Mrs. Mei smiled angrily and said, "Isn't the master crazy with a broken heart?" Isn't it for Aunt Shui's fox fan, who doesn't know the southeast and northwest, right? Can the big girl be a fate? Or is it a fate? I haven't survived for so many years, so she can be a lady? ”

Mei Hanlin said with a happy face: "I said yes." I'm in such a hurry to come back just to tell you about this. Originally, I was going to go to Bada Hutong with Zhang Hanlin and them for dinner today. It wasn't early, so we chatted there for a while, and suddenly Shen Hanlin from our Hanlin Garden came over and told me that Tian Shilang from the Ministry of Officials had something to do with me. Who is Tian Shilang? The squire of the ministry is in charge of the promotion of officials in the world. He is also the second son of the eldest princess and the emperor's nephew. Didn't I want to make a promise before? What's the point of staying in the Hanlin Academy, I want to go to the land south of the Yangtze River to be an outgoing official. It can also subsidize the household. However, I don't have a backstage, I don't have a relationship, and I haven't had a chance to get acquainted with the officials of the Ministry of Officials several times. Who knows, Tian Shilang actually wants to talk to me. It made me happy, I wanted to come back and change my clothes. But Shen Hanlin was very anxious, saying that the Tian family's carriage was outside, waiting for me. I had no choice but to hurry along. When I arrived at the eldest princess's mansion, this is called a magnificent. I was dazzled by all of them. ”

Mrs. Mei was also attracted by Mei Hanlin's words, and hurriedly said to Mei Hanlin: "Then don't say it, hurry up and say what Tian Shilang is looking for you, is it for you to be released as an official?" ”

Mrs. Mei has long been poor and afraid, and she envies those officials who are released every day, and when she comes back after a few years, she can not only be promoted, but also become rich.

Mei Hanlin knew that he was off topic, and hurriedly said: "In Tian Shilang's study." Guess who I met? Chen Yuanheng Chen of the Xiao Chen family. ”

Mrs. Mei said "ah" and said, "Is it the husband of Mrs. Xiao Chen who came to our house with Mrs. Yang Hanlin last time?" ”

Mei Hanlin hurriedly said: "Yes, by the way, I remembered that the lady came to our house last time. At that time, you told me that I wondered how such a noble lady could deign to come to our house for tea. It turned out that she had come to see each other. ”

Mrs. May chuckled in her heart. Look at what the word is all about. It seems that the marriage between Mei Ying and the Cui family is not successful, and the five thousand taels that have been handed are gone. What a pity.

Mei Hanlin continued: "Lord Tian and Lord Chen were very warm to me, and they chatted with me for a while, and talked about the marriage of their children. I said that I have many children, and those who are marriageable have daughters left in the front room. Sisters-in-law. I haven't found a good family. Lord Tian said that it just so happened that Lord Chen's second son did not promise to marry. It's better to go to our family and ask to marry our family's Mei Ying. ”

Mrs. Mei was furious: "Master, you won't agree, will you?" Didn't even ask me about being a mother? ”

Mei Hanlin said: "Can you not agree? It's a great joy. What a powerful family this Xiao Chen is, willing to marry us. It's pie in the sky. Although our Mei Ying is good-looking, who is Chen Wenlin of the Chen family? That's a first-class member of the emperor's own title. The lord of Tianshui City on Luzon Island in the South Seas. Mei Ying married Mrs. Yipin. ”

Mrs. Mei said in her heart: What about Mrs. Yipin? is not his biological daughter, is she a beggar wife or a lady of Yipin when she marries. What's the matter with her, but if she doesn't marry the Cui family, the five thousand taels she has will be gone, how distressing it is. I've been thinking about it for a day, how to use the five thousand taels.

Mrs. Mei made up her mind that she couldn't let this family affair succeed, so she said, "What about Mrs. Yipin?" Xiao Chen's family is powerful, our family is average, where can we marry our daughter? Can the daughter of a family like ours not be angry when she marries? It's better to marry the Cui family, the wife of the Cui family likes the big girl so much, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will be good in the future, this is a blessing, much better than the name of the imaginary Mrs. Yipin. ”

Mei Hanlin was about to refute, when his eyes suddenly rolled, and he said in a cold voice: "You can't say that Xiao Chen's family has such a good marriage, you are for the five thousand taels of silver promised by the Cui family, right?" Hmph, woman's opinion. How do you know that Xiao Chen's family doesn't give a dowry? You envy the Cui family for being rich, have you ever thought that the Cui family's money can be compared with the Xiao Chen family? Which is the hottest restaurant in Beijing now? Qinghe Building, Xiao Chen's family. The hottest in the capital, the Cuijin Building that you women like, the workshop for making clothes, where is it? Xiao Chen's family. Outsiders say that Xiao Chen's family is rich and rivals the country, and when Chen was still a prefect in Jiangnan, he donated millions of taels of silver to the imperial court. A few million taels of silver? Have you ever seen so much silver in your life? ”

Mrs. Mei shook her flesh when she heard this, millions of taels of silver, it seemed that there was such a thing. When everyone talked about this matter back then, they were still envious of how the Xiao Chen family was so rich, millions of taels of silver, and when they said they would give it out, they gave it away.

