Rebirth of Splendid Heaven

Chapter 173 Familiar
The young master of Hou's mansion got married, and the young lady and Lord Hou calculated how many guests would come.To be on the safe side, two tables were reserved on purpose so as not to have enough guests.

But even though they had made preparations in advance, the little lady and Lord Hou did not expect so many people to come suddenly.Not to mention the good relationship with Lord Hou before, but those who didn't have a good relationship also came, making the little madam and Lord Hou messy.

After the two of them sent off all the previous guests, they realized that there were still three distinguished guests in the Hou Mansion.As soon as the First Prince came, he asked the ladies of the Hou Mansion to accompany him. The meaning couldn't be more obvious. Did he have a crush on someone?
Thinking that if the eldest prince fell in love with one of An Mujin, especially An Mujin, the little madam would feel bad.Although the Eldest Prince has a distinguished status and is the Queen's son, he may become the Emperor's man in the future, but the little madam just doesn't want An Mujin to marry in such a place.

When the little lady and Master Hou arrived at Xiangyuan, An Mujin and the others had already finished eating and were drinking tea and chatting.

When the eldest prince saw that Lord Hou had arrived, he knew that the guests outside had dispersed, and it was time for them to leave.He gave instructions to the little eunuch beside him, and the little eunuch ran away quickly.

In less than a cup of tea, there were suddenly many guards and maids in Xiangyuan.

Where these people came from, no one seemed to know, even Lord Hou and the little madam looked at each other in blank dismay.

When the three young princes came from the main gate of the Hou's Mansion, there was obviously only one follower by their side, how could there be so many people suddenly?
Everyone in the Hou's Mansion felt strange, but no one asked any more questions, and sent the three of them to the gate of the Hou's Mansion.

Seeing the little prince getting into the sedan chair, An Mujin still felt that all this was not so real.

The three young princes suddenly came to the Hou's Mansion today, certainly not for celebration, but for other purposes.But what the purpose is, if the little prince doesn't tell her, she won't be able to guess.

Could it be that there is something in the Hou Mansion that makes them worry about it?
Thinking of what the little prince said, when the time comes, she will know the reason.Then she just waited, anyway, the arrival of these three people did not bring much commotion to the Hou Mansion.

Back in Jinxiu Garden, An Mujin had just finished taking a shower when he saw Xiao Wu standing on the pillow with one leg, his eyes closed as if he had fallen asleep.But as soon as An Mujin approached, its eyes opened immediately.

As soon as the little prince left the Hou's Mansion, he wrote to her, did he tell her the purpose of their coming to the Hou's Mansion?

With anticipation, An Mujin read the letter, only to find that it was not what she thought.But the little prince also gave her a reassuring reply, telling her not to worry too much about this matter, and if there is any change, he will tell her in advance.

An Mujin thought about it, and decided to listen to the young prince.No longer thinking about it, I quickly wrote back to the little prince, asking him to pay more attention to his body.

Early the next morning, An Mujin went to Yunwenyuan early.

When I went there, I found that everyone else had already arrived. It seemed that she was not the only active person.

Zhang Xiaohui stood beside An Qixuan nervously, her face was flushed, her eyes were sparkling, seeing An Mujin coming, she wanted to say something but said nothing.

As soon as An Mujin sat down, a maid brought tea to Zhang Xiaohui.Zhang Xiaohui moved her lotus steps lightly, with an elegant figure, and first toasted Lord Hou a cup of tea.

After Master Hou drank it, he smiled and nodded, "Good tea!" After speaking, he took out a red envelope and put it on the saucer.

Zhang Xiaohui offered tea to the little lady again. The little lady narrowed her eyes, took a sip of the tea, and put a big red envelope on the saucer.

After toasting her in-laws tea, Zhang Xiaohui retreated to An Qixuan.Before retreating to the front, An Qixuan stretched out his hand and pulled Zhang Xiaohui in front of him.

