and they can't afford to entertain guests.

"Okay. But Wenqing dare not forget his kindness. If Wenqing can really marry Mrs. Ling as he wished, please allow me to invite my godmother and eldest brother to Wenqing's wedding banquet." Xiao Wenqing's face flushed shyly, He lowered his head.

"Yes." Mrs. Liu nodded with a smile.In order to let her cooperate with his plan, the fourth younger brother Yuxuan told the whole story about his relationship with Xiao Wenqing.Only then did she know that Xiao Wenqing was married, and she was still the fourth younger brother.The fourth brother has not been cared by his mother since he was a child, but he has been cared by Zhao's mother in the face of the Zhao family's son. She has always envied the Zhao family's mother and son in her heart. .

After taking a sip of hot tea, Mrs. Liu earnestly taught: "Wen Qing, it is filial piety and a bounden duty for a daughter-in-law to serve her parents-in-law. If you marry into the prime minister's mansion, you will serve my mother. She is actually not easy to get along with. You have to do it for the four Brother, bear more. However, if she goes too far, don't just bear it, you can tell fourth brother."

Xiao Wenqing blinked in surprise, isn't this bad?
Mrs. Liu looked around, and said in a low voice: "My fourth brother has been smart since he was a child, and he can sense many things even if others don't talk about them, not to mention that he is the commander and acquaintance of Dragon Scale Servant now, and has his own subordinates and cronies. So, if there is a conflict between mother and wife, as long as it is really the mother's fault, he will not be filial." The mother hates, no, it should be said that she hates this son, so the fourth brother who is a son should be on guard.

Xiao Wenqing was immediately confused.

"Wen Qing, you are also a smart person. Maybe you will discover something after living in the Prime Minister's Mansion for a few months." Mrs. Liu smiled, "As a married woman, I will not get involved in the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion." She turned to her maid and said, "Rouge, go and get the chessboard, I want to play a game of chess with Miss Wenqing."

Xiao Wenqing's heart moved, and he said: "Ma'am, Wenqing is good at painting and observing things. The first time Master Ling and my elder brother appeared in front of Wenqing at the same time, Wenqing discovered the clue."

"Oh?" Madam Liu looked at Xiao Wenqing in astonishment.Although Xiao Wenqing was undoubtedly extremely smart, it was impossible for him to discover a certain secret of the Prime Minister's Mansion so quickly.

Xiao Wenqing hesitated for a moment, and said: "Yesterday, Prime Minister Ling's family gathered at the Minister's Mansion of the Ministry of War, and Wen Qing dared to observe you. Lord Ling and his wife have red phoenix eyes, but the prime minister's wife has almond eyes. I can't see the shape of the prime minister's eyes. Come out, Master Ling Sizheng has willow leaf eyes." 'Ling Sizheng, that is, the third son of the prime minister's concubine, Dali Sizheng, a sixth-rank official'

Since what Xiao Wenqing saw was that Ling Yuxuan and Mrs. Liu were very close and had a deep relationship, she now suspects that Ling Yuxuan and Mrs. Liu are siblings of the same father and mother. The inheritance of the family business and the lineage is not safe, so the youngest son Ling Yuxuan was put under the name of the prime minister's wife to be raised by the lineage.

Looking at it now, the Prime Minister's original decision was very wise. His eldest son died of illness, and his youngest son was talented in both civil and military affairs, so he could completely inherit the lintel of the direct line.As for Mrs. Liu's hint now, Xiao Wenqing is more certain that Ling Yuxuan may already know his background, and his aunt is not very generous and treats him badly. .

Madam Liu pressed her right palm to her chest in shock.She didn't expect Xiao Wenqing to observe the subtleties and found clues from the subtleties.Such an ice-snow and smart person, worthy of his fourth brother, one of the four handsome men personally appointed by the emperor, is really not a flower stuck in cow dung.

"Madam, Miss Xiao, the servant girl brought the chess board." The maid who went out to the chess board next door brought the chess board and the chess pot containing his wife.Another maid carefully moved the teacup and cakes that she was sitting on to one side, and asked the maid to put the chess pieces on the low coffee table in the center of the Luohan chair.

Madam Liu opened two chess jars and looked around, grabbed a handful of chess pieces from one of them and asked, "Odd, even?"

Xiao Wenqing said: "I guess double." As she spoke, she took out two sunspots from another chess jar.

Madam Liu opened her palm, counted the white chess pieces, and said: "Seven pieces, single, I hold black." As she spoke, she put all the white chess pieces back into the chess jar, and stretched out her hand to bring the chess jar containing the black chess pieces in front of her.

Xiao Wenqing smiled and said, "Madam, please." She brought the chess jar containing the white chess pieces in front of her.

"Papa papa." The two played a few rounds.Mrs. Liu then said: "The affairs of the previous generation have nothing to do with you, so don't tell me if you guessed it. You just need to know that if Mrs. Prime Minister makes things difficult for you and you can't protect yourself, you can directly ask my fourth brother for help." , don’t carry everything on your own, and in the end you will be criticized by people with ulterior motives.”

"Well, thank you Madam for your guidance." Xiao Wenqing said, gaining more confidence in her future life.

(End of this chapter)