After her birthday, Mrs. Du took the initiative to invite Yurong to talk to her. When Zhu was about to take her daughter over, Yurong said, "Mother, it's inconvenient for me to go out when I'm about to get married. How can I be so easy to let them see me?"
What a good thing, if it is opened so quickly, it will no longer be fresh.
Zhu agreed very much, "Then mother will go there in person. Rong Jie'er, mother is so anxious, but you are calm. Oh, you don't know, your eldest aunt in the eldest house saw the seven fairies presenting birthday peaches and said that everyone in the audience was stunned. Everyone wanted to know who did it. When they heard it was the daughter of the Yang family, our daughter of the Yang family became even more popular."
In Zhu's eyes, her daughter might become someone else's wife or mother in the future and sacrifice everything for her own family, but in her eyes, her daughter would always be her treasure.
She always supports her daughter.
Mrs. Du was a little confused when she saw the visitor was a plump white woman. She only heard the person beside her introduce her, "This is Zhu Yiren, the mother of Yang Liuniang."
A fifth-rank concubine is nothing in the Du family.
But this person is Wei Xuanning's mother-in-law, so Mrs. Du has to check carefully.
She first asked, "Isn't your daughter here?"
Zhu thought to herself that her daughter was right. Now that she came here, her status would not be equal to hers. Instead, she would be looked down upon and feel inferior. So she smiled and said, "Her wedding is coming soon, and I dare not let her out. If you have anything to say, just tell me."
Although her husband is not a man of high status, King Han may be prosperous and a seventh-rank official in the prime minister's office, and her husband is a fifth-rank official. His future is limitless. Although the Du family is good, she is not that jealous. A man without desires is strong.
Madam Du nodded: "You are very thoughtful."
Since Yang Yurong had not come, Madam Du had nothing to say. As for Zhu, she tactfully greeted Madam Du with a few words and left.
Inevitably, some people would gossip about this to Old Lady Du, "How could the Sixth Lady of the Yang Family be so rich? She hasn't even gotten married yet, so she should come to meet you."
The person who was speaking was a relative of the Du family from one of the three outer branches. Normally, he would not stand seeing Old Madam Du. But today, Old Madam Du was in a good mood and thought that Yang Liuniang would come, so she called everyone to come and entertain the guests. However, she never expected that she did not come at all.
Even if Madam Du was angry, she would not lose face. She could not show that she was really angry in front of the relatives from the three groups outside, so she pretended not to hear. Madam Du persuaded the man to leave, and then said to the companion room: "This is what a smart person does. If she ran over here, she would be looked down upon."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw his daughter Du Ruomei coming over. Du Ruomei's brother Du Chong was the tutor of King Jiangxia and was never at home, so his daughter spent more time with him. Unfortunately, his daughter was not young anymore, and because she was obsessed with Zhang Lingyi, she became stupid and foolish.
"Ruomei, your grandmother has been missing your late aunt these days. I'm afraid she's sad and hurt. If you have time, you should go to your grandmother's place and keep her company."
Du Ruomei sat down slowly, with a little sadness on her face, "Mom, you always chant Buddha's name, saying that everyone in the world has reincarnation and retribution, but why is it that a woman like Yang Liuniang not only has no retribution, but also has blessings. My cousin and Master Lingyi are both excellent men in the world, and they both want to marry her."
Isn’t it said that women value virtue the most?
Why are these men like blind?
Now even my cousin...
Madam Du dismissed the servants and was deeply worried about her. "Why are you still so foolish? You said she is not a good person, but her methods are really much better than yours."
Du Ruomei was puzzled: "You have never seen her? Why do you say that?" After all, she was brought up in a big family, how could she be worse than Yang Liuniang? Although she heard that Yang Liuniang was very beautiful, she just met Yang Liuniang's mother Zhu when she came here. Zhu was bloated, with small eyes and a flat nose. She was not ugly, but she was not even average. It can be seen that Yang Liuniang's reputation is not worthy of her.
Well, even though she was really good-looking, she was just a daughter from a side branch, how could she compare to the daughter that the Du family had carefully raised.
It’s not that Du Ruomei looks down on her, but the family’s upbringing and investment in her are different.
It would be fine if Yang Yurong was a kind-hearted, loyal and righteous woman, but she betrayed her husband and turned to someone else. If such a person had a miserable end, everyone would say that it was all karma. But now, not only has her life not been very bad, but it has even improved to a higher level. How can people not be discouraged?
There is no retribution in this world. People who do bad things are on high and mighty. What kind of justice is this?
Mrs. Du could understand her daughter's feelings. She just felt that Yang Yurong was not worthy of her position. However, she explained in detail: "Although I have never met her, I can see the big picture from the small details. You see, your grandmother didn't invite her to her birthday party, but she sent a birthday gift. If it was an ordinary birthday gift, it would be fine, but it was so ingenious. It makes people wonder what kind of person with such talent and talent came up with such a birthday gift?"
At this point, Madam Du laughed and said, "According to common sense, she should have followed everyone's wishes and come to see your grandmother, being polite and perhaps even trying to please your grandmother and get her to say a few good things about you in front of your cousin. But this Yang Liuniang just didn't come. Why do you think that is? Does she really want to offend your grandmother?"
Du Ruomei said unhappily, "Being mysterious is just a pretense."
"But everyone is fooled by this. Otherwise, why did Liu Xuande invite Zhuge Liang three times? The more she does this, the more interested everyone will be in her. When she really marries into the Wei family, she will have a reputation and status, and she won't have to humble herself. Coming to our house to please your grandmother is certainly a way to success, but if she does this, everyone in the Du family will see how she groveled. Even if she becomes the mistress of the Wei family in the future, people in the Du family will still mention this shameful period. She doesn't want to be inferior to us."
Madam Du said, "She only needs to tell your cousin Xuan Ning about this matter. It doesn't matter whether we like it or not. As long as your cousin Xuan Ning likes it, she can gain a foothold in the Wei family."
Du Ruomei was puzzled when she heard this. "If my grandmother has an opinion about her and thinks she is taking advantage of Qiao, wouldn't cousin Xuan Ning have an opinion about her too?"
Madam Du said unhappily, "You are stupid. We can look down on her now, but she will be the mistress of the Wei family in the future. Husband and wife have been one since ancient times. Moreover, she is the younger generation and sent a birthday gift in advance to show goodwill. If we, the Du family, dislike him just because she took Qiao, and say something bad about her to your cousin, your cousin may not say anything on the surface, but in his heart he will blame us and your grandmother for being ignorant. After all, Yang Liuniang couldn't come because she wanted to marry him."
Du Ruomei was stunned. This Yang Yurong really had become a spirit...
It's really cunning.