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Chapter 692: One Family Has a Daughter, Many Families Request [Thank you! Thank you again! I owe you 41k more]

"Click."

Wei Shuyi gently closed the exquisite wooden box and placed it on the table beside him.

Taking a few steps back, I saw that there were seventeen or eighteen gift boxes and sachets on the table.

You don’t need to look carefully to know that the materials used in these gift boxes are very good!
When the fourth daughter, Molan, came of age, Wei Shuyi was still in charge of the household at the time and recorded all the gifts in a book.

Wei Shuyi still had some impression of what the gift was.

The gifts from the Gu family and the Qi family were generally similar, as if they were purchased at the same time.

Other items include Go, hanging paintings, etc.

Without comparing them one by one or delving into the specific items, Wei Shuyi knew that the gift Minglan received today was much more precious than the one Molan received.

That jade chime alone is worth a fortune.

Looking at these gifts, Wei Shuyi showed a smile: When Minglan gets married in the future, many of the precious items in these gifts can be used as part of her dowry.

When she arrived at her husband's house, Minglan had her own savings of many years, as well as the dowry from the Sheng family. With all these things on her side, Minglan felt more confident in what she said and did, and she didn't have as much difficulty as she had in Yangzhou.

Wei Shuyi sighed and was about to continue embroidering when she heard another voice outside the house calling, "Little girl?"

Wei Shuyi stopped, turned and walked out the door.

Out of the house,

It was the same group of little maids from before, each holding a lot of things in their hands, and they came over under the leadership of Mother Liu.

Wei Shuyi asked in confusion: "What is this?"

Madam Liu held her handkerchief and bowed: "My dear, these are sent by some ladies and noble ladies in the capital specially for Miss Six!"

Seeing Wei Shuyi cast his eyes on the exquisite pitching pot and matching arrows in Jiuer's arms, Madam Liu smiled and said, "This is not right, it's from the Marquis of Ningyuan. It should be said that it was sent by Madam Gu, the Earl of Shoushan."

"Is it Miss Tingyi?" Wei Shuyi asked.

Mother Liu smiled and nodded: "Yes!"

He pointed to the side and said, "These two pairs of exquisite polo sticks were sent by Miss Zhengzheng from the Chai family! It is said that the Sixth Miss's name is on them."

"The Chai family?"

Wei Shuyi's eyes were full of surprise. When she saw the yellow metal pattern on the polo stick just now, she thought it was made of copper.

When she heard that it was a gift from the Chai family, she suspected that the pattern was inlaid with gold.

Madam Liu nodded and continued, "What these two girls are carrying is the saddle that the fifth daughter of the Zhang family of Duke Yingguo sent. It is said to be from Northern Liao."

Looking at the delicate leather of the saddle, Wei Shuyi touched it.

"This is a set of tools for making incense, and there are also a few packets of rare spices. They were sent by Miss Feiyan from the Rong family."

Wei Shuyi: "How come she will receive gifts from these people tomorrow?"

Mother Liu waved her hand and said, "Send them all in!"

Seeing Wei Shuyi's puzzled expression, Madam Liu smiled and said, "Young lady, in the past few years since Sixth Miss came to Beijing, she has often followed the eldest lady to attend banquets and gatherings, and she got to know these people."

Wei Shuyi smiled and nodded, "Sixth Miss did talk to me a few words, but I thought we were just acquaintances, but I didn't expect she would give me such a precious gift."

Mother Liu smiled.

"How about, Madam Liu, come in and have a cup of tea before leaving?" Wei Shuyi said.

"My dear, I won't drink any more tea. We have guests to entertain in the front yard," said Mother Liu.

While they were talking, the maids had put away their things and walked out of the house.

Madam Liu said softly, "The maids will be rewarded by the mistress when we return, so there is no need for us to spend any money."

Wei Shuyi quickly bowed and said, "Please ask Madam Liu to convey my gratitude to you."

"You're welcome, little girl."

After Mother Liu finished speaking, Tong Wei Shuyi nodded and took their people away from Jin'anzhai.

