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"Xiang Hou doesn't care about those people." Luo Qianhuai smiled slightly: "After some time, I will bring him back to meet you."

"No, no!" Lin was shocked. "He is the Marquis of Xiang appointed by His Majesty himself. Who are we to dare to accept his gift?"

"The title is just an empty name." Luo Qianhuai patted her hands and said, "Since he married me, he is your nephew-in-law. He should be polite to his elders. There is nothing wrong with that."

Lin just shook her head and said to Luo Qianhuai, "Yinyin, you were married into the Marquis' Mansion because of His Majesty's marriage. You must be careful with your words and actions in the future. Don't make the Marquis angry because of us, which will cause separation between you and your wife. Just listen to your aunt. Neither your grandfather nor your uncle cares about these things. As long as you can live well, we will be relieved."

It seems that the sense of superiority and inferiority has been ingrained in everyone in Dayu. Luo Qianhuai gave up the idea of ​​persuading others and prepared to speak with facts in the future.

It was at this time that Caiwei, wearing a burgundy robe and looking even more festive than a newlywed, walked in.

She looked at Lin and the makeup lady with a smile, and the two of them seemed to have received some signal and found excuses to leave.

"Yinyin." Caiwei sat down next to Luo Qianhuai and smiled mysteriously: "Although you have always refused to call me mother, before you leave, I have to fulfill my duties as your mother and teach you what I should teach you."

Luo Qianhuai suddenly understood and guessed the purpose of her visit.

But she really underestimated the level of caution people in this era had towards matters like marital relations.

Caiwei pulled out a handkerchief from her bosom secretively. The two little figures painted on it were too abstract. Even with someone's explanation, it was still quite obscure and difficult to understand.

Of course, Luo Qianhuai couldn't tell the other party that what she had learned in the physiology and hygiene class in her previous life was clearer and more thorough than what she said. She could only cover her face with her hands and pretend to be shy to listen to the story.

After finishing this "big thing", Caiwei was very relieved, and she explained to Luo Qianhuai in a friendly manner about the occupation of the dowry: "Your grandfather and I have no choice. The family relies on a few salaries to survive, and there is no spare money saved... If it was just you, it would be fine, but there is also Ah Qin. She will start talking about marriage in a few years, and she is not as lucky as you to marry into the Marquis' Mansion, so we have to make more plans for her. You know Ah Qin, this child really likes you..."

"Madam Wei, there is no need to say more." Luo Qianhuai interrupted her: "Whether you believe it or not, I never thought of arguing with you about this."

Caiwei and Jingyuan were in a position where they could only see a little bit of what was in front of them. Being able to get rid of them with a house and a piece of land was actually not bad, but that was all they could do.

"But Madam Wei should be able to guess that because of the inequality between the betrothal gift and the dowry, even if I marry into the Xianghou Mansion, I'm afraid people will still point fingers at me behind my back."

Caiwei was of course well aware of this, but so what, after all, she was not her own daughter, and she would never throw away the benefits she had obtained just for Luo Qianhuai's sake.

Of course, some surface work still needs to be done.

"Our family is poor, and Yinyin has been wronged." Caiwei wiped her eyes with the handkerchief in her hand, and her eyes instantly turned red: "I have discussed with your grandfather that when life gets better in the future, I will give you some more, so you don't have to worry, just control your temper and serve the marquis well..."

"Don't bother Madam Wei about this." Luo Qianhuai said calmly, "If you have nothing else to say, please go and prepare some food for me. I haven't eaten anything since I got up, and I'm afraid I may not be able to last a whole day. If I faint from hunger and miss things, I will fail the kindness of His Majesty."

"Oh, is there such a thing? I clearly gave the order long ago." Caiwei stood up and walked out in a hurry, her steps were extremely brisk, and she seemed to be relieved. "Madam, wait a moment, I will go to the kitchen to urge Lu'er."

"By the way." Luo Qianhuai added, "The ginger juice on Madam Wei's handkerchief is too strong. You can dilute it a little bit next time and add some fragrance."

Caiwei staggered a little, without looking back, and almost ran out of the room.

Luo Qianhuai smiled briefly, turned around, opened the window, and said to the outside: "Since you are back, why are you still sneaking around?"

A figure suddenly flipped down from the eaves and jumped in very flexibly.

"Sister." Luo Zhao's face showed no joy: "Are you really going to marry that sickly girl?"

"What else?" Luo Qianhuai rolled his eyes at him: "I thought you came back this time just to congratulate me."

"Even if it's a marriage bestowed by the little emperor, if you don't want to, I can take you away from here." Luo Zhao is young, but his tone is not small.

Luo Qianhuai raised his head and looked at him straight in the eye.

After not seeing each other for more than a year, Luo Zhao's height is almost the same as Luo Qianhuai, but his face has a healthy wheat color due to wind and sun. His whole posture is tall and heroic, and he looks like a young swordsman.

"You have only learned sword for a little over a year, yet you dare to boast that you want to help my sister escape from marriage in Xijing City?" Luo Qianhuai shook his head and looked towards the window: "Your confidence should come from your master Zhang Jianzong, right? Did he also follow you back to Xijing?"

Luo Zhao's stern face suddenly fell.

"Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from my sister." He touched his nose angrily: "To be honest, it was actually my master who asked me to ask you this. If you don't want to get married, he can help you. In the future, he is willing to follow you wherever you want to go."

"This is really not something that Zhang Jianzong would say." Luo Qianhuai looked at Luo Zhao straight in the eye: "You didn't add a little bit of your own meaning to it, did you?"

Luo Zhao's expression became even more embarrassed: "It's just those last few sentences... No, sister, you know my master so well that you can even guess his speaking style... Otherwise, you should think about it carefully again. My master is really the best hero in the world..."

"Stop it right now." Luo Qianhuai stopped Luo Zhao from performing in time.

"I am willing to accept this marriage." She said seriously, "Your future brother-in-law is a good person, at least it seems so now. So I also want to give it a try..."

"But I'm glad you can come back to watch the ceremony." Luo Qianhuai saw that Luo Zhao didn't look happy at all, so he changed the subject: "You should have known that our grandfather changed his surname?"

"Yes." Luo Zhao frowned. "I don't want to accept his reasons. So I came back this time to ask you what you think on behalf of Master. Since you have no objection, we will leave after watching the ceremony."