The decree given by the Empress Dowager Yide to give marriage is not precious. Even if Xiao Shao is about to go on the expedition, in the end, the marriage is decided first, but now Jiang Ruan is not allowed to visit the church before he is out of filial piety, and he is always Xiao Shao's person in name.

Ordinary people can't see the intricacies of the various relationships, and they only secretly envy the good fortune of Shangshu Mansion, and a daughter born can also marry into the Jinying Palace. Although the reputation of King Jinying is not very good, but where do the people understand this, just looking at it, only the so-called chaotic ministers and thieves Xiao Wang Ye is actually a fragrant bait of the imperial court. has the power he has now at a young age, and Xiao Shao is the first one.

This Jiang Shangsheng's three daughters are all beautiful and beautiful. Although the eldest daughter was raised in Zhuangzi since she was a child, she couldn't stand up to her own excellence, and later she didn't know what good luck she had to do to become the county lord, and now she is also considered to be married. Shangshufu is bound to rise with the rising tide.

With Jiang Ruan's pearl and jade in front of him, it makes people think about Jiang Susu's future destination. To tell the truth, Jiang Susu has always been known as a stunning beauty in the capital, and she is famous, if Xia Yan had not had an accident, I am afraid that the person who proposes marriage now will also break the threshold. It's just that there is a mother who has a bad atmosphere, and Jiang Susu is also implicated in the end. Serious people look down on her, and those who covet her beauty, Jiang Quan can't look down on her family. came and went, and also delayed her family affairs.

In any case, the Empress Dowager's decree, no matter how aggrieved and unhappy Jiang Quan was in his heart, he always had to be happy on his face. Not only that, but what must be done is not to find fault with the Empress Dowager Yide, where can he be allowed to do anything. Fortunately, he still has a delicate flower in this mansion. Hongying took all of Jiang Ruan's family affairs, and she helped handle them inside and out, and with the assistance of the eldest aunt, there was no shortage of etiquette. Jiang Quan was therefore very satisfied with Hongying, because Hongying was still pregnant with the blood of the Jiang family, and he was even more considerate and thoughtful to Hongying.

Hongying is really thoughtful for Jiang Ruan, since the Queen Mother's decree to the present, Xiao Shao has never come to visit Jiang's mansion. It's not right in terms of etiquette, but Xiao Shao doesn't have parents, so it's impossible for his parents to do it for him. ran in person, and with Xiao Shao's temperament, he felt that it was quite impossible. If Xiao Shao really didn't come for a long time, with Jiang Quan's grade, he wouldn't dare to say anything to him easily.

When Hongying mentioned this, she said while arranging Jiang Quan's collar: "No matter what, Lord Xiao will always come to our mansion." The concubine thought that no matter whether Prince Xiao came or not, the etiquette should always be thorough. Why don't you send a post to him and invite him to come to the house. How about talking about the eldest lady's family? ”

As soon as he thought of this family business, Jiang Quan felt that his brain was painful, and he couldn't be offended by this family business. Immediately, he replied firmly: "You can do it." ”

"This should have been done by Madame," Hongying lowered her head: "It's just that Madame is recuperating in Zhuangzi now, and it's not good to trouble anymore." I only hope that Prince Xiao will not dislike his concubine's low background and think that he has insulted him. ”

"What lowliness?" As soon as Xia Yan was mentioned, Jiang Quan thought of those bad things, and his mood was even worse. At the moment, the tone was not very pleasant: "Now you are the hostess in the house." He Xiao Shao wants to marry the daughter of my family, Jiang Ruan still occupies a Jiang character after all, and he has to abide by the rules of my Jiang family. You can go to the post, it doesn't matter if he doesn't come, it always comes out that he is the one who doesn't know the etiquette. Even if he sued the Queen Mother, he was also the one who was at fault. ”

"Don't be angry, sir." Hongying gently persuaded: "I think that Lord Xiao is not the one who doesn't know the etiquette. The concubine will arrange it, and if Prince Xiao is willing to come to the door after a few days, the concubine also hopes to serve thoughtfully. After all, the eldest lady's family affairs must not be neglected, and the queen mother must also watch it herself. ”

