Since Qi Hua was a bastard and had a daughter, it was just a gathering among relatives and friends.
As relatives of the Qi family, the Wen family was invited to visit for the first time.
Old Madam Wen brought three sisters including Wen Jiao, and this time she even brought sisters Guan and Wen Man as well!
Wen Yu personally greeted her at the second gate. When Mrs. Wen saw her dressed up, she felt proud: This is her own granddaughter, she is so elegant!
"Grandma! Third aunt!" Wen Yu bowed with a smile.
Old Mrs. Wen nodded, and Guan responded with a gentle smile.
"Big sister!" Wen Jiao stretched her little neck and called out.
Wen Yu took a look and said, "Sister Jiao'er is getting prettier and prettier!"
"Thank you for the compliment, big sister!" Wen Jiao acted a little pretentiously, trying to gain the upper hand.
"Grandma, come in with your granddaughter!"
Old Madam Wen entered the garden, looked around, and nodded continuously: "It is a marquis' mansion after all! It is really exquisite... see: the house, the garden, the pond, the trees, and the roads... It is obvious that an expert was invited to check the Feng Shui! That's why the layout is so comfortable! You all should learn from him!"
I don’t know if the girls heard it or not, but they agreed.
The garden was full of people talking in groups of three or four.
Mrs. Qi was also accompanying her friends. When she saw Old Lady Wen coming, she hurried to greet her.
"Mrs. Wen."
"Mrs. Qi!" Old Madam Wen smiled sincerely, "When I saw Wen Yu's appearance, I knew she was living a comfortable life, all thanks to your care."
"You're welcome! Wen Yu is very sensible, and she's always with me!" Mrs. Qi looked at Wen Yu with eyes full of love.
Old Mrs. Wen laughed.
"Please follow me, old lady. I will introduce you to the Marquis's wife!"
Tan was introducing Zhu to others in the room.
"I felt that I owed her their wedding because they didn't hold it in the capital. She's a good girl and her family is respectable. I told the Marquis the other day that we should hold it in the capital like Xiaowu did, but the Marquis laughed at me..."
"Madam, you love your grandson!"
"Yes! After being gone for so many years, the number of times you can come back is limited. It's normal for an old lady to feel pain!"
The people around were sighing.
"Alas, this is what happens in a military commander's family!" Tan shook his head and sighed, "For the country and the family, someone has to make sacrifices, right?!"
This series of words was heard by everyone in the room, including Mrs. Qi and her group.
"Madam, the old lady from the Wen family is here!" Mrs. Qi said with a smile.
"Hey! Is she Xiaowu's wife's grandmother?!"
Old Madam Wen smiled: "Madam Hou, I am very polite!"
"We're family, why are we being so polite?! We finally meet! Come on, come on, sit down and talk!"
Someone gave up their seat, and Mrs. Wen declined and sat down.
Guan and Miss Wen stood behind her.
"These flower-like creatures, are they your granddaughters?!"
"Yes, old lady!"
"Greetings, old lady!" The Wen family's daughters bowed again.
"No need to be polite! To be honest, I was wondering why Fengying chose Ah Yu for Xiaowu! I didn't understand why until the new bride came in. When I saw the girl's appearance, my heart was pounding! Looking at these girls again today, Old Lady Wen, you are so blessed that others can't envy you!"
Wen Yu smiled and thought: Hmm. I got this marriage just because of my good looks?! Oh, that's true.
She looked very pleased with herself.
There were many people present who were thinking about Qi Wu. They were very unhappy when they saw Wen Yu. Some people couldn't help but whisper a few words...
Tan looked at the girls from the Wen family. Their clothes were pretty but not vulgar, and their jewelry was few but expensive. Although they were not as formal as the ladies from wealthy families, they did not look like those from humble families either.
It seems that although the Wen family is not of high status, they are quite wealthy.
Looking at Old Lady Wen again, she doesn’t look outstanding, and she dresses in a low-key manner, but her things are all good. And her hands...
Tan couldn't help but put her hands back into her sleeves again. She really didn't like the oppression that the Wen family brought to her!
"Is this... Wen Yu's mother?" She looked at Guan.
"Madam, this is Wen Yu's third aunt Guan, who just arrived in Beijing!"
"Oh, is that so! I admit my mistake. Madam Wen, your Wen Yu is a good girl, I like her very much! She is good-looking and capable! She and my eldest brother's wife get along like real mother and daughter!"
"That's because the old lady and Madam Qi are kind-hearted! They are willing to give respect to that girl Ayu!" Although Old Madam Wen didn't have the temperament of a noble lady, she wasn't timid either. She could still talk and laugh in front of Madam Hou.
