The marriage negotiation process couldn't have been smoother, and both parties were happy.
When Tang Chujun left the Wei Mansion, Wei Zhongshi and his wife went straight to the gate.
Mrs. Wei and Tang Chujun stood under the eaves, saying goodbye, saying goodbye, saying goodbye three times, four times, five times, and the cold wind blew for most of an hour while they chatted.
The two met so late that they had endless things to say.
According to the customs of the North Wing Country, if the man uses the "three matchmakers", he is either from a lower-class family seeking to marry a high-class family, or both men and women have very prominent family backgrounds.
It is unique for the Hou Mansion to bring three top matchmakers to marry the daughter of a sixth-grade official.
Soon, most of the powerful circles in the capital knew the news.
Especially after attending the legitimate son's banquet and meeting some of Shi Yunqi's own wives, they all sighed with regret.
But the sigh at this time was just a sigh. After all, the impression Shi Yunqi gave in Beijing was nothing more than a poor legitimate son who had been replaced.
This incident did not create much controversy. At most, it was a discussion about Tang Chujun, a mother who doted on her son too much because she wanted to compensate her son.
Probably because she was afraid that the woman’s family background would be too prominent, which would make her son unable to hold his head up, so he found a family with a low-level family.
The leading role in the Hou Mansion now is Shi Chengyi’s lineage. No matter how unsatisfactory the second room is, it can no longer affect the trend of the Hou Mansion.
The news of the marriage between the Hou Mansion and the Wei family quickly disappeared like a small splash of water. It was really because the story about His Royal Highness the King of Jin and a big black dog the day before was so exciting that everyone rushed to tell the story.
But just this inconspicuous little splash caused quite a stir in the Jin Palace.
Xiao Sheng was humiliated last night. He was taken by his father to kneel outside the imperial study for half the night, and was then grounded for another three months.
The staff hurriedly came to the house.
Staff A reported shocking news, saying that the destined girl Wei had successfully negotiated a marriage with the eldest grandson of the Marquis of Jian'an.
Xiao Sheng was upset when everything went wrong. He walked around the room, wondering if there was any way to get in.
But he annoyed his father last night, so he really couldn't act rashly.
Staff A then said, "Your Highness, King Jin, this matter seems weird no matter how you look at it."
Xiao Sheng was puzzled, "What a weird method"
"Your Highness, think about it, you just said you wanted to marry this girl Wei yesterday, and today she is engaged. Isn't it strange?"
Xiao Sheng nodded involuntarily.
Staff A said again, "One more thing. I went to Baoguo Temple yesterday. When I entered the mountain gate, there were ninety-nine steps that needed to be walked."
"So what?"
"I don't remember it very clearly, but in my impression, there seems to be that big black dog among the people standing at the foot of the stairs waiting for you to go first."
"What? "
"There is even that charcoal seller"
Xiao Sheng asked, "Did you see it clearly?"
Staff A.After hesitating for a moment, he still shook his head, "I asked other colleagues, and their memories were also vague. They said it seemed like there was one, but they seemed not to. But my subordinates really felt that even if there was no charcoal seller, there should be a big black dog. ”
A feeling of irritation arose in Xiao Sheng’s heart. There were only a handful of people who had been to Baoguo Temple yesterday. He said solemnly, "Go and check."
Staff A turned around to leave, but was stopped by King Jin again.
"Go and see if the eldest grandson of the Marquis of Jian'an Mansion is a charcoal seller." Xiao Sheng ordered.
He was so angry that his brain was about to explode. If the charcoal seller was the eldest son of the Hou family, then who was the old woman who encouraged him to solve lantern riddles?
That was clearly aimed at him. The trap set
A moment later, Staff B came to report again, saying that Liu Hanlin, the director of the Weihuang Department, had suspended all duties due to physical illness and asked to rest at home.
Before the last news had time to be digested, news from Staff C came again, "I heard that Miss Liu was sent back to her hometown in Quzhou overnight and she just left the city."
King Jin fell down on the bed with his head hanging down, "It's over, it's over, my father has found Liu Jingyu's head."
Xia Shiyuan was on the other side.
Hong Que held Ye Bao'er in her arms and was very worried, "What should I do? Ye Bao'er looks so obvious, the King of Jin will be able to find out our Marquis Mansion once he investigates."
