As the saying goes, what is afraid of what comes.

Princess An Jing suddenly returned to Beijing, as the only daughter of the Queen Mother and the younger sister of the saint, almost the entire capital was boiling. The lord of Yinghua, who grew up with Princess Anjing since childhood, seemed happier than the second son Zhongju, and couldn't wait to enter the palace to meet him, and because Princess Anjing only brought a little daughter to Beijing. Eventful people inquired, the little lady of Princess Anjing's family was twenty-eight years old, generous, and had not yet promised to marry. Maybe it's for next year's spring, so I came to palm my daughter in advance and look at a good man.

Some people are ready to move, some people are watching with good intentions, and some people are still uneasy. For example, Ling's.

The laurel list has been announced for a long time, and several families are happy and a few are sad, those who are preparing for spring and those who are preparing for autumn in three years have all gone home to close their doors to study. The Ling family nervously asked his subordinates to prepare various congratulatory gifts for the stabilization ceremony every day, and did not allow Wanhua to go out again, and stayed in the house every day except for the boudoir to start making wedding dresses. But after waiting for almost a month, the Yinghua County Lord didn't even make a sound, and the Ling family was embarrassed to come directly to the door and ask, why didn't he come to get it. was about to go to the mansion of the feudal kingdom, but Princess An Jing returned.

Listening to the rumors outside, the more the Ling clan felt more and more ownerless, and finally couldn't sit still and ran out. When he arrived at the Guogong Mansion, he was told that because the granddaughter of the old lady of the clan was married, the old man was happy and went to drink the wedding wine. On the way back, I hesitated for a long time and turned to the Yinghua County Lord's house, but the building was empty. The Ling family was even more panicked at this time, and they were really afraid that as rumored, Princess An Jing had come to see Langjun of the feudal family.

The lord of Yinghua has only given birth to two sons in total, and the eldest son has already married a wife, so this time there is only one son. The friendship between Princess Jing and the Lord of Yinghua has been settled, even if it has been settled with the Li family, it is not impossible to change your mind. Annoying, the county lord of Yinghua left without saying a word, leaving nothing behind, although the Ling family did not publicize the news of his daughter and Fan Erlang, but the people who have deep friendships also know it.

When the Ling family went to the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion as a guest, he suddenly didn't know who was talking, and asked on the spot: "Didn't you say that the matter between the third lady and the second lang of the clan was done, why is there no news until now, and it won't really change your mind." For a while, Ling was very embarrassed, so angry that he couldn't sit down, so he found an excuse to leave quickly.

Wanhua didn't say anything, and she felt uncomfortable, and several sisters who were good friends with her also knew about it, and now she was embarrassed to go out.

Finally, when the Duchess of the Domain Kingdom came home, she learned that the father of the lord of Yinghua had passed away, and the family rushed back to her hometown overnight.

Because the news was in time, without waiting for her husband to go back to ask for her resignation, the lord of Yinghua took her son and daughter and hurried back. Although the prince of the vassal country was a member of his mother-in-law's family, he was not a close relative, and he did not dare to disturb the old prince and the old duchess of the country, so he only sent a representative to pay tribute.

The lord of Yinghua is an only daughter, and after her mother died early, she and her father depended on each other. The old queen mother is also sympathetic to her sisters and orphans, and she was allowed to enter the palace at the same age as the princess, and she was favored. But except for when the old queen mother was alive, the lord of Yinghua was still favored, the old queen died of illness, and the princess married away. If it weren't for marrying the nephew of the prince of the domain, I'm afraid that the lord of Yinghua would be just a name now.

However, Mrs. Xiao is a down-to-earth person, and after his wife passed by, he did not continue the strings. just carried the maid around her as an aunt, and after resigning from the government in old age, she followed the concubine back to the ancestral house of Pu'an, except for the New Year's holiday, there was no contact between father and daughter. But this blood relationship is still there, and when he heard the letter from his brother-in-law, the lord of Yinghua didn't think about it, and rushed back overnight.

This news made the Ling family feel a little better, but when they thought that once Old Lady Xiao passed away, Fan Erlang would have to keep filial piety, and he would not be able to participate in next year's Spring Festival. If he and Wanhua have already made a decision, then after the funeral, the marriage must be completed within 100 days. But now it's just a verbal covenant, and it's not formal, and according to the rules of filial piety, Fan Erlang won't be able to return to Beijing until today next year. As for the scientific expedition, if there is no Enko, it will be postponed for three years.

But these are not the Ling family's concerns, there is no news in this year, who knows what the Yinghua County Lord will think in a year. Although Wanhua was only fifteen years old, if they waited for them to come back, they would not admit it, and the Ling family would not be able to do anything.

Maybe it was because he was overly worried, and when he got up at night, Wanhua fell ill, but Ling's family was in a hurry.

After raising it for half a month, his body got better, and the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion handed over an invitation. Inviting the Ling family and the Shaohua sisters to go to enjoy the chrysanthemum was actually an apology to the Ling family. Ling Shi was annoyed by the last incident and didn't want to go, but Wanhua said firmly: "Why don't you go, I'm not wrong, and I'm not ashamed, what are you afraid of!" Shaohua silently gave Wanhua a thumbs up behind Ling's back, and after an illness, Wanhua regained his vitality and was no longer as shrunken and depressed as before.

After asking carefully, even Princess An Jing was invited to go, and the Ling family was even more stubborn in his heart.

"Who knows which one with a broken mouth is chewing the root of the tongue behind his back." Because of that time, the Ling family didn't go out much.

