【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

In a blink of an eye, the day of the meeting arrived. Qi Xian asked the three grooms to get ready early, wash the old horse clean, feed it with hay, and changed into the new clothes he had recently made.

Yun Xi must go with them. The matter of the fourth daughter has been told to let the housekeeper Qi know, and then they will put on a show.

After all these days, the fourth son rarely came to her place. It was obvious that the fourth son knew his own life experience.

It doesn't matter. No matter what plans the original owner's husband made for this concubine, it doesn't count as long as she is there. The Qi family can only belong to the two sons she gave birth to.

"Butler Qi, please take care of the house. We'll be back tonight." Yun Xi glanced towards the fourth room. Butler Qi understood immediately. He hadn't expected the master to be so foolish as to exchange his legitimate daughter for a concubine's son. What status did the concubine's children have? It was simply foolish.

Fortunately, the old lady was not confused.

The third and fourth wives did not follow. Yun Xi planned to find a way to send her third son to study at Mingyue Academy outside the city. He would never pass the imperial examination if he stayed at home. Although he was in mourning, he could go to public places such as schools and temples. Therefore, she let Qi Yu study for three years to see if it would work out. If it didn't work out, he could follow the old lady to do business. By the time she passed away, the second son would not be completely clueless. As for the two daughters of the original owner, the second daughter had a generous dowry, so there seemed to be no need to worry. She should also prepare more for the fourth daughter.

Huh~

These are not her biological children, why is she so worried?

Forget it, just treat it as a mission.

After breakfast, the group walked to the side door and got on the carriage directly. The carriage slowly drove towards Lingyin Temple outside the west city.

Today, four girls are going to meet twelve boys, and the eldest son is going to meet five girls. Let's make sure they are attracted to each other first before we talk about anything else.

Looking at the fifth and sixth sisters who were not wearing any makeup, the seventh sister who only wore lip balm, and the eighth sister who was wearing heavy makeup, Yun Xi sighed softly and called the eighth sister to come over. She took a handkerchief and dipped it in a little tea to wipe off a layer of the bright red eye shadow and lip balm on the children's faces. She left other parts of the children's faces unchanged, but they looked much better.

From the devilish makeup to the flaming red lip makeup, it still didn't match with the light blue clothes she was wearing, so Yun Xi continued to apply it, applying the lip balm to a light pink, and the eye shadow to a corresponding pink. She gently applied the eye shadow on the handkerchief to his pale face, and the light pink cheeks finally made her look much better, and she looked very healthy.

Yun Xi looked around and nodded in satisfaction, "Old Eight, we are in mourning, and your face doesn't look good with heavy makeup. Mother helped you change it to light makeup, and you look cute and lovely. Take a look in the mirror."

The cold and aloof Old Seven rarely spoke, "That's right, Old Eight, who gave you such glamorous makeup? It's harming you."

The eighth child was only eleven years old and ignorant, and she was so frightened that she sold her aunt away.

Yun Xi glanced at her. It turned out to be Aunt Ying. She was indeed a troublemaker. "Your yard is so far away from Aunt Ying's yard, and you still go to look for her? From now on, you are not allowed to look for your Aunt Ying. I have already made a rule and am ready to let your Aunt Ying leave the house. If you keep looking for them and make them unable to let you go, you will hinder your Aunt Ying's happiness."

The seventh brother was very surprised. "Mother, do you mind if the concubines leave the house and remarry?"

Yun Xi shook her head. "What's the big deal? The imperial court encourages remarriage. Besides, most concubines are childless. There's no need to waste your life in the Qi family's backyard."

Xiaowu and the others stopped talking.

Lingyin Temple is located halfway up a high mountain in the west of the city. It is a very popular temple. It was Yun Xi's first time out here, and everything she saw was new to her. At this time, matchmaker Li came over and pointed at a group of people above, young and old, who looked like they were bringing their daughters out to meet someone. Below them was a large group of twelve teenagers and their parents.

"Old Madam, the five families above are for your eldest son to look after. By the way, these five families also asked me to arrange a few more families to look after you, so please remember to tell your eldest son to be more active. The twelve families below will not only be secretly observing your four daughters, but also eight other daughters. Whether they will be attracted to each other depends entirely on fate."

Yun Xi expressed her understanding. This was equivalent to Li the matchmaker setting up a matchmaking ceremony. The number of men and women was the same. It would be great if they were attracted to each other, but it didn't matter if they weren't. Just say they were there to burn incense, and it wouldn't affect their reputation.

Yun Xi turned around and told Qi Xian, "Son, you heard me, didn't you? Grab some snacks and water and hurry up to show your courtesy."

Qi Xian nodded embarrassedly and ran up with a small food box. These five women were carefully selected by his mother from the list of matchmaker Li. His mother said very clearly that these five women were capable but had strong personalities, so he should be careful when getting along with them. Therefore, he knew this in his mind.

Yun Xi climbed up slowly with her four daughters, occasionally looking up at the mountains or back at the crowded crowd. She noticed that her four daughters secretly looked back at the young man below from time to time, and she let them look.

Half an hour later, Yun Xi and her friends arrived at Lingyin Temple. They first burned incense and worshipped Buddha in various halls and donated some incense money, then continued to play with their daughters. The blind date group was not far away, and a morning was enough to clearly see the differences in appearance and some details.

Therefore, after having vegetarian food at Lingyin Temple, everyone rented a yard to rest.

After waking up from her nap, Yun Xi first called her eldest son to ask about the situation. Qi Xian was a little embarrassed and said, "I have fallen in love with the youngest daughter of the Wu family."

"The Wu family? The family of Chief Clerk Wu of the government office?"

"Yes, it's the Wu family. Chief Clerk Wu will retire in two or three years, so she wants to get married or settle down before then." Qi Xian smiled slightly. "Miss Wu is beautiful and lively. Besides managing the household finances, she is also proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She even attended a women's college for three years. Unfortunately, her life at her ex-husband's house was difficult due to the instigation of her mother-in-law. She divorced her ex-husband in a fit of anger and returned home last year."

Yun Xi asked Dong Zhu to get Miss Wu's information and asked doubtfully, "Miss Wu is twenty years old this year. It was rumored that she was infertile."

"No, mother, that's a rumor. Miss Wu was once pregnant and was forced by her mother-in-law to have a miscarriage. It was because of this incident that the Wu family decided to take Miss Wu back to her parents' home." Qi Xian hurriedly cleared Miss Wu's name.

"In that case, has Miss Wu ever told me why she chose you? According to Miss Wu's family background, she could marry an official first, or a minor official or a juren second. Why does she suddenly want to marry a businessman?" Yun Xi still had doubts.

Qi Xian's face flushed red as he stammered, "Because I've never taken a concubine or a maid, and you spread the word that a Qi family daughter-in-law can only take a concubine if she's forty and childless, so she chose me. There's another reason, too: the Wu family wanted to keep her for a few years to recuperate, so they chose me, who's currently in mourning."

"I see. It seems Miss Wu attaches great importance to this. If you see Miss Wu in the afternoon, tell her that the betrothal gift will be generous and that she will be married as soon as the mourning period is over." Yun Xi understood what her son said. They were in love, so she had no objection.