On October 13, the fifth day when Xie took his daughter to the palace to meet the empress, Zheng Congji's uncle Zheng Qi's wife Jiang came to her house.

When Xie heard that she was coming, he was slightly surprised, and immediately took his daughter Zheng Wan to welcome him outside the middle gate, and when he saw Jiang, he saluted respectfully: "I've seen my aunt, the weather is getting colder and colder, if anything happens, my aunt will send someone to inform my nephew, and my nephew will go over immediately. ”

"Get up, don't be polite, it's all a family, Wanniang is getting better and better." Jiang Shi waved his hand, his eyes fell on Zheng Wan, and said with a smile.

She was a very wealthy woman, fifty-five years old, her body bones were well maintained, although she had gray hair on her head, and her face had many wrinkles, her spirit seemed to be very strong, and her legs and feet were very neat, and her shoulders did not shake when she walked, and her legs did not shake.

"Uncle and grandmother smiled, in Kyoto, where there are beauties everywhere, Wan'er is not good-looking." Zheng Wanqiao's face turned red, and she was a little embarrassed.

"Uncle and grandmother are not nonsense, although there are many beauties in Kyoto, it is rare to see someone as good as our Wanniang." Jiang Shi looked at her carefully and nodded secretly.

In the past few months that Zheng Wan has been in Beijing, she has seen it once, and every time she sees it, she has an indescribable amazement in her heart, the color of this girl is really good.

"Auntie, it's cold outside, let's not stand outside and talk, let's talk inside." Seeing this, Xie Shi's heart tightened inexplicably, but his face was not obvious, and he stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation to her.

"It's fine." Jiang nodded, she was entrusted by the queen to come, so naturally she couldn't stand at the gate and talk to Xie about it.

Xie welcomed Jiang Jiang into the house, put refreshments on the table, and chatted with each other first, when Jiang was about to introduce the topic, he remembered that Zheng Wan was present, and this was obviously not appropriate for her A little lady in the street boudoir said, and couldn't help but glance at her.

Zheng Wan was stunned for a moment, and then woke up, knowing that her uncle and grandmother had something to say to her mother alone, so she stood up with a very good look and said, "Uncle and grandmother, there is still something in Wanniang's yard, you and your mother will talk first, and Wanniang will retire first." ”

"Since there is something to do, you don't need to accompany my old woman here, go ahead." Jiang nodded with satisfaction.

"Niece, you are so smart, you must have guessed my intentions, right?" After Zheng Wan left, Jiang turned his gaze to Xie's body.

"There is a slight guess, but the nephew and daughter-in-law dare not guarantee that the guess is correct, auntie, but please say it bluntly." Xie said.

"Since that's the case, I said it bluntly, the queen invited me into the palace yesterday, she fell in love with our Wanniang, and intended to let her enter the palace, let me ask you what you mean first." Jiang Shi glanced at her, did not hide it, and frankly stated his intentions.

"Does my nephew still have a choice in this matter?" Although Xie had already guessed Jiang's intention, when Jiang really said this, she was still a little uncomfortable in her heart, and she was silent for a moment before she spoke in an astringent voice.

"If you really don't want to, the queen won't be reluctant, the queen is benevolent and forgiving, and she never wants to force others to do anything, if you don't really ask your opinion, you won't come to me to ask, but directly give an order." Jiang Shi was slightly stunned, and then said.

"Auntie, it's not easy for my nephew and daughter-in-law to be in charge of this matter alone, I need to ask my husband and Wan'er's opinion first." Xie Shi was silent for a while before speaking.

Her daughter's appearance is too good, about her marriage, she is heartbroken, with Zheng Wan's appearance, ordinary people really can't afford it, but in a place like the palace, let her daughter in, she is really uneasy......

"Well, you should discuss this with them, but don't hesitate for too long, whether you agree or not, and give me a reply within three days." Jiang nodded.

After Xie sent Jiang away, he waved away the maid-in-law, sat quietly in the room alone for a long time, and said that if she discussed it with her husband, it was a pretext, and what she really wanted to ask was what her daughter meant.

Although the husband also loves his daughter, with his heart, he hears that his daughter has the opportunity to enter the palace, and most of them will agree without thinking about it.

"Yueji, you go and invite the young lady over." She sat quietly for about a pillar of incense, and invited the big girl ring next to her to give an order.

"Yes." Yueji answered, and quickly took the order.

After a while, Zheng Wan came over with Yueji, she didn't see Jiang Shi when she came, and asked with some surprise: "Auntie, uncle and grandmother left so soon, you didn't stay here for dinner?" ”

"Well, she has something at home, and she will go back after talking about it, Yueji, Lan Hong, you guys go out." Xie nodded, and Fu waved his hand at the two Yahuan beside him, and the two Yahuan quickly turned around and left.

"A-Niang, but what happened?" Zheng Wan saw her waving away the maid ring, and her expression was so serious, she suddenly felt a little uneasy.

"It's not a big deal, sit down, Wanniang, A-Niang has something to tell you, do you know what your uncle and grandmother are talking about?" Xie shook his head and beckoned his daughter to sit down.

"I don't know." Zheng Wan shook her head.

"Yesterday, the queen summoned your uncle and grandmother into the palace and told her that the royal family intends to marry our family, that is, the queen wants to accept you into the palace on behalf of Her Majesty, Wan Niang, this matter is not good for your mother, so I want to ask you what you mean." Xie Shi looked at his daughter seriously and asked.

Zheng Wan was stunned when she heard this, and then a face that was more beautiful and delicate than the hibiscus that had just come out of the water turned red like blood, and she involuntarily lowered her head, and she didn't say anything for a long time.

"Wan Niang, if you don't agree, your mother can go and talk to your uncle and grandmother......" Xie Shi saw that his daughter was silent for a long time, thinking that she didn't want to enter the palace, so he couldn't help but speak.

"No, Auntie, my daughter agrees." I didn't know that she didn't say a word, but Zheng Wan suddenly raised her head and said a word to Xie.

"Wan Niang, you?" Xie was stunned.

"A-Niang, the royal family has the intention of accepting a daughter into the palace, if we refuse, it will be tantamount to slapping the royal family in the face, whether it is an uncle and grandmother, or a father, they will not agree." Zheng Wan looked at her mother with a serious face and spoke.

"But the queen is not an unreasonable person, otherwise, I am afraid that what we receive is a holy decree, not your uncle and grandmother who came to ask ......," Xie said subconsciously.

"A-Niang, if we have any special circumstances, such as our daughter has a family affair since she was a child or something, with the emperor as a person, it is nothing to refuse, but this refusal of the royal family for no reason is not appropriate in any way."

"It's more suitable, seeing the queen, I think entering the palace is indeed the most suitable choice for my daughter, haven't you been worried about your daughter's family affairs all these years? Think about it, for my daughter, where else in the world is safer than the palace? ”

"Besides, Your Majesty is not very old, eloquent, heroic, and heroic, since he was the king of Qin, his name has long spread all over the world, and he can enter the palace to serve such a great man, and his daughter does not feel wronged." Zheng Wan replied.