Start with the humble bridegroom

Chapter 173 Xiao Chan'er

Xiao Chan'er was looking at her makeup again in the mirror.

The 17-year-old Jiji girl has opened her face, and the beauty inherited from her mother's family is particularly attractive, especially her pair of phoenix eyes, which are extremely touching.

Even in the capital, her reputation is well known by many.

She even believed that her name was still circulating among the boudoirs in the capital.

Firstly, it was because she rejected the marriage contract of the Prince's Mansion of Hedong County, and secondly, she worshiped under Mrs. Shentu's sect and became a registered disciple.

The King of Hedong County is the seventh son of His Majesty's concubine, and he has always been a marginal figure in the capital.The family lived in trepidation, relying only on a royal salary to live behind closed doors.Although the third son of the Prince of Hedong County is honorable, it is difficult for Xiao Chan'er to get into his eyes.

What's more, she was lucky enough to be favored by Mrs. Shentu and accepted her as the third registered disciple under her sect.

The word "madame" in Mrs. Shentu is not an honorific title, but an edict from the imperial court, referring to the lady of Erpin County.However, Shentu never married in her whole life, and she got the imperial edict because of her father.His father, Lord Shen Tu, only had one disciple, and that was the Lord Long Live who lived in the hidden mansion back then.

Her nondescript title caused quite a stir back then, just like today's arbitrarily ruling out all opposition and placing Shentu's family as the first female chess player in the country.

Mrs. Shentu's position is very detached.

So even if Xiao Chan'er refuted the face of the Prince's Mansion of Hedong County, he was not afraid that someone would target Xu Yangbo's Mansion because of it.Back then, Mrs. Shentu's eldest disciple, He Linggu, was pursued by four or five royal disciples and ignored him, and finally simply entered the Taoist sect, and he was still at ease every day.

Following Madam Shentu's return to Jiangling is an important step for Xiao Chan'er to draw in her relationship with Madam.After all, she is still just a named disciple now.

To become Mrs. Shentu's beginner disciple, not only must his chess skills be above the standard, but he also needs to accompany her for more than three years to judge his character.

Before Xiao Chan'er, He Linggu was the first disciple, and there was another girl from the Meng family who was called a genius by Mrs. Shentu because of her marriage contract.Although that person was also a registered disciple, Mrs. Shentu and He Linggu both regarded him as a beginner disciple.

Today's garden party, this Meng Xiaowan will come to visit the teacher, and there will be a group of local officials' girls from Jiangling.Xiao Chan'er has been planning for today's meeting for two days.

She asked the maid beside her to go out and inquire around, but she did know a few rumors about Meng Xiaowan.

Meng Xiaowan has been married for nearly half a year, and after she came to Jiangling, she is most famous for cleaning up the house of her husband's ancestral home, and she is a "ruthless person" who knows how to housekeeper.

These are all from the servants and neighbors of the Gu family, and there are also comments from the servants of the Gu family about Meng Xiaowan's "extraordinary beauty", and the affectionate comments of the Zhang family and his wife.

Xiao Chan'er looked at the bronze mirror for the last time, the latest accessories in the capital, the most fashionable makeup, and the style of jacket and skirt that only appeared in high school, and then she took the maid out of the house satisfied.

Although Meng Xiaowan has no grievances or enmities with her, but this is how the world is, unknowingly blocking people's way, that is a great sin.

She guessed that since Meng Xiaowan is very strict in managing the family, she must be diligent in housework every day; moreover, she is a beautiful, newlywed, and her husband and wife are deeply in love.

Adding that she is the concubine's daughter, and Meng Xiaowan is just a talented woman who is also a foreigner, this group of girls from Jiangling must also secretly lean towards her.In today's garden party, Madam may have to change her view of herself and transfer her love for the Meng family to her.

Due to Mrs. Shentu's special order, Meng Xiaowan arrived at Lengmeiyuan at the exact moment.Beside her was Gu Shuyi who was a little nervous.

