Chapter 175 Between Sisters-in-law

When Chen Shuyao woke up the next day, Xiao Mo was no longer around.

She looked at the bright sky outside the window again and said to herself, "Oh no!"

"Where are the people?"

Several maids came in, all smiling. Chen Shuyao said angrily, "What time is it? Why didn't you wake me up?"

Hearing the noise, Nanny Zheng also walked in from outside: "Miss, are you awake? The prince didn't allow us to wake you up, saying that we should wait for you to wake up on your own."

Chen Shuyao thought about the force that man had used on her last night, and in the end she actually fell asleep.

Xiao Mo's wedding leave is only three days, so he should have entered the palace by now.

However, as the wife of the Crown Prince, she not only failed to help her husband get up, but also missed the time to pay her respects to her mother-in-law and grandmother.

Although she knew that the other party was the head of the family and that even the people around her had to obey, Shen Shuyao was still a little dissatisfied: "Why does everything he says have to be what he wants?"

The maids said nothing and hurried to get clothes for their master.

Chen Shuyao changed hurriedly, and when she arrived at Songhe Hall, Chen, Liu and Zhou Shuhe had been sitting there for quite a while.

Wang was talking to her mother-in-law about the situation in the mansion when she looked up and saw her daughter-in-law walking in.

Chen Shuyao went over to greet the old lady and her mother-in-law, then said apologetically, "I'm late getting up after just getting married. I hope my grandmother and mother won't be offended."

Everyone present had been through this before, so how could they not know the reason? At this moment, they all had a relieved smile on their faces.

Wang smiled and said, "Don't be surprised! Mother knows everything."

The maidservant who was serving beside her had already brought a stool over. After Chen Shuyao sat down, Mrs. Xiao asked, "Are you used to living in that courtyard?"

Seeing that everyone in the room was still laughing, he knew that this granddaughter-in-law was shy, so he tried to make amends for her, saying, "Suddenly changing places will indeed affect your sleep. Don't feel sorry. What's the harm in coming later?"

After hearing these words, Shen Shuyao almost burst into tears of gratitude. It turned out that the old lady was the best at talking.

She quickly took advantage of the situation and said, "Isn't it? The yard is very nice, but I'm a little uncomfortable getting used to it."

Now that Madam Xiao has spoken, it is not appropriate for everyone to make fun of her anymore.

Zhou Shuhe standing next to him felt pain in her eyes watching this, this guy is too favored!

She was a married woman, so she naturally knew what had happened.

Zhou Shuhe had never heard of her mother-in-law and grandmother helping to make up for being late for paying respects in her life.

In the following time, Shen Shuyao played her role as a good daughter-in-law.

She had often come to Songhe Hall before and knew everything about it very well. Now she treated the old lady with even greater attentiveness.

Old Madam Xiao smiled kindly as always. Seeing that Wang was sitting there and there were always servants coming to ask her for orders, she said to Shen Shuyao, "I don't have anything to do here. Go help your mother-in-law. She has been thinking about marrying a daughter-in-law for so many years. Let her ask for some good things from her."

After the old man finished speaking, everyone laughed again.

Wang smiled because this daughter-in-law really suited her taste, and Liu also had Zhou Shuhe by her side.

Only Chen's expression was slightly stiff.

Among the three sisters-in-law, isn’t she the only one who doesn’t have a daughter-in-law to help her?

After Liu Qingwan disappeared, the Duke's Mansion had already announced the death. After Liu's father learned about the situation, he did not express any objection. After all, there was still a member of the Liu family living in the mansion, and what had happened could not be faked.

I don’t know whether her stepson will let her interfere when he chooses a new wife. Chen has let it go now. It’s better if she doesn’t interfere, so as not to get embarrassed.

Everyone had had breakfast in their own courtyard before coming here, and now they gathered together to chat. Before they knew it, it was the end of the Si hour, and everyone got up to say goodbye.

When Chen Shuyao came out, she saw Zhou Shuhe standing in the corridor. She was wearing a lavender jacket, a brown horse-faced skirt, and a peach-shaped bun on her head.

She had never dealt with Zhou Shuhe before, and only vaguely remembered the bright and attentive voices in the farm that day. She guessed that the other party must be a strong-willed person.

Chen Shuyao smiled and called out "fourth brother's wife".

Zhou Shuhe also smiled and said to her, "Sister-in-law." The two of them left Songhe Hall together, exchanging some pleasantries on the way. When they were about to part, she said, "Although Shuhe married in before you, I don't necessarily know more about the situation in the mansion than you do. Please take care of me in the future!"

Chen Shuyao looked at the other person's slightly tense face, but said humbly: "I was a guest at that time, and could be considered a marginal person in the mansion. You don't have to flatter me so much."

Zhou Shuhe carefully pondered the other party's words and felt more and more that this sister-in-law was not simple.

He speaks humbly and has a deep understanding of people's hearts.

All women are jealous, and she was one of them, especially when she thought about such a beautiful woman who had stayed in the mansion for several years, she inexplicably developed a competitive spirit.

However, after seeing the old lady and the Duke's wife, she had already given up on this idea.

Some people are born to be favored by life. Even if it is the same thing to please the elders, they need to put in a lot of effort, while the other party can do it effortlessly.

Others said she was very capable, but Zhou Shuhe found that Shen Shuyao was even more capable.

The eldest sister-in-law is in a very relaxed state, and doesn't seem to be acting, which is even more rare.

Zhou Shuhe was stunned, but said seriously, "I really hope my sister-in-law will teach me."

Chen Shuyao asked with some doubt: "Did Fourth Brother's wife encounter anything?"

Zhou Shuhe naturally didn't dare to say that she doubted Xiao Jinwen, and hurriedly said, "It's okay, I just envy my sister-in-law for being so familiar with things. Unlike me, I need to work very hard to get things done."

Zhou Shuhe was the daughter of a scholar in the Hanlin Academy, and her brother was the second runner-up in the imperial examination. However, she herself was not precocious, and had no interest in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting when she was still in her boudoir.

Even this marriage was arranged by the grandmother in the mansion because of her daily service.

She had rarely attended banquets in the capital before, and she had no idea what kind of person the fourth son of Duke Chengguo's Mansion was.

I thought that just cooking and being a good wife and mother was enough.

But when she saw Xiao Jinwen for the first time after her marriage was settled, she felt that she was blessed by God.

He was completely different from the noble sons Zhou Shuhe had seen before. This future husband was not only handsome and elegant, but also well-educated. In addition to being polite in his dealings with others, he also had a rare scholarly air.

Zhou Shuhe himself was not good at studying, but he liked the elegance of scholars.

So Xiao Jinwen is almost the perfect husband in her mind.

What's more, after getting married, she found that he had a gentle temper, which was almost the same as what she had imagined.

Zhou Shuhe thought about this and felt both relieved and sad.

Chen Shuyao, who was opposite her, felt strange for a moment when she heard her inexplicable praise.

How can there be such a thing as being familiar with something?

But I'm just working hard in secret.

Thinking of how cautious she was when she first came to the Duke's Mansion, she couldn't help but think about it seriously.

Zhou Shuhe has a family and is Xiao Jinming's legal wife.

Even if she married into the Duke's Mansion, it was still a good family, and even Mrs. Liu would not deliberately make things difficult for her daughter-in-law.

She is looking for me, is it because... of Xiao Jinwen?

Chen Shuyao felt a headache for a moment, but she had no obligation to explain to anyone. She thought for a moment and said, "No one is born with ease in everything. Perhaps you only see the surface."