During the Lantern Festival, everyone had a great time.
For Qiao Mingjin’s family, this year’s Lantern Festival is undoubtedly the most unforgettable. Several of the children still talked about the Lantern Festival that night after the Lantern Festival.
Since the Lantern Festival, more and more people have come to Qiao's house.
During this year, not only Lan and Qiao's father got in touch with old acquaintances and began to move around again, but Qiao's mother also met several mistresses with whom they could talk, and they agreed to stay with each other after the New Year.
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And Ming Jue never forgets the beautiful woman he met on the Lantern Festival.
It was just the New Year, and knowing that everyone in his family was worried about his marriage, he took the initiative to mention Miss Zhao, whom he met that night.
After hearing this, Mrs. Lan and Father Qiao and Mother Qiao were shocked and hurriedly called Qiao Mingjin to ask for a clear explanation.
After listening to what Qiao Mingjin said, I felt happy and worried.
My child didn't do anything disgraceful, it's just that he met her once on the Lantern Festival night and had a good impression of her. Besides, he was a person whom both siblings praised, so his character and appearance must be indistinguishable.
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It's just that the other party is the son of an official in the capital, so he might not look down on Ming Jue's status as a scholar.
After discussing it with Father Qiao and Mother Qiao for a few days, Lan made up his mind and sent a message to the Zhou family.
Although the three of them knew that it was not easy to get this marriage done, they couldn't bear to disappoint Ming Jue. It was rare for the child to speak to the family for so many years.
Two days later, the Zhou family who received the post did not invite Lan's mother Qiao to come to their home. Instead, they came in person.
Qiao Mingjin didn't know about this until she was called to the Lan family's courtyard to meet with guests. She also found out that it was Wu, the head wife of the Zhou family, who came back this time. And she also heard that it was Wu who took the invitation and took it with her personally.
Several children and niece Zhao Ling came over.
Qiao Mingjin took Wan'er to Lan's courtyard and heard constant laughter inside. Qiao Mingjin couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when she heard it outside.
When she entered the flower hall, the talking and laughing inside stopped, and everyone raised their eyes to look at the mother and daughter.
A rich lady sitting on the left side saw her, stood up and asked: "Is this my aunt's eldest granddaughter Jin Niang? She doesn't look like her mother, but she looks like her aunt. I don't know.
I thought she was my aunt's little girl."
After hearing this, Mrs. Lan called Qiao Mingjin over with a smile on her face: "Come and meet your Aunt Zhou."
Qiao Mingjin hurriedly led Wan'er over to give gifts to Mrs. Wu, the wife of the Zhou family.
Mrs. Wu hurriedly supported her, pulled her and looked her up and down. She praised her a few times and said to Qiao Mingjin: "Such a good girl has been delayed by your parents. You must make up for it with your parents and grandmother."
good."
Lan smiled after hearing this, and at the same time looked at Qiao Mingjin with a look of pity.
The more people she visited during the year and the more wealthy ladies she met, the harder it became for her to tell others about her granddaughter's in-laws.
She felt more and more that her marriage to Qiao Mingjin had been hasty. Even if she never wanted to return to Yizhou, she would only write letters quietly to acquaintances and ask them to find a good match for Jinniang. No matter how bad it was, it would not be a marriage.
A farmer's family who goes to the fields to forage and doesn't have enough food and clothing, right?
Just as she was taking a moment, she heard Qiao Mingjin say: "Mother of the Zhou family, does she like Jin Niang too much? I think these daughters of your mother-in-law are all as good as gods. If these sisters were placed in Qingzhou, I guess they would be the same as those of my mother-in-law's family."
The threshold has long been stepped down."
Wu laughed loudly after hearing this.
She took Qiao Mingjin's hand and patted it. She was in a good mood.
Qiao Mingjin could tell that Mrs. Wu was a cheerful person. While she was in a good mood, she praised her youngest son Zhou Shanxian.