"It's just a trivial matter, don't worry about it." Jiang Ruan frowned, as if he was very reluctant to hear the news about Jiang Ruan, and instead told Hongying: "You have leisure, why don't you worry more about Su Su's family affairs." Seeing that Su Su's age is about to get married, now the entertainment in the house is all for you. Inquire more about the school-age youth in Beijing, and you have to choose a good family for Su Su. ”

"Yes, sir." A smile appeared on Hongying's face, but she said sarcastically in her heart, I am afraid that Jiang Quan's thoughts will be in vain. Jiang Susu is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and the young talent doesn't need to think about it, Jiang Susu is now wholeheartedly trying to climb into his brother-in-law's bed. But now it's easier for her to do things.

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When the Jiang Mansion's greeting post was handed over to Xiao Shao, Steward Lin deliberately paid attention to Xiao Shao's face. Seeing that Xiao Shao didn't show any movement, he couldn't help but remind: "Young master, do you accept this post or not?" ”

"What's the difference?" Xiao Shao sat down at the table, and in front of him was a map of the territory outside the city of the Tianjin Kingdom, which was full of marks. The expedition is imminent, and this time it is complicated and may change, so everything must be prepared.

"Oh my master, this is very different." Steward Lin hurriedly said: "Although the queen mother's decree is down, the young lady is destined to be the heroine of our house." But this pomp and circumstance still can't be ignored. If the lady is still there, it is time to go to Shangshu Mansion to see the daughter-in-law and talk to the in-laws. It's just that we can't find such a person in our house now, so you'd better go in person, young master. ”

Seeing Xiao Shao raising his eyes to look at him, Steward Lin said more and more hard: "If you go, what does it mean, it means that the young master values the young lady." The young lady is now in Shangshu Mansion, and others will look up to her, and they don't dare to bully him easily. Young master, the old slave just said, what about this woman, she wants to coax, does the young master think that the young lady is not enthusiastic enough to treat you, this is the young master, you are not. Men, you always have to take the initiative, young master, you go this time, isn't it just to support the young lady. When the young lady saw you like this, she must have been moved in her heart, at this moment, young master, you will take the opportunity to say a few words that are pleasing to people, and you are afraid that the young lady will not give up on you? ”

Steward Lin's words could not be said to be in Xiao Shao's heart. I saw him frown slightly, looking thoughtfully at the map in front of him, but his expression seemed to be thinking about something else. After being silent for a long time, he nodded and said, "Let's reply, three days later, Xiao Shao will come to visit." ”

"Okay-" Steward Lin said beautiful words, seeing that his young master was rare to be so well-behaved, he was very relieved in his heart, and only secretly said a few more words that could be taught, and then went out to find a good-looking post.

"Be proactive?" He lowered his head and muttered to himself, his eyelashes drawing an intoxicating arc, but his eyes seemed to be crooked and smiled.

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Jiang Ruan didn't know about the exchange of greetings between Shangshu Mansion and Jinying Palace. These days in the Jiang Mansion are rare and idle. I don't know if Jiang Quan specially ordered it, but the subordinates seem to have completely ignored the news of her marriage to Xiao Shao. Neither came forward to congratulate her, nor did he greet her, as if he wanted to deliberately snub her.

Bai Zhi and Forsythia were angry every time they mentioned this. In the end, Jiang Ruan is also the daughter of the Jiang family, and it is really a bit disgraceful that Jiang Quan has done things to this point. Forsythia said while combing Jiang Ruan's hair: "I heard that in the past few days, the second lady has been running to the yard of the fifth aunt every day, and she has been sitting all afternoon. I really don't know when the two of them had such a friendship. The fifth aunt really crossed the river and demolished the bridge, but now she has turned her face and doesn't recognize anyone. The Queen Mother has been down for so long, and she hasn't come to ask her. How to handle the dowry and family affairs is now unknown. ”

These etiquette things for getting married were originally taken care of by the housewife herself. If Zhao Mei was alive, he would have been busy with his chest and back these days. Red Tassel is idle, and she hasn't asked anything so far. You can't let your soon-to-be-married daughter ask about these things herself.

