Mingyu looked up at Madam Lu, then lowered her head again. She roughly understood what was going on. Madam Lu took advantage of this Furong meeting to see her in advance.
In a blink of an eye, Mingyu's mind turned several bends. Regardless of whether Lu Hao came to propose marriage or not, Mrs. Lu was still the elder. There was nothing wrong with bowing to Mrs. Lu in public. But being stared at in public, Mingyu felt awkward.
Mingyu just took a step forward and bent down to salute, but Madam Lu took a step sideways at this time, deviating from the direction facing Mingyu and avoiding the salute. Madam Lu smiled kindly and said, "It's okay to salute. I don't have so many rules." After a pause, Madam Lu looked at Mingyu and smiled, "Madam Xu is really an exquisite and beautiful person."
Mingyu was stunned by the address of "Mrs. Xu". Strictly speaking, Mingyu was a divorced woman, so there was nothing wrong with Lu Hao's mother addressing Mingyu as such. But if she was very happy to have Mingyu as her daughter-in-law, why would she address Mingyu as Mrs. Xu in public? From this point of view, Mrs. Lu's attitude was very clear.
At that moment, several people in the flower hall looked at Mingyu. More than a dozen eyes shot at Mingyu, making Mingyu feel uncomfortable all over, as if a thorn in the back. She had to awkwardly retract the gesture of saluting and bowed her head and said, "Yes, thank you, Madam Lu."
Princess Minhua laughed first, easing the awkward and quiet atmosphere. She grew up in the palace and was very smart. Before Mingyu came, she had only spoken a few words to Madam Lu and got the real thoughts out of this country old woman. She looked down on Mingyu and didn't want Xu Mingyu to be her daughter-in-law.
Yes, Princess Minhua looked at Mingyu's lowered head and laughed maliciously in her heart. Any sane woman would not want such a daughter-in-law!
"I've heard that Madam Lu is kind, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to raise someone as gentle as Lord Lu!" Princess Minhua held Madam Lu's hand affectionately and smiled. Madam Lu's hands were dark, thin and rough, and the tiny thorns pricked her palms, making her feel uncomfortable, and she couldn't help but frown.
When talking about her son, Mrs. Lu's face was full of happy smiles, and she shook her head repeatedly and said: "Princess, you are really flattering me. Don't praise him all the time. This child..."
The two of them chatted and laughed in a harmonious atmosphere, leaving Mingyu alone. Mrs. Lu never looked in Mingyu's direction since Princess Minhua started talking.
Mingyu lowered her head and smiled, then sighed slightly. She quietly stepped aside and stood in a corner, ready to go home. Madam Lu didn't like her, and she didn't like Madam Lu either. If she didn't like her, she could just send someone to her house to make things clear. Why embarrass her in front of so many people
However, thinking about it, Mingyu smiled self-deprecatingly, maybe in the eyes of Mrs. Lu, she finally got close to Lu Hao, so naturally she would not let go, and she would not let go unless she gave up.
Yang, who was standing by, saw it clearly and regretted it secretly. It was just someone else who asked her to do it. She said that the group of people didn't recognize Mingyu, and asked her to remind Mrs. Lu when Mingyu came. After several meetings, Mingyu left a good impression on Yang. Knowing that Lu Hao wanted to marry Mingyu, she was happy for the girl openly and secretly, but she didn't expect that Mrs. Lu's behavior today embarrassed Mingyu.
Fu Lemei has always been a bit nervous, but she is not a fool. She also felt that something was wrong with what happened today. She wanted to go over and stand with Mingyu, and have a few words with her to comfort her. At this time, Yang winked at her, and Fu Lemei had to take a few steps to Yang.
Fu Lemei's action attracted Mrs. Lu's attention. Seeing that Fu Lemei was dressed in high-quality fabrics, had a good appearance and was very close to Yang, Mrs. Lu smiled and asked, "Who is this girl..."
Princess Minhua looked at Fu Lemei and smiled, "This is the youngest daughter of the Fu family."
"The Fu family?" Madam Lu recalled, and then asked, "Is it the Fu family of Lord Fu, the Minister of the Honglu Temple?"
Princess Minhua smiled and waved at Fu Lemei, "Yes, this is Master Fu's only daughter."
Mrs. Lu looked at Fu Lemei's loving smile and took Fu Lemei's hand. With her curved eyebrows, big eyes, and fair skin, she was also a beauty. She smiled and said, "What a good child. How old are you?"
Yang's brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death. She endured it for a few times, but seeing Princess Minhua standing in front of her, she had to suppress it. Her heart was churning like boiling water, and she cursed Princess Minhua and the old woman of the Lu family several times in hatred.
It's fine if they look down on Mingyu, but they also use her Lemei to step on Mingyu. Is it because the daughter of the Fu family can't get married or something, so why do they treat her like this? If her mother-in-law, who loves her daughter like her life, knows about this, she will definitely scold her.
Fu Lemei was not so polite. She directly pulled her hand out of Mrs. Lu's, lowered her head and smiled, "Mrs. Lu, you praise me too much." Then she trotted to Yang, looking like a shy girl, but in fact she had already scolded Mrs. Lu and her son in her heart.
