Qingyuan is not far from Qingzhou, the carriage creaked on the official road for three days, and entered the county seat of Qingyuan in the afternoon of the fourth day.

“…… The Wang family has a lot of children in Qingyuan, so Qingyuan is also known as 'Wang Bancheng', although this alias is exaggerated, but it is not unfounded, almost half of the people in the county are either descendants of the Wang family, or people who have an in-law relationship with the Wang family. ”

Looking at the shops and passers-by flashing outside the car window, Mama Zhao said with a little nostalgia.

"Well, I see that most of the shops on the street also have 'Wang Ji' signboards, and there must be many people in the family."

Wang Qifang also followed Mama Zhao's gaze and found that many shops on the side of the road were hung with the guise of 'Wang Ji' and 'Wang's', but the signs were different, it shouldn't look like a family, so she asked guessingly.

"You're right, there are many children in the Wang family, but there are not many officials. You must know that although the signboard of the Taiyuan Wang family is loud, the Qingyuan Wang family is only a small branch of the Wang family, and the number of places recommended by a family is already taken care of by the head of the family. More children of the Wang family, who are not successful in literature, have no choice but to do business. ”

Mama Zhao said this, as if she remembered something, she retracted her gaze and said lightly, "Speaking of which, there are many people in business with the children of the Wang family, which also makes the patriarch attach great importance to the Confucian Business Association, and has repeatedly proposed to marry the Zhao family. It's just that there weren't many women of school age among the daughters of the Wang family at that time, except for you, there were five ladies of the second master's family and a few little ladies of the patriarch's family. But the fifth lady is the concubine of the concubine, and she is still lower than you in her background, and the other little ladies are not as prominent as the Haicheng Li family, so this is why you were chosen. ”

"Oh? There is also such a reason, "Wang Qifang heard the reason why she married Zhao Tianqing for the first time, she really didn't expect that there were still many people who wanted to marry Zhao Tianqing back then.

However, when it came to this, Wang Qifang really remembered one thing, she turned her head and asked Mama Zhao, "By the way, Mama, I remember that I still have a younger sister, Jiuniang born by the Zheng family." If I'm not mistaken, she seems to be ten years younger than me, just fifteen this year. ”

"Hehe, yes, Qi Niang's memory is really good, when you got married, she was only three or four years old." Wang Qifang remembered all the things, Zhao Mama naturally knew better, she nodded with a smile, and said: "Listen to my old sisters, this Jiu Lady is a famous talented girl in Qingyuan, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the needlework is also very good, if it weren't for Zheng's single-minded desire to find her a prominent son-in-law, the threshold of the Wang family would have been flattened long ago."

"Huh? Hasn't she been married yet? ”

You must know that in the Great Zhou, women will generally decide on their relatives at the age of twelve or thirteen, and when the wedding procedures are completed, it is estimated that they will marry at the age of fourteen or fifteen.

The reason why Wang Qifang didn't look for her in-laws at the age of seventeen was completely because the Zheng family deliberately forgot about it, trying to delay Wang Qifang's age, and then find someone who could help the Wang family and marry it casually.

Unexpectedly, she delayed so much, but instead fulfilled Wang Qifang's marriage to Zhao Tianqing, and let her get such a good son-in-law in vain.

Of course, this is Zheng's idea, she has always been obsessed with this matter, thinking that Wang Qifang can marry into the Zhao family of the Confucian Business Association, which is completely thanks to her.

Well, the topic is a bit far away, let's pull it back. Wang Qifang was unmarried at the age of seventeen, and at that time, she was already an older leftover girl. Of course, she didn't marry because of the Zheng family's deliberate misuse, but Wang Jiufang was fifteen years old and hadn't allowed anyone, so it was a little unreasonable.

After all, Wang Jiufang is different from Wang Qifang, she is the biological daughter of the Zheng family, so there is no reason to be delayed at home.

"No, there are a lot of proposers, but the Zheng family doesn't like it"

Of course, Mama Zhao also remembered that Wang Qifang was delayed by the Zheng family back then, and now when she mentions that Zheng's daughter and Lu are not married, it is inevitable that she will gloat a little, and her tone is a little more disdainful - hum, do you really think that her daughter is a fairy daughter, and she is an aunt and grandmother at home who does not marry left and right?

Recalling the stories those old sisters told her, Mama Zhao couldn't help but snort coldly, and said: "Hmph, that Zheng family, she is not from a high background, and she is a stepfamily, and her heart is higher than the sky, and she keeps saying that she wants to find a good son-in-law who is both civil and military and noble-born for her talented daughter."

Both civil and military, and still noble?

Wang Qifang also somehow, Li Jingtian's figure appeared in his mind, and a thought flashed through his mind, but unfortunately it was too fast, and Wang Qifang didn't catch it for a while.

However, faintly, she already had a slight impression in her heart.

"Hehe, then congratulations to her on getting her wish as soon as possible."

For these relatives who have never met, Wang Qifang really doesn't have much interest in knowing. If it weren't for the sake of knowing herself and the other, she wouldn't have the leisure to deliberately investigate.

