The blessing of the splendid farm family is married to the world

Chapter 103
The magpie and partridge came back with a basket of unopened roses. An Xu covered the porridge with a lid, took the flower basket, and poured it all into the clear water basin that had been scooped up just now.

While she was handling the roses, Zong Che, who had changed his clothes and tied his hair back, came in. Seeing a large pot full of rose petals, he asked, "Do you want to make so many flower cakes?"

An Xu said while washing, "Today I'm going to Zhen Guogong's mansion to see Mrs. Rong and Granny Zhao. I will make more and make another rose sauce."

Zong Che said, "Do you need my help?"

Now there are those who burn the fire and those who lay hands on it, but it is really unnecessary.

An Xu shook his head.

Zong Che didn't leave, just sat and watched, talking to An Xu from time to time.

"Ten days off, I'll take you to Jin Dayong's botanical garden." He said suddenly.

An Xu smiled and said, "I happen to have something to do the day after tomorrow."

Shen Xiao is also off for ten days, and his grandmother will see her on that day.

Zong Che twitched the corners of his mouth, and didn't force it, he just said, "Then I'll take you there at the end of the month."

"Okay," An Xu agreed naturally, but when he thought of Partridge saying that he was wandering around the door last night, he felt something was wrong.

Sometimes she is indeed not sensitive enough, but she is not a fool.

Zong Che's performance is completely different from when he pointed out and cut off his favorite thoughts a few years ago.

But if it's true that he suddenly fell in love with her, it doesn't look like it.

"Do you have something to tell me?" An Xu thought for a while and asked.

Zong Che seemed to be staring at her hands kneading rose petals in a daze, he was stunned for a moment, and said after a while: "There is nothing hard to say."

After thinking about it, I added: "I want to eat donkey meat pie."

An Xu: That's it?
"I'll do it for you when I'm free."

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Today, as soon as Rong Ci stepped into his mother's yard, he heard laughter inside.

"Mother is in such a good mood, who is here?" He opened the door curtain and walked in.

The maid's Tong Bing was a step late, the voice and the person came in together.

"I said who can make mother so happy, so it's you girl." Seeing the food box on the table, Rong Ci was not polite at all, stepped forward to pick up a small round cake inside and put it in his mouth.

The sweet and fragrant taste interacts with the taste buds, as if pulling people into the colorful spring.

"Well, your pastry making skills have improved again," Rong Ci said: "Open a pastry shop in the capital, and keep the seats full."

Mrs. Rong pointed at him, "Look at you, do you look like an elder?"

Rong Ci coughed, he was indeed older than Ya Tou An, but he couldn't be called an elder.

An Xu felt that after getting acquainted with the Duke of the Town, he didn't look like a Duke of the State at all.

"Taixue doesn't allow people to come in and out on weekdays. Cheng'er won't come back until tomorrow." Granny Zhao took An Xu's hand, "When he comes back, let him go to Zhuangyuan Mansion to see you."

"No, I happen to have something to do tomorrow." An Xu said, "I'll come to him after I finish my work."

"Alright," Mrs. Rong said with a smile, since the girls didn't say what they were doing, they didn't ask, but said, "It's just like home, come and sit if you have anything to do."

An Xu nodded. Naturally, she was not far from the people in Rongfu. The two old ladies were really kind to her, and they would think of leaving a copy for her of any good things.

An Xu stayed at Rong Mansion for lunch, and all of them were the best dishes of the chef in Rong Mansion. An Xu, who is used to eating his own food, also thought it was very good.

After leaving in the afternoon, it was sent out by Zhen Guogong Rongci himself.

This was seen by several servants from nearby families, and they were very curious when they went back to learn from their masters.

Is Rong Guogong going to marry a bride again?
After all, Mrs. Guo is almost useless at this time. In recent years, it is as if there is no such person. The foreign affairs of Rong Guo's family, all kinds of banquets, etc., are hosted by the old lady.

It was time to get into the carriage after going out, An Xu asked Rong Ci: "Master Guo, how many towns are there in this capital?"

Rong Ci smiled and said: "Then you really asked the right person. Apart from our family, there are two other families. One is the Shen's Mansion on the next street, and the other is the Qi Mansion in the outer city. The Duke of Zhen in the Qi Mansion is Taizu Those granted by the Lord are supposed to be the most honorable, but their family is not as good as the previous generation, and after the death of the old lady who heads the family, she will be deposed to take over the throne."

An Xu asked, "What about the Shen family?"

"The Shen family?" Rong Ci raised an eyebrow, "The grandson of their patriarch is not bad, last year's Shinke Scholars, and there is a powerful old lady, comparable to our family."

After taking a look at An Xu, he said, "Did you just inquire about their family?"

An Xu smiled, "I'm just curious, how can there be several houses in one town."

Rong Ci smiled and said: "Our three families are not conferred by different sages, and there are many families in the capital. For example, the Shen family you asked about just now, the old lady of their family is really a powerful character. Do you know the Ming family?"

An Xu shook his head.

