Three days later, An Ruoxian was taken back to the Wenxin Marquis Mansion, which was on the eve of An Ruolan and Lu.

Although the women's ceremony is not as grand as the men's crown ceremony, it is also a major event in the house, and An Ruolan is the county lord who is very favorite of the Queen Mother, Murong did not dare to be a little lazy, so he prepared early, and three days before An Ruolan's birthday, he began to post to invite guests.

When choosing the guest to preside over the ceremony, Murong hesitated for a long time, and after discussing with the old lady and An Shiting, she decided to invite the old lady of Yongninghou.

The Marquis of Wenxin and the Marquis of Yongning were originally world friends, but because of the marriage between An Wensheng and Zhao San, the relationship between the two families was much more estranged, and later it happened that Zhao San damaged An Ruojin's reputation and was sent to the temple, and the two families became more and more estranged, and there was very little contact in the past two years.

First, it was because Mrs. Yongning Hou was ashamed of Mrs. An and ashamed to meet, and secondly, because Mrs. Yongning Hou blamed An Ruojin for Zhao San's sending to the temple, and hated Wenxin Hou's Mansion.

An Shiting and the old lady meant that they wanted to take this opportunity to repair the relationship between the two families, after all, in the prosperous and intricate Shengjing, it was impossible for either family to rely on themselves.

Naturally, An Ruolan's opinion was asked about this matter.

At first, An Ruolan was surprised, she had always thought that she would invite the elders of Meng Guofu to salute her.

Murong knew that she didn't have a good impression of the Yongning Hou Mansion, so she persuaded her with good words: "I know you still remember what happened to Jin'er back then, but now that Jin'er is living happily and Zhao San has also received the punishment she deserves, you don't have to worry about it anymore, after all, the old lady of Yongning Hou is not at fault." ”

He lowered his voice and said: "The Wenxin Marquis Mansion is already in the middle of the many families and nobles in Shengjing, if you lose friends who can support each other, it will become more and more dangerous, or would you rather the Wenxin Marquis Mansion and the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion repair the relationship?" ”

As soon as she mentioned the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, An Ruolan thought of the disgusting Xie Wu, she was naturally unwilling, pursed the corners of her lips, and finally agreed.

Seeing her nodding, Murong Shi breathed a sigh of relief and said with relief: "Lan'er is the most sensible, don't worry, Old Lady Yongning Hou will definitely not insult you." ”

An Ruolan does not doubt this, the old lady of Yongning Hou is indeed a highly respected elder.

However, things were not as simple as Murong thought would.

It's not up to one party to decide if you invite guests, it's another thing if you invite them and whether the other party agrees.

No one thought that the post sent by the Wenxin Hou Mansion to invite the old lady Yongning as a guest would be quietly detained by the wife of the Hou Yongning.

The Marquis of Yongning only replied to the post inviting the ceremony, but there was no news from Zhengbin's post, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, Mrs. An and Murong were in a hurry, and the day before the salute, they sent a post to invite Mrs. Marquis Yongning.

However, the post was once again withheld by Mrs. Yongning Hou.

The Chenshuang County Lord's courtesy is not only concerned about the people who are good friends with the Wenxin Marquis Mansion, because An Ruolan is too famous, and more than half of the nobles in Shengjing City are paying attention to this matter.

Seeing that tomorrow is the day of the salute, who Zhengbin is has not been announced, and everyone has speculated whether Zhengbin's identity will be extraordinary.

Only a small number of people knew that there was no response from the person who was invited, but those who knew the truth only thought that the old lady Yongning was unwilling to be the guest of honor, and did not expect that there would be a deception.

All the preparations were complete, but the only one who was missing the saluting guests was missing, seeing that the sun was about to set, and then inviting another guest seemed insincere, and Murong was so worried that he couldn't eat.

Not only is she worried, but the whole Hou Mansion is worried.

avoided An Ruolan and other unmarried girls in the house, and the whole family got together to discuss.

An Wenqi was really angry, and said angrily: "Since the Yongning Marquis Mansion is so faceless, why should we stick a hot face to other people's cold butts, in the future, I will only treat it as someone who doesn't know the Yongning Marquis Mansion!" ”

His words were echoed by many brothers.

An Wensheng remembered the events of the year, and couldn't help but grit his teeth secretly.

Second Master An said: "What nonsense, is it your turn to speak here!" ”

The second lady winked and signaled An Wenqi not to be impulsive.

Murong became more and more ashamed, and said, "I shouldn't have come up with this idea, I knew it was like this, I ...... it" said this, and his eyes turned red.

Zhengbin has not yet been invited, and he will salute after this night, and what can be done then, this is a big loss of face.

