Xiao Nianzhi has never been to the Meng Mansion in the more than two years since he came to the capital.
Even if something happened and I needed to go to the Meng Mansion, I would just hand over the message at the door and never go in.
Meng Yinze's father was the Marquis of Yong'an, and he had a false position.
To put it bluntly, His Majesty gave me a not-so-important position as a mascot for retirement.
He will only be allowed to go unless the department needs it.
Otherwise, he would just enjoy life at home every day.
These are some special benefits given to powerful clan members.
Not everyone has such treatment.
There are no royal children like King Kang and Yan Xingxuan who are just hanging around.
It must be those whose ancestors have made meritorious deeds, and the royal family will give them some honors out of the desire to compensate them for their debts.
Marquis Yong'an does not go to court on a daily basis, and when he is at court, there is nothing to get along with.
Therefore, Xiao Nianzhi was not familiar with the other party.
Mrs. Yong'an Hou, surnamed Zhang, is the queen's clan sister and has a good relationship with the queen.
If the old lady in the house had not been too seriously ill, she would not have been willing for her son to get married this year.
After all, when the clan sister passed away, even if she didn't need to fulfill her filial piety, she still had to make some arrangements and let her family hold wedding events every six months or one year.
However, as the old lady's health deteriorated day by day, Mrs. Hou also began to worry.
In addition, the Marquis mentioned it twice, so she simply discussed it with Yu Mansion.
After both houses had no objections, the marriage was hastily decided.
Mrs. Hou felt very sorry for her daughter-in-law who had married in, so she gave the Yu family a lot of compensation. Regarding Yu Moyao, Zhang had already lowered her attitude towards Yu Moyao before she even entered the house.
Xiao Nianzhi and the people in the Hou Mansion were not close acquaintances.
At some daily small gatherings, we are just nodding friends with each other.
In the entire Meng Mansion, the person Xiao Nianzhi was a little familiar with was Meng Yinze.
The other party is the second son of the Yong'an Marquis Mansion. He has a direct brother. He got married early and his nephews are all over the place.
Meng Yinze is a man who can bear the name of a wise man with orchid and jade trees, fragrant osmanthus, and a clear and unparalleled talent.
Xiao Nianzhi already knew about this matter when he was in the Imperial College, and when he saw Meng Yinze at that time, he was indeed amazed by him.
However, beautiful men are more often used to admire.
The other party has an elegant temperament, but also...
Fraternity.
Yes, fraternity.
Xiao Nianzhi actually didn't understand this.
However, Yan Changxia often said.
Why did the daughter of a foreign country who came before want to kidnap Meng Yinze?
Isn't it because Meng Yinze is gentle, polite and tolerant to everyone?
Like a Neptune, trying to give every girl a warm home.
Although in fact, the other party may be mild-tempered and not know how to refuse.
However, such a temperament is really not suitable for being a husband.
Moreover, regardless of whether Xiao Nianzhi wants it or not...
The Meng family probably doesn't want a daughter-in-law like Xiao Nianzhi.
If you look at someone else's choice of daughter-in-law, you will know the other party's selection criteria.
The wife of the eldest son, that is, the prince, is Zhao, who is the clan sister of the crown princess.
The second young master, Meng Yinze's wife, is Yu Moyao. Behind her is Yu Shangshu Mansion, and she is also related to some scholarly families in the south of the Yangtze River.
To put it bluntly, strong people only want to be united with strong people. They want their homes to be more glorious and reach a higher level.
Xiao Nianzhi, who is a self-made man, a rising star, and a person with insufficient background, actually cannot be on the list of people to choose their daughter-in-law.
In a daze, Xiao Nianzhi wanted to laugh when he realized what he was thinking.
However, she took control.
The person in charge of receiving the female guests today is the sister-in-law of Marquis Yong'an, the second master's wife. She is busy with her two legitimate daughters.
Mrs. Hou needs to sit in charge of the banquet so that the female guests feel respected and not leave the banquet to do other things.
Marquis Yong'an has no legitimate daughter, so at this time, he can only let other people with high enough status come to receive him, so as not to make the female guests feel that they are being treated poorly.
Mrs. Meng Er was a gentle and quiet lady, and the two legitimate daughters following behind her also looked gentle and peaceful.
They carry a simple and pure beauty, giving people a rather comfortable feeling.
Just like when I first met Meng Yinze, I felt both stunning and peaceful.
Xiao Nianzhi felt very comfortable.
There are many female guests who are familiar with Xiao Nianzhi.
But there are only a few people who are particularly close to each other.
When Xiao Nianzhi saw Yan Changxia, he walked over quickly.
The other party was accompanied by two little girls, who looked not too old, maybe thirteen or fourteen years old.
Seeing Xiao Nianzhi coming over, Yan Changxia introduced him with a smile.
They are all county heads from the clan. It is not interesting to stay at home in the winter. If there is a rare happy event, I will go out and walk around, which is a great experience.
After all, in a year or two, they will start discussing marriage, and then they will have to learn how to run a family.
Daily subtle influence is actually quite important.
Now we take them out to gain more experience and at the same time let them see more interpersonal interactions.
The two little girls obviously knew Xiao Nianzhi and were very excited when they were introduced.
After that, he kept surrounding Xiao Nianzhi.
The four little girls sat together and talked, and from time to time other people would come over.
Xiao Nianzhi also saw Zhou Libai, whose marriage to Zhang Hanshan was scheduled for December.
There are quite a few people getting married at the end of the year.
Xiao Nianzhi has friendship with both of them, so he needs to prepare more gifts.
Zhou Libai came over and after a few brief greetings, she went to socialize with Mrs. Zhou.
The current situation in the court...
It's a bit weird, so everyone is extra careful in handling things.
After all, His Majesty's mental state has been really unstable recently.
So, be careful and nothing will go wrong.
The Zhou family is still very conspicuous because of Concubine Rong.
Therefore, at this time, Mrs. Zhou could not rest assured that Zhou Libai would go out on her own.
Xiao Nianzhi and Yan Changxia also understand this feeling.
Therefore, after everyone exchanged simple greetings, they separated.
Later, Zhang Xinning also came over, but they hadn't seen each other for a long time.
After the queen passed away, Zhang Xinning felt that the capital was too hot and went back to his hometown to escape the summer heat.
During this stay, it was almost winter, and I just came back a while ago.
Now seeing Xiao Nianzhi, Zhang Xinning was so happy that he couldn't let go of Xiao Nianzhi's hand: "I brought you some gifts. It's not like I just came back. I haven't settled in yet, otherwise I would definitely have to
I’m going to visit. I’ll bring you some snacks when the time comes. You can try them and see which ones you think taste better. I’ll bring them to you next year.”
"There are also some materials and the like, all of which are local specialties. The silkworms over there are different from those here. There are not many of them. I may not bring enough to make clothes, but it will definitely be used to make a handkerchief or something."