Mother Gu was talking to herself, with tears falling down. The maid next to her came over and called out cautiously: "Madam..."

Mother Gu raised her hand, sent the maid away, and took out the handkerchief to wipe her tears.

Ping'er lowered her eyes and thought for a moment.

After a moment, he raised his eyes and looked at Gu's mother: "I also sympathize with your niece's situation. If you really want to talk about it, her life is better than Huahua. At least, she still has a biological father, and you have a relationship with her.

Love from my blood related aunt."

"As for my Huahua, to put it bluntly, she is an orphan. I was her mother's maid. The family suffered an accident, so my wife entrusted Huahua to me."

"In the first half of my life, I saw the life of a wealthy family. All the prosperity was just a passing smoke. In the second half of my life, I had no intention of climbing high. I only hoped that Huahua would marry a husband who treats her sincerely and have children.

, live a life of peace and smoothness.”

Mother Gu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, you are right."

Ping'er stared into Gu's mother's eyes: "Since we have already talked about this, there is no point in beating around the bush. I heard that all three marriages in Zhihua fell through because of your niece."

"I also heard that Zhihua and his cousin were childhood sweethearts, and you two elders also deliberately wanted to arrange for her to be with him, but the first wife couldn't do it, so she had to take a concubine. It was only after the three families heard about this that they decided to break off the engagement.

, is that so?”

When Gu's mother heard Ping'er's question, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

The whole person stood up from the stool, swore to the sky, and tried his best to clarify the relationship between this.

"My mother-in-law, people outside are really gossiping. My niece is completely innocent with my Zhihua family. She also has a four-year-old son. She is really a widow with a lot of disputes in front of her. All of this has been exposed by others.

It’s such an injustice to have been arranged!”

"Some people are jealous when they see that my Zhihua family has passed the Juren exam. I don't know how much dirty water they have poured behind their backs. My mother-in-law, please don't believe it..."

Ping'er raised her hand to interrupt Mother Gu's words: "If I don't say anything unnecessary, since you also know that your son and niece have been arranged, your son's marriage has been delayed again and again, and Huahua is going to marry in five days.

Do you want the bride to be pointed at as soon as she walks in?"

"There is a saying that a gentleman should not build a wall. You all know that there is a lot of trouble in front of a widow's door. Why would you send it to your son and wife? Aren't you worried about the unrest in your family home?"

Gu's mother was stunned and said: "I, I just feel sorry for my niece. I really treat her as my biological daughter. I don't think so much..."

Ping'er said impatiently: "I won't say much else. Just call them out and let me meet them. They are all relatives no matter what. It's not good to hide from them after all."

The aunt looked embarrassed: "My mother-in-law, it's not that I won't let you see her, it's just that this child Shuhua no longer lives in my house."

"Then where is she?" Ping'er asked.

Gu's mother sighed and said: "More than a month ago, Zhihua came back from Huguang County and told us that one of his classmates wanted to pull a red line for him. In order to learn from the previous lessons, he discussed with us and rented a small outside.

The courtyard houses Shuhua mother and son."

Sure enough, they really moved out, Matchmaker Zhao didn't lie.

Ping'er and Yang Ruoqing looked at each other, and this time, it was Yang Ruoqing who spoke.

"Mrs. Gu, I would venture to ask, will Shuhua and her son just move out and live elsewhere, or will they wait for the bride to come in and find an excuse to bring them back?"

Gu's mother looked at the person who asked the question and smiled bitterly: "Now our whole family is busy with the matter of Zhihua and Huahua's marriage, how can we think about other things?"

Yang Ruoqing laughed and asked again: "You have to think about what you should think about. Now both parties are asking for this reason. Just think about it, so that we, the women, can have an idea."

Gu's mother smiled apologetically, "Well... we can talk about that later, okay? That girl Shuhua has a really hard life. She has grown up in my house since she was a child, and she regards this place as her natal home..."

Mother Gu was reluctant to give even a lied guarantee, and her protective attitude towards their niece made Yang Ruoqing and Ping'er feel it again.

Ping'er said in a more serious tone: "Back then, when I came here with Huahuahua's mother as a dowry, all the maids that Huahuahua's father had served in the house when he was young were sent away before he could marry the bride."

"After the wife comes in, if the master wants to take a concubine, the wife must nod. The male is the master of the house, and the wife is the master of the house. This is true for a merchant's house, let alone a scholar's house."

"If someone says that your Gu Zhihua is not clear with his cousin, that may be provocation, but many people say that, so we women have to be careful. If the water in your house is too deep, we Huahua will not join in the fun.

, and say goodbye!”

After Yan Bi stood up, Ping'er straightened her back and walked out.

Yang Ruoqing also put down the tea bowl and stood up, saying to Gu's mother: "The tea is good, but the water for making tea is a bit muddy."

Gu's mother panicked and chased after her to say nice things to Ping'er: "My mother-in-law, please don't say that. Our Gu family's proposal to marry Huahua is really sincere!"

Ping'er stopped and looked sideways at Mother Gu: "Sincerity cannot be said with words, it must be proven with actions. You know what to do."

After saying these words, Ping'er turned around and left, no matter how hard Gu's mother followed behind her to persuade her, she wouldn't let go.

Gu's mother had no choice but to pull Yang Ruoqing back to say good things.

"Sister, please help me persuade my mother-in-law. Huahua is the daughter-in-law of our Gu family's matchmaker. Even if my niece comes back to live with her, she is still a guest. It's just a matter of adding two pairs of chopsticks. Huahua will accompany Zhihua then.

I go to Qing'an County to study, and Shuhua stays by my side to take care of me for them, it's the best of both worlds!"

Yang Ruoqing snorted: "If you think you have the best of both worlds, you have to ask your niece first to see if she would like to stay by your bedside and serve tea and water, or sleep next to your son's bed and fight for favor!"

"Shuhua is not this kind of person, she is a good child who knows how to advance and retreat in a measured way!" After laughing apologetically for so long, Gu's mother's face finally fell.

Yang Ruoqing, however, had no patience to argue with the woman, "If you don't go to Changping Village to give an explanation within three days, the wedding will be cancelled!"

Gu's mother was shocked and angry: "Who are you? This is a matter between me and my in-laws, and you, an outsider, should make the decision?"

"Qing'er is not an outsider, her decision is mine and Zhou Sheng's decision!"

Ping'er suddenly turned around, looked at Gu's mother seriously, and said word by word: "Three days, we will give your family a three-day period. See you in Changping Village!"

After saying these words, Ping'er stretched out her hand towards Yang Ruoqing. Yang Ruoqing laughed, trotted to Ping'er's side, and the two of them linked arms and left.

Gu's mother froze on the spot, shocked and angry, but helpless.

"Madam, what should I do? Do you want to invite the master back?" The maid followed and asked cautiously.

Gu's mother was at a loss: "Where has the young master gone?"
Chapter completed!