After the banquet, the guests dispersed one after another.

Meng Jinyao said goodbye to Princess Jingning and went to meet her family, preparing to return home together.

Today, Mr. Song is marrying his daughter, and the Changxing Marquis Mansion has also been invited. Except for Mrs. Gu who lives in seclusion, Mr. Jiang who is pregnant and inconvenient, and Gu Xiuwen, who is studying in the academy and has not returned from vacation, everyone else has come to drink the wedding banquet. .

Not only the Changxing Marquis Mansion, but also Gu Xuanyi's husband's Wu Anbo Mansion was invited.

Mrs. Zhang saw Mrs. Wu Anbo and her daughter, and saw that their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were getting along well outside. Even if Ms. Zhang wanted to say a few words to her daughter, she would not have a chance, unless she saw Mrs. Wu Anbo being unkind to her daughter.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhang could only pretend that she didn't know anything and exchanged greetings with her in-laws. When parting, she said to her in-laws: "My in-laws, Xuan Yi has been spoiled by me since she was a child. If she does anything bad, You can tell me about this place, and I will definitely educate her well."

Mrs. Wu Anbo also understood what Zhang meant. Even if Xuan Yi was wrong, it was because of her mother's education. She glanced at her daughter-in-law and saw her daughter-in-law lowered her head slightly, with a low eyebrow, and replied with a smile. : "What about my in-laws? This child, Xuan Yi, is filial and sensible, and has won my heart. I have to thank my in-laws for giving birth to such a good girl like Xuan Yi, and giving me such a good daughter-in-law."

"That's good. I'm afraid that she will be ignorant and cause trouble to her in-laws." After Mrs. Zhang said this, she looked at her daughter and felt heartbroken. Neither of her sons made her worry so much, but her daughter was willful and faced such a situation with her in-laws. , making her worried and worried.

Gu Xuanyi felt angry when she saw her mother-in-law praising her. Yesterday, she said she had a bad temper and asked her to change it. She also said that no daughter-in-law was as unfilial as her. What made her feel even more aggrieved was that when she told her husband about this matter, he only said that the younger generation should give way to the elders, and that a few words would not lose any flesh, and asked her to be tolerant and not to argue with the elders. Otherwise it would be really unfilial.

Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wu Anbo exchanged a few words of greetings before saying goodbye and went to meet their two sisters-in-law.

After Mrs. Zhang left, Mrs. Wu Anbo looked at the daughter-in-law beside her. She was not very satisfied with this daughter-in-law, who was the second best choice. But it was better because she was born in the Changxing Hou Mansion and had an uncle like Changxing Hou.

Gu Xuanyi's scalp tightened due to her critical eyes, and she said warmly: "Mother, let's go back too. My husband and the others should be waiting for us at the door."

Mrs. Wu Anbo said lightly "Yes".

Gu Xuanyi looked at her neither salty nor cool attitude. She didn't have the good attitude towards her mother just now, and she felt a little uneasy. She didn't talk back yesterday. How could she still be so angry now?

Mrs. Wu Anbo added: "Xuan Yi, in front of your in-laws, I also gave you and your in-laws face. I didn't say anything about your disrespect for your elders. I even said good things about you in front of my son. But you should change your temper." Let’s change it.”

Gu Xuanyi didn't dare to refute, so she could only nod: "It was my daughter-in-law's fault yesterday. Mother has a lot of money so she didn't argue with me."

Seeing that she was well-behaved, Mrs. Wu Anbo finally smiled and said, "Let's go."

Gu Xuanyi responded and kept up with her, feeling angry again. Yesterday she just didn't want to peel chestnuts because her hands hurt. Her mother-in-law said she was unfilial to her elders and had a bad temper. She didn't even want to help her elders peel some chestnuts. If you are willing, you can still be petty.

As a junior, she dared not speak out when she was angry, so she could only endure the pain and continue peeling chestnuts. Which junior would dare to be accused of being unfilial? If word got out that he was unfilial, he would not even peel chestnuts for his mother-in-law, and would drown her with spittle.

It was also her bad luck that she encountered such a vicious mother-in-law.

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In mid-to-late December, as the New Year approaches, the government begins to get busy again, with purchasing matters, preparing for the New Year, and interacting with various families.

