Chen Luo asked Chen Yu: "What did the eldest princess say?" ”

Chen Yu said: "The eldest princess said that this matter is not in her hands, and she can't control it, if Qingyun Hou wants to say it, she will go to the emperor and talk about it." As long as the emperor agrees, she will definitely agree. also jokingly said that even if she didn't agree and the emperor agreed, the princes' pen and ink fees would not rise. ”

Chen Luo didn't say a word, and returned to Lu Mingxuan in silence all the way.

Liu Zhong was writing something under the lamp, raised his head when he heard the movement, and hurriedly said, "What is Miss Wang looking for you?" ”

He usually lives in Baishiqiao, and when he has something, he will stay in Lumingxuan, and Chen Luo said to the outside world that he invited him to the accounting room.

For this reason, Chen Yu's father, Chen Zhong, also came to ask Chen Luo: "What business are you going to do?" ”

Like Chen Luo, it is normal to have a staff member by his side, but Chen Luo subconsciously felt that whether it was Zhenguo Gong or his mother, he would definitely not agree, so he found such an excuse.

When Chen Zhong asked, his heart moved, but he had a vague idea, and said, "I want to do some business, but I haven't thought about it for a while, so I asked Liu Zhong to discuss it first." ”

Chen Zhong was looking forward to having a few more useful people around Chen Luo, not to mention a lot of ideas, he also took special care of Liu Zhong, and personally selected a few clever little guys to serve by Liu Zhong's side.

Chen Luo simply passed the news to the Zhenguo Mansion through Mi Niangzi, who was introduced by Wang Xi before, and the Zhenguo Mansion probably felt that Liu Zhong was not worth paying attention to, and no one inquired about him.

"Nothing!" Chen Luo replied to Liu Zhong, and suddenly felt that there was something wrong with such an answer.

Wang Xi was so anxious to find him, but he only found him to say something short about his parents, he didn't think so, but he didn't feel disgusted. But if he answered Liu Zhong like this, it seemed that Wang Xi had nothing to do.

He had made an appointment with Liu Zhong before, and today the two of them would sort out what had happened in the capital during this time, and what might happen to Concubine Jiang's birthday.

"It's just that something happened to the Marquis of Yongcheng's mansion." Chen Luo frowned, and helped Wang Xi pull a lie that was not a lie, "She was a little undecided, so she asked me." ”

Liu Zhong's identity is there, as long as it is not related to Chen Luo's safety, he will not break the casserole to ask in the end, since Chen Luo said so, he naturally believes it.

"I've discovered one thing these days." He put this matter behind him and talked about what he thought was "the right thing": "We stared at Yan Hao, the brother of the Ning concubine clan, and said that Yan Hao had recently been doing salt business with wealthy merchants in the Jiangnan area, and now the Lianghuai salt envoy is Qingyunhou's person, and he takes special care of Yan Hao." ”

If it weren't for the nod of Qingyun Hou, it would have been impossible for the two Huai Salt Envoys to do this.

Coupled with the news he got from the eldest princess, Chen Luo was stunned for a while, and then sneered: "The Qingyun Marquis Mansion doesn't want to tell the emperor that if the second prince succeeds to the throne, he will definitely take care of his brothers, right?" ”

Especially the seven princes who were loved by the emperor.

Chen Luo told Liu Zhong what Chen Yu said.

Liu Zhong's mind turned quickly, and he immediately understood what Chen Luo meant. He hesitated: "Eldest princess, should we give her old man a wake-up?" ”

"No!" Chen Luo said lazily, "The reason why my mother can be here today is because she will not easily meddle in royal affairs. It is impossible for the Qingyun Hou Mansion to get my mother to support them. ”

Liu Zhong thought carefully about what the eldest princess had done over the years and nodded.

Chen Luo said to Liu Zhong: "Concubine Jiang's birthday banquet is definitely not peaceful. I'll figure out how to be on duty that day. ”

That's what it means to not be involved.

Liu Zhong felt that this was very good, and the two talked a lot of details, until they played the third watch, and then they dispersed.

Chen Luo was lying on the bed, looking at the bright moonlight outside the window, and somehow, he remembered Wang Xi's face lying on the wall, with a pretty look on the aqua blue cushion, white as the moonlight.

*

Wang Xi entrusted the big shopkeeper to inquire about the personality of Wen Zheng, the eldest young master of the Wen family, the next day.

The big shopkeeper soon replied: "The person is very outstanding, bold, generous, and has a degree of progress and retreat, and he has a lot of rules and regulations, and he has become famous not long after entering Jinwuwei." ”

Wang Xi is quite satisfied, it depends on what the Wen family says.

But she didn't tell Chang Ke or the third wife. I am afraid that there will be some accidents on the Wen family's side that will disappoint Chang Ke or the third wife.

The Wen family's reply came earlier than Wang Xi expected. However, after seven or eight days, a steward was sent over there, and he replied to Mrs. Jiang Chuan: "The old lady of our family said that thanks to the care of the uncle over the years, it is the marriage of the eldest young master, which has also made you worry a lot. If you can help with this family business, it must be a good family business. Our lord is still in Nanchang Mansion and has not come back, the old lady's body is not as tough as before, it will take two or three days to get to Beijing, let me come to you first to say goodbye. What should the eldest young master prepare over there, you help prepare first, and the old lady will come to thank you in person when he arrives in Beijing. ”

After speaking, he also took out 5,000 taels of silver tickets: "I can't let you bother to pay back the silver, you can spend it as you like." ”

Mrs. Tai did not refuse, and said with a smile: "This is a happy event for the eldest young master of your family, I will neither pay attention nor be affectionate when I give out the money, so I will not be polite." When your eldest young master's marriage is completed, you can give me a few pairs of shoes and socks. ”

The steward was shrewd and capable, and he smiled and promised to salute Mrs. Tai.

