Aunt Xiao was very fond of Lin Wanwan, the niece of the King of Le'an Township who was born out of nowhere.
After adding makeup to Xiao Xianghua, Aunt Xiao took off a mutton-fat jade bracelet from her wrist on the spot and put it on Lin Wanwan's wrist as a meeting gift.
The reason why Mrs. Xiao likes Lin Wanwan is quite complicated, and I can't go into details, but it must be inextricably related to her son who is still idle at the age of twenty-four and can't get a real wife.
Although Pang Baoyan is unmarried, he just doesn't have a wife. It's not that he doesn't have people in the house, but he can't bring anyone with him when he goes out this time.
He first learned about human affairs at the age of fourteen, and started fooling around with the maids. Because of his promiscuity, he had two bastards early on, which led to him being greatly discriminated against in the marriage market, and it was difficult to find a well-matched woman as a wife.
But he is not completely unavailable. He has also arranged a marriage, but I don't know if Pang Baoyan is short of a wife in his life.
When he was nineteen years old, he finally settled on a woman who fell ill and passed away before the six ceremonies were completed. As a result, he had a reputation as a wife-suppressant, and it was hard to get engaged, so
It’s been a waste of time so far.
In the past five years, Pang Baoyan has been "single" despite being unable to achieve high or low levels.
Now he is going to Chang'an to seek a future. The fact that he is single will definitely be a negative point for future civil servants.
Regardless of the Tang Dynasty or modern times, the court generally believes that civil servants with stable marriages are more down-to-earth, stable and responsible.
So Mrs. Xiao was quite anxious, but Pang Baoyan himself didn't feel much.
Anyway, in his twenty-four years, he spent all his time at home eating and waiting to die, being his playboy and not caring about anything.
As for the important matters of marriage, it is naturally the order of his parents and the matchmaker's advice, so he does not need to worry about it himself.
Mrs. Xiao originally set her sights on Xiao Xianghua, but who is Ms. Yuan? She is also from the Eight Great Families in Jiangnan. She even has to be careful about the marriage of her concubine, and will marry her legitimate daughter to a dandy.
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Mrs. Yuan wholeheartedly wanted her daughter to marry a potential candidate from an established family, who must be from a scholarly family! After a thousand choices, she chose the bookish young man from the Wang family of Langya.
In Yuan's eyes, a nouveau riche like the Pang family is no different than a country man living in a farmyard, not to mention that Pang Baoyan is still idle, how could he possibly try to get his hands on her precious daughter.
One more thing, in the eyes of the Yuan family, the Lin family was the same as the Pang family. It was only now that Lin Wanwan had the title of Lord of Le'an Township that people took a high look at her.
Mrs. Xiao came this time, knowing that Xiao Xianghua was out of luck, and thought that Xiao Ronghua, the second wife, would be fine. After all, they are cousins, so it is very suitable.
But this idea took another turn after meeting Lin Wanwan.
Today, Mrs. Yuan watched with cold eyes as Mrs. Xiao smiled happily at Lin Wanwan, and secretly laughed. In Mrs. Yuan's opinion, this sister-in-law was just a toad who wanted to eat swan meat, and she only had sweet dreams.
Although Yuan had only been with Lin Wanwan for a month, from what she saw, Lin Wanwan was by no means an ordinary orphan who was at the mercy of others, and she had big ideas!
The concubine-taking scene last year allowed Yuan to see how strong Lin Wanwan was. She was a hermit queen who would overturn the table if she disagreed with her, and was not bound by common etiquette!
Yuan believed that Lin Wanwan was far more difficult to control than the average noblewoman of the Tang Dynasty.
As rich as an enemy and with a title, a little orphan girl is prospering in Luan County, and she is still living well guarding her huge wealth. She is even more like the proud man who is the county magistrate in Qiliangfang of the Xiao family.
It's the cousin, and the cousin is flirting with each other, which is really not something that ordinary silly Baitian can do.
The Pang family? Haha, it depends on what they are capable of.
Anyway, the Yuan family made up their minds and would never let the Xiao family wade into this troubled water.
Mrs. Xiao, don't even think about causing trouble on her territory, Mrs. Yuan. If she has the ability to deal with Lin Wanwan in an upright manner, then she is considered powerful.
The night after Xiao Xianghua's makeup ceremony was over, he sat alone in front of the small window, silently looking at a figure painting, and secretly shed tears.
After a long time, the wick popped. Xiao Xianghua let out a long sigh, lit the figure on the candle, threw it into the basin, and watched it burn slowly.
In order to paint this painting, she burned the lamp and burned it for several nights, which was also a farewell to her past self.
There are some things that some people cannot tell. As the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, she knows very well what kind of future she can choose.
How could she be able to fall in love with that person in today's world where social norms are so strict?
But I couldn't help but be tempted at the beginning... I don't know where the love started, but it only goes deeper and deeper.
Will he know his own thoughts?
Just as he was thinking about something, the maid suddenly came to report that Lin Wanwan was here.
Lin Wanwan couldn't sleep at night and was making midnight snacks. Thinking that her little sister Xiao Xianghua was in a bad mood these past two days, Lin Wanwan brought over some delicious hot chocolate to share with Xiao Xianghua.
When you are in a bad mood, eating some sweet chocolate will make you feel happy.
This is based on science and is not just a marketing ploy.
But as soon as she entered the room with a pot of hot chocolate in her hand, she smelled the smell of burning paper.
Xiao Xianghua looked back at her, with two lines of clear tears hanging on her face.
Lin Wanwan was stunned for a while, then turned around and put down the curtain, took the hot chocolate and walked to the desk in front of the window, and said softly: "Xianghua, drink some delicious chocolate, let's talk while drinking?"
Lin Wanwan, who has sharp eyes, has already seen half of the painting that has not been completely burned.
Although there was only half of the painting, only half of the face was left, the features of that person were so outstanding, and the essence of the painting was captured, so even with just one glance, Lin Wanwan had already recognized who the person in the painting was.
He never expected that Xiao Xianghua’s sweetheart would be him—Dugu Di, who often wears a cloth belt!
When did she fall in love with Dugu Di? Why didn’t Lin Wanwan notice it at all?
Speaking of which, Lin Wanwan is really very dull about matters between men and women.
Unless it's something super obvious like Lu Ying'er's love for Xiao Chong or Wang Anni's love for Lu Shouyue, she will notice it. She really can't tell if it's a slightly more subtle crush.
But after extrapolating from the results, Lin Wanwan was able to find some clues.
When Dugu Di and Xiao Chong come to the house to have a meal, Xiao Xianghua does appear to be extra restrained, and sometimes even blushes.
Apart from the retinal damage in his eyes, which caused serious problems, Dugu Di was outstanding in other aspects.
And although he can't see things, because of his strong martial arts, he can make up for the damage to his eyesight with his superb perception and hearing power. His daily actions are not affected at all, which is also very powerful.
However, he is from the Dugu family... he is an established aristocrat. There have been many queens in the family, and they are all related to the Li Shimin family, so it is not easy to get high.
The gap between their status and the gap between Lin Wanwan and Xiao Chong is only half a pound to half a pound.