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

The eldest princess got a headache when she heard the sound, and hurriedly asked Duan Ning to take Shen Baozhao to hide in a compartment nearby.

It was called a partition, but it was only separated by a screen. Whatever the people in the hall said, they could hear clearly in the partition.

Duan Ning couldn't wait any longer, so she pulled Shen Baozhao to stand behind the screen, with a look of excitement on her face, and listened attentively. She also motioned Shen Baozhao to join her.

But Shen Baozhao thought that they were in the Princess's residence after all, and perhaps someone was watching them from out of sight. So he didn't dare to act as unbridled as Duan Ning, and just sat aside.

People who practice martial arts have excellent hearing. Although he was sitting nearby, he could hear it more clearly than Duan Ning who was closer to the hall.

The princess scolded: "You are so impatient. What a mess."

Xue Sheng pulled his robes together, sat down at the foot of the princess, and said to her sincerely, "Mother, I heard that you sent an invitation to the General's Mansion today.

Could it be that you really want to marry Feng Feiyan to your son?"

The princess glanced at Xue Sheng and said, "So what if it is? So what if it isn't?"

"If not, just think of it as your son coming to greet you. If it is, your son will have something to say to you."

"What are you talking about? You don't want to marry the daughter of Feng family? Then who do you want to marry? Miss Shishi from Wangchun Tower?" the eldest princess asked back.

Xue Sheng said calmly: "Mother, you are joking. How could your son marry Miss Shishi?"

Xue Sheng knew very well that the princess would not allow Miss Shishi to be his concubine. He was afraid that Miss Shishi would die suddenly the moment he had this idea.

What's more, if a young man from a wealthy family marries a skinny horse, how can he go out with dignity? He knew that.

The eldest princess snorted, "It's best not to have this idea."

"But mother, I really don't want to marry Feng Feiyan." Xue Sheng reiterated again.

"Why?" The eldest princess was puzzled. She had seen the second daughter of the Feng family. Although she was not as pretty as Xue Sheng, she was not bad either.

Xue Sheng could come up with a lot of reasons: "She is arrogant and domineering, and she even had a fight with my son in the street yesterday.

Look at my son's hands, they were whipped by her."

There was another reason Xue Sheng didn't mention, which was that when he was a child, Feng Feiyan caught a caterpillar and put it in his collar.

Whenever he thought of Feng Feiyan's face as she stood with her hands on her hips and laughed at him for being a coward, he felt so angry that his teeth itched.

Xue Sheng stretched out his beaten hand and looked at the eldest princess with a pitiful look on his face.

The imagined maternal love did not come to Xue Sheng. The princess ignored him and picked up the teacup to drink.

Got beaten? Well done! This was the eldest princess' true inner thoughts.

Seeing that the princess ignored him and sent him away with tea, Xue Sheng knew that there was no hope today, so he left with a sad face, wondering if there was any other way.

Nanny Li, who was standing beside the princess, bowed and said in a very low voice: "Princess, I see that the eldest young master is not willing to marry the second young lady of the Feng family.

If we insist on doing this, will...” Nanny Li’s eyes were full of worry. She watched Xue Sheng and Duan Ning grow up, so she naturally loved them like her own children and grandchildren.

The princess did not share Madam Li's worries and explained, "Madam, I have been eyeing the second young lady of the Feng family for a long time.

When I met her, she was only about ten years old, defending her younger brother and arguing with her half-brother. Although she didn't win the argument, she didn't let her younger brother suffer either.

Even if she was labeled as disrespectful to her stepmother, she didn't care. And the eldest young master needed such a strong wife. "

The eldest princess was troubled by Xue Sheng's philandering. She was forcing him to take concubines before he got married. If he got married, he might bring concubines home one after another.

If there is no mistress who can stand on her own feet, the backyard will be in chaos.

When Nanny Li heard what the eldest princess said, she knew that she had a plan and thought about what happened recently.