"That's their business, what does it matter to me." Wanhua said resolutely, "The more we are afraid, the more proud they become, and they think that they are stepping on our tails, and they think that we are deflated." It's just that it's undecided, and it's not that it's been dismissed! ”

"Auntie, the third sister is right, we are not wrong." Shaohua resolutely supports Wanhua's decision, in fact, she just wants to go out for a walk.

"Yes, yes, what do you know, Princess Anjing is also going, what are we going to do." Ling said angrily.

"We have no grievances with Princess Anjing, why can't we go. Besides, let's go to the banquet just so that those who chew the root of the tongue have nothing to say, it's best to talk to the princess, maybe you can know the mind of the county lord! Shaohua said dissatisfied.

Ling's hearing her daughter say this also felt reasonable, the reason why she avoided outsiders was because she had proudly found a good family for Wanhua. If the in-laws did not succeed, and the people ran back to the funeral without saying a word, leaving a confusing answer, Ling felt that his face was dull, and he was afraid that he would be asked again, so he would not be happy to go out.

Originally, the Ling family didn't plan to bring Jinhua, but her husband asked her to treat them equally, so she had to reluctantly bring them along.

"The Hou Mansion is not as good as our family, where you go, you have to be cautious with me, if you lose your proportion, I will make you look good when you go back!" Before getting out of the car, Ling also warned Jinhua fiercely, and said to Shaohua with a sigh of relief: "If you don't understand, just follow your third sister, don't run around." Shaohua nodded obediently, looking at Jinhua's expectant face, he couldn't help but sigh, fortunately she was the daughter of the Ling family.

got out of the carriage and was led into the backyard by the housekeeper's mother, and the pavilions and pavilions passed by looked magnificent, and Rao is Shaohua was secretly surprised in his heart. The Li family only had such a huge mansion because of the reward of the first emperor, but Li Ge was always low-key and high-minded, and he didn't like to start construction in the residence, so he roughly retained his original appearance. But the Marquis of Zhongyi Mansion has been a hereditary title for five generations, and his status naturally cannot be compared with other marquises, but when he thinks that it is just a marquis mansion, it is so luxurious and exquisite, and the prince's mansion is even a palace.

Compared with Shaohua's immobile look, Jinhua's eyes were about to pop out, and it was the first time she had gone out to the Hou Mansion with the Ling family as a guest. thought that at home, Li Xunzhuo doted on her and bought her all kinds of beautiful jewelry. But looking at the maids passing by, the clothes on her body were not inferior to those at home, and she couldn't help but feel ashamed.

The Ling clan was about to take them to greet Mrs. Zhongyi Hou when suddenly a young girl burst out and blocked their way.

"Second lady Wanfu." The girl has a delicate goose egg face, and her facial features are not exquisite, but she is pretty and square.

"It turned out to be Yanniang, and it almost scared me." Ling patted his chest, a smile on his face.

"Second lady, if you haven't come for so long, I don't think Sanniang will see it. I'm afraid that you will be in a hurry to leave later, so lend Sanniang to me first. "Zhou Yan is the only daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyi, she is extremely favored at home, and she has a good relationship with Wanhua." These two little ladies are face-to-face. Wanhua pushed Shaohua up and said to Zhou Yan: "This is the Wu Niang I often tell you, and Qi Niang." When Zhou Yan heard this, she deliberately looked at Shaohua a few times.

Seeing that a few girls were chatting happily, Ling was also relieved, and comforted: "Shall I wait until I take them to meet Mrs. Hou before I go to you?" ”

"It's not good, I have a lot to say to Sanniang." Zhou Yan looked at the Ling family pitifully, and begged: "The second lady will lend me the third lady, and these two little ladies, I will take them over later, and I will definitely not lose them." Ling was amused by Zhou Yan's pitiful little appearance, so he had to nod.

There is no need to go to the ladies of the families to greet each family politely, Wanhua also seemed very happy, and blamed Zhou Yan: "If there is something that can't be said, you have to pull us out to do something." Wanhua glanced at the two unknown little girls behind her, not knowing that Zhou Yan had a whisper with her, but she also brought Shaohua Jinhua out.

"If I only bring you out, I'm afraid your sister will resent me." Zhou Yan suddenly said enviously, "You are so good, this time you have two younger sisters!" ”

"You have an elder brother and a younger brother, and you are the only lady in the family, and the whole family spoils you and comes to make fun of me." Wanhua snorted.

Zhou Yan hugged Wanhua with a smile, "How dare you, my aunt has been saying all day long that she wants to change with you, praising you for being so good, you are a serious lady, I am just a little girl." He turned his head to Shaohua and smiled: "Wu Niang, Qi Niang is not strange, I am used to having trouble with your third sister." ”

"Sister Yan has a good temperament, looking at her relatives, seeing Sister Yan is like having an extra sister." Without waiting for Shaohua to speak, Jinhua had already answered.

Wanhua didn't show it on her face, and she was secretly annoyed that Jinhua's mouth was really good at pleasing people, and she guessed Zhou Yan's weakness at once.

Zhou Yan was surprised by Jinhua's flattery, this made her feel comfortable, she didn't have any sisters, and when she heard Jinhua say it, she also felt that she was kind and cute. "Okay, you can make this place your home, don't be polite to my sister. However, I still have to borrow your three sisters, and you go to the pavilion and wait for me, and we will come as soon as we go. "Grab the passing maid with your hand," Take the two ladies to the pavilion, don't run around." ”

"What the hell is so mysterious!" Wanhua thought that Zhou Yan was just taking her to escape the level in the house, but seeing her act like this, it seemed that there was really something mysterious.

"You'll know when you go!" Zhou Yan smiled and resolutely refused to answer.