Chapter 237: First Meeting

But after seeing her today, he had to admit that he was somewhat amazed.

There were many beautiful girls in Sui'an City, but Shang Xueniang was the first one who could directly fall into his heart.

In terms of beauty, Xueniang was not as good as Wei Jialian, and in terms of charm, she was not as dazzling as Gu Xiaolang in the crowd. Her sweet temperament made people feel happy.

She was originally a little girl who was ignorant of the world, and now she looked more lively, not as rigid as a lady from a wealthy family, so Guo Jiasilang fell in love with her at first sight.

For a moment, even Mrs. Guo San saw the arc of his mouth, and she couldn't help but cover her mouth with a handkerchief, and then told her third and fourth aunts next door.

"Look at my silly boy, he's almost stunned. If I marry Xue Niang in the future, I'm afraid he will have to hide in the yard and not go out."

The ladies have all experienced the time when they were young and energetic, so they couldn't help laughing when they heard what Mrs. Guo San said.

Especially the fourth aunt, who joked openly.

"That's just right, the third sister-in-law will soon be a grandmother again."

"You have such a big mouth! I can't say it! But I'm waiting for such good news."

Several people laughed and made noises, but their voices were very low, so no one else could hear what they were talking about. It just made outsiders look at this scene and couldn't help but sigh that the relationship between the Guo family and the Gu family is really extraordinary.

In a blink of an eye, he looked at Shang Ji, who was like a towering tree standing beside the prince, and Prime Minister Guo, who was old but straight as a cedar, and felt that it was not right for the prince not to have this world.

The main guest of Xue Niang's coming-of-age ceremony was Madam Guo, and she specially prepared a hairpin with a very good meaning for Xue Niang today.

It is based on white jade with a light green color, and several elegant magnolia patterns are carved on it. The stamen in the middle is made of amber, which looks both unique and generous.

"This was personally appreciated by the Queen. I have kept it for a long time and have not been willing to wear it. Now I will give it to our Xiao Ba to use as a hairpin. It is just right."

Things appreciated by the Queen are naturally extraordinary.

And it can be collected by Madam Guo for many years, so it must have a very prominent meaning.

Just like this, she took it out to make a hairpin for Xue Niang, and it can be seen that Madam Guo loves her very much.

Standing next to Du Jingyi was Madam Feng Shao, who pretended to mutter.

"Grandmother, you are really too generous. It seems that my sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law are going to be jealous."

She spoke humorously and seemed to be jealous, but smart people knew that she was speaking for the Guo family.

At present, the closer the Guo family and the merchants can be, the better life this young lady Feng will have in the Fengguo Mansion, so she is happy to see this scene.

So someone teased her.

"Oh, everyone knows that when you got married, the Guo family gave you a ten-mile red makeup, and it's not enough!"

"Hey, you are teasing me again."

The person who was talking to her was her good friend in the boudoir, who is now the daughter-in-law of Ji Daxueshi.

The two have always had a good relationship, so today they stood beside Du Jingyi, which was three points closer than others.

Soon, the daughter-in-law of the Ji family turned the topic to Du Jingyi and said with envy.

"But, if you want to talk about how much dowry there is, you still have to look at our sixth sister-in-law. I remember that at that time, there were so many that they almost blocked the street in front of the Duke's Mansion."

Du Jingyi has not forgotten what her husband said last time, so she has a deep relationship with this Madam Feng Shao, and the same is true with the daughter-in-law of the Ji family beside her.

So she smiled and answered.

"Madam Ji Shao is joking. The Du family is just a merchant, and it is not worth so much dowry."

She was right. According to the rules of the Daxing Dynasty, the dowry of women is also divided into levels.

The higher the status of the family, the richer the dowry. Others, even if they are as rich as the Du family, can only prepare according to the rules and cannot exceed the rules.

So when Du Jingyi married into the Duke's Mansion, the most valuable thing was the camphorwood box, which contained 99% of her dowry. As for the others, they were just some items for women's boudoirs.

It is indeed not as exaggerated as Madam Ji Shao said.

Seeing that her flattery had failed, Madam Ji Shao had a moment of embarrassment on her face, but soon Madam Feng Shao took over the topic.

"Look at you, you just gave birth to a boy not long ago, and your memory is not good. It is said that pregnancy will make a woman stupid for three years. I think you still have a long way to go."

This changed the topic and comforted Madam Ji Shao.

After all, it is rare for a woman like her to be easy to get pregnant and give birth to three big fat boys in five years.

As expected, after hearing this, Madam Ji Shao quickly followed up with the words.

"That's right, those boys make me sleep uneasy every day, so my memory is indeed not as good as before."

"This is a blessing that others can't envy. You, just hide and enjoy it."

Several noble ladies around also followed this and enthusiastically discussed the children's affairs, which covered up the little "mistake" just now.

Du Jingyi didn't feel much discomfort. After all, she had never been ashamed of her background, so she didn't feel embarrassed when her family background was mentioned.

However, she still accepted Mrs. Feng's kindness, so she joined in their conversation without thinking too much.

For these ladies, what they talk about most on weekdays is either about their own family or their husband's family, or about the situation of their children.

And the people present have all given birth, and there are more than one, so it is also a good thing to learn from them.

Everyone could also see that Du Jingyi was not harboring an ordinary child, but the eldest son or daughter of the General's Mansion. In any case, he was a person of high status.

So even if you want to leave a good impression in front of Du Jingyi, you have to deal with it carefully.

In this way, Du Jingyi gained a lot of knowledge.

For example, the abdominal distension that children may encounter, which doctor in Sui'an City has the most experience in treating children's diseases, what items should be kept at home to prevent children from having night terrors, etc.

Du Jingyi listened intently, and finally saw Mrs. Feng Shao still adding something in her ear.

"My two boys are also in better health. There must be a way to work here."

"What method?"

Madam Feng pulled her close to her ear and whispered a few words.