History of Empress Dowager Development

Chapter 150

Wei's house is in the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, and he also has his own house in the capital, but to hold this incense meeting, the house of Wei's house seems a bit small, so it is arranged in the famous Qinyuan in the capital.

Qinyuan is located in the west of the city, adjacent to the Taoist temple where the eldest princess of the former dynasty lived, and the environment is very quiet.This area is full of large and small gardens, some of which emphasize grandeur and openness, or others emphasize elegance and chic. There are literary meetings for the children of noble families, small banquets for girls, casual talks among politicians, or incense tasting parties, flower viewing parties, cooking parties, etc. Tea parties are suitable for everything, and they are not idle all year round.

This time Mrs. Wei held an incense tasting meeting, and most of the people invited were the wives of Beijing officials, and there were very few people from the Marquis' family.Among the girls, Princess Guang'an has the highest status. Because she is related to the royal family, she often participates in the fragrance and flower appreciation parties of the royal family's noble relatives. Therefore, the girls are very fond of her. Surrounded like a moon.

Lin Lang didn't make careful preparations for the meeting this time, but just asked for a passable incense card from the Qin family, which would not stand out too much, and would not lose face to the He family.

Not surprisingly, Lin Lang saw Pei Minglan.Since she returned to Beijing, she met Pei Minglan a few times, and each time it ended in a quarrel, which was really not pleasant.Fortunately, there were as many as a dozen girls who came today. Except for the high status of the princess of Guang'an, everyone else was pretty much the same.

Here are all fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls who are waiting to be married, and Lin Lang doesn't know many people well, because Wei Wei insisted on inviting her over, so he took good care of her, and arranged her by Zhuang Yan's side, which was quite preferential treatment.

When the people had almost arrived, the little maid came across a plate of red lacquer and hundreds of flowers, collected all their incenses, and brought them into the next room for incense tasting.

The girls on this end are jumping, and the ladies on that end are starting too.Young girls like to show off and compete for power, and the Pinxiang Club has gradually become the Fighting Fragrance Club, but the wives are different.After dating for a long time, most of them know which family they are based on, not to mention that they are all colleagues in the court and China, and their official ranks are different, so it may not be a good thing to be in the limelight.So here Mrs. Wei has invited some good fragrances from the middle of the year, and everyone commented and enjoyed them, which is another kind of atmosphere.

Because Lin Lang was invited to the meeting, Mrs. Wei specially invited Mrs. Qin to the meeting.

In the middle of the year, after the official report was over, He Wenhan became Prime Minister on the Right, because the position of Prime Minister on the Left was empty, in fact, he was the only Prime Minister, and his status was not what it used to be.After the Zhaowen Hall was completed, it began to compile books, and He Wenzhan was also promoted to the University of Zhaowen Hall. Adding the two ends together, the status of the He family in the court was higher, so Mrs. Wei treated the Qin family more politely.

The ones in front of me are enjoying the incense, and when the wives look at the girls who are not far away, they are ulterior motives after all.Chattering here and there, of course, it also talked about the girls, who got married this year, who got married and so on.Mrs. Wei glanced at Lin Lang who was sitting next to the princess of Guang'an. Although her status and age were very different, the beautiful little girl was not inferior in the slightest when she was sitting next to the princess.

"Sister is really lucky." Mrs. Wei looked at Lin Lang and couldn't help but praise, "Miss Six is ​​so beautiful at such a young age. In two years, I'm afraid the marriage-seekers will break through the threshold."

Qin smiled slightly, took a sip of tea, and just said: "Sister is too famous."

Mrs. Wei held the incense tasting party today not only for the convenience of others, but also for her own plans, so she took advantage of the opportunity to probe Qin's tone, "Sixth girl is such a good talent, can she be settled?"

Qin Shi looked over in surprise, and Mrs. Wei said: "I look at these six girls, the more I look at them, the more I like them..." She paused and went to drink tea, and Qin Shi knew it.Mrs. Wei has two sons. The second son, Wei Zonghui, is now twelve or thirteen years old, and his marriage has not yet been settled.

It would be embarrassing to refuse after someone said it out, Qin really didn't expect the Wei family, who was out of reach, to have such an idea, and was really surprised.She looked at Lin Lang, and said dotingly: "This girl is not old enough, she is already engaged, she still loves to play, she just wants to be as sensible as Miss Xi."

"Miss Six is ​​engaged?" Mrs. Wei took a sip of tea, really surprised. It's not uncommon for people to get engaged at the age of 11. It's just that there is no movement in the He family. During the Chinese New Year, I heard that there is no one.Can't help but ask: "When was it decided?"

"In just three or four months, Duke Wei's mansion came up to say goodbye, and the two families made a decision after discussing it."

Mrs. Wei was quite regretful, and thought about the young sons of the Duke of Wei's family. The ones who are still unmarried are Xu Lang from the first room, Xu Peng from the second room, and Xu Sheng from the third room.Xu Peng heard from Xu Peng that a girl from the Shen family has already been engaged. It is said that they will get married at the end of the year. The third master, Xu Fengying, is a concubine.

That titan with a reputation for bravery?Mrs. Wei was extremely surprised.Although she has never met Xu Lang before, because her husband is a minister of the Ministry of War, she is very familiar with this rookie in the battlefield. She heard that he is fierce and strong. He should be a rough man, marrying a beautiful girl like Lin Lang?
Mrs. Wei didn't believe it, and asked, "Is that little general Xu Lang?"

Qin Shi nodded and said, "It's him."

Everyone has admitted it with their own mouths, how can Mrs. Wei doubt it anymore, she has also heard about the friendship between the Xu and He families, but she never thought that the He family would actually give Lin Lang to a titan who is six years older than her.The loss in my heart is inevitable, but I still have to praise against my will, "It's such a good marriage."

Taking a look at that pretty little girl, thinking that the power of the He family has gone to someone else, Mrs. Wei was extremely disappointed, and even her enthusiasm for the Fragrance Fair dropped a lot.But she was the host, so she still had to gather her energy to deal with it. After a while, everyone left, and then she sighed and slumped in the armchair.

Seeing his mother's expression, Wei Wei knew that things were not going well, so she leaned over and asked, "Is the He family not willing?"

"It's not that he refuses, He Linlang has already agreed with him." Mrs. Wei was rather frustrated, "It's Xu Lang from Duke Wei's family, how can we Hui'er compare with others?"

"Isn't Xu Lang six years older than He Linlang!" Wei Wei was surprised, but quickly began to think of countermeasures, "They are just engaged, let's find a way to break it up."

Mrs. Wei raised her head, she was very exhausted today, her complexion was not very good, she looked at Wei Wei, and beckoned her to continue.

(End of this chapter)