Bei Hui was also very worried, "If we find out about the Hou Mansion, it will be difficult not to implicate the girl."
Shi Anxia was writing under the window. Hearing this, he raised his eyes and said with a smile, "What are you afraid of the big black dog?" It’s not just our family. Besides, some people are too busy taking care of themselves to care about other things.”
The two maids couldn’t feel at ease and still looked sad.
Shi Anxia thought for a moment and said, "I'm really scared. You call some guards tomorrow and go to the dog market to buy some more big black dogs. Ye Baoer won't be let out recently. , Just let it stay in our courtyard."
Bei Hui and Hong Que both breathed a sigh of relief, "The girl must be smart."
Shi An. Xia comforted the two maids and continued to write with his head down.
What I wrote was the couplet last night with two mirrors hanging on the window and a woman dressing up on three opposite sides. A solitary lamp hangs on the wall, and the two of them bow to each other.
Suddenly, she was a little stunned. The old woman's mask on the table was still smiling at her.
She then remembered the smile of the old man looking back suddenly among the thousands of lights.
It seemed that at some point, there had been such a scene. Did she know Chen Yuan before?
She immediately denied the idea. I still have the confidence to have a photographic memory, and no matter how confused I am, I will never be unable to remember such a dazzling person.
In a daze, he stopped the brush in his hand.
Nan Yan and other maids who went home to celebrate the New Year also came back one after another. After greeting the girls one by one, they went to clean up the house.
Hong Que has now been promoted to a first-class girl, so she vacated the position of a second-class girl and gave it to Dongxi, the distant niece sent by Zeng’s mother.
Winter JoyThis name was given by Shi Anxia, which means the joy of winter. It is true that the winter this year has been too long, cold and bitter for the people. I hope spring will come soon.
As Zeng’s mother said, Dong Xi is a sensible person who knows etiquette. She has a clean appearance and quick hands and feet. She doesn’t look around when she first comes to the house.
Obviously, he had been trained by Zeng’s mother, which saved Bei Hui a lot of energy.
After signing the deed of betrayal, Dongxi was placed there.
Xia Shiyuan’s dinner was laid out, and Dong Xi learned how to prepare the dishes for the first time. This is to promote her into a first-class girl.
Shi Anxia looked at Dong Xi's clean and neat nails, the chopsticks and bowls she held in her hands were very measured, and her posture was elegant and beautiful. It's just that I was a little nervous when I first came to the Hou Mansion, and my hands seemed to be shaking a little.
"Dong Xi, don't be nervous." Shi Anxia soothed softly, "You will get familiar with it after doing it a few times."
Dong Xi quickly put down the bowl and chopsticks and took a step back gently. He turned his body slightly to the side before he dared to reply, "Thank you, miss, for your understanding. I will serve Dong Xi attentively from now on."
Shi Anxia nodded and stopped talking.
But at this moment, Nan Yan came to report that the eldest lady of the Protector's Palace was here.
Shi Anxia hurriedly welcomed her out, gave a quick half-curtain, and asked in surprise, "How come my aunt is here at this time and I can have dinner?"
Zheng Qiaoer smiled and said, "I am I came here specifically to enjoy your dinner." He asked the maid to take off the heavy cloak.
Shi Anxia affectionately took Zheng Qiaoer's arm into the house, "Xia'er can't ask for more. But next time, if my aunt can send someone to inform her in advance, Xia'er can prepare more delicious food."
"My Xia'er has such a mouth," Zheng Qiaoer said with joy, "It's a pity that Xia'er is not my biological daughter."
Shi Anxia asked the maid to bring the chair, and the new After buying some bowls and chopsticks, he invited his eldest aunt to take a seat and then sat down. "My eldest aunt also treated Xia'er as her own daughter."
Zheng Qiaoer saw Dong Xi who was helping with the dishes. It looked familiar, and after asking, I found out that she was Zeng's mother's distant niece.
She said, "Well, Xia'er should train more useful people."
She could see that this niece was not an ordinary woman, she had great ambitions. If you stay in the back house all your life, you will really bury your talents.
While the two were talking, they finished dinner and went to the study together.
The interior furnishings are fresh and elegant, the carpet is thick and soft, and the wintersweet on the table fills the room with a subtle fragrance.
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