At noon, Mrs. Xie ordered the kitchen to hold a feast for Xie's family.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, showed her face, exchanged a few words with Mrs. Ma, drank two glasses of wine, and left.
Mrs. Ma and Mrs. Xie murmured, "Your sister-in-law has a great reputation, so she is not someone to be trifled with."
Mrs. Xie snorted coldly, "She's not easy to provoke, so I'm easy to bully."
Mrs. Ma said cheerfully, "That's how my aunt should be. Don't let Mrs. Zhang ride on your head and act wildly. Your two families haven't separated yet. You can't let Mrs. Zhang hold on to the housekeeper's rights."
"Sister-in-law, you have a drink."
Mrs. Xie picked up the wine glass, poured it into Mrs. Ma's mouth, and blocked his mouth neatly.
Mrs. Xie was very restless, because Mrs. Ma didn't have any vision at all, and this made her even more unhappy.
Mrs. Xie drank Ma's wine cup after cup, and Ma soon got drunk and stopped talking about those messy topics.
Instead, she talked about her children.
The two sisters, Gu Yue and Gu Shan, are in charge of greeting the three girls from the Xie family.
Gu Yue looked down on Xie's cousins, and she said something wrong in the wing room before, so she could only smile awkwardly.
"Sisters, eat vegetables."
Xie Yuan kept her head down, unable to see her expression clearly. Probably unhappy.
Anyone who was told by Gu Yue that "Sixth Brother married Sister Yuan, wouldn't it be a disadvantage?" would be angry.
Xie Yuan still had a good temper, she didn't turn against Gu Yue on the spot, but she didn't pay any attention to what Gu Yue said.
Gu Shan wanted to reconcile the atmosphere, but the three sisters of the Xie family didn't give face.
It was embarrassing to eat a meal.
Gu Shan sighed again and again, her head ached.
Gu Yue can't talk but has a brain problem, I'm afraid it can't be cured.
Only Gu Jiu, Gu Zhen, and Gu Lin were not affected, they should eat and drink.
Gu Lin also took the three Xie family sisters to drink.
The three sisters of the Xie family reluctantly drank two cups, and after that, they refused to drink any more.
The table the men sit at is less awkward. Everyone was polite and toasted each other.
After eating at the banquet, after a short rest for an hour, Mrs. Ma took the children and set off for home.
As soon as she got into the carriage, Xie Yuan threw herself into Ma Shi's arms and burst into tears.
"What's the matter, what's the matter?"
Xie Yuan kept crying, but didn't speak. Obviously he was wronged.
Mrs. Ma frowned, and asked Xie Ping, the second girl, "What's the matter? Did Yuan'er suffer any grievances?"
Xie Ping hurriedly said: "Return to Madam, when we were talking to the Gu family sisters in the wing room, Cousin Gu Yue said something ugly, and we were all very angry."
"What did you say?"
"Cousin Gu Yue said, 'Brother Six is at a disadvantage when he marries Sister Yuan'. The scene was very embarrassing at that time. Sister Yuan apologized, but it was Cousin Gu Shan who apologized for her."
When Madam heard this, he was immediately annoyed.
Gritting her teeth, she said, "Gu Yue, this little slut, doesn't keep his mouth shut. My Yuan'er is not good enough for Gu Teng at all, she's too much of a bully."
Xie Ping nodded again and again, "Exactly! The Gu family is really deceiving people too much. Ma'am, do you want to visit the Gu family in the future?"
Mrs. Ma was furious, "Go, of course. The Gu family looks down on our Xie family, so I want to be in-laws with the Gu family, and I want Yuan'er to marry Gu Teng. I will see at that time, who else dares to gossip .”
Xie Yuan shook her head again and again. "Mother, I don't want to marry Cousin Gu Cheng, I don't want to marry someone who looks down on me, I can't afford to lose face, and I can't bear this grievance."
"Okay, okay, I'll stick to you, I won't marry you to Gu Cheng, and I won't marry anyone in the Gu family. Your father and I will find you someone better than Gu Cheng, and we must step on Gu Cheng hard. .”
Madam Ma coaxed Xie Yuan, and finally made Xie Yuan stop crying.
