Planning to marry the third master

Today, Gu Xingyan did not follow. Xie Yunxiao went to Yuge and then left the city.

Feng Zhuohua took the child to Hu Cong's place and talked with Hu Cong's wife for a long time before returning to the general's mansion. However, Mrs. Xu came to visit with Xu Xinru and was already waiting in the living room. It was Baili who came out.

When she arrived, Baili and Madam Xu were talking enthusiastically. Seeing this, she stepped forward and bowed: "Mother-in-law, Madam Xu."

Madam Xu was stunned for a moment, then stood up and asked, "Are you the general's wife?"

Feng Zhuohua nodded and said politely, "I heard that Madam Xu came to see me specially?"

Madam Xu nodded and said, "I just learned about Concubine De's arrangement. My Xinru will definitely cause you some trouble."

Feng Zhuohua said: "It's okay. She has learned everything she should learn. I don't have much to teach her. I'm also afraid that I haven't learned as much as she has."

Madam Xu said, "The general's wife is a model for everyone. She is intelligent and beautiful. I know what my child lacks. If he can be half as good as the general's wife, I will be satisfied."

"Mrs. Xu, you are too kind. I am afraid that I cannot match your daughter's outstanding qualities. Otherwise, she would not have been favored by the royal family. How about I keep her by my side for the next few days and take her out with me when I go out?"

When Feng Zhuohua said this, Madam Xu knew that she was smart. Her daughter had everything she needed and had been well-educated since childhood. Her only problem was that she was timid and liked to hide behind others in everything. It would be best to take her around like this, so she said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Feng Zhuohua nodded and said, "Then let her go out during the day. There is no need to bother her at other times. I am not the type who likes to go out. Most of the time, I stay in the house and only deal with the affairs of the general's mansion occasionally."

Mrs. Xu nodded and said, "Okay, but I feel really bad for trouble you." Then she asked someone to bring the things over.

Feng Zhuohua said: "We are almost a family now, aren't you being too distant?"

Madam Xu said, "Madam General, please don't refuse. This is my sincere wish and a courtesy."

Baili said, "Third daughter-in-law, you should accept it. If you don't, Madam Xu will feel bad. Just take better care of Miss Xu in the future."

Mrs. Xu agreed: "That's right."

Feng Zhuohua had no choice but to take it and said, "Then I'll take it."

Ruyi came over and took the box.

Feng Zhuohua asked: "How long will the wedding take?"

Madam Xu said, "We originally wanted to do it after next year. The Fifth Prince is alone outside the palace, and it's the first year, so the house is bound to be deserted. We later rearranged the date, and it's before the New Year, which is less than three months away."

Feng Zhuohua nodded and said, "I understand. There is not much time left. It just so happens that Prince Yan's mansion is holding a housewarming party these days, and Concubine De has asked me to help. Your daughter will follow me, so she will inevitably meet the Fifth Prince more often. Does your family mind this?"

Mrs. Xu shook her head and said, "Don't worry, we don't have those conservative ideas and won't mind. It would be good for them to get to know each other better in advance."

"it is good."

After saying everything that needed to be said, Mrs. Xu left first, leaving Xu Xinru behind.

Miss Xu is surrounded by maids and guards, so there is naturally nothing to worry about.

Feng Zhuohua took people to his own courtyard and asked someone to watch at the door. As soon as the Fifth Prince arrived, he asked someone to inform him.

Fortunately, I had become somewhat familiar with Xu Xinru yesterday, so she was not very unfamiliar with her today. Feng Zhuohua asked, "How many maids do you usually have around you?"

Xu Xinru responded in a low voice: "It's similar to my sister's place."

"Everyone around you will go to Prince Yan's Mansion?"

Xu Xinru nodded and said, "Yes."

Feng Zhuohua also leaned closer and whispered, "Did your mother prepare anything else for you?"

This was a sign of intimacy. Although Xu Xinru was timid, she could still hear the veiled words of others. She shook her head and said, "No."

Feng Zhuohua nodded, and then there was nothing else to say, so Feng Zhuohua asked Xu Xinru: "Do you like reading storybooks?"

Xu Xinru nodded and said, "I watched it secretly at home."

This shows that the family is very strict, and few young ladies need to read storybooks secretly. Ask: "What do you like to read?"

Xu Xinru said: "I don't like to read many books. My favorite is "Mortal Records". I read it several times. It's a pity that Mr. Junhua is not writing books anymore."

