Chapter 617: County Magistrate’s Wife (2)
Chapter 617 The County Magistrate’s Wife (2)
Looking at Xia Chao’s county magistrate’s wife, she slightly brushed her body and said, “The daughter of the people has seen my wife!”
When the county magistrate's wife saw her, she hurriedly stretched out her hand to help her up, and then helped her sit down next to her.
The county magistrate's wife looked her up and down, nodded secretly and said: "Not bad, not bad, she is just right for Yuan'er's child!"
This distant sound made Gu Panxia confused.
Emotions, does this county magistrate’s wife know Lu Yuan?
“Madam, do you know Lu Yuan?”
The county magistrate's wife's originally soft eyes suddenly softened a little when she mentioned Lu Yuan.
She seemed to have remembered the past, her eyes were slightly blank and she said: "Yes, he was only ten years old when I met him. Now seven years have passed, and I don't know what he is like!"
Gu Panxia was a little surprised, feeling, this lady, hasn't seen Lu Yuan for a long time?
She smiled and said: "He is very good, Madam is worried!"
In fact, she was very curious about the relationship between this lady and Lu Yuan.
“When the princess first left, Fang Niang and I took him with us. Later, I got married and never saw him again.”
Seeing that the two were talking, the others asked the maid to move chairs to the garden in the backyard to sit, leaving space for the two of them.
“Madam, do you also know Aunt Fang?”
"Aunt Fang?" The county magistrate's wife was overjoyed when she heard this, "Have you met Fang Niang? How is she doing now?"
At that time, she chose to get married, but Aunt Fang chose to stay with Lu Yuan. Later, her husband was sent to be an official elsewhere, and since then, the two have never seen each other again.
“When I went to Beijing some time ago, I stayed with her for a while. Madam, don’t worry, Aunt Fang is doing very well!”
The county magistrate’s wife nodded repeatedly, with tears in her eyes: “That’s good, that’s good! That’s good!”
Gu Panxia asked tentatively: "So, Madam, originally, she was also someone close to Princess Wanlian?"
The county magistrate’s wife nodded and said with a red-eyed smile: “Yes, the princess treated us like sisters at that time!”
She seemed to have remembered something. She took Gu Panxia's hand and said kindly, "Girl, just call me Aunt Hong from now on. You don't have to be so unfamiliar."
Gu Panxia hummed, and then called Aunt Fang with a smile.
The county magistrate's wife patted the back of her hand and said with a smile: "You are a good boy, and Yuan'er is also a good boy. In the future, we must understand and support each other."
Gu Panxia nodded obediently, "Don't worry, Aunt Hong, I know."
“Let’s go, everyone is out. It’s not good for us to stay in there for too long. I have free time that day, so I can go to the Yamen to see Aunt Hong and talk to Aunt Hong.”
Gu Panxia nodded again, helped the county magistrate's wife get up, and the two of them walked to the backyard garden.
It was early spring at this time, and the winter jasmine flowers in the backyard were in full bloom, swaying in the wind, and it was quite strange to look at them.
In addition to winter jasmine, there are also many mixed flowers blooming in staggered patterns, which are very beautiful.
In the pavilion in the distance, Zhou, He Rou and others were sitting inside, drinking tea, chatting and laughing.
Seeing the two people approaching, he hurriedly stood up to greet them. He also asked the maid to bring two chairs and serve some fruits and snacks.
They chatted and laughed for a long time, and when they were enjoying themselves, they saw a rich man wearing a dark blue pleated skirt walking over with a smile on his face.
As soon as He Rou saw the person coming, she stood up quickly and said, "Mom, why are you here?"
Mrs. He took her hand and smiled at the county magistrate's wife: "Oh! There are so many customers in front of me that I can't get away for a while. I hope the county magistrate's wife and the in-laws' wives won't take it offence!"
The county magistrate's wife smiled and said: "There are a lot of people here. I understand that you are busy. Please sit down quickly and have a cup of tea."
After Mrs. He thanked him, she sat down next to He Rou. He Rou poured her a cup of hot tea herself. After she drank it, she asked, "Where is daddy? Are you still busy?"
Mrs. He glanced at her and smiled helplessly: "No, I'm busy drinking with my father-in-law and the county magistrate."
He Rou seemed to think of Zhou Zheng, and her face turned crimson again.
Gu Panxia couldn't help but sigh, her sister-in-law seemed to love blushing.
“Hey! Is this girl...?”
Mrs. He was just busy apologizing to the county magistrate's wife, but didn't notice Gu Panxia beside her. When she sat down, she realized that there was a pretty little girl here.
Gu Panxia smiled politely and said: "Hello, Mrs. He! This junior is Panxia."
"Pan Xia?" Mrs. He was surprised, "So you are the girl Rou'er often mentioned? You are so handsome. How old are you? Are you married?"
She only knew that Gu Panxia was He Rou's friend, but she didn't know about her relationship with the Zhou family.
Her natal family has a nephew who is good-looking and is now sixteen years old, but has not yet been engaged, so when I met Gu Panxia and saw her well-behaved and handsome appearance, I couldn't help but feel sympathy for her.
“Mother!” He Rou frowned slightly. She looked at Gu Panxia and said, “Xiaoxia, my mother is like this, don’t worry about it!”
Gu Panxia smiled and shook his head, "Mrs. He has a bold personality, Panxia understands!"
Mrs. Zhou glared at Pan Xia and smiled at Mrs. He: "Madam, this is my eldest daughter Pan Xia. She is fourteen years old and has been betrothed to someone else."
Before Mrs. He could react, she heard the county magistrate's wife laugh again: "Mrs. He doesn't know something. The person she hopes to marry is Lu Yuan, the young master of the current powerful general's mansion."
“Lu…Young Master Lu?”
Mrs. He was shocked, dear, this girl is betrothed to someone with such a powerful background!
Wrong! Mrs. Zhou just said that this is her daughter. In other words, she is Young Master Lu's future mother-in-law?
“It turns out we are a family, look at me being so confused...”
Mrs. He slapped her forehead in frustration.
She pinched He Rou's waist secretly and whispered: "Girl, why don't you tell your mother clearly?"
It was really embarrassing for her to ask such a thing in front of her own mother.
“Mom, what do you want me to say?”
She didn’t know that she would marry Zhou Zheng one day!
The group of people sat and chatted for a while before the county magistrate’s wife stood up and said with a smile:
"It's getting late. The children should be out of school now, and I should go back."
Mrs. He took a look at the sky and saw that the sun had turned slightly to the west. She hurriedly smiled and said: "Look at me, I forgot the time when we were chatting. It was a waste of Madam's time!"
The county magistrate's wife smiled brightly and did not blame her. She took Gu Panxia's hand and smiled softly, "Remember to go find Aunt Hong when you have time, and go with Miss He."
Gu Panxia nodded, and He Rou also brushed her body.
“Just sit down, there’s no need to send it away!”
Seeing that the group was about to get up, the county magistrate's wife hurriedly stopped them.
Mrs. He ordered: "Ran'er, Liu'er, send Madam out so that Haosheng can lead the way."
The two of them squatted down to respond, and then led the county magistrate's wife away.
As soon as the county magistrate's wife left, the other wives couldn't sit still. They all found excuses and got up to leave.
Mrs. He didn't do much to stop her, she just politely said a few words and then gave up.
Mrs. He also knew the purpose behind why these people came back today.
Their family is considered wealthy in Qingyou Town, but they are not so popular yet. The reason why these people come here is not because of the wine.
(End of this chapter)