Back in Songcheng County, it was getting late, Fan Ning went back to his house directly, and the first to greet him was his daughter Fan Zhen, saying that his daughter was her father's little padded jacket, which was really good, something delicious, the little guy always wanted to leave a bite for his father, which made Fan Ning love her very much.

Fan Zhen is two and a half years old, and it is the most naughty and cute time, she hugs her father's neck and asks him to take her to find a squirrel.

"Yes, I saw it, big tail, jumping around in the trees, looking for food."

"It's getting dark, the little squirrel is scared outside, it's already home for dinner, let's go eat too!"

"Good! Ah Zhen was hungry too. ”

Fanning carried his daughter to the dining hall, and the family had been waiting for him at the dining table for a long time.

"It's finally here!"

Mother Zhang Sanniang said: "Let's eat!" Meals are going to be cold. ”

Fanning sat down and said apologetically: "Actually, you don't have to wait for me, everyone can eat first." ”

Zhu Pei smiled: "If the husband comes back in the middle of the night, we won't wait, anyway, we will only wait for a while, it is better to eat together." ”

Aya poured Fan Ning full of wine, and said to the little maid next to her: "The wine is a little cold, go and heat it again." ”

The little maid hurriedly went to hot wine, Ouyang Qian clapped her hands to her daughter, "Come to my mother and give my father dinner." ”

"Nope! I'm going to eat with my daddy. ”

Zhen'er hugged her father's neck and refused to let go, Ouyang Qian's face sank, "How did my mother teach you?" ”

Zhen'er pursed her lips and reluctantly left her father.

Fan Ning handed over her daughter to Ouyang Qian, and looked at her son Fan Jing, Fan Jing had just turned one year old, and he was sleeping sweetly in the nurse's arms at this time, his facial features looked very similar to Fan Ning, but he was a little handsome of his mother.

"Tell everyone something!"

Fanning took a sip of wine and said, "I won't stay in Yingtianfu for too long, and I may be transferred away at the end of the year." ”

"Is the message exact?" Juppe asked.

Fanning shook his head, "I only have to hear some rumors, but the change has ended, and I also estimate that I will enter Beijing." ”

"Do you want me to ask my father?"

"No, I mean, we need to be ready to move so that we don't rush it."

Ouyang Qian said with a smile: "Actually, many of our things haven't moved over, and it's also because this house is rented, so I always feel that it won't last long, and it's very convenient if we want to move." ”

"That's good, some things that are not used for the time being can be packed and sent back to the capital first."

Zhang Sanniang frowned, "You're not sure yourself, what if you don't transfer away?" ”

"My brother said he wanted to go, he would definitely leave, what are you talking about here?" Ado, who was beside him, was a little unhappy and said to his mother.

Zhang Sanniang glared at her fiercely, the mother and daughter stopped talking, Fan Ning felt a little strange, and felt that the emotions of the two were a little wrong.

He was just about to speak, but Juppé next to him gently kicked Fanning, and Fanning held back.

"By the way, I met Akihito in Laizhou, and he happened to be returning from Japan with a fleet to unload cargo in Laizhou."

Fanning took out the box from his arms and said with a smile: "Akihito's gift to Ah Zhen and Jing'er, two very good sapphires." ”

Zhu Pei took the box and looked at it, she was a person who knew the goods, these two sapphires were very expensive and rare, so she handed the box to Ouyang Qian and said with a smile: "The gem is given to Ah Zhen, just to make a pair of bracelets, Jing'er is Xiaolang, and the gem is not suitable for him." ”

Zhu Pei has a night pearl that Fan Ning brought back from Kunzhou, which is extremely precious, and she left it to her son, but Ouyang Qian does not have this kind of precious jewelry that can be passed down from generation to generation, and there are just these two precious sapphires, so Zhu Pei's wish is fulfilled.

"No need!" Ouyang Qian hurriedly excused herself.

Zhu Pei stuffed the box to Fan Zhen and said with a smile: "Ah Zhen, this is given to you by the eldest mother." ”

Fan Zhen held the box in his arms and refused to let go, Ouyang Qian had no choice but to say to her daughter: "Thank you Auntie." ”

"Thank you, auntie."

Zhu Pei smiled and nodded, "After returning to the capital, I will find a famous craftsman to carve these two gems well, and it will be Ah Zhen's dowry in the future." ”

Zhang Sanniang's face changed slightly, and she glared at her daughter and said, "Did you hear that?" ”

Addo pursed his lips, "People are just joking, you take everything seriously!" ”

"You dead girl, you have to be angry with me to be willing!"

Zhang Sanniang was so angry that she couldn't sit down, she got up and said, "You eat slowly, I'll go back first." ”

Seeing that his mother was gone, Ado also pushed the bowl angrily, got up and wiped his tears and ran.

Fanning was a little surprised, these two mothers quarreled?