"What's wrong with her, she can say that she is just a concubine, and it is not her turn to interfere in the affairs of her daughter-in-law, so she doesn't care about it." Jiang Ruan said lightly: "If there is really anything, the Queen Mother will not stand idly by." She saw this, so she deliberately didn't ask. ”

Anyway, with the Empress Dowager Yide to do it, Hongying is probably unwilling to do thankless things. Now that the power of the house is in the hands of Hongying, she really wants Hongying to give her money as a dowry from the public, but Hongying is also unwilling. How can she let go easily after tasting the taste of power, Hongying is used to the feeling of being high in the house, how can she be happy in the face of a daughter with a higher grade than herself?

"In short, these five aunts are not kind, and they don't want to think about it, if it wasn't for the help of the young lady, she would have been able to live in the house safely, let alone live the life she has now. I thought I was pregnant with ......."

"Forsythia," Jiang Ruan interrupted her, "You're talking too much. ”

Forsythia was stunned for a moment, knowing that he was speechless, and hurriedly said: "It's the maid who said it wrong." ”

Jiang Ruan shook his head: "It's okay, don't be heard." You go to the palace to pick out a few horses from the materials, and go back to embroider some purses with Bai Zhi, there are many people in the palace these days, and you can't be lazy in rewarding. ”

Since giving her a decree for marriage, the Empress Dowager Yide has sent some things over every once in a while, but they are all jewelry materials, and I think that my daughter's family is going to get married, and these things can be used. It's just that Jiang Ruan doesn't care about these things, if it weren't for Bai Zhi mentioning them from time to time, I'm afraid that she would be thrown directly into the box and never see the light of day.

Forsythia stuck out her tongue and went to pick the fabric as she said. Dewdrop, who was doing the embroidery work on the side, blinked when she saw this and asked, "When is the girl going to start embroidering wedding dresses?" ”

"Wedding dress?" Jiang Ruan was slightly stunned.

"Naturally, it's a wedding dress," Dew looked at her with a smile on her cheeks: "Aren't they all going to embroider wedding dresses before getting married?" Even if the wedding date is next year, you can start embroidering wedding dresses from now on? Although Prince Xiao may be sent by someone, don't all daughters' families like to embroider their own wedding dresses? Prince Xiao and the girl were born so well, as long as they thought of wearing a wedding dress, the slave maid felt that they could dazzle the eyes of the entire capital. ”

She said this delicately, but it taught Jiang Ruan to fall into contemplation. In her previous life, she was sent to the palace, and she had no chance of becoming a bride. When she was a girl, she didn't think about the appearance of a phoenix crown, but she didn't wait for that moment in her previous life. The happiness of ordinary people she has never imagined. If it weren't for Xiao Shao to get this purpose in this life, she wouldn't have thought about what it would be like to get married.

If she is married to someone else, maybe she can still treat each other coldly, but the object has become Xiao Shao, but she is a little strange in her heart. The wedding dress is embroidered for her beloved, what status Xiao Shao has in her heart now, Jiang Ruan herself has never thought about it. It's probably beyond friendship, and the lovers are not full, and it's probably still a little bit worse.

It's just that little bit, but it is through her deep heart knot, and I don't know if there is a time to untie it in this life and this life. Thinking about it like this, I felt a faint sense of guilt for Xiao Shao.

"I'll talk about it later." She shook her head, but she was a little absent-minded. Dew saw that she was distracted, so she didn't ask any more questions, and obediently continued the work at hand.

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Xiao Shao really came to Jiang's mansion three days later. He was the only one and Steward Lin, Xiao Shao was dressed in a jet-black jacquard sheath brocade robe, and the collar was embroidered with thin cyan bamboo leaf knurled lace. The cuff bracers are still hooked with a dark gold unicorn with teeth and claws, which looks extremely powerful. When he entered the house, his expression was indifferent, his eyes were like cold stars, and he didn't dare to look at him, he only felt that he had a cold air on his body, domineering and introverted, but he was low and open in the dark.

