Just as the capital was undercurrent due to the war in northern Xinjiang, the Ningmen Mansion was not at peace either.

In early April, Governor Guo's wife arrived at Ningmen Mansion quietly. After tidying up the house, she prepared to entertain Ningmen Mansion officials at a banquet on April 20th.

"The wedding date has been agreed upon and will be next year."

When Daohua came to Mrs. Yan's house, she happened to hear her mother talking about the marriage between her eldest brother and the second girl of the Han family. Seeing her grandmother and her mother's beaming faces, she couldn't help but laugh.

No matter what, it is always exciting and joyful for the bride to come in.

When Mrs. Yan saw Daohua, she smiled and invited her to sit next to her. She took her hand and said happily: "You will have a sister-in-law next year. Are you happy?"

Daohua was a little funny: "Grandma, why am I happy? It's my elder brother who should be happy."

Mrs. Li looked over with a smile: "Why, aren't you happy for your elder brother?"

Daohua immediately said: "Happy, happy, naturally happy."

Soon, Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Wu, and three other girls from the family arrived.

As soon as Mrs. Sun arrived, she said, "Sister-in-law, why did you ask us to come here? Is there another party going to be held at someone else's house?"

Mrs. Li glanced at her, feeling a little tired.

The second brother and sister are too high-minded and only look at girls from the fifth and sixth grade official families, but such families also have their own considerations. Although the Yan family has not been separated yet, Wenjie is also the nephew of the master, so he will not ignore him.<

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However, in the eyes of most families, the father has three sons, and the Yan family is from a farming and education background, so the family’s resources are naturally limited to their own sons, and there are not many who can help their nephews.<

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Everyone knows this in their hearts. Marriage is a good marriage between two people. Others do not see value in the second wife and have no need for exchange of interests, so naturally they will not agree to the marriage.

But for these, the second younger siblings have no self-awareness at all.

Mrs. Li sighed in her heart. Now that her second brother is back, I hope he can wake up. If Wenjie is like his second brother and sister, Wenjie may have to wait if he wants to settle down the marriage.

"There is a banquet at Governor Guo's house."

With that said, he took the invitation from Pingtong and handed it to the old lady.

Daohua stretched her head over to take a look, and said with some surprise: "Governor Guo rarely holds banquets. Even if he does, he only entertains male guests because there is no hostess to manage the backyard. Why did he leave a note for the female family members this time?"<

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Mrs. Li picked up the tea and took a sip, and then said: "Governor Guo's wife is here with Miss Guo."

Daohua had already seen it on the invitation, and her expression was slightly stagnant.

Sun asked curiously: "Governor Guo has been in Zhongzhou for several years, why did Mrs. Guo come here just now?"

Mrs. Li shook her head: "Who knows."

Yan Yile suddenly interrupted and asked: "Auntie, how old is Miss Guo?"

Mrs. Li paused: "It should be about the same age as the young prince."

Yan Yile glanced at Daohua and said with a smile: "Mrs. Guo brought Miss Guo to Zhongzhou. Could it be that she came here for the young prince?"

Mrs. Li's expression changed and she thought to herself, this is really possible.

Yan Yile continued to smile and said: "The young prince is so close to Governor Guo, I guess this girl Guo must be very special in his heart." As he said that, he glanced at the rice flowers again.

"To say that this young prince is really popular, a girl from the Jiang family came to Zhongzhou before and once she arrived, she spread the news that she and the young prince were childhood sweethearts. I wonder if the girl from the Guo family will spread the same words this time?

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Daohua glanced at Yan Yile lightly and said nothing.

Mrs. Li looked at Yan Yile with some dissatisfaction: "Yile, I don't want to hear this again. If you can't do it, don't think about me taking you out as a guest in the future, lest you give trouble to the family.

Bringing trouble."

The smile on Yan Yile's face froze, and she pursed her lips in dissatisfaction. Looking at Yan Yihuan who was pulling her sleeves anxiously, she lowered her head and stopped talking.

Mrs. Sun immediately apologized and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, this kid is a quick talker and won't go out and talk nonsense."

Mrs. Li looked at Mrs. Sun with disapproval: "Don't always make excuses for your child when she does something wrong. You are not helping her, but harming her. In your own home, we have to take care of her, but we can't marry her."

Where are you at your in-laws’ house?”

"The Jiang family is the empress dowager, the queen's natal family, and the Guo family is from the Duke of Dingguo. Of these two families, tell yourself, which one of them can our family mess with? Can the girls from these two families be arranged at will? And the little girl is

The prince is involved."

Mrs. Sun's face straightened: "What my sister-in-law said is that I will discipline Yile well in the future." After saying that, she quickly pushed Yan Yile with her hand and said, "You girl, why don't you apologize to your auntie quickly?"
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Yan Yile lowered her head and remained still.

