Chapter 437: All Thoughts Are Wrong
A flash of contempt passed through Mrs. Zhou Er's eyes. A country woman is a country woman. She is too easy to be fooled.
The two naturally took advantage of the victory and became more and more friendly to Widow Qu, chatting with her one after another. They talked about family matters, topics that Widow Qu could participate in, rather than topics such as clothes, jewelry, and flowers, which Widow Qu could hardly get a word in about. This made Widow Qu very happy.
After a long while, the two finally decided to stop, and Widow Qu was satisfied and returned to Deng's side.
Mrs. Zhou Er scoffed and whispered, "Tell me, what will Mrs. Deng think when she sees her being so affectionate with us?"
The two sisters-in-law looked at each other and smiled.
Master Tuesday and Master Wednesday are operating outside. With their unremitting efforts and the dual support of financial investment, they have successfully hooked up with the Mi family again.
The Mi family, a family with no background and no smart people, now saw Concubine Mi rise to prominence, and naturally felt that good times had come. They were so proud that they wanted to wag their tails and brag about themselves to everyone they met. The two masters of the Zhou family took the initiative to extend an olive branch, and they were in need of expanding their influence, so of course they accepted it with pride.
Not only did he accept it, but he also took it for granted!
Moreover, he consciously saw infinite hope because of this - families like the Zhou family of the Duke of Liguo's Mansion were trying to please his family, so what about other families?
For Master Tuesday and Master Wednesday, this is also a good start. After all, they are also in urgent need of allies.
The two sides hit it off immediately.
This good news made both couples in the two rooms feel very happy and boosted their confidence.
At this moment, Madam Zhou Er and Madam Zhou San successfully hooked up with Widow Qu, and they were naturally overjoyed.
I just said it, who can continue to be unlucky?
Doesn't this mean that everything will go smoothly after bad times?
Deng naturally also discovered that Widow Qu was chatting with Madam Zhou Er and Madam Zhou San, and they seemed to be having a very happy conversation.
However, although she was a little puzzled, she did not feel uncomfortable as Mrs. Zhou Er and Mrs. Zhou San smugly thought, nor did she suspect Widow Qu.
During the time in Lingnan, it was the Widow Qu and the others who accompanied me. I was grateful for their companionship every day. How could Madam Zhou Er and Madam Zhou San understand such a friendship?
Being a guest at someone else's house, Mrs. Deng didn't ask Widow Qu much. She just looked at her with concern and whispered, "Did I bully you?"
Widow Qu was amused and quickly shook her head, whispering, "No, sister, don't you know me? I won't tolerate bullying me."
Deng smiled and said, "Of course."
The Zhao family, aside from other matters, would never compromise when it came to not letting their own family suffer any injustice. They hadn't given in before, so how many families in the capital dared to force them to back down now?
The ladies chatted and laughed, sipping tea and gossiping. The weather was nice, and they even walked into the garden for a while to look at the flowers. The two Zhous didn't come any closer, nor did they cause any trouble.
Unexpectedly, Mi Guifei's sister-in-law and brother-in-law suddenly became angry and said a few words to Deng.
Mrs. Deng was completely baffled. She had no idea when her family had started this dirty business with the Mi family. Widow Qu couldn't stand it and wanted to fight back, but Mrs. Deng secretly stopped her.
No need.
When the wife of Xunyang Hou saw that something was not right, she quickly tried to smooth things over with some jokes.
Mrs. Deng just laughed it off, and the two ladies of the Mi family didn't want to continue talking, so they just sneered and let it go.
Seeing this, they were confident that both Deng and the wife of Xunyang Marquis were afraid of their family and did not dare to confront them at all, so they were trying to smooth things over.
This is already amazing!
You have to know that before Concubine Mi came to power, which of these ladies would even look at their own family? No one!
However, Deng could never have imagined that the reason why the two ladies of the Mi family resented her was because the wife of Duke Liguo and Zhao Liya both refused to let the girl of the Mi family become Zhou Hansheng's equal wife or even concubine.
Mrs. Mi didn't tell anyone about this, and Zhao Liya and the Duke's wife naturally wouldn't tell anyone either, so outsiders didn't know about it at all.
Even Deng didn't know.
This little incident, which did not have time to ferment, did not affect everyone's interest. The ladies had a very pleasant day eating, watching plays, and communicating with each other.
After having lunch at the Marquis' Mansion and watching several good plays, everyone left one after another around three o'clock in the afternoon.
On the way back in the carriage, Widow Qu couldn't help laughing and told Mrs. Deng about what the two ladies from the Duke of Liguo's Mansion had said to her.
"Their attitude has improved a lot, and they're more friendly. They haven't been snarky with me or badmouthing Aya. I guess they've learned their lesson and are scared. They don't dare to go against our Aya anymore. This is good. Aya is really capable and doesn't need the elders to worry about her at all! My sister can rest assured from now on!"
Mrs. Deng was also a little surprised: "So they are surrendering?"
"I think so too!"
"That's good," Mrs. Deng smiled. "This way, Aya can save some trouble. After all, our two families are in-laws, and it wouldn't look good if we quarreled too much. No matter how capable Aya is, she is still a junior. She is naturally at a disadvantage in front of the elders. If she is not careful, it will not be good for her reputation."
"Exactly! I thought so too!"
Mrs. Deng and Widow Qu actually thought of the same thing. They both thought that Mrs. Zhou Er and Mrs. Zhou San were too embarrassed to bow to Zhao Liya, so they acted in front of Widow Qu.
Deng smiled and said, "Since that's the case, sister, let's send someone to the Duke of Liguo's mansion to tell Aya a few words so she can know."
Since the two Mrs. Zhous had already put on a serious face and secretly made overtures, Mrs. Deng, who had always been kind, felt that it would be inappropriate for her to do nothing.
Naturally, she hoped that her daughter's family would be harmonious and prosperous.
Widow Qu smiled and said, "Why bother sending a servant? I'd rather go myself and explain things more clearly! I haven't seen Aya for a while, and I really miss her! Coincidentally, she likes our homemade side dishes, so I might as well send her some."
Mrs. Deng was also happy when she heard this and nodded: "Okay, thank you for taking the trouble to go there!"
Widow Qu waved her hands and smiled: "What's the trouble?"
The two smiled at each other and enthusiastically began to discuss which side dishes to bring for Zhao Liya. How could a mother not miss her newly married daughter?
Especially as a family that has shared joys and sorrows.
Widow Qu couldn't help herself after she had this idea, so she went to visit Duke Liguo's mansion the next day, and Qu Yutao accompanied her.
(End of this chapter)
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