Author: Loeva

In front of the chrysanthemum garden in the garden of the Marquis of Chengen, five or six large screens were placed around the Nanshan Pavilion to block the rustling autumn wind from the west and the north. The three little sisters Qin Hanzhen, Qin Jinhua and Qin Jinchun sat together, While drinking hot fragrant tea, I ate dried fruit snacks. I said I came here to enjoy the autumn, but in fact, my thoughts were all on my family. How could I care about admiring the golden chrysanthemums in the garden?

Qin Jinyi will be seventeen years old at the end of this month, and she will be considered an eighteen-year-old girl after her birthday. Whether in the capital or elsewhere, a girl of this age has not even planned to get married, so her family must be worried. Qin Han really thought of the eldest daughter of the Shen family back then. Because she kept her filial piety and delayed marrying until she was eighteen years old, her family could have directly promised her to a middle-aged man to fill a house. If it weren't for her hollow-eyed sister Miss Shen Er was dissatisfied that her eldest sister could directly marry her and become an official's wife. After a few blocks, it was not the Mao family's nephew's turn to take the beauty home.

Now I heard that the nephew of the Mao family has won the imperial examination and is in harmony with Miss Shen. The two of them had a son earlier this year and are living a happy life. It is no wonder that his grandfather Qin Bai came forward to pull the strings and made this happen. Matchmaker. But Miss Shen married into the Mao family. Although it was actually her first marriage, she was also a step-mother in name. The Mao family's nephew's former fiancée passed away before they got married. He took the first wife's position first.

Qin Jinyi didn't want to keep her filial piety, so she actually delayed it until she was eighteen. Fortunately, she could sit still. Although Qin Han really felt that it was okay for the girl to be older, Xiao Feng only married Qin An when she was twenty-one, and now she is too old It's very good. Huang Qingfang is over 20 this year and has not yet agreed to marry, so she is not in a hurry. But Xiao Feng is marrying to fill a house. Huang Qingfang has a family background to support her father and brother. What does Qin Jinyi have? She is not a marquis now. She is rich, but the daughter of a sixth-grade official is still so picky. She is said to be beautiful, but in fact she is not stunningly beautiful. Her talents and knowledge are even mediocre. Only in her early years before the family was separated, she used her piano skills to promote a talented girl. Her title has long been forgotten. Where does she get the confidence?!

If she is really not in a hurry to get married and is happy to enjoy the leisure time in her boudoir, that's all. But she is on blind dates all year round. She attends all the banquets and parties that she can attend. Her grandmother Xue is a widow and it is not convenient for her to marry someone else. I was a guest at home. My mother, Xiao Xue, was a businessman and had an indifferent temperament. In fact, she was not good at socializing and her status was not high enough. The only people she could be invited to were banquets at the homes of low-level officials. Qin Jinyi was not interested in such banquets. As a hobby, she only attended once or twice occasionally. Most of the time, she would shamelessly go to the houses of princes and nobles with whom she had made good friends before the family separation, and take advantage of those old best friends to enjoy their banquets. Even if she claims to be the daughter of her uncle's family every time, how many people will think highly of her as Empress Qin's grandnephew?

At this point, she was still too proud to let go of her figure. She always remembered that she had even declined the marriage of the youngest son of the King of Shu in the past. She had no reason to marry someone whose status was too different. She completely forgot about that so-called refusal. The marriage was just their own cleverness. They had no intention of marrying her at all. They also forgot that the current situation of the youngest son of the King of Shu was not much different from that of the bald clan members. Even his personal freedom was restricted. There was a more ideal marriage partner in the capital than him. She simply doesn't know what's going on. If she only thinks about her past glory and always stares at the most outstanding high-ranking children, it will naturally be difficult for her to find a good marriage.

Although Qin Jinchun has always been at odds with this eldest sister, he is still worried about her because of his mother: "Actually, it's not that there are no suitable good families. My mother said that those are good men who are well-matched. As long as they are knowledgeable and willing to study,

I am willing to make progress, but my current family background is a bit poor, but I will have good fortune in the future. Unfortunately, the eldest sister refuses to listen, and I don’t know where the arrogance comes from. She looks down on others all day long. In the past, my mother even thought about marrying her back to the Xue family.

At that time, neither my grandmother nor my father allowed me to go there. Now my grandfather and grandmother also say, 'I will not return my blood to my family', and never mention it again. Originally, my mother had the idea of ​​having a second wife in the Xue family, but later someone said that a family in the country

In the government house, my grandmother and father refuted my mother with the son of the other man's government, and my mother never said a word again. Now she just worries about it every day. The family she favored for her eldest sister did not satisfy my grandmother and father, and my eldest sister herself

I also dislike it. My mother is afraid that my eldest sister will become an old girl at home. Sometimes I am so worried that I can't sleep at night, and I get sick from time to time. Only by reciting scriptures and counting Buddha beans in front of the Buddha can I feel calmer.

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Qin Hanzhen was curious when he heard this: "Since the Duke's Palace came to propose marriage, why didn't the second aunt and the eldest uncle agree? Isn't the Duke's Palace good enough? You can't really think about it just because you once thought about the Prince's son.

Wouldn’t you marry someone who is not a prince?" That would be difficult. There are only a few princes in the country. Not all the children in these princes can have a title. Besides, the princes of other princes must like her!

Qin Jinchun sighed: "Although there is a title in that family's palace, it has already fallen into decline. It is just relying on the glory of the ancestors to support it. If the old lady of that family were not still there, there would be no serious country.

