Lu was stunned, and when he saw that Mrs. Shen and Shen Yu had already walked out, he couldn't help but shrink his fingers.

Sad and confused? Although Mrs. Meng is amiable, she is just a father-in-law who rarely gets along, and she is not her own father, what is there to be sad about?

She couldn't help but sneer in her heart. But I can't hide my curiosity-

Xu Yan is a cold person, it is said that he rarely treats his daughter's family with a pleasant face, this time he was able to take the mother and daughter of the Shen family to Beijing, and specially asked Mama Kang to borrow and send good things to Shen Yan, saying that he had nothing to do with Shen Yan, and he didn't believe it if he was killed!

This matter should be left to others, and it may not be taken care of. But the Lu family knew that Concubine Cui favored her sister-in-law, if she could find out the reason why Xu Yan took care of Shen Yan and find out Xu Yan's preferences, she could help her sister walk into the eyes, it would be a great favor to her mother-in-law!

Up and down the Marquis Wenzhong's mansion, who doesn't expect Lu Roujia to marry into the Duanwang Mansion? If she can do this, it will be of countless benefits to her!

Although the Lu family was also displeased with Mrs. Shen's attitude, he stood for a while, but he still went out as if nothing happened.

On this day, the guests came and went, and everyone in the Meng Mansion was really busy with their feet on the ground.

The next morning, they were busy as usual, but Shen Yu and Jiang Zhen still had nothing to do.

Meng Xin and Meng Yang are both granddaughters of their relatives, and they have to go to the mourning hall from time to time, not to mention a few cousins, so they naturally have to kneel in front of the spirit to guard. The three cousins had nothing to do, and it was freezing outside, so they all hid in the house, accompanying the princess of the county, Aunt Jiang and Mrs. Shen.

On the day of the funeral, the weather finally cleared, and the crying inside and outside the Meng Mansion shook the sky.

The brothers of the Meng family loved the old lady Meng, and remembered that he was suffering in his illness and had ups and downs for half his life, so he set up a spiritual dojo in the Sichan Temple outside the city, and then buried him. The size of the family and the old family were sent to the Sichan Temple, and they rested in the courtyard near the Sichan Temple that night.

These four Zen temples live at the foot of the north mountain of the capital, along the foot of the mountain to the west to walk two miles of road is the Tianling Peak known for its quiet scenery, there is a Taoist temple in the mountainside, called the Tianling Temple.

Because Emperor Huiping believed in Taoism, the Taoist temple has become increasingly prosperous in recent years, and some courtiers have tried to dissuade them, and naturally there are also people who deliberately welcome them, decorate them with pomp and circumstance, and repair a Taoist temple to be splendid. This heavenly spiritual view was thriving by this wave of popularity, and it was supported by several princes such as the Marquis of Ningyuan and the King of Nanping County, which was very extravagant and luxurious.

The courtyard where Shen Yu and others live is close to the foot of Tianling Peak, and when they stand in the courtyard and look up, they can see the golden splendor and the cornices in the mountainside.

This day is the winter solstice, the Tianling Temple in the practice, attracted countless wealthy nobles in the capital to go, some with the Meng family funeral procession out of the old in the four Zen Temple after seeing the Anling Dojo, then go to the Tianling Temple, to take a look at the Dharma there.

Aunt Jiang and the others were newly mourned by their loving father, so naturally they were not interested in going, and when the spirit was sent, they still set off to return to Meng's mansion.

Who knew that after this day, there would be an anecdote spread all over the streets and alleys of the capital.

This happened at the Dharma meeting of the Heavenly Spirit Temple, because it involved three famous people, and many people witnessed it that day, so it was widely spread. The three families involved are the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, the Cabinet Deputy Qi Pavilion's hometown, and the Wuchuan Commander's Qin Xiong's family, and the marriage of children and daughters is naturally the easiest to talk about.

Qin Xiong's eldest daughter was originally engaged to Qi Ce, the eldest son of Qi Ge Lao, and many people in the capital knew about this. A month ago, Mrs. Qin sent her daughter to Beijing with great fanfare and returned Huo Zongqing to the Duke of Suguo, Mrs. Qin took her son Qin Yu and eldest daughter Qin Ni to live in another business in the capital, and then visited several old relatives very enthusiastically, which was very eye-catching.

This time, Mrs. Qin naturally took Qin Ni to join in the fun, and along with her, there was also the eldest princess Hua Zhen, the head of the mansion of the Duke of Yuguo, and her beloved daughter Huo Zongqing.

There are noble ladies and noblewomen above the festival, and naturally there are many noble sons and daughters in the capital.

Qin Ni's fiancé, Qi Ce, was greedy for fun and love to travel, so on this day, he made an appointment with Cui Yan from the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion, Han Xuan from the Duke of Xuguo Mansion and other sons who were good friends to go to the Tianling Temple together.

Although there was a day in the Dharma meeting in the Tianling Temple, the most lively was only a few hours, Qin Ni and Huo Zongqing watched for a while, and heard that there was an early blooming plum blossom behind the temple.

The distinction between men and women above the festival is not so strict, and Qi Ce and others on the other end are naturally just joining in the fun, and when the excitement is over, they will also go back to enjoy the plum blossoms.

Because of the continuous snowfall, the spiritual view is on the mountainside, and the snow is not easy to melt away, so it accumulates a thick layer, and the mountain is undulating, which is very easy to slip.

It is said that Qin Ni and Huo Zongqing happened to walk to a steep place at that time, Qin Ni's feet slipped, and there was an animal in the snow, Qin Ni was frightened, and immediately slipped to the ground, and slid down the steep slope.

At that time, Qi Ce and others were nearby, and among those few sons, Cui Yanyou of Wu'an Hou's Mansion was not weak in martial arts, and immediately rushed over to save him.

