Because the New Year's greeting trip started on the third day of the lunar month, although the trip to Ningweihou Mansion and Tufu went smoothly, when he arrived at the Ningwei Hou Mansion at noon on the third day of the lunar month, Nan specially found an opportunity to let Xu Caikui come out when no outsiders were around. Kowtow to Sheng Weiqiao to apologize.
Of course, Sheng Weiqiao rushed to stop her, but even after she couldn't stop him, she avoided it. In the past, due to the earnest begging of Nan's mother and daughter, she accepted the embroidery made by Xu Caikui's own legs, and also temporarily pulled out a red gold embroidery from her temples. If you give me a green peony hairpin as a gift in return, does that count as uncovering that part
Originally, the Nan family planned to keep them for the whole day, but Xu Zijing heard that they were coming to the east and there were many families asking for a visit, so he persuaded the Nan family to let them have lunch, which would save money for the Sheng family brothers and sisters. Sophistication in the world is a waste of time: "The child He'er can also get away from the noise of the New Year early in the month, so that he can prepare for the spring with peace of mind."
After hearing the news, Nan felt it made sense, so he stopped keeping guests.
Later, Tu Ruchuan thought that way, and even left them to have a cup of tea, and told Sheng Suihe to read a book, and after the palace examination was over, he would have a long talk before leaving directly.
Neither of these two families had a deep relationship with the Sheng family or Sheng Lanci. They looked after the Sheng family brothers and sisters as if they were their own juniors. Of course, they put themselves in their shoes and would not deliberately embarrass them.
But although several other families have always had contact with Sheng Lanci, because Sheng Lanci has been in office for twenty years, they rely on letters and annual gifts, and their relationship has weakened a lot, which makes Sheng Suihe and his party People can't be said to be deliberately making things difficult. After all, they are not as considerate as Ning Weihoufu and Tu Ruchuan.
So when I went to those families to pay New Year's greetings, I was greeted by them with greetings and greetings. After the meal, I was begged to talk to them for a while to show my care, but it took more time.
In particular, the old lady of one of the families was very fond of Sheng Weiqiao because of her appearance and temperament. She wanted to tell her to her most beloved grandson without asking a few questions.
The old lady was born into poverty in her early years, and enjoyed the prosperity and wealth only after her son passed the Jinshi examination, so her character remained as cheerful and unpretentious as when she was a country woman.
The words were particularly straightforward: "At our age, when we were planning to get married, our family allowed us to come all the way to Chang'an. Why don't we just let us find a good marriage partner? His grandson is the same age as me. He will only be fifteen next year, and he is already a scholar. Although he looks ordinary, can he be a man? What matters most is whether he is reliable and a person is absolutely faultless and honest! Your father and his son are friends of the same age. At his age, he can give it to his children and grandchildren. It’s too late to accumulate virtue, is it going to harm me? I beg you if you are willing, he will call him over right now and let me look at him... "
Although Sheng Weiqiao was made red-faced by the old lady, she reluctantly asked if she would come with her brother to pay New Year greetings. She would not mention anything else tomorrow and asked the old lady to go to Sheng Suihe and tell her that as a well-behaved and well-educated person A reserved girl would never respond to such words and would not even dare to listen to them!
Gongsun Yingjiang next to him sighed silently, and gave the old lady a sympathetic glance: Old lady, you have found a good wife for your grandson, but why don't you ask for a kiss? He is on Buxin Road!
It's good that his aunt has no interest in your little grandson at all. Otherwise, your family will be afraid that there will be a funeral tomorrow night!
In terms of Sheng Suihe's growth experience and personality, he has enemies, especially love rivals. If he doesn't pay attention to fairness, let alone understand the dispute between gentlemen, he will eradicate the roots, kill the whole family, and never cause any future troubles... It’s quite similar to stepping on the corpses of your love rival’s family and using the inheritance left by your love rival’s family to contribute to your future betrothal gifts!
However, the old lady in front of her didn't know what was going on. Seeing that Sheng Weiqiao disagreed with her grandson, she sent someone to find Sheng Suihe from the front and discuss the marriage with him in person.
Gongsun Yingjiang unexpectedly saw his little uncle coming in with a bright smile. After listening to the old lady's explanation, his smile did not change, but his eyes suddenly turned cold. He smiled and said: "The old lady likes my roommate. Isn't it true?" Good thing. When it comes to marriage matters, parents make the decision. Even though he is not the eldest brother, he can't go beyond his parents and make the decision on his sister's lifelong matters! Please don't do that. After the interview is over, he can free up and write How about I write back to Nanfeng County to ask for Yan Jiasi’s opinion, and then give the old lady a reply?”
Without waiting for the old lady to answer, she added, "My younger brother and my sister-in-law are only fifteen, so they are still young, but they are too old to get married. It will be too late for them to get married. In just a few months, the old lady must be able to give them some time." ? "
Because of her background and temperament, the old lady was relatively outspoken, and she really didn't have much money. When she heard this, she said very much: "It's just a letter. Does he really like Wei Qiao? He wishes she could come here early so that she could stay with him all day long!" How about I wait for Dong and go to his study to write a letter?"
Hearing this, Sheng Wei Qiao was certainly embarrassed: Are you so sure that his parents will agree to the marriage? You didn't even formally mention the kiss, but you were just thinking about getting married with him
Sheng Suihe almost couldn't control himself and slapped the annoying old woman to death on the spot!
Fortunately, although the old lady was unreliable, her daughter-in-law was a well-known person. After hearing this, she went to remind her mother-in-law: "Mom, can the wise nephew of the Sheng family come to Chang'an specifically to participate in the examination? It will be too late to go and study at that time!" "
"You can take the time to come to our house tomorrow to pay New Year's greetings. We've already had it. How can we cause any more trouble to that child before the meeting is over?"