An Shiting's face was not good-looking, but he still comforted: "I can't blame you, I advocate taking this opportunity to get closer to the Zhao family." After that, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

An Shiyan said: "Why don't I go and invite my mother-in-law to come?" ”

Mrs. Meng is also quite famous.

The old lady shook her head: "As a last resort, don't invite your family, it's okay for people to say that the family can only rely on their in-laws." ”

Second Master An agreed with this.

But looking at Shengjing, the respected elders are those few, except for Mrs. Meng and An Ruojin's mother-in-law, Mrs. Zhou, there are only Mrs. Yongning Hou and Mrs. Yanguo, but how can Mrs. Yanguo come forward lightly? Not to mention that the daughter-in-law of the An family also beat her granddaughter-in-law.

At the moment, it is to retreat to the second, please be equally virtuous and talented, but the reputation is not so loud, I am afraid it will be too late.

At this juncture, no matter who you invite, it seems insincere, and people may not be willing to help.

The family was so sad that they could only sigh.

"It's really not good, just ask Mrs. Meng, you can't do without a guest." The second lady frowned.

No one thought that they would be frustrated in this matter.

"I'll go and ask Mrs. Yan Guo." An Shiyan's words were shocking, and everyone looked at him in shock, and he said without hesitation: "Even if you want me to kowtow, I will invite the old lady of Yanguo." ”

Hearing this, everyone was moved, and the old lady shook her head and sighed again and again.

Murong persuaded him: "Fifth Uncle can't help it, even if he goes, I will go." ”

An Shiyan smiled bitterly: "Sister-in-law, you just let me do my little bit for Lan'er." ”

An Wenyan was silent and said: "Father, let me go, I am friends with the most beloved grandson of the old lady of Yan Guo, I can ask Young Master Yan to help intercede." ”

"This ......," Murong looked at An Shiting hesitantly.

An Shiting pondered for a moment and said, "This matter ......"

Before the words were finished, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and Mama Wu hurriedly ran in, and before she could stand firmly, her face was full of joy, and she said happily: "Old lady, the prince of the world, the king of Jin is back!" The prince just asked someone to come over and pass the word, saying that he would invite Zhengbin and tell the old lady not to worry! ”

"King Jin is back?!" Everyone was shocked, they had not heard the news of King Jin's return to Beijing at all.

"Yes, I heard that I just arrived in Shengjing." Mama Wu wiped her sweat, she was in a hurry to tell everyone the good news, she ran all the way over, and she was sweating in the winter.

"Great, with King Jin coming forward, I believe I will be able to invite a suitable guest!" The second lady patted her chest.

"Yes, King Jin's face always has to be sold." An Sanye agreed.

An Shiyan secretly clenched his fists, and shame flashed in his eyes.

This time, he still lost, he couldn't compare to Zhong Siye, and he couldn't compare to King Jin, he couldn't solve problems for his daughter.

Sensing that his father's expression was different, An Wenyan couldn't help frowning worriedly, with a heavy heart.

The knot in his father's heart was too deep for him to untie.

Zhou Mi'er patted his hand soothingly, and the couple clasped their hands and comforted him silently.

The old lady thought more than everyone else, and asked, "Did the person who came to deliver the message say that the king of Jin planned to invite which lady?" ”

"This ......" Mama Wu was stunned, she was so happy that she forgot to ask.

I couldn't help but bow my head in shame.

An Shiting asked, "Mother, but what's wrong?" ”

The old lady bowed solemnly, "Do you think King Jin will think of who to invite as a guest first?" ”

Second Master An thought for a while and said, "Naturally, I will find someone close to me first." ”

"That's right." The old lady sighed and said, "I'm worried that King Jin will directly invite the Queen Mother or the eldest princess of Fuquan to come forward." The events of that year were spread in an uproar, although they have been suppressed with facts, but it is inevitable that there are still people who are suspicious and talkative, if Lan'er's ceremony is served by the Queen Mother and other members of the royal family, I am afraid that it will cause gossip again. Even if the King of Jin invited someone who was not from the royal family, it would be inappropriate. ”

"This!" Only then did everyone realize that it was inappropriate to let King Jin help.

The old lady groaned slightly, and said: "The eldest and the eldest daughter-in-law, you will take the fifth and Wen Yan to the Yanguo Mansion now, and ask the old lady of Yanguo to be the guest, the second child, you hurry to the palace gate, be sure to stop King Jin before he goes out!" ”

Hearing this, everyone immediately cheered up and acted separately.

"Hopefully in time." The old lady murmured uneasily, "The truth that escaped two years ago can no longer withstand any rumors." ”

This night is destined to be a sleepless night.

An Ruolan didn't know anything about this, and after dinner, she pulled Bailing to be a female celebrity on the warm kang.

Outside the house, the wind and snow were blowing, and the whistling north wind made the evergreen leaves in the yard rattle, and the sky was completely dark, and the moon slowly rose, illuminating the sky with white and soft light.