Xie Ping made an idea from the side, "Sister Yuan doesn't want to marry the young master of the Gu family, but I can ask the elder brother to marry a girl from the Gu family."
Mrs. Ma nodded secretly, "Little bitch Gu Yue, if you look down on our Xie family, let her marry into the Xie family. When she enters my family, life and death will be at the mercy of my mother."
Xie Yuan was tongue-tied, "Mother, this is not good."
Gu Yue is the one who doesn't know what to say, if the elder brother marries her, Xie Yuan will not know whether it will be a disaster or a blessing. Don't be a spoiler at the end, a good family will be harmed by Gu Yue.
Mrs. Ma laughed, "Yuan'er, don't worry. I know how much Gu Yue's little girl's film is. No matter how noisy she is, she won't be able to find Wuzhishan."
Xie Yuan looked hesitant and didn't try to persuade her anymore.
Xie Ping looked happy, really happy.
When Gu Yue visited Xie's house last time, Xie Ping couldn't get used to Gu Yue's arrogant and contemptuous attitude.
Isn't it just relying on the Hou Mansion, what's the big deal.
Xie Ping secretly smiled, if Gu Yue really married into Xie's family, then he would definitely bully Gu Yue severely. Let her know the fate of looking down on people.
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Xie was tired and sat in the room to rest.
Chunhe came in to report the matter, "Madam, Mrs. Xie's family has already sent away."
Xie Shi nodded and rubbed the center of his brows.
Chunhe said again: "For the banquet at noon, the kitchen charged twenty taels of silver, which is said to be the rule in the mansion. No matter who buys the banquet, they have to pay the kitchen additionally."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xie jumped up, "Three tables of banquets cost twenty taels, why don't they grab the money?"
Chunhe lowered her eyebrows and was pleasing to the eye. She waited until Xie's anger subsided a little, and then she said: "I have inquired about it. This is the rule in the house, and the price is not a problem. Even if the old man buys a banquet, he has to pay extra."
When Mrs. Xie heard this, she was taken aback for a moment, "Is that true?"
Chunhe nodded, "I heard people say that this is a rule set by the eldest wife. In order to prevent someone from deliberately buying food and drinking, causing the public to lose money."
Mrs. Xie snorted coldly, "I knew Mrs. Zhang was a miser, and she would care about even a little banquet money. It's not that the mansion doesn't have income. Those Zhuangzi shops in Gongzhong have been greedy for money over the years."
Xie was furious, vented, and then asked Chunhe, "Do you know where the eldest lady is now?"
Chunhe said: "The eldest lady should be in the meeting hall at this meeting."
"Go! Follow me to see the eldest lady."
Chunhe worried, "Ma'am, it's only twenty taels of banquet money, so don't go to see the eldest lady."
"Who said I went to see her for twenty taels. Do I need the twenty taels of silver?"
Chunhe shook his head again and again, the Xie family must not be short of money.
Over the years, Mrs. Xie has done business with Mr. Xie Er and made a lot of money.
Mrs. Xie came to the meeting hall in a mighty manner with her maid and mother-in-law.
"Sister-in-law is busy!"
In the meeting hall, the mothers-in-law are reporting things.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, immediately laughed when she saw Mrs. Xie coming.
"The younger brother and sister are here, it's really a rare visitor. You all stand down, Shao Yao, and serve tea to the second wife. Second younger brother and sister, please sit down."
The women in charge retreat one by one, and Shao Yao arranges for the little girl to make tea.
Mrs. Xie sat down on the chair, and she looked sideways at Mrs. Zhang, "Sister-in-law has worked hard all these years."
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang raised her eyebrows, "Thank you for your concern. Fortunately, I'm used to it, so I don't feel it's hard work."
Mrs. Xie looked around, "Did sister-in-law handle housework just now?"
Mrs. Zhang nodded, "That's right. Brother and sister will come here, but is there something wrong?"
"There is indeed something, I want to ask my sister-in-law."
The eldest wife Zhang raised her eyebrows slightly, a little surprised. She looked at Mrs. Xie with a half-smile, "It's really rare that my brother and sister would ask me for advice."
At this time, the little maid came in with tea.
