After hearing the old lady's words, everyone turned their attention to the eldest lady and the third lady. The disharmony between the eldest lady and the old lady was an open secret in the Hou Mansion. Everyone knew that the old lady would not look good on the eldest lady after the ancestor left. , but I didn’t expect to start seizing power now.
Everyone just looked at her secretly and did not dare to blatantly look at her. As for the eldest lady and the third lady, they sat firmly and their expressions did not change much. They lived up to their noble lady upbringing.
However, what Su Ningxin saw was naturally different from them. For example, she noticed that the handkerchief on the eldest lady's hand was pinched into tiny wrinkles, and the third lady had secret joy in her eyes.
The eldest lady put her handkerchief on the corner of her mouth and coughed, and then said, "Thank you for your consideration, mother. It's just that so many girls in the house are getting married. It doesn't take much to buy dowries together. Let the three younger brothers and sisters come to help, but we will have to run away." Two trips.”
"Sister-in-law, I usually have nothing to do at home. Ning'er got married and left me idle. After all, I felt uneasy and felt that I owed Ning'er. Of course, I feel relieved about the dowry purchased by my sister-in-law..." Just as the third lady was talking, Su Ningxin The silver bracelet fell to the ground and broke.
Shuanghua stepped forward and picked up the bracelet and handed it to Su Ningxin. At this time, everyone in the room focused on Su Ningxin.
Su Ningxin smiled at everyone sheepishly, and then said to the third lady, "Mom, since you can trust the eldest aunt, let her handle the arrangements. The eldest aunt is already familiar with the arrangements in the house. I want to come here." It’s much easier to buy than my mother.”
After saying that, Su Ningxin looked at the old lady with crooked eyebrows. Her look made people unable to bear to scold her, "Grandma, we can't leave the house now. Brocades and jewelry can only be brought into the house. If Mother Since I have nothing to do, why don’t I let my mother give me a hand and help me choose."
The old lady looked at Su Ningxin for a moment, and finally smiled and nodded her forehead, "You really feel sorry for your mother, because you are afraid that she is too tired."
Su Ningxin hugged the old lady's arm and shook her, "Ning'er also feels sorry for grandma."
The third lady looked at Su Ningxin with a bit of confusion in her eyes, and the eldest lady also looked a little complicated, not understanding why Su Ningxin wanted to help her.
The old lady called everyone here, but she felt a little sad and angry after hearing the second lady's words. Although she could not change the imperial edict, she still wanted to use this to gain some benefits for Su Ningxin. Since the goal had been achieved, there was nothing else to do, so she waved these things away. Madam, the girl is back.
On the way back to the courtyard, Su Ningxin deliberately walked slowly, waiting for the third lady to catch up with hesitation.
"You guys go farther away, Ning'er and I have something to say." Finally, the third lady mustered up the courage to step forward and waved the maids to leave.
Su Ningxin nodded to Shuanghua almost invisible, and then Shuanghua stepped back together with the third lady's maid.
Only the third lady and Su Ningxin were left. The third lady hesitated for a long time before saying anything. Su Ningxin had no choice but to take the initiative and said, "Mother wants to ask, why should I help the eldest lady?"
The third lady nodded, "Although it's just a dowry, you can still get the accounting card, and you can legitimately participate in the housekeeping affairs in the future."
Su Ningxin shook her head, "Why do you want the power of housekeeping? This is the Marquis of Xuanning's Mansion after all. In the future, my father will go to other places to take office. In the future, the Marquis' Mansion will be divided into families. So what if you are in charge now?" , will those who are separated become one big family?"
The third lady was obviously moved, but still a little unwilling, "If I could manage the house, we could live a more luxurious life in one room than we do now."
"Has the eldest aunt's housekeeper ever treated the third house harshly? How much benefit can you get for the third house by letting you be the housekeeper? Is this small profit worth having to make you and the uncle's family quarrel after the separation? "Su Ningxin's voice was still soft, but a series of questions left the third lady speechless.
Su Ning sighed secretly, both the old lady and the third lady were of noble birth, and had a good education in poetry, calligraphy and etiquette. However, since they were trapped in the inner courtyard since childhood, their vision could only be limited to who was running the house in the backyard, and who was the housekeeper in the backyard. Whoever has good food and who has more makeup cannot see further.
With this in mind, Su Ningxin comforted her softly, "Mom, we just need to live our own lives and don't care what others do. If you are free, come and pick out jewelry with me."
The third lady was still thinking about what Su Ningxin had just said, and after coming back to her senses, she replied, "Okay, I'm free. If the bank comes to deliver jewelry, you can ask the maid to go to my courtyard to discuss it."
Since Su Ningxin told her not to fight for the power of the family, she would just not fight. Although the third lady is not smart, she knows that Su Ningxin is definitely not stupid to sit on the position of Concubine Chen, and she will never listen to her. Wrong.
At this time, they happened to reach the intersection. Su Ningxin and the third lady said goodbye and went back to the yard. When they turned around, Su Ningxin lowered her eyes and subconsciously glanced at the bushes beside the path. The first lady was behind it, but She didn't point it out.
What Su Ningxin just said was not only to the third lady, but also to the eldest lady. I hope the eldest lady can listen. Although the uncle is a marquis, he does not have any real power in his hands, and the third master Su is about to It's not a wise move to have a bad relationship with the third roommate when he is rising.
With Su Ningxin's character, she has never been afraid to hold all available resources in her hands. Although the Xuanning Marquis Mansion does not look as glamorous as those of the new rich, it is actually The role that a family that has been passed down for more than ten generations can play is not comparable to that of newly promoted officials and scholars.
Now she is the legitimate eldest daughter of the Su family. Such resources can be used by her with a little thought. Su Ningxin naturally accepted it without hesitation. Now she really just wants to get over her clothes and reach out. It’s a day when food comes, but the prerequisite for leisurely days is to be able to protect yourself and not let others dominate you at will.
In the next few days, Su Ningxin's life returned to peace. Prince Anjun never came again, and neither did Shen Zhao. I don't know what he was thinking.
The eldest lady, on the other hand, must have listened to her words. If something happened in the past few days, she would invite her and the third lady to her yard to talk. Most of them discussed the engagement of the daughter of the Su family.
Su Ning thought for a moment. Marriage between families is an invisible alliance that stabilizes status. She would not let go of such a good opportunity to expand her contacts. She gave the eldest lady a lot of advice, which will definitely ensure that these few Daughters can bring out the greatest value.
As for the character of the person they married, Su Ningxin would do her best to help them think about it. With the information about those people in her memory when she was a secret guard, the ones she chose were still good candidates.
(End of chapter)