MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 396 Xing family daughter

Chapter 396 The daughter of the Xing family

Eating one bite and praising him after another, his overly doting look made Gu Shaoyu's eyes darken even more. He could tell at a glance that he was holding something back!

Du Jingyi was too lazy to discuss the children's education with her husband. It was all for their own good, so naturally he didn't give much advice, as long as he kept the distance.

After the family had breakfast, they didn't go anywhere else. It was warm in the flower hall anyway, so they stayed here to chat. However, Ping'er's temperament was much more lively now, so he gave Brother Tai a copy of Gu Shaoyu from the day before. After making the special Cuju, I went outside to play with Brother Tai.

 Listening to the laughter coming from the yard, Du Jingyi and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu, both had calm and calm smiles on their faces.

“Ping’er, I’ll be sixteen after the New Year.”

"Um."

“My grandmother also mentioned it before when she was here that it would be a good thing if Ping’er could get married early.”

Sister-in-law Liu naturally knew this. Her grandmother had mentioned it to her a long time ago. The main reason was that Ping'er was not ruthless enough. If she wanted to move forward in her future, she would have to wait until she got married. , good job on both sides working together!

And now that he is already the established young prince in the Duke's palace, in such a situation, it is natural to choose someone who is virtuous and generous, and whose natal family is capable, so as to help him successfully succeed.

But girls from high-ranking families also have to carefully select this husband. With Ping'er's current ability, I am afraid that he will not be able to get into the eyes of many high-ranking families, so it will be very difficult.

Seeing this, sister-in-law Liu sighed and said.

"I was the one who caused Ping'er to suffer. He didn't learn any skills in the past ten years or so, and he has no reputation, so it's hard for him to get married. I do have someone I like in my heart, but I don't dare to come to him. I went to mention it, but I was afraid that if someone refused me and came back, I would make Ping'er sad and feel depressed again."

Du Jingyi was a little curious about that person, so he asked.

 “Who does my sister-in-law like?”

 “Aunt Xing’s niece, Xing You.”

This Xing You, Du Jingyi knows, is now eighteen years old, a woman of the same age. Her father is the eldest son of the Xing family, and is appointed as the commander of Liangjiang. Her mother is from the Wang family, and she has the same roots as her eldest aunt. His family, therefore, has a prominent family background.

And Du Jingyi has met this Miss Xing You. Although she is not very beautiful, her manners are very relaxed, which makes people feel very elegant and generous.

Let alone the sister-in-law, even Du Jingyi would look at her twice when he saw her.

This family is actually a good family, and the eldest sister-in-law has been chosen well, but the Xing family may not be willing to marry the girl away to Sui'an City.

 So Du Jingyi didn’t say anything, he just expressed it.

"Sister-in-law has a unique vision. This young lady from the Xing family is indeed a good one. How about we invite my aunt to come and ask her today? If this young lady is already engaged, then there is no point in thinking about it. But if she is not engaged, we can let her My aunt was just asking around to see what the Xing family meant, and if she was angry, then we would bring Ping'er to the house for the same reason."

Sister-in-law Liu thought this was a good idea, so she nodded in agreement.

The third aunt, who heard the conversation between the two of them, was really troubled and couldn't tell her.

Generally speaking, she is the daughter who should discuss marriage the most in this family. But now she has to keep her filial piety and there is no suitable candidate. She really feels like she has nowhere to go.

The fourth aunt could see her anxiety and could only comfort her in a low voice. "Ping'er is different from Lang'er. His mother-in-law is his great-grandmother, and she only needs to observe mourning for three months. But Lang'er is his direct grandmother, and it must be more than one year. So Third Sister-in-law should calm down and think about it again. It’s useless, and adding more troubles isn’t making things difficult for yourself?”

　　Then he said somewhat self-deprecatingly.

"Compared to me and the other two sisters-in-law, you should be very lucky. At least you still have Lang'er to worry about, right?"

The fourth aunt is naturally strong in front of others, but occasionally she will feel a little envious when she looks at the close relationship between their children. Unfortunately, this envy cannot be relieved. After all, there is no possibility of her and her husband's son coming back to life. .

Hearing this, the third aunt could only sigh, patted the back of the fourth aunt's hand, and said nothing more.

There were many people at the table today, but everyone was careful.

 Invariably, they all chose light and elegant plain colors, and no one was dressed up in fancy clothes. Gu Shaoyu was greeting the male guests in the front hall, while Du Jingyi entertained the female guests in the waterside pavilion.

It was at this time that Mrs.

Mrs. Xing and Xing You are both well-known figures in Jinling City. Naturally, there are people chatting with them wherever they go. Aunt Xing was originally talking to others, but after seeing Du Jingyi and others coming over, , he said a few words to the people next to him and left.

A few people looked at the direction she was walking in, and the talkative one said.

“Look at this general’s wife, I really don’t know whether to say her life is good or bad.”

"What's the meaning?"

Mrs. Xing asked curiously when she opened her mouth.

"The eldest lady doesn't know. She lived quietly in the Duke's palace for the first three years after she got married. No one outside has heard of it. But since General Gu returned to the court, the situation has been completely different. I heard that he first moved away from the Duke. Mansion, don't live in the General's Mansion, and now she has changed her surname and secured the position of the wife of the acting head of the Gu family. No one in Sui'an City and Jinling City dares to disrespect her! But who would have thought that she was just a merchant, if To be honest, I'm afraid it's not as rich as the side branch of the Xing family!"

Hearing this, Xing You was a little puzzled. If this was the case, then why could she still marry into the government?

It's just that she will naturally keep this question in her heart and won't talk nonsense to others. After all, they are guests and not talking about people's disputes.

Mrs. Xing next to her smiled when she saw this, and did not answer the conversation casually. The woman who spoke did not continue the topic, but asked other ladies about their plans for the next year.

Mrs. Xing, her husband is the Sanlang of the Xing family, so outside, everyone respectfully calls her Mrs. Xing, but when they come to the Gu family, everyone still calls her "aunt" or "aunt" out of habit.

She hasn’t bothered Mrs. Gu since she was buried, so today she saw that everyone in the Gu family was in much better spirits, and she was very happy about it.

"You look much better. Raising people is like raising flowers. Serving them with good fat and good food will always make them more beautiful."

Du Jingyi has always had a good relationship with her, so he smiled and replied after hearing this.

 (End of this chapter)