"Your Uncle Lin came back and told me that you used to be with the Ministry of Rites in Pingyang...... Oh, the second son of Lord Xu's family once had a marriage contract, and then I don't know why the marriage contract was invalidated, although it hurt the harmony of the two families, it is good for you. Vertex "

Lin Lian reminded Emperor Cheng Kang softly: "The emperor is really a noble man who forgets, the second son of Lord Xu's family is the champion appointed by the emperor, named Xu Yuan, who has now given the revision, and he also entered the palace to draft the emperor's will last time." ”

Emperor Cheng Kang turned his head to look at Lin Lian, last time he hurriedly summoned the officials of the Hanlin Academy into the palace, and there were three young Hanlin officials with teeth and hair in a row, and he couldn't remember which one was Xu Yuan.

"Which of the three is that?"

Ruan Miaoling also looked at Lin Lian, and her heart was overjoyed, it turned out that Xu Yuan had already drafted a will for Emperor Cheng Kang, and he was one step closer to the goal he had planned.

Lin Lian was confronted by Ruan Miaoling's delicate face, and when he saw her, he was also curious, so he didn't pretend to be appetizing, and quickly said: "Among the three adults, the one with the longest body and a white skin like white jade is the one." At the Qionglin banquet that day, the emperor praised it when he saw it! ”

"Yes......" Emperor Cheng Kangdi recalled that at the Qionglin banquet, it seemed that he only cared about Li Chongshan and Chen Buhou's son, and he didn't seem to care much about his own hand-picked champion.

"And it doesn't matter if Xu Yuan is Ji Shuye or Fu Fan He Lang, in short, he can't retire our Ling girl!"

Emperor Cheng Kang slapped his palm on the kang table, Ruan Miaoling only heard a buzzing sound, Lin Lian echoed and said, "The emperor is wise", Princess Baozhen stepped forward to hold her shoulder, "Uncle Huang is not used to Miaoling." ”

Of course, Emperor Cheng Kangdi did not finalize Ruan Miaoling's marriage in the Ming Hall on Princess Baozhen's side.

After returning to the palace, Emperor Cheng Kang was very cautious to summon the Ministry of Rites and a cadre to the main hall, and its serious battle had never been there, and the concubines of the three palaces and six courtyards were happy to think that the emperor was finally going to withdraw Queen Li, and each set up wine in their own small courtyard to celebrate.

Empress Li still took care of her flowers and plants, ignoring all kinds of public opinion, and by the way, she placed a pot of upside-down golden hooks sent by Lin Lian in the most conspicuous position, so that the changes in the flowers and leaves could be observed at any time.

The palace is in full swing, and the outside of the palace is not inferior.

At noon, the little servants of each family sent lunch to the palace gate, and they didn't see their adults come out for a long time, so they counted the money and asked Xiaohuangmen to run errands, only to know some news that the emperor was looking for a husband for Princess Baozhen's daughter, Miss Ruan San!

For a while, the news spread all over the Xiejie Hutong, and gradually passed through the front yard into the second gate, and the maids and ladies in the second gate had clever mouths, polished the words of the stupid rapping servants, and handed them to the hostesses.

There are only daughters in the family, and the eunuchs and ladies who are not high have to sigh, saying that their families do not have this blessing in their lives.

When the officials and eunuchs of those thriving scholarly families got the news, they first asked the trustworthy people to inquire, and when the exact words came back, the ladies and old ladies called the old men who were in charge of affairs outside to discuss.

On the contrary, those who are not well-established, and whose sons are studying and fighting for officials, but who have not been promoted for a long time, are like seeing hail falling from the sky, and they are so anxious that they prepare gifts to visit Princess Baozhen.

Chen Mian had just returned home from duty, planning to go back to the room to take off his official uniform and wash up before going to see the Chen family and the Cao family's cousin, but he didn't want to be pushed to Chen's yard by the little guys.

