Chapter 441 Sisters-in-law

Zeng Wulian rolled and crawled out of the small hall and ran into Song Han and Miao Ansu head-on.

Song Han looked a little decadent, obviously he had drunk too much yesterday and was still drunk. Miao Ansu, wearing a bright red jacket with gold all over it and a high bun, seemed to be following Song Han obediently, but her eyes were rolling around.

Zeng Wu wanted to throw himself on Song Han, "Second Master, you are here. The Duke, the Crown Prince, and the uncles from the Lu family have already arrived and are waiting for you and the Second Madam."

Song Han nodded dejectedly and went into the small hall with Miao Ansu.

Miao Ansu was immediately attracted by a woman in a bright red silk jacket in the small hall.

The girl looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, with a pair of beautiful, sparkling eyes like the twinkling stars in the night sky, a high nose bridge, and long eyebrows. She stood there with a smile on her lips, but there was a heroic air about her, and it was obvious that she was not from an ordinary family.

But before she could take a second look, she heard Song Yichun's cold snort.

"Why did you come only now? I told you since you were a child to recite the family motto, 'Get up at dawn'. Have you forgotten it now that you're married?" He said, glancing at Miao Ansu with dissatisfaction.

Miao Ansu's heart suddenly became furious.

Song Han got extremely drunk last night. He kept asking for water and vomiting, and was in such a state for most of the night. In the morning, he couldn't wake up. If her wet nurse Shi hadn't taken the opportunity to squeeze a towel with cold water and put it on Song Han's face, Song Han would probably still be lying in bed.

After finally helping Song Han put on his clothes, they went to the ancestral hall.

The father-in-law was already waiting for them in the ancestral hall.

After bowing to the ancestors of the Song family, they went to pay homage to the spirit tablet of their mother-in-law.

At that time, the father-in-law acted very amiable and said to them, "Relatives won't come so early. Go back and rest for a while before going to the small hall to meet your relatives!"

It's ridiculous that I was secretly thankful to have met a good father-in-law. Thinking that Song Han didn't have breakfast when he went out, I specially served Song Han breakfast before coming over.

But she didn't expect that before she could even stand still, her father-in-law scolded her like this.

How could the father-in-law say that it was he who caused Song Han to disobey the family rules?

Wouldn't this damage her reputation?

Miao Ansu looked towards Song Han.

But Song Han just stood there blankly listening to his father's lectures without saying a word of defense.

She felt as if she had been punched in the chest.

She was the bride, and her husband did not speak up for her. If she argued with her father-in-law, he would accuse her of being sharp-tongued and disrespectful to her parents and she could be divorced - her marriage was a gift, so although he could not divorce her, he could send her to the family temple, or let Song Han distance himself from her and favor his concubine, leaving her a widow.

When it comes to that, I have no children. What’s the point of having the title of the legal wife?

Miao Ansu pursed her lips tightly.

Mrs. Song San laughed and said, "It's normal for young people to sleep in and get up late. Song Han is newly married, so you don't have to be too harsh on him." She motioned for the maid to bring tea, picked up a cup and handed it to Miao Ansu, "Why don't you go and serve a cup of tea to your father-in-law? After drinking your daughter-in-law's tea, you will forget all the unpleasant things in the past."

Is this an attempt to encourage a fight?

This is simply trying to create chaos in the world and put the blame on her!

Miao Ansu staggered and almost fell.

But she saw that Song Yichun had already sat down on the armchair, and Song Han had also taken the tea handed to him by Mrs. Song San and knelt on the futon. She had no choice but to put aside her grievances and knelt down with Song Han.

Just like when Song Mo got married, Song Yichun gave Miao Ansu two red envelopes as a meeting gift and also gave her a set of gold headdress and several pearl and jade ornaments on behalf of Jiang, which were worth at least one or two thousand taels of silver.

Miao Ansu was so happy that he couldn't help himself and tried hard not to laugh out loud. He walked forward to thank Song Yichun.

Next came Song Maochun and others.

They gave Miao Ansu a pair of red envelopes as a courtesy.

The red envelope is so light that you can tell it is a banknote without pinching it.

The smile on Miao Ansu's face deepened.

The smallest denomination of a banknote was ten taels, which meant that everyone gave her at least ten taels of silver as a reward.

She couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

It would be great if the Song family had more relatives!

After paying respects to the elders, you become the equals.

According to the order, Song Qin should be toasted first, but because Song Mo and Song Han are brothers from the same family, Song Mo should be toasted first.

Song Mo also gave two red envelopes.

Miao Ansu was distracted for a moment.

Song Han was already the most handsome man she had ever seen, but she didn't expect Song Mo to be even more handsome than Song Han, and he was also the eldest son of the Duke of Ying. It was said that he was now the co-magistrate of the Jinwu Guard and was also in charge of the affairs of the Five Cities Military Department... He was truly a proud son of heaven!

I wish Song Han could get such a good job someday!

A cold light flashed in Song Mo's eyes.

The jewelry that my father gave to Miao was in very new condition, and it was obviously recently ordered in a jewelry store. In other words, the family heirlooms were still in my father's hands. I wonder if he was reluctant to give them to Song Han or if he had other plans?

Song Mo did not drink the tea offered by Song Hanjing, but instead rubbed the teacup playfully.

Fortunately, after Song Han offered tea to Song Mo, he turned to Song Qin. Everyone's attention was also focused on Song Qin, and no one noticed anything unusual.

Turning from the east to the west, Song Han and Miao Ansu first served tea to Mrs. Song.

Miao Ansu couldn't help but look directly at the woman in red.

Then she discovered that the woman had a baby in her arms.

Could she be his sister-in-law Dou?