Mrs. Wu smiled more and more cheerfully. Her well-maintained face was rosy.
He called his three daughters and Zhou Shanxian to introduce them to Qiao Mingjin.
After meeting each other, Wu took Wan'er into her arms and rubbed her. She said to Lan and Qiao's mother: "This child is really lovely. I have always been looking forward to giving birth to a daughter, but I just can't."
.Instead, I gave birth to three little boys.”
After hearing these words, Qiao Mingjin glanced at the three girls sitting behind Wu. It turned out that these were not Wu's biological children, and it seemed that the Zhou family's backyard was not peaceful either. But seeing how Wu treated these three
The concubines were fine, and they were willing to take them out to visit.
Finally, Wu gave Wan'er a gold collar with mutton-fat jade on it, and then let go of Wan'er.
The two families were sitting together and talking. Naturally, they talked about a chance encounter between their children during the Lantern Festival.
After Mrs. Wu listened to Qiao Mingjin and others recount the plot of that night, she laughed with joy.
Pulling Mingqi to his side, he said with a smile: "My son has been liked by his grandparents since he was a child. He is fearless at home, even his father can't do anything to him. He is a little bully at home, except for his grandfather.
People can cure him. I didn’t expect that he would be defeated by Mingqi.”
After hearing this, Ming Qi glared at Zhou Shanxian. For what happened that day, she was scolded by Mrs. Qiao and Mrs. Lan.
Zhou Shanxian didn't show any weakness and glared back at Ming Qi like a cross-eyed chicken.
When Mrs. Wu saw them, she looked at the two of them back and forth, and laughed with Lan's mother Qiao and others.
Zhao Ling also covered his mouth and laughed. There was an atmosphere of joy in the flower hall.
Because they were thinking about Zhao Ling, Mrs. Lan and Mrs. Qiao took a look at Zhao Ling from time to time and liked the girl very much. They asked Mrs. Wu from time to time.
After asking too many questions, Mrs. Wu also saw what Lan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were thinking.
She was a little stunned.
After hearing her son talk about the chance encounter between Yuanxiao and several children of the Qiao family, she and her husband thought this was a good opportunity to get to know the Qiao family. Seeing that the Qiao family had posted a message, they personally led several concubines and
My son and niece are here.
As the head of the Zhou family, her father was naturally very concerned about Qiao Jingkun's family who returned to Yizhou. Naturally, he also knew that Qiao Jingkun's eldest son was talking about getting married.
This time, she was asked to bring three concubines here to see if there was any possibility of marriage between the two families. Unexpectedly, before she opened her mouth, she had actually fallen in love with her niece Zhao Ling?
If it were someone else, she might still be able to make the decision, but with Zhao Ling, she really couldn't make the decision.
Zhao Ling's mother is her eldest sister-in-law. She married into the Zhao family in the capital more than 20 years ago. The Zhao family is the family of the emperor's master. Not to mention that the ancestors of the Zhao family once served as the emperor's master, even Zhao Ling's grandfather is now that person.
Zhao Ling's father, who is a great scholar in front of the palace, is also a fifth-rank imperial official. I'm afraid Zhao Ling will not have to worry about his marriage.
This time it was just that her mother-in-law was seriously ill, so Zhao Ling went back to Yizhou with her mother to visit the doctor and stayed at her home for the past two months. And in the past two months, the number of people who wanted to marry the Zhao family could not be counted on two hands, but
Which sister-in-law agreed?
She didn't dare to say anything about Zhao Ling's marriage. She was still counting on the Zhao family in Beijing.
Wu thought for a while and said to Lan: "My niece is really filial. When she saw that her grandmother was ill, she and her mother rushed back from the capital despite the wind and snow, and served her grandmother every day at her bedside.
Who outside the family would not praise her? There were not ten but eight families who wanted to take her back as a wife. Her father heard that she was going to be promoted again after the Chinese New Year, and this time she was in the fourth rank. My eldest sister-in-law said, Zhao
Grandfather Ling intends to let her father indulge in the prefecture."
