Pan'er didn't know about all this, but only when she saw Concubine Xu Xian showing the brochure to Empress Dowager Fu, did she know that Concubine Xu Xian was already in charge of choosing a son-in-law for Wanxian.
In fact, this is not the first time Concubine Xu Xian has done this. She heard that she was doing it before, but it was the first time she said it on the stage.
Wanxian sat beside her blushing, Concubine Xu Xian glanced at her, and said to the queen mother: "The concubine let this girl choose, this girl is too shy, always says to obey the concubine, how dare the concubine be her master?" , so it’s time for the Empress Dowager to give her an idea later.”
Empress Dowager Fu smiled and took the booklet without saying anything.
At this time, people like Pan'er who drank tea by the side naturally couldn't talk.
The queen mother looked at it for a while, then put down the booklet and said: "Concubine Xian is careful and prudent, and the people she chose are not bad, but the Ai family always thinks that it depends on the child's wishes, just us who have half a foot in the coffin. Look, the choice might not be satisfactory to the child. Wanxian, is there anyone you like here?"
Wanxian's face turned even redder, she lowered her head, and whispered, "Actually, my granddaughter hasn't thought about it yet."
Pan'er could see that Wanxian summoned up a lot of courage when she said this, and even glanced at Concubine Xu Xian when she said this.
However, Concubine Xu Xian didn't seem to notice that before Wanxian finished speaking, she started talking with a smile.
"Look, Queen Mother, every time I ask her, she always does this, which makes my concubine, a concubine, a concubine, so sad."
Empress Dowager Fu said with a smile: "Since the child said he didn't think about it, let's take it easy, can our royal princess worry about marrying?"
Naturally, they don't have to worry about getting married, but most women worry about marriage at this age, and they will be able to get married two years after the decision is made. Besides, there is Wanshu behind Wanxian, and there is only one year difference between the two. If they are both at the same age to arrange the marriage, it will be Wanxian's turn.
This is also the main reason why Concubine Xu Xian let out the news so early and was always looking for a suitable candidate.
"Don't get too angry, it doesn't matter if the child stays for two more years." Empress Dowager Fu said again.
But Concubine Xu Xian didn't seem to listen to her words of reassurance, and she could understand it, but she didn't want to do it in her heart, and she was not in a hurry to respond, but she took Wanxian to leave after sitting for a long time.
"You can't imitate her in the future, Wanrong will stay with me for two more years." After Concubine Xu Xian left, Empress Dowager Fu said suddenly.
Pan'er didn't expect that this matter could be related to herself, so she laughed heartily after hearing this: "Queen Mother, you see that Wanrong is like a wild girl every day, even if the concubine is anxious to choose a son-in-law for her, she still has to marry her." You just need to get the hang of it, I reckon this child will be a big problem in the future."
"The big problem is the big problem. Can the princess of the royal family worry about getting married? Most of them are people asking for marriage. This concubine usually seems to be very transparent and personal. Why is she confused about this matter? Wanxian is obviously not interested in this matter. Somewhat repulsive, she hastily got involved regardless of the child's wishes, and always talked about things with the folks, can a princess be compared with a folk girl?"
Empress Dowager Fu began to speak in a bad tone, and she sighed as she spoke, "The good age of a woman is more than ten years before she left the boudoir, and this is also the best day in her life. Due to the customs, the daughter at home Most of them were married early, and now they are entrusted to live in this palace, and they still have to abide by those broken rules, not putting the cart before the horse. No matter what, Wanrong will stay for a few more years in the future."
"Yes, Queen Mother."
After a pause, Pan'er saw that the Empress Dowager's eyebrows were not drawn, and persuaded: "After all, Concubine Xian is only a daughter like the eldest princess. Maybe she didn't have any experience in raising daughters before, so she took the atmosphere outside the palace as her experience."
"Did you speak for her?" Empress Dowager Fu said something vaguely, but she quickly changed the topic and asked Pan'er to ask the nanny to bring up the two little ones for her to see. Today, Pan'er The main purpose of coming here was to bring the two younger ones to pay respects to the queen mother, who would have thought that concubine Xu Xian would also come when they happened to run into each other.
