Mrs. Fang waited for a while before she replied with some difficulty: "This is ...... Not suitable, right? Ren'er and Shang Qiong are too different in age. Shang Qiong has long reached the age of marrying a wife, but Ren'er will not be able to reach it for four years. Is it possible to make Shang Qiong wait so long? ”

Although Shang Qiong has a good temperament, she is also happy to marry her eldest daughter to him, but half of that is to gain the support of the Shang family, so as to put her youngest daughter on the throne of the emperor's eldest concubine. Now it is no longer for this reason, but purely to marry a daughter, and she is reluctant. Although the eldest daughter is good, she looks more and more ignorant now, but the younger daughter has been very filial and caring recently, and she naturally prefers the younger daughter a little. She hopes to find a young offspring for Fang Renzhu who is well-matched, mild-tempered, handsome and talented, and that her daughter and son-in-law will be a good day in the future. Shang Qiong is old, the imperial examination is hopeless, and she is disfigured, and she promised her youngest daughter to him, isn't that wronged the child?

Fang Shaoqing said: "I have my own reasons. He explained it to his wife.

His idea was not a momentary brain fever, but really well thought out. It's just that I used to think of picking a good temperament and good character from my niece and daughter, and giving it to Shang Qiong, so as to make amends for the mistakes of the previous eldest daughter. But because among the nieces and nephews, there are only Fang Yishan's second girls of the right age, and that girl is not in his eyes regardless of her appearance, and the daughters of other clansmen really can't take care of their family background, so he has never dared to mention this to the Shang family. Now that she wants to say goodbye to her youngest daughter, Shang Qiong is a ready-made good candidate. Although the age difference is larger, if the Shang family is willing. That's a great family affair.

Fang Shaoqing really didn't want to break off the relationship with the Shang family. He complained countless times in his heart that his eldest daughter was making her own decisions. The Shang family refused to dissipate their anger for a long time, and he once complained about the small size of the family. But people take advantage of it, and no matter how small the amount of gas is. He is also helpless, if he has the opportunity to show favor to the Shang family, then he is still willing to do it, no matter what the price will be. To put it bluntly, he said that he wanted to marry a daughter to Shang Qiong as his wife, but the eldest daughter refused, so let the younger daughter make up for it. is also a descendant, the same talent and appearance, and the youngest daughter's character is better. This is enough to show his sincerity. If the Shang family is willing, it will naturally be better, and the two families are still intimate in-laws. If the Shang family is unwilling, at least they can understand his sincerity. Since then, I have been discouraged. Even if it's not as affectionate as before, at least the friendship on the face is maintained. And he can still find another good family for his little daughter.

But then again, among the famous scholars in Beijing, there are really not many young children who can be worthy of Shang Renzhu. Previously, for Fang Huizhu's marriage, Fang Shaoqing and his wife had seen all the slightly decent families in Beijing, and they knew the level of the children of each family well. Either the family background is not worthy, or the appearance is not worthy; The appearance is matched, and the talent is slightly inferior; It's worth it. The temperament is not good enough; The temperament is worthy, but the age is wrong. Fang Shaoqing compared what he knew about the situation of these children over and over again. I think Shang Qiong really stands out in everything except for her face, and she is already a very good candidate.

He said to his wife: "I know that you think it's a pity that Shang Qiong can't take the imperial examination, but now that you are an official, you don't have to take the imperial examination, if you want to be decent, you don't have to be an official." Cousin Shang is Jinshang's teacher, and Jinshang has always respected teachers, as long as Cousin Shang sends a word, can Jinshang not arrange a noble and decent errand for Shang Qiong? With Shang Qiong's talent, this is not difficult at all. Even if you don't have an errand, it's nice to have a knighthood. Don't dislike people who are not from the imperial examination, they can't enter the cabinet, how many scholars in the world who are born in the imperial examination can enter the cabinet? Not to mention entering the cabinet, just being able to pass the Jinshi exam is already one in a hundred. Other children can take the imperial examination, but who knows if they can pass the examination? Based on the Shang family, Shang Qiong can't take the imperial examination, but his children and grandchildren can. If Ren'er can get married, good days are still to come. ”

Mrs. Fang looked at her husband and lowered her eyes again: "Master misunderstood, since I could promise to promise Hui'er to Shang Qiong that day, how can I dislike him today?" It's just that...... The age difference between the two children is really too great. The Shang family wanted Shang Qiong to marry a wife as soon as possible, so they took a fancy to Hui'er, how could they let the child wait another four or five years to get married? ”

She could see that her husband still wanted to reconcile with the Shang family, and regarded this matter as more important than the happiness of her youngest daughter's marriage. She sighed in her heart, but didn't say anything. Previously, for the marriage of her eldest daughter, she had carefully observed Shang Qiong's behavior, as a husband, Shang Qiong is indeed a good child, if the youngest daughter really marries, he will not treat her badly.

