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Chapter 177 Matchmaker (1)

Chapter 188 Matchmaker (1)

Dong Yuan had indeed lost some weight, to the point where she looked like she was before confinement.

But compared to Sheng Xiuyi and Mrs. Sheng, her thinness is nothing.

Although there was a heavy rain, the heat subsided, and the afternoon sun was still scorching.Dong Yuan asked Mrs. Xue to get into the carriage and went to Mrs. Sheng's Yuanyang Pavilion.

Mrs. Sheng has already woken up, and when she heard that Mrs. Yanxi Hou came to visit her, she was also confused for a while.

Only when she saw that it was Dong Yuan's eldest aunt did she understand.She was about to get up and get out of bed, but Mrs. Xue took a step forward and supported her: "Lie down quickly. I came to visit you, but will it make you tired?"

Mrs. Sheng didn't refuse any more, and leaned on the big pillow, Dong Yuan ordered the maids to bring Mrs. Xue a grand chair, and put it beside Mrs. Sheng's bed.

Mrs. Xue was sitting and talking to Mrs. Sheng, and Dong Yuan brought tea to her with his own hands.

"How is the old ancestor?" Mrs. Sheng asked with a smile, "I'm a junior, but I'm in poor health. Maybe I haven't paid my respects to the old ancestor for a long time."

Mrs. Xue hurriedly smiled and said: "The old ancestor is healthy and healthy. This big business in your family is managed by you, so you must be tired..."

"Ah Yuan is helping to take care of it now, and I don't care about it anymore." Mrs. Sheng said with a smile, "Enjoy the happiness of life, and go to pay respects to the ancestors when you are healthy."

Mrs. Xue just glanced at Dong Yuan, a little surprised.Her mood changed quickly, surprise flashed from her eyes, and then she took Madam Sheng's words: "You just need to take care of yourself."

After talking politely for a long time, Mrs. Xue saw that Mrs. Sheng's energy was getting low, so she didn't want to bother her too much, so she asked Hua Ren, the maid who came with her, to bring over two brocade boxes and show them to Mrs. Sheng: "The third master of our family never The bird’s nest brought back from Nanwan Kingdom. I heard it’s from Nanyang, which is better than the ones bought outside. The ancestors sent it to you to nourish your body.”

Mrs. Sheng was about to decline, but Mrs. Xue said again: "The third master is now the teacher of the Lord of Nanwan Kingdom, and he sent back more than a dozen boxes to honor our ancestors. This is what our ancestors asked me to give you. Don't dislike things Not good, just try something new."

Mrs. Sheng can't push it anymore, thank you again and again.

Mrs. Xue told her not to be polite with a smile, and handed it to Dong Yuan casually.

Dong Yuan took it, thanked her, and handed it to Mama Kang who was at the side to take it.

Mrs. Xue said some auspicious words again, wishing Mrs. Sheng recovered, she followed Dong Yuan out of Yuanyang Pavilion.

Dong Yuan invited her to sit in the Jingsheyuan before going back.

Mrs. Xue said yes.

"Now you are in charge of the Zhongfu in the mansion?" Mrs. Xue asked quietly while taking Dong Yuan's hand when she sat down in Jingshe Courtyard.

Dong Yuan smiled slightly, nodded and said yes.

Mrs. Xue breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Your grandmother is always worried that you will not live a safe life in the Sheng family. Now it's all over. I will tell your grandmother when I go back, and I will be happy."

Dong Yuan lowered his head and smiled again, just as the servant girl came in with a teacup.

She picked it up with her own hands, handed it to Mrs. Xue, and asked her, "Is there anything wrong at home?"

"There are many things to do." Mrs. Xue took the teacup and drank it slowly, with the joy of spring breeze on her brows, "Your uncle has been granted the title of Marquis, and the Holy One has rewarded us with a mansion. All the concierges on the opposite street were bought and connected to Zhenxianhou’s Mansion to build a house. After the over there was completed, the corner gate was opened from Yuanfeng Pavilion. After closing the corner gate, there are two mansions, and when the corner gate is opened, it is still one family. Cheap and intimate...”

