Sir, can you marry me?

Chapter 98

"Miss Xiao, Miss Cui sent someone to send an invitation to the Plum Poetry Appreciation Festival."

"Miss Xiao, Miss Cai sent someone to bring a pair of colorful vases with clouds and cranes for you to use for arranging flowers."

"Miss Xiao, the Fourth Miss of the Cai family sent someone to send an invitation to invite you to visit her."

"Wen Qing, Mrs. Zhan's granddaughter, Miss Wanxia, ​​admires your embroidery skills very much. She sent a post saying that she plans to come to visit and ask for advice on December [-]."

"Wenqing, Princess Xueyi actually sent someone to deliver a letter, please come and visit me." Mrs. Liu said with a smile, and handed a pink illuminating invitation card to Xiao Wenqing who came to pay her respects after returning from Miss Cai's fourth .Xiao Wenqing left a good impression on the wives and ladies on the [-]th birthday of Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of War, so after that time, there were daughters from aristocratic families who dated Xiao Wenqing one after another.As a courtesy, her fourth brother Ling Yuxuan immediately sent a sum of money and some exquisite gifts for Xiao Wenqing to exchange with others.It's just that Xiao Wenqing suddenly attracted the attention of others. It was inconvenient for him to come here every two days, so he could only send a plainclothes subordinate to send a letter to Xiao Wenqing to express his love.

Xiao Wenqing was taken aback, and said: "Madam Liu, Princess Xueyi and I have only met once, and we have spoken three words." The mother of Princess Xueyi, Murong Ruyu, is Princess Jingkang, the eldest daughter of the current emperor, and her father is Princess Jingkang. General Annan.How could such a noble princess invite her to be a guest?

Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "Wen Qing, in fact, it is very difficult for people outside the circle to be accepted by those in the circle. You don't have a family background that attracts the interest of ladies from aristocratic families. But, since you were brought in by me, , Ziyuan Ziling strongly expressed that she likes you again, so the two girls from the Cai family will help you to some extent, and some girls who have made good friends with them can see that they want to accept you into their circle, and you are indeed talented and good-looking , will help you too."

She looked down at the fragrant pink lacquered invitation card in Xiao Wenqing's hand, and guessed: "Princess Xueyi seldom handed in handkerchiefs, and she doesn't like to walk around with women from aristocratic families. She invited you suddenly. I suspect it's the fourth brother Tozi The young master helped." Her fourth brother spent a lot of time in order to successfully marry Wen Qing as his wife, and for Wen Qing to adapt to the life of the prime minister's mansion in the future, and Wen Qing is also working hard, and she hopes that they will finally get their wish.

A sweet smile suddenly appeared on Xiao Wenqing's beautiful face, and thousands of tenderness flowed in her water-like eyes. "Young Master Qi is the fiancé of Princess Xueyi. Lord Ling and Lord Qi are both one of the four handsome men in the capital. They may have friendship in private." She said.Yuxuan has been helping her enter the circle of wives and young ladies from aristocratic families in the capital, so that she can adapt to the life of a noble lady in the future.Yuxuan always plans ahead, she just needs to follow his arrangement step by step.

"That's right, your amazing memory makes it easy for you to guess the joints." Mrs. Liu nodded and said, "When more than half of the ladies from the family accept you, you can quickly integrate into Mrs. Guan after you marry my fourth brother. in the circle."

After a pause, she continued: "Although the prime minister's mansion doesn't need a daughter-in-law who is long-sleeved and good at dancing, she needs a daughter-in-law who can be accepted by other wives and who can help her son through the relationship between wives at critical moments." Never underestimate Nepotism and pillow style, the wives in the backyard mention it at a critical moment in front of their husbands, which will give the husbands of other wives a chance to be promoted and reused.

"Wenqing understands." Xiao Wenqing said.She knew that the love at first sight between a man and a woman would be wiped out by reality. Since she wanted to marry Ling Yuxuan, she had to work hard to adapt to the life of his class and be his good wife.

"Go back to your room to rest and come over in the afternoon. I asked someone to call Master Luo from the clothes shop, and asked her to measure you and give you a new set of clothes." Madam Liu ordered.

As Xiao Wenqing gradually began to associate with the daughter of the family, she needed more decent clothes and matching jewelry. Her fourth brother sent five 1000 tael silver notes and asked her to take care of Xiao Wenqing.If the silver taels are not enough, let him know, and he will send someone to bring some more. 5000 taels of silver was not a small amount for the fourth brother who had been a soldier in the black shirt army for a few years before joining the Dragon Scale Guards, and was promoted step by step to the commander of the third-rank Dragon Scale Guards.

"Ma'am, Wenqing thinks that Wenqing has enough clothes for winter, and there is no need to make any more. In the spring of the next year, Wenqing will go back to his hometown to find relatives, and those clothes will not be needed." Xiao Wenqing said tactfully.When she was a female celebrity in the Zhao family, her godmother said that the Nishang Clothing Workshop is the largest garment workshop in the capital, and it specializes in tailoring clothes for dignitaries, dignitaries, wives and ladies. An ordinary men's robe costs the equivalent of Brother Zhao's salary for half a year.At that time, Brother Zhao’s half-year salary was 30 taels. How much would it cost to make a set of cumbersome women’s clothing?Such a waste.Some styles of clothes, she can make after a careful look, and I believe that the craftsmanship may not be inferior to that of the embroiderer tailors in the neon clothes workshop.

"Wenqing, this time I'm making new clothes for the Chinese New Year. The ladies in the sewing room are already making clothes for the people in my house. It's just yours. I need to make another set of the latest styles in the capital. In the capital, only Only the master tailors of Nishang Clothing Shop can design brand-new clothes according to the figure and temperament of customers."

Mrs. Liu persuaded, "I know you are a female celebrity, and you can make clothes by looking at other people's clothes, but it is less than 20 days before the New Year, and you can't drive out that kind of luxurious clothes by yourself. You still need to participate There is no time to do the chess games, poetry meetings, flower viewing, small banquets, etc. held by the daughters of other families." The sewing of the clothes is very simple, but the various tedious embroidery on the clothes is by no means the work of ten days and a half months.Wen Qing is now a person of great interest to the ladies of the family, and she has frequent social activities. She is still a newcomer, so it is not good to find reasons to evade it, and it also violates the original intention of her and her fourth brother.

Xiao Wenqing was right after thinking about it, so she had no choice but to agree.She worked as a maid for ten years, and saved less than [-] taels of silver when she was frugal. She knew that it was not easy to save money, and she couldn't spend a lot of money for the sake of face like the noble ladies in the capital.What's more, the money she currently uses is all sent by Yuxuan, and she always feels a little ashamed when using it.

In the afternoon, guessing that Mrs. Liu had woken up from a nap, Xiao Wenqing put away the book she was reading, asked Crystal to reapply her makeup, and then went to Mrs. Liu's side.

(End of this chapter)