Chapter 238: Etiquette

Two days later, the Chengenhou Mansion held a grand ceremony for the eldest granddaughter Qin Jinhua.

Yao's invited Mrs. Yunyang Hou to be the main guest, and Lu Yueniang became a praiser, and the combination of the future mother-in-law and daughter-in-law attracted the attention of all the guests, and seemed to steal a lot of limelight from the protagonist Qin Jinhua. However, with the blessing of the aura of Mrs. Marquis of Yunyang, coupled with the fact that there were many princesses, princesses, and princesses among the guests at the scene, Qin Jinhua, who was originally inconspicuous in the Beijing boudoir circle, also added a lot of brilliance.

Many people look at her now, and she is no longer just the eldest granddaughter of Cheng Enhou who is quite passable but not very outstanding, but the younger generation admired by Mrs. Yunyang Hou, and the cousin close to Mrs. Yunyang Hou Shizi in the future. In the case that everyone knows that the Chengenhou Mansion now has neither real power nor holy dependents, this understanding has undoubtedly added a lot of charm to Qin Jinhua. The noble ladies who came to watch the ceremony have already begun to inquire about her situation, intentionally or unintentionally. Knowing that she had not yet allowed anyone, the smiles on the faces of the noble ladies were a little more enthusiastic and sincere when they faced the Yao family.

This is exactly what Yao is looking forward to. She worked hard to create a perfect ceremony for her daughter, just to let the ladies of the powerful families in the capital see how wonderful her brocade was. Although her husband Qin Zhonghai took a fancy to Tang Han, the son of Dali Siqing, and Tang Han was indeed very good, after the Xu family no longer forced the marriage, and the Xu family was no longer a threat to her children, she began to feel Tang Han's shortcomings. If her daughter can talk about a better marriage, why is there any need to be inferior to the son of a third-grade official? Although the Tang family is also a relative of the emperor, Tang Han's biological mother is just a concubine of the Qin Palace.

Yao walked around the audience happily, consolidating his connections while promoting his daughter without a trace. In contrast, Xu is much quieter. She just pulled her little granddaughter Qin Jinrong to sit in the front seat today, smiling and chatting with the people who came forward to greet her, but she didn't talk to more female guests. Everyone can understand that the Xu family has just suffered a disaster, and the Xu family is probably in a bad mood, and he doesn't want to talk about these unpleasant topics with others, so he doesn't come forward to disturb them.

Qin Jinrong's mood was not very good, she had good friends and cousins, everyone had such a good time, but she was detained by her grandmother's side and couldn't move, and she didn't even have a chance to get close to Cousin Lu. What's worse is that today, from the Min family to Lu Yueniang, they are all revolving around Qin Jinhua, because the latter is the protagonist of today's banquet. She, the biological daughter of the Min family, the little cousin that Lu Yueniang has always cared for, can only nest in the corner with the old lady and is forgotten. Qin Jinrong's heart was full of resentment, but he didn't dare to vent it on the spot, so he could only put on a small face and stare at the cup in front of him in a daze.

The elders of the Xu family did not come today. There were two patients in Xu's room, and Uncle Xu and his wife naturally couldn't get out. As for the second room of the Xu family, because the Yao family listened to her husband's words and decided that they had caused their son to lose the good marriage of the Cai family, they hated it very much, of course it was impossible to invite them to participate in the wedding ceremony of their baby daughter. In case the second Mrs. Xu or the second grandmother made another mistake and said something to people that Qin Jinhua and Xu Rong's childhood sweetheart were in love, which hindered Qin Jinhua's good marriage, where would she cry?

Therefore, only four juniors from the Xu family came. However, due to the strict separation of the banquet of male and female guests by the Yao family, the two places are far apart, and foreign men are not allowed to enter the female guest table, so Xu Zheng and Xu Rong were all placed on the male guest table in the front yard, and only Xu Xiu and Xu Lan entered the garden. However, without the guidance of the elders, the elders of the Qin family did not care about them, and the Xu family only sat upright, and the two little girls were thin-skinned, how could they pull down their faces to communicate with others? Xu Lan had a lively personality, and she could still have the courage to talk to other ladies. But she is a concubine, and after turning around, what she can really make friends with is just a concubine from another family, except for finding a few new friends for herself, there is no point at all. Xu Xiu has been sitting upright, and if others don't look for her, she won't take the initiative to stick to others. The Xu family has just had an accident, and she thinks that there is no more suitable way to act at this time than to be a low-key person.

The ladies of the Xu family are honest in the women's seat, and the men of the Xu family are no exception in the men's seat. Xu Zheng has been sitting upright, not taking the initiative to talk to others, and he is not satisfied with flying around to make friends. Of course, he has always been in this school, but in the past he was a little more active, and he would also make friends with his friends or interested talents and scholars, and he was not as quiet as he is today. He was quiet, and Xu Rong didn't dare to move. Anyway, he couldn't enter the garden where the female guests gathered to see Qin Jinhua, what was the use of him moving around at this time? I'm afraid that Qin Zhonghai and Qin Jian won't see him now, right?

