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Chapter 213
Although the third master of the Sheng family was already engaged to Shan Jiayu, the seventh lady of the Duke of Shan State's mansion, the two families did not have much contact in private.

Mrs. Shan Guogong's wife Xue Dongyu, because she is the sister of the Empress Empress, was afraid of being too high-profile and attracting fear, so she seldom entertained, and did not find a suitable opportunity to invite the daughters of the Sheng family to be guests.

So the second mistress, Ge Shi, never saw Shan Jiayu with her own eyes.

She asked Dong Yuan, and Dong Yuan pointed it out to her.

She followed Dong Yuan's gaze and saw a beautiful woman with a gentle smile.Shan Jiayu's eyebrows and eyes are dignified, not like Dong Yuan's charming.She has pure eyes, she is a little shy when talking to people, and it is easy to gain the favor of others.

The second grandmother, Ge Shi, nodded slightly, showing a satisfied smile.

She and Dong Yuan are already trying to improve their relationship.Although he still doesn't like Xue Dongyuan very much, he is trying to maintain peace on the surface.The second grandma was very worried that the younger siblings who would enter the door in the future would be difficult to get along with, so she subconsciously looked at Shan Jiayu.

A person's character can be seen from the face.

If the outside and the inside are the same, Shan Jiayu should be a meek and simple woman.

Such a woman probably wouldn't get involved in the family strife.

Second Grandma's smile became more gentle.

Maybe because she felt that someone was looking at her, Shan Jiayu raised her head according to the feeling, and saw Dong Yuan and her second grandmother, Ge Shi.

When their eyes collided with each other, all three of them were taken aback.

The second mistress seemed to have been knocked out of her little mind, she hurriedly turned her head.Dong Yuan had no choice but to smile at Shan Jiayu.

Shan Jiayu saw the two sisters-in-law of the Sheng family looking at her from the crowd, so she naturally understood the meaning.She also turned her face away, and didn't respond to Dong Yuan's smile, but the red tide involuntarily surged up from her ears, flushing her whole face.

Cheeks are on fire.

Fortunately, just after the banquet was over, everyone thought she was too strong to drink, so no one paid much attention to her.

When they went back, Second Grandma and Dong Yuan took a carriage, they had nothing to talk about, so they talked about Shan Jiayu.

"The appearance is tidy, and the temperament is soft-tempered. Our third master is very lucky." Second Mistress laughed.She looked very satisfied with Shan Jiayu.

"Yeah, looking at Mian Shan, she is indeed worthy of our third master..." Dong Yuan agreed with her words.

The two sisters-in-law talked about Shan Jiayu and the third master without a word, and the journey back to Shengfu seemed to be much shorter, and they arrived at Shengfu in a short while.

At the gate of Sheng Mansion, he got off the carriage, and Sheng Xiuyi, who came back on horseback, waited for Dong Yuan and Second Mistress, and went to Mrs. Sheng's Yuanyang Pavilion together.

Mrs. Sheng was reclining on the big kang near the window in the inner room, covered with a brocade quilt, smiling as she watched Sister Yun and Sister Hui sewing in front of her.

Seeing them come back, just smiled.

After Dong Yuan and the others saluted, Sheng Xiuyi asked Mrs. Sheng: "Are you feeling better?"

"Taking a dose of medicine, I'm already fine." Mrs. Sheng said with a smile, "As I get older, there will always be a headache, so it's okay."

She said it easily, and with the children in front of her, Sheng Xiuyi didn't ask any more questions.

Mrs. Sheng asked them to go back to rest, leaving only sisters Yun and Hui talking in front of her.

Dong Yuan and Sheng Xiuyi returned to the Jingsheyuan, and each of them freshened up. Dong Yuan told Sheng Xiuyi again what the old lady told him: "...Grandpa and Grandma told us not to get involved."

Sheng Xiuyi smiled and said something.

In the blink of an eye, it was the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, and the matter of the princess, who had been making a lot of noise, was finally settled.

The eldest lady of Princess Wen Jing's mansion was not selected, but the eldest lady of Yongningbo's mansion.

