White Hedge Dream

Chapter 21 Child’s Play

After inquiring about the new news about the imperial city, Mrs. Dongyang Hou felt a little panicked when she thought of the abandoned Zhuangli, and hurriedly looked for it.

"Don't worry." Mrs. Xue came with her and comforted her as she walked, "She is not a child."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou didn't have to hide herself when she was next to her sister. She gritted her teeth with a sullen face and said, "With a background like that, she is worse than a child. Any child from any family in the capital looks better than her."

Mrs. Xue patted her arm: "I have already married, so don't worry about these things." She said and smiled, "I think he is indeed a child of a scholar, upright."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou was about to say something. When she turned around in the corridor, she heard the noise of women. She saw all the girls standing in the flower hall in front, surrounding one person. The atmosphere was very noisy.

There were also people who were holding up their fans and swinging them, as if they were about to blow them down, but they seemed to be stopped.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou was startled: "What's going on?"

Is there a fight?

Mrs. Xue also looked a little nervous.

The maids guarding outside the flower hall have already taken over.

"Madam, Madam Hou." The servant girl said with a smile, "The young madam is playing a game with everyone."

Play games? Mrs. Dongyang Hou looked even more surprised. Regardless of the game for the moment, someone was actually playing with her?

The girl who was waving the fan stopped and put the fan behind her back. A female voice sounded from inside the circle, "There are three butterflies on the fan."

The girls surrounding them dispersed, urging the girl holding the fan to "look, look, look."

The girl holding the fan took out the fan and raised it: "That's right!"

Everyone looked at Zhuang Li, who was sitting in the middle, and said in succession: "Young Madam is so amazing!"

Madam, is she awesome again?

Is this another scolding? Mrs. Dongyang Hou was a little nervous. She was not addicted to preaching. She would preach to everyone she caught. Mrs. Xue was too shameless to cry. If these young ladies really started crying, how would she end it?

Mrs. Xue had already walked a few steps over and asked in a loud voice what was wrong?

The women in the flower hall looked over with smiles, but no one was crying or had a straight face. Mrs. Xue Qi even ran to support Mrs.

Play games?

Can she still play games with others? Mrs. Dongyanghou was surprised.

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Although the scene was not what Mrs. Dongyang Hou had worried about, she still took Zhuang Li away immediately. The longer they stayed together, the more likely things would go wrong.

Mrs. Xue's invitation had to come, but when she wanted to leave, Mrs. Xue had no reason to stop her.

When Zhuang Li was taken away by Mrs. Dongyang Hou, the women all felt a little regretful.

The girl from the Xue family kept saying, "Sister-in-law will come to play some other time."

Although the host would say this when seeing off guests, the girl said it sincerely and not politely.

The other girls were still saying, "Five mothers and seven mothers, please remember to invite us."

Zhuang Li didn't promise anything and said goodbye with a smile.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou stood by the car and looked at her. Although she was curious about why she was playing with the girls, she still didn't want her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to share a car.

Xu's mother saw what she was thinking and immediately called Xue Liu: "It's too crowded for three of you in the car. Come and sit here, madam."

Of course Xue Liu was willing and came over in response.

But she didn't have much to say. To put it simply, it was the excitement caused by a palace flower.

"Then everyone was curious about the young madam's good eyesight, so the young madam asked her to verify it, and everyone started playing a game of guessing objects. The gameplay was suggested by the young madam. They hold small stones in their hands to guess left and right, and draw objects on paper and shake them to guess."

Having said this, Xue Liu patted her heart, looking like she was still frightened.

"Although the young lady guessed correctly every time, I still feel that the young lady has become everyone's fun."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou didn't pay attention to her last sentence. She only thought about the previous sentence and was a little speechless. It turned out to be some child's play in the streets.

But for these boudoir girls, they rarely play.

Able to lecture and teach others, and also able to coax others, this daughter-in-law is really elusive.

Thinking of Mrs. Xue's confused and annoyed look, Mrs. Dongyang Hou couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth again.

Hum.

Being raised by Mr. Zhuang, he is also like a teacher.

Seeing the smile on Mrs. Dongyang Hou's lips, Xue Liu was a little puzzled. How could she still smile? It was very embarrassing for the young lady to be brought out. First, she made such nonsense in front of so many people, Mrs. Xue, and then she was willing to be treated as amusement by the little girls.

But I think Mrs. Dongyang Hou will be very happy to see Mrs. Xue. The two sisters have not seen each other for a long time. The old lady is an extremely harsh mother-in-law and rarely lets her daughter-in-law go out.

It is also a blessing in misfortune.

The carriage was swaying, and Chunyue felt that she was swaying too. She didn't even get a sip of tea in Xue Mansion, but why did she feel so dizzy after drinking alcohol.

