Before Cheng Jin went to Wen Shao'an's private house to look for him, he personally came to the Hou Mansion to congratulate Mrs. Cheng on her birthday.

Mrs. Cheng is the grandmother of Emperor Longqing, and her status is transcendent, but after all, she is a relative, although the birthday banquet is lively, and there are many nobles, but those high-ranking scholars disdain to cling to the powerful, and the scholars below the third grade almost all treat the birthday banquet of Mrs. Cheng with a lively mentality, but Wen Shao'an, who did not expect it, went to the Chengenhou Mansion in person.

Some say that Wen Shao'an is showing loyalty to Emperor Longqing; Some say that Wen Shao'an wanted to win over the Hou Mansion to build momentum for himself, and he stayed in the position of the edict of the Hanlin Academy for a few years, and he also wanted to move, so he took the door of the Cheng'en Hou Mansion.

Although Wen Shao'an grew up with Emperor Longqing, Empress Dowager Cheng knew that her mother's family was unreliable, so she did not let Emperor Longqing get close to the Hou Mansion, and Wen Shaoan rarely went to the Hou Mansion with Emperor Longqing.

In addition to the previous time, in just a few months, the arrogant Lord Wen has already gone to his relatives' house twice, and even the people in the Hou Mansion have speculated, so it is no wonder that the outside world is talking about it.

Mrs. Cheng's face was always not good-looking, but Cheng Ping was very happy, and when Wen Shao'an learned it for his talent, she took Wen Shao'an's hand, from poetry and song to qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and praised him for his erudition and cleverness.

The more Mrs. Cheng looked at the affectionate appearance of the two, the worse she became, and she was really impatient, so she asked in a deep voice, "Master Wen is really handsome for a while, young and promising, I don't know how many girls in Beijing have a heart of admiration for you, I don't know if you can get married?" ”

Wen Shao'an's expression was solemn, and he saluted Mrs. Cheng in a proper manner, "I haven't decided to marry yet." ”

"Oh? The girls in Beijing have hope. Although these words were joking, they could come out of Mrs. Cheng's mouth with a taste of gloom and compassion, and what Cheng Ping hated the most was her yin and yang weirdness, and he was about to reprimand two sentences, but Wen Shaoan suddenly got up and said.

"I already have a favorite person in Xia, but she is still young and has not yet reached Xuan, so she doesn't dare to be a beautiful woman in Xia, and I thought that I would talk about this matter after she was in Xuan." Wen Shaoan not only did not think he was angry, but bowed and saluted, and instead of being humble, he lowered his posture very low.

Cheng Ping is not a fool, Wen Shaoan said this, and after a little pondering, he knew who he was talking about, and immediately put away his playful look.

No wonder people disregard their reputation and come to the door to congratulate their birthdays, it turns out that it is not for power, not for profit, but for the pearl in their palms.

"You, you-" Cheng Ping pointed at Wen Shao'an, just wanted to say that Cheng Jin was too young, he thought about her, and really did it himself, but remembered that he had just said that he would wait for her to discuss this matter later, but he was blocked and speechless, and he added a little resentment to Mrs. Cheng, if it weren't for her talking, Wen Shao'an would not have revealed this matter.

Mrs. Cheng ignored him at all, and said to herself, "Lord Wen, our Chengenhou Mansion is not such a particular family, and it is not like you to go around the bend, let's open the skylight and say something, you are a young talent, if you have the intention of marrying, in the final analysis, it is our Ah Jin Gao Pan." You are willing to think about Ah Jin, and when she grows up, we are very grateful, but you are young men and women, unmarried men and unmarried women, if there is any rumor, it will not be good for you or Ah Jin. ”

If it were an ordinary man, when he heard such words, he would think that Mrs. Cheng did not want the two to have a relationship, but Wen Shaoan heard another meaning.

"When I go back, I will send the official media to the door to propose my relatives, and I will pass through the door after Ah Jin and Lu." Wen Shaoan bowed deeply again, in fact, Mrs. Cheng's words were in his arms, he was not at ease these days, and now he couldn't care about the determination to wait for her to grow up, and he couldn't wait to give her down immediately.

Mrs. Cheng's face was slightly pale, and there was a faint smile on her face.

"Slow, slow, what's going on with you? In a few words, you want to give Ah Jin's marriage? Cheng Ping was almost angry, "Ah Jin is still young, you are deceiving her for not knowing the world, and you decided her marriage so hastily!" ”

Wen Shaoan was about to explain, but Mrs. Cheng took the case, "Her marriage is uncertain, and she will not be able to settle her husband's family at this age in the future, or she will be summoned into the palace by your emperor's nephew!" You don't know your eldest sister's thoughts! She's gone now, and who knows what will happen in a few years? I don't care about others, my daughter, if you don't want them to enter the palace, you are fighting for my life, and I don't agree. ”

"The eldest sister is not such a strong person." Cheng Ping subconsciously defended Empress Dowager Cheng.

"If it were not for the strength of others, shall I kneel at the gate of the temple for two hours, and break my legs and feet? If you don't hold a grudge against me, will you bury me in the congratulatory gift given by the old lady on her birthday? Mrs. Cheng relentlessly confronted each other, whether she saw through her sister-in-law who was bound to repay her, or it was better to stay away from this kind of person.

Cheng Ping was a little embarrassed, but in the end, he was a father who loved his daughter, and he had always disdained to do such clinging things, so in the matter of Mrs. Cheng's rejection of the Empress Dowager Cheng, he never blamed Mrs. Cheng for half a word, but he also felt guilty.

In all fairness, Cheng Jin was born very beautifully, otherwise Wen Shao'an, the promising champion, would not have put his posture so low, and wanted to ask to marry her, in a few years, when she grows up, if she is still in the boudoir, maybe Emperor Longqing will change his mind, Mrs. Cheng's worry is actually Cheng Ping's worry.

"This matter is related to Ah Jin's life, and I always have to ask her what she means." Cheng Ping struggled for Cheng Jin.

"She's still a child, what do you know?" With Wen Shao'an's assurance, Mrs. Cheng's attitude towards him is much better now, and she immediately stood in his position to defend it, Cheng Jin was childish, and he didn't even know about men and women, and asking her opinion was undoubtedly in vain.

"Ah Jin has always had an idea, if you disregard her wishes and marry her by force, and the husband and wife will not get along in the future, it will harm others and yourself." Cheng Ping felt that he couldn't communicate with Mrs. Cheng, so he turned to Wen Shao'an.

"It's better for the two of us to exchange Geng Ti privately as a voucher, and after Ah Jin and Lu, if you don't want to marry into the Wen family, you will exchange Geng Ti back, with her freedom, outsiders don't know that she has been married, and there is no hindrance to her reputation." Wen Shaoan said softly.

"That's a good idea." Mrs. Cheng nodded, on the one hand, she was worried that Wen Shao'an would abandon the mess, and on the other hand, she was worried that Cheng Jin would not be satisfied with the marriage, so she privately changed the Geng post as a certificate, which could not only restrain Wen Shao'an, but also give Cheng Jin room to regret it, and not ruin her reputation.