The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

After the master and Wang left Rongde Hall, they turned away from each other and ignored each other.

He was thinking about Aunt Lan and Shen Jing, but he didn't dare to go to the west courtyard. He was afraid that Aunt Lan would beg him, but he couldn't solve the problem. So he went directly to the study in the outer courtyard.

Aunt Lan waited in the west wing until the moon rose above the willows, but still did not see the master.

Jinlian, her personal maid, advised her to rest. She knew in her heart that the master probably had no other solution and might as well hide from her. But she was still unwilling to give in.

He gave some money and asked Jinlian to ask the kitchen to stew a bowl of soup, then walked gracefully towards the study.

When the maid guarding the gate between the inner and outer courtyards saw that the visitor was Aunt Lan, she gave her some face and asked her to go back in a nice way.

Who knew that Aunt Lan held the handkerchief and said slowly: "Mother Zhao, your son killed someone for a prostitute in Yichun Pavilion a few days ago, and now the Jingzhao Yin Yamen is trying to catch him.

You hid him in the residence of the family son in the back street of the Marquis's mansion. Tell me, if someone lets the cat out of the bag tomorrow, can the police catch him?"

When saying these words, Aunt Lan spoke softly, as if she was not threatening but just chatting.

"If someone is killed, he must pay with his life."

When Mrs. Zhao heard her mention her son, she panicked.

She immediately knelt down and cried and begged Aunt Lan: "Please, Aunt, please be kind and don't sue my son. I only have this one son, and I'm counting on him to take care of me in my old age and see me to the end of my life."

"Mother Zhao, please get up. If you let me go today, not only will I not sue your son, I can also plead with the master on his behalf, and perhaps he can be spared from death.

What do you think?" Aunt Lan tempted Mother Zhao.

How could Mother Zhao refuse? She hurriedly opened the door and asked Aunt Lan to go out.

When Aunt Lan arrived at the door of the study, a servant informed the master. It was late at night and the dew was heavy. The master could not bear to see the beauty suffer from the cold, so he let her into the study.

"It's a cold night, why are you here?" The eldest master stepped forward, held Aunt Lan's hand and asked about her well-being.

"I heard from the servants that the master and his wife had an argument, and they went to the study without even having dinner.

I couldn't bear to see the master go hungry, so I cooked a bowl of Gastrodia elata pigeon soup. Master, drink it while it's hot." Aunt Lan was gentle and didn't immediately ask about Shen Jing's arranged marriage.

The master saw Aunt Lan looking at him lovingly, as if he was everything to her.

Feeling even more guilty, he took the soup and placed it on the desk.

He took another step forward and hugged Aunt Lan in his arms.

She said with shame, "Lady Lan, I am sorry for you and Jing'er. The Queen has granted the marriage, and I have no choice."

"Don't worry, I will definitely give Zhang Er and Jing Er more subsidies in the future. I will never let them have a hard time."

When Aunt Lan heard what the Master said, she knew that the matter was hopeless.

She stopped talking and just touched the Master's injured face with her snow-white hands, saying, "Madam has such a cruel heart. How could she have the heart to do that to you?"

As he spoke, tears began to flow.

The eldest master felt that Wang was a shrew.

"Master, you don't have to speak for Jing'er anymore. If she angers Madam again, it won't matter what she does to the three of us. I'm just worried that you, Master, will get hurt again."

"She dares! Don't worry, Lan Niang, I will never let her be so arrogant again." The eldest master said solemnly.

Aunt Lan sneered in her heart. As long as the Concubine Shu in the palace remained standing, Wang's position in this family would be as stable as Mount Tai. What could the master do to her?

But her words were still gentle, "Master, please don't argue with Madam anymore. Lan Niang understands you."

The eldest master stared at Aunt Lan, his eyes full of lust. The night was warm in the tent, and the red candles lasted until dawn.

After tonight, Aunt Lan will have another deed to a three-story house in her hands.

It was already the 9th hour of the second day when Yuqingyuan learned that Aunt Lan had stayed in the study.

