Zhao Sixing was not only Xu Shao's eldest son, but he would also be Xu Shao's support in the future. Marquis Yongning valued Zhao Sixing highly, and after he arrived, he called him to his study.
Upon hearing Zhao Sixing say that he would be taking his mother and newlywed wife to the estate in the suburbs of the capital in another month, the Marquis frowned and said, "By then, it will be almost the twelfth lunar month. Won't we be returning to the capital right afterward?"
Zhao Sixing said with a smile, "Grandfather, Mother said she doesn't want to come back for the New Year; she wants to stay on the estate for the New Year."
Upon hearing this, Marquis Yongning frowned and said, "Absurd! She is the wife of the heir apparent, the future mistress of your Marquis's mansion. What kind of talk is it if she doesn't come back for the New Year?"
Seeing his grandfather's anger, Zhao Sixing shrank back, but still stood up, bowed to the Marquis of Yongning, and said, "Grandfather, this is my mother's wish. I tried to persuade her, but she told me that she wanted to try what it would be like to spend the New Year at home. Grandfather, my mother has had a hard life these past years. As her child, I should always take her wishes into consideration."
Marquis Yongning rubbed his forehead and said, "But you and your mother are not spending the New Year at home. How are you going to explain this to your grandparents? You are newly married, and your new wife is spending the New Year at her husband's family home for the first time. What will people say about you? What will they say about your entire Marquis's mansion?"
Zhao Sixing had thought about these questions, but his mother insisted on doing so. Zhao Sixing really couldn't understand why his mother, who used to value the Marquis's Mansion so much and wanted to have the power to manage the household, was now trying to hide from the house as if she were avoiding some kind of disaster.
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