After King Zhao's wedding, there was the royal family taking the lead, the relatives of the dignitaries and dignitaries, and the concubines of the concubines, and the capital soon returned to the kind of drunken life. The gentlemen have also reappeared on the streets, and the business of Flower Street and Willow Lane has also improved.

The second wife was originally ill, but after Yujia's matter was properly handled, the second wife let go of her worries, and the illness slowly improved. As soon as the national funeral passed, the second wife also began to get busy, and the family affairs of the ancestral brother must be said. The children of the Yang family are not young, and they only wait for the ancestral brother to marry a wife, and the brothers below can be good.

Seeing it, there is a noble family or the relatives of the children or daughters have agreed. Some people who want to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix can't sit still, and the traffic in front of the Jin Wang's Mansion is busy, and the threshold is almost broken.

Think about it, Ye Yichen, as the most powerful prince in the empire, has a simple family population, there is no mother-in-law and sister-in-law to wait, and there is no brother-in-law to divide the family property, and he can be the master of the house if he marries. The nobles of the Jingshi are also eager to flock to it.

Even Concubine Yi in the palace moved her mind and planned to marry her mother's niece to Ye Yichen. Concubine Yi's maiden surname is Su, although it cannot be compared with a big family like the Xiao family, it can be regarded as a noble family. Concubine Yi has no sons, but there are two princesses under her knees, and the emperor does not have many children, and he is also quite fond of the princess. Because she had no son, Concubine Yi was beyond the battle for the heir and was beyond the court.

In recent years, especially after Chen Jia came to the emperor, the emperor has become increasingly cold to the concubines in the harem. Concubine Yi is also happy.

The prince's parents are gone, but the emperor's brother has to make the decision, Concubine Yi said to the emperor that she wanted the emperor to give her a marriage, and Chrysostom opened it to settle the matter. The emperor said: "In this matter, I have to ask the sixteenth brother what he means." ”

For Ye Yichen's younger brother, even the emperor was a little afraid in his heart. If Ye Yichen himself is unwilling, the emperor is not willing to force him.

When the emperor called Ye Yichen to the Qianqing Palace and told him about this matter, Ye Yichen really refused. Ye Yichen said: "I must find a girl who is both talented and beautiful, and has the same heart and mind as me." ”

And somehow it came out. It's not difficult to have both talent and appearance, but with one heart and one mind? If you don't marry and go back to your home to live for a while, who knows if the girl from the Ludao family will be of the same heart and mind as you!

These words also reached Yulan's ears, she only smiled slightly when she heard it, but she understood in her heart that the prince's words were simply for her, and when she thought about it, her heart was extremely warm!

After a year of silence, the spring banquet of the dignitary's house was held as lively as ever. At this time of the year, the eldest lady would receive countless posts, but this year, the number has dropped significantly. The so-called current official is not as good as the current management, the old lady is not in that position now, the Yang family will no longer have the Xuanhe of the past, and the eldest lady can't help but feel a little depressed in her heart.

No matter what, the eldest lady is also the biological mother of the crown princess, even if her husband is just a third-grade servant of the imperial court, and his status is there, there should still be a shelf. The eldest lady declined some less important invitations, and went to a few important ones, and attended several banquets in a row in a few days, and she also felt very tired.

After dealing with a few important household matters in the flower hall, the eldest lady went back to the house and just sat down. Mother Wu hurriedly came in and said, "Madam, a mother came from the Qingjiang County Lord's Mansion, saying that she was here to deliver the post!" ”

The eldest lady was slightly surprised, since the last time and the ceremony, the Yang Mansion and the Qingjiang County Lord's Mansion have been in a relationship. The eldest lady is the mother of the house, and the communication in the circle of noblewomen is her business, and she naturally knows the importance of the county lord of Qingjiang, before the eldest lady wanted to have a good relationship with the county lord but also suffered from contact, and now with Yulan from it, the two families are also getting along very well.

The county lord of Qingjiang obviously likes Yulan very much, and he always asks her to go to the county lord's mansion every now and then.

In a blink of an eye, the mother said: "Our county lord said, two days later, on the tenth day of the fourth month, a spring banquet will be held in the mansion, please wife, second wife, fifth wife and young ladies, and the seventh lady will appreciate her face, and the county lord has invited Shaohetang to sing in the mansion!" "Alone lit Yulan out.

As she spoke, she handed over a box carved with red lacquer, and Mother Wu hurriedly took the box, opened it, and took out the big red gold invitation card contained in it to show the eldest lady.

The eldest lady took it and looked at it carefully, and then said with a smile: "Please ask my mother to go back and talk to the county lord." Let's just say that I must take my daughter to the excitement that day. ”

sent away the mother in the county lord's mansion, and when Yulan came over to say goodbye after dinner, the eldest lady looked at it and told her about it. The county lord of Qingjiang asked Yulan to pass by name, and the eldest lady naturally couldn't save the county lord's face. Yulan's heart jumped, and he thought: The prince is probably starting to act.