Seeing her reluctance, Mrs. Li waved her hand: "There is no need to apologize to me, but Yile, you have been rude not once or twice. Now that you are older, you should know what is right and what is good."
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Under Sun's urging again, Yan Yile said: "Auntie, I made a mistake, and I won't do it again in the future."

Regarding the education of her niece in the next room, Mrs. Li has always given her the best advice, and has not continued to pursue her: "Remember what you said, it's not for me that you keep your mouth shut, it's for yourself."

As he spoke, he looked at the other people in the room.

"I have asked the people in the sewing room to make new clothes for you to go out. Everyone, please prepare them and follow me to the Guo family for the banquet in a few days."

After finishing talking, Mrs. Li went to deal with the general affairs. The others sat for a while and then dispersed.

On the way back to the yard, Wang Man'er saw that his girl was silent and couldn't help but said: "Girl, I think you don't need to worry about Miss Guo, just like Miss Jiang, she pesters the young prince so much, but the young prince doesn't pay attention to her.

Her?"

Daohua stopped, turned around and asked, "Do I look worried?"

Wang Man'er nodded, then shook his head: "Anyway, I don't seem too happy looking at the girl."

Daohua was silent and continued to walk forward: "I'm not unhappy." After saying that, she paused and said, "It would be nice to have a few more cousins. Let's see Xiao Yeyang's reaction."

Xiao Yeyang likes her, but is this love only for her, or does it also apply to other girls?

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Guo Mansion.

After Guo Xueming had dinner with his parents, he saw that the two of them seemed to have something to say, so he withdrew with a look.

As soon as she left, Governor Guo couldn't help but smile and praise: "Our Xueming is becoming more and more graceful now."

Mrs. Guo glanced at her husband with a smile: "In the eyes of a father, his daughter is naturally the best."

Governor Guo quit his job: "My snow is obviously the best. I see, it compares to the noble ladies of this Zhongzhou family."

Mrs. Guo's expression changed: "I don't think so. I heard that the girls from Dong Buzheng's family and the girl from Ningmen Prefecture's prefect's family seem to be very outstanding."

Governor Guo laughed casually and said: "What's the use of a good-looking woman? The most important thing is the ability to run a household and treat others. Who can surpass Xueming in our family?"

Mrs. Guo smiled, and then sighed: "So what if my daughter is outstanding? It's not just that the marriage is difficult now." When she thought of the Jiang family, she felt itchy with hatred.

If the Jiang family had not come to the house to propose marriage with great fanfare, and after being rejected by them, made the matter known to everyone, why would she have taken her hair-grown daughter away from the capital to avoid the limelight, and even delayed the marriage meeting?<

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Governor Guo's face also became ugly: "The Jiang family is so domineering, just wait and see, one day they will fall from a height to the ground."

Mrs. Guo was surprised: "What did the master know?"

Governor Guo never liked to talk about outside matters in the inner house, so he immediately interrupted: "Nothing, I heard that you are holding a banquet in the next few days?"

Mrs. Guo nodded: "Since I have come to Zhongzhou, I have to get to know the officials and their families here."

Governor Guo said 'hmm', thought for a while and said: "The Yan family and Yeyang are relatively close, and they helped me solve an urgent problem when grain seeds were stolen before. When the time comes, you can get closer to me."

Mrs. Guo agreed with a smile, and then added: "My father told me something when I was going out, and I was a little undecided."

Governor Guo: "What's the matter?"

Mrs. Guo: "... Master, tell me first, is Yeyang still the same as he was when he was a child these years?"

A smile appeared on Governor Guo's face: "Yeyang is now older, how can he still be as naughty as he was when he was a child." Thinking of the border news he received two days ago, the smile on his face became even deeper.

That boy could do it. He ran to the frontier quietly and made such a great contribution, which really surprised and gratified him.

Mrs. Guo took a look at her husband's face and smiled: "It seems that Yeyang has gotten better now?"

Governor Guo smiled and said: "Not only has it gotten better, but it is also very promising."

Mrs. Guo raised her eyebrows with some disbelief in her eyes, but thinking of the popularity of the Liulichang in Kyoto, she smiled and said: "Ye Yang built our first Liulichang in Ningmen Mansion, and it is indeed promising. However,

Sir, how is the business at Liulichang?"

Governor Guo smiled and said: "That must be good, the supply of colored glaze exceeds the demand."

Mrs. Guo quickly said: "Master, please tell me in detail."

Governor Guo: "How do I know this?"

Mrs. Guo frowned: "Ye Yang didn't take the initiative to tell you?"
To be continued...