"After all, Chang'an and Nanfeng County are thousands of miles apart, and it's not a life-long event for our direct relatives and ruthless daughters. If there are only a few words in the letter, how can we rest assured?"
"Do you have to write a long letter to explain everything in order to put the Sheng family at ease? Such a letter may not be finished in a day or two. If it delays my nephew's homework, how can we afford it?"
Only then did the old lady come to her senses. She felt a little embarrassed and apologized: "Is he really too old and confused? He only thought about liking that kid, but he didn't expect that much! In this case, let's wait until He'er finishes the exam before we discuss it!"
After thinking about it for a while, he warned uneasily, "If someone else from Jie Dong comes to take a fancy to that child, even if their son or grandson is prettier than his grandson, don't agree! Is his grandson really an honest person?" Dependable good boy!”
The situation was so embarrassing that Sheng Weiqiao felt a little annoyed, but he felt that the old lady was acting like a child. It was really unnecessary to argue with such an old lady, so she couldn't help but purse her lips and smile. But the annoyance in my heart went away.
Sheng Suihe kept smiling all the time and said: "Don't worry, old lady! His parents only have the most powerful person in the world. How can he agree to anyone without their consent?"
The old lady's daughter-in-law, when seeing off the guests afterwards, explained to them behind the old lady's back: "Mother, does this old lady really like her? Only niece Qiao said what she just said. Meng Lang's place is very interesting to us." I’m older, so don’t worry about it!”
Because the old lady of that family came from a humble background and became rich thanks to her son, and because she was too outspoken in temperament and too arrogant, she couldn't hang out with other old ladies of similar status, so she spent all day playing tricks on her grandson at home. Wrong. I have little interest in external matters.
So much so that she misunderstood the brothers and sisters of the Sheng family. Her son was of the same age, and that person was not the kind who went to work to serve his father twenty years ago and stayed away from officialdom for many years.
Therefore, in the mind of the old lady, the only difference between the Sheng brothers and sisters and the children of a wealthy man from a poor country was that their biological father had the qualifications to enter the Imperial Academy.
Then the old lady feels that based on her family's family background and the relationship between her son and Sheng Lanci of the same age, it is definitely not a problem not to get married. At least there is nothing offensive about proposing a marriage. It is not even a problem for her family not to care about the family family differences. The performance of the poor and the rich.
But does the daughter-in-law of the head of the family know that although the Sheng brothers and sisters came all the way, they moved into the Ningwei Hou Mansion and later moved out for no apparent reason. However, the three girls Sheng Weiqiao... They all entered the palace more than once, and even the Empress Dowager Ming paid homage to her over and over again!
Even if she was the daughter of a small wealthy man in a remote place before, after seeing such a world, she may not be satisfied with the lintel of her family.
Especially among young people, appearance is often the first priority when choosing a mate. The girl from the Sheng family is quite good-looking. Even if the old lady did not lie, the grandson she recommended to the girl is indeed an honest and kind person, but for that child With his plain appearance, the daughter-in-law of the family knew that there was probably no hope of getting married!
Sheng Suihe's so-called begging to report to his parents was just a polite refusal.
After all, the brother and sister haven't even read it, so why should they write a letter
Unless Sheng Lanci and his wife are not the kind of people who sell their daughters for glory and agree to the marriage after hearing about their master's current official position, even if Sheng Suihe writes a letter to ask his parents, the parents will say: What? We siblings have never seen the candidate? Then why did Coco agree
The daughter-in-law of the house was worried that the brother and sister would be dissatisfied because of the old lady's actions, and she would ask for help to deal with the consequences for her mother-in-law.
Because of that episode, Sheng Suihe was worried about the increase in love rivals, while Sheng Weiqiao didn't like to hear words like, "At our age, our family will let us come all the way to Chang'an, otherwise we will be allowed to marry into a good family." Because although Sheng Lanci and his wife had said this before, but firstly, they were probably joking; secondly, what Sheng Lanci and his wife meant by "marrying into a good family" did not only refer to family background, talent, appearance, but also the most important thing. If you want to ask Sheng Weiqiao for help, then Sheng Weiqiao likes him very much.
But the so-called "good family" of the old lady tomorrow has the meaning of "looking for a husband based on power and status".
It was as if Sheng Weiqiao and Gongsun Yingjiang had come to Chang'an with the intention of marrying Sheng Weiwu to gain access to a high-ranking family. Naturally, they felt depressed.
In this way, Sheng Suihe advised her not to go out after picking up Donglai: "Just use the method I thought of before, and just say that the eighth sister is sick. Ying Jiang and I have been taking care of her, so we don't dare to do it for fear of contracting the disease." Let’s go to Chengdong’s family to pay New Year greetings. He will go alone to deliver gifts and come back after drinking tea. That way we can save trouble and time.”
"Look at how stingy I am!" Sheng Weiqiao agreed with him when he went out alone to pay New Year's greetings, but he was very dissatisfied when he used Sheng Weiwu as a cover. He complained, "Isn't the eighth sister too young? Bian Zuo, have you protected your food a little bit? I didn’t finish the grilled fish because I disturbed it, but I still haven’t forgotten to curse her? She looks like a little brother!"
But she didn't know that Sheng Suihe was very speechless in his heart: "Little ancestor, he doesn't think it's bad luck to say that I'm sick during the Chinese New Year, so why would he rather talk about my sister?!"
As for the grilled fish... He would have forgotten all the conflicts that ended with him suffering a loss very quickly!
For example, he always felt that he was wrong about Sheng Weiqiao, and he had never bullied her!