At that time, this marriage was actually not very approved by the old lady.
Although Pingyang Hou also followed Taizu through life and death, his character was not very good. After achieving success and fame, he immediately abandoned his poor wife and married a wealthy and noble woman.
In addition, during the Chenghua period, the Xiao family had a notorious case of brotherly strife over the position of Shangzhuang, and in fact, the Pingyang Hou Mansion had already been abandoned by the emperor and could not be granted another generation to inherit the title. They would soon fall to the rank of earl, and their family had not produced any talented descendants either. It was only a matter of 40 or 50 years before the Pingyang Hou Mansion might disappear from the capital city.
But the Xiao family still has good people, and this old master of the Xiao family who is now a hereditary duke is a very good person, extremely understanding of boundaries, and indeed a kind-hearted person, getting along very well with the elder master.
Since the old master was on good terms with Mr. Xiao, they naturally talked about their children's marriage after a few visits.
The old man looked at Xiao Yan and thought that since the master of the house was like this, the family's customs should not be bad either, so he nodded.
Who would have thought that the wife of Pingyang Hou and Xiao Si Niang were this kind of person?
Mrs. Song's face turned even more sullen as she thought about it, just then Yulan returned and lightly nodded to the old lady.
It seems there's something she wants to say to herself, so the old lady made an excuse to go and change her clothes, taking Yulan with her to a separate room: "Is it that something has gone wrong on the girls' side?"
Now she has no good feelings towards Xiao Si Niang, although she thinks that her own granddaughters are not easy to bully, but still feels a bit uneasy, so as soon as she comes, she suspects that Xiao Si Niang is being unreasonable again.
Yu Lan busily smiled and shook her head, while telling how Song Chuyi should respond, praising: "Give me a hundred hours and I still can't think of this... Our Sixth Miss's heart is really made of crystal, clever and resourceful!"
Old Lady Song's complexion also looked a bit better ----- Xiao Si Niang actually used the matter of the Song family brothers fighting over property to attack the Song family's household style, if she didn't give her some color to see, she would really think that the Song family was easy to bully.
Xiao Si Niang quickly returned in tears to report to the Pingyang Hou's wife, but she couldn't bear to listen to the persuasions of the servants and maids around her.
Song Chuming and a few others followed behind, entering the door with tightly pursed lips, looking at Xiao Si Niang with disdain on their faces.
Such a young lady from a noble family...
The Marquess of Pingyang's wife doted on her children, and seeing her daughter crying to the point of being out of breath had already panicked her. A bad premonition floated in her mind - could it be that those Song sisters were harboring a desire for revenge against their sister? What was wrong with Fourth Daughter?
She didn't have time to see the mocking smile of the big lady, and carefully checked her daughter from head to toe, only when she found that not a single hair was missing did she breathe a sigh of relief.
It wasn't until she had let out a sigh of relief and calmed down that she noticed Old Lady Song, who had already changed into new clothes, looking over at her with a smile on her face, but the smile didn't quite reach her eyes.
Almost without anyone saying it, Madame Pingyang herself blushed first.
The expressions of all the Song family members in this house are saying one thing: your daughter is noble, and other people's daughters should be trampled underfoot?
The usually thick-skinned Lady Pingyang was truly feeling embarrassed this time, and somewhat uncomfortably explained to Old Lady Song: "Our fourth daughter... she has a quick temper, but her heart is actually good..."
She couldn't go on speaking.
Old Lady Song nodded with a forced smile and began to politely ask them to leave: "People get old, can't help but feel drowsy, not useful anymore."
The madam stood up with the trend, didn't even glance at the Pingyang Hou's wife, and respectfully said: "Since that's the case, I'll have my daughter-in-law take the children to withdraw first, you can rest well."
The lady of Pingyang Hou had never seen Song Chu Xuan's face, and Old Lady Song and the Eldest Madam didn't even mention this matter.
She initially thought that the Song family should be the anxious one, after all, a married woman who ran back to her natal home without being sent by her husband's family would make her natal home feel ashamed. Unexpectedly, the Song family didn't take it to heart at all and even acted as if nothing had happened.
The lady of Pingyang Marquis's heart sank, and after a while, she carefully asked: "There are constant comings and goings of guests in the marquis's mansion. Without Second Daughter, I'm afraid it won't be enough to entertain them..."
"It seems that my second sister can't help much either." Song Chuwan finally understood the situation and smiled, saying: "It's really a coincidence, I remember that not long ago, the wife of the Minister of Rites held a flower appreciation banquet. As a result, the young master's wife arrived, but my second sister was nowhere to be found. I thought it was strange, so I asked casually."
Song Chuwan said in one breath, glancing at Xiao Si Niang and Pingyang Hou's wife, "The young master's wife said that my second sister is shy in this kind of gathering, so she didn't come. This is ridiculous. My second sister used to accompany the noble consort in the palace, and even the empress dowager and the queen would often see her. How could she be afraid of a flower appreciation banquet? If she's afraid of even this, how can she receive guests?"
The Marquise of Pingyang's face lost all its color, and she stuttered a few times with her lips but ultimately couldn't say anything.
What can I say, they are indeed a family of women who have been troubling Song Chuyuan.
The Grand Lady endured for a moment before finally losing her patience, turning around with eyes fixed on the Marquis of Pingyang's wife like nails, saying coolly: "As mothers, why can't you put yourself in others' shoes, Mrs. Xiao?"
Xiao Si Niang couldn't help but speak up for her mother: "She's been married for two years and still hasn't given birth to a child, yet she doesn't even allow her brother to have a concubine. What kind of lady is this?"
The atmosphere in the room suddenly turned cold.
Old Lady Song's patience had reached its limit, she didn't even glance at Xiao Si Niang, but instead stared coldly at the Marquise of Pingyang: "The young lady from your esteemed household truly has a good upbringing, if I were to spread this around, it would be quite a story."
She is old and respected, extremely popular in the noble circle. If she really opens her mouth to scold a younger generation, then this younger generation's reputation will basically be ruined.
The lady of Pingyang Marquis's heart was racing and she suddenly slapped Xiao Si Niang.
With a crack, Xiao Si Niang was stunned.
Xiao Si Niang covered her face, looking at her mother in disbelief. Just as she was about to shout, Mrs. Xiao slapped her again, causing her to stumble and fall directly into the arms of a nearby nanny.
"How did I teach you etiquette every day, and you forgot it all!" Mrs. Xiao, suppressing the unbearable and heartache in her heart, began to scold her daughter severely: "In the mansion, there is no etiquette, and even if you offend your sister-in-law, that's just family members. But going out as a guest and still not changing this temper of yours, from now on, don't follow me out anymore!"
Old Lady Song hugged Song Chuyi in her arms and covered her ears, turning to face Mrs. Xiao and asking: "Mrs. Xiao, how did you end up hitting our daughter for no reason?"