Chapter 117 I don’t expect too much

“Is that so?”

“I can see through you, so there’s no need to pretend and say those high-sounding words.”

Zhaoyang raised his voice slightly, stopped and looked back at her, as if he didn’t believe it.

She could imagine the things in the Lu Mansion with her toes. Zhang was paralyzed early, and Wu Nang had no background. The children of the Lu family lived under the discipline of Liu, so naturally they were messed up.

How could Su He be so magnanimous as to visit Lu Yunqing when she was insulted by the concubine she had kept for three years?

Hearing the princess' words, Su He shuddered in her heart and smiled obediently: "Mother, you have a keen eye and you can see into your daughter-in-law's heart."

She knew that the princess maintained rules and regulations on the surface, but in fact she wanted the hard-earned warmth more than anyone else.

Just as Lu Huaihe had instructed Su He before coming to the princess's mansion, no matter how serious the matter was, as long as they surrounded the princess and whispered "mother", she would always respond.

Zhao Yang really restrained his cold hostility and looked at Su He for a long time with an extremely awkward and enjoyable look, until Nanny Tang shouted from behind that the feast was about to start, and she came back to her senses.

Over the years, she only had Lu Huaihe as her child. It is said that people become rebellious when they grow up. Since Huaihe started working in the Dali Temple, he rarely called her mother.

Sometimes when they met, he would just call her the eldest princess together with outsiders.

At this moment, Su He called her softly, and Zhaoyang actually felt particularly comfortable, but she could not show it too obviously and still put on airs.

"Let's eat first."

"Okay."

At the table, the eldest princess sat in the main seat, Lu Huaihe and Su He sat next to each other on the left, and Princess Xianyin sat on the right.

Su He had met Xianyin before, and the two knew each other. This time they just greeted each other politely without any small talk.

Because the princess didn't like talking during meals, the atmosphere was so quiet that even the sound of a silver needle dropping to the ground could be heard clearly.

Su He looked at the plate full of dishes that Lu Huaihe had picked up for her, secretly pulled at the corner of his clothes, and her cheeks were slightly red.

Nanny Tang smiled and looked at the two of them, exchanging glances with Zhao Yang from time to time.

After the meal, the male guests moved to the tea room to drink tea, and the women went to the inner hall to talk. Su He carefully accompanied the princess, keeping an eye on everything, fearing that if she didn't do it well, she would lose face for Lu Huaihe.

"I see that the young lady is gentle and dignified in her manners, and considerate in everything. She doesn't look like an abandoned wife that other families don't want. In my opinion, it is really a blessing for Lord Lu to marry a wife as talented and beautiful as the young lady!"

A deliberate laugh came from the originally gentle atmosphere in the palace. The woman sitting below was the sister-in-law of Empress Guo and the wife of General Zhenbei, Mrs. Hua.

She held her handkerchief to cover her mouth deliberately, without considering the feelings of the eldest princess at all.

That's right, General Zhenbei swept the enemy army and made great contributions. The Guo family is no longer afraid of anyone.

Su He smiled slightly, her gentle eyes fell on Mrs. Hua, and she said in a gentle voice: "After seeing her today, I know that although Mrs. Hua is not the most beautiful woman in the world, she is also famous in the capital and is not inferior to other women. I just don't know why the woman that the general of Zhenbei brought with him to accompany the army is the young concubine Qiu?"

Zhaoyang paused when he reached out to take the fruit, his mouth curled slightly to hide his smile, his chin slightly raised, looking a little proud.

Everyone in the capital knew that it was common for the general of Zhenbei, Guo Jie, to favor concubines and kill his wife. He was in love with the young concubine Qiu in the mansion and could not tell them apart from each other. This time, he also brought her with him to the army.

As the legal wife, Hua Shi, in addition to venting her anger by smashing some porcelain bottles and colored glass in the mansion, would also complain to Empress Guo.

Whenever this happened, Empress Guo would always advise her to be tolerant and put the overall situation first. Guo Jie fought for the country and managed thousands of troops. He was inevitably depressed and irritable at times. Bringing Aunt Qiu with him was also to take better care of him.

If Hua Shi, as the legal wife, could not distinguish between the primary and the secondary, she would not only not get any benefits, but also make everyone say that she was jealous.

This was indeed the case. Hua Shi had no choice but to watch Aunt Qiu enjoy Guo Jie's favor, while she managed the huge general's mansion without any credit, all hard work, so this became a thorn in her heart.

But now Su He said it in front of the princess and so many people, which slapped her in the face.

She could clearly hear the low laughter and discussion. Hua Shi was speechless and choked, her face was blue and red, and she looked at Su He with anger and asked with gritted teeth: "Young Madam is so eloquent, no wonder she can coax Lord Lu around?"

Su He tidied her hair and replied indifferently: "It's also because my husband is soft-hearted and willing to be coaxed by me. It's not like some people who can't be coaxed even if they want to? Do you think I'm right, mother?"

She smiled and stared at Zhaoyang, her eyes crooked, making it look like she didn't mean it.

But the thorns in her words were about to puncture people's lungs.

Zhaoyang and Hua were just sisters in appearance. Hua relied on the fact that her aunt was Empress Guo and her husband was a general who won glory for the country. She always felt that she was superior to others and was so arrogant that she didn't take the eldest princess seriously at all.

Who would have thought that she would embarrass Su He in front of so many female relatives? She was choked by what Su He said and couldn't refute it. It was really wonderful.

Zhaoyang naturally could not ignore her daughter-in-law's face, and said gently: "Huai He and I have completely different personalities. He is willing to be disciplined by you and willing to listen to your orders. This is very good. I don't like to see him having a courtyard full of beautiful girls, which is very noisy."

Hua looked at her coldly: "Princess, please don't get it wrong. Why did Su He divorce Lu Yanxiu that day? Wasn't it because she couldn't vomit the baby in her stomach? In my opinion, the bloodline of the princess and the prince consort cannot be cut off in the hands of Lord Lu..."

"Really? I remember that Madam Hua has a son. I heard that he is very successful in his studies and has a child before he even reached adulthood. Madam Hua also became a grandmother at a young age. Haha, I guess it's not my turn to enjoy the blessing of being a grandmother."

She handed the peeled fruit to Su He and whispered, "Since you can't enjoy it, don't ask for it. My greatest wish is that you and Huai He live a peaceful life."

She became a widow after only three or four years of marriage.

Hunhun has lived to be almost fifty years old now. Apart from the health of her children, she no longer cares about other things.

Although it is a pity that Huai He can't have his own children, it's fate.

If God is willing to give, you can get it even if you overcome all difficulties. If God is not willing to give, you can get nothing even if you get skin broken and kneel down and break your legs.

If this is the case, what is there to force?