Three white porcelain teacups were placed on the seat in turn, and most of the tea had been drunk. Chen Buhou was talking to Chen, while Cao Qin was sitting on the side watching the maid Ah Nuan embroidering a cluster of honeysuckle on the embroidery, and when he saw Chen Mian coming, he hurriedly got up and said with a smile: "Our Tanhualang is back!" ”

Cao Qin never teased him like this, Chen Mian was suspicious, Chen Buhou and Chen looked at him together, their eyes seemed to be looking at treasures, and they were estimating which aspect of him was the most valuable.

Chen Mian saluted, "What are my father and aunt and Cousin Qin laughing at?" ”

Immediately, several little maids sitting under the cloister and the sprinkler sweeper who was hoeing grass under the wall all laughed out loud, and Chen Mian was even more puzzled and sat down in panic.

Or Ah Nuan dropped the embroidery to serve tea to Chen Mian, and said with a smile: "There is news from the palace that the emperor is looking for a husband for the third lady of the Ruan family, and the lord and my wife are interested in hiring the third lady to be the son's wife!" He covered his mouth and walked away with a smile.

Cao Qin could hold back his laughter in front of the elders, but he couldn't help it at this time, he laughed next to Ah Nuan to the side, and tilted his head to look at Chen Mian from time to time, and when Chen Mian looked at it, they immediately twisted their heads away.

"Father, aunt, this marriage is child's play!"

Chen Mian rubbed his hands and said hurriedly: "Xu Yuan, who is an official in the Hanlin Academy with me, already has a marriage contract with Miss Ruan San, but something went wrong halfway and it was canceled. My father and aunt arranged like this, so how can I hold my head up in front of my colleagues? ”

Chen Buhou glanced at each other with Chen's family, and said: "There are hundreds of women in the family, as long as she has no marriage contract, you can't raise your head for what you're afraid of." What's more, I heard your aunt and Qin Qin say that the third young lady of the Ruan family is an interesting girl, and when she comes to our family in the future, there will be a lot of joy, isn't it beautiful? ”

Chen Mian sighed: "Dad has never seen the appearance of the third miss, and he doesn't know the temperament of the third miss, how do you know that her son must be compatible with her?" ”

Cao Qin joked on the side: "Feelings can be cultivated, if my cousin misses this beautiful event, I won't have to think about it in the future." I've seen Miss Ruan Jiasan, compared to those young ladies who are raised in the boudoir, her appearance is not bad, and she is very similar to Princess Baozhen and General Ruan, such a wonderful person, my cousin doesn't want to ask for it? ”

Ah Nuan interjected with a smile: "It's not that the son is unwilling, but he hasn't seen the fairy-like appearance of the third lady, and he is not tempted!" ”

For the first time, Chen Mian was ashamed in front of his family.

Chen Buhou didn't mention marriage to him before, but he was always rejected by him with his fame, and now that he has entered Hanlin, this reason can never be used.

And he couldn't launch Xu Yuan to block, it can be seen that this time there is an aunt and a cousin who are matched, and his father is determined to get married.

"Xu Yuan, you culprit" Chen Mian gritted his teeth and walked towards the Li Mansion.

……

Just when many dignitaries in the capital were immersed in lining up to visit Princess Baozhen, the family of Marquis Anyuan, who had moved to Liaocheng, was invited by Queen Li to enter the capital.

When Ruan Miaoling learned the news from Huang Liang, Marquis An Yuanhou had already moved into the mansion where she used to live, which had been empty all these years, thinking that Empress Li was mediating it, so that she would not be robbed by Cui Guifei to be the mansion of her distant relatives.

"There are Marquis Anyuan, Mrs. Marquis Anyuan, Prince Marquis of Anyuan, and the lady of Marquis Anyuan's mansion."

Huang Liang looked at Ruan Miaoling's slightly trance-like expression, glanced at Wen'er, and Wen'er shook his head.

Ruan Miaoling relieved herself, "What did An Yuanhou's family come for?" ”