Glory all the way

Chapter 57
At nightfall, Qiu Ranxuan was in the room, and the second lady looked at the second master with a complaining expression on her face, "If you don't open your mouth about such a small matter, do you still expect the Beining uncle's mansion to come to ask for marriage?"

Some sullenly raised his eyes to look at the second lady, and the second master replied with some lack of confidence: "If it is true what Yun'er said, then the son of Beining uncle is interested in her, so he should have come to the Beining uncle's house to propose marriage, let me go and tell the elder brother , could it be that the young lady of the Jing'an Hou Mansion is rushing to marry him?"

"you……"

Her face was flushed, she was about to have an attack, the second lady restrained herself and took a sip of tea from the tea bowl at her elbow.

Taking a few deep breaths, the second lady said softly: "My lord, although our Jing'an Hou's mansion and Beiningbo's mansion have similar family backgrounds, but Yun'er didn't come out of the womb of the Hou Ye and his sister-in-law. Xijue. Although our Yun'er is very good, but if people really pick the reason, it's not impossible to find out."

How could these second masters not think of it?
But yesterday, when the second wife said that the son of Beining was interested in her daughter, the joy had gradually cooled down. No matter what, the second master felt that if the woman's family took the initiative to propose marriage, even if the marriage was concluded, it might become a joke in the future. He flinched a little.

After thinking about it, the second master felt that something was wrong, and he didn't lose face to speak in front of his elder brother all day long. Being urged by his wife this time, the second master felt more and more angry in his heart.

Seeing that the second master became silent again, the second wife was so angry that she was afraid of offending him, so she got up, walked to him and sat down, patiently persuading her: "Master, you only think of me as Yun'er's life. Are you thinking about it? If the master really thinks so, he really misinterpreted the meaning of the concubine."

The second master looked suspicious, and the second lady continued: "The master is currently studying at the fifth-rank Hanlin Academy. If the old master and the Hou master are not willing to make some money out of it, the master wants to rise further. With his own strength, the capital city There are so many people in the front pressing down, I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult. If there is a capable in-law, at that time, without the master's signal, the officials will have to weigh it. Master, what do you think?"

"But hearing is believing, and seeing is believing. Now that Yun'er just opened her mouth, if she turned around and made some jokes, it would not only lose Yun'er's face. Besides, even if the uncle of Beining really treated Yun'er I mean it, but it's unseemly for a man and a woman to talk in private, and if it spreads out, it's not good for Yun'er in the end."

The second master's heart came alive, but he said in a serious manner, "So, in my opinion, it's better to wait and see. If the son of Beining is really interested, I will definitely stand up for my daughter, even if I give up my face. go, okay?"

"But……"

Angry at his meekness, the second wife muttered helplessly: "Yun'er is only thirteen now, and there are still two years left to plan, but Beining uncle's son is nineteen now. Besides, there are well-matched families in the capital now Among the talented and talented gentlemen, Beining Bo Shizi is the best choice, if you miss it by then, the master will not blame me for being a concubine."

After finishing speaking, the second wife stood up angrily and went back to the inner room.

After sitting for a while, he got bored, the second master left the main house of Qiu Ranxuan with a sullen expression, and went to search in the aunt's yard, but in his heart, he was thinking over and over again what his wife said just now.

As a man, there is no one who does not want to make contributions. He used to have great ambitions, but after being awarded a Jinshi, he was assigned to the Imperial Academy. Over the years, he has seen too many dirty tricks in the officialdom and the lofty ambitions of the second master. A little bit of wear and tear has faded away, and now, I only want to live a stable life with delicious food and spicy food.

However, if there is a chance to climb up a few steps, the second master would naturally wish for it.

But the old man Bai was rigorous and upright all his life, and his elder brother Bai Shizhong also had an upright and dignified appearance. Their personalities are exactly the same and similar. They just sit and talk together on weekdays. As for the official position, both of them looked dismissive. If they were asked to worry about themselves, not only would they not respond, but they would be scolded instead.

The cold wind was blowing, and the originally hot mood gradually calmed down. The second master paced forward slowly, already thinking about it in his heart.

After the Double Ninth Festival, the weather gradually cooled down. Immediately afterwards, a decree was promulgated, and the capital city became noisy and lively again.

At noon on September 25th, the gates of the palace were wide open, and the eunuch in charge of the House of Internal Affairs went out to the Prime Minister Dou's mansion in person to announce the decree.

At the same time, another servant went to Beiningbo Mansion and the Ministry of Rites to announce the decree.

Lin Zhimei, a lady from the Northern Ningbo Mansion, and Fu Shuyun, a lady from the Minister of Rites Fu's family, were selected as the side concubines of the crown prince, and they married into the East Palace on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month.

As soon as the news came out, the capital seemed to be boiling. There was an endless stream of people going to the Dou Mansion, Beiningbo Mansion and Master Fu's house to congratulate them, especially the Dou Mansion. There were two daughters from the first generation, one entered the East Palace, and the other was the Sixth Princess. Immediately, all the families with boys of the right age locked their eyes on Dou Xiuqiao. For a while, the middle-aged people who went to Dou's mansion to ask for marriage almost leveled the threshold.

