Chapter 282: Candidates
Although Duan Shaolan and Sister Chu are actually not the children born to the Duansu County Lord, the two of them were raised under the knees of the Duansu County Lord as soon as they landed.
Because the Duansu County Lord treated their brothers and sisters very well, Duan Shaolan and Sister Chu's brothers and sisters have always been very close to everyone in the Xianwang Mansion.
In addition, Duan Shaolan is not only out of the woods now, but also married Princess Zhaoyue and became a concubine, and now Princess Zhaoyue has also given birth to Brother Min for him. Duan Chengwen's career is also exceptionally smooth, so no matter what the reason, everyone in the Xianwang Mansion loves the Duan family brothers and sisters even more.
Princess Xian also watched her two children grow up next to Lord Duansu, even though Lord Duansu now has Brother Bin, Princess Xian still regards Duan Shaolan and Sister Chu as her own grandsons.
Besides, Brother Bin'er is still too young, and when Brother Bin grows up in the future, he will inevitably need the support of Duan Shaolan and Sister Chu, who are much older than him.
Duan Shaolan is a good man and a colt. The county lord of Duansu values Sister Chu'er's marriage match, and Princess Xian naturally values it too.
"Right now, Sister Chu is just raising more of you for a few years, so don't be too anxious." Princess Xian said lovingly. "Sister Chu is your only daughter, she has been raised since she was a child, and her marriage has to be picked up carefully."
"What the mother said is that the daughter knows it." is not as good as Duan Shaolan, who has been studying in clan studies and palace studies all the year round since enlightenment, and can't always be by his side, Sister Chu is a caring and lovely daughter, her husband and son can't accompany her all the time, but Sister Chu can always accompany her knees, and the county lord of Duansu has always been more biased towards Sister Chu in her heart.
Not to mention that this world has always been a bit harsh to women, Sister Chu'er has a somewhat naΓ―ve temperament, so she is not suitable for those families with complicated family relationships.
"It's okay, you're busy taking care of Brother Bin'er now." Princess Xian said with a smile. "It's a big deal, and your sisters-in-law and I can also help you palm your eyes together."
After waiting for everyone to joke for a while, one after another, the ladies of various families in the imperial capital came to the door to congratulate them with gifts.
As the protagonist of today, Princess Xian naturally sits firmly in the flower hall.
The princess and concubines of King Xian went into battle together and went to the front hall to entertain the guests who came to celebrate their birthday. The elder sister of the county lord of Duansu followed her husband to go abroad last year, and failed to rush back to the imperial capital this year to congratulate Princess Xian on her birthday.
The county lord of Duansu is the married daughter of the man who has returned to the door today, so naturally she doesn't need to go out to greet guests, she just needs to sit next to Princess Xian with Xiao Xuan and talk.
Sister Chu was taking Brother Bin and Brother Min to play outside, and Princess Xian thought that Sister Chu's age was also the time to see more people, so she asked the maid next to her to call Sister Chu in.
Not long after the maid went out, Sister Chu came in with Brother Min in her arms, and she was followed by a handsome young man, who led Brother Bin all the way in with a smile and a smile.
Xiao Xuan saw that the young man looked a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him for a while.
"Princess, this is the third son of my eldest son." Princess Xian introduced the identity of the young man to Xiao Xuan. "Brother Yu, come forward and greet the princess."
"Xiao Yayun has seen the princess." The young man's eyebrows were clear and gentle, his body was slender and straight, and when he heard this, he let go of Brother Bin'er's hand, and bent down to greet Xiao Xuan.
"Get up quickly, today is my grandmother's birthday, and the family doesn't need to pay too much attention to these false gifts." Xiao Xuan glanced at the young man a few times and said to him with a smile. "But when I came here in the past, I didn't seem to see you very often."
"The princess doesn't know, this child of mine is different from his brothers, and he is a good reader." Obviously, Princess Xian likes this grandson very much, and after the appearance of the teenager, Princess Xian has always had a smile on her face. "He was sent out to study when he was eight years old, and now he is going to participate in this year's scientific examination, so he is in the house at this time."
"I see."
Regardless of whether the clan is a descendant or a concubine, most of them can rely on the family shadow to get an official and a half-position when they become adults, but most of them are idle positions that have no important status among the six departments.
Emperor Chu's move is that someone always has to do those idle jobs, and it is better to let those clan disciples fill those holes than to let them sit at home all day long.
However, a very small number of people who are talented can still stand out on their own.
But there are very few children of the clan who choose to take the scientific examination.
It stands to reason that Xiao Yayun is the third son of the son of King Xian, and his identity is enough to enter the palace to study. The Xianwang Mansion did not choose to send Xiao Yayun to the palace to study, but instead sent him out of the imperial capital to study, and it seems that he is also looking forward to the road that Xiao Yayun will take in the future.
Brother Bin has no boys to play with in the house, but now he is very close to Xiao Yayun. Xiao Yayun just let go of his hand, and he clung to Xiao Yayun's side by himself, like a little tail.