Then he asked, "The princess met with the third daughter of the Feng family that day and said something like that. Did she intend to make the Duke of Zhenguo misunderstand?"

"Of course, Miss Feng San is vain, but she is not worthy of my son."

It turned out that the eldest princess had deliberately approached the Feng family, making them think that the princess's mansion intended to marry the third Miss Feng to Xue Sheng.

The concubine in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion naturally disagreed. Miss Feng San was her biological daughter, and she would never let her marry Xue Sheng, a man who attracted many men.

The eldest princess was well aware of her son's current reputation in Kyoto.

The Duke of Zhenguo couldn't persuade his concubine, so he came up with this method of using someone else as a substitute. Anyway, the eldest princess only said that she wanted to marry into the Feng family, but she didn't specify which girl in the Feng family she wanted to marry.

Nanny Li couldn't help but praise, saying that the princess's move was brilliant!

If he really asked to marry Miss Feng Er directly, the concubine would definitely think that the Princess's Mansion valued her and would refuse.

If he were to take a liking to the Third Miss Feng, he would think that the Second Miss Feng would not pose any threat if she married him, and that she could instead marry into the Princess's Mansion.

Shen Baozhao, who was in the compartment and heard everything, sighed for Feng Feiyan. It seemed that she had to marry into the Xue family even if she didn't want to.

It was not her future husband but her future mother-in-law who fell in love with her.

But then he thought, this is good, with the support of the princess behind her, Feng Feiyan will not have a bad life, it all depends on her. He thought that he would need to give her some advice when he saw her.

The princess talked to Nanny Li for a while before she remembered that there were two girls waiting in the compartment.

She didn't let them talk anymore, waved her hand and asked Duan Ning to take Shen Baozhao to her yard to play.

As soon as Duan Ning left the princess's courtyard, she was like a bird out of a cage and a fish into a pond.

She pulled Shen Baozhao and ran around happily, which was not at all as dignified and peaceful as her title of Duan Ning suggested.

The courtyard of the Duanning County Lady was naturally many times larger than that of the Zhaoming Garden, and there were also many servants around her.

There were four senior maids, eight second-class maids, and countless young maids.

Shen Baozhao was dazzled when he saw them and couldn't tell who was who.

"Caiwei Caiwei, quickly bring your specialty pastries to Fourth Miss Shen for a taste." Duan Ning shouted.

Her boudoir was naturally luxurious, with Persian carpets, Western clocks, and all kinds of rare objects.

I'm afraid the princess is no more than this.

When Shen Baozhao sat down on the beauty couch, Duan Ning waved to the servants beside her and asked them to leave.

He also told Caiwei to take Qingkong to relax and not to stay here and disturb her conversation with Baozhao.

Seeing that his young lady did not refuse, Qingkong followed Caiwei.

Duan Ning held Bao Zhao's hand and showed her her treasures affectionately. The two of them were in a playful mood and started to tickle the western clock, making a constant ticking sound.

After playing for a while, they sat down to drink tea and eat cakes.

Duan Ning's eyes rolled around, and he asked Shen Baozhao indirectly, "Baozhao, do you still remember the Lord Mei who appeared with your brother at the Colosseum that day?"

Master Mei? Shen Baozhao didn't react for a moment. Oh, Mei Qianhe?

"Remember, what happened?"

The Duanning County Lady continued to ask: "Do you know whose son he is?"

Shen Baozhao naturally knew this. Mei was an old acquaintance. "He is the son of the Mei Hanlin family."

She had been holding it in for days and wanted to ask someone, but the people around her were all chosen by her mother.

Maybe her mother would know as soon as she gave the order.

Although he had sent everyone away, he was still afraid that any of his words might be overheard. Duan Ning's eyes rolled around and he came up with a good idea.

"Bao Zhao, there is a Lotus Lake in my home. Although the lotus flowers have not bloomed yet, the lotus leaves are already lush and green. Let's go for a walk."

Before Shen Baozhao could refuse, he was dragged towards the lake.