Xie Zhong and Xu took their two sons to return to the Zhongguo Mansion in the setting sun. Today is Mrs. Xu's birthday of the Tang family, and the family of four went back to make a birthday for the elderly, because it was a scattered life and not very old, so there was no need for the grandfather and Mrs. Guo to come forward, but they just prepared a gift and sent it over.

Xu has been pregnant for nearly six months, and took Mama Xu's hand into the Songhe Garden.

"Didn't you say that you should come back and rest and not say goodbye? I have your mother-in-law and second granddaughter-in-law with you. Old Madam Lin sat on the top and said with a loving face.

Li Yingzhi stood up and walked to Xu's side, and helped Xu's to sit on the embroidery stool under the old lady's head for Xu's mother. She has been married for almost 4 months, because Xu is pregnant, the old lady means to let her temporarily take over the feed to preside, but she refuses, just to assist the old lady to manage the chores in the house, and the handling of things is also very proper, although the time is not long, but the whole family likes it. Even Xie Yuan nodded and praised the old lady's good marriage, not to mention the smile on Xie Yi's face all day long.

After Xie Yi got married, he was awarded the title of Doctor of the Five Classics by the emperor and enjoyed the treatment of the six grades. To put it bluntly, it was the accompaniment of several younger princes, and he was awarded the title of doctor just because he was the second son of the Guogong Mansion. He went to the palace every day to accompany him, and in his spare time he helped discuss literature and history in the Hanlin Academy, and sorted out the scriptures in case of the emperor's unexpected needs.

After Grandpa Guo came back, the family had a lively dinner in Songhe Garden. Xie Yuan called Xie Ying and Xie Xin to ask about their homework. Xie still opened the spring, entered the Guozijian and became a shadow student. Xie Xin will go to Beiting in the autumn and study at the Beiting Academy run by Li Yingzhi's father. Because he is a concubine, Xie Yuan intends to let these two sons take the road of the imperial examination, after all, in his own identity, in addition to inheriting the position of the prince of the country, he also has to plan for the second son.

Because Grandpa Guo rarely had time to care about his sons' homework, Xie was still a little nervous, and stammered back to Grandpa Guo's examination, Xie Yuan was not very satisfied with the third son's decent answer, but he waved his hand to do it because of his mother's place. However, Xie Xin answered Xie Yuan's question very well, and Xie Yuan stroked his beard and nodded. This made Xie still blush, standing aside at a loss.

The day of Xie Rong's marriage has entered the countdown, and Huainan Houfu has already invited a matchmaker to invite three periods, just waiting for the autumn to get married. These days, in addition to following Li Yingzhi to manage family affairs, she embroiders the dowry in the room. In fact, for a young lady from the Guogong Mansion, the dowry is embroidered by someone, and what she wants to embroider is just a red hijab and the shoes and socks given to her in-laws and elders after passing the door.

Xie Fang sat bored on the embroidery stool, and since the autumn banquet last year, she was forced by the Tan family to start learning to be a girl, which made her miserable. In winter, she was invited by Pingxi Houfu to enjoy plum blossoms, and Xie Ping insinuated about the autumn banquet in front of all the young ladies, so angry that she dropped a cup on the spot, causing Jian Yingwan to cover her mouth and laugh. After she came back, she was confined by the Tan family, so she hasn't gone out to any parties until now.

After everyone saluted and went back one after another, Mama Wang put a handful of sandalwood into the incense burner, and the old lady was crooked on the concubine's floor, and her face reflected by the candle flame looked very haggard.

Xie Yuan looked at his mother and felt a burst of self-blame in his heart. He had to admit that because he insisted on marrying the Tan family back, his mother had a lot of **** hearts.

"Mother, everything is fine at home now, and the second uncle has been watching, and there is nothing big about it. Li Shi also entered the door, and he is a capable person, so you don't always have to work so hard in the future. ”

"I, I've been worrying about my life all my life, when will I close my eyes and go to find your father." The old lady beckoned her son to come forward.

"Did you inquire clearly?"

"Yes, the son sent someone to buy off a third-class steward of the Yunjun Palace, and his Hun family served by the princess's side. I heard that after returning from our family's autumn banquet last year, I began to inquire about Sister Fen'er. During the Chinese New Year, one of Xie Hai's confidants also made a special trip back to Beijing and went to the county king's mansion. ”

"This Xie Hai is really crazy, the water in the Yunjun Palace's mansion can be afforded by him as a foreign official, he is going to be a stepping stone for that person." The old lady raised her voice and said.