Mother Qiao was very happy for Zhao Ling after hearing this. As her father became more and more successful, his children naturally grew stronger. Mother Qiao couldn't understand the underlying meaning of Wu's words, but why couldn't Lan understand it?
She felt very sorry after hearing this.
She knew it would not be easy when she heard Mingjue talking about the daughter of the Zhao family. Today when she saw Wu bringing three concubine girls to her door, she naturally guessed Wu's intention, but how could she offer Mingjue a kiss?
Concubine?
In the past, she might not be so opposed to it, but now Ming Jue is the next head of the family. Thanks to the eldest granddaughter's marriage, how can the eldest grandson's marriage not be cautious?
Next to her, Zhao Ling felt very embarrassed when her aunt said something about her. She quickly took Mingyu, Mingqi and her three cousins out to go out.
When Zhou Shanxian saw that Mingqi was gone and there was no one to fight with him, he couldn't sit still. He said hello to her mother and followed her out in a few steps.
Only Qiao Mingjin, Mrs. Lan, Mrs. Qiao and Mrs. Wu were left in the house.
Wu was relieved to see that Lan understood what she meant. This Qiao family was a family that her master had specifically told her to have a good relationship with, and she didn't want to offend them on her first visit.
It would be good to marry into the Qiao family, but it seems that the Lan family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law do not look down upon her concubines.
But that's right. Her own eldest son is also the next head of the family, and she is not willing to accept a concubine as a wife.
After thinking about it clearly, I started chatting with Lan and others from all over the world. I also knew that this family might be confused about many things when they returned to Yizhou for the first time, so I talked to Lan and Qiao's mother about the differences between the various families and ethnic groups in Yizhou.
Big and small things come...
Wu was chatting with Lan's mother Qiao in the flower hall. Zhou Shanxian, Zhao Ling and others were also chatting lively with Mingyu and Mingqi in Qiao's pavilion.
Several children met for the first time and talked about everything after the Lantern Festival night, and they quickly became familiar with each other.
It wasn't until lunch that Wu left with Zhou Shanxian and others.
After Wu left, Lan called Mingjue to her room after school. In front of Qiao's father, Qiao's mother, and Qiao Mingjin, she said what Wu said today.
Mingjue looked a little sad after hearing this.
Seeing Zhao Ling this time, he thought even more about Zhao Ling. Who knew that there were thousands of mountains and waters in front of him.
Seeing her grandson's depressed look, Lan felt a little uncomfortable.
He said to Ming Jue sincerely: "My dear grandson, you have met few people. Maybe if you meet other ladies, you may find that your original thoughts are different. Besides, although our family's status is not comparable to that of the past,
Yes, but to those official families, our family is nothing yet. In this matter of marriage, the most important thing is to find a match. In the future, grandma and your parents will definitely help you find a man who is worthy of my grandson.
As for the marriage, if we can’t agree on it this time, it doesn’t matter.”
Qiao Mingjin also smiled and comforted Mingjue.
In her opinion, Mingjue had been staying in Yunjia Village before and had not seen many girls of the right age. This time he saw a girl with outstanding personality and appearance for the first time, so she naturally took it to heart.
She also agreed with Lan's suggestion that he should see more ladies from various families, whether Huan Feiyan Yan Shou. Maybe if he saw them more, his mind might change.
Mingjue felt very embarrassed when he saw his grandmother, parents and sister comforting him.
Said: "I listen to my grandmother. However, my grandson is not in a hurry. If my grandson gets a good ranking after his autumn, maybe it will be better to talk to him, and my grandmother and parents don't need to worry too much."
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Listening to Mingjue's comforting words, Lan felt even more distressed.
This grandson has been sensible since he was a child. He has always had help from home and abroad, and he has done a lot of work in the fields no matter how cold the winter is or how hot it is. Now if he can't speak easily, this is the result.
I am even more determined to find a good marriage for my grandchildren that they will like. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.
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