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Dong Shu did not understand the deep meaning behind Xu Nuanwen's words, but looking at the expressions of the other people beside her, she could sense the subtle atmosphere between them.

When she opened her mouth, Dong Shu still took the initiative to look at Xu Nuanwen in the end, and asked: "What did sister mean by what you said just now?"

With Dong Shu's words, the atmosphere among the few of them returned to normal.

Xu Nuanwen raised her head and looked at Xu Shiqiu. After seeing that her brother did not have any intention to stop him, she then looked at Dong Shu and said: "Sister-in-law, the Xu Family is now on the same boat as the Fifth Prince Palace. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Just as Xu Nuanwen finished speaking, she nodded to her, "Hubby has told me about this before."

Hearing Dong Shu's words, Xu Nuanwen then continued to look at her, "The empress has no children now, and there's nothing that can be done with the Hu Family of two generations of men, all they can do is to try their best from the inner chamber."

After saying this, Xu Nuanwen seemed to let out a cold laugh, and continued to speak, "The empress marrying her great-granddaughter to brother Qing is the first step, and making good relations with Uncle Prince Duan and the Fifth Prince Palace through the relationship of marriage is the second step.

No matter which prince ascended the throne in the future, Uncle Prince Duan was still the younger brother of the Royal Father. Therefore, marrying Uncle Prince Duan's grandson was very safe. There were a lot of families who were staring at the descendants of Prince Duan, and they didn't want the Royal Father to notice them too much, so they took a step back and chose Brother Qing Er.

And Brother Qing, as the grandson of Prince Duan Uncle, was not only the eldest grandson of his Xu Family, but also the uncle of his Fifth Prince. Now that Madame Hu has discovered that you are pregnant with a man, that is why this time, Hu Family has voluntarily come into contact with the Fifth Prince Palace and revealed the intention of helping your brother-in-law. "

Dong Shu never thought that there would actually be so many twists and turns in this matter. After she heard Xu Nuanwen finish speaking and blinked her eyes a few times, she finally looked at Xu Nuanwen and asked, "Then what exactly does Hu Family want to do?"

Right now, the Madame Hu girl is already married into the Xu Family. Once your brother-in-law succeeds in the future, if the next generation of Madame Hu still doesn't have a man who can shoulder the burden of Hu Family, then the Madame Hu girl will definitely use the relationship of marriage to send the woman of Hu Family in front of your nieces. "

When Xu Nuanwen talked about this, her expression was extremely unpleasant. After all, the Hu Family had wanted to send her daughter to the Fifth Prince Palace.

It was just that her clan's fool only had her, otherwise, Hu Family would have already sent her to Fifth Prince Palace.

Xu Nuanwen did not plan to tell her mother and brother about this matter. Only, when Old Madame Xu and Xu Shiqiu saw Xu Nuanwen's expression, they could guess that her Hu Family had probably done something.

After all, Hu Family liked to have daughters. They liked to marry their daughter who had been taught well to the family that they found useful.

And because there was a current empress in the Hu Family, and because the women in the Hu Family were all very good-looking, the women in the Hu Family accepted the likes of these people.

Old Madame Xu, Xu Shiqiu and the others understood, but Dong Shu did not know about this.

Right now, she was thinking about what Xu Nuanwen had said just now. Thinking about how the Madame Hu that she had yet to meet could do such a thing, her expression became a little ugly.

Seeing that she revealed such an expression, Xu Nuanwen immediately said: "Sister-in-law, you don't have to think that's strange. In a large clan, there are a lot of these kinds of things. There are many families that seem to enjoy glory on the surface, but in reality, their families rely on their daughter's relationship in the inner chamber to maintain their current status. "

After saying that, Xu Nuanwen shot a glance at Xu Shiqiu who was beside Dong Shu, and continued to speak while looking at Dong Shu: "Sister-in-law, let me tell you, in the future if your steward doesn't have any prospects, you should peacefully guard your ancestors as a rich man, and not count on your daughter to marry you, and seek benefits for your family."