"Come, Sister Chu, give me Brother Min." Brother Min eats and sleeps well, and naturally looks exceptionally good, heavier than the average child of the same month.
Xiao Xuan was already a little struggling to see Sister Chu holding Brother Min, so she hurriedly called Sister Chu to step forward and took Brother Min out of her arms.
Brother Min obediently leaned on Xiao Xuan's arms, and Sister Chu was also relieved.
"Why aren't you in the antechamber with your father?" Princess Xian looked at Xiao Yayun and asked.
"And my brothers are with my father." Xiao Yuyun smiled, and a pair of eyes became crescent-like like a crescent, and the original cold temperament immediately changed. "I thought that I came over today before I asked my grandmother to say goodbye, and when I came here, I saw my cousin and my cousin playing outside, so I accompanied my cousin and my cousin in."
"Well, it looks like Brother Bin'er really likes you very much." Princess Xian looked down and saw Brother Bin standing with Xiao Yuyun's calves very attached, and said with a smile.
"It's true that there are no boys in our house who can play with Brother Bin, and he either sees me or his sister every day." Lord Duansu looked at Brother Bin'er's appearance, and couldn't help but smile and said. "I'm going to bother Brother Yu today, so I'll take some with him."
"Aunt is too polite." Xiao Yayun smiled and scooped up Brother Bin'er and put it on his arm for him to sit.
Brother Bin was hugged and laughed happily all of a sudden, and beckoned Sister Chu, who was standing not far away.
Sister Chu smiled and stepped forward and stretched out her hand, and Brother Bin grabbed her fingers.
And Xiao Yayun turned her head slightly, looking at Sister Chu, who was much shorter than him, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but show a smile.
Princess Xian glanced at Xiao Yayun meaningfully, Xiao Yayun immediately turned her head and smiled at Princess Xian, and blew up at her.
Princess Xian was laughed at by Xiao Yayun's fearless appearance, but the Duansu County Lord was talking to Xiao Xuan and didn't notice this scene.
After being lively for most of the day, the noise dissipated, and after the deep night, it gradually quieted down.
After all the guests in the palace were dispersed, Princess Xian suddenly sent a maid over and invited Princess Xian to her courtyard to talk.
The princess of King Xian had been sleeping for most of the day, and she was very tired and was about to go to wash and rest, but Princess Xian had no choice but to send someone to invite, so she had to redress and pretend to get up.
"You're here?" Princess Xian had already put her hair in a bun and was waiting in front of the dressing table, and saw the princess of Xianwang coming. "Come and sit down next to me and talk to me, will you?"
"Yes, Mother." The princess of King Xian stepped forward as she said, and when she approached, a maid moved a stool and placed it beside Princess Xian and asked her to sit down. "Is there anything the mother wants her daughter-in-law to do? Or do you think there's something wrong with today's birthday feast? β
"Today's birthday banquet is very good, you have worked hard for many days to organize, I am very satisfied." Princess Xian simply turned around directly, looked at Princess Xian and said. "Your brother is back to participate in this scientific expedition, speaking of which he is not young, in the past he was not good at studying outside, but now that others are back, I inevitably want to ask a few words? Have you and Shizi made a success in their hearts about Brother Yu'er's marriage? β
"What does the daughter-in-law mean when she listens to her mother's words, does it mean that her mother already has a suitable candidate in her heart?" The princess of King Xian, who was still tired, immediately came to her senses as soon as she heard that it was about Xiao Yayun's marriage. "The son of the world has always been a person who doesn't care about these things, and when I came back from Brother Yu this time, I looked at the school-age girls from several families, but Brother Yu said that the scientific examination was imminent, and they all refused me. But I think that Brother Yu'er's scientific examination is a big deal at the moment, and if Brother He gets fame, he will naturally not worry about marriage, so his daughter-in-law is not in a hurry. β
"Well, actually, I really don't notice this candidate." Princess Xian said meaningfully. "But today, I suddenly have a suitable candidate in my heart, and I think that this candidate must be taken advantage of in my heart."
"Listening to my mother's words, this candidate should have been seen today." When Princess Xian heard Princess Xian's words, her mind flashed over the many ladies of the boudoir who came with the elders of the family today. "Mother's vision is excellent, but I don't know which household my mother is talking about?"
It's just that today's Princess Xian is on her birthday, and there are not twenty but forty of the boudoir ladies who accompanied the elders in the family to King Xian's mansion, and at this time, Princess Xianwang couldn't guess which lady Princess Xian would fancy.
"She's someone you and I know well." Princess Xian said with a meaningful smile. "It's Sister Chu of the Duansu family."
"Sister Chu?" Suddenly, when she heard Sister Chu'er's name, the princess of King Xian was indeed a little surprised. "Mother has a crush on Sister Chu?"
"How?" Princess Xian looked into the eyes of Princess Xian and asked. "Do you think Sister Chu is inappropriate?"