The maid who led the way blushed but didn't dare to look up at the young man's handsome features, and led the way with his head down and without saying a word from beginning to end. All the way forward, the maids who passed by all looked at him a little distracted. Steward Lin was naturally proud, and he straightened his body and was proud.

When I arrived at the main hall, I really saw that Hongying and the eldest aunt were already waiting. Hongying saluted Xiao Shao with the support of her maid, with a kind smile on her face: "The concubine has seen the prince." The lady is not in the house now, and the concubine helps take care of the housework, and I hope that the prince will not dislike the concubine's abruptness. ”

Xiao Shao let out a faint "um" and sat down on the seat prepared for him. Steward Lin stood aside, and without waiting for Xiao Shao to speak, he already smiled and said, "Fifth Aunt doesn't have to be polite, since she is the young lady's mother's family, it can't be exaggerated." The master doesn't have so many rules, just casual. ”

Steward Lin smiled kindly, and every word he said was not very kind. It is said that there are no rules, but in fact, the score is bigger than anything else. The eldest aunt stood aside without saying a word, but the maids around her saw that the situation was not right, the master and servant of the Jinying Mansion were not good, and they were afraid that they had come to support the eldest lady on purpose, so they lowered their heads deeper, just thinking about not attracting attention.

The smile on Hongying's face stiffened, after all, she was born in the market, and she had to be good at dealing with people, but in just a moment, she regained her kind and natural smile: "That's the best." The eldest lady is the concubine of our house, and the lord is distressed. Now seeing that the prince loves the eldest lady so much, the old man is also very happy to know it. ”

Xiao Shao didn't answer, and Steward Lin said, "Madame's words are polite." Since the Queen Mother has made a decree, the young lady is the heroine of our house, and she must be loved by the master. In addition to talking about this today, the master also ordered the old slave to send the dowry gift list. After the young lady passed the door, the dowry was sent to the young lady along with the dowry. The Queen Mother has also seen this. With that, he took out a gift slip printed with gold silk from his sleeve and handed it to Hongying's hand.

Hongying was overjoyed when she heard Steward Lin's words at first, and her face turned blue when she heard the second half of his sentence. After opening the dowry list, his face turned red and white, and he turned white, which can be described as wonderful. After a while, she closed the gift list, took a deep breath, and smiled reluctantly: "The prince really loves the eldest lady, this gift list can not be described as not rich, seeing this, the concubine is also sincerely happy for the eldest lady." ”

As she said this, her subordinates were so hard that they almost crushed the order. In fact, Hongying was born in the Qinglou, what kind of place is the Qinglou, it is a gold cave, what kind of loser she has never seen. Spending a lot of money for the sake of the red face, Hongying has seen a lot, because she treats gold, silver, jewelry, and other things outside her body as shallowly as her second aunt at the beginning. But now that she saw the dowry list sent by King Jinying's mansion, she couldn't help but gasp.

Rare treasures, exotic animals, house shops, gold and silver tickets. Countless riches and countless jewelry, just a small dowry list, can make people see the tip of the iceberg of the wealth of the Jinying Palace. Rao is Hongying is also well-informed, and at this moment, he can't help but be dazzled by this wealth and respect, and secretly hate Jiang Ruan in his heart.

What's more, this hot wealth flew before it arrived. Xiao Shao's words made it very clear that this dowry was to be taught to Jiang Ruan, and the Empress Dowager Yide also knew it. That meant she didn't even get a chance to intervene. Originally, she wanted to get some cheap from Jiang Ruan's dowry, but now she wants to watch this wealth slip out of her hands, you must know that this dowry alone is worth several Shangshu Mansions, how can she be willing?

The more unwilling she was in her heart, the more Hongying made up her mind to send Jiang Susu to King Jinying's mansion. Jiang Ruan is not easy to master, but Jiang Susu can tell who is in charge of the Jiang Mansion now. If Jiang Susu is pinched, and when Jiang Susu enters the Jinying Palace, won't this wealth flow into Shangshu Mansion in a steady stream, and at that time, won't the days of Shangshu Mansion become more and more moisturized.