The servant of the eldest master came to Yuqing Garden to report that Aunt Lan was tired from serving the eldest master and would not come to Yuqing Garden to pay her respects today.

Wang had just had a disagreement with the eldest master, and when she heard the news, she was so angry that her heart ached.

While drinking tea, his hand shook again and he knocked over a set of blue and white painted Phalaenopsis tea sets.

Nanny Wang also cursed at the west wing, "shameless, little bitch..." Aunt Lan remained silent, pretending not to hear.

Wang was so angry that she asked Nanny Wang to take the visiting card to the Wu'an Earl's Mansion.

I went to the house to ask when the decision would be made, and asked the family to come as soon as possible to discuss the marriage of their children if there were no important matters.

Generally, families who value their daughters will repeatedly ask a matchmaker to come to their home, even if the two parties have privately agreed on the marriage, in order to show their daughter's pride.

There is probably no other family in Kyoto that is as eager to help as the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion. Wang Shi doesn't care about Shen Jing's life or death at all.

In the afternoon, someone came to Wu Anbo's mansion. It was Wu Anbo's wife who came with an official matchmaker.

It can be said that he values ​​Shen Jing.

Wang received the other party very warmly, but Lady Wu'anbo was very reserved.

But the plump matchmaker with a huge mole on the lower left side of her cheek kept talking.

The matchmaker came with the engagement letter of Young Master Qiao San, Earl of Wu'an. She was shaking the handkerchief in her hand and praising Young Master Qiao San all the time.

People who don’t know the truth would think that Xu is not a fool, but a new top scholar.

Until Wang couldn't bear it anymore, she asked her maid to get Shen Jing's engagement letter and sent the matchmaker back.

Finally, he decided to discuss with Mrs. Wu Anbo whether they should match their horoscopes as soon as possible and choose a good day to get married.

The matchmaker took Wang's reward and thought that she had gained a lot today.

Generally, official matchmakers like them are only invited to the marriages of minor officials, and the reward they are given is not much.

Rich families like the Earl's and Marquis' Mansions would invite the wives of officials they were familiar with to live with them, and they would have no use for them at all.

I was lucky today. I happened to meet the wife of the Marquis of Wu'an who was not good at speaking, so I got this good job.

The matchmaker twisted her bucket-like waist and walked away happily.

As soon as the matchmaker left, the maids and servants around Wang spread the news that the Wu'an Marquis's mansion had invited someone to come to the house to marry.

Aunt Lan was afraid that Shen Jing would be upset, so she went to Jinghaozhai again.

Sure enough, I saw my daughter sitting in front of the dressing table in a daze.

Shen Jing was wearing a peach pink dress embroidered with sunset hibiscus flowers and moonlight, with her hair in a bun, dotted with tiny pearl flowers. She looked delicate and frail, like a fairy concubine.

Aunt Lan thought that her daughter's appearance would definitely not be acceptable to a fool.

Shen Jing not only has the advantages of Shen family's appearance, but also inherited the unique style of Aunt Lan.

She is so beautiful that if she were born in Wang's belly, even the concubines in the palace would be incomparable to her.

As the sun sets, the halo of light shines obliquely into the partition and shines on Shen Jing. It is indeed a peaceful life.

But after hearing the news brought back by the maids, Shen Jing felt as if she had lost all hope and became silent.

Aunt Lan came forward and called out a few times. When Shen Jing saw that it was Aunt Lan, she threw herself into her arms and burst into tears.

"Auntie, I don't want to get married!"

Aunt Lan drove all the servants out and sat next to Shen Jing.

She gritted her teeth and said with determination: "Don't be afraid, Third Miss. Auntie will never let you marry into the Wu'an Earl's Mansion."

After hearing this, Shen Jing stopped crying and looked at Aunt Lan in confusion.

Originally, she just wanted to have a good cry to ease her heart, and she didn't expect Aunt Lan, a concubine, to be able to help.

Although Aunt Lan was somewhat favored by the eldest master, this favor was nothing compared to the power of Concubine Shu.

So after hearing Aunt Lan say this, Shen Jing raised her tear-stained face and looked at her in surprise.