Since Empress Cao paid attention to the sisters of the Yuan family, Princess Fuyu brought the news she inquired about one by one.

"Yuan Ruojin, this girl is the eldest daughter in the family, her mother He is Yuan Zhenwen's original wife, but she has passed away for many years, Yuan Ruojin was taken care of and raised by her grandmother and aunt, I heard that she is both literary and talented, and her character is also good, she can take care of family affairs, honor her grandmother and father, and discipline her younger brothers and sisters, and she is very capable."

"Yuan Ruoqiu is from the steproom, I heard that she is a very well-behaved and filial girl, her mother is weak, she has accompanied her mother to live in Zhuangzi for five or six years, accompanied by the sickbed to serve the decoction, after her mother died of illness, she kept her filial piety on the Zhuangzi before returning to the Yuan family, and she is also a good girl."

Liu Yan was a little surprised, and she really didn't see that this little Yuan girl was also quite pitiful, and it was a great pity to have no mother.

Empress Cao has no prejudice against the sisters of the Yuan family who both lost their mothers, and she will not feel that the eldest daughter who lost her mother lacks upbringing, let alone that they are hard and unlucky. If you really want to say, are the girls whose mothers are alive all educated? The previous eldest princess Zhu's mother has always lived well, not to mention how tough the old lady is, when she scolds her daughter-in-law, she is full of anger, and the people next door can hear it clearly, what good education can she give her children? Another example is Princess Fuyu in front of her, only one of the more than a dozen members of the Qian family has survived, is she unlucky? Who is her upbringing worse now?

Empress Cao asked, "Have you seen them all?" ”

Princess Fuyu nodded: "I saw it a few days ago, it was at the birthday banquet of the Duan family, the Yuan family and the Duan family are related, and their sisters also went to the banquet, this eldest girl behaves demure and treats people and things very measured, this younger Yuan girl looks very delicate, Mrs. Duan likes her very much, saying that she is very painful." Later, the water pavilion in my house was repaired, and I invited them to come over, and they all looked like good girls. ”

Speaking of the Yuan sisters, Princess Fuyu told Queen Cao about several other girls.

Liu Yan tugged at her sleeve: "Big sister, what's the name of this cousin of the Chen family?" ”

"Oh, Chen Yunlan." Princess Fuyu didn't say much, only said, "Do you remember her?" ”

"Yes, I remember that she had a handkerchief embroidered with swallows."

Princess Fuyu thought for a while: "Her female popularity is good." ”

But Chen Yunlan didn't expect to be the fourth princess, Princess Fuyu knew this very well. Some of other families may know the intention of Princess Fuyu's preparation of the portrait, and some may not know. But the portrait of the Chen family was selected by their family on the initiative to ask Princess Fuyu for help. Their family didn't expect to be selected as the princess, but they thought that they were relatives after all, and it would be good if they could be a side concubine, and the four princes would always take care of the Chen family in the future.

The reason why Chen Yunlan couldn't be the fourth princess Liu Yan didn't know, but Queen Cao and Princess Fuyu understood it in their hearts. Even if the Chen family was two-faced and stabbed in the early years, and did not mention the mistakes made by the emperor, the Chen family still had another big secret.

Whether it is Chen Yunlan or the other brothers of her generation in the Chen family, they are not biological. I don't know if I have any illness or what wrongs I have suffered, none of Liu Yan's cousins and uncles have given birth to children, Chen Yunlan and they are all quietly raised by the Chen family as their own children, in order to avoid people's eyes and ears, they are not raised from a close place, they are all babies brought back from far away, when they are still in their hometown, most people don't know the secret of the Chen family, and no one in the capital knows.

"This is Song Weiying Song girl, her father is Song Haoquan, a young government official, I remember that she entered the palace with her mother, I don't know if Niangniang remembers?"

Empress Cao nodded: "I still remember, but I was a little girl back then, and now I have grown so big." Queen Cao raised her hand and touched her face: "I really don't accept the old man." ”

"Where is the old mother, it is the right year now, when this little daughter-in-law marries into the door, you will have to worry about the upbringing of your grandchildren and grandchildren in the future, and in a few years, you will have to arrange family affairs for them again."

Empress Cao just smiled.

It sounds like this person's life is a heart that can never be finished, and he can't stand the tiredness.

But who isn't? When you really wait until the day when you don't have to worry about anything, and you don't have to suffer anything, it will probably be the day when you swallow your breath and go to the ground.

They looked at these portraits with relish, and after lunch, they looked at it, and there were several groups of people outside who came over and asked Yingluo to send them back first, it didn't matter, no need to ask the queen, just let them do it according to the old routine of the past, what else is more important than the family affairs of the four princes at the moment?

After lunch and tea, Princess Fuyu joked with Liu Yan: "You have tried your best to find a sister-in-law for yourself, and the fourth brother will definitely thank you when you go back." By the way, you don't have to worry, sister, I won't favor one over the other, and I'll get you a box of portraits when I go back, so that you can save effort when choosing a horse. ”

Liu Yan smiled: "Okay, then eldest sister, hurry up, I'll say okay first, I don't want crooked melons and cracked dates." ”

Princess Fuyu couldn't help but smile and said: "Okay, I will definitely find a good one for you, and when you go out to socialize, you will have a light on your face, and everyone will envy you." ”

In the end, about ten of those portraits were singled out, which has fixed the candidates for the four princesses in a very small range, and it is worth saying that the more beautiful ones that Liu Yan picked out before were left by Empress Cao.

And Liu Yan can see that his mother should be more satisfied with the eldest girl of the Yuan family.

She is the eldest daughter in the family, a steady and dignified member of the family, who can serve her father and grandmother with filial piety, and can take care of her younger brothers and sisters, not to mention that her appearance is particularly suitable for the eyes of the elders.

As for the question that she is a year older than the fourth prince, it is not a problem. Last time, Liu Yan heard the eldest sister talk about this, saying why are people in many places buying child daughters-in-law? One is because of saving money, because the bride price of marrying a daughter-in-law is not cheap, and teenage girls, housekeeping may not be able to afford to put down, and the mother-in-law has to bother to teach, and the second is that the most important thing is that the body is young, the body has not grown much, and it is very laborious to give birth to children. Child daughter-in-law is different, it is very cheap to buy when you are younger, just give a stutter, and you can help the family work when you buy it, and when your son can get married, the daughter-in-law can work and give birth to children, and don't pay a dowry, and there is no support from the mother's family to call how to call, it is really convenient.

Although the royal family does not need to find a child daughter-in-law, it is not a disadvantage that Miss Yuan is one year older than the fourth prince, but it seems to be her strength, she has a calm temperament than the little girl, knows how to be a housekeeper, and has a good body.