The queen mother likes children now, and Lian Zongqian, the devil in the world, is full of vigor and vigor in her eyes, so he naturally has nothing to resist the two baby dolls.
It's also that life is going smoothly now, and they are all queen mothers, so naturally they don't need to hide their emotions, likes and dislikes, and even hugged Wanmao and Zongju for a while.
The two young ones did a good job for the imperial grandmother... They didn't urinate, poop or cry, and they were cute when they looked at them with a smile, and they only let the queen mother stay in Jinggu.
But the Queen Mother didn't really stay. Seeing that the sun was rising outside, she asked Pan'er to return to Yingtai early, so as not to expose the child to the sun.
After everyone had left, the queen mother said: "It's also because she is simple-minded, and the emperor has protected her for a long time. Now she looks more ignorant than when she first entered the palace."
Naturally, this tone was not sarcasm, it meant something complicated, and there was some exclamation.
Nian Qiu and Nian Ci didn't understand, so they could only look at her.
Empress Dowager Fu didn't hide anything, took a sip of tea, and said, "What's in that brochure just now, Concubine Daoxian? The second son of the Wen family, the youngest son of the Jiang family, and the eldest son of the second room of the Fu family." That's the point.
Fu family
Isn't this the Fu family of Empress Dowager Fu, Duke of Jin's mansion
And the second room of the Fu family is the room where the second brother of the Empress Dowager Fu died young.
The second son of the Fu family died in battle, and left an orphan and widow after his death, but it was just like this. The Erfang, the orphan and widow, had a very special status in the Fu family. Fang Sanfang also took care of him a lot.
It stands to reason that the eldest son of Erfang is not easy to marry in Beijing. After all, his status is embarrassing. Nowadays, people pay attention to the combination of strong and strong, and good people look down on the orphans and widows of Erfang. Anyway, after a few years, I still have to rely on myself, maybe even rely on my father-in-law's family.
The Fu family themselves don't like poor people, after all, their family status is there.
But if it is a princess, there are not so many taboos. Firstly, it is the Empress Dowager Fu’s family, and the Empress Dowager Fu will take care of it. Second, Wanxian is a princess, and her biological father is the emperor. Bottom line, a father will never let his daughter have a bad life.
With the combination of several chambers, Concubine Xu Xian's thought has a lot of meaning.
Even when she came here suddenly to ask the queen mother to make the decision, maybe she wanted to test the queen mother's mind. If the queen mother is anxious about her nephew's marriage, she will naturally feel that it is better to kiss more.
For a dignified princess to marry the orphan of the second wife of the Fu family, it is also considered a marriage, and the Fu family should naturally be grateful to Concubine Xu Xian's line.
If you don't understand what's inside, you naturally have to ask, what's the benefit of Concubine Xu Xian's hard work
The advantage is that she still has a son, and Zong Cong is at the peak of his age, who knows how many years he can live, the throne may not be able to fall on the first few elders, the emperor who has passed the throne to the youngest son in the past, or the son has never lived the old man There are no longer a few.
Anyway, marrying a daughter can bring over the entire Duke of Jin, and even Empress Dowager Fu, whom Zong Cong attaches great importance to.
This account is really a bargain!
In addition, Concubine Xu Xian has always been low-key, Wan Xian and Zong Qi are also very low-key, it is really inconspicuous to start planning so early. Even taking a step back, there is nothing wrong with Wanxian marrying the eldest son of the Fu family if it is not for the sake of her son.
Several birds with one stone!
Otherwise, how could Empress Dowager Fu lament that Pan'er is becoming more and more ignorant of the world, because the emperor has protected him too much.
She is still speaking for others, but she is actually afraid that the queen mother will get angry, and they are dealing with her quietly over there. Given the current situation, the Zhonggong family is weak, so Concubine Xu Xian just wanted to deal with her with her feint shot
All this is because Nian Qiu and Nian Ci have been following the Queen Mother all the time, and they also know that many outsiders don't know what's going on, so they naturally know it well.
Apart from lamenting that Concubine Xu Xian hides so deeply, she has no other thoughts.
Not to mention the fact that Empress Dowager Fu thought too much about it. With Empress Dowager Fu's experience in the palace, since she said so, she must be.
