Rank One Princess Douxian Wang: Phoenix Palace Brocade

Chapter 9
"I don't know why father sent me this letter to pick me up?" Xu Jiatong suddenly changed the subject, and everyone was taken aback.

Mrs. Li said indifferently: "You are not young anymore, the third girl is also engaged, it's time to find a suitable family for you."

Mrs. Zheng said mockingly: "The people in Xidu don't know what you are doing yet, but if you don't restrain yourself, I'm afraid you will lose your reputation sooner or later."

Instead of getting angry, Xu Jiatong smiled and said, "I don't know what kind of family is mentioned in my father's letter? Even if it only has a surname."

"What's the relationship between yes and no?" Li asked.

Xu Jiatong said slowly: "That is to say, I didn't mention it. If it's just an ordinary acquaintance, even if there is no confirmation, my father will always mention a few possible families in the letter. Although my father has reunited, I am still his. The daughter of the original spouse, when the old man wrote a letter, he always had to report to the elders of the clan. Since he didn't say anything, after counting the time, he must have sent me to the Phoenix Palace as a candidate. The official position, whether it is to marry a high-ranking official immediately or become a female official, the final result is really uncertain, so it is impossible to determine the other party's surname."

"What do you mean? Dare to talk to the old lady like that. A girl is not ashamed to talk about her marriage." Zheng said angrily, Xu Jiaqing also whispered a few words of persuasion.

"Now, people say that Du Xiang disdains to associate with flatterers and refuses to send women into the palace. If the old lady thinks that our Xu family is not like the Lu family, but a family like the Du family, it's not only my father's fault. Even the entire Xu clan shouldn't think about this matter, and my fifth sister and I don't have to go to the Western Capital." Xu Jiatong looked at Zheng and Xu Jiaqing specifically.

Don't you want to be Gao Jie, then don't climb on the pole.

"This...how can we not go." Zheng said awkwardly.

"Secondly, no matter how many people are in the house, they are all surnamed Xu. Now the king has no heir, and many of them are princes, and there are many dignitaries in the court. The benefits are not something I can't take by myself, then Why don't you all work together and save the extra strength to deal with outsiders? The old lady and the third aunt don't have to doubt my intentions. When the fifth sister becomes popular in the west, I will have an extra help. It is better to believe in my own cousin Outsiders without blood relatives." Xu Jiatong explained.

"I believe in Fourth Sister." Xu Jiaqing said in a nonchalant manner.

"I have a few words, I want to say a few words to the old lady alone." Xu Jiatong didn't mean to ask Zheng's opinion at all.

"Look, what a big air, the fourth girl really doesn't regard me as an elder at all, and she will drive me out as an aunt if she says anything." Zheng said hurriedly.

"Old lady?" Xu Jiatong asked.

"I'm tired too, Su'e, you and Miss Wu go back first." Li Shi issued the order to evict guests, and did not forget to call Zheng Shi's boudoir name, signaling her to be calm and calm.

Mrs. Zheng restrained herself a bit, but she still muttered ugly words when she withdrew.Xu Jiaqing persuaded in a low voice, looked at Xu Jiatong embarrassedly, and closed the door casually.

"Just say what you want, there's only you and me here, so there's no need to hide it. I never thought that the child raised by my sister would be a simple one." Li said calmly.

At this time, Mrs. Li is like a stone sculpture standing still, the scorching sun at noon is weakened by the gauze curtain, making her back very soft.Her power is not weaker than Cao's, but she is not as exposed as Cao's, and she does not seem to be as strong as Cao's.

Thinking back to the old master Xu when he was alive, even if he had little affection for Li Shi, there would be no shortage of sympathy and compensation.As for the subordinates, Cao Shi has a strong temperament and speaks one word, I am afraid that Li Shi will be more pleasing, and it is not an exaggeration for her to become bigger.

On weekdays, Mrs. Cao derogated a lot from Mrs. Li in her speech, but she never denied Mrs. Li's ability, so Xu Jiatong never underestimated her.