Tan felt even more sad.
Wen Yu was quite satisfied. This grandmother was quite tough...
"Now that she's married into our family, do we become a family? Let me ask you, why didn't Wen Yu's mother come?" Tan's attitude was easy-going and concerned, and it didn't seem like she was bringing up something irrelevant.
Mrs. Wen explained in a gentle voice: "The Wen family still has a lot of property in their hometown, and my master is in charge of it there. On weekdays, the affairs inside and outside the mansion are all taken care of by the third daughter-in-law. This time, she brought the children to the capital.
Things in the hometown cannot be done without people, so let Wen Yu's mother go there first to take care of it, and the two of them will take turns for a while. When Guan returns, Wen Yu's mother will be replaced!" Mrs. Wen lied without changing her face or heartbeat.
Tan's dark eyes watched her lie and smiled.
"Oh, is that so! Madam Wen, when you come to the capital, have fun and don't rush back. Although your hometown is rich, it is incomparable to the capital! Alas, let alone the northwest..."
She looked a little depressed, and it seemed that she was feeling sorry for her own son again.
"Mrs. Qi loves General Qi Youyi the most, even her own son. Such a stepmother is a role model for the world!"
As a result, someone started praising him! "Yes, we should report this to the imperial court and give him a commendation!"
"My own son is suffering in the northwest... it's really..." Someone actually went to see Mrs. Qi!
Mrs. Qi acted as if she didn't hear anything.
Tan's eyes turned red, "This is my duty! As the saying goes, a promise is worth a thousand gold!" She probably meant that she had promised Qi Hou the first wife...
In this kind of situation, Wen Yu, the new bride, originally had no right to speak, but this endless chat was really annoying...
Madam Qi spoiled her and she was very bold, so she said: "Grandma, in my opinion, you are worrying too much! Third uncle is in the northwest, he has the care of his father, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, and the support of tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Qi family. Now, he has the marriage alliance with the local big man of the Zhu family. What else do you have to worry about!"
When Tan heard this, she exclaimed, “!” This damn girl!
Zhu didn't hear it, and looked at Wen Yu with contempt. You also know that the Zhu family is powerful? Madam Qi's heart moved, and she suddenly became a little excited...
Old Mrs. Wen kept smiling, but she was shouting in her heart: Oh, this girl is too arrogant, you have no right to speak here! But Wen Yu hadn't finished speaking yet: "I heard that father and eldest brother went out to fight, suppress bandits, quell riots, and provide disaster relief. They only had more than 20 personal soldiers, and they led a different team every time. I guess it's not easy to get along with them."
Tan smiled and said, "Yes! That's why I feel sorry for them! This time when they come back, let them stay in the capital for a while longer!"
"If grandma is really worried...why don't you talk to grandpa and ask him to change the jobs for dad and uncle, just like my grandma did! Mother, when the time comes, your husband will go too! You and Ayu will follow. Ever since I saw the poem: The smoke rises straight up in the desert, the sun sets over the long river, my granddaughter-in-law has been yearning for it!"
Madam Qi laughed: "Okay! Let's go together!"
A lady next to her said, "Madam, this is a good idea. It's been so many years, it's time to change it!"
Someone else said, "This is the imperial court's arrangement. It's different from the family business, right?!"
Tan didn't know how much hatred she felt in her heart, but she kept smiling and pointed at Wen Yu: "You, you! How can you live your life with just a few lines of poetry? You only see the beautiful descriptions, but what about when the wind is howling and the world is covered with ice and snow?!"
"Grandma, didn't my third sister-in-law also say that her family lives as well as those in the capital?"
"Okay, then tell your grandfather about it later! Ah Yu, take your grandmother to the house first! So she can feel at ease!"
She really couldn't stand it and drove Wen Yu away.
Wen Yu came out with Old Lady Wen and her group.
Old Madam Wen was nervous and taught her seriously: "Yu girl, you had no right to speak just now!" In fact, she didn't know what Wen Yu was saying. She intuitively felt that Wen Yu was a junior or a new bride.
How can you talk so much right away?!
"Ah?! Really? My granddaughter thought... that we were all just chatting!"
"You better be careful next time! It's only Madam Qi who has a good temper! Let alone others, let's change it to me! If a granddaughter-in-law dares to do this in front of others! She will be severely punished later!"
"Really?! Then be careful granddaughter!"
"Besides, what kind of good place is the Northwest? Why are you going there? I heard there are no doctors..." Old Mrs. Wen muttered.