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Chapter 29 The Chen Family
Episode 029

Dong Yuan led Mrs. Yuan and Miss Yuan to Rongde Pavilion, and the old lady was instructing Mother Zhan to open the box and bring some medicinal materials to the fifth girl, Xue Dongrong.

Just now Xue Dongrong's eldest maid Ginkgo came back to report to the old lady that the fifth young lady took the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor, and she was fine all afternoon, so she is probably well, please rest assured.

The old lady was very happy, so she asked Mother Zhan to bring some Qi-invigorating herbs to Xue Dongrong.

Seeing that Dong Yuan led the people, the old lady looked intently, and said with a smile, "Is it Grandma Yuan San?" Then she glanced at the shy and delicate Yuan Puying, and smiled again, "This is Sister Ying? Ouch, grown up girl."

I used to come here often, and the old lady still remembered them.Since he was a regular visitor in the past, he still had to wait for the person from the fifth room to pick him up before he dared to come to the old lady. This Mrs. Yuan is a polite and cautious person, so Dong Yuan couldn't help but smile lightly.

Mrs. Yuan and Miss Yuan hurriedly saluted the old lady.

"It's been five or six years since I went to the south. I don't think our ancestors still remember us." Mrs. Yuan was very touched, "Your old body is still so healthy!"

"It looks good, but it's really useless!" The old lady laughed, and asked Dong Yuan and Zhan's mother to help Mrs. Yuan and Miss Yuan, and asked their mother and daughter to sit next to each other on the kang.Taking Miss Yuan's hand, the old lady looked around and smiled at Mrs. Yuan: "It's only been a few years, and the appearance is so neat, and it's much calmer than before. I'm getting older, and I know I'm shy."

Miss Yuan smoked with both hands, and murmured to her ancestors.

"I remember, she was as old as sister Yuan of our family, both of whom were born in Xinmao years..." The old lady was talking about Yuan Puying's age, but she was not sure, so she asked Mrs. Yuan.

Mrs. Yuan hurriedly said: "She was born in September of Xinmao Year."

In the past when Mrs. Yuan came to Xue's house, Dong Yuan was not favored. At that time, the granddaughter whom the old lady was most proud of was Fourth Miss Xue Dongting.Seeing the old lady asking, Mrs. Yuan didn't know how old Dong Yuan was, so she didn't dare to talk, so she could only talk about her daughter's birthday.

The old lady nodded and said with a smile: "Our sister Yuan is born in the first month, a few months older than sister Ying."

After sitting for a while, Mrs. Yuan just came over to catch up on the past, not to ask for something, seeing that it was getting late and it was not easy to stay overnight, so she wanted to get up and go back, saying that she would come back another day to say hello to the old lady.

The old lady asked Dong Yuan to see her off, and then she said to Dong Yuan: "You send Third Grandma Yuan to the hallway, so you don't have to come over to say hello, you've been tired all day today, let's go to bed early."

Dong Yuan said yes, and led Mrs. Yuan and Miss Yuan out of Rongde Pavilion.

As soon as Mrs. Yuan left, the old lady suddenly remembered something, and said to Mother Zhan beside her, "Mrs. Yuan hasn't been here for a long time, has it? You turn around and mention it to Brother Yu's daughter-in-law, and ask Mrs. Yuan to sit at home. "

Mrs. Yuan is Mrs. Hou Ye of Jianzhaohou Mansion.

It is not surprising for the old lady to think of Mrs. Yuan when she saw Grandma Yuan, who was a side branch of Jian Zhaohou.Mrs. Jianzhaohou and Mrs. Rong, Mrs. Rong, were close friends in her boudoir before they got married, and they are even closer now.

Zhan's mother smiled: "Mrs. Shizi will come here later, and I will help mention it."

In the evening, Mrs. Shizi came to say hello, and Mother Zhan reminded Mrs. Jian Zhaohou about Mrs. Yuan.

Shi Zi's wife, Rong Shi, was slightly stunned, and smiled directly: "Is there anything you can tell your daughter-in-law?"

"It's not that you invite Mrs. Yuan to come during the year. I know you are busy with visitors and visitors during the New Year. It's just that you keep this in mind. When the New Year is over, you can pick up Mrs. Yuan's house when you find time." The old lady said with a smile.