He also seriously considered Qin Hanzhen's words that day and understood what she meant. He really didn't make any achievements in the imperial examination, and he wanted to ask to marry Qin Jinhua in the past, but he just relied on the Xu family's family and the Xu family's preference for the Xu family, once these advantages were lost, he no longer had anything to do. Although he could feel that Qin Jinhua's tenderness towards him was not completely unmoved, but so what? God had left him too little, and he hadn't had time to really impress Qin Jinhua, nor had he prepared enough chips for himself. It's a pity, if the relationship between his cousin Xu Zheng and Miss Lu could have been settled one day earlier, he would have started his pursuit of Qin Jinhua a long time ago, and he would not have ended up with today's result. However, he still has hope, since the Xu family is unreliable, he can only clean up his mood and pick up his books again. Once he has fame, outsiders will really look at him differently. And in the eyes of the Qin family, he is no longer a dumb kid who has achieved nothing!

Xu Rong quietly glanced at Tang Han, who was sitting not far away. He knew that Qin Jinhua's mother was discussing marriage with the Tang family recently. Tang Han is a rookie talent, and it is said that he almost got a little three yuan, and he is talented. But now that he was closer to observe, he felt that although Tang Han was born with a talent, his appearance was a little more square and serious, and he was not as gentle and handsome as himself. Besides, Tang Han is just a talent, not as outstanding as his cousin Xu Zheng. The Tang family is only a third-grade official, the mother of the Tang family is the county monarch of the Qin Palace, and her status is not high. If the Xu family does not have an accident, it will be an equal relationship with the Tang family. It can be seen that he Xu Rong and Tang Han are not very far apart, if he works hard and is also admitted to Xiucai, who can say that he is not as good as others?

Xu Rong took a deep breath and secretly made up his mind.

Qin Jian watched from a distance as the Xu family brothers sat honestly in their seats, without any inappropriate actions, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. Although he was dissatisfied with the Xu family's actions, he still had some friendship with these two cousins, and he didn't want to make the relationship too stiff with them. Now that they knew each other, he was happy to maintain friendly relations with them. He instructed his subordinates to send good wine and hot food to the Xu brothers, but he went to talk to Cai Shizi. Because Cai Seventeen accompanied Cai Shizi today, he remembered Zhao Mo's proposal, and specially chatted with Cai Seventeen.

Cai XVII has a kind and resolute temperament, and it is easy to get along with. Qin Jian soon felt that Zhao Mo's proposal was quite reliable. Even if Cai Qiqi will not be valued and cultivated by Yunyang Hou in the future, he is willing to marry his cousin. It's definitely a good marriage, and the most important thing is affordability. Qin Jinchun is not from a high background, but he has a good temperament, he is also smart, he does not lack talent and courage, and he is not an ambitious and selfish person. As long as she can stop the others in the second room and don't make stupid mistakes, she will definitely become Cai Seventeen's virtuous helper.

Qin Jian secretly made up his mind, and when he looked at Cai Seventeen, he smiled even more kindly.

Cai Shizi blinked, always feeling that Qin Jian seemed to be paying special attention to Cai Qiqi today, and he didn't know what was going on. Could it be because Cai Qiqi almost married Qin Jian's rumored fiancΓ©e Xu Xiu? But isn't the marriage between Qin Jian and Xu Xiu already yellow?

Cai Shizi was puzzled, but this was not the time to discuss this kind of thing, so he opened the topic: "Why don't you see the king of Suning County? I heard that he has a very close relationship with the government." ”

Qin Jian sighed secretly in his heart, Cai Shizi really paid attention to Zhao Mo, and he had to mention it almost every time they met. However, he still replied honestly: "He seems to have something important today, and he personally apologized to me a few days ago, saying that he could not come to the banquet." In fact, today is just a little sister and Lu, this is not a big deal, so I naturally don't want to disturb him. ”

Cai Shizi nodded and asked with a smile: "I heard that the king of Suning County has a big movement in Cangzhou, and it is very lively." Brother Qin has also heard about it? If you know the details, can you tell me about it? Our Cai family's clan land in their hometown is also next to the river, and next to it is the wharf. ”

Qin Jian had heard Zhao Mo talk about this earlier, and even his third cousin Qin Hanzhen had participated in the discussion at that time, and he had helped come up with a lot of ideas. He smiled and said to Cai Shizi: "Of course you can." This is not the place to talk, why don't we go to the ashram and watch the tea?"

Qin Jian thought that Zhao Mo really had something to do and couldn't come today, but he didn't know that he had already walked into the Yongjiahou Mansion next door in a low-key manner. He knew that a banquet was being held in the Chengenhou Mansion, so he didn't bother, but only sent the mother-in-law in Qin Hanzhen's courtyard to the East Mansion to deliver the message and call Qin Hanzhen back.

He had a happy event to share with her.

He touched the letter hidden on his chest, couldn't help but take it out and read it carefully, the corners of his mouth were slightly curved, and he couldn't stop laughing. However, when he saw the girl coming to serve tea, he carefully hid the letter back in his shirt in order to prevent it from being stained.

When Qin Hanzhen received the message from his mother-in-law, he was still a little confused: "You said that the king of Suning County? Didn't he go out of the capital on business? Why did he suddenly come to our house?"

The woman replied cleverly, "I don't know, but the prince is waiting in the girl's study." He said that he had just come to tell the girl something important, and that she would come over to see him quietly without alarming others. ”

Qin Hanzhen blinked and said in a low voice, "I know, I'll go back in a while." ”