"This Tanhualang's surname is Wei. He only has an old mother in his family, who spins and weaves cloth for him to study for the imperial examination. Although his family background is a bit poor, he has passed the examination as Tanhualang and is favored by the emperor. His future is unlimited. And I will go too.
I have found out about his character, he is courteous, kind, and about the same age as you. He is indeed a rare and good match."
Hearing this, Yilan's eyes moved and looked over the scroll spread out in front of her. It is undeniable that the man in the scroll is pretty good-looking and his status as a third-level flower is acceptable; but it depends on who he is compared with.
, if compared with Yinzhen, even Tanhua is just a puddle of mud. In terms of appearance, Yinzhen, who inherited the appearance of Kangxi and De Fei, is many times more handsome than him. In terms of identity, he is not even qualified to compare.
As early as when she was ten years old, she had already made up her mind that she would have everything her sister had, and that she would have more and better things than her sister had, and she would never let anyone look down upon her again.
Yinzhen, she will only marry such a man in this life!
However, Yilan would not say these words at this moment. She raised her head to meet Ling Ruo's earnest gaze, concealed all her calculations, and said with an innocent smile: "Sister, can't wait to get Lan'er married?"
Ling Ruo didn't know the many plans in Yilan's mind. She stroked her silver-threaded pink crystal tassel hanging on her temples and sighed: "I can't wait. I don't know how reluctant my sister is to let go. It's just that the boy is married and the girl is married.
When you get married, you can’t delay your life-long event just because you’re reluctant, or your sister will feel guilty for the rest of her life.”
She looked at Yilan's beautiful face and suddenly said something that surprised Yilan, "Lan'er, sister knows that you are high-spirited and don't want to become an ordinary wife. But you just listen to my sister's advice and take the road to the harem seriously."
It’s hard to leave. You don’t know what will happen tomorrow. If you are not careful, you will turn into a pile of bones at the feet of others. Many times, being ordinary is happiness. Instead of competing with a bunch of women for love,
Life and death face each other; it is better to find a good son and live a stable life. Believe in my sister, she will never harm you, and there is no need to worry about the future. Not to mention that Wei Tanhua is an official of the imperial court, even my sister will never let you go.
You are a little wronged." There is another sentence that Ling Ruo has not said. When Yilan gets married, she will spend all her money to prepare a generous dowry so that she will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life.
Listening to Ling Ruoyi's pointed words, Yilan was secretly shocked. It seemed that her sister was not as ignorant as she thought. Fortunately, she didn't know her true plan.
Thinking of this, her eyes moved, she threw herself into Ling Ruo's arms, and said with tears in her eyes: "Sister, I have worked so hard, why doesn't Lan'er not understand? It's just that Lan'er is still young, and she wants to spend more time with Ama's mother, but she doesn't want to
Getting married so early."
Ling Ruo looked at her and said softly: "But you will be in the draft next year..."
"Then marry again next year!" She interrupted Ling Ruo, and then she pestered her for a long time, finally making Ling Ruo relent and promised her to stay for one more year. But Ling Ruo also said that Wei Tanhua is a rare young talent.
, if you miss it, it will be difficult to find it again.
It's just that Yilan wholeheartedly wants to marry into Prince Yong's palace, so how can she care about a petty prostitute who just gives up after a few perfunctory words.
After having lunch with Yilan, Ling Ruofang ordered the new servant Chen Mo to take her back, along with several pots of rare green chrysanthemums.
Taking advantage of nothing else in the afternoon, Ling Ruo took a short rest. When she woke up, she found a light rain falling outside, rustling on the flowers and leaves outside.
After Ling Ruo sat leaning on the bedside for a while, she called Shuixiu in and asked if Yinzhen had returned home.
Shui Xiu put a bowl of freshly stewed bird's nest soup with rock sugar into her hand, "I heard from the people in the front yard that the Fourth Master will be back soon and will not go to the Lanxin Pavilion to see Brother Yun."
Ling Ruo nodded, looked down at the bird's nest soup made of white swallows in the bowl, and frowned slightly, "I remember that a batch of high-quality blood swallows were just brought into the house, and it was all used up so quickly?"
When she mentioned this, Shui Xiu got angry and said, "It's all used up somewhere. Except for the prince and his direct descendants Fujin and Nian Fujin, there were still four or five kilograms left. Unexpectedly, when the slave went to get it, he happened to meet Lan.
Huamei from Xinguan is also there. She said that Tong Fujin gave birth to his brother Yun.
Since then, he has been weak and needs to take nourishing foods such as bird's nest and ginseng regularly. He opened his mouth and took away all the remaining kilograms of blood swallows, leaving nothing at all. The slave also saw Tong a few days ago.
As for Fujin, why doesn't he look weak at all?"
"That's all, it's just some blood swallow. There's no need to be angry about it." Ling Ruo slowly ate the soft and glutinous bird's nest mixed with rock sugar and sweet. Before, she had never taken the time to see A Yi because of Jing Xue's incident.
Since the person in your mouth has now come to an end, naturally you should not delay it any longer, lest something unexpected happens out of thin air.
But with her status, it is not easy to leave the house. Even if it is an excuse to go back to visit Ama and the others, Yinzhen must agree in advance. And there must be someone to follow and protect her when she goes there.
I definitely can't hide it from Yinzhen. Instead of explaining it later, I think it's better to think about how to say it now.
At night, Yinzhen came to see Ling Ruo. After talking about his son for a while, Ling Ruo suddenly knelt down and said, "Please forgive me for concealing my identity." In Yinzhen's surprised eyes, she said forgivingly: "
Shuiyue beside me used to be an incense maker.
The family opened a famous restaurant in Beijing at that time. Unfortunately, the family underwent drastic changes, the family fell into decline, and many recipes for making incense were lost. Although Shuiyue had no choice but to sell herself into slavery, she always thought that she could revive her family.
door, again
Break the fast." She bit her lips and said uneasily: "A few days ago, Shuiyue made some fragrant powder with the remaining ingredients. I felt good about it, and remembered her long-standing wish, so she came up with some
Silver, live in the suburbs of Beijing
In order to make a name for herself, I opened a perfume shop and asked Ayi to go out to help with the management. I was afraid that Fourth Master would blame me, so I never dared to say it openly. I just thought about it and felt that I shouldn’t hide it from Fourth Master.
Master, so I boldly make a statement and ask Fourth Master to forgive me."
As a member of the royal family, he lives in seclusion. He should not be involved in affairs outside the palace, let alone open a shop and do business. Although he is hiding it from Yinzhen now, who can guarantee that he can hide it for a lifetime? Besides, she does not confirm that Yinzhen
Did Zhen really know nothing about this? Sure enough, what Yinzhen said next shocked her.
However, after Yinzhen stared at Ling Ruo for a moment, he stared at her and said, "Are you finally willing to say it? I thought you were going to hide this from me for the rest of your life!"
"Fourth Master!" Ling Ruo suddenly raised his head, with unspeakable surprise in his eyes. He... indeed knew about it all along, but he didn't mention it himself and pretended not to know.