The eldest lady, Meng Siru, brought some moon cakes and oil tea over and placed them in the front hall.

Meng Hongxian caught a glimpse of the red background on the mooncake wrapper, covered with green leaves and large clusters of flowers, and frowned: "Such fancy, what is it?"

"This is the official tribute point, Ah Xuan received it over there, and you can't buy it outside. Meng Siru explained.

Of course, Meng Hongxian knows what is inside, but he has been doing porcelain painting for a long time, and he has always been sensitive to the color of the pattern.

He likes such festive patterns very much, and said: "I think it's very good, maybe it looks good on porcelain." ”

"What do women know, don't insult porcelain art!" Meng Hongxian was displeased, and He had no choice but to shut up.

Meng Siru took out a few more tickets stamped with red seals, the tickets were still "bells and whistles", and she handed them to the old lady: "This is a strange thing issued by Ah Xuan this year, it is said to be a gift certificate, take this and go directly to this store to exchange things, pastries and peach cakes can be exchanged." ”

The old lady glanced at it: "What's so strange, isn't it just like a ticket?"

"It's pretty much the same, but it's interesting, you can take whatever you want to eat, so as not to send something you don't like. ”

"That's right. The old lady looked at the words Guang Linxiang written on the tickets and asked, "Where is this store?"

"Over there in Shonan. ”

"It's a little far away, and I can't afford to run for food. The old lady thought about it, looked at Siqing and said, "Your uncle's family is in Xiangnan, so it's better to give them these coupons." ”

Si Ru sent the gift certificate to Si Qing, but Si Qing didn't accept it.

The old lady said casually: "It's not that we don't want it, it's really inconvenient to get it, not to mention that our relatives should also move around often, there is no time on weekdays, this is going to be a holiday, and it is appropriate to give them some gifts." ”

Siqing thanked and accepted.

The old lady asked Siru again, "Isn't your stomach moving?"

Si Ru knew that he would not be able to escape this question when he came back, and nodded: "Yes." ”

Pan Lanfang was also anxious, and stepped forward and said, "I asked you to help Ah Xuan marry a concubine, why haven't you done it, don't you want to, it's for your good!"

"It's not that I don't want to, it's that Ah Xuan doesn't want to. ”

"Why?"

He is a scholar, and he said that what he learned in books since he was a child is that once he is married and married, he will not be responsible for each other, and it is impossible to take a concubine. Si Ru told Hong Xuan's original words.

Pan Lanfang wondered when she heard this: "It's a shame that he is embarrassed to say that he is a scholar, and his ideas are so old." ”

He Shi has a different opinion: "I think Hong Xuan is affectionate and righteous, and he only recognizes Si Ru, which is Si Ru's blessing." ”

"What blessing will a woman have if she has no children, what is going on with this Hong Xuan, otherwise, I will go to my mother-in-law and say, ask him to persuade Ah Xuan?"

Si Ru waved her hand again and again: "Don't go, when Ah Xuan has an awkward relationship with her, she should blame me again." ”

"Okay, you go back and discuss it with Ah Xuan, if you have a child, you won't be unable to raise your head in front of your mother-in-law. Pan Lanfang sighed.

Si Ru was upset when she heard this, remembered something, and changed the topic: "Where did the second brother go?"

"Where else can I go, eighty percent of them have gone out to play. The old lady responded, and then paused, and asked Siqing: "Why didn't you go with us today?"

Siqing responded: "The second brother has his own business, and it is always inconvenient for me to follow." ”

"Yes. Meng Hongxian, who hadn't spoken for a long time, also interjected: "The girl's family, what do you always do when you go out with him." ”

The old lady and He glanced at each other, Meng Hongxian knew their plans, and interjected like this, so that they couldn't continue.

Si Ru smiled and said, "What's the matter with the second brother?"

"Definitely with that guy...... Friends drink. Pan Lanfang said.

Meng Hongxian was a little interested when he heard this, and asked contemplatively, "Who are his friends?"

"Probably all of them are some boys in this city, and I don't know very well. ”

"I asked you to be more disciplined about him, but you didn't care at all, how could he also be the young master of the Meng family!" Meng Hongxian emphasized the last two words, and asked Siqing sideways: "Have you seen them, do you know what their origin is?"

Siqing pondered for a moment: "I haven't seen much, I only know a Cheng Gongzi who often interacts with the second brother, I heard that he is the son of Jiangmen." ”

"Which gatekeeper?"

"Hmm...... It seems to be some kind of prince's subordinate. She hesitated for a moment, just to deal with the problem, thinking that Pan Lanfang had already said that she didn't know, and she would inevitably be blamed if she didn't know, so she casually mentioned someone, but she didn't want Meng Hongxian to ask to the end.

Hearing the word prince, Meng Hongxian really attracted attention, put down the teacup, looked at the old lady, the old lady waved her hand at him, and he nodded and continued to drink tea.

Here Si Rucai said: "I see that the second brother went out this time, but he didn't go to see any son-in-law." ”

"Huh?" the family looked at her.

Si Ru sold enough passes, and said with a smile: "I saw him on the way here, and I wanted to call him, but there were people around him, and I was embarrassed to disturb." ”

The old lady thought, "It's a girl?"

