Chapter 141: Fate

"Old Madam, this is my fourth sister, Mo Yuan!"

Mo Yi introduced the old lady.

Aunt Zhao secretly observed Mo Yi's first social interaction in the crowd, and he behaved relatively steadily.

Mo Yuan put on a charming smile, stepped forward and bowed, sincerely flattering her: "Only after seeing the old lady, Mo Yuan finally understood what 'white hair and youthful appearance' means! And only then did I know that white hair can actually be so beautiful!"

When this was said... everyone covered their mouths and laughed.

Concubine Feng snorted in her heart: You are from a humble family, but you are so shameless as to act cute and curry favor in public!

The old lady was very happy. She pointed at Mo Yuan and said to her eldest grandson's wife, "This girl is good-looking and speaks even better! She looks a bit like Yun Qing and the others..."

Comparing her to her own granddaughter, isn't this a compliment?

Mo Yuan took out an embroidery and said, "This is to honor you, old man. Please don't think I am clumsy."

"Let me take a look..." The old lady was very considerate and took it personally.

It was an embroidery of pine and crane, and it didn't look anything special. However, the composition and technique would be quite remarkable if the girl had embroidered it herself...

At least in the Zhao family, from top to bottom, there is not even anyone of this level.

“Did you embroider this?”

"Yes." In fact, it was one of the embroidery pieces that Liu had been embroidering recently when Mo Yuan locked her in the room to do the work.

When she came to the birthday party, she carefully selected one.

But now she directly admitted that she had embroidered it herself, without blushing or getting nervous, and was very open about it.

"You are so young, but your skills are not weak! Good kids... I can tell from the two of you that the Mo family's education is quite good!"

This evaluation is quite high.

It seems that as she gets older, her eyes are indeed... Mo Yi smiled and expressed her gratitude, but she was helpless in her heart. She couldn't control Mo Yuan anyway, right? This lie came out of her mouth!

Concubine Feng was furious again. The headband she gave as a gift was actually made by herself stitch by stitch.

Just now...the old lady never praised me like this!

"Thank you for the compliment, old lady!" Mo Yuan was flattered by the compliment.

Everyone was thinking: No wonder the prince would take a fancy to the Mo family girl, isn't it? The old lady has confirmed it!

After this part, Nanny Zhao stepped forward and said, "Let me introduce Miss Mo. This is our prince's eldest aunt, second aunt..."

Afterwards, he introduced the heads of the Zhao family one by one.

The only men at home were two distant cousins ​​who were responsible for taking care of the household affairs.

In addition, there were two cousins ​​who had just returned with the prince, and two or three young boys.

It really is a big family, and the family atmosphere is particularly good. Facing Mo Yi, no one showed contempt or unfriendliness.

This is what good parenting means! Mo Yi secretly praised.

Then, I introduced the two concubines...

Actually, everyone was a little embarrassed.

It would be fine if they got married, but they haven't yet...

The two concubines are old and have imperial edicts.

Mo Yi was young and had no imperial decree, but in the near future, she would be the mistress of two concubines.

How to greet?

Moreover, generally speaking, it is normal for a concubine to call the princess sister.

But this... there is a several year age gap between us, how can I call her that?

"This is Concubine Feng," Nanny Zhao introduced. She gave birth to the eldest son, so her status was naturally higher.

Concubine Feng was pretty, and her clothes were elegant and graceful. The material of her clothes was expensive, but the style was not complicated. The jewelry she wore was not cheap, but it was very decent. Her overall image was similar to that of several wives of the Zhao family.

Concubine Feng forced a smile: "Miss Mo!"

"Concubine Feng." Mo Yi felt awkward too. She had just lost her baby fat, so how did she become the mistress of these two and the mother of the three idiots next to them?

This group of people are still surrounding the prince... I don’t dare to think further.

Not to mention them, everyone present found it funny.

What is your purpose, my lord?

They all went to look at Li Jing again, but he was sitting there seriously, with no strange expression on his face, watching everything in silence and attentively.

All right.

After introducing Concubine Tian, ​​he pointed at Princess Wenxiu...

"Miss Mo, this is the eldest daughter of our palace, Princess Wenxiu. Her nickname is Xiangxiang."

Princess Wenxiu bowed as usual and said nothing. She was obviously polite but not friendly.

"Xiangxiang." Mo Yi tried her best to appear friendly, but in fact, her toes were digging the ground.

"Shao Ge'er is the prince's eldest son, born to Concubine Feng."

Shao Ge'er didn't understand what was going on yet, and bowed to Mo Yi according to custom.

"This is the prince's second daughter, nicknamed Qianqian, born to Concubine Tian."

