Red makeup against the world

Chapter 308 Eavesdropping
Tu Fangyan could naturally feel her heart.Between the sisters, there is no need to say thank you, but silently keep this heart in my heart.

Xu Wanzhen asked Sangzi to tidy up a room out of the wing for Tu Fangyan to live in these few days.

The bad thing about this house is that it is really small, and it is not possible to add another guest house.When the guests come, it is very cramped, so we can only temporarily clean up the room to squeeze.

The two maids that Tu Fangyan carried with her, Rulu and Dongxue, squeezed with Sangzi and the others. Fortunately, they were the maids that Xu Wanzhen gave her, and they knew each other well.

"By the way, didn't Rushuang and Yinxue come with you?" Xu Wanzhen asked.

Tu Fangyan said with a smile: "It will probably take a long time to go to Beijing this time. The adoptive parents are here, and I am afraid that some family affairs will be difficult to handle, so I let the two of them stay in Mengzhou. If there is anything, I can write a letter."

The two will talk about some interesting things after they separated.Slowly, the topic turned to the man.

Tu Fangyan asked with concern: "I heard before that Duke An's government wanted to marry you as a side concubine. Fortunately, you became Mrs. Zhuang's adoptive daughter. What's going on?"

Xu Wanzhen smiled lightly, and said: "It's just some people in the market, gossiping in idleness. In fact, the prince misunderstood, and the relationship between the son of An Guogong and me caused an oolong. Sister, don't worry."

If she told the truth, Tu Fangyan might be shocked.Now that it has passed, it is useless to say more.

"I haven't congratulated my sister yet, she has become the adoptive daughter of An Guogong's mansion. In this way, who dares to look down on you."

Tu Fangyan, who has been an official lady for more than ten years, knows the status of a merchant woman in the eyes of the daughter of an official family.

"Sister, do you have a man you like? There are two years left, and you will reach Jiji."

A man like a lone eagle appeared in front of Xu Wanzhen's eyes. His handsome eyebrows and mellow cello-like timbre all fascinated her.Not to mention his deep affection like the sea, and he plans for himself wholeheartedly.For a moment, I came up with God.

Seeing her appearance, Tu Fangyan joked: "It turns out that my sister has someone in her heart. What kind of man is he? He can win my sister's heart."

Xu Wanzhen came back to her senses: "It's not that I didn't tell my sister, it's really not the time. When I can tell my sister, I will naturally."

"Then I'll wait for the good news from my sister." Tu Fangyan smiled slightly.

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In Zhongguo Duke's Mansion, Wu Zhengxiang ordered Wu Rui: "You hand over this letter to Han Yi, Xu's nursing home in Jiashanfang, and say that you must hand it over to Miss Xu's family, and I will borrow it from her."

Wu Rui responded, and Wu Zhengxiang warned again: "I don't want others to know about this, do you understand?"

Wu Rui was originally one of the leaders of the white group under the "Bai Ye" banner, so it's not a big deal to do such a trivial matter, it can be said to be overkill.

After Wu Rui retreated, Wu Zhengxiang walked out of the study and walked towards his yard in the backyard.At this time, it was time for Mrs. Chen's confidant Mrs. He to go to the kitchen and serve bird's nest porridge for Mrs. Chen herself.

Wu Zhengxiang has observed her route for some time, every day, and today is no exception.

It takes about two quarters of an hour to get from the main courtyard where Mrs. Chen lives to the kitchen. Mama He walks fast and usually arrives in less than two quarters of an hour.

But today, there are some exceptions.

When she passed the rockery, she heard a hidden movement behind her, so she stopped quietly. Could it be that someone is having a private meeting here?The backyard of Duke Zhong's mansion will never allow such a thing to happen, she intends to find out.

But when she heard that voice belonged to the concubine whom Madam hated the most, she wanted to hear the ins and outs.

Wu Zhengxiang asked, "Have you found out everything?"

The voice that answered was very young, it should be his long follower: "Yes, Second Young Master. These women of the right age, as long as they avoid her, the rest can be considered."

It turned out that he was planning for his own marriage, Mother He thought to herself.It's true, the second young master has just married Biaozi, and recently won the title of "General Yunhui" personally conferred by the emperor. He has indeed reached the age to consider marriage.

What kind of daughter-in-law he marries, what kind of help he can get, this is a big deal, he has to listen carefully to his plan for his wife.Mother He thought to herself, and hid herself deeper in the shade of the trees beside the road.

There was silence for a long while, and then I heard Wu Zhengxiang say: "The ancients said that a beauty is a disaster, so you don't want to deceive me. She is a small merchant woman, and she has attracted the prince and the king of Qi. You are absolutely right, such a woman , must not be provoked. Otherwise, if I am hated by both parties at the same time, what good life will I have?"

Mother He didn't understand what she said, but she repeated it several times in her heart to make sure she remembered it firmly, and told her wife.If she doesn't understand, Madam must understand.

"You will find out. Right now, all the women of the right age in Beijing will tell me which one is more suitable, and Brother Yang will try to propose marriage."

The young voice said: "Second young master, there are a few outstanding women in Beijing right now, and there are also a few who are suitable for you. Miss Cao Wu who was raised in the Dingguo's mansion under the name of her aunt, although she is a concubine, she has a lot of love since she was a child." Upbringing by the aunt; Miss Cheng, the second daughter of the Marquis of Anping, and Miss Wu San, the second daughter of Wu Shangshu from the Ministry of Rites..."

He reported a series of reports, which made He's mother jump in fear.It turned out that the second young master who had just returned to the mansion recently had this idea.He seemed to be silent, even if Madam made things difficult for him, he would at most turn around and leave without breaking etiquette.

Such a boring gourd actually made his subordinates inquire about every lady raised in the boudoir in Jingli.

You know, these ladies are all raised in deep boudoirs, and they won't even reveal their boudoir names casually, let alone meet outsiders easily.Even if they go out to play during the holidays, they are always with their own family members and wearing veiled hats. I am afraid that even if they meet face to face, they will not know the identity of the other party.

This is why, in Beijing, there are various banquets such as flower viewing and garden tours throughout the year.Men can't see the daughters of other families, but their own female relatives can.Any family that has a daughter of marriageable age will be led by the mother to attend various banquets in order to show the mistress of the family who has a son.

If someone's daughter wins the praises of being dignified, elegant, and talented at these banquets, her life will not be bad, and the matchmaker will step through the threshold.

The mother checks on her son first, and it is basically confirmed that the two families will test each other's opinions. After they both have intentions, they will arrange for the two young people to meet each other through various opportunities such as outings, Buddha worship, and lantern festivals.After seeing the right eye, I started the three books and six appointments.This whole set of tedious procedures will take three or four years no matter what.

Some families will spend two or three years carefully selecting just because of their looks, especially when choosing the eldest daughter-in-law of the clan.

Therefore, those families with sons usually start paying attention to candidates for daughter-in-law when their sons are fourteen or five years old.

(End of this chapter)