Zhu Pei shook his head and said with a wry smile: "A few days ago, Mrs. Chai came to the house as a guest, she has always liked Ado very much, and when she chatted with her mother, she mentioned that she wanted to marry Ado as her daughter-in-law, and her mother was very tempted, but Ado was unwilling, and she had been angry about this matter for two days. ”

Mrs. Chai is the wife of Chai Jing's eldest son, Chai Feng, who also happens to be from Wu County, and often comes to the mansion as a guest, but she actually mentioned marriage, Fan Ning was really a little surprised, "Ado is still a little too young!" ”

Ouyang Qian next to her said: "Girls can marry late, but the marriage must be decided early, once the marriage is missed, it is too late to regret it." ”

Fanning was a little big, this matter was unexpected, he never thought that his sister would get married, but inadvertently, it came.

Zhu Pei understood her husband's thoughts, so she smiled and said: "Ado is already sixteen years old, and next year will be seventeen, and she is no longer the little lady in her husband's mind." ”

My sister will be seventeen years old next year, and I really didn't expect that it would be possible to consider marriage, he asked Zhu Pei and Ouyang Qian with a smile: "Tell me, why is Ado angry, doesn't she want to think about the Chai family?" ”

Zhu Pei smiled and didn't speak, and Fan Ning's gaze turned to Ouyang Qian again.

Ouyang Qian shook her head, "I think it should be that she is not mentally prepared to get married, and she feels that her mother let her marry so early, so she is angry, but it has nothing to do with the Chai family." ”

Fan Ning thought about it, Ouyang Qian said very reasonably, it should be that her sister has too little contact with young men, and she is introverted and psychologically immature, in this case, talking about marriage too early is also a harm to her.

Fan Ning drank all the wine in the cup and asked, "What is the name of that kid of the Chai family?" How is the character? ”

"I don't know what my name is, I only know that I am twenty years old this year, I am studying in the capital, what people look like, what their character is, we have never seen it. I've never heard of it. ”

Fan Ning saw that the maid and the nurse were there, so he smiled and said, "This matter is not in a hurry, I will go and talk to my mother when I have the opportunity to give Ah a little more time." ”

..

After dinner, Fanning returned to the inner study, and after a short time, Juppé came in with a cup of tea.

She sat down and said, "Mother looked for me just now." ”

Fanning was about to drink tea, paused for a moment, and asked, "What did my mother say?" ”

"She wants me to ask you about your attitude, your father is gone, you are the eldest brother, and you are ultimately the master of Ado's marriage."

Fan Ning was silent and said for a long time: "To be honest, I think it's a little inappropriate. ”

"You think there's a problem with the portal?"

Fanning nodded, "It doesn't have anything to do with the portal, but this is only one aspect, and more importantly, we have nothing to do with the Chai family." ”

Fan Ning really feels that the door is not worthy, what kind of person is the Chai family, the descendants of the royal family of the Hou Zhou, generations and the Zhao family, and his father was born poor, and his grandfather was just a farmer, although he rose, it was almost the same to marry the daughter of the Chai family by himself, but let his sister marry into the Chai family, it was really as deep as the sea when he entered the Hou Gate, and the family that he usually did not have much contact with was quite unfamiliar, how could Fan Ning let his sister marry into the Chai family.

Fan Ning sighed and said: "Maybe Sister Qian is right, Ado may not be mentally ready to get married, if so, I don't want to force her." ”

"I think the reason why Ado is angry is not because she doesn't want to marry, but just because she doesn't want to marry the Chai family."

Fanning was stunned, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Zhu Pei smiled slightly: "Actually, I guess it is possible that Ado likes someone." ”

"Who?"

"My third grandfather's grandson, Zhu Qi, you've seen it."

Fan Ning remembered, of course he had seen it, Zhu Yuanfeng's seventh grandson, holding a book in the yard all day long and shaking his head and reading, he was fond of books, nicknamed Little Master.

"Addo has seen him?" Fanning asked in surprise.

"Of course I have seen it, when Ado lived in my third grandfather's mansion, he often asked him to borrow books, and I saw a copy of "Quantang Poems" in Ado's room, which was given to her by the little master, and the two are very familiar, but you don't know."

Fanning suddenly remembered that her sister was also a little nerd, she liked to read and buy books, and the two might really have a common language, as if the two were about the same age.

Fan Ning was a little tempted, the key is that he and Zhu Yuanfeng are very familiar, if his sister marries Zhu Yuanfeng's grandson, it will be more acceptable to him than marrying into the Chai family, but the most important thing is that his sister herself likes it.

Fan Ning took a few steps and asked, "How is Zhu Qi doing?" ”

"He went back to Pingjiang Mansion to participate in the test, my third grandfather has great expectations for him, you know, the third grandfather has always regretted that there is no Jinshi among his descendants."

Fan Ning nodded, Zhu Yuan is rich and rivals, but he is still a businessman, most of his sons are shrewd and capable, whether they are taking care of the manor or running a commercial house, they are all doing very well, but they are not good at reading, his four sons and more than a dozen grandsons, so far there is not even a single person, only Zhu Qi likes to read since he was a child, and Zhu Yuanfeng has placed great expectations on him.

He pondered for a moment and said: "Ado really likes Zhu Qi's words, I don't object, I mean to say, try to create opportunities for them to meet, if they have a good impression of each other, then this marriage will be a matter of course." ”

Zhu Pei pursed his lips and smiled: "Leave this matter to me!" ”