The father-in-law’s life was so strong that the plaque on the gate had probably been changed a long time ago. My grandmother and father disliked the family’s rundown, and after rejecting my mother, they rejected the family within two days. But after that, there was no family like this again.

People have come to propose marriage."

In addition, there were actually governors, chief envoys, and other officials who revealed the idea of ​​marriage, and they were talking about their sons and nephews. Xue and Qin Bofu either complained that they were officials in other provinces and were too far away from the capital, or that they were too far away from the capital.

The child in the marriage was not the eldest son. There was also a high-ranking envoy who came to marry the bastard in the family, and he almost got the Xue family scolded. But Qin Jinyi was strictly speaking from the Marquis Chengen Mansion.

How can the daughter of a concubine from a side branch be any more noble than another family, even if she is a direct descendant? The concubine of that family still has a reputation, and it is said that she has good character and character. Neither Xue nor Qin Bofu likes either one, and neither does Qin Jinyi.

Very picky.

A few years ago, she could still be reserved, but now there are even fewer interested people, because everyone knows that her family is picky. Now she even attends other people's banquets, but she is shamelessly trying to save face, and she even lets it go.

She doesn't have a low figure, which shows that she really doesn't want to get married.

Qin Hanzhen vomited: "Why is this necessary? Even if we have separated, everyone in the capital knows that we are one family. The eldest sister is so ugly, don't let our reputation be affected. It's a joke to outsiders.

What light does she have on our faces?"

Qin Jinhua sighed: "Actually, two years ago, there were many people who didn't know about the rumors about eldest sister. Seeing that she was talented, beautiful, and the queen's niece, they were willing to come to propose marriage. Unfortunately, eldest sister was too picky.

The second uncle and the first uncle were very arrogant and turned away all the people who came to the door. They offended so many people that it was difficult for her to even find a well-matched marriage. My mother sometimes lamented in private,

It is said that the eldest sister has been delayed by her elders. If she wakes up soon and finds a more practical marriage, even if the reputation of Beijing is not good, she can go to other places to find it, then the eldest sister will be able to live a better life in the future.

But if they persist in their persistence, I'm afraid that my eldest sister will really become an old girl in the future, and she will end up filling houses for others, and it will be too late to regret."

Qin Jinchun muttered: "Don't talk about the future, my father has now thought about marrying off his eldest sister to fill in the house. He seems to be the heir apparent of some royal family. He is almost forty years old, and his two wives have died.

, there are a lot of legitimate children. The eldest sister refused, so she had a fight with her father and got slapped twice. Later, I found out the news from my eldest brother and found out that the prince had already agreed to marry him.

My sister-in-law is remarrying, and she has no intention of hiring someone outside, that's all. But my father is still angry with the eldest sister, and he hasn't looked at her well for two or three months. But the eldest sister still has her grandmother at home.

If you support me, you won’t suffer any grievances.”

Qin Hanzhen once heard Zhao Mo introduce the family situation, and quickly guessed who Qin Jinchun was talking about: "Why is it his family? The prince is not only old, but also not a good character. He only knows how to eat, drink and have fun all day long.

Fortunately, he almost lost all his money in gambling. If he didn't have other brothers, he might not even be able to secure the throne. His wife and sister were willing to marry him, probably because of his good looks.

But how can such a man live a good life?"

Qin Jinhua said: "I heard that his sister-in-law seems to be a concubine. Although her brother-in-law is not good, she is a ready-made princess and concubine of the palace after marrying him, which is considered a good thing. Maybe she married because of this, right?"

Qin Hanzhen clicked his tongue twice: "It's really crazy. How can a person with the title of a concubine still be able to make a living?"

Qin Jinhua covered his mouth with a handkerchief and glanced at her with a smile: "The third sister is going to be a princess in the future, so naturally she doesn't care about the title of imperial concubine."

Qin Hanzhen spat at her, coughed dryly, and changed the subject with an uneasy look on his face: "By the way, the eldest sister's marriage has not been decided for a day, so it's not convenient for the fourth sister to kiss her, right? This is really sad. Although now

The fourth sister is still young, but she is almost at the age to discuss marriage. If the eldest sister keeps putting off getting married, won't the fourth sister also be delayed?"

Qin Jinhua hurriedly said: "Of course it won't work! I have already made an agreement with my grandmother and mother. What happens to the eldest sister has nothing to do with us, but my grandmother and mother must contribute to the fourth sister's marriage, no matter what.

We sent her out gracefully so that the friendship between us sisters for many years would not be in vain."

Qin Jinchun blushed, covered her face in embarrassment and said: "Why does it involve me when the sisters are talking? When it comes to marriage, it is the second sister who talks first." She revealed her eyes from behind her hands, "I listen to everything.

The girls have said that the second aunt is showing the second sister a house, and the decision will be made when the second sister gets hairpins. The second sister does not have to wait for the eldest sister. I think this time next year, the second sister may get married.

Now, I can have a little nephew in the future!"

Qin Jinhua also blushed upon hearing this, and rushed towards her with a smile: "I was still worrying about your life-long affairs, and you came to make fun of me. Let's see if I don't tear your mouth apart!"

The two sisters started playing around in a circle, not even paying attention to the chrysanthemums behind them, leaving yellow flowers all over the ground. They kept laughing, only playing around Qin Hanzhen. Qin Hanzhen sat upright with a smile and held her hands.

He took a sip of tea from the cup and looked up at the sky.

The weather is really nice today.
Chapter completed!