wedding dress

Chapter 157
On the birthday of Empress Dowager Shengci, Xiaodong and Qin Lie went to the palace to celebrate her birthday together.She is married now, so she can't be as thoughtful as she used to be, and she can prepare any novelty or small things made by herself as birthday gifts.

Xiao Dongbei's gift is neither simple nor rich than others.

After bowing down and saluting, the Empress Dowager Shengci waved to her, Xiaodong obediently went over and sat next to the Empress Dowager Shengci.

"Let me see..." The Empress Dowager Shengci looked at her carefully from head to toe, then nodded and said, "Well, how are you doing?"

"It's pretty good." Xiaodong said with a smile, "I'm in charge of everything in the house."

"I heard that your mother-in-law is here?"

Even the queen mother has heard about it, is there any secret in the capital?

"Well, my mother-in-law has a straight temper and is easy to get along with."

"That's good, that's good." The Empress Dowager Shengci patted the back of her hand and said with emotion: "With houses of gold and houses of silver, life is in vain if things go wrong."

She looked at Qin Lie, and asked Xiao Dong in a low voice: "Your father's eyes are so strange, why did you just fall in love with this kid?"

Xiaodong can only laugh along with him.

"Well, as long as he can treat you wholeheartedly, it's better than anything else. If he dares to bully you, just tell me and I'll send someone to clean him up."

Xiaodong continued to laugh, and turned to look at Qin Lie with a little complacency in his eyes.

It feels different to have the support of her mother's family, the waist is straight, and the breathing is smooth.

Qin Lie and Luo Wei were talking together, and the four sons-in-law were standing beside them.

Well, Qin Lie can barely be considered a member of the Consort Party.

"Fifth Son-in-law is sick..." The Empress Dowager Shengci told her, "I haven't gotten up for half a month."

Xiaodong was slightly startled: "What disease is it?"

No wonder I didn't see the fifth son-in-law.The fifth princess was sitting not far away. Although she was joking with people, it was obvious that she had lost weight, her eyes were sunken, and her chin was pointed.Sitting next to her is the sixth princess, she still has heavy makeup on her face, every time Xiaodong sees her, Xiaodong feels a little emotional, obviously the sixth princess is not yet twenty, but she makes people look old-fashioned, those well-proportioned Powder, too thick lip balm, hair accessories and hairstyles that always look gorgeous and dull-the sixth princess is also more confident than before, because Song Jieyu gave birth to a prince, who ranked fifth, and Song Jieyu also had a mother with a son Gui, the status has been raised by one level, and now she has to be called Concubine Shu.Concubine Song Shu got a little fat after giving birth to her son, with a round face.It is completely different between a woman with a son and a woman without a son in the palace.In the future, even if her son can't be the emperor, he can still take his mother out of the palace after the division of the government, otherwise, these women can only spend their entire lives in a courtyard of Yeting Palace.

Xiaodong was stabbed a few times by the sixth princess at the banquet, saying nothing more than that she didn't marry very well.Qin Lie didn't have a basic family background, nor was he a handsome scholar with a beautiful face.But Xiaodong didn't care, he let her say what she wanted, and he just ate the vegetables.The Sixth Princess hated her teeth so much, Xiaodong used to be like this, no matter what you said, she just wouldn't answer and let you hit every punch in the air, not to mention how depressed she was.

She rolled her eyes and changed the subject: "Sister Xiaodong, I heard that your mother-in-law is here?"

"Yes."

"Your mother-in-law is probably coming back to the capital for the first time, right? You too, take her out and have a look around more often, it can't be a waste of time. I will invite someone to come to my house to enjoy the lotus flowers and drink new wine in the future, so why don't you come together?"

Xiaodong glanced at her, and the fourth princess diverted the conversation: "Sister Xiaodong, I'm afraid your mother-in-law won't be able to live forever? After she leaves, you will be much more at ease. You can't stand up to your mother-in-law. What will she say?" You just listen, it's up to you to follow through."

This is probably the fourth princess' experience of getting along with her mother-in-law.Xiaodong smiled and said, "Fourth sister is right. My mother-in-law has a straight temper, and she doesn't want to take care of housework. She will go back to Suizhou next month."

The fifth princess didn't make a sound, and left in a hurry after the banquet.The fourth princess sighed: "She is miserable enough, at such a young age, if the son-in-law is really... how will she live the rest of her life..."

The sixth princess snorted next to her, but she didn't say anything about taking pleasure in others' misfortunes and making troubles.

"Sister Xiaodong will go back now?"

"Yeah," Xiaodong touched his face, he didn't drink much wine, but his face felt hot, maybe the weather was too hot.

The sixth princess suddenly came over to hold her hand, almost not startling Xiaodong.

"Sister Xiaodong, after you got married, I haven't been to your house yet. Just in time, I'll drop by your house and have a cup of tea."

Xiaodong suddenly had a headache, and couldn't find a good reason not to let her go.Even the fourth princess said: "Exactly. I heard that Uncle An chose a good house for you. The garden is especially beautiful. I want to take a look too."

What else can Xiaodong say?
Fortunately, the presence of the fourth princess can somewhat distract the sixth princess' attention, and can also suppress her a little, so that she won't say anything inappropriate.

From the outside, the house is really nothing special.Only after entering did I see Zhenzhang. The houses are exquisite and neat, with lush flowers and trees, and exquisite buildings.The words of the fourth princess were not without envy: "Little sister Xiaodong is lucky, look at this house."