This matter was so small that it couldn't be any smaller. It was just a small episode before the banquet. Everyone saw it and remembered it. After a few jokes, no one mentioned it again, as if everyone had forgotten it.
When Fu Lemei looked up from Yang's place, Mingyu was no longer in the corner. Fu Lemei was anxious. She thought about what happened just now. If it were her, she would definitely not be able to bear it. Mingyu suddenly left without saying a word. She must be angry with her because of this. After saying something to Yang, Fu Lemei quietly left the flower hall. She wanted to find Mingyu and make things clear with her. It was not easy to get a friend like Mingyu, and she didn't want to lose her.
Mingyu came out quietly, and when she was out of the flower hall, she walked along the corridor she had passed on the way there for a while, and only when she reached a place where no one was around did she let out a long sigh. Thinking of the surprised and satisfied look on Mrs. Lu's face when she was holding Fu Lemei's hand, it was like a gambler at the card table who thought he had drawn a bad hand of cards, and when he was angry and disgusted, he found that there was a good hand of cards in front of him for him to choose from.
This time Mingyu really felt aggrieved. When she was in the flower hall just now, she really wanted to shout to Mrs. Lu, "I'm not interested in your son!" But she probably became famous if she said that. However, after feeling aggrieved, she felt an inexplicable sense of relief, as if the heavy burden on her heart had been lifted.
Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. Mrs. Lu was not satisfied and embarrassed her in public, so the marriage was naturally cancelled and she was not responsible. Thinking of Mrs. Xu's earnest expectations at home, Mingyu felt relieved and felt that she had explained to her family. Mrs. Lu opposed this marriage, so she had no chance to marry even if she wanted to.
Fu Lemei came out and walked quickly for a while, then saw Mingyu sitting on the corridor. She hurried over and stood in front of Mingyu, not knowing how to start the conversation for a moment.
Mingyu smiled first, then took Fu Lemei's hand and said, "Why did you come out?"
Seeing Mingyu's tone as gentle and kind as usual, Fu Lemei breathed a sigh of relief and sat down next to Mingyu, complaining, "It's you who came out without saying a word. I came out to find you!"
Seeing that the little girl was so cautious even when complaining, Mingyu felt warm in her heart and smiled, "I'm fine, I just want to go home."
Fu Lemei originally wanted Mingyu to stay with her, but then she thought it would be awkward for Mingyu to stay in such an occasion, so she said very loyally: "That's fine, there's no point in this Furong Club coming, I'll go to your house with you to play."
"That's not a good idea..." Mingyu said.
Fu Lemei waved her hand generously, "What's wrong with that? You go back with me, I'll tell my sister-in-law, and then we'll go."
When the two of them arrived at the door of the flower hall, Mingyu didn't want to go in, so she waited for Fu Lemei in the corridor beside the door. After a while, Fu Lemei walked out of the flower hall with light steps.
The two of them walked and chatted for a while. Just as they reached the corridor, they heard someone behind them calling out, "Madam Xu, wait a minute!"
Mingyu turned around and saw Madam Lu standing behind them with a smile. She must have seen Fu Lemei leaving the house, so she found an opportunity to chase her out. Madam Lu was probably used to the job, and she chased the two girls all the way without even taking a breath.
Seeing Mingyu stop, Madam Lu took a few steps forward, looked at Fu Lemei, and said with a polite smile: "I have something to talk to Madam Xu alone. Miss Fu, can you please step aside?"
Fu Lemei looked at Mingyu.
Mingyu smiled faintly and said, "Le Mei is my good friend. There is nothing that cannot be known to her. Madam Lu, please speak."
This neither soft nor hard attitude annoyed Mrs. Lu, and Fu Lemei's lack of respect for her in the flower hall just now also made her completely lose her good impression of Fu Lemei. At this point, Mrs. Lu was too lazy to be polite and said directly: "The old woman has not read much, so her words are not very pleasant." Mrs. Lu paused and looked at Mingyu with more contempt, "Mrs. Xu, you seem to be a sensible person, how come you don't understand the rules and principles?"
Fu Lemei was anxious, "Hey, Madam Lu, you're going too far!" It would have been fine if the old lady had just behaved in the flower hall in a nasty way, but she had to chase her out to make a fuss. There were many families in the capital whose marriage proposals failed. Even if the marriage proposals failed, there was still righteousness. It was all about face. Which family was like this old lady Lu, who relied on her age and seniority to bully others and tear their faces apart!
Mingyu held Fu Lemei's hand, her eyes sharpened, and she still had a smile on her face, "I don't understand the rules and principles, it's my business, what does it have to do with you?"
"You..." Mrs. Lu had never been contradicted by anyone since Lu Hao became successful. She was furious when she saw Mingyu, and then she gritted her teeth and said, "If you behave properly, will my son fall in love with you?"
Mingyu snorted, "It's your son's business if he wants to be obsessed with me. What does it have to do with me?"