On the other side, Xia Lu's carriage was brought to the side door by the servants of Ningguo Province. They went straight in and arrived at a door. Then, someone called for Xia Lu and her mother to get off the carriage. "Madam, Miss, please get off the carriage. It's time to change to a sedan."
Xia Lu followed her mother out of the carriage. She had to be careful at all times. If she wanted to pretend to be a lady, she had to start from the moment she got off the carriage. If she only pretended to be a lady in front of the master, these servants would expose her in a minute. Thinking about the modern era, many celebrities' personas were destroyed by their assistants.
Xia Lu followed behind her mother. After passing through the door, she saw that two sedan chairs were already waiting for them.
"Madam, Miss, please get on the sedan chairs," a servant said softly.
Xia Lu and her mother each sat in a sedan chair. Then, two senior servants lifted the sedan chairs and walked towards the inner residence. Xia Lu sat in the sedan chair and despised herself. As a good youth in the 21st century, under the red flag, she actually experienced the bad habits of feudal society. It was really a sin.
After walking for about an hour, when Xia Lu was about to fall asleep in the sedan chair, they finally arrived at the master's mother's courtyard. At this time, the sedan chair stopped. A servant lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and said, "Madam, Miss, please get off the sedan chair. We're here."
Xia Lu's mother and Xia Lu walked out of the sedan chair. Then, following the servant, they lifted their feet and walked directly to the main hall.
"Madam, we're here." Jia Jing's daughter-in-law, Madam Jia He, was waiting for them in the main hall. Accompanying Madam Jia He was Jia Fu's posthumous son, Jia Lin's wife, Madam Jia Liu.
"Quickly invite them in," Jia Jingdao said.
Xia Lu and her mother were led in. In front of them sat a woman who looked to be in her twenties or thirties. Beside her sat a young woman.
"Lady Xia, this is our madam," the servant introduced.
"Greetings, Madam." Xia Lu's mother brought Xia Lu to greet Madam Jia He.
"Shuang 'er, quickly bring two chairs for Lady Xia and Miss Xia," Madam Jia He said with a smile. Madam Jia He would not let her mother and Xia Lu greet Jia Liu. Their master had inherited the title of nobility of Ning Guogong and was now a count. In addition, their master was a scholar and held an official position in the imperial court.. it was natural for Xia's mother to greet Madam Jia Liu...
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"This is?" Xia Mu's mother also noticed Jia Liushi who was sitting at the side and asked.
"This is my nephew's wife, Madam Jia," Madam Jia He replied.
"Greetings." Xia Lu's mother immediately understood Madam Jia's identity. She saluted and sat down under the guidance of the maidservant. .. Xia Lu saluted and sat down with Xia Lu's mother.
"Have you been well along the way? Our master has been talking about you for a long time. Now that you've finally arrived, did you encounter any trouble? "Madam Jia He asked gently with concern.
"Everything has been well. Thank you for your concern, Madam." Xia Lu's mother smiled warmly. In fact, she felt a little nervous. When she was young, she came to Ningguo Province once. At that time, Ningguo Province was not as luxurious as it was now. After so many years, Ningguo Province had changed a lot. This made her feel a little timid, but fortunately, she was calm on the surface.
Beside her, Xia Lu felt that it was okay. After all, she had seen the world in modern times. She had been to the Forbidden City many times. She had also visited the castles in foreign countries many times. There was also the Lin Garden in Jiangnan. Although Ningguo Province was built very well, in her opinion, it was still okay. She could still hold on.
"This must be the Summer Girl. As expected, you are gentle, elegant, and intelligent. Madam Xia has taught you well," Madam Jia He looked at Xia Lu and said.
Xia Lu pretended to lower her head shyly and said, "Thank you for your praise, Madam." Xia Lu felt proud in her heart. Hmph, she knew it. It was not difficult to pretend to be a lady. As long as she blushed and lowered her head shyly, spoke less, and had a smile on her face, it was enough.
"You are indeed a good girl. Come here, let me take a closer look." Madam Jia He waved her hand.
Xia Lu saw Madam Jia He reaching out to her as if she was summoning a puppy. Well, she endured it. After Madam Jia He nodded at her, she lowered her head and walked over to Madam Jia He with small steps. "Madam." She lowered her head and called out.
"Ah, you are indeed a beautiful girl." Madam Jia He held Xia Lu's hand and smiled.
"Madam is the beautiful one. Mature and restrained, charming and graceful," Xia Lu whispered.
"Haha … You have a sweet mouth. Take this bracelet as my gift to you." Madam Jia He smiled. She took off a red jade bracelet from her hand and put it on Xia Lu's hand.
Xia Lu exclaimed. Although her heart was bleeding, she still did the same thing. Sob, sob, sob. Such a rich family naturally did not give ordinary things. It was a red jade bracelet. If it was in modern times, it would be enough to buy a house.
Madam Jia He looked at the girl in front of her with a smile. The more she looked at her, the more she liked her. Thinking of her daughter-in-law who died of illness earlier, Madam Jia He did not like her from the bottom of her heart. Although she was born in a scholarly family, she was too arrogant. She had already married into a Jia family, but she still looked down on the Jia family. She thought that the Jia family was rich and she was pure and could not wallow in the mire. It was simply ridiculous. She took the money from the Jia family to help her own family.
She was also unlucky. After marrying Zheng 'er for a few years, she died of illness without leaving behind a child. The funniest thing was that her mother's family had received so many good things from the Jia family, but they still had the face to come to the Jia family to ask for an explanation. In the end, they took away the dowry of the former daughter-in-law and then received tens of thousands of taels of silver. They left with satisfaction. It was said that their family also found a girl from a distant family and wanted to be Zheng' er's concubine.
The more Madam Jia He looked at Xia Lu, the more satisfied she was. She was good-looking and had a sweet mouth. The key was that she knew everything. Her father used to be her father-in-law's personal guard. She heard from her master that this girl came to the capital to find a good marriage for her in Ningguo Province. After all, there were some uncouth people in the border area. How could there be a suitable one? Besides, although the border area was peaceful in recent years, what would this girl do if there was a war one day? It was no wonder that her father wanted to come to the capital to find her biological daughter.
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