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Chapter 42
In order to show the importance of Liu Ruyi's newly recognized sister, Qiao intends to invite the noble ladies of Xin Capital City to have a meal at home and be a witness together. Liu Ruyi resolutely opposed, and the two refused for a long time. In the end, Qiao said that he couldn't understand Liu Ruyi, and changed to only invite Liu Ruyi with a few capable guys around her.
The banquet scene was set, and the sisters got together again to read the almanac and set the banquet on the sixteenth.
When Fu Rong heard Liu Ruyi's thoughts about which group he would take to time the clock, he suddenly remembered something, "Aunt Liu has any relatives? Why don't you call it together?"
In her previous life, she was not so close to Liu Ruyi, and naturally she didnât pay much attention to her. After dating Xu Yan, she rarely went out. At the end of the year, she heard the little maids chanting Ruyizhai, only to realize that Liu Ruyi and lady Gu left quietly not long after the Mid-Autumn Festival. , No one knows where to go. Ruyizhai drove well, why did he leave for no reason? It was probably an accident with a distant relative.
Liu Ruyi shook his head: "Back then, our family was in trouble, and we were all scattered. You Aunt Liu and I are truly alone."
Fu Rong hugged her arm and acted like a baby: "It won't be anymore from today. I will honor Aunt Liu."
Liu Ruyi smiled and pinched her nose.
The mother and daughter stayed in Ruyizhai until lunch before returning. On the way, Fu Rong asked her mother in a puzzled way: "Why did mother think of acknowledging sisters?"
Qiao patted his daughter's hand and whispered: "She saved you, but I don't know how to thank her if I want to go. A woman's sex is nothing but gold and silver jewelry. You aunt Liu doesn't lack, but only relatives. This is so good, she has company, and there is one more person in the world who cares about you, the best of both worlds."
Fu Rong looked at his mother earnestly, and said sincerely, "Mother, you are so kind. If you are a wife from another family, you definitely can't do such a thing."
Qiao's mouth curled meaningfully, leaning on the carriage, and his voice was a little unstable with the bumps of the carriage: "Because my mother was despised all the way when she was a child. Officials look down on businessmen, officialsâ homes, and daughters and daughters. You canât look down on the concubines and concubines born to your aunt, but Nongnong, you say, how can your mother be inferior to those concubines? So in the future, when you are married, when you are alone, you must not look at people based on your identity. You have to look at that. The character of a person, is that person sincere to you."
Fu Rong didn't speak, but savored it carefully.
Her previous mother also told her many great truths. For example, when she wanted to reconcile with Xu Yan, her mother persuaded her to think carefully, and listed the embarrassing scenes she might face after leaving. But at that time, she was thinking about leaving the prefectural palace. She only felt that no matter how difficult it was outside, it would be better to be angry under the eyes of her mother-in-law, so she decided. In the end she was satisfied, but found that the days after she left were not as simple as she thought. The whispers of the noble ladies in the capital, and the disdainful eyes of the ladies and wives all tortured her.
Only then did she realize that her mother's words are serious and heartfelt, but that's how people are. If they don't really hit the south wall, they won't look back.
With the experience of the previous life, now listen to mother's guidance, and have a deeper understanding.
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On the 16th, Fu Mansion cleaned up early.
Three poles in the sun, Liu Ruyi and others arrived.
Qiao led the three daughters to the front yard to welcome people, but saw Liu Ruyi next to a woman wearing a curtain hat.
Liu Ruyi first introduced Qiaoâs mother and daughter: âThis is Ruyizhaiâs second host, lady Gu.â Then he proudly said to lady Gu: âSee you, this is my new sister, Su Niang, these three The flowers are my niece."
Qiao couldn't help but sighed affectionately: "Is there something you boast about? Lady Gu, please sit in the room. The jewelry you make is hard to find. Our mothers have long wanted to see you."
Lady Gu gave a gentle blessing, "Madame is warm and entertaining, so I will not hide it. If there is any offense, I will ask Mrs. and the three girls to forgive me." She raised her hand and took off her hat.
