Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, in the courtyard of Litang.

Wang's mood has been bad these days, not for the side, but for the marriage of her children.

The eldest has already been married, and the bride will enter the door in a few months. The second child originally had a fiancée, but the little girl went due to illness at a young age, and the second child has been out of tune all the time, and the few families that Wang has a crush on refuse to allow marriage.

Three years old is not young, but he has always been silent, and he doesn't spend much time with himself.

The third son is stubborn, and the Wang family has no way to say more, so he can only help himself for the time being, and wait until there is a suitable discussion later.

The matter between the youngest daughter and the British government has been decided, and with the closeness of these two children, it is unlikely that the marriage will change.

Next is Wang's eldest daughter, who has the most headache.

Since that day there was a dispute and the eldest daughter left the Hou Mansion without looking back, the Wang family has never heard of this daughter.

She was angry at first, and in Wang's opinion, even if she and her husband really misunderstood their eldest daughter, they also wronged her a little.

But as her own child, she was blessed by her own birth, even if she was wronged, what was it?

In the end, she raised her daughter well, and the food and clothing at home are the same. Why can't she understand the difficulties of being a mother, and have to go toe-to-toe with them?

Wang held back the fire in his belly, deliberately coldly snubbed Su Hengyu for a while, and then took the initiative to make peace by letting the other party know his mistakes.

At this time, she had long forgotten that when their family planned to send Su Hengyu to Zhuangzi, they had completely abandoned this daughter.

Wang didn't feel that he was wrong, and Zhongyong Marquis didn't think that there was something wrong with his behavior.

Both husband and wife feel that this daughter is really spoiled, and Su Hengyu's reputation has always been bad, and people outside regard her as a beast.

Compared with the obedient and well-behaved little daughter, their hearts became more and more biased, and in the next few months, they didn't think of Su Hengyu's existence at all, as if they had returned to the days when they didn't expose the wrong thing.

If they can live like this, the Wang family will not be dissatisfied.

It's just that a few days ago, the news of their family's marriage with the British government came out, and many people who didn't deal with the Wang family mentioned Su Hengyu in front of her.

Yan said: "Your eldest daughter's marriage has not been settled, why did the younger daughter make a marriage contract first?" ”

The implication is that the Wang family doesn't understand the rules, and secretly reminds her that her eldest daughter has not been taught well.

Wang was very angry by the other party's words, and after returning home, he thought about it and sent a letter to Su Hengyu, wanting her to come back and show her people.

Wang knows how bad the reputation of her eldest daughter is, and her daughters are like being placed at both ends of the scale.

One was held to the sky by the people of Beijing, and there were almost few who didn't like her.

One is frowning at the mention of it, and no matter how dignified the young lady is, she will show a trace of disdain.

She felt that it was impossible for the eldest daughter to find a good family like the younger daughter, so the Wang family didn't ask for anything else, just wanted to find a suitable one among the talents and people.

If there is luck in the future, it is good to be an official if you pass the Jinshi examination. If she has not been admitted, as long as she is not a white body, the eldest daughter can rely on her dowry and the Zhuangzi to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life.

She consciously found a way out for her two daughters, and when she sent a letter to Zhuangzili, she began to look through the roster given by the matchmaker.

Unexpectedly, there was no reply to the letter sent to her, and the little girl who sent the letter told her that the eldest daughter had gone out a few months earlier, and there was no master in the village now.

Wang was taken aback, what is the door of a daughter's family?

She wanted to go to Zhuangzi to ask about the situation, but two days later, news came from Zhuangzi's side, saying that their master would be back soon, so the Wang family did not have to worry.

Where can Wang not be worried?

A girl who has not left the pavilion runs out alone with some maids and guards.

Most of the people around me are men, what if something happens when you go out?

Wang even had some doubts about whether the eldest daughter had a sweetheart outside, so she changed her temperament and had to live in Zhuangzi, and she eloped with that person when she went out this time.

But everyone is coming back, and the Wang family can only suppress the doubts in his heart for the time being, planning to wait until he sees Su Hengyu and then ask carefully.

He sighed again, and the stuffiness in the room made Wang more and more irritable.

She looked up and asked the two grandmothers, "What are the young masters and young ladies doing today?" ”

Mama Li said: "The eldest young master has gone out to the literary meeting, and the third young master is still studying at home." The second young lady was taken away by Young Master Zhou, and as for the second young master, the slaves and maids didn't know where he was. ”

Hearing this, Wang snorted coldly: "This second child is really getting more and more out of tune, he doesn't have a home all day long, and he just messes with those sons." It's no wonder that he can have a good marriage if he goes on like this! ”

The more Wang thought about it, the more angry he became, this second son has become more and more eccentric since that Chinese New Year's Eve, he either drinks or runs out all day, and a few days ago he also beat the youngest son of the ceremonial waiter's family.

If it weren't for the Wang family sending someone to escort him to apologize to the family of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, I am afraid that his reputation would have to be affected again.

But this son Wang couldn't control it at all, and after being escorted by her to apologize, he became even more separated from her mother.

Wang didn't understand why her children were so difficult to discipline one by one, which made her angry and her head hurt.

"Don't be angry, madam, the second son is still young now, and when he marries a wife and has a child, he will know how difficult it is for you to be a mother, and he will be able to grow up." Mama Li coaxed people softly.

Wang said: "Then he has to do a glorious thing, so that the girls outside are willing to marry our family!" ”

Mama Li said a few more words of comfort, but Wang didn't get much comfort in his heart.

She thought that she couldn't take care of this son, so she better find him a daughter-in-law and let his wife take care of him!

In the capital.

Su Hengyu didn't know that her mother was worried about her marriage, she was sitting in a box somewhere in "Hua Xiangrong" at the moment, listening to the store manager report on the situation in the past few months.

Because the store is so special, whether it is the service for the ladies in the store, or the fresh things such as soap and cosmetics, it has retained a group of customers very well.

In addition, Su Hengyu came up with several ideas when she was away, so that the eldest princess invited some female storytellers to come and tell the story, and the store also held some celebrations from time to time, creating a safe and comfortable leisure place for the nobles.

The rest of the people saw that "Hua Xiangrong" was so prosperous, and they also had the idea of opening a similar store to grab business.

But some people knew that the boss behind "Hua Xiangrong" was the eldest princess, so they silently stopped fighting.

The other part was bold enough to continue to open the shop, but the goods they sold were ordinary goods, which could be bought elsewhere, and the ladies naturally preferred to patronize the old shops.

Second, they didn't know how "Hua Xiangrong" entertained female customers, and the nobles didn't feel the same comfort and pleasure as "Hua Xiangrong" in their shop, so they naturally wouldn't visit again if they went once.

Over time, there was only one "Hua Xiangrong" left in Beijing, and the eldest princess saw that the income of the shop was getting more and more, so she discussed with Su Hengyu to take out one percent to supply the treasury.

"This percent of the profits are naturally not looked down on by the household department, but others will inevitably say that I am competing for profits with the people, so it is better to give up some interests first." Wei Zining said to Su Hengyu.

To be honest, Wei Zining is a princess who doesn't need to do this, but she is as ambitious as Su Hengyu, and her future goal is to be in that position, so it is naturally better to be able to deal with officials from various ministries in advance.

Su Hengyu also agreed with this: "Your Highness doesn't have to be arrogant, now we only have one 'Hua Xiangrong' and naturally not much profit, but what if the entire Great Wei opens dozens of 'Hua Xiangrong'?" ”

Wei Zining looked at Su Hengyu with a glint in his eyes.