Miao Ansu kowtowed to Mrs. Song Si somewhat absentmindedly.

As expected, she was led by Mrs. Song San to the woman in red.

"This is your sister-in-law Dou." Mrs. Song San said with a smile, "Your sister-in-law is virtuous and kind. Not only does everyone in our family praise her, but even relatives and friends give her a thumbs up when they mention her."

Miao Ansu knelt down and saluted Dou Zhao, but he did not agree with it in his heart.

She herself has a reputation of being "filial and obedient", but it is just the bragging of her family members.

She called "sister-in-law" softly and behaved very docilely.

Dou Zhao smiled and nodded, and the gift was a pair of pure gold bracelets.

Miao Ansu took it.

It is hollow.

She was a little surprised.

Didn't Mrs. Dou claim to have a dowry of 100,000 taels of silver? Why is she so stingy?

She thanked him calmly.

Mrs. Song San brought her to Mrs. Tan.

Tan's meeting gift was a pair of red gold earrings inlaid with quartz.

Mrs. Zhang's rings were simpler, a pair of pure gold willow leaf rings.

Miao Ansu felt very satisfied.

When she got married, her aunt gave her a pair of pearl flowers and a box, which cost only twenty taels of silver, but was considered a generous gift among relatives.

Mrs. Song San introduced the eldest lady of the Lu family to Miao Ansu.

Although only the grandmother from the Lu family came, they gave Miao Ansu all the gifts for the meeting.

The relative Miao Ansu wanted to see the most was Princess Ningde. Seeing that she didn't come, he was very disappointed and said, "I wonder when I can go to pay my respects to the Princess and the old lady? I can't let the two old people not even recognize their nephews and grandsons' wives, right?"

Grandma Lu saw that Miao Ansu was not only beautiful but also had her own ideas. She liked her and said gently, "The two old ladies are old and don't see guests very often. I will go back and ask the princess and our old lady and then write back to my cousins."

"Of course!" Miao Ansu smiled sweetly.

When she came to Yuan Ge'er, she rewarded him with a bag of silver melon seeds.

Dou Zhao was very surprised, and then felt a little embarrassed.

If she had known that Miao would honor Yuan Ge'er in this way, she should have given Miao a solid gold bracelet.

Ganlu, who was helping Yuange'er collect the gold melon seeds, gestured to Dou Zhao, indicating that the golden melon seeds were hollow.

Dou Zhao smiled slightly.

Even so, she did put her heart into it, and I should repay her kindness.

As the thought flashed through his mind, someone in the east of the hall started shouting, "Fourth sister-in-law is so stingy, she only gave me two taels of silver as a red envelope! When third sister-in-law got married, in addition to the reward, she also gave me and my sixth brother a red envelope of ten taels of silver each!"

It was Song Jun's voice.

Miao Ansu's face turned red.

Song Fengchun and his wife were also extremely embarrassed. Song Fengchun slapped his son directly: "If you don't say anything, people will think you are dumb? Is two taels of silver not enough? If you think it's too little, then give it to Song Yao!"

Song Jun touched his head and muttered softly, his face full of grievance.

Mrs. Song San hurriedly said, "Children's words are not to be feared, children's words are not to be feared, children are ignorant, Tian En, don't take this matter to heart."

What else can Miao Ansu do?

I had to say that I didn't mind.

But this little episode still affected the atmosphere a little.

After the recognition, everyone went to sit in the flower hall next to the small hall. The only sounds in the room were the clatter of bowls, chopsticks and spoons and the footsteps of the maids serving the dishes.

Song Jun and Song Yao were too honest, which made Dou Zhao feel uncomfortable.

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The next day, Song Han and Miao Ansu returned home.

Dou Zhao had not been at home for some time. In the morning, he would go to the flower room of the Upper House to listen to the accounts and instructions given by the maids in charge of various places.

Gu Yu is here.

He asked Dou Zhao, "Have Song Han and his wife returned home?"

Dou Zhao nodded.

Gu Yu smiled and held up a piece of mutton-fat jade pendant hanging from her waist and showed it to Dou Zhao: "Does it look good?"

The whole piece of jade is pure white, flawless, shiny and translucent.

"It looks great!" Dou Zhao joked with him, "You're not planning to give it to Yuan Ge'er, are you?"

"Anything else is fine, but not this!" Gu Yu couldn't hide the joy in her eyes and eyebrows, and whispered, "This was given to me by the Empress Dowager when I went to the palace to tell stories."

Dou Zhao was shocked.

Gu Yu smiled at her proudly.

Dou Zhao couldn't help laughing.

Gu Yu asked her, "Where is Sister A-Yan? Why don't you see her?"

"The Duke refused to acknowledge her," Dou Zhao sighed, "She doesn't like to go out much."

Gu Yu said "Oh" and a look of sympathy appeared on his face.

Song Mo knew that Gu Yu was coming, so he sent someone to call him.

Gu Yu went to Song Mo's study in a flash.

Song Mo smiled and asked him, "Why did you go to your sister-in-law's place instead of looking for me when you entered the mansion?"

Gu Yu instinctively didn't want to tell Song Mo about this. He chuckled and said, "I'm not going to see my sister-in-law, I'm going to see Yuan Ge'er!"

Song Mo smiled and shook his head, not exposing him, and asked him with a smile: "How is the dock in Tianjin?"

"With me watching, who dares to cause trouble?" Gu Yu said carelessly. The two of them talked about business. At noon, Gu Yu stayed in Yizhitang for lunch.

When Dou Zhao heard that Song Mo would not come back for dinner, he called Jiang Yan to come and have lunch with him and discussed with her about climbing the mountain on Double Ninth Festival.