Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 444

Su was the easiest to coax. As soon as her daughter came, her mood was already half better before she was coaxed.

Qin Shi asked Qinggu to fetch some water. She wrung out a handkerchief herself and handed it to her mother for washing her face. She then helped her apply ointment to moisturize her skin and tied her messy hair into a bun again. Only then did she sit down to talk.

At this time, Su's anger had almost subsided, and he calmly explained the reason for his anger.

"I went to the General's Mansion to see Uncle Huo this morning, but found that Uncle Huo was gone. I asked him why, and he said he had to go back to take care of some things, so he left early in the morning."

Qin Sui's eyes widened and she asked in disbelief, "General Huo is gone?"

"Well, I thought, after all, they are not familiar with us, so they just left without telling us and we can't find any reason to complain."

Su lowered her head slightly, feeling bitter and aggrieved in her heart: "But, I feel something is wrong. I can feel that Uncle Huo treats me sincerely. If he wants to leave, he should at least leave me a letter."

So Su walked halfway and then told the driver to drive back.

She found the gatekeeper and asked him for a long time, but she didn't get any other information. She only knew that Qin Sui and Xiao Chenyu had come in a hurry two days ago and soon took the general to the palace. That afternoon, the general went home and called a doctor, who said that he was tired and needed to rest. However, he passed away this morning.

Su looked at her daughter's surprised expression and pressed her, "You and your son-in-law went to see him that day, but what did you ask him to do for you?"

Qin Cui kept her mouth shut and didn't say anything, still thinking about the reason why Huo Jianguang left.

Although Huo Jianguang surrendered his military power and became an idle old man at home, his military power was actually in the hands of his adopted son, which was different from an ordinary idle old man.

He came back inexplicably and left in a hurry.

Qin Cui never believed that Huo Jianguang came back simply for Die Ji's descendants. Probably only Su would believe such words.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Huo Jianguang's kindness to Su was fake or had a purpose. On the contrary, Qin Cui approached Huo Jianguang with caution and suspicion, and was a little deliberate.

"You asked me to take the child to the General's Mansion for a walk whenever I had nothing to do. Did you intend to use Uncle Huo?"

"Mom, who told you these words?" Qin Sui didn't believe that her mother could think of these things on her own.

But if someone could remind Su, he must be smart and someone Su trusts.

"The Huo family's housekeeper said so." Fortunately, Su Shi did not hide it, but after she said it, she was afraid that Qin Su would be angry with the housekeeper Huo, so she hurriedly explained: "She didn't say that on purpose, she just mentioned it when the conversation came up, and she wasn't that straightforward. It took me a long time to figure it out after I came back."

Su's kindness is in her bones. Qin Sui couldn't figure out who she resembled.

There is no need to think about what kind of person my grandfather is. How could he be kind in the slightest?

Although the grandmother was kind-hearted in saving the young Huo Jianguang, she was a killer who emerged from a sea of ​​blood and corpses, and later she was able to gain a reputation in the capital that no one has surpassed for decades. How could she do that with an ordinary heart?

Thinking about these things was useless. Qin Sui sighed in her heart, but explained with a serious face: "Mother, when I first met General Huo, he asked me if I needed help. I refused at that time. As for Xiao Chenyu and I going to find General Huo, it was just because of an emergency. Moreover, it was not my husband and I who went to find General Huo, but..." She pointed her finger in the direction of the palace: "Someone your son-in-law can't afford to offend."

As she spoke, she briefly described Jiang Yue's marriage and sighed, "I don't want to get involved in these matters. Who she marries is none of my business. But she came to me begging for mercy, and I couldn't bear it. Think about it, a delicate girl could have been a high and mighty princess, but her elder sister wanted her to be a concubine. To put it bluntly, she didn't want her younger sister to marry well and suppress her."

Su was immediately attracted by Jiang Yue's affairs and completely forgot whether Qin Sui was taking advantage of her.

"Then will it be useful to call General Huo?" Su asked curiously.

"Of course it will be useful. Now the forces are each acting independently and are evenly matched. General Huo is the only one who does not take sides. His words can just break the deadlock. He is the only one who can decide which side the balance will tilt towards."

"Mother, the general's departure must have other considerations and plans. How could a man leave quietly because of such a small matter?" Qin Cui consoled her gently. Su Shi also felt that she was overthinking and getting stuck in a dead end, so she felt embarrassed.

Qin Cui stayed to accompany her mother for a while. The children followed the maids in and started talking, laughing and playing together. The room suddenly became lively.

While Su was tripped by the child, Qin Sui called Lu Ju aside and asked in a low voice about what happened during their visit to the Huo family today.

Lu Ju said that she did not come close, so she did not know what was said specifically, but the old lady was in a bad mood afterwards, and she would go home to question the lady, but the lady never came home, so the old lady became more and more angry.

"Madam is the one who has a way. We'll make the old lady happy in no time." Lu Ju complimented with a smile, and of course there was some sincerity in her words.

Qin Cui sat for a while before leaving.

As soon as I got back, I found that the young prince had also sent someone to deliver gifts, saying that it was to thank Xiao Chenyu and his wife for their help in the marriage.

It seems that the young prince is also looking forward to this marriage. So it seems to be a good marriage.

For Jiang Yue, no matter whether the young prince has real power or not, her status as a princess is higher than Hua Ye's, and from now on, she doesn't have to look at Hua Ye's face anymore.

Her daughter's marriage was finally settled, and Jiang Yue's mother was helping her choose the dowry in her room.

No matter how well Huaye married, she was not her biological child, and what's more, Huaye and she were like enemies. Now that Jiang Yue married well, she could be truly proud.

Hua Ye rushed back to her parents' home and broke into Jiang Yue's room without waiting for notification. Seeing the smiles on the mother and daughter's faces, Hua Ye was so excited that he almost went crazy on the spot.

Mrs. Jiang frowned, looking at the dark circles under Huaye's eyes and her pale face. She became confused: Although Huaye was arrogant and spoiled before she got married, she was well-mannered, otherwise she would not have been able to marry into the Du family.

But after getting married, she should have been more restrained, but the reality was otherwise. Huaye seemed to become more and more arrogant and domineering. She went back to her parents' home more and more often, and her etiquette was completely thrown to waste.

She had even less words to say to her stepmother, sister and brother, as if there was a demon living in her heart that wanted to break out, and would only feel comfortable when it wanted to tear outsiders apart and destroy them.

"Oh, you married into a high position and became a princess. My little sister is going to soar to the sky, right? Unfortunately, you are not going to enter the palace to become an imperial concubine. You are just the princess of a prince with no future. It is still unknown what the future will be like. Mother and sister, please don't be too happy too soon, lest you be too happy and end up in sorrow!"