It's just that...... Fang Huizhu has just calculated others, won't the Shang family really have a grudge in their hearts? In case they put this resentment on Fang Renzhu's head......

Mrs. Fang had a faint premonition in her heart. She is still not optimistic about this marriage.

Fang Shaoqing didn't know what his wife was thinking, he thought for a while: "Then let's explore the wind first." If they say yes, that's fine, and it's okay not to say yes. He suddenly smiled again, "With my current situation, if I suddenly mention a family matter to the Shang family, in their opinion, will they think that I am entrusting the orphan?" The cousin of the Shang family has always been close to us, but it is because of Hui'er's stupidity that there is a gap, but when he sees me in danger, he will probably not stand idly by. Eighty percent of them are likely to agree to this family business. When the family affairs are decided, I will be fine in the future, and if I don't mention withdrawing from my relatives, they will happily accept Ren'er, the daughter-in-law. Isn't that wonderful? ”

Mrs. Fang was stunned, she didn't expect Fang Shaoqing to propose this proposal, it seemed ...... Quite feasible? As long as the Fang family is willing enough afterwards, maybe the estrangement between the two families will disappear from now on.

She nodded at her husband's positive color: "Okay, then...... I'll go to Shang's house tomorrow to propose! ”

Zhao Xiu didn't know what he said, which contributed to the marriage between Fang Renzhu and Shang Qiong. Her whole mind was on moving. As time passed, the things in the Zhao family's small mansion were also transferred to the Hou Mansion one after another. Finally, it was the auspicious day to be optimistic, and the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhao family officially moved out of the small house and moved into the renovated Jiannanhou Mansion.

Zhao Xiu has lived in the small mansion for more than a year, and he is really reluctant. However, the small house occupies a small area, and there are many servants in the family. There are a lot of things, and there are really not enough places. Zhao Xiu lives in the backyard with her grandmother, although she has her own room. But the privacy is not high, no matter what she does, her grandmother Zhang can see it from the window, and there is no secret at all. When she arrives at the Hou Mansion, she can have her own courtyard, which is quite far away from Zhang's courtyard, and she is more free to do anything. As soon as I think about it. The reluctance in her heart was overshadowed by joy, and she began to wait for the day of moving happily.

The three of them sat in a carriage and drove all the way along the avenue to the gate of the Hou Mansion. I entered directly through the main entrance and got off in front of the second gate.

The Hou Mansion has been renovated, the green tiles and powder walls, and many green trees and grasses have been newly planted. Transplanted for months. It looks just right now, and it reflects the new and solemn tall house, which makes people feel happy to look at.

The last time I came back to the Hou Mansion to see the new house, the attention of the three grandparents and grandchildren was attracted by the strangeness in the front yard of West Road, and they didn't take a closer look at other places. This time, it's quite fresh. Except for Zhao Wei, who has been here many times in order to supervise the progress of the project, Zhao Xiu basically looks at the drawings a lot. Zhang didn't even look at the drawings, he only remembered the old appearance of the Hou Mansion in the past. From the moment she stepped into the gate of the Hou Mansion. I have been comparing the difference between the renovated Hou Mansion and the past.

None of the grandparents mentioned the front yard of West Road. The courtyard has now been renovated, and even the hewn floor in the main house has not been restored, just waiting for the people to find the old furniture and put it back as it was. Even if every time they go to see it, they can recall the day of the murder, and they don't want to touch it, they just want to restore it as much as possible.

