C11 (1/2)
”If you want to see, then you have to pay the noodle soup. Our family's daughter-in-law is young and thin-skinned, she doesn't seem to be worthy of attention.” Old Madam He smiled and said, ”You can only say something nice after reading it. Those that don't like it will go back to their stomachs.”
”Yo, I haven't seen it yet. The old granny will leave the message for me first.” Madam Shang smiled and said, ”It seems that I must not give you any money today!”
Madam Shang Shu's niece, Chen Ji, also adored He Nian. She had asked Madam Shang Shu to suggest that the He family was completely unaffected. Chen Ji had not married until he was 18 years old. He only said that he wanted to see He Nian with his own eyes and see him bring a new wife to the capital before giving up. Who knew that when he heard He Nian had returned to the capital with his wife, he couldn't take the blow and fell ill. Chen Ji's mother, Lady Chen, was extremely worried and could only console him. ”My daughter, my daughter, he has already been married off to someone else. Even if you don't want to marry now, it is useless!” Taking advantage of the fact that there were two other prefectures that had a matchmaker come forward to propose, it was best to quickly choose one and accept the marriage! ”If we continue to delay it, it'll be like the blossoming of a flower in the morning and the day. There's no point in picking anymore.”
”Mother, if I don't personally see who He Nian is married to, I won't be willing to die. Why is it that a country girl like her can marry He Nian? With our family background, He Nian doesn't like it? If you want to talk about my looks, you all praise me for my good looks. Every time I look at myself in the mirror, I think I can meet people. When he left for the capital, I was brazenly guarding the intersection. When I saw him coming out, I stopped the carriage and told him that I would wait for him to come back. I thought he was touched by the fact that he left without letting go of the curtain. He could not believe it when he heard that he was getting married in the country. ”What kind of family is the He Family? Who is He Nian? Why did he go to the countryside to get married?” Chen Ji cried as he said that. He choked with sobs, ”I don't believe that He Nian would be so heartless. I've been waiting for him for so many years, and this is the result.”
”Daughter, this is unrequited love!” Lady Chen sighed. Because it wasn't just her daughter who was in love with him, the wives would talk about him whenever they met. She advised Chen Ji, ”Mother has already advised you to choose a good marriage as early as possible. Stop dreaming about He Nian, if you won't listen, you have to wait for him to come back. If he did come back, he would have a wife and a pair of lovely phoenix fetuses. ”No matter what, you have to put an end to this thought.”
Madam Chen was distressed. Originally, the marriage had been ordered by her parents and the words of the matchmaker, but who knew that her daughter was obsessed with life and death, refusing to marry even if it meant that she had to struggle for a few years. Now that He Nian had returned, when she heard that He Nian had actually gotten married and had children, she did not lie to them.
When Chen Ji saw Lady Chen frown and sigh, he couldn't help but cry like the rain. ”Mother, just pretend you didn't have a daughter like me. Follow me!”
On the other day, Lady Chen found the Imperial Concubine, and after some discussion, the two of them decided to go to the Residence of He to meet her. If she was really an ordinary country girl, Chen Ji might still have some hope. On this day, while the sun was still shining, Madam Shang Chen made an excuse to ask He Nian to help her grandson, Tao Lingjie, look at his face. She then brought Madam Chen and Tao Lingjie to the Residence of He.
How could Old Madam He not know what Madam Shang and Madam Chen were thinking? When he heard what Lady Shang had said and saw Lady Chen's twinkling eyes, he already knew that she was going to be picky about his elder sister! Let's see how elder sister will deal with this! A woman that He Nian had taken a fancy to probably didn't have any tricks to deal with others.
Waiting for the elder sister to bring in her child to pay her respects, Madam Shang Shu could not help but cry out, ”What a pair of children!” He busied himself with getting the girl to give the reward to the little olives and the round ones, but he swept the elder sister aside without leaving a trace.
When Matriarch He saw that her elder sister had been apathetic, her expression remained the same as usual. She inwardly nodded and said with a smile, ”Brother Nian's wife came over to my side. My back is sore right now. Come over and hit me!”
Once they arrived at someone else's residence, they would become a guest. Where would a guest be able to treat their master's wife coldly? Noticing that Madam Shang and Madam Chen's expressions were different, the Imperial Concubine walked over to Old Madam He's side without revealing any emotion. She then stood up to gently massage her back.
As Lady Chen spoke, she saw that her elder sister's gesture was neither light nor heavy. She raised her head and asked, ”Seeing how capable Young Mistress is of serving people, I presume you have often helped them in the countryside?” This is good, the girl does not need to be invited, she can handle it herself! ”
”With regards to serving the elders, how can you pretend to be a little girl? Of course it's the responsibility of the younger generation!” Seeing the hostility in Lady Chen's eyes, the lady replied in a neutral tone, ”Previously in the countryside, I was often hit on the back by Ma. She always praised my filial piety. Now that you're here in the capital, it's my fortune to be able to give that old lady a pat on the back! ”
Lady Chen saw that your elder sister's reply was flawless, so she continued, ”Young Mistress must be extraordinary to be able to marry into the He Family, but I wonder what kind of talent you have? Can you show me a thing or two? ”
Lady Shang Shu's little grandson, Tao Lingjie, was five years old this year, which was exactly the most mischievous age. This caused her to look exactly the same as her father, so she ran over early to take a closer look. She stretched out her hand to rub He Yuan's head, giggled and said, ”He looks like a ginseng spirit!”
He Yuan was unable to avoid Tao Lingjie's hand and forcefully rubbed it. He raised his small face and giggled as he said, ”You're just like a radish doll!”
When everyone saw the jade snow made up of He Yuan's powder, Tao Lingjie became chubby and laughed for a moment. ”The two children's words are quite interesting!”