Whether the Shang family really believed the Fang family's words, only they knew. Anyway, the Shang family seems to have the same attitude towards the other family, although they didn't mention the marriage of the two families again, they didn't estranged themselves from the Fang family, and they talked and laughed in front of them. The Fang family's family is the eldest family and only thought that they had passed the test in a fool's way, and waited for the Shang family to mention the marriage again.

As for what Miss Fang would think, no one knows. Since she didn't want to understand and show her true thoughts to outsiders, she only said that the Yue Banxuan turmoil was a misunderstanding, and she was not exclusive to her marriage to Shang Qiong, so of course it was impossible to refuse her family's arrangement. As far as the other party Shaoqing and Mrs. Fang are concerned, Shang Qiong is still the number one candidate for the eldest son-in-law in their minds, whether it is out of interest or love for their daughter, they all try their best to promote this marriage.

The Shang family's side seems to be settled, and the Zhao family's side is also very tolerant, only the Guangping Palace's side is not going well. Fang Shaoqing went to the Guangping Palace, but who knew that after the prince left the Fang family, he went to another place and went back relatively late. Fang Shaoqing waited in the palace for an hour, and finally waited for the prince, but the prince didn't say anything to him, but said that he wanted to rush to see the king of Guangping, and it was inconvenient to entertain, so he ordered the head of the palace to send off the guests. The chief manager hinted to Fang Shaoqing on the way to see off the guests that the Guangping palace ignored the government affairs, and it was inconvenient for the prince and the prince to interact with the court officials, so he asked him not to come again in the future.

Fang Shaoqing wanted to refute the fact that the prince went to the Fang family, but the prince was invited by his son to go, which can be understood as a correspondence between young people, but he himself was a real court official, and took the initiative to go to the Guangping palace to ask for a meeting, these are two different things. After all, he still remembered that he was born in a famous scholarly family, and he should show the character of a scholar, for fear of being stigmatized as clinging to the powerful, so he did not stalk him, but left obediently, and did not come back, only ordered his son to have a chance to have a good life and make friends with the son.

Fang Jinqi kept his father's instructions in mind, but unfortunately he hadn't found a chance to get close to the prince of Guangping again, and the rumors that Fang Shang's two families could not marry spread throughout the Fang family.

Mrs. Fang was a little annoyed by this: "Who is spreading rumors here?!" ”

The result of the reaction of the people below is that the people of several rooms living together all said so, tracing back to the source, it is very likely that it came from the second room, and it is said that the fourth wife of the second room first mentioned this matter when chatting with several concubines.

Mrs. Fang's face turned pale with anger, and Miss Fang also tightened her brows: "Mother, this must be Rui Zhu in the second room on the day of Laba who is suspected of stealing the belongings of the Zhao family girl, Xin'er's girl spilled the tea and stained Miss Zhao's skirt, and the daughter ordered someone to tell the aunt and ask the aunt to punish the two girls, and the aunt was dissatisfied with her daughter's interference in the housework of the second room, so she deliberately spread rumors and ruined her daughter's reputation." ”

Mrs. Fang sneered: "Can there be any other reason?" Finally, she is not too confused, it is only passed down in our Fang family, and it has not been spread outside, otherwise this crime of ruining the reputation of the family alone is enough for her to drink a pot! While being angry, she was also a little puzzled: "Although the second room is not rich, it is not to the point of being poor, why is his girl so shallow?" What is a handkerchief worth? ”

Miss Fang didn't understand either, and she didn't want to think about it too much: "No matter what they're for, it's not a good thing." It's just a trivial matter, and the punishment is all punished, so what do they do? The daughter is only worried that now in the lunar month, when several aunts always go back to their parents' house, if they say a few more words to their mother's family......"

Mrs. Fang patted the back of her hand: "It's okay, I'll tell them first." They also have daughters, how can they not know how important the reputation of the Fang family's daughter is? Even for the sake of their own flesh and blood, they don't dare to talk nonsense! ”

Miss Fang was a little relieved, and then pursed her lips and said with a shy smile: "Mother, I still heard that a few aunts discussed in private, if our room and the cousin of the Shang family can't get married, their daughter ......."

"It can't be!" Without waiting for Miss Fang to make a suggestion intentionally or unintentionally, Mrs. Fang categorically rejected it.

Miss Fang's face turned pale, and the smile on her face became a little reluctant: "My daughter just heard some rumors......

Mrs. Fang touched her eldest daughter's head lovingly: "Good boy, don't pay attention to what they say." Except for you, no one else can climb this family business. Is the Shang family an ordinary family? No matter how ugly Shang Qiong looks, he is also the son of a dignified master. Which of the girls in the other rooms of our Fang family is as good as you? Only you are worthy to be his wife. ”

Miss Fang gritted her teeth, and her face unconsciously showed a bit of sadness. When Mrs. Fang saw this, her expression was solemn, and her tone became cold: "What? You still don't want to marry him? Just because he's ugly?! ”

Miss Fang shivered, and hurriedly showed a shy expression: "My daughter didn't mean that, after listening to her mother's teachings, my daughter would have known her mistake a long time ago." Marriage is the order of the parents, and the daughter obeys the arrangement of the father and mother. ”

Mrs. Fang nodded with satisfaction: "Good boy, that's right." Father and mother are also dedicated to your good, you are still young, you don't know the benefits of this family business, and when you marry in the future, you will understand the good intentions of your father and mother! ”

Miss Fang nodded obediently and quietly concealed the hatred that flashed in her eyes.