Pass through the door and corridor,

Mother Liu led people to the front yard near the main hall.

Before I even entered the door, I heard a burst of cheerful laughter coming from inside the house.

After entering the house, Wang Ruofu's laughter became even clearer: "Haha! Oh, what you said really makes me ashamed!"

"Although my father deserves to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Hua'er's reputation is due to her being raised by her mother. Her mother-in-law, Madam Sun, has also made more contributions than I have!"

An official's wife replied, "Hey! Sister Wang, you are so polite."

Walking around the screen, Mother Liu bowed to the guests in the hall.

Mother Liu stood beside Wang Ruofu and looked around. The hall was filled with beautiful women wearing pearls and jade.

The two old ladies of the Sheng family and Old Madam Yu sat at the top with smiles on their faces.

Several officials and their wives sitting on the left and right sides below were of the same status as Lord Liu Fuming, and were classmates or colleagues of Sheng Hong.

When these families had daughters coming of age, Wang Ruofu usually attended and presented gifts. Now that the sixth daughter of the Sheng family was coming of age, these officials' wives naturally came to ask for gifts.

Wang Ruofu and her sister-in-law, Madam Li, sat below several officials' wives.

The married Shulan and Hualan sat below their respective mothers.

Sitting on the chairs closest to the outside were Xiaodie and the four girls from the Sheng family's two branches.

There were several well-dressed and smiling maids standing around.

Some of the maids are like Qingcao, and they serve the young masters.

Some are like the maid Jucao, who is unable to come to replace the master's family because of Yu Yanran (who is still in confinement after giving birth). The same is true for Gu Tingyi's (who is in advanced confinement) personal maid.

The official's wife smiled at Hualan, then turned to look at Shulan, and said with gratitude in her eyes: "My father-in-law was ill before, and we invited several doctors to come to my house, but they couldn't find the cause of the disease! It was only then that we asked Doctor Xiao Yu to come to my house, and he cured the disease."

"My husband and I are extremely grateful to Doctor Xiao Yu!"

The reason why this lady was able to invite Yu Huguang was naturally because of the relationship with the Sheng family.

Shu Lan stood up a little stiffly and said with a smile: "You are too kind! Prescribing medicine to cure diseases and save lives is the official's job, not to mention that he is an elder who is my uncle's best friend."

While everyone was talking, Lord Liu's wife would occasionally glance at Xiaodie and the four Lans on the outermost side.

His eyes stayed on Minglan especially for a long time.

As mentioned earlier, the Liu family is much more prestigious than the Sheng family. The Sheng family only has Sheng Hong serving as an official in the court, but the Liu family has several.

Lord Liu Fuming's official position in the family was not very high, and the Liu family was related to the Huangfu family.

While looking at Minglan, the eldest lady of the Liu family had kindness in her eyes and kept nodding slightly, obviously very satisfied with Minglan.

Rulan noticed the look and gave Molan a look, but Molan didn't care at all and just sneered silently.

quickly,

One of the ladies took advantage of the moment and stood up and said, "It seems like it's almost time, so we'll take our leave now!"

Wang Ruofu immediately stood up and said with sincerity in his tone and eyes: "It's too early for you to go back. Play for a while longer!"

Seeing this, the four Lans quickly stood up.

"My sister is right. It's time for us to go back." The eldest lady of the Liu family said with a smile.

"Well, you guys, I haven't talked enough with you guys!" Wang Ruofu said sincerely.

The eldest lady of the Liu family glanced at the four Lans again and waved her hand, saying, "There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, not now!"

Seeing that the guest was determined to leave, the Sheng family members stopped trying to keep him and followed him out.

Qingcao and other maids also followed.

Along the way, the Sheng family continued talking to the guests.

They were escorted to the second gate, and after most of the guests had boarded the carriages, the Sheng family waved goodbye.

Qingcao and Qiuniang are preparing to return to school.

Standing at the door and watching the Sheng family walk towards the inner courtyard, Qingcao's eyes lit up when he saw that Old Madam Yu had not left.