The sixth princess was also jealous, but she still insisted: "It's just like this, it's not grand."

"What's the use of being modest?" The fourth princess was more pragmatic than her: "We live in a house, not a facade. This is really spacious..."

The sixth princess is not willing to accept this.

Why isn't she envious?Living in Luo's house, the general's mansion is magnificent, but it is not hers, and it will not be hers in the future.What she and Luo Wei lived in was just a courtyard in the general's mansion, and there were mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law on it, so how could they do things and speak as they wanted?In the future, when General Luo is gone, the General's Mansion will also belong to the long house. They are only the second house, and they will be separated at that time. Can there be such a good house?
Xiaodong said: "It's hot, I drank again just now, let's sit in the pavilion by the pool."

The sixth princess smiled and said, "Don't, we haven't met your mother-in-law yet, we must say hello."

Xiaodong pissed in his stomach.

The Qin family is just a commoner's wife, and these two are princesses.If they really want to say hello, it must not be that they are juniors visiting Qin Shi, but that Qin Shi has to turn around and greet them.

Fortunately, the fourth princess is here: "I drank wine today, let's forget it, the weather is so hot, Madam Qin must be resting, let's have a cup of tea and go. I don't know if the two demon stars in my family have caused trouble again. You have to go back and have a look."

The sixth princess snorted: "If you want to go back, go first, I'm not in a hurry to go back anyway—" But in the end, she didn't insist on seeing Qin Shi.

Xiaodong heaved a sigh of relief, and cast a thankful look at the fourth princess.

The fourth princess smiled at her.

The pavilion looks really cool. Weeping willows are planted by the pool, and their long branches hang down to the water. In the shade of the trees, water birds swim and play under the lotus leaves, throwing crystal water drops. The colorful feathers look like gems in the sun.

"Where does the Qin family live in Suizhou?"

"Live in Dongquan, it's a small place."

Xiaodong couldn't tell what it looked like there.Qin Lie told her that in Xiaodong's impression, there are many mountains and rivers, the folk customs are simple and simple, especially there are many beauties.

"The son-in-law's hometown is in Yuanzhou. I went there once after we got married, and it took half a month to go back and forth. Ouch, the road is so bumpy that people are going to fall apart. It's not comfortable to live in the old house. It smells musty, I just went there once to worship my ancestors, I don’t want to go there again, it’s not enough to suffer.”

Xiaodong said: "East Spring is farther away. I haven't been there yet, but... I have to go and see it."

Xiaodong looks forward to Suizhou very much.It is not only Qin Lie's hometown, but also Yao Qingyuan's hometown.Xiaodong has indescribable curiosity and longing for that place.For the fourth princess and the others, letting them live in the backcountry is like killing them.But Xiaodong felt that she was not so delicate, and she had confidence in Qin Lie.

Qin Lie's caring and caring for her made Xiaodong feel at ease.With him, she is not afraid to go to the edge of the sky.

"By the way..." the fourth princess asked: "What material is the skirt you are wearing today? Why have I never seen it before? It's really pretty."

Xiaodong smiled: "This is Lanhua Brocade, it was given to me by my mother-in-law. There is no such material in the Central Plains. It came from Poyi Kingdom. I took it to make a skirt, and today is the first time I wear it."

"Ah, so this is Lanhua Brocade." Suddenly, the fourth princess leaned over to take a closer look: "I heard about it when I was learning needlework, but this is the first time I saw it. I thought it was smoky purple at first glance. But when the sun shines on it, the color fades away, like silver. Why does it look a little blue again when it’s on the water’s edge?”

After gossiping for a while, the fourth princess got up to leave, and the sixth princess reluctantly followed.Xiaodong breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he was about to leave.

Going around the rockery, Xiaodong pointed to the front and said, "Cross the bridge from here, and go straight to the garden. It's faster than when we came in."

Just as he was talking, someone came over from the bridge.

The fourth princess was slightly surprised, but Xiaodong didn't expect—why did Yao Jinfeng come?She thinks the weather is hot, so she only wears a moon-white hanging gauze high-waist skirt, her hair is loosely tied with a silk ribbon, and she is holding the maid's hand, curling up Tingting, and the breeze blows her skirt and hair, making her look like Lingbo fairy.

Xiaodong had already given orders just now, saying that the two princesses had come and entered the garden, and told the family members not to talk or walk around.Yao Jinfeng has been in a coma for the past few days, and most likely the person who sent the message didn't reach her—and she entered the garden from the back of her yard, but she ran into her right here.

Yao Jinfeng was also quite unexpected.Naturally, she knew both the fourth princess and the sixth princess, but she didn't expect to meet them here suddenly.

At this point, I have to greet him with courtesy.Yao Jinfeng knelt down to greet the two princesses. Xiaodong introduced that Jinfeng was adopted as a righteous daughter by her mother-in-law. This time she accompanied the Qin family to the capital. The fourth princess nodded and said, "Long time no see, how is Miss Yao?"

Yao Jinfeng said neither humble nor overbearing: "Thank you, princess, for your inquiry. The husband's family name is Li, and they are merchants."

The sixth princess remained silent all this time, Xiaodong glanced at it, and was almost taken aback. The sixth princess had a gloomy face, staring at Yao Jinfeng closely, as if she saw a big enemy.

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It's getting cold again~~ I wrote just now and felt that my feet were so cold, but when I looked outside, it was actually raining. .

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