Chapter 72: Speaking Ill in the Breeze Could Get You Killed
Madam Song and her two sisters-in-law were waiting in the main hall, gossiping about the various households in the estate while they waited for their mother-in-law to come out.
"Has Wei’er’s courtyard been chosen yet?" Second Madam Jiang looked at Lu and asked with a smile, "When do you plan to move? I, as her second aunt, should prepare a housewarming gift."
Lu smiled and thanked her, saying, "It’s all settled. It’ll be the Glass Pavilion next to Qi’er. Thanks to Qi’er for helping her choose. Otherwise, with so many courtyards, she would have been spoiled for choice."
"The scenery at the Glass Pavilion is also excellent, though the place is a bit small." Madam Song said, "The Liuqu Pavilion is as large as Qi’er’s Liuqu Pavilion, so I thought she would choose that one."
Lu chuckled softly, holding her handkerchief: "She said she likes those few Furong trees at the Glass Pavilion, and since it’s close to Qi’er, she thinks it would be easier for the sisters to talk."
"True, there are too few girls in our estate. Aside from Qian’er who is married, there are only the two of them now; being close is good." Madam Song sighed.
Jiang covered her mouth and smiled, "Sister-in-law, Qi’er might not stay long either. Isn’t she coming of age at the end of this winter? What are your thoughts on that, you and Big Brother?"
Lu also looked over when she heard this.
By custom, Song Ruqi should have been engaged by now, like Song Ruqian, who was betrothed at thirteen, married at sixteen, and pregnant the following year.
Now that Song Ruqi is almost of age, there’s still no engagement in sight. Matchmakers have practically flattened the doorstep of the Song Family, yet the two of them have been adamant about waiting a few more years.