Mrs. Fang's abacus played well, and she didn't take the careful thoughts of other clansmen to heart, but how could the world be as she wanted? Within a few days, news came from another middle-class eunuch in the capital, saying that Mrs. Shang had seen his daughter, was very satisfied with her, and wanted to hire her as a daughter-in-law.

There is a Taifu in the Shang family, even if many families will hesitate about marriage because of the spot on Shang Qiong's face, but there are also people who will take a fancy to the identity of Shang Qiong's Taifu and want to fight. The family that broke the news was one of them. His family is not high, but he can be regarded as a scholarly family, and the daughters in the family are not as good as the eldest girls in terms of appearance and talent, but from the eyes of ordinary people, they are not bad. If the Shang family is willing to lower the criteria for choosing a wife, it is also possible to choose his daughter. The most important thing is that in the face of this rumor, no one in the Shang family came forward to clarify. This confirms the truth of the rumors in disguise.

Fang Shaoqing and his wife were stunned. The Shang family's attitude towards them has obviously not changed, but while saying that they are busy with the New Year's and have no time to talk about marriage, they are discussing marriage with other families, which is obviously playing tricks on them! Could it be that they still hold a grudge against the last Yuebanxuan?

Fang Shaoqing complained to his wife: "What did you tell the Shang family?" Didn't you say that they were deflated? ”

Mrs. Fang felt aggrieved: "The cousin-in-law of the Shang family talked and laughed at me, I don't think she looks like she is angry, where did she think that there would be such a change?" She refused to give up: "What is the rumored daughter she fancies to compare to our Hui'er?" Could it be a misunderstanding? This is the news that the family deliberately released because they wanted to climb up to the Shang family and raise their own worth, right? ”

Fang Shaoqing pondered for a moment: "If that family makes its own opinion, it will only anger the Shang family, besides, how important is the girl's reputation?" Aren't they afraid that if the marriage fails, his daughter's reputation will be damaged? Moreover, the Shang family has not come forward to clarify, but they are afraid that it will come out of nowhere, and it may not be without a cause. ”

"How's that for good?" Mrs. Fang was anxious, "Now that the two families of Yishan in the second room are blessed, the news that our family and the Shang family are going to marry has already spread, if Shang Qiong marries another daughter's daughter in the end, how can we Hui'er meet people?" She couldn't help complaining about the Shang family: "How come the two families are also relatives, children are ignorant and messing around, isn't it enough for me to come to the door to make amends?" If they hold a grudge in their hearts, they will say it clearly, how can they do one thing in front of them and another thing behind their backs? Hui'er is not young anymore, if she is implicated in this, she will not be able to discuss her marriage within a year or two, won't she be delayed for a lifetime? ! If she can't get married, what will her sister do? ”

As soon as he mentioned his youngest daughter, Fang Shaoqing cheered up: "This matter must be resolved as soon as possible." Since the Shang family has no intention of marrying, don't wait stupidly. Didn't there be other people who took a fancy to Hui'er before? Hello Sheng, choose a suitable family for your daughter, it is best to be able to speak in the court, the higher the status, the better. After choosing, don't tell people first, and wait for the Shang family to settle the family matter, and then release the news, so as not to let outsiders talk about our Fang family's untrustworthy. ”

Mrs. Fang hesitated for a moment, but still agreed.

In the next few days, she took the opportunity to give New Year's gifts a year ago, and met with several children who were optimistic about the past, which were the candidates she had selected before, namely the second son of Wang Shangshu's family, the second son of Meishan Bofuqiu's family, and the eldest grandson of Shangshu, the only son of a squire.

Wang Shangshu is a powerful figure, and he is deeply used by the new emperor, although the family background is thinner, and his wife and eldest daughter-in-law all have the atmosphere of nouveau riche, but these people are not worried about the future. Wang Shangshu's sons are all descendants, the second son has been studying since childhood, and he has already made a name for himself, and he has heard that his homework is very good, and he has a good chance of being admitted to the Jinshi in the future. If his daughter can marry him, she will be able to be Mrs. Shangguan in the future. Although she is not the eldest daughter-in-law, the eldest daughter-in-law is far inferior to her daughter in terms of family talent, and Mrs. Fang is very optimistic that her daughter will be able to easily win the position of head of the family after marrying into the Wang family in the future.

The Qiu family of Meishan Bofu is noble, although it is not obvious, but the eldest son of his family is from the imperial guard, and he is the person who has to be used by the new emperor, although the second son is not as capable as the eldest brother, he also has a military position. If the daughter marries in the past, she will be directly the wife of the fate. In the future, if the husband makes military achievements, it is not impossible to be knighted again. If there is any shortcoming, it is that the Qiu family is a general, and it is not the same as the scholarly lintel of the Fang family, but I am afraid that my daughter will be difficult to adapt to the life of such a family.

