After Princess Ning left, Shen Xinyan still couldn't recover for a long time.
She stared blankly at the lonely brocade box on the round table for a long time, then sighed softly.
A few days later, Prince Ning's Mansion returned the betrothal gift in a low-key manner. At this point, the marriage between the two families was officially cancelled.
Because of the loss of this good marriage, the Eldest Princess has been in a low mood for several days, and she is not in the mood to care about whether Shen Xinyan has chosen a roommate for Wei Junhang.
Naturally, Shen Xinyan was also the same, watching those dowry gifts that she carefully prepared were returned intact, speechless for a long time.
Wei Chenglin frowned, and for some reason, he felt a strange discomfort in his heart, and at the same time, he felt an inexplicable sense of loss.
"Why did you resign? Sister Changning is so nice." Even Wei Yingzhi was disappointed.
She still likes Princess Changning to be her sister-in-law.
But looking at the anxious mother, and at the frowning and silent elder brother, she also obediently shut up, not daring to say more.
The eldest princess was depressed because of the cancellation of the marriage between her eldest grandson and Princess Changning, but when Fang told her that she had already chosen a family for Wei Minzhi, her face suddenly became a little complicated.
The person the Fang family chose for their daughter was Zhao Yue, the eldest son of Guanglu Temple Minister Zhao, who is now eighteen years old.
She didn't think this marriage was bad, in fact, she thought this marriage was too good, so good that the suspicion in her heart finally got a definite answer.
The eldest daughter-in-law did spare no effort to compete with the second daughter-in-law!
In addition to being the son of Guanglu Temple, this Zhao Yue is also the clan brother of Zhongyi Hou Zhao Yunfu, the nephew of Concubine Rui, and the cousin of His Highness the Crown Prince.
"Are you sure?" She looked at the happy Fang Shi with complicated eyes, and asked slowly.
"It's confirmed. My daughter-in-law and Mrs. Zhao have already exchanged tokens. After only a few days, the Zhao family will send a matchmaker to the door." Fang was extremely satisfied with this marriage.
After all, the younger sister thinks long-term. If she wants to compete with the second wife for the position of Duke in the future, she must do everything possible to follow the path of the imperial concubine. Marriage is the best way.
The Eldest Princess sighed for a long time, but she couldn't speak anymore when she was full of words.
"Since you have all made up your mind, it's up to you!" Finally, she said lightly, and entered the room with a cane.
Fang didn't care, and immediately prepared happily.
On the other hand, Wei Minzhi frowned unhappily when she found out: "A member of the Zhao family? Isn't that from the Yunfu family? Is the daughter of my majestic Duke's mansion going to be related to the former servant of the mansion?"
"You damn girl! What a servant, she has never been a servant of our mansion! Besides, no matter what she was like before, she is now a loyal prince of the imperial court, the nephew of the imperial concubine, and the cousin of the prince. Brother. If it weren't for you not being the same age as him, I would still marry you to him!" Fang was so angry that he pinched her arm and said angrily.
Wei Minzhi cried out in pain from being pinched by her, and managed to free her arm, then rubbed the pinched place and said sullenly: "You have already made up your mind, what else can I say?"
"The matter is now settled. You stay at home obediently and prepare to embroider the dowry, only to marry in a prosperous and prosperous future to be your young wife of the Zhao family."
"Understood!" Wei Minzhi could only agree no matter how dissatisfied she was.
Both parties were interested, so the marriage was naturally settled soon, and the wedding date was set at the beginning of spring next year.
When Shen Xinyan learned of this marriage, she was stunned for a moment. The person Wei Minzhi married in this life was actually different from her previous life.
Master Zhao's son, Concubine Rui's nephew, is indeed a very good marriage, no wonder Fang is so happy.
This marriage is different from Fang Birong's back then, as long as the imperial concubine and the crown prince remain, the Zhao family's wealth will never decrease.
On the day when the Zhao family gave the betrothal gift, Yun Fu also came to watch the excitement.
"Ma'am!" After paying homage to the Eldest Princess, he went directly to Funing Courtyard to meet Shen Xinyan.
"It's rare to see you these days. What's the matter, are you still used to studying in the Imperial College?" Shen Xinyan pulled him to a seat, looked at him lovingly, and then asked with a smile.
Yun Fu nodded obediently: "Gentlemen are very good, I learned a lot there."
Now that Yunfu is the Marquis of Loyalty, he naturally doesn't need to take the imperial examination anymore, but he hasn't relaxed in his studies. Especially when Concubine Rui learned that Wei Junhang had originally planned to send him to the Imperial College, after careful consideration for a moment, she made the same decision.
So now Yunfu is already a student in the Guozijian, and his homework is no easier than it was in the Duke's mansion back then.
"Where is Ying'er?" He looked around habitually, but Wei Yingzhi was nowhere to be seen, so he asked.
"I went to her third sister's place, and I'm sure she'll be back in a while." Shen Xinyan replied, and that box of Chunliu had already walked in with Yunfu's favorite snacks, and said with a smile, "Master Hou is here? "
"Sister Chunliu!" Yun Fu hurriedly got up, scratched his ears, and smiled at her innocently.