It's been two lifetimes, and it's the first time I'm going to get married, but when it comes to the end, Yulan is nervous, excited, and apprehensive. When that day came, Yulan dressed up and followed the elders to the county lord's mansion in a carriage. The county lord of Qingjiang personally greeted him at the door, and the three wives came here today, and now the young ladies of the Yang family who have not left the cabinet are only Yulan and Yuqing. Yuqing was also brought by the second wife today.

The eldest lady took the hand of the county lord of Qingjiang and approached her like a sister: "How can you personally welcome it!" How can we afford it? ”

The county lord of Qingjiang smiled with a spring breeze on his face: "I can afford it, I hit it off with several wives and young ladies, and I will be closer to each other in the future." ”

Yulan and Yuqing stepped forward to salute, and the lord of Qingjiang County took Yulan's hand and looked at her carefully: "I haven't seen you for a few days, you are really getting older and more thoughtful, look at this little appearance, the flower is general, and it will definitely be a blessed one in the future!" ”

What she said was very meaningful, Yulan heard the sound outside the strings, and her heart was a little up, and she lowered her head and just said, "The county lord has won the award!" ”

The three wives hurriedly humbled themselves, and you helped Yulan out of the siege with a word. After a while, the sedan chair came, and everyone took the green sedan chair and entered the county lord's mansion. When they got off the sedan chair at the second gate, the county lord of Qingjiang personally led them to the flower hall where the guests were entertained.

Along the way, you will pass through a small garden. Everyone saw that a stage had been set up in the garden. April is already the season when the grass grows and the warbler flies, the small garden of the county lord's mansion blows the willows, the spring is full of joy, but the rain has no intention of watching, until it arrives in the flower hall, everyone sits down with the guests, including Yuqing, everyone is flustered.

It turned out that except for the two young girls in the flower hall, there was not a single guest. The time when the daughters of the Yang family set off was not early, and they originally thought that the county lord's mansion must be full of guests at this time, but where did they think that it would be such a scene.

Yulan's heart is even clearer. The county lord called the two girls to come forward and meet the people: "These are all children under my knees. "Introduce them to a few wives and Yulan Yuqing one by one." Be sure to get closer and closer in the future. ”

The lord of Qingjiang County is not polite on the surface, but in fact he is by no means easy to handle. Since the county horse married the county lord, he will always worship the word concubine. Naturally, there are no concubines in this mansion, Yulan looked carefully, and saw that the two daughters of the county lord were fourteen or fifteen years old, and the younger was twelve or thirteen years old, and they both had a goose egg face, which was six or seven points similar to the county lord.

The two girls are dignified and beautiful, and their words are also very decent and thoughtful, which is worthy of royal blood.

The ladies presented the greeting gifts, and the county lord asked everyone to sit down, and ordered the maids to serve good tea. The eldest lady looked at the hour and saw that it was not early, and finally couldn't help but ask, "County Lord Niangniang, why is this guest so slow today?" ”

The county lord of Qingjiang smiled and said, "Didn't all the guests come?" What are you waiting for? ”

The eldest lady was stunned: "What does the county lord mean?" ”

The county lord of Qingjiang said: "I didn't just say it, I hit it off with a few wives and ladies of your Yang family, and I really want to be close to you, so I specially invited you over." ”

I've never heard of anyone's spring banquet like this!

Now even Yuqing, who doesn't understand the world, can see it, the county lord is something!

The county lord smiled and said: "A few people who have come are safe, and the first to taste this superb red robe, which was personally rewarded by the emperor." The stage in the garden has been set up, and we will go over to watch the play in a while. A few wives are bored at home all day, busy entertaining the directors, and when I come to my house today, the ladies must be loose and loose. Let's talk about it after lunch! ”

While greeting everyone, after a cup of tea, and went to the garden to watch the play, the two girls from the county lord's mansion came up to talk to Yulan Yuqing, although the two girls are the blood of the heavenly family, but there is no shelf at all, Yulan and Yuqing do not have too much sense of restraint, talk about clothes and jewelry, news in Beijing, and soon it will be lunch time.

This morning, the eldest lady was thinking about what was going on on the stage, but she didn't listen to a word. The county lord of Qingjiang was calm, and only gossiped with the three wives, and did not miss a word.

It wasn't until lunch was over that the eldest lady got up and said, "It's not too early, we should go home." Thank you for your hospitality today! ”

The county lord smiled and said, "Don't be busy, don't be busy, the three wives will stay on their feet." There are a few scenery in my house, which are built in imitation of Jiangnan gardens, so I asked my two daughters to take the two young ladies to see the scenery, loose and loose! I have a big deal to ask my three wives for! How about I send the three wives out of the house when this important matter is discussed? ”

The three wives looked at each other, and when the county lord of Qingjiang said so, they had no choice but to stay. The eldest lady and the second lady instructed Yulan and Yuqing a few words respectively, and asked them to take the maid and follow the two young ladies of the county lord's mansion.

