My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Taking one bite and praising him, the over-indulging look made Gu Shaoyu's eyes darken again, and he could tell that he was holding something back!

Du Jingyi was too lazy to discuss the children's education with her husband. After all, it was for their own good, so naturally he didn't give much advice, as long as he kept the distance.

After the family had breakfast, they didn't go anywhere else. It was warm in the flower hall anyway, so they stayed here to chat. However, Ping'er's temperament was much more lively now, so he gave Brother Tai a copy of Gu Shaoyu from the day before. After making the special Cuju, I went outside to play with Brother Tai.

Listening to the laughter coming from the yard, Du Jingyi and his sister-in-law Liu had calm and calm smiles on their faces.

"Ping'er, you'll be sixteen after the Chinese New Year."

"Um."

"My grandmother also mentioned it before when she was here that it would be a good thing if Ping'er could get married early."

Sister-in-law Liu naturally knew this. Her grandmother had mentioned it to her a long time ago. The main reason was that Ping'er was not ruthless enough. If she wanted to move forward in her future, she would have to wait until she got married. , good job on both sides working together!

And now that he is already the established young prince of the Duke's Palace, in such a situation, it is natural to choose someone who is virtuous and generous, and whose natal family is capable, so as to help him successfully succeed.

But girls from high-ranking families also have to carefully select their husband. With Ping'er's current ability, he probably won't be able to get into the eyes of many high-ranking families, so it will be very difficult for him.

Seeing this, sister-in-law Liu also sighed and said.

"I was the one who caused Ping'er to suffer. He didn't learn any skills in the past ten years or so, and he has no reputation, so it's hard for him to get married. I do have someone I like in my heart, but I don't dare to come to him. I went to mention it, but I was afraid that if someone refused me and came back, I would make Ping'er sad and feel depressed again."

Du Jingyi was a little curious about that person, so he asked.

"Who does sister-in-law like?"

"Aunt Xing's niece, Xing You."

This Xing You, Du Jingyi knows, is now eighteen years old, a woman of the same age. Her father is the eldest son of the Xing family, and is appointed as the commander of Liangjiang. Her mother is from the Wang family, and she has the same roots as her eldest aunt. His family, therefore, has a prominent family background.

Moreover, Du Jingyi has met this Miss Xing You. Although she is not very beautiful, her manners are very relaxed, which makes people feel very elegant and generous.

Not to mention her sister-in-law, even Du Jingyi had to look at her twice when he saw her.

This family is a good family, and the eldest sister-in-law has been chosen well, but the Xing family may not be willing to marry the girl to Sui'an City.

So Du Jingyi didn't say anything, he just expressed it.

"Sister-in-law has a unique vision. This young lady from the Xing family is indeed a good one. How about we invite my aunt to come and ask her today? If this young lady is already engaged, then there is no point in thinking about it. But if she is not engaged, we can let her My aunt was just asking around to see what the Xing family meant, and if she was angry, then we would bring Ping'er to the house for the same reason."

Sister-in-law Liu thought this was a good idea, so she nodded in agreement.

And the third aunt, who heard the conversation between the two of them, was really miserable and couldn't tell her.

All in all, she is the daughter who should be discussing marriage the most in this family, but now she has to keep her filial piety and there is no suitable candidate, so she really feels like she has nowhere to go in a hurry.

The fourth aunt saw her anxiety and could only comfort her in a low voice.

"Ping'er is different from Lang'er. His mother-in-law is his great-grandmother, and she only needs to observe mourning for three months. But Lang'er is his direct grandmother, and it must be more than one year. So Third Sister-in-law should calm down and think about it again. It’s useless, and adding more troubles isn’t making things difficult for yourself?”

Then he said somewhat self-deprecatingly.

"Compared to me and the other two sisters-in-law, you should be very lucky. At least you still have Lang'er to worry about, right?"

The fourth aunt is naturally strong in front of others, but occasionally she will feel a little envious when she looks at the close relationship between their children. Unfortunately, this envy cannot be relieved. After all, there is no possibility of her and her husband's son coming back to life. .

Hearing this, the third aunt could only sigh, patted the back of the fourth aunt's hand, and said nothing more.

There were many people at the table today, but everyone was careful.

They all chose light and elegant plain colors, and no one was dressed up in fancy clothes. Gu Shaoyu was greeting the male guests in the front hall, while Du Jingyi entertained the female guests in the waterside pavilion.

It was at this time that Mrs.

Mrs. Xing and Xing You are both well-known figures in Jinling City. Naturally, there are people chatting with them wherever they go. Aunt Xing was originally talking to others, but after seeing Du Jingyi and others coming over, , he said a few words to the people next to him and left.

Several people looked at the direction she was walking in, and the talkative one said.

"Look at this general's wife, I really don't know whether to say she has a good life or a bad life?"

"What's the meaning?"

Mrs. Xing asked curiously.

"The eldest lady doesn't know. She lived quietly in the Duke's palace for the first three years after she got married. No one outside has heard of it. But since General Gu returned to the court, the situation has been completely different. I heard that he first moved away from the Duke. Mansion, don't live in the General's Mansion, and now she has changed her surname and secured the position of the wife of the acting head of the Gu family. No one in Sui'an City and Jinling City dares to disrespect her! But who would have thought that she was just a merchant, if To be honest, I'm afraid it's not as rich as the side branch of the Xing family!"

Hearing this, Xing You was a little puzzled. If that was the case, then why could she still marry into the Duke's mansion?

It's just that she will naturally keep this question in her heart and not talk nonsense to others. After all, they are guests and not talking about people's disputes.

When Mrs. Xing next to her saw this, she laughed it off and did not answer the conversation casually. The woman who spoke did not continue the topic, but asked about other ladies' arrangements for the next year.

Mrs. Xing, her husband is the Sanlang of the Xing family, so outside, everyone respectfully calls her Mrs. Xing, but when they come to the Gu family, everyone still calls her "aunt" or "aunt" out of habit.

She has not come to disturb Mrs. Gu since she was buried, so today she saw that everyone in the Gu family was in much better spirits, and she was very happy about it.

"You look much better. Raising people is like raising flowers. Serving them with good fertilizer and good food will make them more delicate."

Du Jingyi had always had a good relationship with her, so he smiled and replied after hearing this.