The second wife is very enthusiastic about Li Chengze, the son-in-law, and she wanted to do something for her daughter, but Li Cheng blocked the knife for Gu Qingci and protected Gu Xuan once before, which made the second wife truly grateful , I look at Li Chengze more and more.
It is not an exaggeration to say that this pair of children are the lifeblood of the second wife, but if there is a mistake, it will be to dig the heart of the second wife.
Li Chengze had to bend down to salute when he came in. The second wife came forward and called out "my son" one by one.
He was not allowed to be too polite, and let the servant girl serve good tea. While eating tea, he talked carefully about his son.
"It turns out that the spring is good, and the girls in my family are bored when they come here one by one in winter. It just so happens that my natal nephews and nieces, your cousins and cousins returned to Beijing a while ago, and are now living at home. Decided to hold a banquet and everyone is lively together. I vaguely heard that you have been busy in the countryside these days, so I sent someone to pick up Ci'er. I thought she would be bored at home alone, so it would be nice to come over and have a sweet kiss with the sisters. I expected you to come back." The second wife said with a smile.
Li Cheng smiled lightly, "Mother-in-law is interested, she was a little busy a few days ago and neglected Cier, and I'll let her have a good time tomorrow, it's okay."
The smile on the second wife's face deepened when she heard this, she really liked Li Chengze's openness and intelligence.
He can understand the meaning when he speaks by himself, and he doesn't find any dissatisfaction when looking at his words and deeds.
And it's not pretending.
It's rare to be a gentle person, neither arrogant nor impatient, and has excellent conduct.
After all these years, the second wife has known and met so many people. When Gu Qingci was going to marry the Li family, she was most worried about two things.
One is afraid that the Li family will not be educated, will not follow the rules and disregard decency, and dare to bully others on the surface with vicious methods. He is a complete naughty family.
The second one is afraid that Li Cheng is inferior and conceited. He only pretends to be generous on the surface but is narrow-minded and small-minded on the inside. Such conditions at home will arouse his resentment and jealousy, and even secretly use shady tricks.
But now, the second wife is relieved, and can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Li Cheng, on the other hand, kept himself upright, his eyes open and clear, he was by no means such a big mouse, he had a gentle temperament, and his attitude towards others was calm and neither humble nor overbearing.
This just complements the little magic star raised by him.
I went to pick up my daughter today, and if I were the one from another family with a smaller stomach, there might be quarrels and complaints, and suspicions would arise secretly.
The second wife didn't know what was in Li Chengze's mind. In Li Chengze's eyes, these things were not a big deal. If he hadn't worried about the Sun family and the Bai family, he wouldn't have any objection to how long Gu Qingci wanted to go back to her mother's house.
The second wife said that she wanted to stay Li Chengze in Gu's house for one night.
But Li Cheng didn't agree. He reasoned that something happened at home, and he didn't report to his elders, so he didn't want to stay any longer.
The second wife was not good at forcing her to stay, so she only let her go after a meal.
Li Chengze didn't have the time to have a few intimate words with Gu Qingci, he glanced at him a few times, and only let her have fun.
The second wife saw everything in her eyes, and when Li Chengze left, she pulled Gu Qingci to her: "My son-in-law treats you so well, what kind of temper are you having?"
As she spoke, her heart ached. This daughter of hers was inherently a bit inferior, with a very stubborn temper, so it was easy to say that she couldn't do it.
Gu Qingci tilted her body, how dare she say that she and Li Chengze have been married for so long, and it is still a superficial matter of husband and wife.
Li Chengze is not sure whether he really likes her or coaxes her, he can show it, and outsiders can't find a single mistake.
Seeing my mother asking, I could only nana answer: "I didn't lose my temper too much."
"Don't confuse me. My son-in-law has looked at you several times since I didn't see him just now. Tomorrow, don't try to hide your face from others. If you are doing well, your heart will be chilled. You will cry then."
"Why is mother still helping him with the conversation? I'm not an unreasonable person, and I can still make trouble with people for no reason." Gu Qingci hummed softly, dissatisfied.
The second wife couldn't laugh or cry when she told her to be so self-willed, but she didn't bother with it anymore, she just asked, "What is the son-in-law doing that makes him so busy?"
Gu Qingci thought for a while and said: "I haven't asked carefully, so I don't know very well," pouted again, "What is his family busy with, they collect some rent for the 100 mu of land in the countryside, and life is tight Baba, the two girls of the Li family don’t necessarily make two sets of clothes throughout the year. But the last time my husband bought four servants, they didn’t stay in the yard to serve them, but they were taken to the countryside for some reason.”
The second wife taught Gu Qingci not to care about the serious business, but wasting time playing tricks on those irrelevant matters.
"You are relying on your son-in-law to love you." Which daughter-in-law is like this, even though the second wife's tone is deliberately fierce, but her eyebrows and eyes are also smiling.
"You should also be concerned about his usual work. By the way, what teacher did the son-in-law hire before? Which school did you take? I heard that the son-in-law's scholar also passed the exam once. I think the knowledge is not bad, and the homework is ten thousand. I can't be left behind, and it will be good luck to get a Jinshi again in the future, and then who will say that my son is not married well."
However, Gu Qingci's wife is not very competent in her job, how could she go out of her way to learn about Li Chengze's affairs, she was embarrassed when she was asked, so she could only vaguely pass it on.
But at least I listened to it in my heart.
The next day, a bunch of guests from the mansion came to the door, the second wife went to entertain herself, she was very busy, she couldn't take care of Gu Qingci, and asked him to go out with her two cousins.
