Ping An Marquis Mansion invited few people, so the Wei family was particularly conspicuous among the guests. If they did not go, it would be a complete disgrace to Ping An Marquis Mansion.
So after thinking it over, Old Lady Wei still went out despite the late spring cold, and took the Second Lady, the Third Lady, and Wei An to the Ping'an Marquis' Mansion for a banquet, and even took Wei and the others with her.
The wife of the Marquis of Ping'an personally met him at the hanging flower gate with her wives. She greeted the old lady Wei and the second and third wives respectfully and amiably, then she set her eyes on Wei An and smiled warmly, "The princess is becoming more and more outstanding. No wonder the old lady looks at you like her eyeballs. You are so cute and lovely, and even we like you very much."
Everyone laughed. Wei An greeted her with a smile. Old Madam Wei said, "She's just a little girl. You're praising her and she's getting cocky. Stop praising her now."
"The princess is so steady, even if I say it to the sky, it will be useless." The wife of the Marquis of Ping'an personally supported Mrs. Wei: "Don't you allow others to praise you? Today, the Marquis dug out the pear blossom wine that has been buried in the cellar for many years. I thought that although the young masters are not old, it is always better for them to drink these wines that are not so drunk."
After all, she has followed Old Madam Wei since she was a child. When Lady Ping'an speaks nicely, she can please Old Madam Wei.
Mrs. Wei really smiled: "You are very thoughtful."
As they were talking, they had already entered the main hall. The wife of the Marquis of Ping'an asked Old Lady Wei to sit at the top, and asked the girls in the family to talk to Wei An. She asked them to go to the pavilion to see the new Persian cat that the Marquis of Ping'an had acquired. Then she turned around and smiled at Old Lady Wei: "Speaking of which, the reason I invited you to dinner this time, in addition to welcoming you and the princess, is for another reason..."
Before coming, Old Madam Wei had already guessed the intention of the Marquis Ping'an Mansion.
It was true that she and the wife of Marquis Ping'an had some affection for each other, but this affection was not enough for her to give face to the wife of Marquis Ping'an again and again. When she was at the imperial mausoleum before, she had already shown the way to the wife of Marquis Ping'an once.
In her opinion, if Marquis Ping'an and his wife had not intended to use them to gain access to King Linjiang, she would not have thought of coming here.
When she heard that there was one more thing, she thought of this, glanced at the wife of Ping An Marquis, and nodded lightly: "You are thoughtful, but there is no need to go to such great lengths..."
"How can it be said that we are going to such great lengths?" The wife of the Marquis of Ping'an waved her hand and smiled. "Originally, our two families have always had a good relationship. Secondly, I also want to get close to you. This time, because the manor in Mindi sent some things from the sea, we thought that we should welcome you no matter what. But various things delayed us a few days ago... and it has been delayed until now. You used to like to eat pickled sea fish, and this time we specially asked the chef of the Lion Tower to come. He is very good at this dish. You can try it and see if it tastes the same as before."
The people sitting in the hall were all the daughters-in-law of Marquis Ping'an's wife, and they naturally responded to the words and livened up the atmosphere.
Old Madam Wei also smiled and nodded: "In that case, we really have to taste it."
The wife of the Marquis of Ping An smiled, and when the table was ready, she respectfully invited Old Madam Wei to sit down, toasted Old Madam Wei, and then said, "I just said that I have something to tell you..." She turned around and said, "Don't think I'm being abrupt. A few days ago, my aunt came back..."
Mrs. Wei was familiar with the Xu family, the maiden family of the Marquis of Ping'an. She thought about it for a moment and felt that she had some impression of them, so she asked, "Is it the fourth child... who is kept in the Buddhist temple?"
Because of her poor health, the fourth young lady of the Xu family was adopted by a nun since she was young. She took a godmother and temporarily became a nominal disciple. Although she did not really become a nun, later on, the fourth young lady's mother died, and Mr. Xu married a new wife. Her life was no different from that of a real nun.
Because her stepmother was unkind and her father didn't take good care of her, Fourth Miss Xu didn't have a good life.
But what is rare is that Fourth Miss Xu is really a gentle and well-behaved person. She is very persistent in embroidering Buddhist scriptures for the wife of Marquis Ping'an and others day after day. She is also a good person. Everyone in the Xu family likes her, so her life is not bad.
But later, Miss Xu's grandfather and grandmother died one after another. Miss Xu had to observe mourning for her mother and her grandparents at the same time, so this mourning was delayed.
She was still unmarried at the age of twenty-five.
Because of this, Mrs. Wei was deeply impressed.
The wife of the Marquis of Ping An wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled: "Yes, it is her... She is a filial daughter. She has been filial for so many years, but her life has been delayed... I think she has a predestined relationship with Buddha. Even the Empress praised her in the past... The Fifth Master's room is empty, so I want to arrange this marriage..."
Old Madam Wei knew what the Ping'an Marquisate meant, but she did not expect that the Ping'an Marquisate would open this door through Wei Yangqing.
The Xu family, the maiden family of Marquis Ping'an's wife, was able to have relations with the Ming family in the past, so naturally they would not be bad. Fourth Miss Xu was very young compared to Wei Yangqing, but not too young. In addition, she had experienced a lot, so she would be a person who knew how to behave and was suitable to be the head of the family.
If it were any other candidate, Old Lady Wei might not be willing to take care of Wei Yangqing's matter. After all, she heard that in Jiujiang, King Linjiang and others had proposed to act as a matchmaker for Wei Yangqing.
But if the candidate is Fourth Miss Xu, then she can consider it. Wei Yangqing has an unstable temperament. Even after so many things, Old Lady Wei is still very worried, afraid that he will become the one who does bad things.
After all, he is easily influenced and has no opinion of his own.
Although she didn't say it, she was indeed worried about the choice of his future wife. She was afraid that he would marry someone like Princess Changning and turn the family upside down.
If Fourth Miss Xu were to marry in, then many problems would be solved.
Old Madam Wei's smile was somewhat sincere this time. She glanced at Wei An and saw that he seemed to have suddenly realized something. She smiled and raised her glass to drink with Lady Ping'an: "Speaking of this matter, I really have to thank you. I am worried about this matter... There is such a good opportunity in Jiujiang, but there is no news. I don't know what to do-----A Ke will have to arrange the wedding in a while. Without a mistress to take care of things at home, nothing can be convenient..."
Mrs. Ping'an was relieved. She had chosen this candidate after careful selection. Although she knew that Mrs. Wei would most likely be satisfied, she was still worried. Now that Mrs. Wei was really satisfied, she felt relieved: "Since the old lady said so, I will be the matchmaker. I will at least ask for a cup of matchmaker tea when the time comes..."