area51novel Chapter 2049 Who is close and who is distant
Chapter 2049 Who is close and who is distant
Chapter 2049 Who is close and who is distant
The Third Lady didn't expect the Fourth Lady to be so disrespectful. She was stunned at first, and then became angry.
She stood up and said, "Great, now that you two live next to each other, you've become good sisters-in-law. I can't even say a word!"
The Fourth Lady glanced at her, but there was still no smile on her face.
The Third Lady was so angry that she gasped in anger and said, "I have known you for ten years in vain..."
After saying this, she left in anger.
The Fourth Lady did not stand up and sighed in her heart.
The Third Lady did not have this temper in her early years. She was a bright and generous person. But now she is nagging and fussy, making people unable to recognize her.
It’s not that the Fourth Lady wants to offend anyone, but she just feels a little disappointed.
When relatives get along with each other, who can be considerate in every aspect?
Because they are relatives, not outsiders, I don’t need to think so much.
But the Third Lady was not kind, she became more and more picky and mean to others.
The fourth wife also wanted to stay away from him...
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The Third Lady came out of the South Third Station angrily, but did not go back to the South Second Station directly. Instead, she hesitated for a moment and went to the South First Station.
She went to the Fourth Lady to complain about Shushu, but she just wanted to drag the Fourth Lady into condemning Shushu. She thought that the Fourth Lady was a good person and would listen to her even if she didn't agree with her.
As a result, the Fourth Lady directly expressed her dissatisfaction.
After the Third Lady was angry, she felt guilty and realized that what she had done was inappropriate.
It was Shushu's fault. I can complain, but my tone should not be too harsh. I should bring it up in a joking manner.
Otherwise, if it gets outside, it would seem that you are making trouble out of nothing and being petty-minded.
Fortunately, the Fourth Lady is not a talkative person.
However, the Third Lady was still worried and wanted to see the First Lady's reaction.
Does the eldest wife also like to be stepped on?
Am I the only one who is narrow-minded?
The eldest lady is preparing to have dinner here.
Because the Third Lady was hosting a dinner party today, many stoves in the kitchen were occupied. The First Lady had already instructed that she would not prepare any big dishes at noon, but only rice with a few stir-fried meat and vegetable dishes.
When the first wife heard that the Third Lady was coming at this time, she was a little confused about her purpose and hurriedly sent people to greet her.
The maid who had received the order just went downstairs. The Third Lady had already arrived at the main courtyard and followed the maid in.
"Sister-in-law, I am an uninvited guest..."
The Third Lady came in and spoke with a smile.
The eldest wife stood up and said, "You are too polite, sister-in-law. Have you eaten? Do you want to have some..."
The table had just been set, and she hadn't even started eating when she started inviting guests.
After hearing this, the Third Lady glanced at the dining table and said, "Then I will have a bite with my eldest sister-in-law. There is no need to add more dishes. We had breakfast late, so we are not very hungry."
When she saw the dishes on the table, Mrs. San started to overthink.
It is difficult to be a second wife.
Two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, no main dish.
How can this be the face of a Prince's wife?
I’m afraid even the regular dish served to the eldest maid in the palace is better than this.
Is this the Third Princess hosting a banquet and occupying the stove?
The eldest wife couldn't really serve the guests just these four dishes, so she winked at the nanny.
The kitchen prepared a lot of steamed buns, but because of the little princess's taste, most of them were sweet, so the eldest lady did not ask anyone to serve.
Now that we have guests, we can serve some steamed buns and ready-made dishes.
By the time the Third Lady rolled up her sleeves, washed her hands, and sat down at the table on the kang, the nanny also brought back the food boxes.
There were two bowls of dishes, four steamed buns, a plate of Chinese toon eggs, and a plate of braised meat platter.
When it was set up, the kang table, which was originally somewhat empty, was now filled up.
When Sanfu Jin saw this, she realized that she had misunderstood at first.
Seeing the calm and composed appearance of the First Lady, the Third Lady didn't want to talk anymore.
Initially, the Third Lady looked down on her elder sister-in-law, who was several years younger than her.
Now seeing the Third Princess and the Fourth Princess living here with her, she knew that she had gained the trust of Prince Zhi.
Think about it again, during the past few years since the first wife married into the palace, not a single bad word has been said about her.
On the contrary, my life is not going well.
Why should I look down on others?
When the eldest wife picked up the chopsticks, she also picked up the chopsticks.
The two sisters-in-law had lunch quietly. When the dining table was cleared and tea was served, the eldest wife said, "Sister-in-law, come here...what's the matter?"
Although the two mansions are next to each other and they are neighbors in Haidian, they are not so familiar with each other that they can visit each other directly. They are still polite to each other on weekdays.
The Third Lady pointed in the direction of the back chamber and said, "It's because my nieces are all here... I remembered my eldest princess, so I came here in a daze."
The eldest daughter of the Third Lady, who died of smallpox last year, was born in 1949 and is one and a half months older than Niguzhu.
He was a premature baby and it was very difficult to raise him at first. I finally managed to raise him until he was three years old.
If he hadn't died young, he would have been the little guest of the head office today.
The Third Lady was really upset and her eyes were red.
The eldest wife sighed in her heart, not knowing how to comfort her.
Children who are three years old will call out "Ene". If someone is gone in an instant, no one who is Ene can stand it.
After the Third Lady finished speaking, she let out a sigh and said, "Let's live a good life, let's not talk about this anymore..."
The eldest wife said, "According to the Buddhist teachings, this is a shallow bond between mother and daughter. Please accept my condolences and don't make my niece feel uneasy. I still have my little niece by my side, so please take care of her more in the future!"
