Chapter 156 Song Ci Instructs His Daughter-in-law
Song Ci refused Madam Song’s suggestion.
Why did Empress Dowager only summon her and wanted her to bring her granddaughter along? Besides, what kind of place is the palace? What if something goes wrong inside; how would she explain to her clever eldest son?
Moreover, their Song Family would not send their daughter into the Royal Family, so why bring her to parade in front of others, what kind of impression does that give?
Song Ci dismissed everyone around them, leaving only Madam Song in the room to speak.
"Didn’t Dalang talk to you? Qi’er’s marriage arrangement, let’s not talk about the Imperial Family."
Madam Song felt her face warm up: "He did. Mother, I don’t intend for Qi’er to flaunt in front of those princes, I just want her to pay respects to the elderly Empress Dowager."
"What use is paying respects? Do you think the second girl’s status as the Prime Minister’s daughter isn’t enough? Not enough to negotiate well with others?" Song Ci’s voice suddenly turned sharp.
Madam Song felt a tightness in her chest watching her mother-in-law suddenly becoming stern and sharp, it felt like she was once again under her mother-in-law’s control.
She knelt down and said, "Mother, that’s not what I meant."
"Then what is it? Wanting the second girl to gain some presence in front of the Empress Dowager, if not for marriage, then for what?" Song Ci said indifferently, "Gu Shi, the Prime Minister’s Mansion is prestigious now, you and I should both know what this relies on. It’s mostly the Emperor’s favor, as well as the Empress Dowager’s favor. The more it is so, the more we need to know our limits, not to become arrogant with favor, right?"