Chapter 88 Returning to My Mother's Home
The next day was the second day of the New Year. Xiao Yunzhan and Song Yuning got up early again. They were going to the Song Mansion to pay New Year's greetings.
They had not returned home for the past three days, so this time they went back with plenty of gifts as an apology.
When the old lady heard that the two were coming, she smiled so much that her face was full of wrinkles, and she went out to greet them in person.
Because they had greeted each other early in the morning, the three sisters all came back today. Song Yuyan came by herself. Prince Shun accompanied Princess Shun back to her parents' home, so she had to come back by herself.
"Why didn't you bring the child?" The old lady was a little disappointed to see Song Yuyan come back alone, but she also knew that Prince Shun would not accompany her, so she asked about the child.
Song Yuyan smiled and replied, "It was freezing cold, and I was afraid the child would catch a cold, so I didn't let him come."
The old lady nodded: "Yes, children are precious. Next time when the weather is warmer, you must bring it back to show us." After that, the old lady took a piece of cake to Hao Ge'er who was sitting next to her.
Brother Hao took it with a smile, then turned around and gave it to Song Yurou. Song Yurou pinched Brother Hao's face and took it with a smile.
The old lady chatted with them for a while, then went back to her room to rest. The four sisters got together again.
"You two are newlyweds, how are things going? Is your brother-in-law nice to you?" Song Yuyan asked Song Yurou without asking Song Yuning at all.
The two of them had just met in the palace, and she saw clearly how Xiao Yunzhan treated Song Yuning.
Song Yurou smiled and said, "The prince is very kind to me, and my mother-in-law has never asked me to set any rules. Now I have started to manage the household."
Song Yuyan and Song Yuning looked at each other. Song Yuqing had been married to Liang Boyan for several years, and the wife of Pingyuan Marquis had never let her have any influence in the household. Now, Song Yurou had only been married for three months, and the wife of Pingyuan Marquis had actually given up the power?
One reason for this may be that it was for the sake of Song Yuning and Song Yuyan, but in the final analysis, it was Song Yurou who made the wife of Pingyuan Hou accept her from the bottom of her heart.
Song Yuning sat next to Song Yurou and said with a smile, "I knew you had a way. The wife of Marquis Pingyuan has a bad temper, but it's only for the Marquis's Mansion and the Crown Prince.
Isn't using softness to overcome hardness what Seventh Sister is best at? I guess it won't be long before your mother-in-law hands the entire Marquisate over to you."
Song Yurou didn't say anything, just smiled.
Ever since she married into the Marquis' Mansion, no matter how bad the weather was, she never missed the opportunity to pay her respects to her mother-in-law. She also took care of Hao Ge'er with all her heart and effort, and the women in the backyard were all submissive to her.
The wife of Marquis Pingyuan's attitude towards her improved a little every day, and now the prince became more and more considerate to her, coming to her room more and more often.
Song Yuning is right. She may not be good at other things, but she is resilient, and using softness to overcome hardness is her greatest weapon.
Seeing their lives getting better and better, Song Yuyan felt relieved. She turned to look at Song Yuyao and said, "What about you? I heard that the wife of the Duke of Huguo came to propose marriage, but Grandmother hasn't agreed yet. Is that true?"
Before the Chinese New Year, Lady Li, the Protector of the Country, came to ask for Song Yuyao's hand in marriage for her son, but the old lady didn't know what she was thinking and didn't agree for a while.
Song Yuyao said, "I don't know. Grandmother won't listen to me on this matter."
"Then are you willing to marry Li Jingwen? If so, we can speak for you." Song Yuyan glanced at Song Yuning.
Now, they are no longer fish on the chopping board, and they all have the ability to fight back.
"Of course I am willing. Although Li Jingwen has a reputation for being a playboy, I can definitely live a comfortable life with Madam Li and Xu Yuan. I don't have to deal with the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. How relaxing that would be."
Song Yuyao said that she hated trouble the most and was the youngest. She liked to be lazy most of the time and believed that less trouble was better than more. If she married Li Jingwen, her husband might not be very good, but her mother-in-law and sister-in-law would be very good.
Song Yuning smiled: "In that case, then you can just wait to be the bride."
If we were to ask who among these sisters most hopes that Song Yuyao will marry Li Jingwen, it would be Song Yuning.
Ever since she knew that Li Jingwen liked to do business, Song Yuning had some ideas in her mind. Now that Li Jingwen has become her brother-in-law, with this relationship, she can cooperate with Li Jingwen better.
Song Yuning and Song Yuyan worked together, one went to talk to the old lady about this matter, and the other went to find Song Hongzhi.
One is coercion, the other is inducement.
Because of her status, the old lady said she needed to think about it, but Song Yuning said, "Now, of the five daughters in our family, four have married well and have become quite famous in the capital.
Grandma should know that everything that goes up must come down. Some things cannot be rushed and must be done slowly. Doing things too fast will only lead to an unstable foundation.
If everyone married into a wealthy family, there would definitely be people who would be jealous. Right now, our status hasn't even been stabilized yet, so Grandmother should be aware of this."
When the old lady heard this, her expression immediately changed and she understood what Song Yuning meant.
As for Song Yuyan, she only talked about the previous friendship between Song Hongzhi and the Duke of Huguo, and asked him to think about it. If he rejected this marriage, the two families would definitely not be on good terms in the future.
It would be better for the children to become in-laws, then the relationship between the two families will definitely be improved.
In short, after the two of them talked like this, Song Yuyao's marriage was settled. After the first month of the year, the two of them exchanged engagement letters and got married in October.
The two have now become a serious engaged couple, and Song Yuning can finally have a good chat with his brother-in-law.
Li Jingwen came to the private room of the restaurant and saw Song Yuning and Song Yuyao sitting opposite each other drinking tea. He rolled his eyes, opened his folding fan casually, and sat opposite them with a smile on his face.
Song Yuyao often visited the Li residence and was no stranger to Li Jingwen. Seeing him like this, Song Yuyao looked disgusted: "Isn't the wind outside strong enough? You keep your folding fan in your hand all day long. How hot are you?"
Li Jingwen bared his teeth at Song Yuyao: "What do you care about me?"
Song Yuyao nodded: "Yes! I take care of you. Auntie and Xu Yuan both said that they would give me the rattan whip that uncle had, and said that if you misbehave again, I will whip you."
Thinking of how many times he had been whipped since he was a child, Li Jingwen suddenly felt a little pain in his buttocks.
He folded his folding fan and sat upright. "Okay, tell me, why did you ask me to come here privately?"
Song Yuning smiled and continued, "Actually, I have something to ask my brother-in-law."
Li Jingwen raised one eyebrow. He knew Song Yuning's identity very well. That was why he felt puzzled. He didn't know why Song Yuning wanted to see him for something.
"I wonder what's going on with Princess Xuan?"
"I wonder if Mr. Li still remembers the person who competed with you for the shop in the west of the city half a year ago?" Song Yuning asked Li Jingwen with a smile.
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