"Mrs. Hu, are you talking about Prime Minister Luo's Luo family?" Master Wen's mother asked in astonishment.
Mother Hu nodded, "That's the family. I've heard that Prime Minister Luo's stepmother is very beautiful, and the unmarried girls in the capital can't compare to her. She has no children, so she only adopted children from distant relatives. Isn't this a perfect match?"
Everyone around took a deep breath, all in shock. The lady who had previously said that Xu Shichu was not a serious person turned pale and panicked.
But more people were glad that they did not offend Xu Shichu, or maybe it was because - it was too late to offend him
"Madam Hu, why did Prime Minister Luo's wife suddenly appear here?" Wen Gongzi's mother asked anxiously, "Does she have any hidden purpose?"
Mother Hu shook her head and said, "I don't know either, but I heard rumors about this lady when I returned to Beijing a few years ago. It is said that she is a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment, and acts in a straightforward and free-spirited manner. I think it is not impossible for her to go out of Beijing for fun."
"That's good. Should we invite her to our home now?" Madam Wen asked again. Prime Minister Luo is the head of all officials and can influence the appointment and dismissal of her husband. Now that she has met Madam Luo, how can she not want to please him
"I'll go ask Madam Luo later when she's had enough fun. If she refuses, we can't force her." Mother Hu advised.
Hu Yunzhi and other young masters including Master Wen were stunned when they heard what Hu's mother and Madam Wen said. They just met a lady who they could talk to, but this lady turned out to be the prime minister's wife
"Mom! Is what you said true? Is that Madam Luo really the wife of Prime Minister Luo? You couldn't have made a mistake, did you?" Hu Yunzhi asked in disbelief.
Mother Hu glanced at him and sneered, "Your mother has a sharp eye. I can never mistake you for Madam Luo."
Hu Yunzhi was choked by her words, and murmured in a low voice, "Then you didn't recognize her before? It took you so long to recognize her..."
"Since she is the prime minister's wife, you must not act unruly in front of her, understand?" Mother Hu looked at the younger generations around her and warned them solemnly.
The ladies who had been wary and jealous of Xu Shichu's beauty before immediately restrained their little thoughts, and they didn't even dare to think about finding fault. Xu Shichu was not someone who could be bullied by them.
The people present, who had quickly listed Xu Shichu as a person who should not be offended, immediately came up with their own ideas and tried every means to please Xu Shichu.
"Son, you had dinner with Madam Luo yesterday. Do you know what she likes? We should send her some gifts." Madam Wen asked her son.
How could Master Wen know Xu Shichu's preferences? He shook his head in confusion: "Mom, I didn't notice."
Mrs. Wen immediately looked at him with a look of disappointment: "You are really useless!"
Mother Hu advised, "Master Wen is a man, so he is naturally not as careful as us women. It is normal for him not to know Madam Luo's preferences. Madam Luo runs a very famous spice shop called 'Zui Xiang Ge' in the capital. Many of the spices in it are said to be recipes developed by her herself. She should be very interested in spices."
Madam Wen's eyes lit up immediately: "So Zui Xiang Pavilion is Madam Luo's shop? I like the spices sold there the most. Every year I have people buy back many of my favorite perfumes from the capital. It would be great if Madam Luo could open a branch of Zui Xiang Pavilion here."
She had already forgotten what gift to give Xu Shichu.
The group of people did not separate to appreciate the flowers. The women discussed Xu Shichu's famous shops with each other, while the young men looked at each other. They did not have much interest in spices and flowers, they were just curious about Xu Shichu's identity.
"Is Madam Luo's background so powerful?" Hu Yunzhi quietly left the ladies who were becoming more and more excited as they talked, and asked Master Wen in a low voice.
Master Wen rolled his eyes at him and said, "How should I know? You met Madam Luo on the street!"
"Well, it would have been fine if I didn't know her identity, I could still have a good time with her in Wen'an Mansion, but after knowing her identity, I don't feel so comfortable..." Hu Yunzhi sighed. He thought he could meet a like-minded person with whom he could eat, drink and have fun together. Who knew that this dream would be shattered so quickly. His mother would definitely not let him mess around with Madam Luo.
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No matter how these people felt, Xu Shichu and Xiao Zhaozhao were having a lot of fun. Xiao Zhaozhao was so excited that he rolled under the tree covered with cherry blossom petals, like a chubby piglet, laughing as he rolled:
"Auntie! It's so fun! So soft..."
The flower petals fell in a thick layer, like pink snow, and it didn't hurt at all to roll on it. When little Zhaozhao had rolled enough, he lay down, grabbed the flower petals beside him with both hands, and threw them up to the sky with force. Then the flower petals fluttered down and covered him.
"Auntie! Auntie, look, it's snowing! Haha..." Little Zhaozhao happily threw flower petals into the sky and said excitedly, his little face turned red from smiling, the same color as the cherry blossoms falling on him.
People around him couldn't help but smile knowingly when they saw his childish actions. The pure and simple happiness of children can always easily infect people.
Some children who came with their parents, seeing Xiao Zhaozhao's playful behavior, could not help but imitate her. They all rolled on the flower petals, grabbed the flower petals and threw them around. As they played, they gathered together and threw flower petals at each other, just like they were having a snowball fight, laughing and joking.
Xu Shichu did not stop Xiao Zhaozhao. As a child, he should play happily. Wouldn't it be a disservice if he was restricted in everything
So little Zhaozhao played like crazy, and in the end his clothes were all stained with flower juice, and his original color could not be seen anymore.
When Xu Shichu brought the monkey, who was having so much fun playing with it, back to the exit of the cherry blossom forest, Mrs. Hu and others who were waiting there were all stunned: "Why does the young master look like this? What happened?"
At this moment, Du Zhao no longer looked like the clean and wealthy young man he had just gone out in the morning. His clothes were a mess, stained with various colors, his hair was also messy, with some cherry petals mixed in, and his chubby little face was stained with red flower juice. At first glance, others would think he came from a beggar's den. No wonder Mrs. Hu was so shocked.
"It's okay, he was just having fun. He rolled under the cherry tree a few times and had a fight with other kids using cherry petals." Xu Shichu said lightly.
At this time, little Zhaozhao realized that she was dirty and impolite in front of others, so she hugged Xu Shichu's legs embarrassedly, trying to use her to hide her little body.