The main courtyard on the middle road is now the residence of the male owner of the Hou Mansion, Hou Zhao Wei of Jiannan. This courtyard was rebuilt according to the old drawings of the former Hou Mansion, even the paint of the pillars was in the same color as before, and the scenery of the courtyard such as flowers and plants, lakes and stones also came according to the past, and the vulgar appearance of the courtyard was originally revealed because of the hastily rebuilt by the Niu family, revealing the grandeur and grace that the founding nobles should have.

The middle courtyard of West Road is the new residence of the Zhang family, which is only separated by a wall from the old residence of the old county prince, and there is no longer half a shadow of the old residence of Zhao Jue and his wife. This piece of building courtyard was demolished and rebuilt into a new three-entry courtyard, which belonged exclusively to the old county duchess Zhang. The front yard is where the guests are entertained, the second courtyard is where she lives and sits and sits, and there is a small garden, and the third backyard is not only a warehouse, but also a lower place for the girls and mothers-in-law, and a small courtyard is separated as a small kitchen. This courtyard was carefully decorated by Zhao Xiu and Lu's mother, so that the Zhang family could live comfortably. Zhang's temperament is a bit homely, but in this courtyard, she really doesn't have to go out, she can already meet the needs of a qiē life.

Zhao Xiu's yard is located behind the East Road Garden, between the garden and several idle courtyards. Those small courtyards were prepared for Zhao Wei to live in the future after he spread out and gave birth to children. Zhao Xiu's courtyard is a triple courtyard, with green tiles and white walls, and it is very neat and elegant. A lot of flowers and plants were planted in the courtyard, and according to Zhao Xiu's intentions, a large lawn was paved, stone tables and stone benches were added, and then a swing frame was made in the corner with wood and vines.

There are three main rooms in the courtyard, and one in the middle is a small flower hall, if there are guests coming, Zhao Xiu can entertain each other here. The east room is the living room, with a wide and flat wooden kang built against the south window, and a few bookshelves and multi-treasure grids placed against the wall. This is where she does needlework, settles accounts, and entertains her closer friends. The west room is a bedroom. There is also a kang by the window, but it is smaller, and there is a shelf bed on the north side. In winter and summer, she can sleep in a different place without worrying about heat and cold. On the west side, there is a dresser and a large wardrobe, and there is a small cubicle behind the bed, and there is a small door to go out, and along the warm corridor to the west, you will reach the west ear room. This place was transformed into a bathroom clean room by Zhao Xiu. Although Zhao Xiu didn't know much about the principle of the flush toilet, he did his best to renovate the sewer here, add a simple water pump, and separate a boiler room to prepare hot water for washing in autumn and winter, so that the sanitary conditions of his residence were as modern as possible.

The east ear room is the residence of the big girl, and the door is opened independently. There are two identical shelves in the room, a small dresser, a wardrobe and a wardrobe, and toiletries, separated from the left and right, separated by a simple screen in the middle, which can enjoy a certain amount of privacy. Such conditions can be called one of the best in the Hou Mansion. Zhao Xiu currently only has a big girl in Bihan, and the other place is to be filled. As soon as she entered the door, she smiled, first chose the bed she liked, rolled on it, and ran to the dresser to look in the glass mirror, and her heart was so beautiful.

There are two rooms in the east wing, which is Zhao Xiu's study, the big one is a study, with a number of bookshelves and bookcases, and a large case of pear marble in the middle, which is very spacious, and there are piano cases and chess tables under the window, all of which are placed in an orderly manner. The small one is the studio, and there is a large case under the window that is the same as the outside, and the shelves and cabinets under the wall are full of all kinds of painting paper, pens, paints and other painting supplies, and there are also paintings of Zhao Xiu in the past. Zhao Xiu took a turn inside, and his heart was also beautiful. This kind of studio is really attractive!

The west wing room was temporarily empty, and Zhao Xiu used one of the large ones as a warehouse to store her various household belongings, and the other smaller one opened another door and temporarily lived for the girls on duty.

The courtyard gate was opened on the south side, and a small tea room was built in the corner, which was prepared for making tea on the daily stove. But there is no kitchenette here. The big kitchen is only separated from Zhao Xiu's yard, but it is not far away, so there is no need to set up a small kitchen.

Zhao Xiu walked around his new home, then ran to the swing frame in the corner of the courtyard and sat down, slowly swaying in a good mood.

Moving into her new home, a new chapter in her life is about to begin. (To be continued......)