On the way back to the backyard,

The old lady said to Minglan who was talking to her elder sister behind her, "Tomorrow, after the coming-of-age ceremony is over, you go to Jin'an Zhai and let your mother see what you look like today." "Grandma, mother, Xiaodie and I will go with you." Hualan said with a smile.

Rulan and Pinlan said something and decided to go to Jin'anzhai to join in the fun.

The eldest lady, the old lady and Wang Ruofu all smiled and nodded.

Soon, the crowd split into three.

Among them, Molan did not go to Jin'an Zhai or Shou'an Hall, but went directly back to Linqi Pavilion.

Arriving at Shou'an Hall,
After entering the house and sitting down, the old lady was somewhat surprised to find that Wang Ruofu had followed her.

Cuiwei Danju served the drink,

Old Madam Yu took a sip, pondered for a moment, looked at the eldest old lady and the old lady, and said, "Old sister, old sister, I won't hide it anymore! There is something I need to ask!"

The old lady and her sister-in-law looked at each other with a smile and said, "That's what you said."

Old Madam Yu smiled and said, "My troublesome son was instigated by his wife to come to me and beg me for it, saying that he wanted it."

Seeing the way everyone in the hall was looking at her, Old Madam Yu patted her thigh with her handkerchief and said, "I want to marry your daughter!"

"Our girl?" The old lady and her sister-in-law looked at each other in surprise.

The next generation of sisters-in-law, Wang Ruofu and Madam Li, were the same.

"Which one of our family do you like?" asked the old lady with a smile.

Madam Yu looked a little embarrassed and said hurriedly, "Old sister, just tell me what you think! Don't give me face, I'm just a messenger!"

The old lady smiled and said, "You say!"

"It's that girl Ming from your family who is good friends with Yanran!" said Old Madam Yu.

"Ah?" Wang Ruofu, who was sitting below him, exclaimed in surprise.

The old lady smiled without any anger and said curiously, "Since Lord Xiao Yu has joined the Ministry of Industry, I think it would be better for him to ask for the daughter of the Lu family to marry him, right?"

Duke Lian was very influential in the Ministry of Works.

"Hey!" Old Madam Yu waved her hands in disdain and said, "It's embarrassing to say it out loud! My son's second wife asked someone to go to the Lu family and ask, and they..."

Seeing Madam Yu shaking her head, it meant "she doesn't agree".

Madam Yu had no intention of letting the family's dirty laundry be aired in public. She continued to shake her head and said disdainfully, "The Lu family has long known about this couple's reputation for being greedy and stingy. How could they agree to this?"

"Sister, what about you? Do you agree?"

The old lady smiled and shook her head: "Ming girl has a brother and sister who are getting married. She is young and there is no rush, so let's postpone it."

Madam Yu smiled and said, "Okay! Then I'll tell the couple."

Seeing how Mrs. Yu was perfunctory towards her son and daughter-in-law, everyone in the hall chuckled.

Taking advantage of the conversation, Wang Ruofu glanced at Old Madam Yu and said with a smile, "Mother, before the eldest lady of the Liu family left, she told my wife that she also wanted to marry into our family!"

"The person he's talking about is the young man from the main branch of the Liu family. He's said to be a scholar at such a young age!"

While speaking, Wang Ruofu smiled at Madam Li, who looked a little unnatural.

The old lady nodded thoughtfully: "The Liu family has a very high threshold!"

Everyone around nodded.

"But do you want to marry Rulan?" asked the old lady.

Wang Ruofu shook her head: "Mother, the lady of the Liu family is interested in Minglan."

Madam Yu smiled and said, "This lady has a good eye. She knows that Ming girl is raised by my old sister."

The old lady waved her hands repeatedly and said helplessly: "This matter has nothing to do with me! It's not for the sake of an old woman like me!"

Wang Ruofu smiled and said, "Mother, Ming is a beautiful girl, and she has a big sister like Hua'er. I think she can enter the Liu family."

The old lady smiled.

Tongjifang,
Willow House,

Two blocks to the south is Xiaozhifang, where Viscount Xie’s residence is located.