Mei Hanlin said: "Their family can give millions of taels of silver to the imperial court. Will you get less for your son to marry a daughter-in-law than the Cui family? Xiao Chen's family is not as rich as the Cui family? Several sons of the Cui family, a lot of concubines, and concubines. Although Xiao Chen's family also hires a daughter-in-law for the second son, Xiao Chen's family only has two sons in total. The eldest son is the lord of Shinko City, and he has become his own son. This is the second son. Can people not afford to marry a daughter-in-law? ”

When Mrs. Mei heard this, she immediately secretly hated that she had no vision, but she was fascinated by the Cui family's five thousand taels, and it was better for the Xiao Chen family. Not to mention those powers, how much money can Xiao Chen's Cui Jin Building make in a year. I was frugal and willing to make a dress in Cuijin Building for a year. The big girl, the little daughter-in-law, and the noble lady in the capital, which one doesn't buy clothes from Cuijin Building. Cuijinlou not only sells clothes, but also perfumes, what a valuable thing. I have always wanted to buy it but couldn't afford it, but the last time Mrs. Xiao Chen came to her house as a guest, she gave herself four bottles and a set of expensive skin care products. After using it, there are many fewer wrinkles.

I was reluctant to use my four bottles, so I asked my brother to sell three bottles, and I got thirty taels of silver, which made me happy for a long time.

Now, if you become in-laws with Xiao Chen's family, not to mention anything else, aren't the clothes of the four seasons of this year all Cuijinlou's? This perfume is not enough, huh? Also, can this Xiao Chen family give less than the Cui family's dowry? Maybe you can give 50,000 yuan. As soon as she thought of this, Mrs. Mei's eyes lit up with gold, if she had 50,000 taels of silver in her house, God, what a good thing it was. You can buy a bigger one. Don't squeeze it so much. The daughters' dowries are also available, and the sons will have the money to hire their daughters-in-law in the future, and they can buy some more properties and buy some land, so that they can collect rents when the time comes, and the family will have more income, and life will not have to be so tight.

Mrs. Mei hurriedly smiled and said, "What my husband said is that I am a woman's opinion. is still a wise husband, Xiao Chen's family is indeed much stronger than the Cui family. Did your husband agree to this marriage? ”

Mei Hanlin saw that his wife turned around, and said with satisfaction: "I was blinded at that time, how can such a good thing be our family's turn." I said that I was just a poor man, with a low position, and my family was relatively poor, so I couldn't afford a dowry for my daughter. ”

Mrs. Mei was anxious: "Why is the master so honest, can people still agree to this marriage?" ”

Mei Hanlin glanced at his wife and said, "Although I said so, people didn't say that they looked down on our family. Master Chen said that their family values our family's innocent family style and scholarly upbringing. There is also Mei Ying's character. As for the size of the official position and the amount of dowry, their family did not consider it at all. Master Chen also said that his eldest son married the daughter of the Shangjia family, and now he has given birth to a granddaughter to their family. His wife loves his eldest daughter-in-law very much, no less than he loves his daughter. ”

Mrs. May smiled and said, "So, we don't even have to prepare a dowry?" Their family really fell in love with our Mei Ying. By the way, I remembered, that time Mrs. Xiao Chen suddenly proposed to come to our house with Mrs. Yang Hanlin to drink tea, I was very surprised, she came not only to bring many precious gifts, but also specially asked Mei Ying to come out to see, said that she was a good child, and also rewarded Mei Ying with a pair of ice jade bracelets with particularly good water heads. It seems that Mrs. Xiao Chen really likes Mei Ying. ”

Mei Hanlin nodded and said, "It's time for me to run." If this marriage can be successful, I will be equivalent to climbing to Xiao Chen's family. How powerful the Xiao Chen family is now. Most of the powerful people in the court are friends with him, or they are in-laws, and the queen mother trusts him the most. He said casually, am I still worried that I will not be promoted in the future? No, when the child's marriage is decided, I will ask him to make an official in Jiangnan for the idea, preferably in Suzhou. ”

Mrs. Mei smiled even more, how good it is, to be rich and powerful, it is really pie in the sky.

Mei Hanlin and his family are thinking about a better life in the future.

Huan'er had already happily found a free time and slipped into Mei Ying's boudoir. Mei Ying is still crying. Into the painting is comforting. Huan'er whispered: "Big girl, big girl, don't be sad, your happy event has arrived." The lord is back. did not let Mrs. agree to the marriage of the Cui family, and changed it to Xiao Chen's family. ”

Mei Yinghe was taken aback by the painting, got busy doing it, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Huan'er told what she had overheard. Mei Ying's heart suddenly bloomed. I really didn't expect that when I was about to despair, God opened my eyes and actually asked the family of the person in my heart to propose. If you can really marry into Xiao Chen's family and be with that person, let alone live a rich life, you will be happy even if you live a life of eating chaff and vegetables.

Two days later, after the Lantern Festival, the queen was preparing to marry the Mei family and the Xiao Chen family, and the emperor suddenly knew about it and said to the queen that Chen Wenlin was serving the country outside, not only loyal, but also promising as a young man, so he decided to give Chen Wenlin a marriage in person, and at the same time presented Mei as a lady. The wedding date is scheduled for September. Let the Ministry of Rites assist in handling it. gave Chen Wenlin a two-month vacation and returned to the capital to get married. (To be continued)