Chapter 243 is a bit off.
Lady Huangfu's thinking was very simple.
In any case, girls from the Huangfu family cannot marry into the royal family.
Once you get married, you'll inevitably get caught up in those struggles sooner or later.
Moreover, she knew her own daughter's character well. After marrying into the royal family, how many of her cunning minds could outsmart others?
Even a prince's residence wouldn't do.
The power struggles within the Prince's residence are no less intense than those within the palace.
Seeing that Madam Huangfu was full of confidence and certain that her daughter would not associate with the Seventh Prince, Shangguan Jin did not want to say anything.
However, to ensure everything went smoothly, Lady Huangfu still sent a message to Shangguan Jin.
"Madam Shen, we have a good relationship, don't we?"
Over the past two years, I've gotten along really well with you.
The Seventh Prince is your nephew. He respects you and listens to you. He spends more time at your residence than in the palace!
All you need to do is say something bad about our Ruoxi in front of the Seventh Prince.
Take our girl, for example. She's so carefree and loves playing with knives and guns. She can't even manage things in her own yard.
The seventh prince will be enfeoffed as the Prince of Yan in the future.
Then we must find someone like Miss Xu or Miss Qian.
Shangguan Jin dared not agree.
Empress Xu dared not make a decision on the Seventh Prince's marriage on her own, let alone her aunt.
"Do you think I can decide the Seventh Prince's marriage?" Shangguan Jin asked with a smile.
Lady Huangfu thought about it and realized that it might not be possible.
That would indeed be asking too much of someone.
"What were they thinking that day? They didn't mean they were interested in three places at once!"
What? One principal wife and two concubines?
"I'm not bragging, but none of these girls could possibly become a concubine," said Lady Huangfu.
Shangguan Jin smiled and quickly explained to Madam Huangfu.
"How could that be? The imperial family thinks the Xu family's daughter is good, so they arranged a marriage with the Xu family. After the crown prince ascends the throne, it will be difficult for them to touch the seventh prince."
But what about the Empress...?
"You think our Ruoxi is good? After all, the Marquis now holds the Weiyuan Army in his hands. No matter how you look at it, he will be an aid to the Crown Prince, right?"
But she didn't dare to show it so obviously, so she brought out the girl from Minister Qian's family again.
"After all, the daughter of Minister Qian has a good reputation." Madam Huangfu interrupted Shangguan Jin.
Shangguan Jin smiled and picked the two plum blossoms that had fallen on Madam Huangfu's shoulder.
"Don't you understand everything?"
Although that's what the imperial family thought, they were also afraid that the seventh prince would cause trouble.
"Let the Seventh Prince make his own connections and see who he can get along with."
Shangguan Jin's words relieved Madam Huangfu.
If that's the case, then her daughter will definitely be fine.
The Seventh Prince was raised by Consort Xian, who was a girl from the Shangguan family, a renowned scholarly family.
They weren't from military families like theirs, who spent their days wielding swords and spears.
"Okay, then I'm relieved!"
Madam Shen, look how beautiful these plum blossoms are! And since you enjoy looking at them, why don't you get one for your own household?
I'm a rough guy, I don't know how to do these things, but you definitely do...
Shangguan Jin was speechless.
She doesn't know how to do these things at all!
The flowers and plants in the mansion are now all taken care of by professional gardeners.
Besides, so what if she likes to look at plum blossoms?
Does liking pork mean you have to raise your own pig...?
The two talked as they looked at the plum blossoms.
After admiring the plum blossoms, we returned to the pavilion.
Both Shangguan Jin and Madam Huangfu had something on their minds and kept glancing out of the plum garden.
Just as the banquet was about to begin, a group of young ladies entered with their maids.
When Shangguan Jin looked around, she saw that Qian Qingqing from Minister Qian's family was there, as were the young ladies from other families.
Only her two daughters, Xu Roujia from Prime Minister Xu's family, and Huangfu Ruoxi were not present.
Shangguan Jin was stunned. What was going on?
"Huh? Miss Qian, where are Roujia and the others?" Madam Xu was also taken aback.
"I just ran into Prince Yan and his men outside. The young master of the manor said there are several golden pheasants sent from the estate in the back garden."
They all followed the young masters of the manor to see it.
"We also have golden pheasants at home, so I brought the others back first," Qian Qingqing said with a smile.
Everyone responded with an "oh".
Madam Xu seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
Before she could catch her breath, a maidservant rushed over.
"Reporting to Madam, Miss says she wants to set up a barbecue grill in the back garden."
They ate while watching the snow.
"Let me go to the kitchen and get some fresh meat and ingredients for roasting," the maid said.
Madam Xu...
Her granddaughter would never have thought of eating it this way.
"Did our young lady say that?" Madam Xu asked.
The little maid quickly shook her head.
"No, it was the idea of the Second Miss Huangfu and the Second Miss Shen."
His Highness the Prince of Yan and the young masters all agreed, so they sent me to inform the kitchen.
Shangguan Jin, Lady Huangfu...
Shangguan Jin was starting to regret it. Why did she have to eat barbecue in the mansion all the time? She let that girl Shen Qingyu get addicted to it, and now she's eating it outside too.
Lady Huangfu was also dumbfounded.
It's true that my daughter often grills meat in the yard, but this is someone else's house...
The problem now is that the Seventh Prince has come with them too...
Lady Huangfu's heart pounded.
She quickly said, "It's so cold, let's not barbecue in the yard."
Or maybe we should just...
"Madam Huangfu, don't worry. The children in our household often have barbecues outside too."
Let them make a scene!
Such a beautiful view is rare and should not be missed.
"Mozhu, you go and keep an eye on the kitchen yourself, and send over anything fresh you find." Madam Xu immediately changed the subject from Madam Huangfu.
Seeing that Madam Xu's personal maids had all been arranged, Madam Huangfu could hardly sit still.
She thought for a moment, then whispered a few words to her head maid.
The maid immediately went to find Miss Huangfu.
......
After an incense stick had burned, Shen Qingyue and the others, who had already taken their seats in the back garden, saw Madam Huangfu's head maid coming over.
Huangfu Ruoxi listened attentively to Madam Huangfu's instructions.
"What are you saying, Madam Huangfu? Why are you so eager to send someone over?"
The seventh prince asked curiously.
Everyone else looked curiously at Huangfu Ruoxi, whose face was round.
"My mother told me to eat more, saying it would be best to eat until I was stuffed."
Everyone responded with an "oh".
The Seventh Prince looked at Huangfu Ruoxi with even more envy.
"Your mother really loves you; she's probably worried you'll be too embarrassed to eat enough!"
"Make sure you eat plenty later, so your mother doesn't worry."
Huangfu Ruoxi nodded, then looked at Shen Qingyu, "You should eat more too, or you won't be able to go to the battlefield."
Shen Qingyu nodded seriously.
"Yes, eat more!"
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