On a breezy and warm May day, pomegranate red contrasts with gardenia white, and green willows stand next to newly bloomed lotus flowers.
There are endless views as far as the eye can see, but it’s a pity that the weather is really hot.
Meng Qiao's maid Xiangluo ran into the yard happily with a handful of pomegranate flowers in her arms.
The bright pomegranate flowers made her face turn red, and her smile was more festive than the pomegranate flowers.
Another maid, Ling Xiao, saw her through the window and said to Meng Qiao with a smile: "Second young lady, look at this girl! She has been so crazy all day long, how can she look like you, girl?"
"I don't look like it, but you do!" Xiangluo pretended to be angry, but in fact the joy had already filled her heart, overflowing from the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.
"You two, please calm down! I can hardly stand reading this book any longer," Meng Qiao asked Xiangluo in a soft voice without the slightest hint of offence, "Where did you get so many flowers?"
Ling Xiao took a porcelain bottle and filled it with water. Xiangluo put the flowers in and said with a smile: "Someone on the back street picked up a load to sell flowers. Twenty coins can buy such a big arm. I want to add some flowers to the girl's house."
I bought some fresh colors.”
"Come on! I think you just want to have a few words with that flower seller." Ling Xiao teased her, "You girl is starting to get restless."
Xiang Luo was so angry that she chased her and wanted to beat her. Ling Xiao hid behind the canopy bed and begged for mercy: "Good girl, please spare me! I don't dare to talk anymore."
Xiangluo snorted and said: "For the girl's sake, I don't have the same knowledge as you. I don't like the flower seller. It's just that our girl has a happy event, so I use this to decorate it!"
Meng Qiao listened, paused slightly, and then said: "What nonsense are you talking about? There will be happy events wherever you go."
Her injuries healed and she was able to walk. However, she still needed to take medicine every day and was still unable to go out.
Everyone said that she was blessed with great fortune, but she was the only one who knew that it all depended on human effort.
"I'm not talking nonsense," Xiangluo said, "I just went ahead and saw people from the Duke's Palace coming."
"There are always people coming to the Prince's Mansion. Is there anything strange about it?" Ling Xiao said, "Have you never seen them before or what?"
"Don't interrupt!" Xiangluo rolled her eyes and said, "It's no one else here this time. There are their princess and concubine Zhang, as well as the chief steward and a few old mothers."
"They are all here?!" Ling Xiao was surprised when he heard this, "This is..."
"This is a marriage proposal coming to our door," Xiangluo couldn't help but laugh. "Although it's not a formal proposal, it's still a done deal. We're inseparable."
"Concubine Zhang is the biological mother of the second young master of his family. If it wasn't an important matter, she would probably not come in person." Ling Xiao analyzed happily, "It seems that I really want to congratulate the girl this time!"
But Meng Qiao still said calmly: "This is just a random guess by the two of you, how can it be taken seriously? Stop talking nonsense, be careful of making others laugh."
"My slave is not talking nonsense," Xiangluo said urgently, "I will go to the front and take a look. The people in front of Madam must know."
"You're not allowed to go," Meng Qiao said, "go water the flowers in the yard."
"Girl..." Xiangluo was unwilling to give in.
Meng Qiao stopped talking and just glanced at her lightly, but his meaning was very clear.
Xiangluo didn't dare to disobey, so she took a flower watering can and went to the yard to water the flowers.
"This girl has always been impatient. Since it is already a certainty, why rush now?" Ling Xiao helped Meng Qiao sit down and said, "The girl has such a noble destiny, are you worried about not having a good marriage?"
Ever since the news that Zuo Zhengqing gave Meng Qiao his horoscope came out, many people came to propose marriage.
But Meng Qiao refused them all, and her aunt asked her why.
Meng Qiao just said to wait.
Over the years, Meng Qiao has already taken good care of his legitimate mother. Unlike some families, there is always a wall between them.
So when she said this, the wife didn't force her. Anyway, she was not old yet and was in no rush to get married.
Moreover, her aunt-in-law also had some ideas of finding a good fortune, and always wanted to make a good marriage with this concubine so that she could help her family.
"Ling Xiao, prepare some paper and pen for me. I haven't drawn for a long time." Meng Qiao ordered.
"The girl's injury is not completely healed yet," Ling Xiao said with a worried expression, "It's better to recover for a while."
"I don't paint much, just a few strokes." Meng Qiao said.
"Then slave girl, get ready now." Ling Xiao knew that their second young lady would soon fly up the branches and become a phoenix, and she had to serve her more carefully.
Meng Qiao sat in front of the writing desk, gently picked up the brush, and lightly drew a bamboo pole on the small piece of rice paper.
There are some things that she already knows for sure.
Naturally, the Zeng family came to discuss marriage after careful consideration.
First of all, Meng Qiao’s horoscopes are excellent.
No one who marries a wife or has a concubine wants to have a troublemaker in the door. Everyone wants a person who has both happiness and longevity and can handle it.
Meng Qiao's destiny is to have a prosperous husband and a prosperous son, which is of course a good thing.
Secondly, Meng Qiao had a life-saving favor for Zeng Nan. Not only the Meng and Zeng families knew about this, but everyone in the capital knew about it.
Recently, many people have said that Meng Qiao was obsessed with Zeng Nan, so he risked his body to block the knife for him.
If Meng Qiao does not marry Zeng Nan, her husband-in-law will definitely have a grudge against her in the future because of this matter.
Which husband wants his wife to block another man’s knife? Even if it’s easy to say, it’s not nice to hear!
If the Zeng family ignores this, they will inevitably be known as ruthless and somewhat suspected of repaying kindness with enmity.
But even so, there was one thing that finally made the Zeng family decide to come to discuss the marriage.
A few days ago, Concubine Rui summoned the princess into the palace for no other reason than to serve as a matchmaker for Meng Qiao.
While the princess was surprised that a little concubine from an earl's palace could allow the princess to act as a matchmaker for her, she secretly weighed the pros and cons.
When Cui Ruifei was chatting with her last year, it was revealed in her words that she wanted her sister Cui Mingzhu to marry Zeng Li.
The princess knew that although Cui Mingzhu was not from a lowly background, he was a very bright-eyed, unruly and willful master.
Marrying such a woman back home will definitely cause unrest in the family. She only has one biological son, Zeng Li. In the future, she will not only inherit the title but also carry on the family line. Marriage is something that cannot be taken lightly, so she tried her best to refuse. Concubine Rui
It's not forced.
But if she doesn't give her face this time, Ruifei will really be offended.
With such a capable matchmaker as a guarantee for Meng Qiao, plus the first two reasons, the three have become a trend.
The princess knew that a smart person should know how to take advantage of the situation, so that everyone can be happy.
Otherwise, not only will the reputation of the county palace be damaged, but the future of the husband and son may also be affected.
After thinking about it for a while, he said, "The second lady of the Meng family is naturally good in everything. As elders, we have nothing to be dissatisfied with. We just have to go back and ask Nan'er what he wants. If he is willing, we will
Come to discuss marriage."
After returning home, I called Zeng Nan and asked him. He had nothing against him.