Zhang Xiaohui raised her head and glanced at An Qixuan. An Qixuan just lowered her head, and the two looked at each other.Zhang Xiaohui lowered her head shyly, while An Qixuan became even more fascinated.

Seeing An Qixuan's attitude towards Zhang Xiaohui, An Mujin knew that Zhang Xiaohui would be very happy in the future.

The next thing is to offer tea to the girls, but An Qixuan felt sorry for the lady and asked the maids to bring the tea to the ladies, so it was considered as the new wife toast the tea.

An Mujin wasn't very happy, and stared at Zhang Xiaohui to make excuses: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law didn't drink tea from the new daughter-in-law, so she will speak ill of her in the future."

Zhang Xiaohui also felt that this was very rude, and wanted to push An Qixuan away and offer tea to An Mujin and others.

An Qixuan held her hand tightly, glared at An Mujin and said, "She is your sister-in-law, come and offer tea to her."

Well, An Qixuan doesn't read much, so he doesn't understand this rule.

It is customary for a new daughter-in-law to serve tea to her parents-in-law and to her sister-in-law, and it also builds relationships.Fortunately, she has a good relationship with Zhang Xiaohui, otherwise let's see how she makes things difficult for the new sister-in-law.

Seeing that An Qixuan refused to let Zhang Xiaohui offer tea to the sisters-in-law, the lady was not angry, but helped to speak and said: "Xiaohui has entered the door of the Hou Mansion, and we will be a family from now on. You sister-in-laws must respect the sister-in-law do you know?"

"Yes, mother!" An Mujin smiled happily.

As soon as An Mujin finished speaking, An Muqin and the others followed suit, "Understood, Er Niang."

As soon as An Muqin and the others finished speaking, An Qixuan quickly said: "Father, mother, Xiaohui came here on the first day and doesn't understand the situation in the mansion. I will take her around."

"Okay!" The little lady covered her mouth and smiled, this silly son really doesn't understand any rules.

An Qixuan grew up in Zhuangzi, and he really doesn't understand many rules in the Hou's mansion.Just like this tea ceremony, if Zhang Xiaohui didn't say it, he wouldn't want to come here early in the morning.

Hou Ye looked at this silly son and shook his head helplessly: "It's much better than when I first arrived at the Hou's Mansion!"

"That's right. Fortunately, Xiaohui is well-educated and reasonable. With her by my side in the future, Xuan'er will get better and better." The little lady said seriously.

Hou Ye nodded, looked at the women in the room, said to go to the study, stood up and left.

As soon as Master Hou left, An Muqin stopped holding back, and took An Mujin's hand and said, "My sister-in-law is so beautiful, she seems to be very different from the girls in our Hou's mansion."

"Is what you're talking about nonsense?" An Mujin couldn't help laughing, Zhang Xiaohui is not from the Hou Mansion, of course she is not like a girl from the Hou Mansion.

An Muqin shook her head: "You don't understand what I mean. That's how I feel. I think sister-in-law is very special and familiar. Have you met her before?"

"That's right, I also think sister-in-law is a little familiar." An Muyu also interrupted and asked.

An Mujin thought for a while, and finally remembered that once for An Muxue's birthday, Zhang Xiaohui seemed to be invited.An Muqin and An Muyu also went to help out that day, so they probably saw each other at that time.

"It seems that you all like this new sister-in-law very much, so you can't embarrass her in the future, you know?" The little lady couldn't help but reminded after hearing everyone discussing Zhang Xiaohui.

"Got it." An Muqin deliberately stretched out the last word.

Sister Zhen sat with An Muyu for a while and was about to leave. An Mujin looked at An Muqin and found that she didn't want to leave with them.

When they walked out of Yun Wenyuan, An Muqin pulled An Mujin, and then said to the little lady: "Er Niang, Qin'er has something to tell you."

