Chapter 424 Changshou Hou Mansion
Ying Bao glanced at Wen Hengyin who was standing not far away, turned to her younger brother and said, "This matter is not yours or mine."
The master would not agree to his marriage to Wen Hengyin, because Wen Hengyin's grandfather was an imperial physician, and the master did not want his magical pills to be used by the Wen family.
Besides, the master is no longer the master before, he is now the emperor, and he also knows something about his magical abilities.
Therefore, she could marry a businessman from the Wei family with no background, or she could marry an official from a poor family, but she could not get involved with those aristocratic families, including Zhong Chuyan, Zhou Hao, Zhang Min, etc.
The big aristocratic families in the capital were even worse, including the Fourth Concubine family, who were all founding heroes and had profound family backgrounds. As a county owner with magical abilities, she was not the emperor's biological daughter. If she married into any family, she might be feared by the emperor.
For example, Zhong Chuyan is a descendant of General Zhong. He is in charge of hundreds of thousands of northwest troops and has a large number of generals following him. If he marries the Zhong family, it will definitely arouse the emperor's vigilance.
Zhang Min's father was a great Confucian scholar and had been a prefect in Jingzhou. Now he has returned to the capital, but he has not contacted his family once. Presumably, Prefect Zhang is a cautious person and does not want to attract the emperor's attention before his son gets married.
It is even more impossible for Zhou Hao. He was named the county lord and became half of his daughter. Zhou Hao is Zhou Wuchang's only nephew and was recently named the Hanshan County King. It is impossible for him to have anything to do with it.
Therefore, after much deliberation, Yingbao decided that only Wei Zhan was the most suitable.
Now that she is in this position, marriage is no longer her own business. If she is not careful, the entire Jiang family will suffer.
Jiang Jie was silent for a while, and seemed to have figured it out. He whispered: "Wei Zhan is not bad. Sister, you can finally get married."
Yingbao:.
What is this nonsense?
She glared at her brother and said to him: "If nothing happens on the third day of the Lunar New Year, please invite Zhang Min's family and Zhou Hao's family to our home. On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, we will invite the Luo family and the Wu family. On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, we will invite your colleagues."
"I know." Jiang Jie already knows how to deal with the world, and he personally drew up the New Year's gift list he prepared years ago, so he doesn't need his sister's guidance at all.
Ying Bao just reminded him and then took several palace maids home.
The next day, the marriage decree did not come. I wonder if the emperor was too busy and postponed the matter.
Chun Niang looked excitedly under the eaves for a long time. No one came from the palace, but she waited for the housekeeper of Changshou Hou Mansion.
Mrs. Wang of the Marquis of Changshou personally wrote an invitation, inviting Yingbao and her daughter to a banquet at the Marquis' Mansion on the fifth day of the first lunar month, saying it was her fortieth birthday.
Chun Niang couldn't make up her mind and came to find her daughter: "Bao'er, Marquis Changshou is inviting a banquet, shall we go?"
"The Xiao family of Marquis Changshou?" Yingbao thought for a moment: "Go."
Why not? I just happened to have a closer look at the plot of the male and female protagonists.
She always felt that the calmness in recent years was a sign before the storm.
Chun Niang actually didn't really want to go, but if she didn't go, she wouldn't worry about her daughter attending the banquet alone.
"Our family has little contact with the Changshou Hou family, and there is no gift list to refer to. What should we send?" Chun Niang asked.
Ying Bao: "Ask Mei Xiang about this." She doesn't know what gift is most appropriate.
Then Mei Xiang was called, and under the guidance of the palace maid, she selected a brocade picture of a longevity star.
Now that Yingbao is the head of the county, his rank is one level higher than that of a marquis, so the gifts don't have to be expensive, they just need to be thoughtful.
On the morning of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the steward of the Changshou Hou Mansion came to invite him again.
This was etiquette, so Yingbao didn't notice anything.
