"Well...... Maybe it's because we Xingqi is as beautiful as a flower and wants to marry back as a daughter-in-law? ”

"Sister-in-law!"

Shen Xingqi's little face turned pink again.

Cheng Xi couldn't help but stretch out his guilty hand and squeeze it, "Do you know Mr. Du from Huaishan Academy?" ”

"I saw that gentleman when I was a child, and he was the father of Mrs. Du and Mrs. Xie."

"Well, Mr. Du and Mr. Jiang have been friends for many years, and I don't know how many students Mr. has taught, and your brother is one of them, and now his son-in-law has just become the prefect of Lin'an Mansion."

Shen Xingqi was pulling her out of the seventh-story attic at this time, and blinked when she heard the words, "Sister-in-law means that Master Xie's promotion is related to Du Lao?" ”

"What do you think?"

"Master Xie's reputation has always been very good, he was once the governor of Lin'an Prefecture, and his political achievements are only one step away from the prefect. However, our Lin'an Mansion has always been prosperous, and there must be many officials who want to come here. ”

Shen Xingqi is a smart girl, she can understand everything, and when she saw Cheng Xi but smiled silently, she continued to analyze:

"Mr. Du's eldest son is an official in Beijing, and he is married to a noble girl in Beijing, so he must be able to speak in Beijing, most of Mr. Du's protégés are in Lin'an Mansion, and the youngest son is also a master of the academy, so it is most suitable for Lord Xie to become the prefect."

Cheng Xi looked at her in surprise, but she didn't expect that she just said a word, and the little girl sorted things out.

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"It is undeniable that Lord Xie has political achievements and is very good, but this can only make his name appear on the candidate list of the Lin'an Prefect."

"So what plays a decisive role is the Du family's connections in Beijing and Lin'an?"

"Not bad. Since ancient times, officialdom has paid attention to personal connections whether it is promotion or contact, and the major families do not have such a good knowledge as Old Master Du, and most of them get closer through marriage, so as to weave a dense net. ”

Shen Xingqi stopped and stood in the peach tree and pondered, "Did those ladies just now want to marry me and win over my brother?" ”

"In the entire Lin'an Mansion, Fujun is indeed the student with the greatest potential, if nothing else, he will definitely have a place in the officialdom in the future."

Cheng Xi continued to guide, "The first class of the palace examination will directly enter the Hanlin Academy, from the sixth rank and the seventh grade official positions, the second class or other yamen in Beijing, and most of the rest of the Jinshi and Tongjinshi backgrounds will be released as a nine-rank county order. ”

"But the ladies sitting in the Peach Blossom Pavilion are all of a good status, Zhizhou, Tongju and several generals are all higher than the seventh rank, even if my brother stays in the Hanlin Academy for a few years and takes a short time, it is not enough."

"Yes, although it is said that a high marriage is a low marriage, the two families cannot be too different."

"So they're looking at the concubines in the family?"

You can't marry your own son, but you can, which big family doesn't have a few bad concubines these days?

Shen Xingqi turned to look at the Peach Blossom Pavilion not far away, most of the ladies brought the young ladies who had not yet left the pavilion, and they were gathering into a few small piles to chat happily at this time. And the ladies who were holding the hands of other people's little girls looked happy and scrutinized, and the little girl's face was either generous and decent or blushing, how much did she resemble just now?

Meaning——

"Sister-in-law, I'm not married!"

It's scary.

The little girl was frightened, she originally thought that she was participating in a flower-viewing banquet with poetry against her, but she never expected it to be a blind date banquet!

Cheng Xi was amused by her reaction like a snake and scorpion, and held on to a tree and laughed.

Shen Xingqi hugged her arm and coquettishly, "I'm not married, I'm still young." ”

"It's not small, and it will be in a few months."

"Sister-in-law~"

"Okay, I'm not going to tease you."

Cheng Xi had enough of her jokes, "Telling you these things is just to make you look good, so I am reluctant to marry such a beautiful cutie." ”

"It's indeed a pretty cutie, this is Miss Shen, right?"

A lady under the peach blossom tree walked over, with only a smartly dressed girl by her side, who didn't look like a maid.

Shen Xingqi put down the hands that surrounded Cheng Xi, stepped back half a step slightly, and became a lady in a second.

Cheng Xi was embarrassed when he saw this, and the dress with a few petals scattered was scattered, and he smiled and saluted the visitors.

"It turned out to be Mrs. Qin, I am Cheng Xi, this is indeed my sister."

"Xingqi has seen Madam Qin."

"I've heard Zheng'er talk about Mrs. Shen and Miss Shen a long time ago, that kid wasn't at home all day a few days ago, didn't he cause you trouble?"

"How so? Qin Gongzi is both talented and good-looking, and he is also a confidant and friend of his husband, and he exchanges experiences with his husband every time he comes to the door. ”

Mrs. Qin thought of her son, and sighed with a headache, "It's really hard for you to find a talented and good-looking person to describe him." ”

"......" mother-in-law complains the most deadly.

"Qin Gongzi Qiu Yu won the Jingkui must be a good learner, and he inherited a few points of your face, Mrs., handsome and unparalleled, and naturally can afford to have both talent and appearance."

Mrs. Qin was even more sad, "So, he is talented and good-looking, why doesn't he lean on the gentle and elegant Yushu Linfeng Yuxuan?" ”

"...... IMHO, as long as he doesn't speak, he can still get a little bit of a lake."

The smile on Cheng Xi's face almost froze.

My mother doesn't want to see her, what can she do as an outsider?

"Don't talk about him, it's upset when you think about it."

Mrs. Qin introduced the girl beside her who had not spoken, "This is Song Yan, the sister of Song Xiaowei, who currently lives in Qin Mansion, and the weather is just right today, so she will come out with me to enjoy the flowers." ”

"It turned out to be Miss Song."

"Mrs. Shen, Miss Shen."

The other party smiled sweetly at the two of them, with a bit of playfulness, "I heard my brother say that Shenjia Village is a good place, can I go to Mrs. Shen to play?" ”

"Naturally, Miss Song is welcome at any time."

Song Yan's facial features did have some similarities with Song Zhi, Cheng Xi looked at her dress again and guessed that she should be a person who practiced martial arts.

- Song Zhi is from the capital, and Song Yan was originally in Beijing, why did he come here?

Mrs. Qin heard the two of them mention Shenjia Village, and her expression was serious, "I would like to thank you husband and wife for saving each other that day, after the city gate passed, I originally wanted to come to the door immediately to thank you, but I was held back by miscellaneous matters." ”

"Madame's words are serious, the Qin family's merchant ships have recently transported more than a dozen ships of grain to help Lin'an Mansion in disaster relief, and my husband and I are both in admiration."

"How can that be the same? Nothing big can override the grace of life. You and Zheng'er are equals, can I call you Xi'er? ”

"Absolutely."

"Will Xi'er have anything at home in three days? I heard that Shenjia Village is located at the foot of Shennong Mountain, and the scenery is picturesque, so my lord and I also went to join in the fun, I don't know if it is welcome? ”

"Waiting for Master Qin and Mrs., they will definitely sweep the couch to greet each other."

"Since I call you Xi'er, let's call me aunt."

"Aunt Qin."

Shen Xingqi, who was beside her, also called out to her aunt under Mrs. Qin's expectant gaze, and Mrs. Qin smiled even brighter.