As soon as An Muqin opened her mouth, the little lady knew what she was going to say, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I've already gone back to the woman who was engaged to Zhan Peng."

"Retired? When did it happen?" An Muqin asked in surprise, and went to see An Mujin again.

An Mujin shook her head, saying that she didn't know anything about it.

"I just quit yesterday. The second aunt brought the girl here yesterday, and I made it clear to the girl. The girl is also a sensible girl. Once she heard what I said, she took the initiative to say that the engagement was terminated." The little lady said After finishing speaking, An Muqin squeezed An Mujin's hands tightly, and was so excited that she couldn't speak.

Seeing that An Muqin was so happy, the little lady was also happy, but she had to remind: "Don't be too happy about this matter too early, Lord Hou doesn't agree with you marrying into the Kong family. So..."

"Er Niang, I beg you, you must persuade father well. My cousin is different from my aunt, and different from the members of the Kong family. He treats me very well, and I believe he will not let me down." An Mu Qin said to the little lady as if promising.

"Qin'er, you know the character of the second aunt's grandmother. Although she said that she doesn't care about Zhan Peng, if Zhan Peng really marries you, she will still make trouble. This matter needs to be discussed in the long run. You are still young, so don't worry." The little lady took a sip of the tea ceremony.

An Muqin slowly let go of An Mujin, her small face drooped, and she sighed, "Er Niang, I'll be fourteen after the new year, and I'm not young anymore."

"I can't take care of the eldest lady's affairs, but I must take care of you guys. But Jiji, no one wants to get married." The little lady said sternly.

The custom of Dashun is that women can only get married after they are of age. Only those poor families will marry their daughters early in exchange for some dowry money.

Daughters from wealthy families like An Muxue married before the age of 15, which is really very rare.

The little lady suddenly became strict, An Muqin stuck out her tongue at An Mujin, not knowing what to say.

"I will slowly persuade you to Master Hou. Don't worry too much. But you must remember that you are still a girl, and it is nothing to run to Kejuyuan every day. You are not allowed to go so frequently in the future, and you can go two or three times a month. That's enough." The little lady said again.

"Two or three times a month?" This An Muqin couldn't accept it, and the little lady gave her a look: "If the relationship lasts for a long time, how can it be day and night!"

"Yes, Qin'er knows!" Erniang's voice was quiet when she got angry, but the momentum was quite scary, An Muqin quickly nodded in agreement.

As soon as she came out of Yunwenyuan, An Muqin trotted towards Jinxiuyuan.She wanted to wait for An Mujin in Jinxiu Garden and discuss with An Mujin.Can you let Erniang be more flexible, two or three times a month is really too little.

"Ah!" As soon as An Muqin left, the little lady also sighed: "If the Hou's mansion is the man's side, then Kong Zhanpeng just like Zhang Xiaohui, who easily married into the Hou's mansion."

An Mujin knew the difficulties of the little lady, Kong Zhanpeng was the man, and it would be very difficult for An Yunyao to let go and marry An Muqin.

"Mother, don't worry too much, as long as the two of them don't give up, no one can break them up." An Mujin said.

"Jin'er is right, the key is to see if the two of them are determined to be together." The little lady smiled.

"My aunt really found out this time, and she didn't make trouble with that girl." At first, An Mujin was most worried about An Yunyao's trouble, but she didn't expect that girl to understand the righteousness so well that she agreed to dissolve the engagement.

Hearing what An Mujin said, the little lady had a toothache, "Don't be a good person, second aunt. She thought it would be a success, so she sent all the bride price to the woman's home. Now that the marriage contract is dissolved, it was the man who brought it up first. The betrothal gift will not come back. This betrothal gift will be given by the Hou Mansion, and she has nothing to lose."

"Ah?" An Mujin was shocked. She didn't seem to have received a dowry for her marriage with Kong Zhanpeng. She knew that she would have wanted a dowry from the Kong family.

(End of this chapter)