Chapter 145: Gossip
Meng Tingfang glanced at the woman twice and shook her head: "I don't recognize it, it shouldn't be from Jinling." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Xu Yingjiao came over with a plate of fruits from the front and said with a smile: "The fruits on this table are iced, just eat two less to relieve the heat." If you want to eat more, take the one on this plate. ”
When she saw the two of them looking at the woman sitting in front of her, she smiled and said, "What are you only looking at her?" I just heard her say that she was the daughter of Qian Changyin, a big salt merchant in Yangzhou, and she was arguing with her mother when she first got off the carriage in Dongyuan. ”
Meng Tingfang heard the name, clapped her hands and laughed: "When my sister said the name, I knew the origin." There's one more thing I know here......"
She looked left and right, beckoning the two of them to come closer: "You have to promise me not to say anything, and if you do, don't say that I told you." ”
Xuanhui smiled: "Just say it!" Guaranteed not to sell you. ”
Meng Tingfang whispered: "A few days ago, I went to the study to find my father, and I heard him talking to my brother inside. Said the Qian family...... her voice became lower and lower, "The Qian family wants to send their daughter over to the prince to be a child!" ”
Xu Yingjiao's eyes widened, and she said in surprise: "This ...... I think his daughter is very good-looking, why should a good daughter be sent as a concubine? ”
Meng Tingfang said with a smile: "Oh, Sister Xu, what do you think, these people are going to stammer, stammer, and envoys in the past, where can they get to the prince?" But now that the prince has fallen on their heads, if they don't hurry over to climb the dragon and the phoenix, they won't rush when it's too late! ”
Xuanhui nodded, this Qian family must be like the Wang family, and they take a fancy to Liang Zhan's strange goods. However, the Qian family is not as confident as the Wang family's soldiers, although they have a lot of money, their fists are not hard enough. So I can only retreat to the second, and I don't even dare to ask for the identity of the side concubine.
Meng Tingfang continued: "These big salt merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have money one by one, I heard that they buy land to build a garden, and spend tens of thousands of taels of silver, without frowning!" It's just that I don't know what the days of being a concubine are like, but I don't think it's as comfortable as being a grandmother by myself! ”
Xu Yingjiao said curiously: "Don't you have an aunt at home?" ”
Meng Tingfang smiled: "No! There are rules in our family, and only a man who has no children at forty can take a concubine. My mother gave birth to my brother, so naturally there is no aunt in the family. ”
"Mrs. Meng is really a good life...... My mother only gave birth to me, and my younger brothers were born to my aunts, and I often had to eat some stuffy and dark ......," Xu Yingjiao said with admiration.
"So, when my brother was just admitted to Xiucai, many people came to propose marriage, but my father blocked them back, saying that he was not even a lifter, what kind of kiss! My mother was more worried about my marriage...... When it comes to finding a matchmaker to say goodbye, we have to say that our family will not stop my uncle from taking concubines...... I'm! ”
Xuanhui pursed her lips and smiled, Meng Tingfang looked like a child who grew up in a harmonious family, delicate and playful, and all she worried about was that the coedan was too shallow and the mane flowers faded. I don't know if a person like her can get along with Qin Lang?
Just thinking about it, a flamboyant voice came from behind Xuanhui: "Why is the birthday star Weng hiding here?" ”
Everyone looked up, but it was Mrs. Han who was talking. She, Mrs. Jiang, and Mrs. Pei Xuan came over with Mrs. Pei at night.
Xuanhui hurriedly invited a few people to sit and instructed the maid to add a cushion to Mrs. Tai's chair.
Mrs. Han smiled: "I haven't seen you for a few days, but the princess is more considerate!" He pulled Mrs. Jiang and said, "How else to say that my brother and sister are the most blessed, not to mention the wealth and wealth, not to mention the noble daughter-in-law like the princess, or to know filial piety and respect for the elder!" ”
Xuanhui's head was full of cold sweat, don't praise people if they don't praise people, what does it mean to be sarcastic like this!
Mrs. Pei took a sip of tea, gasped, looked around angrily, and said, "In summer, the East Garden is a good place to escape the heat. In the past, when the old grandfather was there, he came over for ten to eight days. It's a pity, it's ...... now."
Before she finished speaking, there was a crowd in front of her, and it turned out that the Wang family and the wife of Huang Shanchang met together.
Xuanhui hurriedly brushed aside Mrs. Pei, who was sour-speaking, and walked forward quickly.
An old woman with half-white hair was surrounded by people. She looked to be about sixty years of age and walked with a straight upper body. Her face was wrinkled and flabby like her peers, but her eyes were still bright.
Yang Yunshu called Xuanhui over and said with a smile: "Mrs. Huang, this is my sister-in-law, today's main son, Princess Xuanhui." ”
Xuan Hui hurriedly bowed to Mrs. Huang, and since she was a princess, Mrs. Huang also bowed slightly. Xuan Hui stepped forward and grabbed her arm, and said with a smile: "My cousin Xue Yuanhan also studied in Jishan Academy, so I should call you a teacher!" I'll call him over and greet you later. ”
When Mrs. Huang heard Xue Yuanhan's name, the smile on her face couldn't stop: "A-Yuan is also in Jinling now?" Then I won't see him, but I won't leave! ”
Yang Yunshu said with a smile: "Please Sister Xu and Third Miss lead Mrs. Huang over first, there are still people here who want to see Xuanhui!" ”
Xuanhui said that he was offended, and walked forward with Yang Yunshu. She saw that there was a trace of gloom on Yang Yunshu's face, so she asked: "Sister-in-law, ...... are you" Suddenly she thought that the person she was going to see must be the Wang family, so she stretched out her hand to hug Yang Yunshu and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I want to say that you are a mediocre person disturbing yourself......"
"No," Yang Yunshu interrupted her, "I used to think that the eldest lady of the Wang family had the demeanor of her father...... I didn't expect it to be a delicate beauty......"
"So what? Sister-in-law, you have to believe ......"
Before the words were spoken, the two had already turned a corner, and the three daughters of the Wang family were in front of them. Xuanhui swallowed the words back, and a decent smile changed to a face: "Xuanhui has seen Madame and two sisters. ”
Mrs. Liu took Xuanhui's hand, and said with a smile: "As soon as I heard that the princess was going to be in peace, our lord hurriedly urged us to go on the road. It's not in a hurry, it's not rude. ”
Wang Miaoyan said with a smile on the side: "When I saw the princess today, it really deserved her name." Back then, I often heard people say that the virtuous concubine in the palace was a first-class beauty, and now when I see the princess, I know that the rumors are true. ”
Xuanhui was surprised in his heart, he was really a talker, and he lifted up his mother and daughter with a few words. She also smiled: "My sister is famous, I lived in Wuchang Mansion for a few days, and my sister's reputation is not less heard." ”
The smile on Wang Miaoyan's face deepened, and she was about to speak, but Wang Miaozhen next to her snorted coldly and said, "You guys are praising each other endlessly!" I don't want to spend time with you in the sun! With that, he walked straight on. (To be continued.) )