Meng Wan's eyes widened after hearing what her mother said.
Her mother said this as if she wished she could get married immediately.
She opened her mouth, wanting to explain, but she saw something else in her mother's smile. Meng Wan suddenly blushed: "My daughter is hungry, mother, please let someone pass on the food!"
"Okay, okay, don't starve my precious daughter!" Mrs. Tao nodded with a smile and quickly asked the maid to pass the meal.
……
At the same time, in the courtyard of the sixth house, Meng Yan and Meng Xian were also trying on the beaded flowers sent by Meng Shu.
The two sisters are twins, they are twelve years old this year, they look very similar, they are beautiful and refined.
Mrs. Huang, the sixth wife, was so happy when she saw her two daughters that she couldn't help but shake her head: "I bought you off with such a small favor. How can I promise you a good family in the future with such shallow eyes?"
When the two sisters heard this, their smiles froze on their faces. They took off the beaded flowers on their heads and looked at their mother with uneasy expressions.
Meng Yan bravely said: "But... but mother, the eldest sister has won the favor of the princess, and she is... and the eldest daughter of our Duke's palace. Didn't mother say before that we don't have to avoid the eldest sister anymore? Walking around with big sister?”
"Having said that, you have to grow your brains, just a few pearl flowers, look at how silly you are having fun." Mrs. Huang felt a little unhappy.
"But mother, this pearl flower was made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is really different from the ones bought outside..." Before Meng Xian could finish her words, she was glared at by Mrs. Huang, who was so frightened that she quickly shut up.
"As a daughter, you actually contradict me, my mother, by going back and copying the girl's instructions ten times. You are not allowed to leave the house until you finish copying." Huang said with a straight face.
The two little girls turned pale when they heard this.
Ten times of female training, it would take several days to copy.
Do they still study?
The daughters of the Meng family have to study before they have hairpins.
The government specially hired a female teacher to teach him.
"Madam!" At this moment, the Sixth Master Meng Huailiang entered the room.
When Meng Yan and Meng Xian saw him, they quickly looked at their father asking for help.
"My husband came back very early today." Huang said with a smile.
"There are not many things that need to be dealt with today, so I came back early." After finishing speaking, Meng Huailiang looked at his two daughters: "Father bought you some food. When you come to Donglai, you can go and use some to pad your stomach. Wait for you. When Brother Xi comes back, let’s have dinner together. There’s no need to copy the instructions, just read them a few more times when you go back.”
"Thank you, father!" The two little girls hurried away as if they had received an amnesty.
"My husband spoils my children like this, sooner or later..." Huang frowned when she saw him, but she didn't say the rest of the words, so as not to make him unhappy.
"Xiangru, I told you before that Shu'er's divorce will not affect Yan'er and Xian'er's marriage. Although her husband does not have an official position, he has also saved a lot of family property, even if he divides it in the future. My family won’t let you live any worse than you are now, just relax.”
After hearing this, Mrs. Huang was about to speak when she heard Meng Huailiang say: "I, the daughter of the Meng family, cannot tolerate being bullied by others. It does not matter whether it is Shu'er, Yan'er or Xian'er."
The implication is that if their Yan'er and Xian'er encounter something like this in the future, he, as a father, will also support them.
The Meng family can afford to raise a daughter.
"But……"
"Madam!" Meng Huailiang held Huang's hand and said softly: "Once a daughter's family gets married, she can't help herself. Only when she is in her parents' family can she live a stable life with the protection of her father and brother and the love of her mother. Get comfortable, it’s the best time of their lives.”
"I know Madam hopes for the well-being of her two daughters, but she can't be too restrictive about them. Has Madam ever noticed that Yan'er and Xian'er are much timid compared to when they were young? No matter what they do, they all have to look at Madam. "Looking at their faces, I'm worried that they will be timid and cowardly when they get married in the future. They will not dare to come back and tell the lady even though they are suffering. They are really worried about their husbands. The lady is their mother and the closest person..."
Huang was in a daze as she listened. She didn't hear clearly what Meng Huailiang said next.
She was just thinking, was it wrong that she was too strict with her two daughters?
They really didn't seem to be as close to her as they used to be.
……
In Taikang Palace, Princess Jiahe was chatting with the Queen Mother, but unexpectedly Concubine De came.
The Queen Mother likes Princess Jiahe very much. She has doted on her all these years, but she just wants someone to come to the palace to teach her how to whip. Princess, what is this request? Of course the Queen Mother would not refuse.
"Thank you for your grace, Queen Mother!" Seeing that the Queen Mother agreed, Princess Jiahe had a smile on her face and quickly stood up to thank her.
"Why did the princess fall in love with that Meng Shu? Her engagement was broken off and her reputation was damaged. What's more, she is still Meng Yansheng's sister. Princess, don't forget that the Queen Mother wanted to marry the princess and Meng Yansheng two years ago, but it turned out that The Meng family didn't know what was right, and arranged a marriage for Meng Yansheng before Yi's decree was issued... Doesn't this tell the whole world that the Meng family doesn't like the princess as their daughter-in-law? In my opinion..."
Before Concubine De could finish what she said, Princess Jiahe couldn't help but interrupt her: "The Queen Mother never issued an edict, she just mentioned it casually. What's more, I don't like Meng Yansheng, so why should Concubine De worry about old things?" Mention it again? As for Meng Shu, she is a hero among women in my heart. I admire her and want her to come to the palace to teach me how to whip. Why not? Even the Queen Mother is right. Could it be that Empress De is disobeying the order? ?”
Princess Jiahe felt annoyed when she saw Concubine De.
This woman has not yet become a queen, she is not yet the mistress of this palace, yet she is being taken care of as a princess, and not just once or twice.
As long as it's her business, Concubine De wants to get involved. Why?
Just because she is a concubine and the niece of the Queen Mother, can she walk around in this palace?
Jane is dreaming!
Others are afraid of her, but she is not afraid!
Seeing Princess Jiahe's disobedient appearance, Concubine De couldn't help but frown.
My aunt said that the emperor would make her the queen sooner or later.
At that time, she will be the legitimate mistress of this harem.
She wanted to see how Jiahe would behave in front of her!
"Okay, it's just a small matter, let's go with Jiahe, as long as our princess is happy!" the Queen Mother said with a smile, her face full of doting.
"The Queen Mother is the best to her children!" Princess Jiahe quickly stepped forward and took the Queen Mother's arm, leaning on her shoulder to act coquettishly.
Concubine De on the side saw it and couldn't help rolling her eyes, but she didn't say anything more.
By the time Princess Jiahe left Taikang Palace and went to Rongan Palace where the concubines lived, Concubine Su Gui had been waiting for her daughter for a long time.
During the last ten years of his life, the late Emperor favored the Queen Mother alone. Except for Concubine Su Gui and the other concubines who had given birth to children, all the other concubines were sent out of the palace.
After the emperor ascended the throne, Concubine Su Gui and others moved to Rongan Palace and lived in seclusion.
"My daughter kept her mother and concubine waiting for a long time!" Princess Jiahe stepped forward to apologize.
"Get up!" Concubine Su Gui quickly stretched out her hand to help her daughter, and said softly: "Concubine Mu knew that you went to Taikang Palace, and thought you were going to have dinner at the Queen Mother's place before coming back."
"The mother is accompanied by Concubine De, so naturally she doesn't need the companionship of her daughter." Princess Jiahe curled her lips and did not hide her displeasure with Concubine De.
