It was still early when He Linwan and Wei returned to He's house, and they originally planned to go back to the West Courtyard directly, but they were stopped by the second lady's people when they walked to the garden, and the second lady asked them to go to Furong Courtyard.

As soon as He Linwan and Wei walked outside the old lady's house, they heard a cry from inside, Wei frowned, gently squeezed He Linwan's hand, and then entered the house.

There was no one in the hall, in the room on the right, He Ajiao was holding Chu Rong'er and sitting on the south kang crying, the old lady Cao was lying on the kang with an unsightly face, the fourth wife Yu was half-kneeling on the foot pedal and pinched the old woman back, while weeping, and the second lady stood on the side and whispered to comfort He Ajiao's mother and daughter.

He Linwan and Wei glanced at each other, not understanding which play this was, so they only silently saluted the old lady first.

The old lady was in a bad mood, and said to Wei and He Linwan: "As a woman in the inner house, you saw the world and ran out with your daughter!

Cao's words to his granddaughter-in-law were really a bit heavy, but fortunately, Wei's had become accustomed to Cao's cold words over the years, and his face remained unchanged and he admitted his mistake: "Granddaughter-in-law knows her mistakes, and it won't be like this in the future." ”

The Cao family still wanted to have a seizure, but He Linwan first asked the second lady, "Grandmother Uncle, Grandmother and Aunt Rong'er, what are these?"

The Cao family was really diverted, waved Yu's hand away, sat up and said impatiently at He Ajiao: "Okay, don't cry! Is it Rong'er who has no such life? You are crying the He family now, and you can't let the saint take back your life, why are you crying?"

The second lady sighed and said to Wei and He Linwan: "There is news in the palace today that there will be no election this year. ”

Although He Linwan was a little surprised when he heard this, he was not too surprised. Now that the war in the northeast is tight, the treasury can only maintain military spending, if the emperor is still fanfare in the draft at this time, the court will cry in vain before.

He Ajiao cried even louder: "My hard-working Rong'er, why is your life so bitter......"

Cao Shi said unhappily: "What nonsense! Even if Rong'er doesn't enter the palace, can't she have a good future?"

The second lady handed a new silk handkerchief to He Ajiao and persuaded, "Mother is right. There are so many talented people in the capital, let's look for it carefully, and we can always find one that matches Rong'er. ”

He Ajiao took the handkerchief and wiped Chu Rong'er's tears in her arms first: "With a character like our Rong'er, how many people in this capital can be worthy!"

The second lady is not easy to speak. Yu glanced at Chu Rong'er and lowered his head to hide the disdain at the corner of his mouth.

The old lady said unhappily: "Otherwise, what do you want? Rong'er is already seventeen, do you still want to delay her for another three years? After three years, her age will already be past the age of the draft!"

He Ajiao didn't know what she thought, and suddenly cheered up again: "Speaking of age, the fifth prince is already 16 this year, even if he doesn't draft his wife this time, it should be decided, right?"

As soon as everyone heard He Ajiao's words, they knew that she was not dead and wanted her daughter to marry the royal family. The second lady glanced at the old lady, and it was really hard to say anything, but Yu Shi sighed and said with a regretful face: "Speaking of which, His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince is quite a good match for Sister Rong'er, but last time I heard Mrs. You say that Concubine De Niangniang's candidate for the Fifth Prince Concubine seems to have been decided." ”

He Ajiao frowned: "Oh, whose girl is it?"

Yu saw that everyone's eyes stopped on him, and he was proud: "Originally, Niangniang took a fancy to the girl of the Fan family, but now Fan Ge is old, so Niangniang chose Xue Ge's daughter." ”

He Ajiao pursed her lips and looked at her daughter: "Is it her?" What is one of the four beauties in the capital, I took a look at it a few days ago, and it was only general, not as good as my Rong'er." That is, my Rong'er did not grow up in the capital since she was a child, so she got this name. ”

The old lady said: "What's the use of saying this? If you want to blame it, it's to blame Rong'er for not having a father who is a minister." ”

He Ajiao did not give up: "What about the Sixth Highness?"

Yu sighed: "Although the Sixth Highness is not as outstanding as the Fifth Highness. But there is no need to say about talents, but I heard that His Royal Highness the Sixth has made it clear to His Majesty and Niangniang, and a master has instructed him that it is not suitable for him to marry before the crown, so I am afraid that the marriage of His Royal Highness will have to wait for the next draft year. ”

Seeing that He Ajiao's face was unwilling, Yu's eyes rolled: "The candidate for the concubine of the Fourth Highness has not yet been decided, I can help my aunt go to Mrs. You to inquire." ”

I didn't want He Ajiao to hear this, but she was a little displeased: "How can the Fourth Highness do it! I heard that he has inconvenient legs and feet, and he can't speak in front of the saint." ”

The Yu family thought with disdain in his heart, you still dare to dislike the prince, and I don't look at whether others look down on your daughter like this. But he said with a smile on his face: "What my aunt said is, I just said it casually." ”

He Ajiao had a sad face: "Other princes are not suitable in age, are there any sons of the right age in those cabinet ministers?" By the way, I heard that the son of Xue Ge Lao is very famous in Beijing. Nor was he married. ”

Yu almost couldn't hide the ridicule in her eyes for He Ajiao, she covered her mouth and smiled: "Auntie's vision is very good, but Xue Gongzi is afraid that it will not be successful." I heard that Princess Chunyang wanted to choose Xue Gongzi as a concubine, but Xue Gongzi refused. ”

He Ajiao disagreed: "Ambitious scholars naturally don't want to be a colt. Having a talented and virtuous wife like my Rong'er is what they dream of. ”

Yu sighed: "What my aunt said is very true, but unfortunately Xue Gongzi is afraid that it will not be successful." I heard that Xue Gongzi once had a childhood sweetheart's fiancée, this woman died of illness a while ago, Xue Gongzi has a deep affection for his fiancée and has said that he will not talk about marriage in recent years. ”

Even the old lady and the second lady were surprised when they heard this, and the second lady was surprised: "Xue Gongzi has a marriage contract?"

