Chapter 135: Show Your Aunt a Seat
Shi Jianli nodded.
Mingzhao also saw his respectful expression and patted his shoulder. "Yes, it's been a year since we last met. I have a cousin who has good grades. You can come to my house and exchange knowledge with him in the future."
Yuan Qingchen replied, "I know him. I met him the day before yesterday. I had a conversation with him yesterday. Brother Heng is indeed very knowledgeable. I still have many shortcomings compared to him."
"Oh, by the way, I've also prepared a wedding for my cousin and his wife. I'll have someone send it to your courtyard later."
"Okay, thank you." Mingzhao nodded. "You just returned to Beijing. If there's anything I can help you with, just let me know."
"Well, I will definitely not be polite to my cousin."
While they were chatting and laughing, the maid from Fu Shou Tang came over to invite them, and they all went to Fu Shou Tang together.
On the way, two young men and women were walking with a thin old lady, and the two groups happened to meet.
"Aunt, are you going to Fushoutang too? Let's go with you." Yuan Yuhe bowed to the old lady and asked with a smile.
"Okay." After hearing what Yuan Yuhe said, Princess Guangde smiled and nodded.
The Princess of Guangde looked serious, with several deep lines between her brows, as if she was frowning often. She looked even older than the old lady in the mansion, and most of her hair was white.
Duke Zhou Er, the second son of the Princess of Guangde, looked wealthy and prosperous. He smiled on his chubby face as he greeted Yuan Yuhe and Madam Yuan, "Cousin-in-law, Madam."
The younger generations on Shi Jianli's side greeted the elders on the opposite side.
Zhou Tingxiao, the eldest son of Mr. Zhou Er, looked about seventeen or eighteen years old and was as chubby as his father. Together with Zhou Siyao, he bowed to Yuan Yuhe and Madam Yuan.
"Hello, cousin, aunt."
"Yeah." Yuan Yuhe had a loving smile on her face and looked at Shi Jianli again, "Li'er, come here."
Shi Jianli came forward and called out with a smile, "Mother."
Yuan Yuhe took her hand and introduced her to the Princess of Guangde County, "Aunt, this is my eldest daughter-in-law. There were so many people around the other day, so you haven't met her yet, right? Li'er is smart, well-educated, and good at martial arts. She was also personally conferred the title of Princess Wu Zhao by the Emperor."
"With Li'er, my eldest daughter-in-law, helping me manage the house, I will have a much easier time in the future."
There was a hint of satisfaction in Yuan Yuhe's voice, as if she was showing off to her elders.
Madam Yuan couldn't help but look at her, then looked at the Princess of Guangde County.
The Princess of Guangde County kept smiling as she looked at Shi Jianli and said with a slight seriousness, "This child does look very good."
Shi Jianli smiled faintly: "Thank you for the compliment, great aunt."
Princess Guangde looked at her granddaughter and grandson who were supporting her, "Xiao boy, Yao girl, you haven't come up to meet your eldest cousin and his wife yet, right?"
Zhou Siyao glanced at Ming Zhaohuan, then at Shi Jianli, "Grandma, I went for a walk in the garden this morning and met my eldest cousin and his wife. I even said hello to them."
Shi Jianli turned to look at her and said, "Yes, I did meet my third cousin this morning."
Zhou Tingxiao stepped forward and asked, "Cousin, cousin-in-law."
Mingzhao nodded calmly, "Why don't we talk while we walk? Grandmother is waiting. Grandaunt, please go first."
"good."
When we entered Fushou Hall, the old lady was being coaxed into a happy mood by Mingyuelin.
The Princess of Guangde County was helped into the house by her grandson and called out with a smile, "Sister-in-law."
Mingyue stood up and greeted everyone one by one.
The old lady looked over and saw that there were quite a few people. She responded and said, "Did you all come here together by appointment? As soon as you came in, my Fu Shou Hall suddenly became lively."
"Lanying, please find a seat for our aunt."
"Yes, old lady." Nanny Li hurriedly asked the maids to move, those who were to sit had their seats taken, and those who were to serve tea had their tea served.
"As for me, I met my niece-in-law and the others on the road, so we came here together." Princess Guangde sat down and drank a sip of tea.
Mingyuelin pulled Shijianli's hand and said, "Sister Li, sit here."
Shi Jianli sat down according to her strength.
Zhou Siyao heard this and asked, "Why does my second cousin call my cousin's wife 'sister'?"
Ming Yuelin glanced at her and said, "My third cousin is far away in Taozhou, so it's normal that she doesn't know."
"Because I have a good relationship with my sister-in-law. Before she married my eldest brother, I called her Sister Li. When she got married, I even went to see her off."
"After calling her sister for five or six years, it's not surprising that she sometimes forgets to change her name now that she has become my sister-in-law."
Mingyuelin hugged Shi Jianli and said, "Sister-in-law, you and I have a very good relationship, right?"
Shi Jianli smiled and nodded, "Yeah."
Zhou Siyao fell silent upon seeing this.
"Mother, aunt, I'm late. Please forgive me, both elders." Qiao Ruoying came in from outside and apologized with a smile.
The old lady waved her hand and said, "The boys haven't finished their shift yet. It's still early. It's not too late to sit down and have a couple of cups of tea."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Ruoying sat down and talked to the old lady.
Seeing that several young people were still standing, the old lady called out to them, "Sit down, don't stand there as punishment, come and talk to us. This isn't Qingchen's first time here, and you still treat us like guests?"
"It's my fault." Yuan Qingchen apologized and sat next to Ming Zhaohuan.
The other people sat down one after another, the elders talked about the elders' things, and the young people talked about the young people's things.
Mingzhao, who was sitting next to Shi Jianli, was chatting with Yuan Qingchen and Yuan Qinghuan, and refilling Shi Jianli's tea from time to time.
Zhou Tingxiao was neither good at literature nor martial arts, so he could not say anything and just listened silently from the side. Only Zhou Siyao found a chance to talk to Mingyuelin, but Mingyuelin calmly avoided the topic.
Soon, a servant of the Yuan family brought over a four-year-old child.
Madam Yuan waved to the child and said, "When you wake up, come and greet the elders."
"Grandma." Yuan Hehui obediently came before Madam Yuan and called out to his family, "Dad, Mom, Second Uncle."
He then looked at the old lady, Yuan Yuhe, and Qiao Ruoying, and stepped forward to bow politely: "Hello, great-grandmother Chen, hello, great-aunt, hello, great-uncle."
"Hui'er is so good. He still remembers how to call Grandmother Chen." The old lady smiled and hugged him in her arms. She pointed at the Princess of Guangde and said, "This is your Grandmother Ming."
"Hello, Grandmother Ming."
Princess Guangde patted his head and handed him a small golden lock. "How old is this child?"
"Four years old." Mrs. Yuan replied.
"He's about the same age as my two grandchildren."
Yuan Hehui was hugged by the elders for a while, and before he returned to his parents' arms, he came to Ming Zhaohuan again, "Uncle."
He looked at Shi Jianli who was beside Mingzhao, and after confirming, he said obediently, "Hello, aunt."
"A gift for Hui'er." Shi Jianli pulled his hand, took the purse from Xianyue's hand and put it in his hand.
"Thank you, aunt~"
"You're welcome."
Ming Yuelin pulled him to sit next to her, separating him from Zhou Siyao who was sitting next to her. "Go sit here with your aunt, and she will feed you some fruit."
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