Mrs. Tai went to the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion in person.

It turned out that Mrs. Jiang Chuan was a rare guest, and when Mrs. Yongcheng Hou knew her intention, her mouth opened wide in shock, and she said in disbelief: "What did you say?" Do you want to be a matchmaker for our fourth lady? ”

In the matter of the Huang family, Lu Ling had already added fuel and vinegar to sue Mrs. Jiang Chuan in front of Mrs. Jiang Chuan, and Mrs. Jiang Chuan naturally had no good impression of the Yongcheng Hou Mansion and the Huang family. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "The fourth young lady in your house is outstanding, virtuous and gentle, who doesn't know." I'm going to make a matchmaker for her, are you so surprised? ”

In the hearts of everyone in the Yongcheng Hou Mansion, in addition to the eldest lady, the third lady Chang Yan is talented, good-looking and famous, but I didn't expect Chang Ke to have such a good reputation outside.

Mrs. Tai was really surprised. But Mrs. Jiang Chuan is famous for her vision, even if she is unexpected, in order for her granddaughter to have a good marriage, even if she can't help the Yongcheng Hou Mansion at that time, she will not fall into the reputation of the Yongcheng Hou Mansion, she hurriedly suppressed this surprise to the bottom of her heart, and flattered Mrs. Jiang Chuan with a smile: "Look at what you said!" Who doesn't know that you have a high vision, I didn't expect our fourth lady to be in your eyes. This is also a blessing for her! ”

The two of you said one sentence to me, and Mrs. Jiang Chuan slowly told Mrs. Tai about the situation of the Wen family.

In such a family, Mrs. Tai naturally has no dissatisfaction.

The two families quickly agreed on a date to see each other.

Wang Xi Mao then recommended himself to accompany Chang Ke to see each other.

Chang Ke blushed with shame, twisted Wang Xi, and said angrily: "Can you be missing?" You can't be calm. ”

Wang Xi's face was as thick as a city wall, and he said, "Didn't I hear that Young Master Wen is better looking than Chen Luo, curious?" ”

Chang Ke's face turned even redder.

Who doesn't want his husband to be good-looking and virtuous?

The third room was happily preparing to see Young Master Wen, but the atmosphere in the second room was depressing.

The second wife sneered: "I found the next family so quickly, wouldn't it be that I had already been optimistic about each other, and I felt that the Huang family was in the way, so I found a way to throw it to us, right?" ”

"Mother!" Chang Yan's face was white and blue for a while.

The fourth prince of Xiangyang Hou was caught off guard and ordered the daughter of the Guozi Priest Restaurant, and she couldn't figure it out. Until the grandmother beside her inquired about the fact that although the Guozi priest restaurant was a scholar, his ancestors were big businessmen, and he had two salt envoys, and the marriage was all acres of shops, jewelry and antiques, and she blocked her chest in one breath, and she didn't go down until now.

It was completely accidental to know the Huang family's son, and he was able to win Huang Gongzi's favor, which was something I never thought of. It's just that she doesn't want to like someone anymore, there is a person who likes her, she is too lazy to care so much, so she easily agrees to this family business.

How happy her mother used to be, and now she is so unwilling to hear about Chang Ke's marriage.

Even if this is the case, you can't say that her marriage is so unbearable!

She said, "It has come to this, we have lived our own lives, what is there to compare." But she still couldn't hold back and said, "No matter how bad Huang Gongzi is, he is also a scholar." In the future, some of them will have a future. No matter how good the Wen family is, it is just a martial artist, a military attaché. You think the Commander is so easy to do. There are so many meritorious children in the capital, and a few of them have done it all. ”

"That's right!" The second wife finally balanced a lot.

It wasn't until the marriage between the Wen family and Chang Ke was decided, that the Wen family came to make a small decision, in addition to the eighteen taels of solid Ruyi golden hairpin, they also gave a bunch of pearls the size of lotus seeds and rice, and the women and servants of the Yongcheng Hou Mansion all ran to the place where Wen Zheng passed by to see the new aunt, and the second wife was shocked again, and asked the close grandmother: "What did you say?" The fourth aunt's family picked 10,000 taels of silver as a dowry? ”

There is also a difference between the bride price and the bride price. The bride price is only one part of the bride price. In other words, the Wen family will send 10,000 taels of silver, and other things.

Even if the mother-in-law looked at her own young lady, she inevitably sneered, and said: "The Quanfu people of the Wen family said that the elders of the Wen family think that the character and appearance of the fourth young lady are one in a million, so they broke the practice of the Wen family and took 10,000 taels of silver as a dowry, as for other clothes, jewelry, etc., they will all follow the ladies of the meritorious family in the capital." ”

The second wife hurriedly said: "Even the young ladies of the meritorious family are different, which young lady is their family hired according to?" ”

The mother-in-law shrunk her shoulders and whispered: "According to the gift list drawn up by the aunt and grandmother of the Wei State Mansion when she left the pavilion that year." ”

The second wife was so angry that she almost fell backwards.

Who can compare with the aunt and grandmother of the Wei State Mansion? In order to let the property of the Wei Mansion fall into the hands of his daughter, the Duke of Wei was reluctant to succeed when his son died, and most of the property of the Duke of Wei was given to his daughter as a dowry.

The Tan family has such a large amount of property, can they be stingy when they are hired?