"Mother, the nephew she mentioned to you last time still hasn't said anything about her marriage." Madam Shizi asked the old lady tentatively.

The old lady glanced at Mrs. Shizi, smiled and did not answer.

Mrs. Rong, the wife of the son, didn't dare to gossip any further, and got up to leave after talking.

The old lady also asked her to go and see the fifth girl, Xue Dongrong, and bring over the tonic she had found in the afternoon.

Mrs. Shizi said yes, turned around and went out.On the way back, she couldn't help wondering what the old lady meant. Why did she suddenly remember seeing Madam Yuan when she came back from the palace?
Last time Mrs. Yuan and Mrs. Chen mentioned her natal nephew to the old lady, and wanted to marry Dong Yuan for her nephew.

The old lady declined on the grounds that Dong Yuan was young.

Later, the old lady hinted a few words to Mrs. Shizi, which probably meant that she disliked Mrs. Jian Zhaohou Yuan's natal nephew as not worthy of Dong Yuan.

Mrs. Yuan's maiden name was Chen, and her ancestral home was in Aocheng, Shaanxi. She started her fortune by selling horses and was very wealthy.Later, Mrs. Yuan's father studied hard, became a minister of the Ministry of War, and married a daughter to build the Zhaohou Mansion. Only then did the Chen family really gain a foothold in the capital.

But the old lady still looked down on the family background of the Chen family. Apart from being rich, the family history of the Chen family was too reckless, and the famous family with hairpin tassels disdained it.

When Mrs. Yuan said to kiss Xue Dongyuan for her natal nephew, the old lady blamed Mrs. Yuan for being frivolous.Is it great to be rich?Dong Yuan is the direct granddaughter of the Xianhou Mansion in Yuanxun Town of the Three Dynasties, so it would be too wronged to marry into the Chen family!

Apart from this matter, Mrs. Shizi couldn't think of any other reasons why the old lady wanted to see Mrs. Yuan.

Could it be that the old lady changed her mind and agreed to marry Dong Yuan into the Chen family?
Mrs. Shizi remembered the matter of entering the palace today.

The Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager and even Concubine Xue Gui didn't like Nine Miss Dong Yuan very much.

Mrs. Shizi sighed. If you judge people by their appearance, the empress dowager probably thinks that the nine girls are too coquettish. If such girls are placed next to the emperor, the emperor is afraid that the hibiscus tent will warm up the spring night.
And the Empress and Concubine Xue are worried that Dong Yuan's favor will be too prosperous, and their status will be in jeopardy from now on?

Mrs. Shizi can see it, and the old lady can naturally understand it.

Because there is no hope of entering the palace, you want to tell Dong Yuan to Mrs. Yuan's natal family, the Chen family?
The Chen family's foundation in the capital is shallow, and they want to curry favor with the big families in the capital, so the Chen family will naturally treat her with courtesy and respect when the daughter of the Xue family marries.

Dong Yuan is too handsome, if she marries into another family, will her mother-in-law and sister-in-law fear her and treat her more harshly from now on?Dong Yuan will be respected only if he marries into the Chen family?
Is this the old lady's plan?

After understanding Dong Yuan's temperament, Mrs. Shizi felt a little regretful. A smart and reasonable daughter-in-law like Dong Yuan is a blessing to her husband's family.But everyone's first impression is her appearance, but they don't think about her seriously, so they deny that she is a good wife and mother!

If Dong Yuan is frivolous, how can the old lady like it?
The old lady was famous for being shrewd and capable when she was young!
The old madam likes her, so her disposition will not be bad. For this alone, Dong Yuan is a wife worth marrying!

Mrs. Shizi thought, and sighed silently again. What a pity, she thought she could be sent to the palace to help the imperial concubine!But the imperial concubine obviously didn't think so, and she didn't want Dong Yuan to enter the palace either.When the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager deliberately ignored Dong Yuan, she did not support Dong Yuan, but turned a blind eye on purpose.

It was a bit of a grievance for Dong Yuan to marry into the Chen family; but because her in-law's status was not as high as that of Zhenxianhou's, it was also one of the benefits that her husband's family looked at her with admiration.

Mrs. Shi Zi thought, although she felt regretful in her heart, she couldn't help laughing: Now, Jianzhaohou and Mrs. Chen will be very happy.

(End of this chapter)