The next day, Yuan Zhao took Yuan Nan'an and Yuan Zhizhi to Songyan Hall to pay their respects.
After all, she is still the daughter-in-law of the Wei family, so she still needs to maintain her appearance.
When we entered Songyan Hall, the old lady was sitting there leisurely, and Wei Wanxue was also sitting beside her.
"My daughter-in-law brought Nan'an and Zhizhi to pay her respects to mother..."
Yuan Zhao bowed, and Yuan Nan'an followed her and did the same expressionlessly.
She remembered that she was still a "mute" and could not speak.
There was a moment of silence in the room. The old lady didn't say a word, deliberately leaving Yuan Zhao alone.
Yuan Zhao calculated the time and after just a few moments he pulled Yuan Nan'an up.
The old lady snorted and looked up and down at the attire of Yuan Zhao, her mother, and her two daughters.
Today is the first day of the new year. To celebrate, Yuan Zhao dressed his two daughters in new red clothes.
Yuan Nan'an was beautiful, and her red dress and double buns made her look even more charming.
Yuan Zhizhi looks round and cute.
Wei Wanxue looked at Yuan Nan'an's clothes and exclaimed, "Is this fabric brocade?"
The old lady felt that the red dress was dazzling.
When we went to Xingyu Lane yesterday, her little girl also wore a new red dress.
However, in previous years, they had always used the brocade from the Wei Mansion’s storehouse. This year, the storehouse was empty, and the few people had limited money, so they could only use lower-quality fabrics.
How could these two evil creatures be matched with material better than Jiaojiao? This material originally belonged to Jiaojiao!
For this reason, the old lady asked solemnly, "Where did you get the material?"
He looked like he was going to bring an army to bear to find an culprit.
Yuan Zhao's face was indifferent. "The treasury in the mansion is empty now. I want to make new clothes for the children during the New Year, but there is no material. This material must have come from my daughter-in-law's dowry. Do you have any problem, mother?"
Before the old lady could reply, Wei Wanxue beside her accused her, "Sister-in-law, you are really something. Shouldn't you give good things to mother first?"
Yuan Zhao exclaimed, blinking innocently, "This... Mother wants to use her daughter-in-law's dowry?"
She spoke directly.
"What do you mean I should use...?!" The old lady angrily pounded the ground with her cane, "It's your filial piety..."
Before she could finish the word "filial piety", Yuan Zhao interrupted her, "I think mother would not covet her daughter-in-law's dowry."
The old lady was out of breath. She found that Yuan Zhao was now very eloquent and he made her angry every time he came to see her.
Yuan Zhao held Yuan Zhizhi in one hand and pulled Yuan Nanan to sit down with the other.
Seeing Yuan Nan'an sitting obediently beside her, Wei Wanxue said softly, "Nan'an, you are the only healthy and sensible one among you siblings. Today is the first day of the new year, you should kowtow to your grandmother."
Yuan Zhao's eyes darkened.
Wei Wanxue seemed to remember something and said, "Your eldest brother is a cripple, your third brother is nowhere to be found, and your fourth sister is still young. You should kowtow to them all."
Hearing this, the old lady sitting there felt much more relieved.
So what if Yuan Zhao is a princess? All her children are useless.
Aunt Cui beside her also chimed in:
"That's right. The second young lady should kowtow to the old lady on behalf of her brothers and sisters. Three kowtows per person, twelve for four people. This is the etiquette and rules..."
Yuan Nanan clenched his little fists tightly and bit his lower lip.
Yuan Zhao grabbed her hand and glanced at Wei Wanxue and Nanny Cui with a sharp gaze, and the two of them couldn't help but shudder.
"Your Highness is a precious girl, so she is exempt from kneeling even in front of His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Your Highness's children are also royal nobles. In the past, even the eldest son only knelt before His Majesty. I wonder if the old lady can bear this kneeling of the second young lady?" Gan Tang, who was standing behind her, spoke.
The old lady's expression changed.
Doesn't this little bitch mean that if she really makes Yuan Nan'an kneel, it would be an act of usurpation?
The feeling of helplessness in her heart when facing Yuan Zhao returned after many years.
When Yuan Zhao first got married, the old lady didn't act like a mother-in-law at all.
After a long while, Wei Wanxue finally said, "In the final analysis, filial piety is the most important thing. Sister-in-law should teach the children more about the rules..."
"That's right! After all, they are descendants of my Wei family. Why can't they kowtow to me, an old woman?" the old lady agreed.
Yuan Zhao smiled upon hearing this and looked at the old lady, "Mother, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. According to etiquette, the children should kowtow to the elders and give them New Year's money..."
When it comes to New Year's money, the old lady choked.
Yuan Zhao said with an understanding look, "The treasury is empty now, and the government is short of money. I think after the New Year, we may not even be able to pay the servants their monthly wages."
"Didn't you expect mother to prepare lucky money for the children?" She looked surprised and pulled Yuan Nan'an to her side. "Nan'nan, since grandma has prepared lucky money for you and your siblings, you should really pay your respects to her. Otherwise, how are you going to get the lucky money?"
She pulled Yuan Nan'an and told him, "Forget about the kowtow. Mother is worried about Grandmother's premature death, so a grand ceremony is better."
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Yuan Zhao cursed her for a premature death.
The old lady was so angry that she almost fainted. She waved her hands repeatedly and said, "Alright, alright, I'm tired and want to go back to sleep. You guys go back!"
The gift was not given, the kowtow was not made, and naturally no New Year's money was prepared.
The old lady gave big red envelopes to the three children in Xingyu Lane last night. How could she have any extra money for Yuan Nan'an and his siblings?
Yuan Zhao didn't want to stay any longer, so he took his two children back to Fengqiyuan.
The next day, Wei Wanxue came to the door again with a thick face.
When she saw Yuan Zhao, she bowed her head and admitted her mistake. "Sister-in-law, Wanxue has thought about it carefully these days. It's my fault. I shouldn't have disobeyed you. Since you don't agree with my marriage to Jiang Liu, Wanxue will listen to you..."
She acted respectful, and Yuan Zhao pretended not to see the contempt in her eyes.
Yuan Zhao was embroidering a tiger-head hat for Zhizhi. Hearing this, she just smiled and said, "I've been thinking about this for the past few days. After all, your sister-in-law is just your sister-in-law. Your marriage should still be decided by the old lady."
"There are various banquets in the city these days. I'm not feeling well, so you should let the old lady take you out for a walk more often so that we can see each other again." After saying this, she pretended to be on the verge of death.
Seeing this, Wei Wanxue became anxious and sat down next to her and said, "Sister-in-law, let's not talk about my marriage first. You should go out for a walk more often..."
"I heard that Master Chen's family in the east of the city is going to hold a birthday banquet in a couple of days. My eldest brother will also be there. Why don't you go with us? Walking around will help you feel better."
Yuan Zhao thought for a moment before saying, "Master Chen? You did send me an invitation, but I didn't want to go. I've been feeling unwell these past few days and just want to sleep..."
Yuan Zhizhi watched her dear mother acting from the side.
His face was pale and weak, and it really looked like that.
So she also tried to learn to teeter, but unfortunately she had grown into a little dumpling recently, so stocky and thick, how could she learn it?
The little white tiger was by her side, supporting her and preventing her from falling. She and the little white tiger were having a lot of fun playing together.
Wei Wanxue begged and persuaded Yuan Zhao, but he still refused to go with her to Lord Chen's banquet, and just said that he would think about it again.
Wei Wanxue was not happy when she left.
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