The old lady of Zheng Guogong's mansion was stunned, and she looked at Pan Nianzhen carefully again. The little girl's shy look with lowered eyes was much more pleasing than her mother.
She is Mrs. He's handkerchief, so I can't help but ask a few more questions.
"How old is it, is it allowed?"
"Those who reach Ji this year will be sixteen after the new year."
"That's a big girl!"
"No, I'm worried!"
The old lady of Zheng Guogong's mansion laughed softly, and glared at the old girlfriend, "Success, I know what you mean, I will help you pay attention, if there is a suitable person, I will mention it to you."
The old lady naturally thanked her friends for their help.
Sitting behind the old lady, Pan Nianzhen didn't expect the two elders to mention her marriage without saying a few words. After all, she was an unmarried young girl.
He Ying's expression changed.
The mother actually thought of marrying her daughter to someone else
Their mother and daughter now have no money, no power, and no rank and title, and she has a dead husband. Even if the Jing'an House comes forward, how good can the daughter marry? Dingtian is either a petty official with a clean background or the son of a noble family who has fallen into poverty.
Instead of doing this, it is better to let her daughter stay in Jing'anbo Mansion.
If this is the case, their mother and daughter can really stay in their natal family.
Living in her natal family for the past few days is not idle, and she has inquired about the situation in the house.
There are three sons in her elder brother's family, the eldest and the third are married, but Erlang is still single, and following King Jin to handle cases in Chaozhou, the future is bright!
He Ying was making wishful thinking, and was stimulated by the conversation between Mrs. He and Mrs. Zheng Guogong just now, and felt that her plan had to be advanced.
She was planning in her heart, when she heard the old lady of Zheng Guogong's mansion say to Pan Nianzhen: "The princess is here, and I want to take your little girl to play! You child also go with me!"
Everyone looked towards Concubine Wei, that pretty girl in bright red and white fox fur was not the Princess Duanjia.
Princess Duanjia congratulated her mother and concubine on her birthday, and got the job ordered by the Wei Palace to take care of the daughters of the boudoir and the royal family who came to the mansion today to celebrate their birthday.
Mrs. He smiled and turned her head to look at Pan Nianzhen, "Go, it's rare that the princess is so interested, and you young girls talk more together."
But after thinking about it, he felt a little worried, so he ordered Nanny Liu to follow.
Pan Nianzhen was still hesitant at first, more than half of the group of delicately dressed girls were of noble status, but just as she raised her head, she was stared at by her mother's hateful eyes.
Where did Pan Nianzhen dare to disobey, she got up and saluted, and then went to Princess Duanjia's side.
Princess Duanjia doesn't like entertaining these delicate daughters at all, she looks boring, if it wasn't for the concubine's birthday today, she would have been hiding somewhere to be lazy.
She sighed in her heart, when will Chu Liu come back, she was bored to death in the capital.
Of course, Pan Nianzhen, a cousin of the Jing'anbo Mansion, cannot be called to Princess Duanjia's attention.
Princess Duanjia didn't like to be with so many people at first, and it was just to deal with it. Thinking of her mother and concubine's order, she brought all the daughters to the Meige courtyard.
The root of the twelfth lunar month is the season when plum blossoms bloom. The Mei Pavilion of Wei Wangfu had already existed in the previous dynasty. Now, over a hundred years later, the old plum blossoms are even more vigorous. Wei Wangfei also loves plums. The king of Wei ordered people to bring in many other kinds of plum blossoms from various places for transplanting.
The current Mei Pavilion can be described as a hundred plums blooming in competition, and the fragrance is ten miles away. It has already become a winter scene in Shengjing.
In Meige Plum Garden, a corridor was specially built. Many tables, chairs and embroidered piers were arranged in the corridor. Light gauze tents were arranged on both sides of the corridor, and charcoal basins were placed. As soon as you enter the corridor, a gust of heat hits you. It’s really a good place to enjoy plum blossoms. place.
It's just that appreciating plum blossoms in Mei Pavilion today is not the ultimate goal.
Opposite Mei Pavilion, separated by a wall, the man's hearty laughter came from time to time.
Hearing these indistinct young men's voices, most ladies probably already know the real purpose of plum appreciation in the Mei Pavilion.
Everyone looked at each other and smiled.
There are piano, chess, calligraphy and paintings in the corridor, which can be enjoyed by the ladies and spend time, and most of them are displayed in front of young aristocratic children.
After Princess Duanjia brought the man, she leaned on the long couch next to her, looking limp and listless with no bones.
She was not interested in such a "blind date banquet", so she asked Jinxiu to take a sip of honey water, and she frowned after drinking it.
Thinking in his heart: Why hasn't Chu Liu come back? It's such a beautiful scene, how nice it is for them to sit around and barbecue, drink and brew. It's really boring to accompany these arty daughters to show off here.
Pan Nianzhen was timid, and with Nanny Liu watching, she was just sitting on the side watching the noble girl in the middle playing the piano and painting.
There was envy in her eyes.
Suddenly there was a commotion in the crowd, the noble ladies gathered together, and pointed at the other side of the wall, talking excitedly.
Pan Nianzhen couldn't help being curious and stood up, looking in the direction of the lady's finger.