Feng Zhuohua asked casually, and she didn't expect to meet her book fan. When she talked about the storybook, she said a few more words and asked, "What do you like in it?"

"The general's wife has also seen it?"

Feng Zhuohua nodded and said, "Which point of view do you like in it?" She wanted to understand Xu Xinru from another perspective.

Xu Xinru said: "I like the encounter and entanglement between the two people in the book, as well as the torture of Xiao Yao, and the spirit of striving for progress. It's just that the ending is not so perfect, which is a pity."

Feng Zhuohua nodded, and he was indeed a good person with positive values.

Shuangxi came to deliver the account book, and Yingyue knew that Feng Zhuohua had returned, so she also came to the main courtyard.

When Xiangyun saw people, she prepared chairs for them, and the main courtyard suddenly looked lively again.

Shuangxi said, "Miss, this account book was given to me by Lao Zhou. Let me show it to you."

Feng Zhuohua nodded, took it in her hand and looked through it, then thought of something and asked, "Miss Xu, do you know how much a chicken or a duck costs? How much is pork?"

Xu Xinru said, "I don't know. Mother always sends trusted maids to do these things."

Feng Zhuohua nodded and said, "Although you don't have to take care of these things yourself, you have to look through the accounts occasionally. I think you still need to understand it. For example, this chicken is thirty copper coins each, but the servants wrote it as one tael of silver each. If you don't know, you won't know the mistake, and this will give the servants room to be sly."

"Is the General's wife going shopping too?"

Feng Zhuohua said: "Of course I go out with the servants occasionally, and I have to see something else. How about we go there some other day?"

"it is good."

Yingyue said, "Sister-in-law, can you take me with you?"

Feng Zhuohua nodded and said calmly, "Okay."

"Don't look at me at a glance. Old Zhou is an old man in the mansion. He has no children and naturally has no selfish motives. If it were someone else, it would be different."

Xu Xinru nodded. So that’s how it is.

At noon, just after the group had finished their meal, someone in front said that the Fifth Prince had arrived. Feng Zhuohua happened to have something to do with the Fifth Prince, so he brought Xu Xinru to see the Fifth Prince.

Gu Xingyan couldn't help but ask: "Where did my uncle go?"

Feng Zhuohua said, "He's out, and I don't know where he went. It's just right that you came. How about taking us to your palace? Your mother asked me to help you hold a banquet, but I don't know where your palace is."

Gu Xingyan nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble my aunt."

How polite! It was the first time that Feng Zhuohua had seen such a humble prince. She couldn't help but ask him to get closer to her, saying, "Your mother must have sent someone from the palace to help you. I don't think I need to trouble you too much."

Gu Xingyan said: "There are no people from the palace. I am surrounded by young eunuchs, and they don't understand these things."

"What!" Feng Zhuohua's head was buzzing. It was different from what Meng Qingwan said.

Gu Xingyan said, "There aren't many people in my mother's palace. If she needs help, she'll probably have to ask the queen. I think my mother doesn't want to trouble the queen, so she's doing this."

Feng Zhuohua was helpless and said to Shuangxi: "Go, call Xiangyun, Xiangcao, Xiangyue, and Xiangyu."

"it is good."

"Chao Wu, prepare two more carriages."

"Yes." Chao Wu immediately went to prepare.

Thinking of something, he said, "We have to call Lao Zhou as well."

Ruyi responded, "I'll go right away."

Feng Zhuohua suddenly felt that there were a lot of things going on. Concubine De really thought highly of her.

Xu Xinru bowed to Gu Xingyan and said, "Greetings to the Fifth Prince."

She lowered her eyebrows and did not dare to look at Xingzhou. Just a glance made her face turn red. However, she could not be impolite, so she had to speak.

Gu Xingyan asked: "Why are you here?"

Feng Zhuohua said: "Your mother asked her to come to the general's mansion more often. She is listening to your mother."

"Oh." Gu Xingyan nodded casually. Then he asked loudly, "Why is your face red?"

Xu Xinru felt her face burning even more and she didn't know what to say.

Feng Zhuohua shook his head. Gu Xingyan was probably new to women. He walked up to Xu Xinru and said, "Go out first. I think the carriage will be here soon."

Gu Xingyan nodded and walked outside.

Xu Xinru breathed a sigh of relief.