When Xu Nuanwen just finished speaking, Dong Shu looked somewhat nervously at the grandma sitting in the seat of honor. After sensing Dong Shu's gaze, Xu Nuanwen waved her hand and said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. After saying this, Xu Nuanwen paused for a moment, and said with a sad expression: "Actually, father was the one who said these words to me in the beginning."

Thinking about her father who had passed away, Xu Nuanwen's expression became somewhat sad. As the only daughter of this generation in Xu Family, Xu Nuanwen was doted upon by the Patriarch Elder Xu since her birth.

It was precisely because Old General Xu doted upon Xu Nuanwen that he doted upon her to such an extent.

He had his father protect him before he was married, and later on he had the protection of his husband, Fifth Prince.

Even if her Xu Family was defeated, Fifth Prince still doted on her and protected her.

Currently, although the young son of the family was weak, the eldest and second sons were also protecting and spoiling her. Xu Nuanwen felt that she was too lucky, how could other people have such a blissful life.

However, although someone had always pampered and protected Xu Nuanwen, she knew what to do.

"Daughter's family has always been bitter. For someone like you and me, loving your husband is fine. "If my husband does not love me, and my mother-in-law and sister-in-law is annoyed by their daughter's family, not only will they have to deal with their parents' affairs, but they will also have to seek benefits for their families. It is truly bitter."

The moment Xu Nuanwen said that, Dong Shu immediately understood what she meant.

"Sister, don't worry. I understand everything you say." After saying this, Dong Shu then looked at Xu Nuanwen and continued: "Since we already know what Hu Family is trying to do, then are we just going to let this go on?"

"Otherwise?" Xu Nuanwen could tell how nervous Dong Shu was, she looked at her and laughed, then continued: "Since we have stepped into this big dye vat, we need to make some concessions. "Some benefits, even though you know that others are scheming against you, you still have to let them scheme against you with a smile on your face."

What Xu Nuanwen had said to Dong Shu today was something that Xu Shiqiu and his group understood a long time ago.

However, Dong Shu had never come into contact with these things before, so these things were simply too shocking for her.

"When one doesn't have the power to stand at the pinnacle of the world, these things are inevitable." Xu Nuanwen saw that Dong Shu had finished saying those words and that she looked upset, so she smiled: "But you don't have to worry, I will take care of this family."

Hearing Xu Nuanwen mentioning Xu Shiqiu, Dong Shu immediately looked at him and smiled shyly.

It was just that Dong Shu did not expect that when she looked at Hubby, Hubby would also look at her at the same time.

Her husband looked at her with eyes full of love and joy, causing her cheeks to feel hot.

Noticing the way everyone was looking at him, Dong Shu was immediately embarrassed and did not know what to do.

Coincidentally, Yuanxi was already tired, so she quickly regained her senses and took Yuanxi from Xu Nuanwen's embrace to her own. She then called for the wet nurse to take Yuanxi down to bed.

After Yuanxi was carried off to bed, Xu Nuanwen finally spoke to Xu Shiqiu about how she would quickly go see the Master Xuan Ling.

"Don't worry, as long as I let people know that you've returned to the capital, Master Xuan Ling will definitely take the initiative to meet you."

Xu Nuanwen's words were firm, and also felt that what she said made sense.

When the Old Madame Xu saw that the siblings had agreed on this matter, she finally mentioned the matter of receiving many posts and was prepared to invite a few familiar people as guests.

Just as Old Madame Xu finished speaking, Xu Nuanwen frowned: "Mother, Eldest Sister-in-Law and Second Sister-in-law have not come to pay respects to you?"

Although his two older brothers and his younger brother had separated, their mother was still there.

Mother had already been back in the capital for a few days now, but did they still not receive any news?

Old Madame Xu did not expect Xu Nuanwen to suddenly bring up this matter. She nodded at Xu Nuanwen, and then said coldly: "They did not come to see me, I think it's good." Old Madame Xu had a lot of experience, unlike those normal old ladies who wanted to tie their children up by their sides.

She felt that her daughter, eldest granddaughter, youngest son, daughter-in-law, and youngest granddaughter were pleasing to the eye, so she naturally wished to see them.

As for the others, they didn't seem to be bothered at all. She had lived for so long, and she didn't want to suffer any more.