Just under the cover of a layer of gauze curtain, a tall and slender man walked by in the hollow courtyard wall opposite.
Although her temperament was somewhat gloomy, the face that seemed to be specially favored by the heavens was as exquisite as an ink painting.
The peach blossom eyes are slightly raised, the eyebrows are slightly furrowed, and it seems that every gesture can easily touch people's heartstrings.
The young man was wearing a stone-blue brocade robe, a dark cloak, a Wanfu jade pendant around his waist, and a crown of black hair. He was a gentleman.
Such a demeanor instantly dazzled the eyes of the noble ladies.
Pan Nianzhen stared wide-eyed, unable to recover for a long time.
It was the first time she had seen such a good-looking man.
There was a low sound of excitement in his ears.
"Lord Xiao!"
"He is the champion of the new division this year."
"The British prince has a long face this time."
…
Soon Pan Nianzhen knew the man's name just now——Xiao Bojian! The former talented scholar of the Imperial College, now the upstart in the court!
Young and promising! Extraordinary handsome!
In this short moment, Pan Nianzhen's heart fell on Xiao Bojian.
Although Xiao Bojian was on the other side of the courtyard wall, he also heard the excited discussions of the ladies here. He glanced towards this side lightly, with cold eyes and a perfect face, he obviously did not look like a normal person. But such an alternative temperament makes the noble ladies want to stop.
Xiao Bojian didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, her gaze stayed in Pan Nianzhen's direction for a second longer.
When Pan Nianzhen saw him like this, a heart almost jumped out of his chest.
She quickly reached out to caress her heart, until Xiao Bojian sat down with her back to them, she was still staring in that direction, unable to recover for a long time.
Princess Duanjia glanced at Pan Nianzhen and frowned, "Who is she?"
Jinxiu, who was serving beside her, glanced at it, and whispered in Princess Duanjia's ear, "Go back to Princess Duanjia, from Jing'anbo Mansion."
Princess Duanjia was surprised, and looked at Jinxiu in puzzlement.
"Princess, she is the cousin of Jing'anbo Mansion, her surname is Pan. I heard that she is from Siyang, and she has only arrived in the capital in the past two days."
Princess Duanjia looked at Pan Nianzhen again, and frowned slightly.
She remembered this matter in her heart, and her eyes swept to the opposite side of the courtyard wall.
He snorted lightly, feeling disgusted with Xiao Bojian, but he is just a cheeky man, so it is really shameful to deliberately seduce him like this!
Although Mei Pavilion was a blind date banquet in disguise, nothing went wrong.
The noble ladies stayed in Mei Pavilion until almost noon, and they were led into the table by Princess Duanjia.
Not long after the lunch meeting, good news suddenly came from the palace.
Concubine Wei sat at the head of the women's family. Although none of the wives in the palace came today, the queen mother and empress each sent someone close to them to give gifts. They didn't come because they were afraid that their status would overwhelm Princess Wei's blessing. point.
At this time, Sister Lan leaned close to Wei Wangfei's ear and whispered a few words with a smile.
Princess Wei's eyes lit up when she heard it, and she nodded with a smile, "When did you get the news?"
Sister Lan was also very happy, "The father-in-law who gave the birthday gift in the palace just said it himself."
That is to say, this is already a certainty, it is not a rumor, but after thinking about it, it may not be a rumor, who would dare to joke about such a big event.
So, when everyone sat down, they saw the joyful face of Princess Wei on the main seat.
Everyone was secretly amazed that Princess Wei acted in a low-key manner, and usually kept her emotions out of the way, so there were not many times when she showed her emotions without restraint in front of others.
Everyone was very curious. The mother next to the princess obviously said something just now, which made the princess so happy.
After all, it is the sisters of Princess Wei's natal family who know her better.
Sitting not far from the lower head, a gorgeously dressed middle-aged lady said: "I don't know why the princess is so happy?"
Concubine Wei gave the lady who spoke an angry look, "Second sister-in-law, are you still afraid that I can hide it from you?" As she spoke, she glanced at the ladies in the hall, and she stopped playing tricks.
"Even if I don't talk about it now, I'm afraid you will know it soon after you go back today."
Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, wondering what good thing Princess Wei would say.
Princess Wei pursed her lips and smiled, "Just now there is news from the palace that the battle between the Northern Territory and the Tuhun people has been won!"
Hearing Princess Wei's words, for a while, the big flower hall for guests was quiet for a few seconds, and then there was a burst of pleasant cheers.
There was even the lady who could talk, and hurriedly said: "My concubine is really blessed. On her birthday, such good news came out of the palace. It can be said to be double happiness."
Princess Wei usually doesn't like people's flattery, but this time she didn't blame anyone, she just cast a reproachful glance at the speaking lady.
Among the noble ladies in the hall, Mrs. He was the happiest.
Tears welled up in her eyes, these days she was most worried about Saburo in Liangzhou in the north, how could she be unhappy when she got this news.
This year is finally a year of peace of mind.
On Princess Wei's birthday, the news of the northern frontier army's victory was like fireworks that exploded in an instant, spreading throughout Shengjing City in an instant.
Emperor Taiping in the palace was the first to receive the frontier army's victory report, and he immediately summoned the scout who reported the report.