Chunliu let out a "puchi" laugh.
This kid is already a noble Marquis, but his temperament has not changed. But that's good too, and it's not in vain for Madam's care of him for so many years.
Yunfu had just swallowed the second piece of snack when Wei Yingzhi came back, and when she saw him there, she smiled: "Yo, Master Hou is here?"
"Ying'er..." Yun Fu called in a low voice, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his voice.
"What's the matter? Others call you Lord Hou, but I can't call you?" Wei Yingzhi smiled.
Yun Fu rubbed his nose: "It's not that you can't call me, it's that I don't like you calling me like that."
"Okay, you're just a weird girl, if you really respect the Marquis so much, give me a big gift first." Shen Xinyan glared at her daughter angrily.
Wei Yingzhi hugged her arm coquettishly and rubbed against her: "He was just joking with him! Who told me that ever since he became Lord Marquis, there have always been some inexplicable people who come to my side and follow me openly and secretly. Ask him."
"Think I don't know! Which of those people ran away because of your anger?" Shen Xinyan became even more angry.
The little girl came here just out of curiosity, but this girl always has a lot of ways to make people go away. With such a weird temper, she may have offended many girls in the capital.
Wei Yingzhi was a little proud, and snorted softly: "If you want to play Yunfu's idea, it depends on whether I like it or not!"
Shen Xinyan shook her head helplessly, she didn't want to say anything more to her temper.
At least after so many years, this girl is no longer as impulsive as she was when she was a child, except for her sharp tongue. She is quite relieved about this.
"Well, Ying'er is right, just let go of those popularity in the future." Yun Fu nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, very satisfied with Wei Yingzhi's actions.
Shen Xinyan stroked her forehead and let out a long sigh.
Forget it, one of these two is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, so what can she say
"Have you given everything to your third sister?" Wei Minzhi was engaged. According to the practice in the mansion, the sisters would send some gifts to congratulate her, so Shen Xinyan asked.
"I gave it away, but I regret it to death. If I knew she would be so yin and yang, I might as well not give it away!" Wei Yingzhi became angry when she mentioned this.
What do you mean by 'it's nice to have a mother who is in charge, the family is rich, and the things you give away are also expensive'? He said it as if his mother was filling her own pocket, and she was so angry that she quarreled with her again on the spot.
When Shen Xinyan saw her angry look, she knew that the two sisters must have quarreled again, so she shook her head helplessly.
"Oh, that's right, Yunfu, I heard that the imperial concubine intended to adopt the younger brother of the third brother-in-law of the future to your father, so as to inherit your father's title. Fortunately, you recognized your ancestors in time, or you would really benefit them. We're home." Wei Yingzhi took a few bites of the peach blossom cake, and suddenly remembered this incident.
"There is indeed such a thing." Yun Fu nodded.
In fact, when Master Zhao's family came to Zhongyihou's Mansion to meet her that day, the expressions on their faces were wonderful. Especially Mrs. Zhao and Zhao Jin looked like they had seen a ghost.
Zhao Jin even pointed at him and called his name out of breath, and was reprimanded by the nanny sent by Concubine Rui.
Although it seemed a little unkind, he felt quite happy when he saw Zhao Jin's aggrieved look.
Until now, Zhao Jin has avoided him as much as he can, and will not appear in the same place with him easily. It is heard that he even fought desperately and refused to go to the Imperial College, just because he was also in the Imperial College, but in the end he was forced to go in by Mr. Zhao himself.
Naturally, Shen Xinyan had also heard about this, and she also felt quite fortunate.
She had met Mrs. Zhao in Concubine Rui's Palace, at first she was just a little puzzled by the vague hostility she released towards herself, but then she slowly tasted it. Maybe the other party was blaming him for raising Yunfu in the Duke's Mansion, so that their family ended up in vain.
Several people sat and talked for a while, and Wei Chengyue, who got the news, ran over to look for Yunfu again. Behind him, Wei Chengqi, who was in the house, was actually following.
It was a lot of fun for the children to meet each other.
Shen Xinyan looked at Wei Chengqi calmly, saw that his eyes were bright, and he was mostly quietly listening to others talking, occasionally echoing a few words, which also made him less cowardly in the past.
this kid...
I only hope that after Wei Minzhi gets married, there will be one less person in the house who restrains him all day long, so that his temper can be a little tougher!
Sighing secretly, she planned to get up and hide in the room, so as not to disturb the children, but when she just stood up, her eyes suddenly went dark.
"lady!"
"mother!"
"Second Aunt!"
"Second aunt!"
***
When Shen Xinyan woke up, she met several pairs of shining eyes, Wei Junhang, Wei Yingzhi, and Chunliu, all three of them were filled with joy.
"What's wrong with me?" She hesitated for a while.
"Mom, I'm going to be a sister!"
"Madam, you are pregnant!"
Wei Yingzhi and Wei Junhang answered at the same time, and just as they finished speaking, the father and daughter looked at each other and laughed.