Dong Yuan couldn't help being happy as he listened: "That's the best. When will the construction start?"

"It's all ready, and I've checked Fengshui and the date. Construction will start on July [-]." Mrs. Xue is full of ambition, with a smile filling the corners of her eyes, "On the day the construction starts, the mansion will invite guests to sing at the hall, and I will give you mother-in-law and daughter-in-law Next post."

"I will go." Dong Yuan promised.

She hasn't gone back to see her grandmother for a long time.

Mrs. Xue said yes with a smile.

Dong Yuan recalled that during her confinement, Fifth Madam Yang had a quarrel, and then there was no news. She really wanted to know what happened next, so she asked Mrs. Xue: "Sister Lin's matter, is it settled?"

Mrs. Xue paused, and sighed: "No, this time I completely rejected it. I am in front of Mrs. Yuan..." After finishing speaking, she stopped talking and took a sip from the teacup.

She understands Dong Yuan even if she doesn't say it.

Mrs. Yuan, Marquis of Jianzhao, and her eldest aunt are very good friends, and they are like sisters.Mrs. Yuan's natal family, Chen Shilang's house, really wanted to marry the Xue family.But Xue Dongrong, the second roommate of the Xue family, and Xue Donglin, the fifth roommate, both refused.Although the old lady wanted to make a face for the eldest lady, her sister-in-law and niece didn't show face, and the old lady had nothing to do.

Da Furen also lost face in front of Madam Yuan.

Mr. Chen's family is young and promising, not a dude, and the eldest lady's matchmaking for the nieces is not to harm the children.As a result, everyone trampled on her affection and told her that she was not a human being inside and out.

If Mrs. Xue had a more vicious mind and used some tricks, she might not be able to refuse the matter so easily.

She also thought that she had two daughters, and she knew what it meant to be a mother.Who doesn't want their daughter to marry well?Others say it's good, but I don't like it, so how can I marry my daughter with confidence?

She judges others by herself, and the fifth lady has a character that only cares about herself and doesn't care about others.I was so angry that I didn't bother to care about it.

She is a sister-in-law, so it's not good to complain about her sisters-in-law in front of Dong Yuan, a niece.She was also unhappy, so the words came out involuntarily.

I just said it and felt that it was inappropriate, so I hurriedly stopped.

Dong Yuan didn't go any further.

"...Your Majesty conferred the title of Marquis Yanxi to your uncle, and rewarded your grandfather's title as a gift to his second son." Mrs. Xue said with a smile, "These days, your father and mother are fighting famine in front of your grandmother every day."

Dong Yuan was slightly surprised.

For the second son, the second uncle passed away; the third uncle went to Nanwan country to be the teacher of the king, and he often saw him send some rare expenses back. He should be doing well, and he probably didn't want to go back to Beijing to be restrained; The fourth uncle was born of a concubine.

So, the title of grandfather will fall to Xue Ziming, Dong Yuan's father?

Dong Yuan thought of Fifth Madam Yang's domineering appearance, and felt a little reserved.

She raised her eyes to look at the eldest lady, and asked with a smile: "Grandfather asked for an order to make daddy the son of the world?"

Da furen gently saw the teacup resting on the kang table, her gaze changed, she said with a smile: "I haven't said anything for now. Please ask for an order or not, it's just a matter of these few days."

Dong Yuan didn't say anything more.

The eldest lady said again: "Look at me, I just talk about these trivialities and forget about the main business. Your second sister came back a few days ago and told me something. Your second brother-in-law has a younger sister who was born in August this year. ..."

Dong Yuan immediately thought of the third master Sheng Xiumu.

The eldest aunt is also talking about this matter, right?

