Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

When Mo Chenxi came back from sending her son to the academy, Cao Yue'e came in and said apologetically, "Mom, I got up late."

"It's okay, you have to take care of Huizhen. I told you to just take care of yourself and the child. I'm busy with my own things and can't take care of you."

Mo Chenxi asked Cao Yue'e to go back for breakfast. She wanted to prepare a gift for the banquet and found a stone bonsai made by her eldest brother.

After changing clothes and packing up, it was almost time to go to the princess's mansion.

When we arrived at the princess's mansion, there were many carriages parked at the door and the place was crowded with people.

Mo Chenxi thought, no wonder the Ji family wanted to sell the house.

She lifted the carriage curtain and saw a maid waiting there, her face was very sweet. "Madam Xiaojie is here. This old servant pays her respects to Madam Xiaojie."

She went forward attentively to help Mo Chenxi get off the carriage and led the way.

Just then, Mrs. Qiu San arrived. She saw Mo Chenxi and called out. Mo Chenxi stopped and waited for her to get off the carriage.

Mrs. Qiu San said, "What a coincidence! If I had known you were coming, I would have come to pick you up. I heard you've been staying at the farm outside the city lately."

Mo Chenxi smiled and replied, "I returned to the city yesterday. I heard from my father that Mr. Qiu often went outside the city to visit my father. Thank you very much."

"Why are you being so polite? My Third Master has nothing to do all day and runs around everywhere. But he has great respect for the old man of the Mo family. He even said that if he had known earlier, he would have started growing vegetables and become a fifth-rank official."

After saying that, he covered his mouth and laughed.

Mo Chenxi thought of the hobbies of Miss Hanshan and glanced at Mrs. Qiu San. She saw that she was not beautiful but had a cheerful personality.

It means that you like to associate with people of this kind of temperament.

Just like the last time I came, everything was decorated with flowers. I guess half of the flowers in the He family farm were moved to the princess's mansion. They are so rich.

Mrs. Hanshan hosted a dinner party, and Mo Chenxi had never seen most of the guests. For example, Mrs. Zhao was not qualified to be among the people that Mrs. Hanshan interacted with.

I went to see the eldest lady first. The two sisters-in-law of the Nie family had already arrived and were sitting at the same table with His Highness.

After Mo Chenxi and Mrs. Qiu San greeted each other, the eldest lady asked Mrs. Qiu San, "Why didn't you bring your Ruorong with you?"

Mrs. Qiu San replied, "She went to see her grandmother a few days ago, but I was too lazy to pick her up."

After Mrs. Qiu San finished replying to the eldest lady, she bowed to the person next to her and said, "Big sister..."

Mo Chenxi knew that this was the Princess of Weixing County, the eldest sister of Mr. Qiu Sanye.

The Princess of Weixing County was very kind and introduced a little girl of about twelve or thirteen sitting next to the queen, "This is Princess Qing'an."

Mo Chenxi and Mrs. Qiu San bowed to Princess Qing'an again. Princess Qing'an just said "no thanks", and you could tell from her voice that she was very nervous.

Those who could sit at this table were all people of status. Mo Chenxi and Mrs. Qiu greeted each one in turn, and then Mrs. Hanshan said, "Everyone, please sit down."

Mo Chenxi didn't expect that she would be allowed to sit at this table.

After she sat down, she nodded to the Xiao and Shang families.

At this time, Mrs. Peng and her mother-in-law came and sat at their table.

It was called a banquet, but it was just a group of people gathering together to talk, and there were tea and snacks. However, no one paid attention to eating and drinking, and everyone paid attention to what others said and what they were supposed to say.

But this time, it was as if they had agreed, no one brought any young girls. Mo Chenxi thought, Luo Zizhen has already been chosen as the prince consort, so there is no need to worry about being seen by Hanshan's concubines, so why didn't anyone bring their own daughters?

