The return gift was prepared uniformly by the whole mansion, and Xie Zhaozhao did not add or subtract anything from the gift.
But before leaving, Gu Shaoyu asked someone to carry five boxes to the car and said to Xie Zhaozhao, "These two big ones are for my father-in-law and my brother. The other three small ones are for my three younger brothers."
She opened two large boxes. One box contained Liuxiang wine given by His Majesty as a reward, and the other contained a precious night-shining pearl.
The wine is specially for Xie Anfeng, and the night pearl is for his brother Xie Yu.
The other three gift boxes all contain precious inkstones.
Gu Chengyan ran to Qingpuyuan and invited Gu Shaoyu to go with him.
Seeing Xie Zhaozhao, he bowed respectfully: "Hello, little aunt."
"Hmm!" Xie Zhaozhao said only one word, and then followed Gu Shaoyu's footsteps without changing his pace, slightly behind, following in an orderly manner.
Gu Chengyan only saw her with her back straight, wearing a silver thread flower crown with pearl and gold edges, and stone and green feathers, which was shining and glittering.
She has excellent etiquette. Her every smile, gesture and movement are dignified and noble.
A light silk fan with white orchid flowers, a slender waist and jade belt dancing in the sky. I thought she was a fairy descending from the earth, her smile was brighter than the stars.
The lady of the Xie family is famous throughout the world. He is not referring to his wife, but to this Miss Xie, his aunt.
Gu Shaoyu turned his head and shot a sharp look at him. Gu Chengyan immediately changed his face to a smile, caught up with him, and stood shoulder to shoulder with Gu Shaoyu.
Gu Shaoyu didn't want to stand shoulder to shoulder with him, and said seriously: "Aren't you going back to take care of the prince's wife?"
Gu Chengyan smiled and said, "Third Uncle is right. I'll go get ready first."
Xie Anfeng and Xie Yu both took leave today. The housekeeper Lao Qin was waiting at the door. Madam Xie and Mrs. Xu were already prepared.
Not long after, they saw the carriage of the Marquis's Mansion approaching at the intersection. Lao Qin asked the servants in the mansion to quickly inform Xie Anfeng and Xie Yu: "The young lady has returned home."
Xie Anfeng and Xie Yu immediately came out to greet them.
The carriage stopped, Gu Shaoyu got off first, reached out to take Xie Zhaozhao, and helped her down carefully.
Xie Yu was very happy, as his sister and the elder seemed to have a very good relationship.
Gu Shaoyu saluted him: "Brother."
He bowed to Xie An and said, "How are you, father-in-law?"
This time, Xie Anfeng did not call him "Lord". Instead, he patted him on the shoulder happily and called him "good son-in-law".
Without waiting for Gu Chengyan, he accompanied Gu Shaoyu into the room.
Xie Yu would not even give face to Gu Chengyan and Xie Xiangxiang. She accompanied her sister into the house and asked her if she was used to living in the Marquis' Mansion.
Xie Zhaozhao naturally said yes, and asked Xie Yu's servant to move the two boxes, saying that they were specially prepared by Lord Gu for him and his father.
Xu greeted her and went to pick up Xie Xiangxiang.
Xie Zhaozhao and Yuanyuanman arrived at Old Madam Xie's Wutong Garden. All the relatives were waiting in the yard. When they saw Xie Zhaozhao coming back, they were all polite and flattering.
Who wouldn't want to curry favor with Xie Zhaozhao? Lord Gu is a powerful official second only to the emperor. Who wouldn't want to take advantage of him?
Xie Zhaozhao gave a gift to each of his brothers and sisters, and each family was naturally very happy.
Madam Xie saw that she was fine and went to the palace yesterday to express her gratitude. Emperor Hui actually received the couple in Xingning Palace and even asked them to serve tea.
Extremely excited.
The granddaughter has a promising future, and the imperial concubine is also favored as well.
Seeing that her eldest granddaughter was doing well in every way, the old lady asked the maid Ying'er to accompany Xie Zhaozhao to the ancestral hall. She specially burned a stick of incense for Xie Anfeng's original wife, Xu Zhiyan, and told her mother that everything was fine with her.
