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Chapter 229 The reception banquet

. Jiang Zepei is the eldest son of Jiang Shuheng, the eldest son of Yongning Marquis Mansion, and the burden on his shoulders is heavier than that of the youngest son Tang Wenzhu. Both Yongning Marquis and Jiang Shuheng have high hopes for him, and they naturally hope that Jiang Zepei can win the martial arts examination in one fell swoop.

The eldest son's wife, Mrs. Xiao, who also came from a general family, was very pleased with her eldest son's hard work. As long as the eldest son was in the house, he would be constantly taking various supplements, and she was afraid that Jiang Zepei's sword and eyes would be injured and lose his body.

The prince's wife, Xiao, only has two sons but no daughter. She has always loved An An as her daughter. She touched An An's little head lovingly and said with a warm smile: "After receiving the news that your second aunt and others returned to Beijing, your eldest brother made arrangements in advance. As for the schedule, my aunt has just sent someone to notify him, and he will probably be back before dinner. "

Like Tang Bingxuan, Mrs. Xiao also felt that Mrs. Mei brought her children back to Beijing because of Jiang Yuan's marriage. She suddenly thought that her eldest son, Jiang Zepei, who was also seventeen years old, should be engaged. She had previously thought that her eldest son, Jiang Zepei, would take the martial arts exam and put such an important thing aside. forget.

Of course, she just inquired in advance, and she still had to wait until her eldest son passed the martial arts exam before seeing him. After all, those who passed the martial arts exam had high-level official positions.

Before dinner, the eldest young master Jiang Zepei returned to the house. As the eldest of the grandchildren, Jiang Zepei was very patient and tolerant towards his younger siblings.

However, among his brothers and sisters, his younger brother Jiang Zeping gave him the most headaches, and his tolerance level was much lower than that of his other brothers and sisters.

When Jiang Zepei was a child, his tiger-headed and straightforward temperament attracted the liking of his elders. Perhaps when he was more sensible, he met the Tang Wenzhu brothers and the Yuan twins. Ten years later, Jiang Zepei was assimilated.

On the surface, Jiang Zepei still seems to be the same straightforward person. For his younger brother Jiang Zeping, who has dealt with him many times and suffered repeated defeats, he has a glimpse of the true nature of his eldest brother.

When Jiang Zeping saw his elder brother Jiang Zepei finishing the salute to his elders, he stepped forward and hugged him, "Brother, you are back. You haven't been back for many days. My brother misses you so much."

Jiang Zeping took the initiative no matter what, he wanted to show brotherly respect to prevent his elder brother from knowing that he had done something wrong and punishing him severely.

He sneaked into his eldest brother's study a few days ago and accidentally broke a longbow that his eldest brother cherished very much. He has been worried these days because he was afraid that his eldest brother would come back to punish him.

Jiang Zeping had a temporary mentality and cultivated brotherly feelings before his elder brother knew about the matter, hoping that he would be dealt with lightly when the matter was revealed.

The elders around them thought that the two brothers had a deep relationship and missed each other. Kangkang and An'an looked at each other and silently stayed away from their second brother, a useless person.

The two brothers witnessed with their own eyes that the elder brother's treasured longbow was thrown out by the second brother, and it directly hit the blade and was cut off.

At that time, the three of them were dumbfounded. They didn't know whether to say that the eldest brother's longbow was too fragile or that the big knife placed at home was too sharp.

No matter what, the mistake was made. It was Jiang Zeping who took the initiative to steal the longbow. He must bear the main responsibility. Kangkang and An'an also bear joint responsibility for not stopping it in time.

Kangkang and his sister both thought it would be better to admit their mistakes directly to their eldest brother. Jiang Zeping wanted to struggle a little more to get close to each other before admitting his mistakes.

Jiang Zepei saw that his second brother was so flattering and close to him, so he guessed that he must have done something wrong or that it had something to do with him. It was hard to tell directly with the elders in the room nearby.

Jiang Zepei grabbed his second brother's shoulders with force, removed Jiang Zeping's hands from his waist, looked around the younger brothers and sisters in the room, and laughed loudly: "Big brother misses you too."