If it wasn't for her cousin and grandmother "getting angry" one after another, Miss Gu San would not be willing to come out to meet people at this time, after all, she had just been divorced.

But as soon as the old lady heard that she didn't want to go out with her sister-in-law to meet guests, she immediately had a headache and wanted to call the doctor, so she had to come along.

Meng Xiaowan held her hand and asked her with a smile.

"What are you panicking about? This is my teacher's home. Those girls from high-ranking families can talk if they can, and if they can't, they just sit and eat and drink by themselves. If you have anything to do, just ask me. Today, there are no big ladies and gentlemen from various families. The housekeeper's grandma is here, but no one cares about her."

Gu Shuyi blushed, but felt relieved.

At this moment, I suddenly heard someone shouting and cursing in front of me.

"Little heartless thing, I insist on posting a post to invite you, but I owe you a call!"

Gu Shuyi was taken aback, and turned her head to look, but it was an old lady with white hair and silver silk, "viciously" pointing at her sister-in-law with a cane and scolding her.

When the cousin saw the old woman, her eye circles immediately turned red.

There were tears in Meng Xiaowan's eyes, but joy in her mouth: "Your teacher can say anything, Wan'er's hands, you can see which piece of meat suits you, just use your strength to greet her."

Seeing Meng Xiaowan's big gift, the old woman hurriedly threw the rattan and walked over.

"Get up, get up, it's such a cold day, you girl, do you want to hurt me to death?"

Meng Xiaowan immediately stood up, smiled and hugged the old woman's arm.

"I know the teacher loves Wan'er the most."

Mrs. Shentu followed a circle of people, Xiao Chan'er, Panhu county master and seven or eight girls, after seeing Meng Xiaowan, they all fell silent for a while.

This Meng family's hairstyle is extremely simple, just a three-ringed bun, with only a step and a hairpin on it, but the hair color is too black, like ink.

Biansheng, this Meng family is very beautiful, with elegant makeup and white clothes and gray jacket, like a fairy from the sky who strayed into the garden by mistake, just now she showed her face and smiled, making people feel like the ice and snow melted in the sky, Meng Chun came early, and the flowers offered auspiciousness.After Mrs. Meng hugged Mrs. Shentu's arm, everyone regained their composure, the world was still surrounded by snow and ice.

"What a beautiful lady," the head of Panhu County thought most clearly, and he exclaimed in admiration in his heart, but when he wanted to cover his mouth, everyone heard him.

Mrs. Shentu smiled and looked at everyone with her arms around Meng Xiaowan.

"This is the young disciple, Mrs. Meng. I don't know which palace in the sky lost its master, but she secretly came down to the mortal world."

Behind the Panhu County Lord, there was a girl with a double-ringed bun, and she also smiled and recited a poem: "It used to be difficult for the sea to be water, except that Wushan is not a cloud. If I marry such a lady, I am afraid that I can also sing such a beautiful poem." poems."

Xiao Chan'er didn't come forward to pay respects for a moment, when the word "Shu Li Wu Shuang" changed from a polite word to a humble word, Xiao Chan'er, who used to boast of being beautiful in the past, felt a little annoyed.And Mrs. Shentu's attitude towards Meng Xiaowan is really too intimate. It's not like being an apprentice, she is clearly looking at her granddaughter.

The capital is far away, and many things lose their shape when they reach the capital.

In the past, the sea was too difficult to be water, except that Wushan was not a cloud. Xiao Chan'er had heard this poem long ago in Beijing.I only know that it was written by a talented scholar from the south of the Yangtze River to his bride. I just heard someone talk about it, and then I realized that it was actually written by Meng Xiaowan's husband-in-law, and the gift was the beauty of the Meng family in front of me.

The smile on Xiao Chan'er's face suddenly dried up, because the Panhu county lord applauded and laughed again: "Xie girl, you alone dare to compare with Zhang Xinzhi who wrote "Ode to Efang Palace"?"

Meng Xiaowan's husband-in-law is Zhang Xinzhi who left his name in Yuzhong? !

(End of this chapter)