The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Mrs. Cui was very curious about her future daughter-in-law, both about her appearance and her personality.

"Little sister, have you seen that girl? Tell me quickly, what does she look like?"

Xiao Cui carefully recalled the scene when she first met Miss Su. "That girl wasn't ugly at all, but she was extremely thin, like she was starving. Her features were very regular. She had even saved Baozhu. She was a kind-hearted girl."

It's been several months since I last saw you. I wonder what you look like now?

Cui was very happy to hear what Little Cui said.

She doesn't have high requirements for her future daughter-in-law; as long as she's a woman, that's fine. After all, her son is gay, so what right does she have to be picky about other girls?

How wonderful! The emperor has chosen a woman for his son who is not only beautiful but also kind-hearted, far exceeding her expectations. She can only hope that her son will not resist this marriage.

A daughter-in-law with regular features indicates a good foundation. Once she enters the household, wealthy families like theirs have plenty of ways to cultivate her into an absolute beauty.

Today, Madam Luo also came with Luo Mingfang, Luo Mingxi, and Luo Mingzhen.

Thinking that the Miss Su was the Luo family's long-lost blood relative, the Luo family could be considered the future in-laws of the Marquis of Guiping. So, Cui decided to give the Luo family some face and had someone call the old lady of the Luo family to come forward and speak.

"Greetings, Lady Hou!"

"Get up, no need for formalities. From now on, we are family."

Upon hearing this, Madam Luo was extremely excited. The Marquis of Guiping's family was the maternal family of the current Empress Dowager, a first-class noble family that was impossible to curry favor with in the past.

But now Lady Hou is saying they're all family.

The opportunity was not to be missed, so Madam Luo quickly sent Granny Fan to the garden to call her three granddaughters over, hoping that they could make an appearance in front of Lady Guiping.

If the granddaughter could receive a word of praise from the Lady of Guiping, it would be of great help in future marriage negotiations.

If we broaden our horizons a bit more, what if Lady Guiping takes a liking to one of them and has the young master of the palace marry him? Then the Luo family will truly prosper.

Luo Mingfang, Luo Mingxi, and Luo Mingzhen soon arrived at the flower hall, and each of the three wore a bright red peony in their hair.

Grandma Luo looked at her three granddaughters, whom she was so proud of. The girls, all teenagers, were as delicate as flowers, which was truly a rare sight.

"Madam Hou, these are my three granddaughters. They are all respectful and polite, and good children."

Luo Mingfang secretly sized up Lady Guiping.

I never expected that the Lady of Guiping Marquis would be so young and beautiful.

Lady Cui married Marquis Guiping at the age of fifteen and gave birth to Gong Yu at the age of sixteen. Now Gong Yu is twenty-two years old, and Lady Cui is only thirty-eight.

Because she takes excellent care of herself, she looks very young, around thirty years old. Wearing a bright purple dress studded with white pearls, she exudes a very noble and outstanding aura.

It was precisely because both she and Marquis Guiping were exceptionally beautiful that they gave birth to a stunning beauty like Gong Yu.

Madam Luo hurriedly urged her granddaughters, "Quickly, quickly pay your respects to the Lady of the Marquis."

Thinking that if the granddaughter from Qinghe County was not good-looking enough to be chosen by the Marquis of Guiping, it would be perfect if the granddaughter raised in the mansion were to marry into the Marquis of Guiping's household instead.

A granddaughter raised by her family will definitely be closer to them, and even after marrying into the Guiping Marquis's household, she will not forget to take care of her maternal family.

Unlike that girl from Qinghe County, who didn't grow up by her side, she definitely isn't close to the Luo family.

Out of consideration for her future daughter-in-law, Madam Cui gave each of the two girls a gift: a hairpin inlaid with cat's eye stones for Luo Mingfang and a hairpin inlaid with pink jade for Luo Mingxi.

Luo Mingzhen was young, so what she was given was a string of Five Blessings Golden Peanuts.

He even gave the girls a few insincere compliments, saying, "Not bad, you're all well-mannered girls."

All of this was done by Madam Cui to save face for her future daughter-in-law.

She had been waiting for Madam Luo to bring up the Miss Su from Qinghe County, but the old lady seemed to have forgotten about having such a granddaughter, which was really unacceptable.

Madam Cui then took the initiative to bring it up: "Madam, I've heard that Miss Su is a descendant of your Luo family who was lost elsewhere. You should have already sent someone to Qinghe County to claim her as your relative, right?"