Yu was even more proud: "Yes." The people in the capital were surprised, after all, they had never heard the Xue family mention this marriage contract before. If it weren't for the words that Xue Gongzi said in front of the Taibai Mansion last time, who would know about it?"

The last time Xue Xingyi refused Princess Chunyang in front of the door of Taibai Building, what he said was somehow spread out, and everyone didn't believe it at first, until someone who had a good personal relationship with Xue Xingyi came to him and got a positive answer, and then Xue Xingyi's marriage contract was spread, but because it involved the princess, this word only spread in a small area in a short time.

However, everyone only regarded Xue Xingyi as being unable to forget his fiancée in a short period of time, and passed on not marrying for life to not marrying within a few years.

He Ajiao frowned and said, "I don't know which girl it is?"

Yu shook his head: "I don't know, maybe it's just a poor relative like a cousin, who doesn't have a reputation in the capital." ”

He Linwan's eyes couldn't help but show a bit of mockery.

He Ajiao sighed: "This Xue Gongzi is a long-term lover. What about the other elders?"

The Yu family has seen a lot of the world with Mrs. You recently, and when she talks about these, she is also a treasure: "The grandchildren of Mu Ge Lao either have a marriage contract or are still young. Mu Ge Lao's younger brother has a grandson, but I heard that the Mu family has family rules, and the children of the Mu family have always married after the crown. There is also an old Chen Ge...... By the way, Chen Ge Lao has a grandson, and Mrs. Chen also revealed the news a while ago that she wants to say goodbye to her grandchildren. ”

He Ajiao finally came a little interested: "After I returned to Beijing, I have heard people mention it a few times. Although Chen Ge Lao had not been official before he entered the cabinet, the Chen family had recently begun to be reused by the saints. ”

The old lady also heard a little interest, and subconsciously looked at the second lady: "This Chen family is really up now?"

The second lady thought for a while and said with a smile: "I also talked about this Chen family when I chatted with Mrs. Yuan last time, and the Chen family is also a big family. However, Chen Yu is a son of a side branch, and he has not been touched by much family light over the years, and it is not easy to get to this position now. Chen Yu's lineage is thin, and there is only one son, Chen Hong, who has been released all these years and is now the prefect of Linzhou. ”

He Ajiao frowned: "The prefect is just a fourth-grade official, or a magistrate......"

The second lady shook her head and said: "Don't you know, the reason why Chen Hong is serving in the local government is because the Chen family has already produced a cabinet minister, and Chen Hong is to make way for his father, and now it can be regarded as Taoguang Yanghui." I heard that Chen Hong has done well in politics over the years. He had the courage and ability to do so when he was younger than his father, and he was about to be promoted at the end of his term. Chen Hong's future is limitless, and when Chen Ge Lao comes down from that position in more than ten years, the Chen family will not have no successor. The son of the Chen family mentioned by the fourth daughter-in-law just now is Chen Hong's only son, who is seventeen years old this year, is a student of Wanshan Academy, and has made a name for himself. ”

He Ajiao was a little worried: "But the Chen family is thin, and I'm afraid that Rong'er will suffer if she marries." ”

A thin population means that the responsibility for passing on the family is heavier. He Ajiao has no son herself, so it is inevitable to care about this.

The old lady didn't care and said: "The benefits of being thin and having people are thin, you are struggling in the Chu family because the Chu family has a lot of great causes, and your mother's family can't do it." ”

He Ajiao thought about it and felt that it was too. nodded his head: "Now that this Chen Gongzi's conditions are acceptable, let's take a look first." ”

The old lady explained to the second lady: "You look for an opportunity to contact the Chen family, if the son of the Chen family is really as outstanding as rumored, this family business can be considered." ”

The second lady couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart, the Chen family had a cabinet minister, and the threshold was not as good as before. Although the He family has a title, the official position of the children in the family is not high, and the He family must be willing to consider this family affair.

The second lady glanced at Chu Rong'er, who looked shy, and couldn't help but shake her head. But the second lady couldn't tell the old lady and He Ajiao bluntly that their vision was too high.

It's a thankless errand.

The author-kun is back~

The tentative update time is 1:30 p.m. every day, and 10 p.m. if there is any additional update.

There is a saved manuscript, but in order to avoid the rapid consumption of the manuscript, the author will write how many words more and less words every day~ There is really no time to code words, and the manuscript will be saved on the same day.

All the free time will be used to code words as much as possible, if there is only one more on the day, don't be too disappointed~.

In the end, I was really touched to see that everyone was still waiting in the same place, and you were the motivation for me to continue writing~

Again, as long as you are willing to read it, I will continue to write it down and never abandon the pit.

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(To be continued.) )