Different from the wind and snow outside, the house is warm like spring, and there is a faint incense, which makes people not feel the depression and coldness of winter.

Mama Qin lifted the heavy solid-colored cotton curtains, and when she heard the low voices of talking and laughing in the room, the look on her face was much soothed, she greeted with a smile, walked to An Ruolan's side, and said in a low voice: "Miss, there is news from Xinyueyuan, Miss Fang has gone to see Miss Ten." ”

The needle in An Ruolan's hand paused.

After An Ruoxian was picked up, she sent someone to keep an eye on An Ruoxian's movements, but she didn't want to get such news.

When she just came back from Jiangnan, she and Fang Bining had a chance encounter in the house, and they also talked for a long time, from Fang Bining's mouth, she knew what happened to her biological father on Hengji Island, and also knew that her father was Fang Bining's life-saving benefactor.

The biological father fell in love with a woman other than the biological mother, no matter who this matter is, no matter who will feel pimple, An Ruolan is no exception, but she can still look at this problem rationally, her biological father is still young, and it is impossible to live a "madman" like this.

So she can still accept her biological father's change of heart.

What's more, the feelings that Fang Bining said are indeed sincere and touching.

Some time ago, An Ruolan had a very good impression of Fang Bining, until Fang Bining repeatedly invited her to visit her biological mother.

She could more or less guess Fang Bining's thoughts, which was nothing more than a demonstration to win over, making her biological mother think that she was on Fang Bining's side, and letting her biological father think that she was close to Fang Bining.

Many maids have reported that Miss Fang specially inquired about the hobbies and habits of the fifth master, as well as the personality and hobbies of the fourth young master and the sixth miss.

It is not difficult to see that Fang Bining knows that her biological father values her.

And Fang Bining himself once said: "Although I am not old enough to be your mother, I will definitely treat you like a biological mother, I know that the fifth brother values you, I only hope that you can agree to me being with your father." ”

Thinking back on this kind, An Ruolan felt very uncomfortable, every time she used to shirk Fang Bining because she couldn't pull away, or her body was sick, she was still a little guilty and uneasy, but now she didn't have any more.

She didn't expect that if she couldn't win her over, Fang Bining would hit An Ruoxian with her idea.

It seems that this woman is probably scared and can't wait.

With a long exhale, An Ruolan put down the needle and thread and asked in a low voice, "But what did you hear them say?" ”

"The two maids brought back by Miss Ten are very alert, our people have not been able to hear the conversation between Miss Fang and Miss Ten, but Miss Fang's face is not good-looking." Mama Qin replied.

An Ruolan frowned, "I didn't agree to her when I thought about it." ”

An Ruoxian is not stupid, it is impossible to bear the infamy of treachery, you must know that the Meng family used to treat her better than her own daughter.

I just don't know what Fang Bining's next move will be.

After pondering for a moment, An Ruolan said again: "You let people check whether An Ruoxian's two maids are really the two maids brought to the Grange from the mansion back then, I don't remember that there are such powerful maids in the Hou Mansion." ”

Mama Qin also had this doubt, and immediately nodded yes. Just as he was about to retreat, he remembered one more thing, bowed slightly and said, "Miss, the eldest lady has already pointed out the house for the green vulture, I am afraid that I will not be able to come to serve you in a few days, the eldest lady has already asked for another maid from the old lady's room for you." ”

"Already optimistic?" An Ruolan smiled, "This is a happy event, I have to say hello to the green vulture in a while." He also instructed Bai Ling: "You go to my box and pick out a few pieces of jewelry, and I will personally give them to the green vulture in a while, which will be regarded as a dowry for her, and then someone will go to the gold and silver building to pick out the head face, which is considered a congratulatory gift." ”

Bai Ling responded happily.

Mama Qin nodded with a smile and praised, "Miss's approach is right." ”

An Ruolan pursed her lips and smiled slightly.

Besides, Second Master An hurried to the gate of the palace, and he almost stopped King Jin.

Hearing the reason, King Jin lowered his eyebrows, and directly ordered the coachman to turn the horse's head, and said sharply: "Go to the Yanguo Mansion!" ”

"Lord Wang!" Second Master An was taken aback, but it was too late to stop him.

On the other side, An Shiting and his wife took An Shiyan and his son to the door of the Yanguo Mansion, but they were directly stopped by the doorman, who said that there were no guests in the house at this time, although the tone was quite polite, but there was no place to turn around.

An Wenyan was in a hurry and said: "I am a friend of Yan Qigongzi, and I also ask the little brother to help spread the word to Yan Qigongzi!" ”

"This ......," the doorman hesitated, and then said, "Then please sit a few inside." ”

The group breathed a sigh of relief. R1152