"Young Madam, you are so amazing." She looked at Zhuang Li and said. She didn't think much about giving lectures in the hall before. The Young Madam is a scholar. It was only when she got along with the women in the flower hall that she was surprised, "You can actually lead Let’s play with them.”

She has seen scenes of women being together. If the women are allowed to talk and ask questions, they will inevitably ask questions that will embarrass the young lady. Some people may even do this deliberately, that Lady Xue Qi, and Lady Zhu. Isn’t this just a little thought? He started talking in a few words.

Unexpectedly, the young lady broke the situation as soon as she opened her mouth.

Zhuang Li doesn't think it's that great.

"It's just a coincidence," she said, "I happened to ask about something I know."

Chunyue looked at her with bright eyes: "But that's because you know a lot, young lady."

In short, Chun Yue just thinks she is very powerful. After all, Chun Yue is more nervous than she is when she goes out this time, fearing that she will be made difficult, ridiculed and looked down upon. None of this has happened now, and it is no wonder that Chun Yue is so happy.

Zhuang Li said with a smile: "It's good that Madam came in time. If we had waited a little longer, everyone wouldn't have played with me like this anymore. After all, they are not children."

Chun Yue covered her mouth and smiled: "Then this is the young lady's good luck."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Li looked at her and showed a slightly weird smile: "You are the first to say that I am lucky."

Ah, is it true or false? Is this self-deprecating or self-effacing? Chunyue didn't know what to say for a moment, but Zhuang Li had already taken over the conversation.

"Perhaps things have changed." She said with a smile, "After all, I am now the young lady of Dongyang Hou, no longer..."

Before he finished speaking, he stopped and lowered his gaze.

What is it no longer? An orphan who lost her parents? Chunyue thought to herself that this change of identity was indeed a good turn of events, but Chunyue didn't nod along and didn't ask any more questions.

Some blessings may not be wanted by everyone.

Compared to becoming the young lady of Dongyang Hou, Mrs. Zhuang may prefer to have her parents together.

But Zhuang is the surname of Mr. Zhuang of the Academy. What was Mrs. Zhuang's original surname? She didn't seem to have mentioned that her father was Mr. Zhuang's disciple, so his surname shouldn't be Zhuang, right?

When the thought flashed across his mind, the walking carriage suddenly stopped, and there was the sound of rapid horse hooves and footsteps beside the carriage.

Chun Yue hurriedly opened the curtain and saw two people blocking the carriage of Mrs. Dongyang Hou in front.

Chun Yue recognized the two people as the mother-in-law beside Mrs. Xue.

The two women said something through the window, and Mrs. Dongyang Hou lifted the curtain with a solemn expression, urging the two people to go quickly, and also ordered the steward of the Dongyang Hou Mansion to follow.

"What's wrong?" Chunyue couldn't help but ask.

But the servants following them did not come forward and did not know, and Mrs. Dongyang Hou's carriage continued to move forward.

"Is something going to happen?" Chunyue could only whisper to Zhuang Li.

"Did something happen so soon?" Zhuang Li seemed to be talking to himself and smiled again, "It seems that I am still in luck."

Chunyue didn't quite understand. Was the young lady scared? What does the Xue family's accident have to do with her luck or not? She hurriedly consoled her: "Maybe Mrs. Xue is thinking of something to tell Madam. This is also common. Madam's mother asked her two daughters to marry in the capital, so that they could take care of each other-"

Make small talk and change the subject.

However, this matter did not make people worried for too long. When they stepped into the second door of Dongyang Marquis Mansion, the servants of the Xue family came again and said a few words. Mrs. Dongyang Marquis got out of the car with a smile on her face and spat again. .

"I knew this scourge would cause trouble sooner or later." She said, and waved her hand, "Don't worry about him!"

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"It was Mr. Silang of the Xue family who caused trouble and was reported to Jingzhao Mansion."

Chun Yue didn't wait too long and told Xue Liu about the matter when she returned to the yard.

She was riding in a car with Mrs. Dongyang Hou and heard what happened.

"You know that Mr. Silang of the Xue family," Xue Liu said to Chunyue.

Chunyue nodded hurriedly and explained to Zhuang Li: "Silangjun is the legitimate son of the second wife of the Xue family."

The second wife's legitimate son, who was finally acquired with great difficulty, was especially pampered and pampered by Mrs. Xue. He is seventeen or eighteen years old and does not read any books. He spends all day running horses, walking dogs and fighting cocks.

Whenever Mrs. Xue said something about taking care of things and making a living, Mrs. Xue scolded her, "We are not only the descendants of the Xue family in Hedong, but also relatives of the emperor. What's wrong with running horses, walking dogs, and fighting cocks? This is because all the people come and go, and celebrities are naturally romantic."

"Now Feng Liu is involved in a life lawsuit in Jingzhao Mansion." Xue Liu said with a smile.

(End of chapter)