Mrs. Zhang was in charge of the middle minister and was dealing with general affairs with the housekeeper in Baoxia Hall. She was very busy. Mrs. Chen was just assisting her, so it was much more relaxed.

While the two sisters-in-law were busy, Meng Jinyao cooked tea, read books and spent time in Wei Ruixuan. The life was very pleasant.

When Meng Jinyao was engrossed in reading, Qingqiu came over with a medicine bowl and said warmly: "Madam, you can drink the medicine."

The smell of the medicine came over, and Meng Jinyao frowned subconsciously, looking at the concoction in the bowl with a bitter look on his face. After looking at it for a long time, he put down the book, accepted the bowl of medicine as if resigned, and drank the medicine in one breath, feeling like he wanted to vomit. The urge came up again.

Seeing this, Ningdong on the side quickly fed a small piece of preserved fruit that had been prepared to her mouth and asked her to eat the preserved fruit, suppressing the bitter taste and resisting spitting it out, otherwise the medicine would be wasted.

Qingqiu took the empty bowl in her hand, looked at her frown, and asked with concern: "Madam, are you okay?"

Meng Jinyao ate the preserved fruit. The sweetness dissipated most of the bitterness. The medicinal smell that filled her taste buds dissipated a little. She felt much better instantly. She shook her head slightly: "It's okay."

Ningdong looked at her like this, his heart ached, and he said thankfully: "Fortunately, you didn't refuse, and you didn't take over the feed. Otherwise, you would have been busy and wasting your energy, mentally exhausted, and taking medicine at the same time. And you were in poor health, and the medicine would be useless." It's like drinking for nothing. Now there are no mundane affairs, you only need to take care of the Marquis's private property and your own dowry private property. You have a lot of free time, so you can take good care of yourself."

Meng Jinyao smiled and said: "I didn't think much about it at the time. I just thought that the life in the past was too tight. I didn't want to make myself too tired. I wanted to relax. The life of a wealthy and idle person is quite good."

At this time, Xia Zhu came in and reported, "Madam, the fourth young master is back, and the second young master Meng is here too."

As soon as these words came out, Meng Jinyao's eyes lit up, and her brows were instantly filled with joy. She knew the date of Lingshan Academy's holiday, and she probably would be back today or tomorrow. She didn't expect her second brother to come so soon.

As soon as Meng Chengzhang arrived at Wei Ruixuan, he saw his eldest sister preparing to go out. When she saw him, she quickly walked up to greet him.

He replied: "Don't worry, big sister, everything is fine with me."

Meng Jinyao nodded: "That's good, it's cold outside, let's go in and talk."

Meng Chengzhang smelled a faint medicinal smell on her body, and immediately frowned, and asked nervously: "Sister, are you sick?"

Hearing this, Meng Jinyao paused, and then replied in a nonchalant manner: "No, how can I still be energetic when I am sick? Am I not always afraid of the cold? The doctor said that Qi and blood are insufficient, so I just drink some medicine to replenish Qi and blood."

Meng Chengzhang was relieved. After entering the room, he took the initiative to say to his eldest sister: "Sister, I got an A in this year's annual exam. My husband said that my current level allows me to take the college exam next year."

When Meng Jinyao heard this, she beamed with joy: "Since sir said so, let's give it a try next year. Maybe our Meng family can have a case report next year."

Meng Chengzhang replied: "Sister, I'm afraid I can't be the head of the case, but I should be able to be a middle scholar."

Meng Jinyao said: "My second brother will be fourteen next year, and he will be a very good scholar in the Fourteenth Middle School."

During the chat, Meng Jinyao learned that her brother had not come home yet, so he came to see her first. She was moved in her heart, thinking of her parents' family affairs, and said: "By the way, my father is planning to remarry, and now he is looking for a stepmother for us, that is. I don’t know whose girl I will marry in the end, so you should be mentally prepared first.”

Meng Chengzhang was surprised: "Not long after that incident, my father is ready to find a new wife?"

Meng Jinyao nodded and said, "Sun died in September, and he found a matchmaker in October."

After hearing this, Meng Chengzhang was silent. His father and Sun had been a couple for more than ten years. They looked very affectionate on weekdays, but in the end they had no affection at all. This indifferent and selfish temperament was contrary to his grandfather.

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