MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 212 and hairpin banquet
Chapter 212 and Hairpin Banquet
"Yes, why don't you go back to Jinling City with me? It's much more fun there than Sui'an City. I'll take you around and your knowledge will increase a lot."
Shang Zhiping looked embarrassed.
He really wanted to go, but is this appropriate?
He turned around and looked at his mother sitting next to him. Seeing that she also had a look of astonishment, he lowered his head and said.
“I’d better not go, I’ll go to school in a few days.”
His foundation is not good to begin with. If he doesn't make up for his studies, he may even be unable to keep up in the future.
When he thought about his mother worrying about him day and night in the past, Shang Zhiping knew that he could no longer be willful, so he answered like this.
But the more sensible he became, the more his sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu, felt sorry for her son's situation.
So I glanced at Du Jingyi, and after getting some encouragement from her eyes, I took a deep breath and said.
"Ping'er wants to go to Jinling City? If you want to go, then go ahead. There's no rush to go to school. You're not old anyway, so it's a good thing to go out more often."
When Shang Zhiping heard this, his first reaction was surprise.
When I came to see the general's mansion a few days ago, didn't I say that I wanted to find a teacher for him?
And since he has grown so old, he has left Sui'an City and his mother's side when he went to pick someone up a month ago, but there is a certain return date.
It will take at least half a year to go now. Will your mother really allow it?
He was unsure, looked at his mother cautiously, and then asked.
“Mother, is it really okay?”
Looking at his cautious appearance, my sister-in-law Liu felt very distressed.
Even though he was reluctant to give up, he still had to let the child go out and have a try, so he said patiently.
"Ping'er can go if he wants to. Mother won't stop him. Besides, your aunt and uncle Zhao will take care of you in Jinling City, so don't worry, mother."
Sister-in-law Liu is really relieved and really hopes that her child will be well in the future, so she said this.
Sincerity to sincerity, Shang Zhiping spent time with his mother day and night, so he could naturally tell the truth of her words, so he was moved and relieved at the same time, and finally spoke to Xing Zhao with enough energy.
"Then...will it be troublesome if I go with Cousin Zhao? If it's too troublesome, I won't go."
His coquettish temper, if it had been anyone else, Xing Zhao would have scolded him long ago.
But he knew what Shang Zhiping had gone through before, and naturally knew that it was impossible to change his temper at once, so he smiled and said.
"It's not troublesome. It's just that I was joking with you. Mother will go back first this time. I will stay in Sui'an City for two months. Let's go south again in March. The weather will be good then. When we return to Jinling It happens to be April in the city, so I will take you to see the peach blossoms in the mountain temple."
After hearing his words, Shang Zhiping's eyes became more longing.
Although he has not traveled yet, he is willing to go with Uncle Zhao.
Not only because he has the same temperament as me, but also because of his talkativeness and knowledge. Whether it is a wild flower on the roadside or the customs of various places, he can easily talk about it.
This point of contentment is beyond Shang Zhiping's reach.
Sister-in-law Liu was naturally happy when she heard that there were still two months left. At least she could prepare more things for them to take with them on the road.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Du Jingyi stopped trying to persuade him and said with a smile.
“In that case, we won’t keep my aunt any longer, so as not to worry about our uncle’s shame when we go to Jinling City and tell him that we took away his beloved wife and won’t return her!”
“I really... like your mouth!”
If Mrs. Xing were twenty or thirty years younger, she and Du Jingyi would definitely be close friends. After all, their temperaments and temperaments are very similar. They are all favored at home before marriage, and they are also favored at husband's house after marriage.
It is very rare to know the world but not be sophisticated.
Therefore, a glass of honey water was given instead of fine wine to see her off, and Mrs. Xing bid farewell to everyone.
She entered the palace early to say goodbye to the Queen, and three days later, she set off back to Jinling City.
Shang Ji originally wanted Luo Yuan to **** her south, but he was rejected.
There are people in the Hu Ben army, and the Xing family is not bad either. The people who came with her this time are not only domestic servants, but also people with excellent martial arts, so protecting her south is not a problem.
Xing Zhao also said calmly.
“Don’t worry, cousin, my father will make arrangements when mother goes out. It’s just a month, nothing will happen.”
Finally seeing how insistent they were, mother and son, Shang Ji had no choice but to give up.
On the second day after Mrs. Xing left, the Wei family's hairpin ceremony banquet was held lively.
Shang Ji, as he said before, just sent Xing Zhao to take Shang Zhiping to deliver gifts, and came back without staying long.
Although there were some comments from others, it was difficult to say much because the old man of the merchant had died.
In Wei Jialian’s yard.
At this moment, Mrs. Wei and the eldest lady of the Wei family (Wei Jialian's mother) were watching her put on makeup and dress up, busy in front and back, with smiles on their faces.
Especially Mrs. Wei, it was as if seeing her own daughter and her hairpins swept away the gloom of the past day.
Standing next to her are naturally Silang's wife and Shang Zhiyin. All the female relatives of the family are here, and they want to celebrate Wei Jialian.
“My aunt is so beautiful today, she looks like a fairy girl walking out of a painting.”
Being praised by Shang Zhiyin, Wei Jialian felt as if she had eaten honey, so she replied immediately.
“You will definitely be more beautiful when your hair grows in a few years, and your auntie will definitely prepare the best ones to congratulate you!”
The hairpin ceremony was the most solemn ceremony for women in the Daxing Dynasty besides getting married, so naturally everyone yearned for it.
Especially for a rich and powerful family like theirs, this is a blind date ceremony, and the marriage will be finalized in at least three to five months, so there is no room for any mistakes.
But there were some ignorant people who insisted on telling them that the General's Mansion only sent them gifts, so naturally some people were unhappy.
Especially when Mrs. Wei heard about this, her face was so gloomy that she could shed tears.
If anything, their relationship with the fifth old master is even closer. Now that the Duke of the country is here, they are talking to her father and brothers in the front hall, and those in the general's mansion are actually arranging battle arrays.
“Aunt, what does the General’s Mansion mean?”
Wei Jialian asked angrily when she opened her mouth.
At first, she was very dissatisfied when she didn't send a message to the Wei family during the housewarming party. But now they can take the initiative to sue for peace, and the General's Office is even more stubborn. It's really shameless!
So the originally beautiful face was filled with anger and sullenness, and he was very angry at the general's government's lack of face.
It was Mrs. Wei who took a deep breath and said comfortingly.
"Don't worry about it. This is something your grandfather and father have to worry about. Today you just have to show off."
(End of this chapter)