Qianqian was not as pretty as her elder sister, with small eyes and a flat nose bridge. She was probably not very sensible, and was very naive. She followed her mother's instructions and bowed to Mo Yi.

Although this pretty girl looks ordinary, her attire is extraordinary.

She and Concubine Tian also posed as their daughter.

Both mother and daughter wore purple jade bead necklaces, which were bright in color, with each bead round, moist and translucent.

You can tell at first glance that it's expensive.

I really want to dress up a little girl.

Mo Yi recalled again: the last time she saw Concubine Tian in the palace, she was wearing an emerald green pearl necklace.

Nanny Zhao had not yet started to tell her about the affairs of the palace, so she couldn't understand how Concubine Tian could be so generous?

Is it because of the prince's favor?

Thinking of this, my face started to get hot.

Next, I met several more important relatives and friends.

Then the old lady said, "Okay, let's just get to know each other. Once we talk and have fun, we'll all be familiar with each other. You guys enjoy the fun first, I, the old lady, have to go in and take a break!"

Li Jing wanted to help.

"Just let the maids come, and you talk to your aunt."

Everyone can play mahjong, touhu, and there is a music band a little further away... or chat in groups of two or three.

Concubine Feng asked someone around to take care of Shao Ge'er, and walked over to Madam Zhao and said, "Madam, Li Niang wants to talk to you."

Nanny Zhao nodded, and the two of them walked for a while and arrived at the flower hall.

As soon as she came up, Concubine Feng bowed to Madam Zhao.

"Why are you being so polite, Concubine? If you have anything to say, let's sit down and talk."

Concubine Feng sat down, feeling a little embarrassed: "Madam Zhao, it was my fault last time. Later, I wanted to find a chance to apologize to you, but I was a little scared..."

She adopted a more intimate and humble attitude. Aunt Zhao remained silent, waiting to see what she wanted to say.

"Li Niang grew up under your care. We are not only master and apprentice, but also work for the prince together. In my heart, I still regard you as a relative... I speak and act a little capriciously without thinking."

Aunt Zhao touched the flower arrangements on the table. These were not what she really thought at all.

She couldn't say what was in her heart, right?

"In the past few years, the prince has been away all the time, and I have been in charge of the affairs of the backyard. I have encountered all kinds of things and all kinds of people. I often have to work hard and sometimes get impatient and angry. Gradually, I have become accustomed to saying what I mean. That day, I was unhappy about something and couldn't control my temper for a while. Don't blame me, Mammy, I won't do it next time!"

She begged for peace in a subtle way.

However, Zhao Ma didn't know what she wanted to hear from her. Right and wrong were sometimes just a matter of different standpoints.

Helplessly, he nodded gently: "It has only been a few years since the establishment of the Prince Qi's Palace. The hard work of the prince is obvious to all. But what he is facing, I am afraid we don't know, and we can't help.

Therefore, we only do what we can do, and do it well, so that the prince will not have any worries. Concubine Feng, you are capable and willing to do things, and I have no objection to this. Shao Ge'er is the prince's eldest son, smart and healthy. As the saying goes, a mother's status depends on her son, and your life and status are beyond doubt.

I don't blame you too much for what happened last time. We have the same goal, and we've talked it out today, so we'll do what we should do in the future."

"I knew you wouldn't blame me..." Concubine Feng smiled brightly, "I've read what you wrote, and I don't have any doubts. I told the prince when he came back. The wedding date has not been set yet, and it's time to get it done. So... shall we discuss it later?"

"good."

In the other room, my aunt was talking to Li Jing.

Only a few heads of the family knew about Liu Nian's affairs. It was not convenient for him to come on a day like today.

But he had come to the mansion quietly a few days ago: "Oh, he coaxed the old lady into letting the maid open the storehouse several times. He was a chatterbox, looking at the hairpin I was wearing, and he was praising it. There is really nothing we can do about him. This time, do you want him to go with Zhao Yunjie and the others?"

Li Jing was stunned for a moment, "No! He is still young now, he will go in two years."

"This kid! He really told me that, and he said it was your idea."

Both of them felt helpless.

At this time, a maid said at the door: "Madam, the old lady wants you to come in."

"I'll go and have a look. Can you go outside and talk to them?"

"Aunt, please call Mo Yi over. I want to talk to her."

"Hey! That's it!" The aunt smiled brightly. After coming out, she said to her confidant, "Hey, that little girl seems to have caught his eye. He even thought of saying a few words to her! The previous one didn't..."

I'm halfway through talking and it's hard to continue.

The girl sighed, "People really depend on fate!"

"Tsk! You little yellow-haired girl, you understand fate again?"

(End of this chapter)