"Madame, here we are"

The carriage drove around the market for a long time, and finally stopped, Qingyu took the reins, turned around and knocked on the door, and said softly.

"Okay, Ziyuan, you go to the concierge to deliver the letter, and say that my Wang Qiniang is back"

Wang Qifang said as she gently lifted the curtain of the carriage and quietly looked at the gate of the palace through the gap.

Well, it's really magnificent, this kind of style is different from the magnificence of the Zhao family, but it is a bit elegant in the majesty, and a little bit of nobility in the solemnity, although it is just a simple red lacquer door, but Wang Qifang has to admit that this kind of temperament precipitation of hundreds of years and more than ten generations is really not comparable to the average upstart.

I haven't stood in front of the door yet, just looking at it from such a distance, I can clearly feel the nobility that penetrates into my bones and the heritage of everyone in the clan.

"Yes, ma'am"

Zi Yuan hurriedly agreed, jumped out of the carriage neatly, straightened his clothes, came to the gate of the palace, took out Wang Qifang's name card, and reported aloud to the house.

In the distance, Wang Qifang saw that the porter had received the name post, and glanced at the simple carriage, so she turned back to the mansion with a little suspicion.

After a while, several people poured out of the gate of the palace, and the leader of the team was a man in his thirties, I saw that he was wearing an indigo robe, first said a few words to Ziyuan, and then walked to the carriage calmly, bowed slightly, and asked:

"But Miss Seven is back? Little Wang Shun, I've seen the Seven Ladies"

"Ouch, it's Steward Wang, it's been a long time," Mama Zhao heard the words of the visitor, glanced at Wang Qifang, and saw her nodding at herself, so she opened the curtains, through the carriage window, and said with a condescending smile, "It's our Qiniang who is back, and the housekeeper of King Lao personally greets her, and the old woman is really scared."

Terrified?

I'm afraid you're still sitting in a fucking carriage and being a nobleman?

A cold light flashed in Wang Shun's eyes, and his slightly bowed body stiffened, and then he said with a smile, "Yo, isn't this Mama Zhao, who went to the capital with Miss Seven, and really gained knowledge, and she spoke so 'imposing'." ”

"Hehe, TOEFL TOEFL, my wife I followed Qi Niang into the capital, and I did see a lot of things, not only was I fortunate to meet the princess of the protector, but also accompanied our Qi Niang to take over the holy car. Tut-tut, I've experienced too many things, and I can't finish talking about it for a while, and when we're free, I'll talk to the old guys in the house. ”

may understand Wang Qifang's thoughts, Mama Zhao looks like a villain who deliberately shows off. At least in the eyes of Steward Wang, Mama Zhao is similar to a bad old woman in the market, and she dares to run to him to show off when she sees a little bit of the world.

However, the eldest lady had an order to let him serve Miss Seven well, and he must not be rude to Miss Seven as he did in the past.

Gritting his teeth and enduring it for a long time, Wang Shun said with a smile, "Okay, when Mama Zhao is free in the future, I will let my old wife visit you, and then you will tell the old woman who has seen and heard in Beijing to the old woman who can't be on the stage." ”

"Oops, good"

Mama Zhao smiled very arrogantly, admiring Wang Qifang, who was sitting opposite her, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

Alas, I really didn't see it, Mama's acting skills are so good, if she was placed in her previous life, she would definitely be a powerful cadre.

"Miss Seven, the eldest lady has already sent someone to wait for you at the Weeping Flower Gate, let's go into the house"

"Okay, it's hard to be a steward of the king"

Wang Qifang still didn't show up, and said timidly across the carriage, although she didn't see anyone, just listening to the voice, Wang knew by the way that it was indeed the timid and cowardly seventh lady of their Wang family sitting inside.

Pursed his lips silently, Wang Shun gave the steward of the concierge a look, and when the steward saw this, he hurriedly sent a small housekeeper, trotted to the carriage, and led Qingyu to the corner gate of the back street.

On the side of the corner gate, the gate had already been opened, and there were two of the last rough envoys standing by the door, and when they saw the dilapidated carriage, they also skimmed it with disdain. Seeing that the carriage entered the corner gate, he just stood aside and didn't move.

The carriage stopped, Qingyu saw the posture of the two mothers-in-law, and knew that they would not come up to serve Mrs., laughed secretly in her heart, jumped out of the carriage by herself, came to the door, and said: "Qi Niang, it's here" Mrs. has an explanation, entered the Wang family, don't call her Mrs.

"Oh good"

Wang Qifang whispered a sigh of gratitude, and then, the two mothers-in-law heard a slight reprimand in the carriage, as if an old mother-in-law was preaching Wang Qifang, and the two mothers-in-law guessed that the mother-in-law might be the nurse of the seventh lady, Mama Zhao.

They couldn't help but glance at each other, and saw a forbearant smile in each other's eyes - oops, it turns out that the rumors are all true, this seventh lady, the most timid and afraid master, can't even subdue the girl and mother-in-law in her hand, and even let the dowry girl climb onto her man's bed, and then was swept out of the door by the father-in-law, and didn't dare to go back to her parents' house.

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