Madam Luo dared not admit to any connection with Qinghe County at this time. Her husband had said that the girl was capable of anything and had an unpredictable temperament. If she refused the marriage proposal and sided with the Prince of Huainan, the Luo family would be implicated in a rebellion.

Moreover, in Madam Luo's view, a rough man who grew up in the countryside was not worthy of the radiant Prince Gong.

It would be more suitable for her to raise Mingfang and Mingxi, who are still with her.

So Madam Luo changed the subject, "Madam Hou, I heard that the Prince Gong is still fighting on the border. Although it has warmed up in the capital, the northern border is still covered in ice and snow. I will have my two granddaughters sew some thick clothes to send to the Prince Gong on the border."

Cui's younger sister, Little Cui, was completely confused. It was clearly Su's marriage, so why was Old Madam Luo having her two other granddaughters make clothes for Gong Yu? What did this mean?

Does she intend to marry all three of her granddaughters to Gong Yu?

Cui was more astute than her younger sister, and she knew that Old Madam Luo was clearly changing the subject and avoiding the topic of her kinship with that Miss Su from Qinghe County.

It is clear that her future daughter-in-law's position in the Luo family's hearts is very precarious.

This old lady Luo is a strange person. She doesn't love her own granddaughter, but she's quite good to Luo Mingfang, who isn't her biological daughter.

Despite being dressed in fine silks and satins, Luo Mingfang's beauty was not enhanced at all; her natural features were simply too poor.

Madam Cui was only patiently chatting with the women of the Luo family out of consideration for her future daughter-in-law.

Now it seems there's no need to give face to the women of the Luo family.

It doesn't matter if her daughter-in-law is neglected; she will take care of her herself.

Cui Shi straightened her clothes, stood up, and led Little Cui Shi away with a cold expression.

Only Madam Luo and her granddaughters were left sitting in the flower hall, looking at each other in bewilderment, unaware that they had offended the Lady of Guiping Marquis.

Madam Luo muttered to herself, "Why did Madam Hou suddenly get angry and leave when she was speaking so well?"

Luo Mingfang guessed, "Madam Hou is definitely unhappy with this marriage, probably because she's not satisfied with the younger sister from Qinghe County."

How could a rough girl raised in the countryside compare to women raised in wealthy and noble families? So it's normal that the Lady of the Marquis looked down on that wild girl.

Such a good marriage might just fall into her lap.

If she could marry a celestial being like Prince Gong, she would gladly give up ten years of her life.

Back when the Crown Prince was in the capital, she often tried to get close to him, but unfortunately, there were too many girls trying to get close to him, so the Crown Prince probably didn't notice her.

Once she marries into the family, the Crown Prince will gradually discover her good qualities and fall in love with her wholeheartedly.

After returning to the Guiping Marquis's residence, Cui immediately led people to the storeroom to select many pieces of jewelry and beautiful ornaments that young ladies would like, intending to have her trusted servant, Granny Yang, personally deliver them to Qinghe County.

She finally understood. If she wanted to know what her daughter-in-law looked like, she could just send someone to meet her. There was no need to ask around.

Sending gifts was not only to see what the girl looked like, but also to show goodwill.

If the son is willing to marry her, this act of flattery is very important, as it can lay the foundation for harmonious relations between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the future.

If the son is determined not to marry her, the gift won't be a complete waste. Since that Miss Su is so outstanding, it can just be considered as a way to build a relationship.

"Granny Yang, when you go to Qinghe County, you must treat that Miss Su with utmost respect and show the sincerity of the Marquis of Guiping's mansion."

"Yes, madam, this old servant has remembered."

Cui then found another female painter who could paint and arranged for her to go to Qinghe County with Granny Yang.

When Granny Yang returns to the capital, she will be able to see the portrait of her future daughter-in-law.

I can't wait to try it!

His Majesty has personally bestowed this marriage upon us; I hope that brat will not disobey the decree.

She had been looking forward to her son getting married ever since he turned fifteen.

After waiting for seven long years, I am exhausted.

Especially in recent months, rumors have been circulating all over the capital that the boy is gay, which has terrified her as his mother.

Regardless of whether the girl from Qinghe County is beautiful or ugly, fat or thin, the best thing to do is to marry her quickly. The Marquis has no right to look down on her.

If anyone is complaining, it's the girl who's complaining.

Gong Yu is already twenty-two years old. I wonder if the young lady will think he's too old.