"They are an ordinary gentry family in the south of the Yangtze River. Mrs. Ming has been studying since she was a child, so she couldn't learn to be a man. Back then, she often traveled in men's clothes, so she met Mr. Shen who accompanied the late emperor to Jiangnan for inspection."

"One to one, two to go," Rong Ci said at this time, his whole face was full of vivid expressions, "they will be fine. Mr. Shen is not married to Feiqing, and then they will be. It was passed down as a famous story in the capital, and everyone Waiting to see the jokes of the Shen family. Who knows, after Mrs. Shen married into the Shen family, she not only subsidized the poor natal family, but also did not shy away from the courtesies of each family. Gradually, the Shen family became more popular than before."

An Xu listened in admiration, and wanted to establish a foothold in a strange family, Mrs. Shen must have suffered a lot back then.

Rong Ci said: "Isn't it bitter? Only one son and one daughter were born, and the Tailao Madam who was still there at that time was very hard on her. Let me tell you, this old Shen Madam is very interesting. She was pregnant with her first child back then, and often What I told people is that I don’t want to be a daughter. Others thought she wanted a son to gain a foothold, but who knew she said yes, it is not easy for a daughter to survive in this world. If she could, she only wanted to have a son, and she didn’t want to have a daughter to suffer .”

An Xu: "Why is that so weird?"

"It sounds like she loves her daughter, right?" Rong Ci asked.

An Xu nodded, that's right, no one would feel that it hurts her daughter to say it.

Rong Ci smiled and said: "That really hurts. It hurts so much that I am worried about my daughter's suffering, so I don't want to have a daughter. Good guy, the daughter doesn't even have the right to be born in her house. But the weather is not as expected, Mrs. Shen's first child It's just a daughter. The eldest aunt in Shen Guogong's mansion, like her mother, is not willing to bear a daughter and suffer. Therefore, in the early years, the secret recipes for finding a son all over the capital, it is best to conceive a son."

An Xu panicked when he heard that.

Is the Shen family that Rongci mentioned, the Shen family that her lover came from?
She couldn't see the slightest bit of creepy value in Shen Xiao.

Rong Ci glanced at her, and said: "I haven't finished yet. The secret recipe for childbirth that Aunt Shen's family found is not very useful, and she even gave birth to a child with three hands, which was regarded as unknown by her husband's Qin family. He was raised in the country. After all, that child is about the same age as the young master Sun of the Shen family."

An Xu glanced at him, "You old man, is it right for you to know so much?"

Rong Ci laughed, and said: "When you are a man, you don't talk about other people's affairs when you go out? I know more. For example, how did Shen Xiao's mother get married with his father back then?"

An Xu understood that Cheng'er's father had guessed the real purpose of his question just now.

But she still couldn't help being curious and asked, "How did it happen?"

"Shen Guogong, back then, he liked a prostitute," Rong Ci leaned against the wall of the carriage, looking like he was reminiscing about the past, "That girl is called Xue'er, she looks just like Bai Xue, and she is a girl from a good family. At that time, there were quite a few of us, and we all liked that girl. Only Shen Guogong was the most determined, and he wanted to marry this girl."

"You also know that Mrs. Shen is a typical example of a lady from a small family who has become a lady of the state. If she firmly opposes it, it will be too embarrassing." Rong Ci shook his head, "We have neither Thinking about it, after Shen Guogong clarified the matter, the old lady really agreed. She asked about the girl's background, helped her regain her freedom, and was fair to Shen Guo. Since you are determined, then get along well with others. Don't rush to judge, If you like it, I will prepare a wedding for you later."

When it comes to this, he will stop talking.

An Xu asked, "Then what?"

Rong Ci spread his hands and said: "There is no future. After getting along for a period of time, Shen Guogong saw that the woman had flaws everywhere, but he was attracted by Shen Xiao's mother who followed her father to work in Beijing at that time, and they finally succeeded."

An Xu felt a little cold all over.

Rong Ci said: "Mrs. Shen is always smiling and kind outside. She only said that if two people from different families get along with each other calmly, they will see that everything is not suitable. A daughter from a small family has limited vision. It's because they can't adapt to the life of a big family. And this is torture for both of them."

"What happened to the girl in the end?" An Xu asked.

Rong Ci smiled and said: "What can I do? The lover suddenly felt that she was ugly, and was sad for a while, and left Beijing to marry a man of equal background to her."

An Xu was silent for a while.

Rong Ci said: "This Shen family's most outstanding grandchild has always been taught by his grandmother, he should be well aware of the benefits of matching family background, and he will not fall in love with a woman whose status does not match his."

An Xu rolled his eyes at him, the words were quite annoying.

She grabbed the frame of the car and got into the car. After getting in the car, she could still hear Rong Ci's voice explaining to the driver: "Go slowly. Little girl, don't think too much about what I said."

An Xu's fists were clenched. She only brought a partridge when she went out today. The partridge hurriedly held it down, and said in a low voice, "Miss, don't be angry, what the Duke must have said is a bit too exaggerated."

An Xu snorted, "He's not exaggerating, he just saw what I wanted to ask and advised me."

(End of this chapter)