Because the mountain is steep and the snow is too thick, Cui Yan's martial arts are only mediocre, so although he grabbed Qin Ni's hand, he was still led down by her. So the posture of the two people became hugging each other and rolling down the snow slope, almost rolling from the mountainside to the bottom of Tianling Peak, which amazed the people who admired the plum blossoms at that time.

The later plot is even better, it is said that Qin Ni was injured in many places when he rolled down the snow slope, and was carried back to the Heavenly Spirit Temple by Cui Yan, shrunk in Cui Yan's arms with a blushing face, his body was so soft that he couldn't stand, and he didn't know if he was frightened or what.

At that time, Huo Zongqing, Qi Ce and others were waiting there, Qi Ce relied on his father to be the second assistant, and he was a demon king of the mixed world on weekdays, and he immediately stopped doing it when he saw this - his innocent fiancée hugged another man and rolled down the hill, and there were so many people watching around, his Qi family couldn't afford to lose this person!

On the other side, Qin Ni was silent with a crimson face, Cui Yan originally had a reputation for being romantic, and although he defended a few words at that time, he was all defending Qin Ni, which made Qi Ce more and more displeased, and almost started with him.

Regardless of whether this matter is right or wrong, such a coincidental development alone is an eye-opener, so the news spreads in an instant, but the effort of a dinner spreads almost to every corner of the capital.

Gradually, the rumors changed, and even said that Qin Ni and Cui Yan fell in love at first sight in Meipoli and made a private lifelong commitment.

The people of the capital, who had not encountered any new major events for a long time, finally had a new topic to talk about, and they all speculated, and they didn't know whether Qin Ni would continue to marry the Qi family after secretly falling in love with Cui Yan, or withdraw from the marriage of the Qi family and marry into the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion as a stepmother.

- Cui Yan is twenty years old this year, and he married a wife two years ago, but unfortunately died of illness within half a year. He is a merry person, there are three or four maids around him, and there are many good ones in the willow alleys of Huajie Outside, and he loves to be merciful everywhere, and it is said that his ex-wife was angry with him alive.

Now that Qin Ni is hugged by him, do you know if she secretly agrees?

This excitement spread to the Meng family, who had just finished the funeral, and naturally it also spread to the Duanwang Mansion.

Xu Yan wasn't interested in the gossip about these children's entanglements, but the three families involved in this matter were really unusual, so he couldn't think about it too much.

Qin Ni and Qi Ce's marriage was decided two years ago. Qin Xiong and Qi Ge Lao are both the arms of the crown prince, so it is not surprising that they will form an in-law. Emperor Huiping has an unusual preference for today's mediocre prince, the prince lost his mother when he was young, and he was recorded in the name of the concubine, and later Emperor Huiping immediately made him the crown prince as soon as he ascended the throne.

Although the crown prince has been mediocre and has even done a lot of wrong things over the years, Emperor Huiping has been forgiving, and even acquiesced to the prince's formation of a party.

In this case, although the eldest son King Wei has the potential to seize the heir, most people still feel that once Emperor Huiping dies, the throne will fall into the hands of the crown prince safely, so Qi Ge Lao and Qin Xiong married, and Xu Yan was not surprised.

But this is mixed into the Wu'an Hou Mansion, so it's different-

At the beginning, a fire in the White Crane Tower almost caused Huo Zongqing's brothers and sisters and the Qin family brothers and sisters to be buried in the fire, Xu Yan investigated at the time, it was deliberate, and the target was Huo Zongyuan.

And at that time, it was none other than the hero who persuaded Huo Zongyuan to go south to Luling, Cui Yan, the hero who saved the beauty in Tianlingguan today.

Thinking about it this way, Xu Yan felt that today's coincidences were a little deliberate.

He has been presiding over the book collection of the "Siku Dadian" for the past two days, saying that he is hosting, but in fact, it is just to scare and scare those literati who disagree with him, and make them obedient, and there are almost no things that really want him to do it himself.

He has already made arrangements for the affairs of the Wulin Sect, and some small things are entrusted to Wei Rong, and he is also relieved.

At this time, he was sitting alone in the study, tasting this anecdote, and simply guessed - there was a fire in the White Crane Tower, and Qin Xiong could naturally find out the source of the arson. He is Huo Zongyuan's uncle, and it is easy to ask the reason why Huo Zongyuan went south, so won't he be suspicious of the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion?

Qin Xiong was able to sit in his current position and be acquiesced by the emperor to assist the crown prince, not only because of his achievements, not only because he was the son-in-law of the Huo family, but also because he played an important role in the case of Prince Zhaoming back then.

Those involved are always more sensitive and cautious than outsiders. Qin Xiong became wary of the Wu'an Hou Mansion because of this, and wanted to explore the truth and reality, which was a very likely thing.

Then according to the normal plan, after this matter spread throughout the capital, the Qin family should retire from the Qi family's family affairs out of shame, and instead thank the Cui family for their kindness, and stuff Qin Ni to the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion as a stepmother.

Speaking of which, the Cui family is still Xu Yan's uncle's family, but Concubine Cui avoided suspicion and did not ask him to come and go with the Cui family, so the friendship was mediocre.

If he guessed correctly, then when Qin Ni married into the Wu'an Hou Mansion, things would probably be even more interesting.

It's just that as soon as things broke out on the Wulin Sect's side, whether Qin Ni could marry into it or not was really two words.

This head was guessing, but someone reported back and forth: "Your Highness, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu asks to see." ”

"What's the matter?"

"It's about your highness, marrying a concubine."

Xu Yan immediately came to his senses when he heard this, and immediately said, "Please come in." ”