Chapter Seventy-Four: Cousin of the Zheng Family
The news that Lord Yuan was about to leave Hangzhou Mansion soon spread, and in order to avoid being told the truth, Yuan Zheng refused the practice banquets that the mansions wanted to hold for him.
The entertainment outside was politely refused, but there were a lot of chores to deal with in the house, and in addition, some people had to be assigned to keep an eye on the Cheng Mansion, and the Yuan Mansion seemed very busy for a while.
Mr. Ge and Mr. Zhu are both going to go to Shandong with Yuan Zheng, both of them are dragging their families with their mouths, and they have to make a lot of preparations, Doudou and Little Fat Man have just had an accident, and their homework has naturally stopped temporarily.
On Zheng Xinran's birthday, Doudou took a few maids to Zheng's mansion after breakfast. In fact, in her mind, the only person who can be called her good friend is a little fat man, and a lady like Zheng Xinran can only be said to have a little friendship with her, and she is not a real friend.
However, as Mama Jin told her, for girls, learning to socialize is far more important than reading and reading. Although she has never felt that she is a high-ranking lady, nor does she plan to be the head of the noble family in the future, since she is the daughter of the Yuan family, she will definitely try her best to do what she should do, and will never give others the opportunity to underestimate her and the beak Yuan family.
Zheng Xinran is still young, and this is a delicate moment of the change of power in the Great Zhou, and an old oilman in officialdom like Zheng Zhifu will definitely not let people seize the handle in order to hold a luxurious birthday banquet for his youngest daughter. So this time, Zheng Xinran just invited a few little sisters who get along well on weekdays, and everyone had a day of fun together and ate two meals.
When Doudou arrived at Zheng's mansion, the other little girls had already arrived, including Zheng Xinran's cousin Yu Zhen, Qian Ruyi, the second daughter of Qian Shenjiang's family, and her cousin Jiang Shulan.
Several little girls were probably repeatedly told by their parents at home, although Lord Yuan was demoted, it was also the prefect of the fourth grade, and they could not afford to offend.
What's more, the Yuan Mansion was originally the branch of the Jingnan Hou Mansion in the capital, and the maternal grandfather of the second girl of the Yuan Dynasty was the first assistant of the cabinet of the current dynasty, not to mention the sister-in-law of her sister-in-law, who was about to become the mother of a country, and she was simply a noble! Even if the Yuan Lord did not become an official from now on, the Yuan family was also the object that they had to deal with in their house. So their attitude towards Doudou is the same as before, and they still only look forward to her.
While talking and laughing, a girl about eleven or twelve years old, wearing a light blue dress, walked in with the maid Tingting. She looks very sweet, with a smile on her face, but the corners of her eyes are slightly raised with full arrogance, which makes people not like it at first glance.
"Cousin Xinran, how did you leave your cousin behind when you invited good friends to party. Without waiting for the host's introduction, the girl herself spoke first, and the words were said to Zheng Xinran, but a pair of eyes were swirling back and forth on several little girls who came to visit, and when she saw Doudou's beautiful little face clearly, her expression suddenly froze, and even Fang Cai's smile was almost invisible.
Zheng Xinran's personality is simple and straightforward, because she doesn't like this cousin, she simply didn't invite her to today's party, and now that people are coming so loudly, she, the master, feels that she is a little wrong, so she has to hold back the unhappiness in her heart and step forward.
"Cousin Wan, I was just going to ask the maids to invite you......" Zheng Xinran blushed and said insincerely, no matter how many obedient words she really couldn't hold back.
The cousin Wan glanced at Zheng Xinran, and snorted slightly, "Why don't you introduce your friends to me?"
As she spoke, she let Zheng Xinran introduce, but she let go of the maid's hand and walked straight to several little girls, and said with a hint of pride: "Hello sisters, I am Xinran's cousin, the current queen mother is my great-aunt and grandmother, Gu Ge's wife is my aunt and grandmother, and my grandfather is the Marquis of Zhongyong Su Lao......"
Although the little girls are all daughters of official families, their father's grade is not high, and Hangzhou Mansion is not as good as Beijing, and Xungui's relatives are running all over the place.
Only Doudou almost didn't laugh out loud, this cousin Wan is really interesting, such a long list is all about others, as if the higher the status of those people, the more noble she is, but after talking for a long time, everyone doesn't even know what her name is, a typical big flag as a tiger skin!
Finally, the prefix that Cousin Wan made for her identity ended, it turned out that she was just the daughter of one of the concubines of Old Marquis Su, and her mother was the sister of Zheng Zhifu. She has a single name, and her father has been blessed with the position of the head of the Sixth Grade Ministry of Engineering, whether it is grade or real power, it is far inferior to Governor Zheng.
Several little girls have a very good family education and a gentle personality, even if they don't like it in their hearts, they won't really care about Cousin Wan, but they feel that they are such noble girls in Beijing, not to mention other aspects, the situation of the major noble families in the Great Zhou is simply clear, if they have the opportunity in the future, they also want to marry into the high gate, and they are really interested in these gossip.
Doudou is also very interested, the reason is not that she wants to marry into any high-ranking family, but that the characters that this Cousin Wan uses to bluff people in her mouth are all "relatives" of the Yuan family when you think about it carefully, and this Cousin Wan can barely be regarded as her cousin, but this point probably didn't even Zheng Xinran remembered, so she should sit aside and listen to the stories of these relatives!
Seeing that the little girls were bluffed by herself, Su Wan was very satisfied, she had never been so happy in her life! There are so many high-ranking ladies in the capital, her family background sounds good, but she can't stand the scrutiny of others at all.
The top banquet wheel in Beijing has never been to her, and the queen mother in her mouth is actually not blessed at all, and she doesn't dare to raise her head when the rest of the noble ladies see each other occasionally, and the parents don't know what they look like.
It's easy to participate in a few ordinary flower banquets, and the girls will only revolve around the daughters of the eldest uncle's family, she only stands on the side as a part of the scenery, and today is the first taste of the stars holding the moon, it turns out to be so wonderful.
Su Wan put on such a high-minded appearance, which made Zheng Xinran feel very happy, but out of politeness, she still had to invite her to a seat, and then introduce her friends to her one by one. Zheng Xinran knew that Doudou didn't like to talk about his family history, so he didn't mention the Yuan family and the Gu family in Jingzhong when he introduced her, and like other little sisters, he just said his girlfriend name casually.
"Presumably, a few sisters also know that His Majesty is about to be placed in His Royal Highness the Prince. "Su Wan knows very well how to speak to attract everyone's attention, royal affairs always have a hint of mysterious temptation, mention this first, it seems that he grew up at the feet of the Son of Heaven and is different.
Sure enough, the little girls are even more eager, everyone knows about the Zen position, but they also know that there is such a thing, and there is more excitement in the middle, so the meaning on each of their faces is very obvious, that is-you say it quickly, we especially want to know!
"Then you should know who the No. 1 High Gate in Beijing is today, right?" Su Wan continued to make a score, as if she was in charge of the No. 1 High Gate.