"The imperial concubine is a little thoughtful, and she doesn't have so many twists and turns. She usually talks to her slaves and never makes those empty heads. When she made knee pads for the queen mother last winter, she picked two I made a piece of good leather for my servants and Nian Ci, and I didn't hide it, saying that my needlework is not good, and it was all done by the maids below." Nian Qiu said.
This is the truth, and it happens every year. Usually, Pan'er must pay tribute to the Ningshou Palace. The things are inconspicuous and not expensive.
Nian Ci also smiled and said: "The Queen Mother always said that Her Majesty protects..., why not you protect her, and the Queen Mother doesn't like thoughtful people, so don't dislike the imperial concubine."
This made the Empress Dowager laugh, and said with a smile: "The two of you were bribed by Xiao En Xiaohui, and they ran to me to say good things for her, and you still need to say it?!"
Needless to say, Wanrong and Zongqian traveled frequently to Ningshou Palace, so they couldn't help mentioning a few words about mother and concubine in their daily speech. Empress Dowager Fu was more or less estranged from Pan'er because of the incident with the King of Chu, but it has since faded a lot. She has been relying on the water mill for several years, and she has a few children, so she can't pick anything stabbed.
Even these few times Zong Cong made an excuse for not drafting, but Empress Dowager Fu didn't know the reason, but she turned a blind eye, probably because of what she said, she was bought by Xiao En Xiaohui.
"Let's not talk about you, Aijia is the same! Less thoughts have the advantages of less thoughts. Don't you think that some people are more thoughtful? On a good day, you have to be tossed to bits and pieces, and you don't know how to regret it in the end .” Empress Dowager Fu said with a sigh.
Nian Qiu and Nian Ci also knew who they were talking about, so it was not easy to interrupt.
After Pan'er went back, he told Zong Cong about it when he was gossiping.
When Concubine Xu Xian was choosing a son-in-law for Wanxian, Zong Cong more or less heard about it and thought it was a rainy day, but unexpectedly they all went to the Queen Mother.
"The queen mother seems to want to keep Wanxian for a few more years, but the concubine Xian doesn't seem to listen too much. When the concubine Xian left, the queen mother told me to let me stay Wanxian for a few more years, and I'm not allowed to marry too early." Pan'er didn't hide it either. Zong Cong said everything, including Empress Dowager Fu's exclamation.
"The best life of a daughter's family is indeed when she was still in the boudoir for more than ten years. The queen mother is right in thinking this way, but it is the concubine Xian. What is there to worry about? Wanxian is only fourteen." Zong Cong said.
Pan'er glanced at him: "How do you say it as if you know these girls' families very well?"
Zong Cong didn't really know a lot, but he followed Empress Dowager Fu when he was young, so he couldn't help hearing some sighs.
When a daughter gets married, she can't help herself. She goes from her mother's house to her husband's house. It's a completely strange place. Everyone, even the husband, is a stranger. Everything has to start from scratch. After being wronged, I didn't dare to say anything when I returned to my mother's house.
Fortunately, his daughters are all princesses. Even if a princess is married, she still has a princess mansion, so Zong Cong didn't take this matter too seriously.
Pan'er didn't take it to heart either, it was all gossip after all.
But when he turned his head and looked at Wanrong again, it was a little more complicated.
She always thought that she was a small child, but suddenly she was able to talk about kissing, and she would be able to marry in a few years. Pan Erping felt that she was getting old and her children were growing up.
As for Wannuan, she was fine in the palace, but she was a wild person in Xiyuan, and after only two months, her complexion, which was finally covered in winter, was tanned again, turning into a honey color.
Kang Jian is healthy, but she doesn't look like a girl.
Pan'er was a little anxious, and she was too busy, so she asked Bai Zhu to help mix some ointment, and asked Pinellia to apply a layer on her body every night after the princess took a bath.
Talking about it is better than nothing, so as not to keep her from being black again.
Pan'er felt that she had raised her daughter rough. Thinking back when she was at Wanrong's age, Aunt Qing taught them very delicately, not to be exposed to too much sun, and to apply moisturizing ointment after bathing. Things I learned when I was young.
Not to mention here, Pan'er led the children to live a carefree life in Xiyuan, but Su's family was already so anxious that the old house caught fire.
Without him, Chen Cai actually found the Su family.