But Mrs. Fang has other candidates, the grandson of Shangshu and the only son of Shilang, all of whom are good men with both talent and appearance, and a prominent family background, and they are not embroidered pillows. Although each has its own advantages and disadvantages, no matter who her daughter marries, her life will not be too sad in the future. Mrs. Fang had put a lot of thought into choosing them. If it weren't for the Shang family's willingness to help the Fang family facilitate the fifth girl Fang to sit on the throne of the emperor's eldest concubine, and Shang Qiong herself was extremely gentle in temperament, she might not be willing to marry her daughter to him.

Now that she is talking about the old things, Mrs. Fang is still full of confidence in her eldest daughter. The mothers of these candidates, before the Fang Shang family intended to discuss marriage, had faintly expressed their appreciation to Mrs. Fang for the other party's eldest girl. Mrs. Fang felt that they should be happy to mention marriage again this time.

Who knows, when she mentioned it, Mrs. Wang Shangshu didn't answer it at all. This made Mrs. Fang a little embarrassed. She guessed that it was about the day of Laba, the eldest girl of the Wang family was angry in the Fang family. Although she felt that it was something that Miss Wang took the initiative to provoke (Miss Fang didn't admit that she did it), she still had many options, and she was not happy to see Mrs. Wang's nouveau riche face, so she didn't mention it.

Then, she tried other people's homes, the grandson of Shangshu had agreed on a family affair a few days ago, and had to give up, as for the only son of the squire, he was also a good candidate, but his wife and the Shang family were in-laws who were cornering, and I heard some rumors from somewhere, and politely refused. Mrs. Fang felt very embarrassed, and the other party's wife asked her in surprise: "Isn't Ling Yan discussing marriage with the eldest son of the Shang family?" Why do you want to talk about marriage with your child? This is a breach of contract! ”

Mrs. Fang said angrily: "The Shang family broke the contract first and discussed family affairs with other families, how can we blame our family?" ”

The other party was even more surprised: "I haven't heard of it, when did the eldest son of the Shang family discuss family affairs with other families?" I only heard that Mrs. Shang proposed to a certain daughter for her nephew, and it has been decided, but it has nothing to do with the eldest son of the Shang family? ”

Mrs. Fang was stunned. After returning home, she immediately ordered someone to inquire, and sure enough, the family that released the news before, his daughter was a family affair with Shang Taifu's nephew, although she was also the son of the Shang family, but it was a different thing from Shang Qiong, and the two families had already exchanged Geng stickers, and they would be released until the beginning of spring next year. She had misunderstood before, and when she heard that it was the son of the Shang family who wanted to marry the daughter of that family, and it was Mrs. Shang Taifu who said that she agreed, she thought that Shang Qiong was the main son, but she never expected that Mrs. Shang was going to see her nephew and daughter-in-law. But now it's too late to regret it, and the rumors of the Fang family's first breach of the contract have spread. The daughter of the Fang family was originally famous, but thanks to this incident, this virtuous name was also stained.

Mrs. Shang even expressed his dissatisfaction directly in front of Fang Shaoqing, and in front of other courtiers, he pointed out that the marriage did not need to be mentioned again in the future. Fang Shaoqing suffered a dumb loss, but he could only knock out his front teeth and swallow blood. What he was even more worried about was that Mrs. Shang's move had a faint intention of drawing a line with the Fang family, and the other party would no longer mention the matter of the fifth girl Fang marrying into the royal family. Fang Shaoqing panicked, worried that the Shang family was really going to part ways with the Fang family, and even the clansmen complained about him, blaming Miss Fang for causing trouble and affecting the whole clan.

This is not over, what makes matters worse is that the Queen Mother recently summoned the ladies of the official eunuchs to the palace to speak, and there was no name of Fang Wu's girl in the list. In the past, she was not only famous many times, but also won the favor of the Queen Mother. Could it be that this is some kind of bad signal, which means that the palace is going to kick Miss Fang out of the list of candidates for the eldest princess?

Fang Shaoqing and his wife were worried, could it be that this was really done by the Shang family? But even if it was really done by the Shang family, they had nothing to say. Originally, the Fang family made a mistake, and the breach of contract came first, plus the previous incident of the Fang eldest girl, Yue Banxuan, the Shang family would be angry if they were replaced. All they can do now is to try their best to make up for the mistakes they made before, so that Shang Taifu's family can be discouraged. It is nothing to be absent from a Jin meeting, the key is to let the youngest daughter have another chance to enter the palace in the future to meet the Queen Mother and the Queen.

Fang Shaoqing and his wife suddenly became busy, even Mrs. Fang, because of this change, it was all because of the eldest daughter, and the love for her daughter in the past has also been reduced a little. Miss Fang didn't dare to say anything at this time, and was still waiting for the result of her own affair. The family that Mrs. Fang chose before, in fact, there is only one family left, and it is estimated that ** is not far from ten, right?

She thought to herself: The second young grandmother of Meishan Bofu sounds good.