The day of the tea party in the Yanwang Mansion soon arrived.

On this day, the weather was quite clear. Although the wind is cold, the sun is shining in the sky, and the sky is cloudless, which is a rare good day to go out in winter.

Xie Mulin was neatly dressed, and together with his eldest sister Xie Yinghui, who had also dressed up solemnly, accompanied his mother Wen's family, and took a carriage to the Yanwangfu Garden for a tea party. As soon as the carriage left the gate, they heard Wanjia's carriage coming up with it. Mrs. Wan lifted a corner of the curtain and greeted Wen, and the two of them heard the Zhou family's descendants open the road not far ahead. The Zhou family also has a wife who wants to take her daughter to the tea party in Yanwang's mansion.

Mrs. Wan glanced at the carriage of the Zhou family from a distance, and then whispered to the Wen family: "Mr. Zhou is so sick, maybe he will kick his legs at any time, and the female relatives of his family still have the leisure to go to the tea party!" ”

Wen has never liked to gossip about the Zhou family, and when he heard the words, he just smiled and did not echo them.

There are also people from the Zhou family who want to go to the tea party in the Yanwang Mansion, and among the officials and relatives, it is natural to let the Zhou family's carriage go first, so the carriage procession of the Xie family and the Wan family stopped to make way. But the Zhou family didn't know why, but they dragged on, and they were delayed for more than a quarter of an hour before they officially set off. Mrs. Wan had been waiting impatiently, because the carriage where Wen's mother and daughter were sitting was far away from Wanjia's carriage at this time, she couldn't talk to Wen's noisy, so she had to complain to her daughters: "The action is so slow, you have to get in the way of others, and you don't want to be convenient with others, do you really think you are a nobleman?!" When the old people in the family go, I want to see who else in this Beiping city is willing to give them face! "The two girls from the Wan family are both loyal fans of their mothers, so naturally they only have the share of Ying He.

The Wen family heard more news from the girl's mother-in-law, and whispered to the two girls: "The Zhou family is not of the same heart. The lady and girl in the second room of the Zhou family who are going to the tea party today have always been close to Mrs. Xu, and they often have contacts, but they are not very harmonious with the Zhou family's room. Mrs. Zhou was seriously ill, and the old lady in the family was not willing to let her children and grandchildren go out to be guests, but the second wife of the Zhou family had Mrs. Xu's support, so she took her daughter out of the door. That Thursday girl is the same age as your sisters, but because Mrs. Zhou's health has not been good in recent years, the family is busy with illness, and her parents love their daughter, so they are picky, so they have not said goodbye yet. It was also about Tuesday when Mrs. Zhou saw that Mr. Zhou was seriously ill, and she was worried that once her daughter kept filial piety, she would delay the flowering period, so she planned to take advantage of the tea party in the palace today to take a look at her daughter. ”

Xie Yinghui sneered: "I didn't see each other until this time, what good can I see?" Even if the girl's parents on Thursday were picky, they should have seen a few suitable families in advance, at most, they couldn't make up their minds to choose which one, and they were busy looking at each other at this time, so that outsiders could look at each other, like what words? It seems that he was afraid that the old man in the family would die and would delay getting married on Thursday, so he hurriedly picked a son-in-law. But whoever wants to save face, who is willing to say such a kiss?! ”

Xie Mulin was a little puzzled: "Are there many guests who went to the tea party today?" Why can Mrs. Tuesday still take her daughter to see each other? ”

Speaking of this, Wen also felt that something was wrong: "It's just a few officials who often go to Yanwang's Mansion." I only know that there are the governor's wife and the girls of his family, our family, and the two girls of the Wan family, in addition to the girls of the family of the envoy Liu, and even the wives and daughters of the general's mansion have not been invited. Maybe Princess Yan also invited the wives, grandmothers and girls of the side branch of the Yan Palace, I don't know about these. "The Zhou family must have gotten the invitation as usual, but who would have thought that someone from his family would really participate?

Xie Mulin raised his eyebrows: "Since every guest is the official's wife who brought her daughter over, who can the wife look at on Tuesday?" Is it to take his daughter to let other people's wives look at her? ”

Wen shook his head hesitantly. Although it is common for men and women to look at each other, with the arrogance of the Zhou family, on the boundary of Beiping, in addition to Yanwangfu, whose son can let Mrs. Tuesday take the initiative to bring her daughter to the door to be looked at? But as we all know, the Yan Wangfu has no sons.

Xie Mulin immediately thought that the current Yanwang Mansion already had a son. Although this is still a secret, there should be many people who know about it. Not to mention the capital, the Queen Mother, the Emperor and several princes in the clan, as well as the Xiao family of the Zhuguo General's Mansion, basically know Xiao Rui's true life experience, and now in the Yan Wang's Mansion, the henchmen of the Yan King must be aware. Mrs. Xu was originally a side branch of Yanwang's Mansion, maybe she also heard the wind? Since she is close to the second room of the Zhou family, it is also possible to signal Mrs. Tuesday to bring her daughter to the door to find an opportunity.

The pillar of the Zhou family is the political envoy of Zhou Bu. He is now seriously ill and is dying, once he dies, there is only one grandson in the family who has just obtained a meritorious reputation to count on, and the others have no achievements in their careers, and the family momentum is about to fall. If at this time, the Zhou family can have a daughter and the son of King Yan to marry, it will naturally be able to renew a wave of vitality for the entire Zhou family.

But Xiao Rui, the son of King Yan, has already made a marriage, today's tea party is actually a family of relatives, and the Zhou family came to join in the fun at this time, what idea do you want to fight? !

Thinking of this, Xie Mulin couldn't help but snort coldly.

Xie Yinghui, who was sitting opposite her, misunderstood the reason for her snort: "Second sister also thought of it, right?" This week, the family refused to say goodbye to the Thursday girl, but they were afraid that they would have great ambitions! How old is the Fourth Prince? Twelve, or thirteen? The third prince also has sixteen, right? If there is no accident, when King Yan went to Beijing some time ago, he was supposed to decide on the heir. Although I don't know why the emperor didn't mention it, King Yan returned to Beiping alone, but in the eyes of outsiders, he should have come back with his heir.

"Whether this heir is the third prince or the fourth prince, he has reached the age when he should say goodbye. The age of the four princes is still a little different, but it is not impossible for the woman to be three years older. As for the third prince, there is a marriage contract...... If the concubine is not successful, the side room can always compete for one. Once this Zhou's family becomes the maiden family of the future princess, are you afraid that you won't be able to make a comeback in the future? It's a pity that King Yan was stunned and persuaded the emperor and didn't bring the heir back. The Zhou family's choice of wife and concubine for King Yan's heir failed, isn't this in a hurry? I'm afraid that when they go to the tea party today, they will see each other as fake, and it's true to inquire about the news of their heirs, right?! ”

Wen was a little surprised, but then thoughtful: "So...... The Thursday girl is indeed outstanding, and she is quite famous in Beiping City, and everyone outside praises her as dignified and virtuous, and she must match the high gate. That's why there are many people who come to the door to ask for marriage, but the old man and the wife on Tuesday can't make up their minds for a long time......"

Xie Mulin's heart was even more crooked. thought that Xiao Rui was just a wishful son-in-law that she found alone, but did so many people covet him?

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