Her voice was ethereal and ethereal, and Fu Rongqing couldn't help but stare at her, but saw that after the veil was taken away, she showed a clear and refined face, but on the left side of the beautiful face, there is a long scar, which should have been left a long time ago. The color is light but obvious.
Sister Fu Rong was stunned. Such a neat scar was definitely not accidentally scratched.
The Qiao family was the first to return to his senses, and stepped forward to hold lady Gu's hand and said, "When you have any secrets, isn't it just a scar? Let's not look at you, don't care if you have scars, go, go to the house. sit."
Liu Ruyi handed lady Gu a look of "I expected this to happen".
Lady Gu smiled slightly, just as Fu Rong came over to thank Qin Xiang for asking for Qin Xiang. She took Fu Rong's hand and walked forward together.
Behind Ruyizhai's big shopkeeper and trusted friends, the manager Uncle Liu enters the front yard.
The women gathered together, the dinner table was naturally lively, Liu Ruyi lady Gu kept silent about the past, and the Qiao mother and daughter did not try to inquire.
Of course Fu Rong was curious about Liu Ruyi's relationship with his former father Xu Yaocheng. Due to the short time for acknowledgment, it was not easy to ask people's sex, so he could only speculate in his heart. But she instinctively felt that Liu Ruyi was definitely not the kind of outside room where Israel waited for people. Otherwise, with her appearance, when the family changed, why should she show her face and work hard in business?
After the banquet, Fu Rong would go to Ruyizhai every few days to stroll around, and the maid and family members followed, and the Qiao family felt relieved.
Coming back from Ruyizhai that day, Qiao asked her to go to the main room to talk.
"Why are you looking for me?" Fu Rong stepped into the room and asked as he held out his brother.
The Qiao family showed her the post on the side, "It was just sent from the county mansion, and on the seventh day of the countyâs birthday next month, we invite your sisters to enjoy the flowers. It is not convenient for your sister to go, do you want to go?"
Although it was a question, his eyes were sure, this daughter liked the excitement the most.
Fu Rong looked at the gilded post, and his memory suddenly floated up.
The first time she saw the princess in her previous life, it was at this flower banquet. Xu Yan should have said something to the princess. The princess called her to her and asked her a few words. Fu Rong was prepared and dealt with calmly. The princess is more satisfied with her. It didn't take long for Xu Yan to propose marriage from home. The population of the princess mansion is simple, and the princess concubine is easy to get along with. When he got married, Fu Rong was full of longing for him.
"Don't go, the county palace is not more than ordinary people, it has more rules, and you can't have fun if you go." Fu Rong said casually.
The Qiao family was still thinking about Xu Yanâs choice of good son-in-law. Hearing that his daughter didnât want to go, he immediately persuaded him: âHow can there be so many rules? You didnât see it at Zhulin Temple last time. Besides, itâs the first time someone invited your sisters, would it be rude not to go?"
Fu Rong frowned. She really couldn't find a good excuse. She bit her head and said: "I just don't want to go, those girls, one by one look at the smiles, who knows if the secret is as vicious as Qi Zhu. Mind? Anyway, I won't go to any other place except Yingfang invited me."
Hearing her daughter find out such an excuse, Qiao was angry and funny, "Nonsense, according to you, when you go to the capital in the future, you will not have a friend? Okay, don't refuse, you and Xuanxuan have to go. Mother first takes you to the prefectural palace to meet the world, so as to avoid the dazzling jokes of seeing Marquis Residence in the capital."
Fu Rong couldn't tell her, so he had to respond for the time being, thinking about pretending to be sick and hiding in the day.
At the end of the month, went to Ruyizhai as a guest. Fu Rong stayed next to Lady Gu to watch her make jewelry. This is what she was most interested in recently. Lady Guâs skillful hands really let her see what is ingenuity, turning decay into magic.
"Aunt Gu is so clever, have you been a teacher since childhood?" Fu Rong asked curiously when she saw lady Gu carved a jasper flower leaf. This kind of handicraft requires years of tempering to be able to specialize, and lady Gu looks at less than thirty.
Lady Gu looked at the corresponding objects in the room, and nostalgia appeared in her eyes: "I learned from my grandfather and father, I am far inferior to them."