After burning incense, Ying'er whispered something to Xie Zhaozhao.
"Yesterday the old lady asked the eldest master to ask the new number one scholar, Mr. Ling, whether he was married, and wanted to marry the third daughter to Mr. Ling.
The Madam was very angry when she heard this and said that the Master was partial and that all the daughters she gave birth to were married off to lower classes. The second daughter married the son of the Marquis's family, but the third daughter was going to marry someone from a poor family.
Xie Zhaozhao was not surprised. She had said long ago that Xu's vision was only as far as the teacup in front of her.
"The eldest master went to ask Master Ling, but he was still unwilling to do so. He said that his father had passed away and he had to observe mourning for his father for three years."
Xie Zhaozhao thought of Ling Xun's "adoptive fathers" and said with a smile, "Mr. Ling is a filial son."
Ying Er said, "Who said it wasn't true? The master wanted to ask Master Zhang, but the old lady said not to ask. Since the lady doesn't want her daughter to marry someone lower than her, it would only make them a couple with resentment and hurt the family."
Xie Zhaozhao did not express his opinion.
My grandmother's efforts were in vain.
She went back to her boudoir to take a look. The yard was cleaned very neatly. Ying Er said, "The eldest master has someone clean it every day."
Xie Zhaozhao walked behind the bamboo shadow wall, took out a new type of crabapple pearl flower hairpin from her bag, inserted it on Ying'er's head, looked at it carefully, and nodded.
"Sister Ying'er looks even better with this on." Manman said happily, "Sister, a few days ago, Miss got the mosquito repellent cream from Xiandou. Can I get you some?"
Ying Er was so happy. Xiandou’s mosquito repellent cream was probably only available to the ladies in the palace.
While Xie Zhaozhao was talking, Xie Xiangxiang and Xu also returned to the yard.
Xu asked Xie Xiangxiang: "Is Prince Gu good to you?"
How could Xie Xiangxiang dare to say anything bad? Gu Chengyan was the one she was determined to marry, and Xu even beat her for this.
You must finish the path you choose even if you have to crawl on your knees.
"He is naturally very nice to me, has a very good temper, and takes care of me in everything." Her face was full of smiles. She really felt that Gu Chengyan was a good person and loved her deeply.
"Your mother-in-law didn't make things difficult for you, did she? How is your sister-in-law? She was kicked out of the palace last time, and now I don't know what she is doing."
"My sister-in-law treats me better. She's very sweet-mouthed. She hugs my neck and calls me sister-in-law all the time. She's even more affectionate to me than Tingting."
Gu Jiaojiao is really sweet-talker. Since the day of their wedding, she has been staying in Fanghua Garden every day and is especially close to her.
"My mother-in-law is okay, but the food there is like feeding pigs. There are only four dishes for each meal. In our house, even Butler Qin eats more than four dishes."
"Is that intentional torturing you?" Xu was immediately unhappy.
"I've only been gone for two days. What can she do to me?" Xie Xiangxiang was very satisfied with her mother's protection. "Don't worry, mother. Master Gu lets me do whatever I want."
If there was one person who was dissatisfied in the Marquis' Mansion, it was Xie Zhaozhao.
"Mother, you don't know how arrogant she is. When she was serving tea to me yesterday morning, she actually asked me to kneel down to her! When she was serving tea to me, I called her elder sister, but she refused to take the tea. She even instigated Lord Gu to throw away the tea and the cup that I served her."
When Xu heard this, she was furious: "Is marrying Lord Gu such a big deal? I'll go find her and ask her what she wants to do and why she treats her own sisters like this?"
Xie Xiangxiang held her back: "Mother, don't go. She and Lord Gu are in love. If you offend her, she will talk to you and Lord Gu will tell father about it. In the end, you and I will be the ones who suffer."
Xu had been feeling angry ever since she was forced to go to the family temple to chant sutras for a month before their marriage. She had lived in the shadow of Xu Zhiyan all her life, and she could no longer let her daughter live under the oppression of Xie Zhaozhao.
She went to the old lady's yard angrily and was determined to ask Lord Gu for an explanation!
But before she reached Wutong Garden, she heard a commotion at the door and someone shouted, "The imperial edict has arrived~"
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