Chapter 282 Raising a Daughter-in-Law

After a moment, Princess Yongding shook her head gently, thinking that people should be similar.

Seeing Princess Yongding remained silent for a long time, Shen Ling could not help but ask: "Aunt, is there anything wrong?"

Princess Yongding quickly forced a smile on her face: "What's wrong? This is a rare opportunity for me to see such a beautiful porcelain doll. I heard that this girl is very pleasing to your mother. It's a pity that I was sick when your mother held a flower viewing banquet before, otherwise I would have seen this child a long time ago."

Shen Ling nodded and deliberately said: "Niuniu is well-behaved and sensible. Mother loves her so much. She only has Niuniu in her eyes and almost doesn't see me!"

Shen Ling said this because she was afraid that she would meet a frivolous person like Princess Rongjia who had no sense of measure and bullied Niuniu again at the poetry meeting today.

Princess Yongding just glanced at Shen Ling when she heard this. She naturally understood her niece's little thoughts. She took off a coral bracelet from her wrist and put it on Niuniu's wrist without rejection.

Niuniu immediately looked at Shen Ling.

Shen Ling smiled and said, "Aunt Yongding likes you, keep it."

Niuniu was at a loss when she got a red coral bracelet. She couldn't help but glance at Qin Jingshu beside her.

After all, they came in together and only gave her a gift. Niuniu was afraid that Qin Jingshu would be disappointed.

But Qin Jingshu's expression did not change at all. Instead, she smiled and bowed to Princess Yongding and greeted her.

"You are always polite, girl. How is your mother recently?" Princess Yongding asked with a smile.

Qin Jingshu still had a measured look: "Thank you, Princess. My mother is doing well recently. She also asked me to say hello to you."

Princess Yongding nodded: "Your mother is thoughtful."

After a few casual greetings, new guests came. They did not stay with Princess Yongding all the time. The maids pulled them to their seats.

Niuniu and Qin Jingshu sat side by side, and couldn't help but secretly look at her expression.

Qin Jingshu not only let Niuniu look at her, but also asked openly: "Miss Gu, how old are you this year?"

"Six years old, how about you?" Niuniu asked.

"I'm six years old too, what month were you born on?" Qin Jingshu asked.

Niuniu casually said a date, her birthday was not a real birthday, she didn't celebrate her birthday in the Zhang family before, when she celebrated her birthday in the Gu family, it was the day when she was born in the Gu family.

"Then I'm older than you, can I call you sister?" Qin Jingshu asked softly.

Niuniu had never seen a peer like Qin Jingshu, obviously they were all six years old, but Qin Jingshu was particularly dignified and calm, as if nothing could cause her emotional fluctuations.

"You have been secretly looking at me just now, do you have something to ask me?" Qin Jingshu asked proactively.

Niuniu didn't know the rules of these dignitaries. She looked around, lowered her voice, and asked, "Why didn't Princess Yongding give you a gift? I thought it was something that children would give."

Qin Jingshu looked at Niuniu's innocent face, with pure curiosity in her eyes. She didn't get angry because of the question, but explained kindly, "This is not the first time I have met Princess Yongding. Usually, gifts are only given for the first time."

Niuniu suddenly realized and said sincerely, "Thank you for clearing my doubts. I almost made a fool of myself."

Qin Jingshu asked, "Do you rarely attend banquets or poetry gatherings?"

Niuniu nodded and said, "I have only attended these two times since I came to Beijing."

Niuniu used to attend several big banquets in Qingshui Village, but at that time everyone at the table was busy grabbing food to eat, and they were also competing to see who had the loudest voice.

This kind of banquet is obviously different from the one in Beijing. Whether it was the flower-viewing banquet last time or the poetry meeting this time, the participants were all dressed in gorgeous clothes, their faces were calm, and they always spoke softly.

The feeling of relaxation without being chased by life is naturally different from the people in Qingshui Village.

Niu Niu is only six years old and can't explain the feeling, but she can't help thinking that it would be great if the fellow villagers in Qingshui Village could also live this kind of life.

"There are many rules in Beijing. If you can't remember them, it's easy to make people laugh. If you want to learn, I can teach you." Qin Jingshu said softly.

When Niu Niu heard this, the first thing she thought of was not herself, but her father and brothers.

If her father participated in the poetry meeting next door and made mistakes, would he also be laughed at?

She thought so and couldn't help asking.

Qin Jingshu heard this, shook her head, and said, "Men and women are different. Even if a man makes a mistake or breaks the rules, others may laugh at him, but it's only temporary. If he achieves some success in the future, he will still be respected by others."

"As long as we are girls, we can't make any mistakes."

When Qin Jingshu said this, her face was a little sad.

Niuniu was relieved after hearing this and said, "That's good. Then I don't have to worry about my father being laughed at."

Qin Jingshu looked at Niuniu's innocent look and couldn't help but feel envious. Sometimes knowing too little seems to be a kind of luck.

Niuniu suddenly patted her back of the hand and said, "Why can't girls make mistakes? My parents said that as long as you don't do anything harmful, you are still a good child."

Qin Jingshu envied Niuniu for being carefully protected by her parents, but she still patiently told Niuniu the rules her mother taught her at home.

"Girls from wealthy families in the capital will be watched by countless eyes every time they take a step or move. If they do something wrong or lose their sense of propriety, they will be noticed and remembered by people with ulterior motives. When they meet someone in the future, they may be found out and affect their marriage."

After hearing this, Niu Niu frowned.

"But we are not born for a marriage." Niu Niu said.

Qin Jingshu was stunned when she heard this.

Niu Niu asked again: "It is impossible for people to not make mistakes. It is enough to correct them. It is not a heinous crime. How can someone be unable to turn over for life because of a embarrassment?"

Qin Jingshu bit her lower lip tightly.

Although she was precocious and often acted like an adult, she was actually only six years old. Many truths were instilled into her mind by the wife of the Duke of Xian.

She didn't even have time to think about it carefully.

Or rather, the wife of the Duke of Xian didn't allow her to think about it carefully.

"My mother has always said that if I make a mistake... I won't be able to marry... find a good husband in the future..." Qin Jingshu said.

Niuniu looked puzzled and asked with her head tilted: "Doesn't your mother want you to relax a little? Doesn't she want her daughter to be happy?"

Qin Jingshu wanted to give Niuniu a positive answer, but she didn't even dare to think deeply about the answer to this question.

Niuniu continued: "I don't know if all mothers in Beijing are like this, but your mother's requirements are so strict. It doesn't seem like she is raising a daughter, but rather raising someone else's daughter-in-law."