Banquets for female relatives usually follow the same pattern, but the level of the participants is different.

Mo Chenxi discovered that Madam Jiang didn't come, which meant that the eldest lady didn't take Madam Jiang seriously at all.

Logically speaking, since Madam Jiang called Princess Qing'an her aunt, and Luo Zizhen became the consort of Princess Qing'an, he should also call Madam Jiang his aunt.

But Mrs. Jiang was not present at this banquet.

Almost all the guests came to their table to pay their respects to the eldest lady and Qing'an. It was the first time for Mo Chenxi to meet so many upper-class women, and she couldn't remember them all. Mrs. Qiu was happy that she knew everyone and was able to socialize like a fish in water.

The wife of Minister Lian also came, and they were also a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. It seemed that she would have to bring Cao Yue'e with her when she went out in the future.

After the banquet, Mrs. Qiu was very enthusiastic to send her back. Mo Chenxi invited her in to sit down. She felt that Mrs. Qiu seemed to have something to say to her.

Sitting down to drink some tea, Mrs. Qiu San said, "I was planning to see you in the next few days. I have something to ask of you."

Mo Chenxi said: "As long as I can do it, I will do my best. Mr. Qiu has helped my family a lot."

Mrs. Qiu said, "My husband and I are just blessed by the Princess of Weixing County. We have no talent and no rank, so our children are neither good nor bad when it comes to marriage. Those from higher-class families look down on us, and those from lower-class families, even my Third Master would not look down on us."

She didn't say that she looked down on him either, but Mo Chenxi understood that no matter whether the couple had abilities or not, they were dealing with upper-class people and it was impossible for them to choose a marriage from a small family.

I don't know why she's asking for help. Is she interested in the Mo family? Her nephews and nieces are all young.

"My third master met with Master Cao a few times at Old Master Mo's this year. He came back and told me that Master Cao is a good person. The Cao family has a daughter, your daughter-in-law's sister. Although she was born to a concubine, I've made some inquiries and she's quite well-behaved. Madam Cao is also good. In the past, Madam Cao was a bit domineering and unreasonable, but in the past few years, I've seen how Madam Cao treats your daughter-in-law, which proves that she has a methodical approach. I'd like to ask you to pass on a message. If you can, I'll find someone to propose marriage."

Mo Chenxi was surprised. The old lady of the Cao family had asked her for help before, but within two days, someone had already taken a fancy to the girl from the Cao family.

It must be that Mrs. Qiu San came up with this idea after considering the situation of the Cao family.

She was previously regarded as a fortune teller, but now she is changing her career to become a matchmaker.

Mo Chenxi said, "I'll go talk to you later."

Mrs. Qiu said, "I know that others look down on my Third Master, fearing that his son will take after his father. Just tell him that I raised him. Also, the story of how you treated your daughter-in-law has spread all over the capital. Tell the Cao family. I dare not say that I will do exactly what you did, but if you become my daughter-in-law, I will definitely not treat you harshly. I have never suffered as a mother-in-law, and I will not let my daughter-in-law suffer in front of me."

Mo Chenxi smiled. If there is such a sentence, then insurance will be successful recently.

After seeing off Mrs. Qiu San, she went directly to the Cao family. Mrs. Cao saw her smiling face and said anxiously, "Don't bow, sit down and talk."

Mo Chenxi said, "Where's Yue'e's mother? Let's talk to her when she comes."

Mrs. Zhao came hurriedly over, and after listening to the whole story, she and Old Mrs. Cao looked at each other.

Old Madam Cao said, "Based on family background, we are marrying up into the Qiu family, but Third Master Qiu has a bad reputation."

Mrs. Cao pursed her lips and said nothing, obviously caring about this.

Mo Chenxi repeated what Mrs. Qiu San said later, and Mrs. Cao's eyes lit up.

Old Mrs. Cao said, "I haven't met anyone. Madam Xiaojie, please tell me about Mrs. Qiu San."