"lady."
Shi Xiaonian walked over and bowed his head to Luo Qi.
"Sit down." Luo Qi continued to cut flower branches. There was a pile of vases on the table in front of her. She turned her eyes and glanced at Shi Xiaonian, and couldn't help but say, "You are very relaxed."
She couldn't see any regret on Shi Xiaonian's face.
"Should I be nervous?"
Shi Xiaonian sat down aside and asked with a smile.
Luo Qi smiled and said, "It's good to have this kind of tolerance. As the future mistress of the Gong family, it's not enough if you don't have some determination."
"I wonder what Madam wants to talk to me about?"
Shi Xiaonian asked.
"Three things, I hope you can be so relaxed after listening to them." Luo Qi sat there, holding a pair of scissors to cut off a flower, with a beautiful voice.
three things.
Shi Xiaonian sat quietly, waiting for her next words.
"The first thing is that the wedding is held here. It is impossible for the Gong family to make such a big deal for someone with your status and background, but all the clan members who should be invited must be invited, and all the etiquette of the business must be followed." Luo Qi She said slowly, the sunlight fell on her beautiful face, making every move she made as beautiful as a picture.
Shi Xiaonian sat there and nodded, "Okay, I accept."
She also guessed this.
It was impossible for the Gong family to admit that they only received a certificate, but it was in line with her wishes to not have to worry too much about it.
In terms of etiquette, Shi Xiaonian shuddered when she thought of the polite maids.
As Gong Ou's bride, she probably has to do more etiquette.
"The second thing is, the twins will stay with us to take care of you after your marriage." Luo Qi said.
“…”
Hearing this, Shi Xiaonian's face turned pale and she stood up from her seat.
"Why, I just praised you for having some temperament now, but now you can't do it?" Luo Qi stared at the flowers in the vase intently, "Miyao Ou himself doesn't look like a nobleman, and he becomes even less like it when he is with you. It's up to you to educate him. I’m really worried about the baby I will give birth to.”
"Ma'am, I take it for granted that children should be cared for by their parents."
Shi Xiaonian said, he didn't expect that Gong Ou would come back and Luo Qi would still fight for the child.
"The third thing." Luo Qi ignored her and continued, "You also have to live here, adapt to the environment of the palace family, and be influenced by the aristocratic culture until you get married. After you get married, you will have to live here for at least a year. If you stay here for four months, until you wash away all the civilian aura from your body, I think you can bring some help to Gong Ou."
“…”
Shi Xiaonian stared at her blankly, her lips moving, wanting to argue but not knowing what to say.
What Luo Qi said was reasonable. Being married to a noble was different from ordinary people. She didn't know until today that the nobles had high self-esteem, but she couldn't do it if she was asked to stay in the Gong family.
"What's wrong?" Luo Qi put down the scissors in his hand and raised his face to look at her, "Do you think I will use this to abuse you?"
“…”
"Don't worry, if I really dislike you, I won't agree to your marriage." Luo Qi smiled faintly, stood up from the table and walked to her, "Xi Xiaonian, you know that the only person you can match is Gong Ou. What is it?"
“…”
Shi Xiaonian looked at her silently.
"It's your sincerity towards him for four years. I won't deny you this." Luo Qi stood in front of her and said, "To be honest, I occasionally wonder if there will be another woman who can To sacrifice for my son to this extent.”
To deplete one's family wealth, compromise, and waste one's best youth is to find someone whose life or death is uncertain. Maybe many people can search for four years, but Shi Xiaonian searched without knowing the deadline at all and never gave up. , this is commendable.
"But you dislike me for being a commoner and an amateur."
Shi Xiaonian understood her thoughts.
"In fact, up to now, I can't say I dislike you or don't dislike you. I only know that I can't let the common people's wind blow into my home, otherwise it will affect Gong Ou and even the next generation." Luo Qi said, with a pleasant look, but no The meaning of arguing with her is, "Don't worry, I don't need you to study as much as before. If you stay here for a long time, you will naturally receive the best influence."
Shi Xiaonian stood in the pavilion and said, "Madam, you want to assimilate me."
"I don't need you to have a noble background, but I can't let what you have affect the inheritance of the Gong family from generation to generation." Luo Qi said.
So natural.
Shi Xiaonian understood that the condition for admitting her into the palace family was to make her a part of the aristocratic model, with high etiquette.
"Miyao won't let me stay here for a long time."
Shi Xiaonian said that she did not want to be separated from Gong Ou, and she thought that Gong Ou would not be willing to separate from her.
"That was before." Luo Qi smiled and said, "In the past, Gong Ou was a dictatorial person. I heard that he has changed a lot after his treatment. Otherwise, you wouldn't have quarreled and broke up, right?"
Hearing this, Shi Xiaonian realized that the White House family knew much more than she imagined.
"Yes, Gong Ou is different now from before." Shi Xiaonian said.
