She tried her best to approach Xiao Yu in her previous life. Now Xiao Yu is standing not far away. Xie Yunqing found that her heart was very peaceful. Apart from hate, she probably had no extra emotions.
Xiao Yu seemed to perceive a cold gaze staring at him. He turned around subconsciously and saw the little girl he saw in the palace during the Lantern Festival Palace Banquet.
This time she was wearing a snow-blue long dress, a small face was white and shiny, with a decent smile on her face, but her eyes were like an ancient well, and the whole person looked deserted.
Xie Yunqing didn't expect that Xiao Yu would notice him, so he exchanged gazes with Xiao Yu in the air when he was caught off guard. Xie Yunqing narrowed his eyebrows and smiled, lowering his head slightly to cover up the sneer at the corner of his mouth.
Cheng Yao saw that the four princes looked at Xie Yunqing, feeling very uncomfortable, and then smiled reluctantly and asked Xie Yunqing: "Cousin, do you know that person?"
Xie Yunqing was not surprised that Cheng Yao could notice Xiao Yu. Although Xiao Yu was cruel, but was born with good looks, Su Rili also behaved modestly and gracefully. Many girls were confused by Xiao Yu’s good skin, and they have been confused by Xiao Yu. Deceived.
"The youngest and most promising four princes, who does not know anyone in the capital?" Xie Yunqing said, "The eldest prince was in bed for a long time. Although he was born by the queen, the position of the prince is hopeless. The birth mother of the three princes is just a court lady, No emperor likes it, the fifth prince died early, and only the second prince and the fourth prince can compete for the position of the East Palace."
Xie Yunqing deliberately omitted the second prince Xiao Zhuo's advantage over Xiao Yu, so that Cheng Yao really thought that Xiao Yu could compete with Xiao Zhuo.
When Cheng Yao heard this, her eyes lit up and she held Xie Yunqing's hand intimately, "Have the four princes married?"
"Not yet," Xie Yunqing shook his head, "Now among the princes, only the eldest prince marries and have children." Xie Yunqing won't say anything here, let Cheng Yao ask for the rest.
Cheng Yao didn't speak any more, but she was pleasantly surprised.
Such a handsome and extraordinary fourth prince, who is also a noble prince, but has not yet married a wife...
If he could marry the fourth prince, he would surely be able to squeeze Cheng Lin down. When others saw her, they would respectfully greet her.
When Cheng Yao thought of this, she couldn't help but smile. However, thinking of his identity, I feel a little frustrated. If you are like Xie Yunqing, you will have a chance to talk to the four princes anyway.
The fourth prince came this time to wish Xie Yong his birthday. It was not a whole year old birthday. Xie Yong had no official position, and the fourth prince came here specially. It can be seen that the Xie family still has some weight in the entire capital.
Cheng Lin was still in the nursing home, speaking with the old lady, and a little maid came to pass a message, saying that it was the lady who asked Cheng Lin to go over and greet Mrs. Hu.
The old lady happily held Cheng Lin's hand: "You go get dressed up, and when you see Madam Hu, sweeten your mouth and behave well."
Cheng Lin agreed and put on her most precious jewelry. Although she couldn't wear red or green, she took pains to dress up. All the way to Gu Yunshuang's yard, Cheng Lin felt nervous and joyful.
Xie Yong and Gu Yunshuang lived in the Dean's Jingyuan. Cheng Lin had been in the future and followed the little girl who led the way. Cheng Lin has been living in the nursing home of the old lady. The old lady most values the re-arrangement. There are a hundred and eighty servants in the nursing home.
Because the old lady likes to pick things the most, and especially doesn't like to make a little movement from the servants, the servants who are serving in the nursing home are always cautious and dare not make a little movement.
But she walked all the way and found that there were few people in the Changjingyuan. Occasionally, several little maids were kicking the shuttlecock, all of them were laughing and laughing. Cheng Lin couldn't imagine how a serious and old-fashioned person like Gu Yunshuang would indulge in her yard
The little maid was playing around in that wanton.
Cheng Lin didn't know that Gu Yunshuang never laughed or laughed in front of the old lady, and was especially tolerant and kind when he treated his servants, especially young girls.
When she reached the corridor, the little girl went in to pass the pass, and then led her in.
There was laughter from the room, and Cheng Lin walked in.
The layout of the main hall for hospitality is not as gorgeous as Cheng Lin imagined, but rather simple and generous. Plain porcelain is placed on the Bogu shelf, and the tables and chairs are separated by golden silk and nanmu. Everything looks simple and low-key.
"Come on, I've seen Mrs. Hu." Gu Yunshuang put down his tea cup and said to Cheng Lin with a smile.
Cheng Lin was a little embarrassed, her palms were sweaty. She walked up to Madam Hu and bowed her knees.
Madam Hu looked at Cheng Lin’s cautious look, and she didn’t even look at Cheng Lin’s sassy look, but she still acted lovingly and stretched out her hand to pull Cheng Lin in front of her, “Your cousin is really nice and cute Obedient again." Madam Hu opened her mouth when she praised her.
Cheng Lin lowered her head shyly when she heard what Mrs. Hu said.
"Where is your mother?" Gu Yunshuang asked Cheng Lin.
"In return to my aunt, my mother-in-law is leading her servants to clean up the house." Cheng Lin said hurriedly.
In fact, Xie Yan was so angry that she just lay down and refused to get up.
Gu Yunshuang said to Madam Hu: "Her mother is a virtuous woman, and the girl she teaches will definitely not be bad."
Madam Hu nodded. She is also very personal. Naturally, Cheng Lin has been checking the layout of the room as soon as she enters the room. When she talks to her, she appears very restrained. She would never marry a girl like this to her own son, but it's different if it's not her own. If Huoqian were to marry Cheng Lin, she would be very happy.
