Red makeup against the world

Chapter 267
Hearing what he said, it was obvious that he really wanted to accomplish this, Yuegui said: "Okay, please wait a moment, Shizi."

After a cup of tea, Yue Gui turned back to the flower hall and said, "My lord, the princess said she knew."

Liu Qiran's heart fell back into his stomach.After leaving the Princess Mansion, humming a slang song, he entered the Pingguo Mansion while swinging the horsewhip.

The long follower, Gao Yi, leaned close to his ear and said, "Master, what you ordered is clear."

"Really?" Liu Qiran raised his eyebrows. Since he decided to marry Tu Manzhen, everything has been going well for him recently. It seems that Tu Manzhen is really his lucky star.

"Our people have been wandering outside Chu Palace for a few days. Today we saw their grooms preparing fodder, so we asked about it. Tomorrow, Wang Miaoyan wants to go to Dabei Temple to offer incense with her sister."

Liu Qiran originally thought it would take some time, he didn't dare to go to Chu Palace to make trouble, he had to wait for her to go out.Did not expect so soon, there will be a chance.

"You go, call Hu Liu and the others, and make arrangements. Tomorrow, the brothers will be happy."

That Wang Miaoyan has a bad heart, but she is a smooth-skinned little beauty.Thinking of tomorrow's situation, the eyes of the master and servant were lustful, and they laughed.

……

Matchmaker Gan left the Prince's Mansion and went straight to Nanshi.

Since this matter has to be done in a lively manner, the bride price is the highlight.The prince's mansion is generous, 100 taels of silver is enough.

Matchmaker Gan is well versed in how to buy some glamorous and beautiful dowry gifts.Since the errand can't be shirked, let's make some money first.

After purchasing the betrothal gifts, they hired helpers and agreed to gather at Anxi Gate tomorrow morning.After calculating that there is still more than thirty taels of silver left in her pocket, Matchmaker Gan is quite satisfied.

Since Mr. Du ordered a big deal, when the helpers asked where to go to propose marriage, Matchmaker Gan raised her voice and said, "This is a great joy. Do you know the Duke Anguo's Mansion? This is one of the best aristocratic families in Beijing."

Nanshi was already lively. When she said this, besides the helpers, some people also gathered around.Among them, an old woman with a vegetable basket said: "You iceman, who doesn't know in the An Guo government? But the son of the world has already been married, what's the matter with you?"

Matchmaker Gan is very eloquent, afraid that no one will answer, or that someone will find fault?She smiled and said: "So you are ignorant and ignorant, and the concubine is here, but the position of side concubine is still vacant. Side concubine can also ask for imperial orders, it is better than being a real lady."

Another person said: "The son of An Guogong often comes to my house to drink, he is handsome. The young lady of that family is so lucky?"

"What's the use of being handsome? There are eight aunts if not ten, and they still sleep in flowers and willows." The speaker was an old Confucian scholar, he said disdainfully.

"Which man is not flirtatious. I think you want to be flirtatious, but unfortunately you don't have the capital to be flirtatious!" The old woman with the vegetable basket sneered.

As he spoke, the old Confucian scholar's face turned red, and he walked away from embarrassment.

Everyone booed and asked again and again: "You haven't said which family you are from?"

When Matchmaker Gan saw so many people gathered, she said with a smile on her face, "Master Tu Shan, you all know that, right? It's his great-granddaughter, Miss Xu."

There were buzzing voices from the crowd below: "Who is this? This is the first time I've heard of it."

"You don't know this, it's been two months. Xu's family entered Beijing in March, and Miss Xu also won the first name of poetry in the Peony Flower Society."

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, matchmaker Gan slipped away quietly.

……

In Zhongguo Gongfu, Wu Rui stepped into the study.Now he is Wu Zhengxiang's personal guard, going in and out with him, and doing some important things for him.

Wu Zhengxiang has returned to live in Zhongguo Gongfu.

Duke Zhong felt guilty about this son, and left him a special yard in the back house.But he didn't want to enter the back house controlled by the Chen family. Even if he went back to the house during the day, he would stay in the study and go back to rest at night.

"Master, I heard something in Nanshi today, which is related to Miss Xu."

Wu Zhengxiang put down the pen in his hand and said, "Speak."

"The official media bought a bride price in Nanshi and hired a lot of helpers. It is said that tomorrow morning, the Crown Prince's Mansion will be the guarantor to propose marriage to the Xu family on behalf of Anguo Gong's son, and to marry Miss Xu as the son's side concubine."

Wu Zhengxiang sat down slowly, and when he heard the prince's plan at the peony flower party, he knew that this day would come, and he was not surprised.It's just that she was originally a concubine, but now she has become a side concubine.

It seems that the crown prince already knew about Mrs. Zhu being ordered by the princess mansion to propose marriage for Fan Bin.If she was still a concubine, with Fan Bin in front, the Xu family would have a lot of reasons to refuse.

A few thoughts turned in my mind, and I figured out the prince's plan.With such a big fanfare, the matchmaker spread his momentum before he came to the door, which was nothing more than making Shi Jingze unable to refuse.

In this way, it is obvious that Fan Bin and Shi Jingze are competing to marry Xu Wanzhen.Behind it is the open and secret struggle between King Qi and the prince.After tomorrow, Xu Wanzhen will become the center of this vortex, standing on the cusp of the storm.

But in this matter, he can only watch, powerless.

My lady, my gentleman is good.

Whether it's Fan Bin or Shi Jingze, if they come to the door to ask for marriage, even the emperor can't intervene, let alone him?We can only make calculations based on the Xu family's reaction.

What he relies on is nothing more than a sincere heart.

……

Shi Jingze was sitting in the private room on the second floor of the tea house opposite the Guozijian, and was entrusted with the task of loyalty.Since he agreed to Liu Qiran, he didn't intend to procrastinate, and the sooner it was done, the better.

In the past few days, he sent someone to find out when Tu Hongyi was going to the office, and it was estimated that he would come out at this time.

Absently sipping tea, his eyes were fixed on the gate of the Imperial College.

Sure enough, after a while, Tu Hongyi and several colleagues came out together, and after saying goodbye, they were about to walk towards their own carriage.

Shi Jingze's long entourage went up to meet him, and said with a smile: "Dr. Tu, my family's eldest son is here to trouble you for a few minutes."

"Your family's heir?" Tu Hongyi was suspicious, except for the Pingguo mansion, the Tu family had never had any contact with those other mansions.Could it be that at the Peony Flower Fair, the Prince of Pingguo came to the door?He insulted his own daughter, and even dared to come to her door, Tu Hongyi's chest was full of anger.

Seeing his unkind expression, I knew there must be a misunderstanding.Chang Sui hurriedly said: "My family's eldest son is in the residence of Duke Anguo."

It turned out to be An Guogong's mansion, Tu Hongyi said: "I don't know why the prince is looking for an official?"

"My family's eldest son is waiting for you on the opposite side, you will know as soon as you go."

Tu Hongyi pondered for a moment: "Okay."

Watching the long attendant welcome Tu Hongyi into the door, Shi Jingze stood up and saluted, "I've seen Dr. Tu."

Although he is the son of the eldest son, he did not receive any errands in the court, and he was a real idler.Today, he was entrusted by Liu Qiran to propose marriage again, so it is not too much to greet him as a junior.

(End of this chapter)