According to his son, this matter may not have been Xie Hai's first hand. The eldest son of the county palace is 19 years old this year, and he has long reached the age of discussing relatives, but the princess has not moved. She used to participate in the flower parties and banquets in various provinces, but she had never seen a girl who specifically inquired about anyone's family. Xie Yuan said slowly.

"You mean Xie Hai, who was found by King Yunjun, this is impossible. He is a county prince, except for the princes of this Great Xia Kingdom, Prince Li and Prince Shang, he is counted as him, can he use it? The old lady looked at her son in bewilderment.

"I heard that the princess and the prince grew up as childhood sweethearts, and both of them like each other very much. How could the old princess dislike the Hu family's inconspicuous family background, and at that time she was anxious to make friends with the queen mother, so the prince was impatient to marry the Wang family. Later, the prince married the Hu family as he wished, so he handed over all the affairs of the mansion to the Hu family. connected with the relatives of the eldest daughter back then, if it weren't for the queen's mother looking at the face of the queen mother, how could she marry the eldest brother of the Xu family. ”

The old lady sat up slowly, looking at her son in disbelief. "According to this, this is completely the Hu family's idea, and the Hu family wants to marry Xie Hai."

"No, to be exact, to marry the Wynne Houfu." Xie Yuan said with certainty.

"Doesn't Jian Heng care about his daughter-in-law? Why did she stretch her hand so long? ”

"It's hard to say, now the eldest son of the concubine of Yunjun Wangfu is 19 years old, the second son of Yuan is 17 years old, and the third son of the Hu family is 15 years old. Originally, according to the ancestral patriarchal law, the second son of the Wang family should be appointed as the son, but the prince has not asked for the title of the second son until now. To say that Hu Shi didn't have any ideas, his son didn't believe it. ”

"If this matter is really what the Hu family meant, it seems that the Hu family really wants to win over this eldest son." The old lady nodded.

"The son also thinks so, this Hu family is only because he married the prince as a stepfamily, and the Hu family was crowned Baron Bo by the emperor in the face of the prince of the county, which is just an empty shelf. If she wants her son to sit in that position in the future, she must seek arms. ”

"You're right, even if Jian Heng wants to let Hu's son be the son of the world, as long as Wang's son is not very wrong, he can't cross over, otherwise the spittle of the clan can drown him."

Furthermore, the son thinks that although the Wang family is now in decline, the emperor is still a person who misses the old, otherwise he would not let the queen mother interfere in Jian Yingrong's marriage. I think that's exactly what Hu is afraid of. ”

"Hmph, then Xie Fen has a bit of a scheming, you can see her appearance at the family banquet and the autumn banquet, if my guess is correct, after finding such a daughter-in-law for the eldest son, the Hu family will definitely find a young lady who is not sophisticated for the second son, preferably the kind of delicate girl who is spoiled by the family. Then find a powerful foreign home for your son. Hey~ Poor Yingrong sister and brother, how innocent the Wang family is, they are not loved by their mother-in-law and husband, and now their children are also being rubbed by others. ”

The old lady took the handkerchief handed over by Mama Wang and gently pressed the corner of her eyes, "Go back, tell your daughter-in-law, now that the weather is just right, it's okay to take the second granddaughter-in-law and Sister Fang out for a walk, according to my opinion, it is best to settle Sister Fang's family affairs this year." I saw those few at the autumn banquet last time, and after waiting for the list to be released this autumn, I will start to choose. ”

The old lady looked at her son's expression, and then said, "You don't learn from your daughter-in-law's short-sightedness, you must find a son of a family for Sister Fang." Sister Fang is not Sister Rong, she has been raised since she was a child, you see her from the autumn banquet to Pingxi Houfu to enjoy the plums, but she was provoked by a few words from Xie Ping and couldn't hold her breath. Sister Fang'er marries low, find someone with real talent and real learning, and you and Zhong'er are not afraid of the day when they don't get ahead. You don't have to be that woman, you will be most comfortable with your husband in the future. Even if the family background is poor, let's give more dowry. ”

Xie Yuan smiled impatiently, he couldn't hide anything from his mother. In the past few days, Tan and himself are really talking about Sister Fang's marriage. The Tan family made a long list of the men of the big families in the capital who did not marry, such as the Houfu, Bofu, and Gongfu, and asked him to choose with him.

"Yes, the son knows in his heart, and the son of the Tan family will make it clear to her, and the mother doesn't have to worry."

The old man nodded and motioned for his son to retreat. Served by Mama Wang, she cleaned her face and changed her clothes and lay on the bed, looking at the string of bat-shaped silver silk tassels on the top of the tent, she couldn't help but feel chills, she pulled the quilt up and closed her eyes.