Shen Wangxin didn't intend to hide it from him, glanced at the people in the courtyard, and instructed the maids around her to watch for her, so she asked the big housekeeper to follow him to the warm pavilion.

The two entered the warm pavilion, and Shen Wangxin repeated what the porter had just said to the chief butler.

The chief butler stroked his beard when he heard this, and said, "It seems that the owner and I guessed that it was really good, and what happened that day was not an accident, but a well-set game." ”

"But what if you know it's a game now?" Shen Wangxin shook his head helplessly, "Master Hou has already fallen into the trap, but he is soft-hearted towards women, and he actually agreed that his aunt and cousin would continue to live in the mansion for a period of time, and even the right to be a housekeeper was not taken back." ”

The chief butler said: "I think what Mrs. Shizi should care about most now is not this, but what are they setting up this bureau for?" ”

For what?

Shen Wangxin has thought about this question countless times, and the most urgent thing now is naturally the marriage given by the Queen Mother. Wang's mother and daughter are resolutely unwilling to admit the marriage contract, and they are still closed, and they live in Anguo Houfu, even if Jiang Zhengyuan and Jiang Yu's father and son are anxious, they can't do anything with them?

In Shen Wangxin's view, this is undoubtedly a delaying tactic, and the Wang mother and daughter are just delaying time and trying to find a way to cancel the queen mother's marriage.

"If you want to settle this matter once and for all, what better way to solve this matter than to be Madame Hou?" The chief housekeeper said something that Shen Wangxin didn't dare to say, "If the aunt becomes the stepfamily of the Hou Ye, then Miss Cousin and the second son are cousins." In this way, it is natural that they cannot get married. ”

"This calculation is inevitably too fine." Shen Wangxin supported his cheeks with one hand, hooked the corners of his mouth and sneered, "Master Hou is also confused, if they leave the house." Even if you give birth to a child, you can refuse to admit it. According to the current situation, if you really have a child, then the mansion will only become the laughing stock of the whole capital. ”

The most important thing is that An Guohou's own reputation is not good. He broke the jar and broke it, even if there was one more thing, it would only make the people outside laugh at him.

But Jiang Xian is now in an important position, and his reputation is particularly important to him. With such a father, he is inevitably criticized in the court.

Shen Wangxin pinched his eyebrows and said, "Let's think of a way, even if Master Hou finds a young one, even if my aunt can't do it." ”

The big butler's thoughts are also the same as Shen Wangxin's, but he is just a subordinate, and he can't control the master's thoughts, the only thing he can do is to do his best when Shen Wangxin needs it.

On this evening, a grand banquet was held in the palace.

Jiang Xian, as a squire of the military department, naturally wanted to go to the palace for a banquet. It's a pity that you can't bring women to this banquet, so Shen Wangxin naturally doesn't have a chance to feast his eyes.

It is said that Qi Wenzao not only visited the Western countries this time, but also opened up the maritime trade route from the Great Zhou to the Western Ocean. When passing through Nanyang, he happened to encounter a rebellion in a small country, and by the way, he helped the king of that country to put the rebellion in order and put down the rebellion.

The king of that small country was grateful, and immediately chose to become a vassal of the Great Zhou, and paid tribute to the Great Zhou every year.

It can be said that Qi Wenzao has been out for nearly two years, not only strengthening his ties with foreign countries, but also greatly carrying forward the national prestige of the Great Zhou.

As soon as the emperor heard that Long Yan was happy, he waved his hand and promoted Qi Wenzao to an official position, and he still served as his household secretary.

This is already considered a great grace, and returning to the post of the head of the household department shows that this Qi Wenzao has regained the dragon's heart. In addition, he made such a great contribution to this mission, he will definitely be the emperor's confidant in the future, and no one dares to laugh at him as usual.

Qi Wenzao has been away for two years, and his heart has smoothed out a lot, and when he learned of this big happy event, he was just smiling on his face, and he was not happy.

An Guohou, who was sitting near him, came over to say hello to him for the first time.

Qi Wenzao and An Guohou looked at each other, and both sides were a little embarrassed. The relationship between the two was originally in-laws, but because Qi Wenzao and Shen Wangxin's father and daughter did not recognize each other, the in-laws on the surface of the Marquis of Anguo Mansion were the Qin Palace.

In order not to offend the Qin Palace, the two can only be commensurate with each other, but in fact, the relationship between children and daughters is inevitably a little complicated.

Although An Guohou had a heart, Qi Wenzao remembered that when his daughter was engaged to Jiang Xian, it was An Guohou who obstructed it, and also engaged Jiang Xian Zhou Mingzhu, the daughter of the king of Xiangyang, who had been demoted to a concubine.

Qi Wenzao remembered all the things he did, so he didn't take much care of An Guohou.

On the contrary, when he saw Jiang Xian, he took the initiative to get up and walked over, with a hint of flattery in his smile: "Lord Jiang, I heard that the county lord of Changning is pregnant?" How many months have it been now? ”

What Qi Wenzao has done recently, Jiang Xian has seen it in his eyes, and he is no longer as cold-faced as before: "It is expected that by next spring, the child will be born." ”

Qi Wenzao was overjoyed in his heart, and said secretly, then wouldn't he be able to be a grandfather?

"How is the county lord's health?" He asked again.

Jiang Xian said: "Everything is fine with the county lord. ”

For the first time, Qi Wenzao felt that his son-in-law was good at everything, but he was cold to people, and he didn't want to say a few words. He had no choice but to be cheeky and continue to talk to Jiang Xian: "It's been almost two years since I went to the West. I don't know tomorrow, can I go to the house to see the county lord? ”