"Not really, and you've all seen it. Si Ru said: "I came to our house before, and it was the young lady surnamed Jiang." ”

"Sure enough, it was her. Pan Lanfang said: "The last time I came, I saw the two of them eyebrows, mother, do you remember that Miss Jiang, she looks very good, she looks very knowledgeable, she should be a girl from a big family." ”

The old lady nodded slightly and said, "That girl is not bad, but you still have to look at the family background." ”

He couldn't help but interject: "Marrying a daughter-in-law is not marrying a daughter-in-law, as long as the girl herself is good, what does it matter if the family background is?"

"Other people can marry a daughter-in-law without looking at their family background, but they can't be alone. ”

He didn't understand, and wanted to ask again, Pan Lanfang touched her with her arm, she didn't speak anymore, but there were still doubts in her eyes.

Siqing caught a glimpse of her expression and pursed her lips, in fact, this is something that can be understood at a glance, do you still need to ask?

As long as Huai'an is still a cloud captain, the Meng family's porcelain paintings are still special in the palace, and the imperial plaque outside the door is still hanging high, it is impossible for the Meng family to ignore the existence of the queen mother in the palace. Huai'an has brought the Meng family the honor over the years, and his marriage will inevitably shine for this glory, his marriage is not his own, it is the entire Meng family.

Come to think of it, he was actually just as sad as himself.

While pondering, I heard the old lady instruct: "Then where Miss Jiang is, you must ask clearly." ”

Then he got up and said to Siqing, "You come with me." ”

in the inner hall.

Siqing stood with her hands down, waiting to speak.

The old lady didn't bend around in front of her, and said bluntly: "Which prince's subordinate is in the family of Cheng Gongzi you are talking about?"

She was stunned, she actually remembered that Cheng Yiheng's father was Prince Gong's subordinate, and seeing Meng Hongxian so serious at that time, although she didn't know what was at stake, at least she understood it from what she didn't dare to say.

But she didn't want her mind to be completely seen through by the old lady, so she had to explain it truthfully, and added: "I grew up in the country,

I don't know anything about the officialdom of the court, I only know that the prince should be very powerful, because the second brother has an official position, and I am afraid that saying the wrong thing will affect the second brother. ”

The old lady looked at her thoughtfully: "You think very thoughtfully. ”

After looking at her for a while, he said, "Miss Jiang that you just said, have you seen it?"

Siqing looked up: "I really haven't seen it." ”

I have only heard that those friends occasionally make fun of Miss Jiang and Huai'an, and I heard that Miss Jiang's family is strictly controlled, and it is rare to have the opportunity to come out.

"Okay, I see, you can go. The old lady frowned.

When he went out, Siqing heard the person behind him sigh and said: "Xuncheng's surname is Jiang, and there is only that one family, if it is really from that family, it will be troublesome." ”

Miss Jiang's family history Pan Lanfang immediately went to inquire, she acted extremely quickly on this matter, probably in a hurry to "get rid of" Huai'an.

Soon there was a result, and she trotted all the way to report to the old lady: "It's the Jiang family in Guangfu, this young lady's name is Yarong, and she is the only daughter of Jiang Weizong, the master of the Jiang family." ”

The old lady was shocked, she was simply afraid of something.

Guangfu's Jiang family, in Xuncheng like thunder, famous, they do not engage in business, not for officials, but they are real relatives of the emperor, Jiang Weizong is the distant brother of the Empress Dowager of the East Palace, this Miss Jiang is the niece of the Empress Dowager of the East.

Pan Lanfang saw that her expression was wrong, and wondered: "If it is really the eldest lady of the Jiang family, then we have climbed high, why are you unhappy?"

The old lady frowned and asked, "How far have the two of them progressed?"

"I asked Huai'an, and Huai'an meant that if we came to the door to propose, he would have no opinion. ”

The old lady's brows frowned even tighter: "This matter of proposing...... You go and discuss it with the master. ”

Pan Lanfang couldn't say any more, so she had to withdraw with doubts, secretly thinking that the old lady would interfere in everything on weekdays, and now that it was such a big matter, why didn't she care?

How can she know the old lady's thoughts, their Meng family relies on the Queen Mother of the West, and the backstage of the Jiang family is the Queen Mother of the East, the Queen Mother of the two palaces is now ruling together, although the surface is harmonious, who can't guess that they have a suspicion in private, if the Jiang and Meng families marry, wouldn't that make the Queen Mother West unhappy?

But then again, the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces is polite on the surface, if the Meng family directly refuses this marriage, then it may be clear to outsiders about their discord, and this will not go along with the Queen Mother Xi's wishes.

It's only strange that Meng Huai'an is so right to look at Miss Jiang, and now it's not right to let the two of them become, and it's not right to make it in, the old lady can't weigh it left and right, so she simply hands over the decision.

Meng Hongxian didn't think about it so much, he thought that it was a good thing to marry the Jiang family, the queen mother of the left and right palaces did not tear her face, this family affair was a match made in heaven.

What's more, Miss Jiang is a lady, she has seen the world, she speaks decently, and she has face when she takes it out, although she doesn't know how to do any work, but the Meng family won't let her do anything.

So preparations began for the proposal of marriage, and Meng Hongxian was planning to come to the door.

But what caught him off guard was that the Jiang family didn't agree at all.