The Third Lady nodded and said, "I will take good care of her. Whether it's the Crown Princess or the younger brothers and sisters, they all love their daughter more than the other, and it makes me feel like a stepmother..."
The eldest wife: "..."
What happened to the stepmother?!
Even though she could see that the Third Lady was just speaking for no reason and didn't mean it, the First Lady still felt uncomfortable.
She is just young, but she is the sister-in-law after all, and the sister-in-law who has separated from the family, so she doesn't need to care about the faces of her younger sisters-in-law.
She also frowned and said, "What's wrong with being a stepmother? What's wrong with it? How could it be seen by my brother's wife?"
The Third Lady felt something was wrong with the voice and turned to look at the First Lady.
Seeing the First Lady's drooping face, which was similar to the Fourth Lady's just now, the Third Lady frowned.
Then she realized that she had said something wrong and said quickly, "That's not what I meant..."
The first wife looked at the third wife and did not answer.
The Third Lady smiled and said, "Everyone knows how virtuous my eldest sister-in-law is. Nowadays, when people talk about my eldest sister-in-law, they only praise her. She also takes good care of her nieces."
The eldest wife's expression eased a little, and she said, "It's not worthy of praise, it's just my job..."
The Third Lady's mind was in a daze. She stood up and said, "I was distracted and disturbed Sister-in-law's lunch. I made you unhappy. I shouldn't have done that. I apologize to you here."
As she said this, she blessed him.
The eldest wife hurriedly got off the kang and supported him, saying, "Since it's a misunderstanding, just talk it out."
The Third Lady refused to stay any longer and stood up to say goodbye.
The eldest wife nodded and told the nanny to send it out.
She knew her own status and knew that she could be humble but not servile, otherwise she would not be respected but would lose respect.
The Third Lady did not wander around anymore, but returned to the South Second Institute.
Thinking about the disgraceful looks given to her by the Fourth Lady and the First Lady, she felt extremely depressed.
As for the Fourth Lady, it was still okay. The two of them had been sisters-in-law for more than ten years, and there had been times when they had gotten along well and got annoyed with each other during these ten years.
But the eldest lady didn’t have this attitude before.
Now that his good reputation has been established, he has also obtained the right to manage the Prince of Zhi's Mansion, and he is more confident.
The first wife is known as the eldest sister-in-law. The fourth wife, who raised the inner court, is not only liked by the elders, but also respected by her younger brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, and has better popularity than herself.
The Third Lady struggled for a long time and finally had to admit that she had done something stupid today.
Shushu and I are cousins, we should help each other...
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In the North Garden.
Shushu ate two roast duck wraps and then focused on the salt and pepper duck rack.
The meat on top is fried dry and tastes fragrant and crispy.
Seeing how happily she was eating, the Queen Mother also ate several pieces of duck bones.
“No worse than roast duck…”
The Queen Mother ate it and praised it.
Shu Shu said, "I'll think about frying spare ribs and chicken racks later. Once I figure it out, I'll present it to the Imperial Grandmother."
The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Fried food is still the best. Fried vegetables are also delicious, such as fried Sichuan pepper sprouts and fried Chinese toon fish."
Shu Shu said, "Grandmother likes fried food, so I will give you two barrels of peanut oil. Frying food with peanut oil is more fragrant than soybean oil, and it is not as greasy as lard."
The Queen Mother glanced at her and said, "Why don't you persuade me to eat less fried food?"
Shushu said, "Eat less in the winter, because you are impatient to move. The dishes are mostly meat, and fried food can easily cause internal heat. Summer dishes are refreshing, neither too hot nor too cold, and you can walk outside more often and eat something that is not harmful."
The Queen Mother smiled and nodded, "That's the reason. After the summer solstice, the weather will be hot and people won't be able to eat these."
As she spoke, she thought of Niguzhu's greed and said, "Just control them according to the rules, but don't let the children have a hard time eating. Just let them eat whatever they like. After a while, they won't be interested in it anymore. Just let them have a taste, and they will miss it after that. It's pitiful for the children."
Shushu knew that these "children" were limited to Niguzhu.
Shushu said, "Children don't know when they are hungry or full, so they get bloated easily. They also get high fever easily after overeating. Once before, Niguzhu got high fever, and my granddaughter-in-law was scared and didn't dare to let the children eat and drink anymore."
The Queen Mother listened and nodded, "That's what we should take care of. Health is the most important..."
Thinking that triplets should be weak, but after Shushu had taken care of them for a few years, they were no different from single babies. The Queen Mother said, "You are right. I will listen to you. You are the children's father, and you love them the most..."
Shushu said, "When I was taking care of the first three, my granddaughter-in-law was also learning as she went along. I was very scared, especially when they were a hundred days old. They were all skinny and small, and I couldn't sleep well because I was afraid that one of them would get sick. It was only after a hundred days when they had some fat that I felt more at ease."
The grandfather and grandson talked about children's life for a while, and the empress dowager looked tired, so Shushu took her leave.
She did not go back directly to the North Fifth Institute, but went directly to the North Sixth Institute.
The children were taking a nap in the inner room. The Tenth Lady was sitting in the second room, holding a few small horse whips in her hands and wrapping gold thread around the handles.
Upon hearing that Shushu had arrived, the Tenth Lady hurriedly stood up to greet him.
Shushu said, "Come and see my sister-in-law. Did the children have a good lunch?"
The Tenth Lady smiled and nodded, "I ate most of the roast duck. I loved it. I also ate three lamb chops..."
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Happy holidays, everyone!