Madam Hu took Cheng Lin again to ask about her birthday and some things she liked. She had always been softly speaking. Cheng Lin gave Madam Hu a sense of closeness, and answered her one hundred and fifty-nine.
"Good boy," Madam Hu took out a pair of bracelets and gave them a ring to Cheng Lin. "You and your sister wear the bracelets one by one. The ring is for you only."
Cheng Lin thanked him happily, but was flattered.
Madam Hu didn't even look at Cheng Lin in her heart, but she didn't show it.
The elders in the family are here. When others give gifts, they have to ask the elders in the family first. The elders accepted them before they nod their heads. I don't know how the Cheng family taught their daughters. Although she and Gu Yunshuang's daughter are cousins, the difference is really not that small.
Cheng Lin naturally didn't know that Madam Hu had already criticized her in her heart, and thought that Madam Hu liked her very much and was very happy.
Gu Yunshuang looked at him coldly. Although the bracelet and ring that Madam Hu gave Cheng Lin were also jade, they were not as good as the hosta of his daughter.
Mrs. Hu left the Changjingyuan and asked people to call Huqian.
Huoqian always behaved docile and obedient in front of Madam Hu, and said respectfully: "What's the matter with the mother calling her son to come over?"
Mrs. Hu's son always calls Mrs. Hu a "mother", but Huoqian always calls "mother" with alienation.
"I just talked to your Aunt Gu and learned that she has two nieces, and the eldest niece is about the same age as you. I just saw that girl, who is beautiful and tall, and I think she fits you well. I asked more. A few words, I know that your Aunt Gu and the old lady of the Xie family also deliberately promised that girl to you as your wife."
"I think you are not too young, so I'll fix it for you." Madam Hu saw that Huoqian's face was still calm, without any expression of resistance, and she continued, "Your brother already has a wife and children. Waiting for you to get married and start a business as soon as possible and share a little burden for your father."
Huoqian listened to what Mrs. Hu said,
Still unmoved, as if what Mrs. Hu said had nothing to do with him. "It's okay for the mother to decide everything. The girl that the mother is fond of is the best girl, and the son has no objection."
He always listened to Madam Hu about everything, never knew how to resist, let alone say a "no".
Madam Hu breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. She was also afraid that Hu Qiqian would have her own thoughts on marriage matters. At this time, hearing Hu Qiqian's words, she felt a little ashamed. She softened her voice, "The cousin of the Xie family is still in the filial piety period and will not pass the house for the time being."
She didn't notice, Huoqian's eyes suddenly lit up, but continued: "I told your father and grandmother about this when I went back, and then sent someone to propose marriage."
"It's fine for the mother to decide." Huo Qian said.
Finally, in the evening, all the guests left. Gu Yunshuang sat under the candlelight, facing the gift book. Xie Yunqing sat opposite Gu Yunshuang, holding a small silver scissors and holding the candle wick, the candle flickered a few times, and the light in the room instantly brightened a lot.
Xie Yong and the eldest grandson Xie Bai played chess in the next room. Xie Bai was a child, and he fell into Xie Yong's trap without paying attention. Xie Bai's father Xie Run scratched his head and wanted to remind Xie Bai, but Xie Yong stared back.
"Look, what did the second prince and the fourth prince each give us?" Gu Yunshuang handed the gift book to Xie Yunqing, and pointed at the gift from the second prince and the fourth prince.
The second prince gave it a five-hundred-year-old red coral sculpture, and the fourth prince gave it a palm-sized rough jade stone.
"The second prince is the son of a high noble concubine, and he is liked by the emperor. Naturally, there is no shortage of rare things. It is reasonable to make a bold shot. Although the fourth prince does not have the mother family like the second prince, it is too shabby to give gifts as a prince. A little bit." Gu Yunshuang said.
"I know what A Niang meant. The second prince wanted to win over our Xie family, so even though he could not be there in person on his father's birthday, he still sent someone to send a generous gift. The fourth prince only sent a piece of jade rough, just to tell everyone. , He is clean and honest, he can't even give gifts decent."
This was only one of the reasons. More importantly, Xiao Yu wanted to tell the emperor and the second prince that he had no intention of striving for reserve and wanted everyone to be wary of him.
"I used to think that the fourth prince was not as polite and polite on the surface. His eyes were always gloomy, and his ambition would never be smaller than that of the second prince." Gu Yunshuang said, "this time he is here to thank your eldest brother and second elder brother. The conversation was very happy, even like-minded, I knew that he must have taken pains to study your father and brother's preferences."
This is indeed Xiao Yu's personality. In order to win over someone, he would let people find out the person's preferences, and then when interacting with that person, he deliberately appeared to be close to that person in order to gain that person's trust.
In the past, Xiao Yu relied on this to approach Xie Yong and made Xie Yong believe him. But when Xiao Yu expressed to Xie Yong that he had his ambition to win the protagonist, Xie Yong hesitated.
Xie Yong was unwilling to wade into this muddy water, so he rejected Xiao Yu. Seeing that he couldn't get a hand from Xie Yong, Xiao Yu looked at Xie Yunqing, who had always pleased him, married Xie Yunqing, and got the help of the Xie family.
"I never noticed the fourth prince, and listening to my mother said that the fourth prince seemed to be a very strategic person. We will just stay away from him in the future." Xie Yunqing said, acting as if he didn't know anything about the fourth prince.
Gu Yunshuang nodded, and said, "I've done everything about Cheng Lin."
"The Hu family is rigorous, and the eldest cousin has just gotten her temper." Xie Yunqing lowered her eyelids. She didn't care about Cheng Lin's future, as long as she didn't affect the Xie family.
(End of this chapter)