In the etiquette class, Dou Xiuqiao was uncharacteristically, she was no longer as shy as before, showing gentleness and charm with every gesture, the dull and boring girl a few days ago seemed to have become a little more pretty overnight.

Although the sixth princess and Bai Yingluo were a little surprised, but after thinking about it, they roughly understood the reason for Dou Xiuqiao's transformation. They looked at each other with a tacit understanding and smiled, and then forgot about it.

Dou Xiuqiao was very proud of getting a few compliments from the teacher in the class. After class, when the sixth princess left Xinlan Pavilion, Dou Xiuqiao immediately followed like a proud peacock with her head up. go out.

In the chess class in the afternoon, Old Master Mo Zhe called Bai Yingluo to play chess as usual. After class, the girls quickly cleaned up the chess game, while affectionately calling for familiar people to wait for them, while Dou Xiuqiao seemed to do it on purpose. He raised his voice and said to Sun Yantong: "Miss Sun, you should leave the palace first, so that the carriage does not have to wait for me. My sister will come to the palace to thank you, and I will leave the palace with her later."

"It's been a while since the edict of bestowing marriage was promulgated. Dou Xiuzhu just came to thank her today, but she doesn't know what kind of medicine is sold in this gourd. Let's go, let's take a look."

Whispering in Bai Yingluo's ear, the sixth princess took Bai Yingluo's hand out of the Xinlan Pavilion. The two of them walked towards the Yunrou Palace, but secretly scrutinized Dou Xiuqiao.

Seeing it, Dou Xiuqiao took the maidservants to the direction of Shoukang Palace.

After entering the bedroom, the sixth princess summoned Li Hua and said: "I didn't hear that Miss Dou is going to enter the palace today to thank you. Go and inquire quickly to find out what's going on."

Lihua took the order to go, and came back after a while, saying that the lady selected by the Queen Mother Xuanzhong entered the palace to talk, and Dou Xiuzhu, Lin Zhimei and Fu Shuyun had already entered the palace before they were young.

"Oops……"

Frowning suddenly, the sixth princess muttered, "The emperor's grandmother doesn't like Sister Mei at all, so if she summons her this time, Sister Mei won't be in bad luck, right?"

Patting her hand in relief, Bai Yingluo persuaded softly: "People in high positions don't show their emotions and anger. Even if the Empress Dowager doesn't like Miss Lin, she won't treat her like this. Besides, the one who entered the palace today There are three misses, the queen mother will not let people talk about it, the princess should not care about it, and it will cause chaos."

Thinking about it, the sixth princess nodded, but still ordered the little palace maid to find the prince, and told him about Lin Zhimei's visit to the queen mother in the palace.

The two chatted and laughed for a while, then Bai Yingluo got up to leave and went back to the house, the sixth princess accepted with a smile, took her arm affectionately and sent her out.

Talking and laughing all the way to the gate of the inner palace, seeing Bai Yingluo getting into the carriage, and the carriage was driving slowly to the distance, the sixth princess turned around and went back the same way, after walking a few steps, she was caught by a person who flashed out from behind a tree next to the stone path Startled.

"Brother Yu, are you going to scare me to death?"

Patting her thumping chest lightly, the sixth princess glared angrily at Lin Zhiyu standing in front of her and shouted.

Patting the Sixth Princess on the head affectionately, Lin Zhiyu said with a smile: "Aren't you usually very courageous, claiming that you are not afraid of even ghosts and gods? Why, standing here as a living person scares you gone?"

She glanced at him angrily, and the sixth princess turned around and looked around, and asked puzzledly: "Why are you in the palace? Isn't the prince brother with you?"

Lin Zhiyu shook his head, and while walking forward in the footsteps of the sixth princess, he replied softly: "I sent Mei'er into the palace to meet the queen mother. , shouldn't he be in the study? I didn't bother him. "

Without doubting him, the sixth princess nodded, and immediately looked up at Lin Zhiyu expectantly and said, "Brother Yu, sister Mei can't marry the prince's brother as a concubine, you are actually very angry in your heart. , right? But, don’t blame the elder brother of the prince, in fact he is also very embarrassed, people often say that there is more than enough heart but not enough strength, and it is the current elder brother of the prince.”

Uncompromising, Lin Zhiyu didn't comment on this, Gu Zuo said he asked: "What did you do just now? I saw from a distance that you sent someone out of the palace?"

"That's right, I'm going to send Yingluo out of the palace. If it wasn't for accompanying me, she might have returned to the Jing'an Hou Mansion long ago."

The sixth princess replied happily.

"Miss from Jing'an Hou's Mansion? Didn't I hear that you have a savage temper? It's hard for the two of you to share the same interests and have such a good relationship."

A smile flashed across Lin Zhiyu's eyes, but he asked the sixth princess pretending to be puzzled.

The sixth princess smiled and shook her head, "Brother Yu is talking about the previous Miss Bai Wu, right? She is really annoying. Although Yingluo is also a lady of Jing'an Houfu, she is completely different from her. Yingluo has a temper. Well, I like her very much."

Bai Yingluo?
Secretly remembering this name in his heart, the smile in Lin Zhiyu's eyes deepened.

(End of this chapter)