"So even Gong Ou's father no longer uses aggressive methods towards him. Gong Ou has sharpened his edges a little, and we can get along well." Luo Qi said.
Shi Xiaonian nodded, unable to refute every word or sentence.
It turns out that the so-called peace didn't fall from the sky, but everyone saw through it. They just lowered the bottom line a little, that is, to allow her to come in.
"If Gong Ou is willing, then I will comply with your wishes."
Shi Xiaonian said calmly, it doesn't matter if Gong Ou doesn't accompany her, then she can just be a noble young lady of the Gong family.
"It seems that your edges have been smoothed a lot." Luo Qi nodded with satisfaction, turned to look at the servants aside and said, "I have selected some maids to serve you, and I am still choosing your housekeeper. .”
"I don't have to..." Shi Xiaonian blurted out.
Luo Qi glanced at her and forced her words out.
"From now on, forget your original name. You are the future young lady of the Gong family. Noble people should be carefully cared for, understand?" Luo Qi said, "Okay, you can go down first."
Shi Xiaonian pursed her lips and lowered her head, "Yes, madam."
She turned and left, followed by a group of maids. She now understood what it meant to be under great pressure.
What kind of man you fall in love with is the price you have to pay.
Shi Xiaonian didn't even have time to meet the twins, so she entered a hall. The maids took turns to introduce themselves to her and explain their respective divisions of labor.
Shi Xiaonian sat on the sofa, held up her face and forced out a smile to listen to them talk. After one round, she didn't even remember their names.
"Miss Xi."
came a standard Cockney accent voice.
Shi Xiaonian turned her head and saw an old man with brown hair walking towards this side. He had a deep Western silhouette, wearing a decent housekeeper uniform, white gloves on his hands, and a pair of brown eyes with a suitable smile.
"Miss Xi, long time no see."
He walked up to her and bent towards her.
"Butler Charles." Shi Xiaonian stood up and nodded towards him, without any smile on his face that meant they were reunited after a long absence.
Charles Steward.
She always remembered that he was the one who took away the newborn Gong Yao, so that she has never been able to compete with the Gong family for the ownership of this child.
"Miss Xi, I'm sorry about that. People have to do whatever they are in their position. In the future, I will risk my life to protect Miss Xi." Charles said politely.
"What?"
What does it mean to risk your life to protect her
"Madam has ordered that if a suitable housekeeper is not chosen, I will be Miss Xi's housekeeper. Miss Xi can send me for anything." Charles put his hands on his chest and lowered his waist towards her in a very respectful manner.
"Are you my butler?"
Shi Xiaonian exhaled. As smart as Luo Qi, he arranged the housekeeper he had used for decades to be beside her. Seeing that the Gong family's intention to control her was obvious.
Of course they can't control Gong Ou, so it would be a good idea to control her now.
"Yes."
Charles nodded.
Shi Xiaonian smiled bitterly, "OK, whatever."
Anyway, if it wasn't Charles, there would be someone else. When Shi Xiaonian looked at the maids in front of her, it turned out that they were all spies of the Gong family. In such an environment, she didn't know how much aristocratic culture she could be influenced by.
But she knew that her pressure would increase with each passing day with this wedding.
When Gong Ou returned to the room, Shi Xiaonian was standing by the easel in front of the window drawing, holding a sketch pen in his hand, tracing vigorously on the paper, and finally put the pen back in disgust. .
"What's wrong?"
Gong Ou made a low voice.
Shi Xiaonian turned to look at him, and the depression on her face immediately disappeared. She put on a smile and walked towards him. The bird snuggled up to him lovingly, "It's nothing. I can't draw it. I'm a little annoyed."
"Don't you want to go out for a walk?"
Gong Ou asked.
The scenery of the Gong family is rare in the world.
"I have plenty of time, I'm not in a hurry." Shi Xiaonian shrugged.
Gong Ou looked down at her, Shi Xiaonian said with a smile, "Madam asked me to stay and be influenced by the atmosphere of the Gong family until I become a noble young lady who can be brought out."
"Yeah, I guessed it."
Gong Ou nodded lightly, no surprise.
Seeing this, Shi Xiaonian understood that this was a very reasonable thing in Gong Ou's eyes. After all, he was also walking out from here.
Thinking this, Shi Xiaonian pushed Gong Ou onto the bed.
Unprepared for her move, Gong Ou fell onto the bed and glanced at her with his black eyes. Shi Xiaonian sat directly on his lap, stretched out her hands to hug his neck, and looked straight at her with a pair of black and white eyes. Stare at him.
“…”
Gong Ou's body suddenly became tense and his eyes stared at her, "What are you doing?"
"Why did Gong Jue come to you?" Shi Xiaonian asked.
"We have discussed the wedding date and set it in one month. The Gong family has been working hard to prepare. It will only be announced in the clan and will not be exposed to the public for the time being. We will wait for a few years." Gong Ou said, looking down at her, pressing his hands on the bed, people Leaning back, Shi Xiaonian sat on him again. (To be continued)