Shao Yao took the tray and put the teacup in front of Xie Shi, "Second Wife drinks tea."
Mrs. Xie looked at Shao Yao and said with a smile: "What a symbolic maid, I don't know who will be lucky enough to marry her."
Shaoyao was generous, she smiled and retreated without answering the question.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, smiled and asked, "Have all the siblings' natal families left?"
Xie Shi nodded, "Just send it away."
"Oh!"
The eldest wife Zhang smiled meaningfully.
Mrs. Xie took a sip of tea, went over what she was about to say, and then said, "Does sister-in-law know anything about Haixibo Mansion?"
The eldest wife Zhang suddenly realized.
"Your brother and sister have a heart, and you have broken your heart for the marriage of Zhen girl."
Xie said with a smile: "Although girl Zhen was not born to me, she still calls me mother. It is a matter of her life, so of course I can't be careless."
"Siblings are talking about it. When talking about Haisib Mansion, we have to start from the previous generation of Haisib."
"Ask sister-in-law to advise."
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, smiled and said: "The previous generation of Hai Xibo had the merits of following the dragon. He was originally a bodyguard, but later he went to the Western Army.
The emperor thought of his great military exploits and loyalty, so he bestowed the title of Haixibo.
The title is inherited by the eldest son, who is now Hai Xibo. Now this Hai Xibo, who has won Zumeng and won the sacred heart, is a rare close minister who can talk to the emperor. "
Hearing this, Xie's eyes lit up.
This Haixibo mansion is really not an ordinary earl's mansion. It is much stronger than some Hou's mansions and Guogong's mansions that are not sanctified.
It can be regarded as a first-class good family.
As expected, Mrs. Ma did not lie to her.
Such a good family, to Gu Zhen, is really too cheap for Gu Zhen.
Gu Zhen is a concubine, she is really not worthy of such a good family background.
Mrs. Xie asked: "How many children do you have under Hai Xibo's name, have they been married?"
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, pursed her lips and smiled, "Uncle Hai has three sons and four daughters. Dalang and Erlang are both sons of the concubine, and Shiro is the son of a concubine. Except for Dalang who is married, the other two sons have not yet married. The four daughters are only married. The youngest daughter is still unmarried."
Xie's heart was overjoyed, the second son is not yet married, very good.
The eldest wife Zhang took a sip from her teacup, and continued: "Hai Xibo has two younger brothers, they are three brothers and one mother, and because the old lady is still there, there is no separation.
The Zhao family's second room, third room, and Tong Haixibo, the eldest brother, were a bit at odds.
I heard that when they inherited the title, the three brothers made a lot of troubles.
The old lady loves the youngest son, and the third master is a character who cannot be supported by mud.
Among the three brothers, the most capable is the second master. The younger brothers and sisters can know that the current minister of punishment is Hai Xibo's second brother. "
Xie was surprised.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, said again: "It is rumored that Mr. Zhao, who is officially the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, has always wanted to compete for the title."
"what!"
Xie's face turned pale with shock, as if he couldn't believe it.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, smiled, "Do my younger brothers and sisters think that the title of title has already been determined, and it is useless for the second and third families of the Zhao family to fight?"
Xie Shi nodded, "Shouldn't it be like this?"
How can anyone compete for the title, what a joke.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, said: "The situation in the Haixi House is a bit different. It is rumored that the previous generation of Haixi House received the imperial edict to confer the title before dying, and left a will at that time to pass the title to the second child."
"Impossible." Xie didn't quite believe it.
"That's why it's just a rumor. But it gave the Minister of Justice Mr. Zhao enough reason to fight for the title."
Mrs. Xie frowned, "So, isn't Haixibo Mansion very chaotic?"
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, smiled and said: "Your siblings don't need to worry. As I said earlier, Hai Xibo of this generation has won the Sacred Heart, and no one else can take away his title.
Girl Zhen said that the Zhao Silang she kissed was the eldest son's child, so there was no need to worry.
After the arrangements were made at the Hou Mansion, the siblings took Zhen girl to see each other. As long as you like it, this marriage is a certainty. "
Mrs. Xie nodded, "Sister-in-law is right. But girl Zhen is a bit weak-tempered, and I'm worried that she won't be able to cope with the situation in the Haixibo Mansion."