Fu Rong sensibly did not ask any further.
"Three girls, the boss invites you over."
The little maid outside said that Fu Rong had to say goodbye to lady Gu and went to Liu Ruyi's You Ran.
"Come here, I have something to ask you." Liu Ruyi sat on the outside couch and waved at her with a smile.
Fu Rong glanced at the jewelry box in front of her, stopped at the door and said vigilantly, "Don't you want to give me jewelry again? My mother said, I can't ask for your things anymore. It seems that our three sisters are taking advantage of you. You are your aunt."
Liu Ruyi glared at her: "Don't be bullshit, I heard that the county palace is hosting a flower banquet, did you invite you too?"
Fu Rong took a careful look at her, walked slowly to the couch and sat down: "Please, but I don't want to go."
Liu Ruyi raised her eyebrows: "Why not? Because of me?"
Fu Rong didn't want her to speak so bluntly. He reacted and shook his head quickly. Before speaking, Liu Ruyi said first: "Then you go and see that I have prepared the jewelry for you. Put on this pair of heads and keep it. The garden full of strange flowers can't compare to you."
She opened the box and found the jewels inside. Fu Rong could have seen a lot of good things. Seeing these, she couldn't help her heartbeat speeding up. At the same time, she became more and more incomprehensible, "Why does Aunt Liu want me to go?"
Liu Ruyi's eyes lit up suddenly, and he took out a red treasure adorned with strings of rice-sized golden beads and shook it in Fu Rong's hair: "You said, you wear these jewelry to go to the banquet, those beautiful little girls Would you not inquire? At that time, you said you bought it from me, and they will definitely come over. Not only this time, arenât you going to the capital, but Nong Nong was given away by his aunt when he was a guest. Get out."
Fu Rong looked at her in surprise: "Aunt Liu wants to go to the capital to open a shop?"
Liu Ruyi smiled intriguingly and ambitiously. "I have always wanted to open a shop next year and do a good job. I will gradually move my main business to the capital and change the shop here."
Fu Rong didn't understand this very well, but the self-confidence in Liu Ruyi's eyes made her excited and excited, "Well, Aunt Liu, wait, all the ladies who have a strong custody called Quanjingcheng know that there is Ruyizhai in Ji Zhou Xin Capital! "
"This is what you said, I take it seriously." Liu Ruyi squeezed Fu Rong's face with joy, and then asked what kind of jewellery and clothes she would wear at the county palace.
Seeing that she was in a good mood, Fu Rong's curiosity after holding back for a long time finally couldn't be suppressed. He looked outside and asked in a low voice, "Aunt Liu, I, don't be angry, I just want to ask, you and the prince..."
The smile on Liu Ruyi's face remained unchanged, but his movements paused, and he looked up into Fu Rong's eyes: "Densely think I am unclean and self-defeating?"
Fu Rong was anxious, "No, don't get me wrong, I am just..."
"Curious, isn't it?" Liu Ruyi squeezed the little girl's pink cheek again, lowered his eyes and said, "It's good if you don't dislike me. As for me, talking about it will only stain the ears of the girl. Say, if there is a chance in the future, I will tell you again."
Fu Rong should be obedient, and dare not ask any more.
He didn't ask, but he couldn't help guessing. When the carriage was approaching the door of the house, Fu Rong suddenly found the jewelry box in his arms, and he couldn't help but caress his forehead. It seemed that he had to go to the prefectural palace.
The little girl returned home dumbfounded and laughed. On the other side of the capital, a seemingly unusual carriage had just driven out of the south gate.
Xu Jia drove the car and asked knowingly: "Which way the prince is going to inspect the embankment of the Yellow River in Shandong, Henan?"
"Go to Zhengzhou first."
Xu Jia chuckled: "Then you have to go through Ji Zhou, should the prince drop by to visit the prince of the county?" The former king of Xin Capital and the first emperor are cousins. Regarding the relationship, the prince must also call the king of Xin Capital a cousin.
Xu Jin didn't speak.
If he doesn't go to Ji Zhou, why should he take the hard work?
Asking her to provoke the flowers over there, this time he settled the marriage early to see who else she can provoke.