Although Old Madame Xu did not say these words, Xu Nuanwen could still read them from her expression.

Seeing that her mother did not want to talk about them, Xu Nuanwen did not mention it again.

When Xu Nuanwen laughed and talked about the families who were on good terms with the Xu Family before, and who had secretly gotten on good terms with other people, Old Madame Xu had already roughly figured out the current capital's network of connections.

Dong Shu was completely confused by what she heard. She did not have any connections with the various families, and did not know the connection between the families of the officials in the imperial court and the in-laws.

So when Old Madame Xu and Xu Nuanwen were talking excitedly, she took the initiative to look towards Xu Yanzhu and asked: "Will Jiang Han come today?"

"What is he doing here?" Hearing that the Third Aunt mentioned Jiang Han, a trace of unhappiness flashed across Xu Yanzhu's forehead.

Seeing that Third Aunt had been looking at him, Xu Yanzhu raised her head to look at Third Uncle. Then, she pulled Third Aunt's arm and leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Third Aunt, I feel that something is wrong with Jiang Han."

Xu Yanzhu had just finished speaking and Dong Shu had not even opened her mouth to speak when Xu Shiqiu, who did not think she could hear him, spoke first, "Why didn't you say anything earlier when you felt something was wrong with Jiang Han?"

Hearing Xu Shiqiu's words, Xu Yanzhu immediately looked at him shamefully: "Why did Third Uncle eavesdrop on my conversation with me?"

"I didn't eavesdrop. You spoke to your Third Aunt right in front of me, so I naturally heard you with my sharp ears." Xu Shiqiu didn't feel guilty at all eavesdropping on the conversation between his niece and his wife.

Seeing Dong Shu staring at him, she finally restrained herself and said to Xu Yanzhu: "The most important thing right now is not for me to eavesdrop, but because the Jiang Han you mentioned just now is not right."

Actually, Xu Yanzhu did not plan to tell these things to her family members initially, it was just that she had been compatible with Dong Shu previously. Now that Third Aunt had asked, she naturally told him.

Right now, she was extremely regretful and felt that she shouldn't have said such a thing just now.

Dong Shu saw that Xu Yanzhu was pursing her lips tightly, as though she did not plan to speak, and immediately looked at her: "Yanzhu, if you have anything, just say it out, we'll help you think of a way." After saying these words, Dong Shu thought for a moment, then continued: "You don't have to worry, even if there's something, we'll still protect you."

Hearing Dong Shu's words, Xu Yanzhu hesitated for a moment, but before she spoke, Old Madame Xu who was staring at her suddenly spoke: "Yanzhu, you have not consummated your marriage with Jiang Han up till now?"

When the Old Madame Xu said this, Xu Yanzhu who was originally seated on the chair was immediately shocked.

She looked at Old Madame Xu in panic. She wanted to speak, but in the end she could not.

Seeing that she had revealed such an expression, Dong Shu and Xu Shiqiu immediately looked at each other.

Xu Nuanwen originally did not notice these things. Although she did not see as many people as her mother, she was still mentioned by her mother this time. She carefully looked at Xu Yanzhu and did not think that she would actually see through it.

"Yanzhu, you just said that there is a problem with Jiang Han, is this matter convenient?"

Xu Yanzhu didn't think that her aunt would ask her about it. She felt both embarrassed and annoyed.

She wanted to ask Third Uncle to leave, but when she thought about how Third Uncle had always been following her, and how she also wanted Third Aunt to accompany her, she found it difficult to know what to do.

Seeing that Xu Yanzhu had revealed such an expression, Xu Shiqiu took the initiative to say: "Yanzhu, don't think too much about it, just pretend that the Third Uncle is not here."

Although Xu Yanzhu had heard what Xu Shiqiu said, she was not blind. The Third Uncle was a large person sitting right here, how could she pretend that he wasn't here?

Seeing Xu Yanzhu's hesitant appearance, Dong Shu said, "Yanzhu, if you don't feel like speaking, why don't you write it down for us to see?" After saying that, Dong Shu saw Xu Yanzhu's expression soften, and continued to say: "Not showing it to your Third Uncle."