Seeing that her expression was slightly unnatural, the eldest lady immediately understood her scruples, and said with a smile: "I am not here to force you. If you don't believe your eldest aunt, ask someone to inquire about it. Seventh Miss of Duke Shan's mansion, What kind of imitation character..."

Dong Yuan laughed hurriedly: "How could I not believe my aunt? The second brother-in-law's house also wants to marry our third master?"

The eldest lady also didn't tell lies in front of Dong Yuan, she said: "Nowadays there are unmarried noble men all over the capital, which one can compare with your family's third master? Who wouldn't be greedy?"

"But... my father-in-law..." Dong Yuan said cryptically.

The eldest lady understood, and said with a smile: "It's your father-in-law who resigned from office, which made your second brother-in-law and second sister think so. Look at the fate of the Xiao family, who didn't worry about your family in the past?"

Although Sheng Changhou resigned from office, he was also a veteran of the two dynasties, and his disciples spread all over the court and the public.He was not in the temple, and the prominent family in Shengjing did not dare to look down on him.

Instead, he withdrew from the cusp, and knowledgeable people were more willing to marry their daughters to Mu Enbo Sheng Xiumu.

The words have already been said, and the eldest lady is sincere, Dong Yuan didn't hide it, and said with a smile: "In the past, my father-in-law had the final say on family matters. Now what he plans, I don't care. I know. When I greet you tomorrow, I will mention it to my mother-in-law. Auntie, you should not go back to the second sister, this matter may not work..."

The eldest lady asked why.

Dong Yuan married Princess Hexu's son-in-law, Qin Weihoufu, to Qin Yi, with the goal of telling the eldest lady about the marriage of Princess Hexu's daughter to Mu Enbo.

"Marry her daughter?" The eldest lady was slightly surprised, and then laughed, "Sister Yuan, my aunt told you something heartfelt, it would be a disaster to marry her back! What kind of gentle and virtuous daughter can Princess Hexu raise? Her I have met my daughter a few times, and she is even more difficult than sister Lin. At least our sister Lin dare not play tricks in front of your grandmother, the daughter of Princess Hexu, but she has no fear at all."

"I also know." Dong Yuan said, "But what parents think, I can't decide, I can only help to mention it. You wait for my letter."

Madam said yes.

The next day Dong Yuan went to pay his respects to Mrs. Sheng, and told Mrs. Sheng about this matter.

"I know about Duke Shan's mansion..." Mrs. Sheng laughed, "Mrs. Shan used to be on good terms with me, and she often came to our mansion. She was in poor health, so she left early. It's been almost ten years now, right? I have met Mrs. Shan Guogong's new wife a few times, and I didn't like it very much, so I gradually stopped interacting with their house. The Miss Seven that your aunt mentioned was born to the previous wife, or to the current Tai Furen. ?”

The old Shan Guogong passed away last year, and Dong Yuan's second brother-in-law inherited the title of Shan Guogong.

The current Mrs. Tai refers to the step-wife of the old Dan Guogong.

"It was born to Mrs. Shan, the younger sister of Duke Shan." Dong Yuan explained.

Mrs. Sheng was a little moved.

"I'll talk to Master Hou at night. They say that my daughter's character is like her biological mother. If so, that Seventh Miss should take my temper." Madam Sheng said.

Dong Yuan said yes.

In the evening, Marquis Sheng Chang returned to the inner courtyard, and Mrs. Sheng told him about it.

He thought for a while and said, "Brother Yi's daughter-in-law said that?"

Mrs. Sheng was afraid that the Marquis of Shengchang would blame Dong Yuan for being troublesome, so she brought out her friendship with Mrs. Shan Guogong and nagged again.

Sheng Changhou said: "You don't have to cover it up for her. She is the head of the family, and since she has spoken about this matter, she can't refute her decency. Tomorrow I will formally ask someone to inquire about Miss Shan Qi. She is informal and has a more lenient personality. That's good. Whether it succeeds or not depends on fate."

(End of this chapter)