Chapter 7: Marriage

The old man Wansheng is in a low mood, since he removed his armor, the title on his body has been passed to the eldest son, and the official position with real power has also been resigned.

Now there is no one in the house who can do anything with him, and this day is really lonely like a long night.

"You said you met a bandit last night?"

Wan Jinlan nodded, and then talked about last night's events vividly.

Although the old man does not have to go to the court, he can be regarded as "idle at home", but he is still clear about some things in the court.

Seeing the way her granddaughter raised her eyebrows when she spoke, her previously depressed mood was a little better.

"Grandpa, the third prince is here, and there are people from His Royal Highness King Qi, who want to ask Miss about last night."

Wan Jinlan saluted his grandfather, "Grandfather, I'll come when I go." ”

Wansheng nodded.

When Xiao Minghuan arrived at the martial arts arena, he didn't see Wan Jinlan, and he was still a little surprised in his heart, shouldn't she be here?

Wan Sheng pretended not to see his gaze and asked, "Why are you here today?" ”

Xiao Minghuan said with a respectful and intimate smile: "I heard that my aunt and cousin Lan are back, so I sent some fresh river food, I remember that the second cousin loves to eat crabs, and it is not easy to eat fresh river in the southwest, and the second cousin should think about it very much." ”

"You've got a heart."

Wan Sheng's face showed a slight polite smile, which made Xiao Minghuan's mood better.

"My grandfather is practicing martial arts, why don't I accompany you to practice for a while?"

Wan Sheng shook his head and wiped the sweat on his forehead, "No, I'm old, I can't stand it with a long knife." ”

Xiao Minghuan flattered: "What did my grandfather say, you have been fighting horses for half your life, and now your body is still strong, even if you go to the battlefield again, you can continue to make great achievements, like me, you can't beat the horse." ”

When Wansheng heard this, he wanted to pluck out his ears.

The granddaughter and the cheap grandson are patting on the back, and the granddaughter says anything casually, and he thinks it is better than the cheap grandson.

Even if this cheap grandson is self-aware, just like him, his granddaughter picks ten.

In the past, no one practiced with him, and the cheap grandson recommended himself, and the two only fought against each other, and he found out how many pounds and taels he had, and the cheap grandson was completely an embroidered pillow. When fighting, he still has to be careful, in case he misses, he will beat people up.

Forget it, forget it.

He can't afford to fight the dragon and the phoenix.

After Wan Jinlan and King Qi's subordinates finished talking about the situation last night, they went back to Yilan Courtyard, changed their clothes, and went to see their mother.

Shen Qing's body bones are really weak, and he didn't use it for lunch.

As the mother and daughter spoke, time slipped through their fingers.

When it was almost time for dinner in the evening, Shen Qing still got up and changed his clothes, and went to the hall where a large family had dinner with Wan Jinlan.

Although Zhen Guogong and Wan Jinlan's eldest brother Wan Muxing and second uncle Wan Feng are in the southwest, they should have a reunion dinner today, because Shen Qing's body is uncomfortable, and he still came out.

Besides, the old lady was dissatisfied with Shen Qing's business background in the past, and after so many years, although the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has eased a lot, Shen Qing still doesn't want the old lady to think that she is a weak person who will only disappoint her fun.

The dining hall is very large, and it is divided into two parts by a rosewood shelf screen painted with flowers, birds, fish and insects.

The women sat in the inner room, and the men sat outside.

Both sides can hear clearly.

Xiao Minghuan is also there today, but no one spoke during the meal.

Food is silent, no one has spoken during the meal in the past, and today it is even more quiet.

The capital is surrounded by eight waters, it is not rare to eat these things with river freshness, you can eat it normally, Wan Jinlan loves to eat crab roe, the crab on the table today is not small, but the crab roe is not full, and the taste is so-so.

After eating, Xiao Minghuan entered the old man's study on the pretext of asking his husband about the court.

Shen Qing was called by the old lady to walk around the garden.

"Mother has something to say?"

Shen Qing helped the old lady and ate in the garden with flowers and plants.

"The Pei family girl will have less than a year, and the filial piety will be over, and the eldest lang will be able to get married."

The Pei girl and Wan Muxing have a marriage contract, but unfortunately, Pei Zhiheng's father suddenly had a heart attack two years ago, and it has only dragged on for another three years.

"Zhijing is not small, when it comes to seeing each other, he always says that he will start a business first and then start a family, I think he is still a child."

The old lady said that although Wan Zhijing was a little disgusted with him, she was still satisfied.

Shen was born in a merchant, and it can be said that she is one heaven and one earth with the door of the public mansion, and she never agreed with it at the beginning.

But that Master Shen is a bold and able to study, when the northwest land was hit by drought, it was Lord Shen who took the lead in donating one million taels of silver to the imperial court, and the imperial court rewarded Master Shen with the title of Earl Yongchang.

This title seems to have been bought with silver, but merchants like the Shen family were rare in the Great Wei Dynasty.

The Shen family jumped to the title, and the eldest son insisted on marrying the Shen family, so she could only pinch her nose and admit it.

But the dissatisfaction with the Shen family will not disappear because she enters the door and becomes a daughter-in-law.

But Shen was born in Jiangnan, and her temperament was gentle and supple, after she was trained, it was also considered a matter of responsibility, that is, she asked for a concubine for her eldest son, and she did not do anything that was jealous and unacceptable, and gave birth to two sons and a daughter one after another.

"Zhijing's marriage is not in a hurry, and after the spring of next year, it is not too late to talk about it."

The old lady patted the back of Shen Qing's hand.

"Lan Niang has more than two months to go."

Shen Qing said: "If my mother has a good family, it will definitely not be bad." ”

Shen Qing really thinks so, the eldest girl in the second room, the family she marries is not bad, although she is not very powerful, but she is better than the noble, and the man's family still has the rule that only if she has no children can she take a concubine.

Shen Qing also hoped that the old lady could also set a like that for Lan Niang. With the family of the princess, her daughter will not suffer anywhere she marries.

Hearing Shen Qing say this, the old lady ironed in her heart, and felt that the eldest daughter-in-law was as knowledgeable as ever.

"The Holy Admiral recorded the three princes in the name of the concubine, which shows the importance of the concubine and our mansion."

Although the old lady didn't make her words clear, Shen Qing understood what she meant.

This, she doesn't agree!

Although the princess is high and high, how can there be a prince who does not accept concubines and only guards the life of one person. Her daughter, how could she suffer such grievances.

Over the years, the queen and Concubine Chen Shu in the palace have been like fire and water, and even the Wang family and the Chen family of the Chengen Mansion have been fighting like black-eyed chickens.

Although the third prince was recorded in the name of the concubine, in the past few years, the Wan family has really not been particularly close to the third prince, nor has he been involved in the affairs of the eldest prince and the second prince.

My mother-in-law suddenly had this thought, what did she want to do?