"Old lady, my father and third uncle are both born of you, and they are also connected by blood. No matter who gets the power, you are the one who is honored. In the same way, although the fifth younger sister grew up in front of you, she has always been in love with you. Basically, I am the same as her. I don't expect you to give up Fifth Sister and help me, but you can bet on both of them, why put all your eggs in one basket?" Xu Jiatong Sit down in front of her and look at her for the first time.

"Continue." Li Shi finally looked at her.

"If both of your bets are correct, then you are the hero of the Xu clan. Even in front of the clan elders, grandma can't compare to you. If you bet on the wrong one, you still have the other one, which is right." The good of the defeated one was not in vain, didn't it just show your kindness?" Xu Jiatong served her vegetables with his own hands.

"You're right. No matter which one of you it is, it's my own granddaughter. But I'm still more assured of the fifth girl. Even if the gambling money is bigger, the possibility of losing is greater, but after all, don't worry, it won't let me This old lady can't sleep peacefully." Li Shi said thoughtfully.

"I guess there must have been an unresolvable hatred between my grandmother and you back then, and I tried to ask my grandmother, she said that she didn't want me to live too hard, and she didn't want to tell me what happened back then. What I do now Because, it’s just to earn a way out for myself. I, Xu Jiatong, are in my prime, and I don’t want to and shouldn’t spend my whole life in that alley with sewage, not because of those old enmities that even the victim didn’t want to reveal .Old lady, you can think about it, if I have other plans as you think, why don't I pretend to be submissive, and wait for everyone to feel relieved before turning back?" Xu Jiatong's expression carried some Incomprehensible grievances.

Mrs. Li has been weighing in her heart, Mrs. Cao is not a woman who is willing to admit defeat, but after so many years of deliberately making things difficult and torturing, it is estimated that the last bit of her heart has been suppressed.Although she did not believe Mrs. Cao did not instill hatred towards Xu Jiatong, the key to this matter was how Xu Jiatong viewed this hatred.

"She's not like that." Shi Li was leading her to continue.

"Grandmother is a smart person. Since the time of uncle's death, she has no power to recover. Besides, my father is your own son. How can she expect too much from me? Take a step back and say, this Life is your own, living it for yourself is worse than living it for yourself." Xu Jiatong laughed.

"Is she raising you for nothing like this?" There was a hint of sarcasm in Li Shi's tone.

"It's not that I don't repay my grandmother's kindness in nurturing. What she needs most now is to enjoy her old age comfortably. I will allocate a few servants and a few taels of silver. I think Xu Jiatong will definitely be able to pay this price in the future, and you won't because of it." It's a small loss, and I will definitely allow me to do this." Xu Jiatong took her used chopsticks and put them aside.

Mrs. Li is a smart person. What she wants most now is glory and wealth, to make her son honor her ancestors, and she also wants to use this honor to become the actual "Mrs. Tai" of the Xu family.Whether or not Mrs. Cao's torture was enough and enjoyable, it is not as important as these.

"But I still have Jiaqing." Li Shi lightly closed her eyes, and twisted the beads on her wrist.

"The fifth younger sister is very outstanding, maybe she is very smart and very lucky, but her father has no fame. When she arrives in Xidu, her path will be more difficult than mine. Even if she can reach a high position in the end, there is the third aunt behind her." You must also be afraid of the Zheng family waiting for a share of the pie. But I was rejected by my biological father and feared by my grandmother who raised me. Apart from you, the old lady, I have no one to rely on." Xu Jiatong looked at Li calmly. Shi.

Mrs. Li will not fully believe her, and she does not ask her to fully believe, all she wants is a short-term alliance.It's just that no matter how much she tries, Li Shi can completely refuse her.

At this moment, Xu Jiatong's heart felt as if thousands of horses were galloping past, she exhausted her mind to stabilize her expression, and still looked at Li Shi calmly.

"It seems that I am destined to take a risk." There was a little smile in Li Shi's voice.

"Wealth and wealth come from insurance, and it won't be long before you realize that this bet is worth it." Xu Jiatong let out a deep breath.

In the first game, she won.

(End of this chapter)