This incident caused public opinion in Kyoto to boil again.

It was originally heard that His Majesty was going to choose a concubine for the crown prince, but Yongning Bo's mansion was not favored.

Although Yong Ningbo was a cousin of the empress dowager, Emperor Yuanchang also liked him quite a lot, but he had never been involved in government affairs. As the patriarch of the descendant clan, he seemed unqualified.

The news of the selection of the crown princess was also known to the Sheng family immediately.

Dong Yuan told Mrs. Sheng about it.

Mrs. Sheng was a little surprised, and asked back: "Is the news true? How did you decide on his granddaughter?"

It happened that Sheng Changhou came out of the small study.

Sheng Changhou had always disliked the women at home talking too much and gossiping outside, so the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law hurriedly stopped the conversation.

"...The granddaughter of Uncle Yong Ning was chosen, you know?" Sheng Changhou was uncharacteristically talking about this matter with Mrs. Sheng and Dong Yuan.

Not only Dong Yuan, but Mrs. Sheng was also slightly surprised.

The two hurriedly said, "I heard."

"Master Hou, should we prepare a gift and go to Yongningbo's mansion to congratulate?" Madam Sheng asked Sheng Changhou.

If you want to talk about the house of Gongqing who has a close relationship with Shengchanghou in Kyoto, Yongningbo Mansion is the first to be recommended.

It's just that Mrs. Yong Ningbo came from a famous family, her eyes were higher than the top since she was a child, and she was liked by the empress dowager in the past, and she even looked down on Mrs. Sheng who came from a country gentleman.

Mrs. Yong Ningbo did not look up to Mrs. Sheng because of Sheng Changhou's status in the court.

Mrs. Sheng is not of the nature to seek profit.Mrs. Yong Ningbo didn't like her, and she couldn't understand Mrs. Yong Ningbo. Although Sheng Changhou and Yong Ningbo were close friends, the female relatives of the two houses had little contact.

Dong Yuan has been married for so long, and Mrs. Yongningbo has never visited the house for major and minor matters in the Sheng family. It is the first time that Mrs. Sheng has proposed to go to Yongningbo's mansion to congratulate her.

"Recently there are a lot of people going to congratulate, and their house is also busy. After a while, it's the end of the year, and it's even more busy. Why don't we congratulate together during the New Year's greetings in the first month." Sheng Changhou said casually.

Mrs. Yongningbo's arrogance and conceit are well known to almost everyone.Sheng Changhou had long heard that Mrs. Yong Ningbo didn't respect Mrs. Sheng enough, so Mrs. Sheng asked to visit, but he wanted to refuse.From the corner of the eye, he saw Xue Dongyuan sitting on the side, and his tone had to soften a bit.

Sheng Changhou didn't want Mrs. Sheng to go to Yongning Bo's mansion to see people's faces.

He is defensive.His wife and son, he himself can reprimand and beat him at will, but others cannot wrong his family.

What is Yongningbo Mansion?
Although he and Yong Ningbo share the same interests, he really can't understand Mrs. Yong Ningbo's behavior.

Mrs. Sheng listened to Sheng Changhou's words and said with a smile: "Mrs. Yong Ningbo was originally a laid-back person. Now that there are people coming and going, although she is happy, she is probably too tired of socializing. Ask the outer court to send a congratulatory ceremony, let's go after the New Year .”

Sheng Changhou nodded slightly.

Dong Yuan listened quietly, seeing Sheng Changhou nodding his head, he opened his mouth and said: "Father, I told my mother-in-law to tell the steward of the outer court to prepare a gift and send it to Uncle Yongning's residence?"

Sheng Changhou nodded slightly again.

Dong Yuan just wrote it down.

"I heard that Uncle Yongning's eldest granddaughter is quite famous, and she has been familiar with poetry and books since she was a child. She is a beautiful woman with both talent and appearance." Seeing that Marquis Shengchang was willing to talk about Uncle Yongning's mansion, Mrs. Sheng also picked up the topic and said.

Sheng Changhou interjected: "Miss Yi of Gongqing's family, she only knows some poems and books, what kind of name is she?"