When Mrs. Hou saw a room full of grandchildren, she was so happy that she didn't notice the quarrel between the brothers and sisters. Xiao and Tang Bingxuan saw an excuse and let the children get along and solve the problem on their own. "Sister-in-law, our brother Pei has grown into a young man. I guess you will be able to drink tea with your new wife soon."

Mrs. Mei looked at her eldest nephew, who was a head and a half taller than her, with great joy in her eyes. Her natal niece was just at the age of marriage, and the two of them seemed to be a perfect match at first sight.

The eldest nephew Jiang Zepei will succeed the marquis in the future. Mrs. Mei thought of her niece's voice and smile, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that the two families complemented each other better.

Mrs. Xiao said with a confident smile: "Don't worry, it's not too late to make plans after passing the martial arts exam."

The crown prince's wife, Mrs. Xiao, has thought about the charter and is no longer anxious about her eldest son's marriage. She still has a few months to go before the martial arts ceremony.

As the saying goes, "It's never too late to have a good meal." The third uncle, Jiang Shunian, was already in his late years when he married his third sibling, Tang Bingxuan. The eldest son's marriage went wrong in an emergency, and the loss outweighed the gain.

Madam Hou sat under Marquis Yongning and listened. Even though she had been idle for a long time, she still had to carefully discuss the candidate for her eldest grandson's marriage with her eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Xiao.

In the future, Mrs. Hou will have to take a look at the grandson's daughter-in-law who will be in charge of the Hou's residence in order to feel at ease. After all, the eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Xiao, has no experience in choosing a daughter-in-law for the first time.

There are currently only three adult men in the Yongning Marquis's residence: Yongning Marquis, his eldest son Jiang Shuheng, and his concubine Jiang Shutao. The family does not pay attention to the defense of men and women. It is rare for the Mei family to bring their children back to the mansion, and the whole family gathers together to have a good time.

Jiang Shutao, the fourth master of the Hou Mansion, passed the Juren exam the year before last. However, he failed to pass the exam this year and has been studying hard at home.

According to Jiang Shutao's age, he should be married and have children, but he has lofty goals. He wants to get a Jinshi before negotiating a marriage, so that the other party's family status will be higher.

However, contrary to expectations, he failed the exam this spring. Marquis Yongning saw that he was indeed quite young, two years older than his eldest grandson Jiang Zepei, and he had begun to look at each other in recent days.

Jiang Shutao did not dare to disobey his father, who was rarely strong, but he had not yet gotten over the emotion of failing the exam and was not interested in the marriage.

The two sisters-in-law, Tang Bingxuan and Xiao, did not care about the status of their uncle-in-law, a concubine with whom they were not close. They would not take advantage of Jiang Shutao's future and would not add insult to injury.

On weekdays, the mother and son of Marquis Yongning and Aunt Zhao are more like a family. Mrs. Hou, her son and daughter-in-law are from another family, they just live in the same house.

Marquis Yongning couldn't bear to lose face and asked Madam Hou to help his concubine choose a marriage. Aunt Zhao couldn't go out to socialize and see each other, and she couldn't find a suitable family for a while.

As for her sister Jiang Tian, ​​although she is the wife of the eldest son of the house, the house in Changping has been declining in recent years. The noble families that Jiang Tian has contact with on weekdays either look down on the concubine of the house, or they are interested in getting married, but Jiang Tian sees it herself. Don't go to other people's homes.

Seeing that Jiang Shutao was about to become a major problem in getting married among the princes in Kyoto, the Jingting Marquis Mansion invited the lady he had made friends with to tell Jiang Tian, ​​the wife of the Bo Crown Prince of Changping, that he was interested in getting married.

When Mrs. Mei returned to Beijing with her son, Jiang Tian, ​​a cheap sister-in-law, naturally got the letter to have a reunion dinner. Li Chongzao was impatient at being beaten by his father-in-law and coldly treated by his mother-in-law, so he only asked Jiang Tian to take the children back to Yongning Marquis Mansion for reunion.

At the banquet, most of the people were looking after Mei, mother and son. After not seeing each other for two years, relying on letters to ensure their safety was naturally not as good as seeing them in person.