Liu's Courtyard,

In the study, Lord Liu Fuming was writing on the table.

After finishing writing, Master Liu took the brush and looked at his own words. After pondering for a moment, he shook his head and said, "Tsk! I still can't write with the charm of Brother Sheng!"

"Master, the lady has returned home." The servant outside the house shouted.

"Okay! Got it!"

As he spoke, Lord Liu rinsed his brush in the brush washer and put it aside, then walked out.

In the backyard hall,
After entering the room, Master Liu asked with a smile, "Madam, did the coming-of-age ceremony of the Sheng family girl go smoothly today?"

The eldest lady of the Liu family nodded and said, "Of course it went smoothly! But it seems a little different from the previous two times."

"Oh?"

"Today, several noble ladies in the capital have given gifts to the Sixth Miss of the Sheng Family! The gifts are more precious than those given to our daughter when she came of age."

Lord Liu said, "Brother Sheng's career is going smoothly now, so naturally many people will give him gifts."

The eldest lady of the Liu family smiled and said, "By the way, sir, I have told the eldest lady Wang what you told me before! Miss Sheng Liu has grown up very well, and she looks a perfect match for the young man from the main lineage!"

Lord Liu shook his head and said, "Madam, whether the two children are a good match or not is not up to you!"

"Who has the final say? You, sir? Or the uncles of the main lineage?"

Looking at Lord Liu who continued to shake his head, the eldest lady of the Liu family continued, "Sir, what do you mean by this?"

Lord Liu said: "The Liu and Sheng families have expressed their intentions. Whether the marriage can go ahead depends on the success of Miss Sheng Liu's brother in the imperial examination."

The eldest lady of the Liu family was stunned and said, "Sir, do you mean that the Liu family has set its sights on the future of the seventh son of the Sheng family?"

Master Liu nodded.

The eldest lady of the Liu family shook her head helplessly and said, "Sir! If we serve it like this, I'm afraid we won't even be able to drink the hot soup!"

Looking at the surprised Lord Liu, the lady continued, "We can see the Seventh Son of the Sheng Family, and so can other noble families in the capital. What if other families are more decisive?"

After a few days,
The Qingming Festival has passed.
noon,

After leaving the court, Sheng Hong went to Shou'an Hall to pay his respects and then went directly to Linqi Pavilion.

While Lin Qinshuang was helping him change his clothes, she said softly, "Honglang, I heard that several people have come to our house to ask questions recently!"

"Inquiry? Inquiry about what?"

Lin Qinshuang said, "The marriages of the girls in our Sheng family! Especially the Sixth Girl!"

"Oh!" Sheng Hong nodded.

"What a good family! Honglang, don't forget Mo'er!"

"Women's opinion!" Sheng Hong shook his sleeves and said with a frown.

Lin Qinshuang looked a little aggrieved: "Honglang, why do you say that?"

Sheng Hong said: "Our Mo'er is so good, why are you so anxious? There will be many scholars coming to Bianjing in the second half of the year, I will pay attention to it then!"

"Junren. This."

Looking at Lin Qinshuang's expression, Sheng Hong shook his head, sat on the embroidered cushion beside the table and said, "Shuang'er, do you know why other families ask about Minglan?"

Lin Qinshuang nodded: "Honglang, of course it's because of Qilang in front of my sister Shuyi's knees. Qilang is a good child and will bring honor to our Sheng family!"

Sheng Hong smiled and said, "That's right! Then do you think our Feng'er is inferior? Qilang passed the county exam at his age, but I don't know how Feng'er will perform at his age!"

"Why do you have to belittle yourself? When Feng'er passes the imperial examination next year, there will be a good family in the capital for Mo'er to choose from!"

Listening to Sheng Hong's words, Lin Qinshuang looked at him with moved eyes, and nodded repeatedly, "Honglang, you are right! I was thinking wrongly! Feng'er is so successful, isn't it because of you, Honglang!"

Sheng Hong smiled and said, "Sister Mo'er is the eldest lady of the Marquis's Mansion, her in-laws can't be bad!"

"I will obey you!"

(End of this chapter)