What he meant was that the young lady from Yongningbo's Mansion was selected not because she could read a few lines of poetry, but because of other reasons.Otherwise, there are so many princes and noble ladies with outstanding talents, why is she the only one?

Such things as virtuous and famous are nothing but flattery.

Didn't some people say that the daughter of the Han family is beautiful?
"It's nothing? Then why did His Majesty and all the ministers choose her to be the crown princess?" Mrs. Sheng laughed.

Sheng Changhou picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said calmly: "Uncle Yongning is the queen mother's cousin..."

Because Yong Ningbo is the queen mother's cousin, so Yong Ningbo's granddaughter was chosen?Dong Yuan felt that there was no logic in this.

His Majesty does not like the Queen Mother.

If he really respected the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager would not suddenly fall ill and be sent out of the palace when Her Majesty cleared Taifu Xiao.

Dong Yuan couldn't help but glance at Sheng Changhou.

Mrs. Sheng didn't think so much.Hearing Sheng Changhou's affirmative tone, she subconsciously thought that His Majesty wanted to protect the Empress Dowager's family, so she asked the Empress Dowager's natal family to make a comeback.She nodded slightly.

Seeing Mrs. Sheng nodding her head, Sheng Changhou couldn't help raising his eyebrows and smiling.

He felt that Mrs. Sheng was simple-minded but firmly believed in her husband.

And Dong Yuan's slightly suspicious eyes were seen by Sheng Changhou, and he was a little bit displeased.He himself has deep thoughts, and he doesn't like women with the same deep thoughts the most.

The more thoughtful a man is, the more he likes a pure woman, at least Sheng Changhou is like this, so he is very dissatisfied with Dong Yuan.But thinking about her intelligence, and remembering how well Mrs. Xue's husband and children are taught, the dislike in my heart is suppressed a bit.

If you are smarter, your children and grandchildren will be better taught in the future, and the future of the Sheng family will be more promising. There is nothing wrong with it.

After Sheng Changhou said lightly, "Uncle Yong is the cousin of the empress dowager", he didn't say anything more.

It's not easy for Dong Yuan to ask further questions.

Wanxi waited for Sheng Xiuyi to come back, Dong Yuan also talked to him about the Crown Princess.

He said: "I don't know the details..."

The matter has not yet been settled, and he is not good at explaining it clearly.

In this way, the queen's dream was shattered, and the grandson of the Xue family did not become the crown princess.

Although these things are related to the Xue family, they don't really affect Dong Yuan's life.

In the blink of an eye, it was the twelfth lunar month, and it was snowing all the time, and the whole Shengjing was submerged in white snow.

Brother Cheng, who is nine months old, is getting fatter and has lost his neck, and his chubby flesh is very pleasing.The weather was so cold that Mrs. Sheng took Brother Cheng to play every now and then. She was afraid that the child would catch the wind and cold after tossing around, so she simply left Brother Cheng in Yuanyang Pavilion.

So Brother Cheng lived in Mrs. Sheng's Nuan Pavilion today, and in a few days he would rest in Dongyuan's Nuan Pavilion, and his own Zhenyuan was free.

It was the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month again, and the palace enjoyed Laba porridge. At the same time, there was another news. Since the eighteenth day of the first lunar month next year was the wedding ceremony of the crown prince, the empress dowager returned to the palace.

The Empress Dowager, who has been resting for half a year, is finally coming back.

This news made everyone stunned.

Dong Yuan thought that the empress dowager would definitely die in the summer resort.

"If the Empress Dowager died outside, there would be so many anecdotes to be recorded in the pen and ink of the historian. Could it be that His Majesty will be accused of murdering his mother a hundred years later?" Sheng Xiuyi understood Dong Yuan's thoughts and explained to her.

In this era, filial piety comes first.

The Empress Dowager was originally ill for no apparent reason, and some public opinion in the public was forcibly suppressed; if she died outside, His Majesty would really be unable to argue.She must be coming back.

Thinking of the Empress Dowager and the things she had done, Dong Yuan's back shivered inexplicably.

(End of this chapter)