Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

　　The Earl's Mansion was pushed to the Earl's Palace, and Murong Lizhu's marriage was pending again. The old lady felt sorry for her grandniece who had suffered a difficult life since she was a child. She wanted to find the most suitable husband for her, but she was also worried that she would be anxious. On this day, the old lady ordered the small kitchen to add a few Jiangnan side dishes and ordered someone to invite Murong. Lizhu comes over to have dinner together.

The old lady was leaning on the couch waiting for her grandniece to come over to have dinner with her. When Li Ling came, the old lady stood up and said with a smile: "Why did you come here alone? Where is Shu'er?"

Li Ling replied: "I stopped by right after I got off duty, and I haven't gone back yet."

The old lady smiled and said, "I'm inviting Lizhu over for dinner today. Since you caught up, I'll order someone to invite Shu'er over soon. You can stay with me for now. In front of my small kitchen." There's a new guy here who can cook southern food, and I taste it well."

Li Lingwan refused: "Let's forget it for today. I came here to tell you something."

 The old lady asked: "What's the matter?"

Li Ling replied: "It's about the marriage of cousin Lizhu."

When the old lady heard this, she was surprised and surprised. She smiled and said to her grandson: "Why are you concerned about your cousin Lizhu's marriage? But do you have any suitable candidates around you?"

Li Ling replied directly: "My grandson does have a suitable candidate, and my grandmother also recognizes this person."

When the old lady heard this, she became even more interested and hurriedly asked: "Which prince is he from?"

Li Ling replied: "It's my cousin who lived in our house a while ago, from Shu'er's uncle's family, and his name is Youchen."

When the old lady saw that her grandson was talking about Jiang Youchen, she pondered for a moment and nodded: "When this child lived in the house, he came over from time to time to say hello to me. Of course, he has no choice in terms of character and temperament. I am also very good at it. Take a fancy to this young man."

As he said that, the old lady hesitated and said, "I just vaguely heard that he had an engagement when he was in Chaozhou."

As soon as Li Ling heard this, he knew that his grandmother had already taken a fancy to Jiang Youchen. She must have ordered someone to inquire about it privately, otherwise how could she know about Jiang Youchen's ridiculous marriage in Chaozhou.

Li Ling naturally knew about the marriage between Jiang Youchen and Zhou Yuan's wife. He did not hide it and told the old lady everything.

After hearing this, the old lady was quite emotional. It was normal for the children of this powerful family to be forced into marriage in order to maintain the family status. However, Jiang Youchen was able to treat his fiancée in such a marriage that was originally an exchange of interests. The doctor asked for medicine, and then went to meet him regardless of etiquette to fulfill his wish. This kind of responsibility made the old lady quite moved.

Although the old lady fell in love with Jiang Youchen, she did find out that his fiancée had passed away without getting married, so she felt a little taboo in her heart. It was also said in Jiangdong that her grandniece was a master of both parents and children. My wife, such a marriage makes people unhappy no matter what.

Now that she heard Li Ling speak truthfully, the old lady's heart became lively. Such a man who values ​​love, justice, and responsibility is truly worthy of being entrusted to her.

Li Ling saw that his grandmother seemed to be moved, and he was not in a hurry to let the old man express his position. He only said: "It is a life-long matter for my cousin. Grandma will think about it again, but as for Achen's character and talent, my grandson can guarantee it."

After Li Ling left, the old lady looked at Aunt Qiu and asked, "What do you think of this child Achen?"

Aunt Qiu replied: "Of course you can't go wrong with someone who can make the prince like you. Besides, this child has lived in our house for a while. Although I have never dealt with him, I think he is a polite person. "

The old lady nodded silently: "To be honest, I have taken a fancy to this child for a long time." Aunt Qiu asked tentatively: "Do you think the Jiang family's family background is not good enough?"

The old lady waved her hand and said: "I don't care about this. As long as the family is an official with a clean family background and can treat Lizhu well, it doesn't matter if the family background is poor."

"I was a little taboo about the child's fiancée. Besides, Ah Chen has just been transferred to Beijing, and his parents are in Chaozhou. According to the rules, the bride cannot follow her husband in other places. She has to learn the rules at home to serve her parents-in-law. Wouldn’t this be wronging Lizhu?”

Aunt Qiu said repeatedly: "This is really the truth. This is the rule in our capital. I heard that it is even more important outside."

The old lady smacked her lips, glanced at Aunt Qiu and said, "That kid Ah Chen is really good, oh! Tell me, why is there nothing perfect in this world?"

The master and the servant were talking about Murong Lizhu here, and the woman at the door came in and said, "Old madam, Cousin Lizhu is here."

After saying that, Murong Lizhu opened the curtain and entered the room. She was wearing a ermine shawl, and underneath was a Hunan concubine-colored skirt. Her hair was pulled up into a wishful bun, with a jasper hairpin inserted diagonally. , the temples are only decorated with hairpins made of ruby ​​beads.

What is dignified is dignified and elegant, and the beauty is original, which makes people fall in love with it when they see it.

The old lady hurriedly stood up and greeted her: "The winter in Beijing is not as good as ours. Come and sit on the warm couch."

Although Murong Lizhu was loved by the old lady in the house, she never relied on her favor to become arrogant. She bowed to the old lady in a polite manner, then slowly walked to the old lady, leaned down and sat on the edge of the cave, smiling. He replied: "Although it is cold in the winter in Beijing, the ermine skin shawl that my aunt gave me is the warmest. I don't feel cold even when I walk outside."

The old lady looked at her grandniece with a smile, and couldn't help but turn her head and praise to Aunt Qiu: "Look at how handsome this child looks. He looks even more dignified when he puts on our winter clothes."

Lifting up her clothes, Murong Lizhu said: "When I came in just now, I happened to meet my second cousin leaving here. She saw me at the door and looked at me for a while."

 Li Ling was a cold and solemn person, and he did not like to talk to the women in the house. His sudden behavior today made Murong Lizhu a little puzzled. She looked at the old lady and asked doubtfully: "Is there something wrong with me wearing these clothes?"

Murong Lizhu had already reached the age of marriage, and the old lady told her the truth: "How could someone with such a temper as your second cousin notice that his clothes are inappropriate? He came here just now to mention your marriage to me. That’s why I looked at you twice more when I saw you.”

With that said, the old lady smiled at Aunt Qiu and said, "Lizhu has been in the house for so long, and he probably hasn't even looked at her carefully. The sun is rising in the west today, and she actually came here to talk about matchmaking."

 In the past, people who mentioned Murong Lizhu would also mention it to Murong Lizhu if the old lady liked them. However, Murong Lizhu was always shy and did not express any attitude. She only said that it was up to the old lady to make the decision.

Today I heard that the old lady mentioned Li Ling as a matchmaker, but she seemed to feel something about it and asked, "I wonder who the second cousin is talking about?"

The old lady was a little surprised when her grandniece opened her mouth about this matter, but then she thought that the child was so old and it was normal for her to care about her own marriage, so she told her: "Your second cousin is here for you." The person I mentioned is your second cousin-in-law’s maternal cousin.”

When Murong Lizhu heard this, her eyes couldn't help but light up, and she blurted out, "But the one named Jiang Youchen who was temporarily staying in the house a while ago?"