Hongying made up her mind in her heart, and her smile became a little more eager, but Steward Lin frowned, looked at the somewhat deformed gift list that was grabbed by Hongying, and said: "Auntie, be careful, this gift list is the only one except for the Queen Mother, and I am afraid it will be very troublesome if it is damaged." ”

"It's the concubine who is careless." Hongying smiled awkwardly. I only heard Steward Lin say again: "I don't know where the young lady is, I should come out to meet the prince." ”

Hongying smiled slightly: "The eldest lady wants to come out, but my daughter's family is always shy, I'm afraid she is dressing up right now." The concubine has already sent someone to inform her, and the eldest lady will go to the tea room in the garden later, Linlang, you take the prince over first, you young people always have something to say, besides, the queen mother gave marriage, so it's good to get familiar with it earlier. "She said this shrewdly and generously,

It is very different from those pedantic families. It's just that Xiao Shao's expression didn't move, and he still looked at her indifferently.

In the face of such an expressionless person, even if you are skillful, you are always a little powerless. Steward Lin seemed to be speaking for Xiao Shao today, and immediately laughed again, and said, "That's the best, please lead the way quickly." "Now the Jinying Mansion regards Xiao Shao's family affairs as a top priority, and his master's ability to chase his daughter-in-law is not enough, so he naturally has to make a contribution to his subordinates. Steward Lin always wants to create opportunities for Xiao Shao and Jiang Ruan to be alone all the time, Hongying is so knowledgeable, Steward Lin is very satisfied.

"Steward Lin misunderstood," Hongying covered her lips and smiled: "The concubine still has some wedding matters to discuss with Steward Lin, seeing that the prince also handed over the family affairs to Steward Lin to take care of, and the concubine still wants to discuss it with Steward Lin." If Steward Lin doesn't dislike it, please stay here and talk to the concubine. She looked at Xiao Shao and said with a smile: "As for the eldest lady and the prince, it is more convenient for the two of them to talk." ”

If it weren't for the fact that everyone in the Jiang Mansion was full of human spirits, Steward Lin would almost praise a well-informed beauty. It's best for these two people to be alone, Steward Lin followed Lao Jinying when he was young, and he also learned to be unruly, and secular legislation was not taken into account at all. It is because of the great defense of men and women in that family that they are all floating clouds in his eyes, not to mention that now that the Empress Dowager Yide has issued an order, then Jiang Ruan is the young lady. What is there to avoid suspicion when the young lady and the young master talk, men and women stay together to be alone, and if they are alone a few more times, they can spark, and maybe they can also rub off their pregnancy.

"That's not bad, master, look-" Steward Lin looked at Xiao Shao inquiringly, his eyes full of anticipation.

Xiao Shao really lived up to Steward Lin's expectations, and nodded lightly: "Okay." ”

Hongying smiled more sincerely: "Linlang, don't bring the prince over soon." ”

Linlang walked over as she said and blessed Xiao Shao: "Lord Wang, please come with the slave maid." ”

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Xiao Shao followed Linlang all the way through the courtyard and flower platform of the Jiang Mansion, bypassed the long corridor, and walked straight to a garden tea room. Nestled in the middle of the jungle, this tea room is hidden under a secluded tree. If you are tired here, go in and take a rest, drink some tea and take a rest, it is also an excellent place. Thinking about it, it should also be an extremely exquisite place repaired in Jiang's mansion, covering an area that is quite spacious, and from a distance, you will think that it is the courtyard where the daughter lives.

Linlang didn't speak all the way, just buried herself in leading the way, so she also ignored Xiao Shao's gaze. He looked calm, but he had already looked at it quietly. This Jiang Mansion Xiao Shao is not the first time to enter, the first few times he had the opportunity to come here, the Jiang Mansion was almost figured out by him. What's more, there are two brocades and three staring at it, and he has also seen the map of Jiangfu on the present, so he naturally knows this teahouse.

This tea hall is not used to entertain guests on weekdays, on the contrary, although the environment is quiet, because it is too far away from the courtyards of various female dependents, since Xia Yan left, few people drink tea here.

Hongying arranged for him to meet Jiang Ruan in this place.