The two daughters of Gu Qingci's uncle's family are both good, so since they are close to Gu Qingci, it is enough for Gu Qingwan to look good.
It might as well be that Liu Shuyue came too, she came with her sister-in-law, and the two cousins who came to Beijing not long ago.
Gu Qingci took Liu Shuyue's hand and went to the side. After sitting down, Nahan said: "Your family has always been very strict with you. In the past, you were rarely seen at such and such banquets. Now it has changed?"
Liu Shuyue smiled: "It's not that you don't know what changed your sex. My old lady is partial to the second room. She pities my two cousins who were delayed in the south. She said that they are not young, so she is in a hurry. Right now, if there is a The government sent a message to the next family, and it must be for the mother or sister-in-law to lead people out for a stroll."
Gu Qingci rolled his eyes, and suddenly leaned into Liu Shuyue's ear and whispered something.
Seeing people approaching, Liu Shuyue listened carefully, and when she heard what Gu Qingci was saying, her face turned red, and she rushed over and grabbed Gu Qingci's waist twice, making a fuss in the pavilion.
Gu Qingci asked her when she promised someone.
Liu Shuyue was ashamed.
The two sat together, talking and having some snacks.
The heat on Liu Shuyue's face subsided, and she said: "I'm sorry, you're making trouble." After finishing speaking, he took a good look at Gu Qingci, and said, "You are getting better and better, and your complexion is better than that of those three and four months. Like a delicate peach blossom."
It can be seen from this that Gu Qingci married a good family, and her husband must love her, that's why she was allowed to be so free, and she went back to her mother's house if she wanted to.
Liu Shuyue couldn't help thinking that the fate of each of these people may be predetermined, and what's more, what looks good on the surface may not necessarily be really good, and what looks bad may not necessarily be really bad.
It depends on your own good fortune, or you can manage it with your own heart.
Gu Qingci was proud of being praised, and her face became more and more proud.
Liu Shuyue asked again casually: "Your husband is here today?"
Gu Qingci nodded, "It's probably in the garden ahead."
Just as she was about to say something again, it might as well be interrupted, Liu Shuyue pointed to the distance and said in surprise, "Isn't that your fifth girl?"
When Gu Qingci heard that it was Gu Qingwan, she quickly looked over.
Sure enough, it was Gu Qingwan, with a young master standing beside him.
But this time it was not a tryst, the two of them were accompanied by a servant girl.
Gu Qingci didn't know the man, so he looked at Liu Shuyue, who also shook his head.
The servant girl in the second wife's room who was still standing behind her took a step forward and replied in a low voice: "That young master is the young master of the fourth room of Prince Duankang's residence."
Gu Qingci remembered what the second wife said to her yesterday, and then suddenly understood.
Thinking that Shuyue would have seen it anyway, she leaned over and said something in a low voice, saying that it was someone her father liked, and she probably wanted to tell Gu Qingwan's family.
"I don't know if it will succeed or not, so let's not say anything."
How could Liu Shuyue not understand this, and hurriedly said: "Of course it is."
They sat face to face and whispered, when a little girl came up to pour tea, for some reason, one of her subordinates was unsteady and the tea was spilled, and it all fell on Gu Qingci's dress.
Gu Qingci immediately exclaimed and stood up.
The servant girl was so frightened that she took two steps back, knelt down, kowtowed and shouted: "Miss Liu, please forgive me. This servant didn't do it on purpose. Miss Liu, please forgive me!"
"Are you all right, is it hot?" Liu Shuyue hurriedly pulled Gu Qingci to look.
Fortunately, the tea has been left to cool for a long time and it is no longer scalding. Although my hands were splashed, they were not red or swollen, but my clothes were ruined, and my whole body was wet with tea stains.
Yu Chuan had a stronger temper and impatiently pulled the yelling maid aside to reprimand her.
"...I'll go back and change my clothes, otherwise how can I see people?" Gu Qingci frowned, and said, "You should go out together, this garden is secluded, I don't feel at ease leaving you here alone, there are many guests at the banquet today , don't hit you."
Liu Shuyue naturally responded to everything, Gu Qingci was still not at ease, so she asked the maid beside her mother to lead Liu Shuyue to her sister-in-law's place, and then she changed her clothes and went there.
He took two servant girls to her yard.
In the middle of the walk, there is a place not far from a rockery.
Gu Qingci didn't know that someone was staring at her.
It was Su Ziyan.
Su Ziyan's face at this moment is not without gloomy.
When he thought that the kidnappers who made trouble in Taichi did not kill Gu Xuan last time, he felt unwilling.
Something happened unexpectedly, and the ending was different from the previous life. Gu Xuan is doing well now, and the second wife of Gu's mansion did not make any trouble.
While Su Ziyan was angry, he inevitably panicked, not knowing why things changed and why the ending was different.
But after panicking for a long time, he gradually calmed down again.
It was just a small mistake to comfort himself, even if Gu Xuan didn't die, he still had his own way to deal with Gu Qingci and Li Chengze, and he would never let them go easily.
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Gu Qingci had just changed her clothes when a maid came outside and said back with a bow: "Girl, my uncle asked you to go back to the garden, saying that there is something to do."
"Sister-in-law called me?"
The maid nodded.
Gu Qingci didn't notice that something was wrong, and asked the errand girl to answer first, saying that she would go later.
Today's poetry, wine and tea party, back in the garden, is also lively. There are a group of swans in the lake over there, and the scenery beside it is not bad.
After taking care of it, Gu Qingci took the two maids back to the garden.