"Your Highness, Matchmaker Liu has come to pay her respects."
"Your Highness, Matchmaker Wang has come to pay her respects."
"Your Highness, Matchmaker Xu has come to pay her respects."
......
In the following days, Jiang Yue finally understood what it meant to have a daughter in one family and have many suitors.
Families in the surrounding villages were all planning to arrange marriages between their children and grandchildren and her daughter.
But finding a suitable son-in-law isn't so easy.
For her daughter's safety, she ordered the guards and maids to stay with her at all times and not to make any mistakes.
I also gave my daughter pepper spray, so she could use it in this and that way if she encountered danger.
Qingyao is also carefree and doesn't care about her marriage at all.
But she listened to her mother's words and her sister-in-law's words of comfort.
She always carries pepper spray with her.
Fortunately, it was winter, and her clothes were thick and her cape was long, so no one noticed that she was carrying such a "weapon."
That day, while accompanying her sister-in-law to buy New Year's goods in town, she met Xiaoxue at the rouge shop!
The two sisters have been apart for almost half a year!
We had so much to talk about as soon as we met!
Xu Jinbao indicated that this was not the place to talk and invited his wife's friends to a teahouse for a chat.
He had barely sat down when he encountered his elders and was called over to speak.
"Go ahead, Yao Yao and I will talk here and won't wander off."
Xiaoxue nodded, indicating to her husband that he didn't need to worry about her.
Her hands were placed on her lower abdomen, as if she were protecting her belly.
Xu Jinbao glanced at the maids and guards behind his wife and sisters, nodded, and felt somewhat relieved.
After the person left, Qingyao said sourly:
"Oh dear, they're already far away, but you're practically glued to them!"
"Silly girl, you'll always be my best friend."
Xiaoxue smiled sweetly; it was clear that the two were very happy after their marriage.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Qingyao's fingers lingered on Xiaoxue's wrist before she incredulously took her pulse, then her eyes widened as she exclaimed:
"Xiaoxue, you~"
"Hmm, shh~"
Xiaoxue nodded, feeling rather embarrassed about this.
In addition, according to local custom, the relationship cannot be made public until after three months.
"I'm going to be an aunt! Hehe, I'm going to the fabric shop later, I'm giving my future auntie there~"
Qingyao laughed, her eyes crinkling into crescents, making her exceptionally lively.
The girls didn't say anything more, but their eyes met and they understood everything.
"Your husband is still that silly goose. Why did you come to the teahouse? You can't drink tea, you can drink plain water. My mother said that drinking plain water is good for your health."
Qingyao pushed away the teacup in front of her best friend and instructed Xia Hua to fetch a new pot of boiled water.
"He may be unreliable at times, but he's really good to me."
Xiaoxue's cheeks flushed when she mentioned her husband.
Unfortunately, her best friend and her daughter were not present when she got married, but her in-laws treated her very well after the wedding.
Everyone originally said that the husband was unruly and lacked ambition.
However, after getting married, she became more composed.
Her in-laws believed it was all thanks to her that the changes were brought about, that her husband became a better person, and that they treated her even better.
And now that she's pregnant, they're keeping a closer eye on her than their own eyes.
If she hadn't begged her husband to take her to town for some fresh air today, she probably would still be at home, bored out of her mind.
"I'm glad you're doing well. Your sister-in-law was so worried about you. When I got home, I told her how you are now~"
Qingyao said meaningfully, and the two sisters burst into laughter.
At the same time, Xia Hua returned carrying a kettle of boiling water.
After the water was refilled, Xiaoxue sipped it slowly.
I would occasionally hear my best friend talking about funny things, and I would respond with a smile.
On the other side—
Xu Jinbao was called over by his uncle. When he entered the private room and found his older cousin there, he immediately frowned.
“Jinbao, when you were little, your older cousin always helped you when you were bullied. Because of that, your older cousin still has a scar on the back of his head.”
My uncle immediately brought up the old story.
After playing the emotional card, it's time to give commands and hints.
"Now that you're settled down and have a family, your uncle is truly happy for you."
"But your eldest cousin isn't engaged yet. I think the girl next to your fiancé is quite pretty and a good match for your eldest cousin."
"You don't want your older cousin to never find a wife, do you? It's better to keep the good stuff in the family. Why don't you go back and tell your wife to invite this girl to the teahouse tomorrow so your cousin can meet her?"
"If it works out, you'll definitely get your share of the rewards~"
......
Sure enough, a toad trying to eat swan meat!
My uncle and my older cousin, they actually dared to dream like that!
"Uncle, eldest cousin, I'm afraid you two don't have a chance~"
Xu Jinbao suppressed his anger, his refusal clear.
Not to mention that Wu Qingyao is his wife's childhood best friend and sister, just look at her family background, it's something that her uncle's family can't even dream of!
"What do you mean?!"
"If you don't want to help, just say so. There's no need to pretend!"
Before Xu Jinbao could explain, Xu's uncle and his son started arguing like clowns.
"Uncle, cousin, do you know which family the girl next to my wife belongs to?"
Out of consideration for their kinship, Xu Jinbao once again tried to persuade him with kind words.
"Even the daughter of the county magistrate, I am worthy of her!"
"Exactly, don't think you can act all high and mighty just because you got a wife!"
Before Uncle Xu could finish speaking, his good nephew interrupted him.
His nephew glanced at him with a strange, contemptuous look, and said coldly:
"She is the biological daughter of Princess Xiangyun, the apple of Wu Family Village's eye. Even someone like my eldest cousin, who kneels at her feet to hold her shoes, is not even looked at. Why does my uncle think my eldest cousin can covet her golden phoenix?"
"That's all I have to say. I hope my uncle and cousin will quickly abandon this idea, lest they lose more than they gain!"
After Xu Jinbao finished speaking, he didn't bother to look at the expressions of the father and son, and turned to leave.
His wife was pregnant, and he couldn't bear to let her worry about his good friend.
"This is outrageous!"
"Father, look at your good nephew, he looks down on our family like this!"
"Hmph, when we get back to the village, I'm going to find your second uncle and have a good talk with him!"
"Father, I've fallen for her, and I'm going to marry her!"
Uncle Xu knew exactly who she was.
After calming down, he realized that although his nephew's words were harsh, they did make a point...
But his son didn't think so. He kept telling him and his wife that if he became the princess's son-in-law, everyone would benefit from his success!
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