At almost noon, she dressed neatly and boarded the carriage with her mother-in-law.
The four maids stood on both sides of the carriage and accompanied them to the Changshou Marquis' Mansion.
At this time, many noble ladies and ladies had come to the Hou Mansion.
They were not of high rank and had not even been promoted. When they saw Ying Bao arriving, they all stood up and saluted.
Mrs. Hou Wang even came forward, took Chun Niang and Ying Bao's hands, and placed them on the main seat.
Ying Bao scanned the crowd and found that none of these ladies were from the emperor's concubine's mother-in-law family. It was estimated that those who were willing to come to the Xiao family were all former relatives and friends of the Xiao family.
After everyone chatted for a while, everyone said their own words. Mrs. Xiao Wang said to Ying Bao: "I have long wanted to visit the county master and Jiang An, but our family is in a special situation, so I didn't dare to disturb them."
"Well, last time Chengyu came back, he clamored to go to your house, but his second brother punished him by not leaving the house for a month. Now that he heard that the county lord was invited to come over, he couldn't be happier."
Chun Niang smiled and said: "I said what's going on? I promised to go play, but no one came. I prepared their favorite juice that day."
"Excuse me for your trouble." Mrs. Xiao Wang sighed: "Now that the Marquis is handicapped, his second brother has the final say in everything in the house. Chengyu is naughty and often annoys his second brother, so it is common for him to be punished."
Chun Niang: "There are no children who are not naughty. Those two in my family are still naughty and mischievous."
The two chatted for a while, and Prince Xiao suddenly said in a low voice: "The Holy Father has granted marriage to both the eldest son and the second son. The wedding date is set on the twentieth of the first lunar month, so that the eldest son and the second son can marry the new couple together."
Ying Bao blinked, looked at Xiao Wang, and listened quietly.
Mrs. Xiao: "Although the marriage is arranged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the palace also needs to make preparations. Erlang actually asked Han Yueniang and her daughter who live in the palace to organize his wedding room. Alas, I don't know what to think."
Chun Niang frowned: "What about Han Yueniang's husband? Why not take her back?"
"He was taken to the Kingdom of Jin by the barbarians." Prince Xiao said, "I still don't know whether he is alive or dead."
The barbarians took the late emperor, his wife and a number of clan ministers to the Kingdom of Jin, and they probably would never come back.
Therefore, Han Yueniang was no different from a widow. It was unbelievable to think that Erlang Xiao Chengjun was willing to let a widow clean up his new house without letting his stepmother, who was Mrs. Hou, interfere.
While Xiao Wang was heartbroken, she was also upset.
No matter what, just ignore it, just think that she wants to take care of the mess in this house.
This Changshou Marquis Mansion sounds majestic, but in fact it is a prison. Not only are there people sent by the emperor inside and outside to monitor every move, but even if you want to send a letter to your parents' family, you can't.
Fortunately, she knew the Jiang family and her daughter, who had just become the new rich in the capital, and she could still talk to them. So when she saw the mother and daughter, she couldn't help but express the depression that she had been holding in her heart for a long time.
Ying Bao asked curiously: "Whose daughter have Xiao Mo and Xiao Chengjun chosen?"
Prince Xiao: "One is the daughter of Zhang Fusi, whose father is an earl, and the other is a girl from the Sima family of Song Dynasty."
Although the official position in the Zhang Mansion is not high, his family is a count, hereditary, and his daughter is promised to Xiao Mo, which is not an insult to him.
Although Song Sima had some real power, none of his sons were promising, but his only daughter was extremely beautiful and was more than suitable for Xiao Chengjun.
Ying Bao was thoughtful.
Xiao Chengjun is getting married, how should Chen Tiantian be settled?
She thought for a while and finally couldn't help but asked out of curiosity: "Mrs. Hou, I would like to ask, is Chen Tiantian Xiao Chengjun's concubine?"