The four of them sat down again, the little maid changed into tea, and the county lord didn't sell the guanzi again this time, and said bluntly: "Don't hide it from the three wives, I invite you over this time, I really have a big deal to discuss with you." ”

The three ladies were silent, waiting for the county lord to continue. The county lord said: "Yulan, this child has both good looks and outstanding talents, the more I look at it, the more I like it, so I have such an idea, I want to hire her for my younger brother!" ”

The three wives were taken aback. The eldest lady said: "You mean, you want to marry Yulan for His Royal Highness King Qin?" ”

The county lord patted his forehead and said, "Look at what I said, I didn't make it clear, the younger brother I was talking about is not Feng Qi, but Yi Chen!" ”

The fifth lady was taken aback, for fear that the eldest lady would agree, so she hurriedly interjected: "Your Royal Highness the county lord, although Yulan is a concubine, but she was also raised by our Yang Mansion as a serious lady, no matter how high or low the family is, we must always find a suitable family member, and let her be the head grandmother in the future!" Whether it is the King of Qin or the King of Jin, if you want Yulan to marry as a side concubine, we understand the kindness of the county lord, but our Yang family will never agree. ”

The eldest lady was still thinking that Ye Yichen was now in full swing, and Yulan was born again, even if she married to be a side concubine, it was not unacceptable, but the fifth wife said so, and she couldn't refute the fifth wife's statement, so she could only follow the fifth wife's words.

The second wife was the first to speak: "The fifth brother and sister are right. The old lady has been proud all her life, and the granddaughter of the Yang family can't be a concubine! ”

What else can the eldest lady say, she has to say against it!

The county lord of Qingjiang watched from the side, and she could see whether the wives were really for Yulan's good. couldn't help but be slightly surprised, what kind of means did Yulan have to make the three elders in the mansion all sincerely consider her and speak for her.

The county lord called out to the sky: "A few wives have misunderstood me!" The seventh girl is such a talent, how can I let her be a concubine for others, I mean, if you agree, tell Yulan to the sixteenth brother to be a concubine! It's a concubine! She deliberately accentuated the word "concubine".

Yes?

The eldest lady could hardly believe her ears, and the second and fifth ladies also looked at the county lord in surprise.

The eldest lady was really shocked. Now the entire Jingshi, except for the crown prince, the most honorable is Ye Yichen. Although it's just a steproom, it's also a princess who has a seal on the jade plate, and the nobles in the capital are about to break their heads, how could such a good thing fall on Yulan's head?

If the old lady is still the first assistant, if Yulan is the concubine, there is still a slight possibility of this. But now, the eldest lady is simply confused.

"This? This? I heard you right! It's really the prince of Jin who wants to marry our family's Yulan and be a concubine! But it was the second wife who asked this sentence first.

The county lord nodded with a smile: "Do you think I'm joking?" ”

The eldest lady finally cleared her mind a little at this time. Ye Yichen's temperament is known to everyone in Jingshi, if he is unhappy to do something, even the emperor may not be able to force him to do it. Although this Qingjiang County Lord is his sister, can she be the Lord of Ye Yichen?

At this time, you have to ask without asking: "Then can the prince agree to this family business?" ”

The county lord of Qingjiang said: "I asked the sixteenth brother first, and only then did I dare to work a few wives to come over to discuss!" "Isn't it just that the sixteenth brother came to ask for it in person!

The eldest lady was overjoyed when she heard this, if she could really marry Ye Yichen, the Yang family would have a princess and a princess, the princess and Yulan had a close relationship, and they could watch over each other, and the Yang family could also use Ye Yichen's influence to re-enter the ranks of the first-rate family. The benefits are simply endless. The eldest lady said almost without hesitation: "This is naturally a good thing that cannot be sought!" It's just such a big matter, and you still need to go back and discuss with the old lady and the old lady before you can reply to the county lord! I hope the county lord will forgive me! ”

"And that's as it should be! Today, I invited all of them in one go, just to invite all the ladies to say a few kind words to Mr. Yang and the old lady. Today I just said this meaning, and when I have the letter, I will personally come to the door to formally propose! ”

With such a thing, the eldest lady and a few people naturally couldn't sit still, the county lord called someone to find Yulan Yuqing back, a few wives hurriedly said goodbye, out of the county lord's mansion, Yuqing was still confused, said to be visiting the garden to see the scenery, but not even a scene before they had time to see it, they were called back again, what is going on!

Look at the ladies again, the eyes of Yulan are all wrong.