Mrs. Zhang put down her teacup and smiled, "Sister and sister, let me say something unpleasant. Girl Zhen married a young master from a concubine, so she doesn't need to be the director of the family. Even if something really happens, it's not her turn. You Don't worry about it."
Xie also laughed, "Thank you sister-in-law for your reminder, I understand."
After Mrs. Xie got the news she wanted, she got up and said goodbye.
Mrs. Zhang sent Mrs. Xie out of the house, "Sisters and sisters, hurry up!"
After Mrs. Xie left, the servant girl Shaoyao whispered in the ear of Mrs. Zhang, "Second Mrs. is so kind. She specially asked Mrs. Haixibo to inquire about the situation of Mrs. Haixibo's residence for the sake of Mrs. Xie's marriage."
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, had a half-smile, "Of course she doesn't have such a good heart. But these have nothing to do with our eldest family, let her go about it. She won't know how deep the water in this capital is until she touches her nose."
Mrs. Xie returned to the Furong Courtyard and sat on the soft bed.
She remembered Mashi's words to encourage her again, marrying Gu Zhen to Xie's family, and then marrying Gu Yue to Haixibo's mansion.
The more she thought about this matter, the more Mrs. Xie felt that what Mrs. Ma said was reasonable.
With a first-class family background in Haixibo Mansion, how could it take advantage of Gu Zhen, a concubine girl.
Chunhe walked in from the outside, "Mrs. Qi, the sixth young master, the third young lady, and the fourth young lady are here."
Xie sat up and said, "Let them in."
The three brothers and sisters walked into the main room and greeted Mrs. Xie first.
Gu Yue was the most caring, "Is mother tired? But aunt is too noisy, disturbing mother?"
Xie waved his hand, "Don't say that about your aunt, she is your elder."
Gu Yue nodded first, and then said: "But my aunt doesn't have any eyesight at all, and she even said that she wants to marry our family. Mother, you won't really agree to my aunt, right?"
Xie looked at the three children, "Are you all here for this?"
The three nodded in unison.
Gu Teng said: "Mother, my son thinks it's inappropriate to marry my uncle's family."
Mrs. Xie frowned, "Why? Dislike your uncle's family being an upstart?"
Xie's tone was clearly unhappy.
Gu Teng said with a serious face: "My son doesn't despise my uncle's family."
After a pause, he continued: "Uncle is an official of the East Palace, and according to what my son has learned, the situation of the East Palace is not very good.
If he married his uncle's family at this time, it would only affect his father's official career, and it might even affect the Marquis Mansion.
The son thought that, to be on the safe side, he would only maintain ordinary relations with his uncle's family. If you are married, don't mention it again. "
Mrs. Xie frowned, "The matter is not as serious as you said. It is a legitimate thing for His Royal Highness to succeed to the throne."
"Mother!"
Gu Teng's expression was serious, "Our marriage must be approved by our father."
"Of course." Mrs. Xie snorted coldly, "Could it be that you thought I would go over your father and arrange a marriage for you privately? In your eyes, I am so confused?"
Gu Teng breathed a sigh of relief immediately, "So, my son has nothing to worry about."
Mrs. Xie snorted coldly, "Teng'er, you are prejudiced against your uncle's family."
Gu Cheng frowned, and argued: "My son has no prejudice against my uncle's family, but has different ideas."
Xie was annoyed, "Are you talking back to me on purpose?"
Gu Cheng pursed his lips and stopped talking.
The anger in Xie's heart surged instantly.
At this moment, Gu Yue suddenly said: "Mother, I don't want to marry into Xie's family."
Xie's face was stern, "You were not allowed to marry into Xie's family, why are you in a hurry."
Gu Yue breathed a sigh of relief.
Xie frowned, looking at Gu Yue's appearance, she suppressed the matter of Haixibo Mansion. Don't tell Gu Yue yet.
Otherwise, with such a big mouth, Gu Yue might accidentally slip up and cause trouble again.
Xie waved his hand with disgust on his face, "If you have nothing to do, step back."
"Mother take care."
The three brothers and sisters filed away.