Chapter 29 Did she succeed?
As a cousin living in the second house, Xu Shuyao has rarely appeared in public in the past two years, and Old Madam Xiao knows very little about her.
If she hadn't had some impression of the incident when she helped Changsun pass on the message, she would have almost forgotten what this girl looked like.
My only impression is that she is a very pretty young lady.
Madam Xiao patted her hands and said, "The shoes are very good! I like them too. But sewing is really bad for your eyes. You should do less of it in the future. Don't take advantage of your youth and ignore it."
Xu Shuyao nodded obediently.
Liu looked at her niece and saw her lowering her head, feeling a little regretful.
As a cousin as well, Liu Qingwan also put her heart into it, but she didn't do it in the right way.
The five-fold screen is indeed luxurious and majestic, but what hasn't the old lady seen at her age?
On the contrary, the girl from the Xu family did not rely on that tall man, but took the old lady's words to heart, and her shoemaking skills were really good. The combination of the two just warmed the old lady's heart.
My niece is sixteen years old now. As her aunt, Liu naturally hopes the best for her.
Didn’t my brother send his daughter here just to visit the Duke Cheng’s Mansion?
Liu originally planned to let Liu Qingwan be her daughter-in-law, but the old lady disagreed at that time, and her brother made such a mistake, so the matter was dropped.
Later, when I wanted to take her out of the house for socializing, she complained about this and that and dragged me until now.
Seeing her wholeheartedly preparing a gift for the old lady a few days ago, Liu had some hope in her heart.
If I can gain the favor of my mother-in-law and get her to give me some pointers, this marriage will naturally be much better than if I just hastily arrange it myself.
pity……
Liu felt it was a pity, but Chen seemed to be meeting her niece for the first time.
She had previously thought that the young ladies’ gifts were nothing more than those, and she hadn’t paid attention to what was in the maid’s basket.
Chen has been deliberately treating Xu Shuyao coldly these days. After thinking about what happened in Jiyunzhai before, she felt that something was wrong.
Since my niece knew about it in advance, she could have suppressed the matter before I could investigate.
But she acted as if she knew nothing and allowed herself to embarrass herself in front of her master and stepson.
Thinking that the second master Xiao had been staying at Zhao's place for a few days instead of returning to the main courtyard, Chen was filled with anger.
Chen deliberately ignored Xu Shuyao, of course including the matter of her nephew going to school.
But she was so good that after just a few days, she was already thinking of using the old lady's connections.
Chen was angry, but her anger subsided a little when she saw the red dogwood bag worn around her daughter's waist.
It was just a small matter of the young ladies trying to please their elders, but it caused such an undercurrent.
Not to mention the sisters-in-law Chen and Liu, even the young men present, who among them was not staring at her?
Xiao Jinwen had noticed Xu Shuyao early on, and when he saw that she had won the approval of her grandmother, he was quite happy for her.
The young lady had no one to rely on, and as a man, he was powerless most of the time.
As for the matter of Xu Shuheng not being able to go to the Shen clan to study, several days have passed and there has been no movement from the second house. I don’t know what the second uncle is thinking.
Xiao Jinwen was thinking about whether he should talk to his father or ask the prince for help. After all, this matter had something to do with him!
Unlike his fourth brother, Xiao Jinrong secretly hated the orphan girl's cunning. It was just a pair of shoes, but it actually overshadowed the efforts of his cousin Liu in the past few months.
In addition to his two younger brothers, Xiao Mo also watched all of this. He watched the singing, reciting, acting and fighting of the Xu girl, but he curled up the corners of his lips and smiled.
Young ladies have various ways of pleasing their elders, some of which are simple-minded, while others have ulterior motives.
He would not bother to expose her in front of his grandmother. Xiao Mo thought he had a good eye and could see that the old lady wore those shoes without any reluctance.
It actually fits perfectly!
This discovery surprised him a little.
Only after Xu Shuyao stepped back from Madam Xiao did she secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
But when she looked up, she saw the prince looking at her. Before Xu Shuyao could take a closer look, the man turned his gaze away again.
She couldn't help but feel a pang of anxiety, and always felt that being targeted by this person would not bring good things.
But after she sat down, she thought about it again. She really didn't do anything bad. She just wanted to please the old lady. What's wrong with that?
As human beings, everyone wants to live a better life, and there is nothing wrong with that!
She stayed up for several nights making shoes and dogwood bags.
The shoes are comfortable and fit well, and the red sac is beneficial to the body, which are all good things.
Others don’t understand why the old lady is so emotional?
In fact, it was not about her, nor about the pair of shoes that fit her well, but about her intentions, which reminded the old man of his deceased friend.
Xu Shuyao didn't dwell on it anymore.
Everything that needs to be done has been done, and all we can do is leave it to time.
But Xu Shuyao didn't have to wait long. Perhaps the shoes left a deep enough impression on her. The old lady asked her age again, and she answered truthfully.
When Old Madam Xiao heard that she was still in mourning, she pondered for a moment and said, "I remember you seem to live in Jiyunzhai. It's not far from where I live anyway. So, starting tomorrow, come to Songhe Hall and spend an hour every morning!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.
Xu Shuyao was about to nod in agreement when she heard the old lady continue, "The third girl and Liu girl will also come."
In the past, Xiao Jinshan only came to Songhe Hall once every ten days, and the two cousins Xu and Liu would not even be qualified to see the old lady on weekdays unless it was a festival.
After Mrs. Xiao finished speaking, she didn't care about the expressions of her daughters-in-law and went on to talk about something else.
Liu Qingwan was not surprised when she knew that she was among them. She thought that the old lady just called Cousin Xu and mentioned her and Xiao Jinshan in passing.
She had worked so hard for so long and should have been the one the old lady valued the most.
Even if I can't compare with Xiao Jinshan, it should be better than cousin Xu, right? But the result is the opposite of what I expected.
But now is not the time to think about these things, there are still many days to come!
At the evening banquet, although men and women sat at opposite ends, there was no screen separating them.
Sitting on Xu Shuyao's left was her third cousin, and on her right was Liu Qingwan.
Xiao Jinshan enjoyed the delicious food in the bowls and plates handed to her by the maid and said with a smile: "If I had known you made shoes for grandma, I wouldn't have wanted those dogwood sachets."
Xu Shuyao smiled and said, "Let's switch next time."
Xiao Jinshan pretended to hit her, but Xu Shuyao actually laughed.
It was a bright smile, with curved eyebrows, watery eyes, and the corners of the mouth turned up with a beautiful curve.
Xiao Jinwen saw it as soon as he raised his eyes, and was inexplicably startled.
He also remembered that he was already engaged and his future wife would be Ms. Zhou.
But he didn't know that after he lowered his eyelids, Xiao Mo's gaze fell on his face and then slipped away in an instant.
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