Princess Jia Shu did not want Cui Yulan to find someone in Shangjing. The powerful people in Shangjing were deeply intertwined, and they were single and weak, so it was not suitable.

But Mrs. Xi and her daughter did not think so. After listening to the concubine's words, Mrs. Xi said: "I didn't want Yulan to match the prince of the Hou family. Didn't the Hou family have a second son who was about the same age as Yulan?

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The concubine sighed and said: "Everyone will plan for their own children. The second young master is the biological son of Madam Hou, so she will naturally make good plans for him. Think about it, if the eldest young master can seize the title, Madam Hou will definitely give it to the second young master.

If the young master wants a good future, his marriage will definitely not be simple."

Mrs. Xi had a look of loneliness on her face. She wanted her daughter to find a good family in Shangjing, so she took her daughter to seek refuge with her sister. However, only when she arrived in Shangjing did she realize that there were too many ways to get married among powerful people in Shangjing.

Seeing her like this, the concubine couldn't bear it, and she softly advised: "Life in a big family is not as easy as you think. It's better to find a good family in Anzhou. My father, brother, and others are all in Anzhou.

Help you."

Princess Jia Shu was born in Anzhou. Now her father serves as the magistrate of Anzhou, and her brothers also serve in Anzhou. It can be said that Anzhou is the base of the Xi family. Cui Yulan can definitely find a prominent local family when looking for her husband's family in Anzhou.

.

But after hearing what the concubine said, Xi didn't say anything. This was because she still wanted Cui Yulan to find someone in Beijing. The concubine stopped talking after seeing this. Everyone has their own choice, and of course in the end, they have to do it for themselves.

Take responsibility for your choices.

They can stay in Shangjing as long as they want. It's nothing more than the expense of two more people.

After Tang Shuyi returned to the Hou Mansion, she began to plan to find a suitable location to open a meeting place. However, she was not in a hurry. If it didn't work, she would buy a piece of land and build it herself.

Two days later, she found a name and sent a Ru kiln blue and white tea set to Concubine Jia Shu. The value was equivalent to the Dongzhu headband that the concubine gave Xiao Yuzhu.

After the concubine received the tea set, she couldn't help but said to Aunt Liu beside her: "This Madam Yongninghou is a wonderful person."

Aunt Liu smiled and said: "I heard that when Marquis Yongning was alive, the two of them were very affectionate."

The concubine thought of Xiao Yuzhu again, and sighed and said: "When I asked Chengyun to get married, if I was afraid of the jealousy of the people above, I would have found a girl from a small family with no family background, so that I could have an heir. But he said, if I marry

After his wife gave birth to a child, he was no longer around, leaving orphans and widowers living a difficult life. He had already guessed that one day would come. But he didn't want to think about it. If he could have a boy and a girl, I would have one in my lifetime.

I hope not."

At the end of the sentence, the concubine's eyes turned red again, and Aunt Liu quickly tried to persuade her.

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The weather is getting colder and colder, and today Beijing is experiencing its first snowfall since the beginning of winter. Xiao Yuzhu looked at the snow-covered scenery outside and happily said to Tang Shuyi, "Mom, let's go build a snowman."

Tang Shuyi looked at the pure white world and felt very good, so she nodded and said yes.

"Have someone call cousin Le'er, and let's build a snowman together." Xiao Yuzhu did not forget her little friend.

Of course, Tang Shuyi did not refuse, and sent someone to pick him up from the Duke's Mansion, and then said: "Today's lunch can be eaten in the garden, and the hot pot is eaten while admiring the snowy scenery. It is both vulgar and elegant, so beautiful!"

After hearing this, Xiao Yuzhu clapped her hands and said, holding up her skirt and running outside, saying: "I'll tell the eldest brother and the second brother."

Tang Shuyi waved her hand to go, and she asked Cuiyun to go to the kitchen, let them prepare things for lunch, and ordered people to clean up the flower pavilion in the garden.

After a while, Xiao Yuzhu came with people, not only Xiao Yuchen and Xiao Yuming, but also Guan Yinian and Yan Wu, Qi Er. Everyone was in a high mood, and Tang Shuyi went to the garden with a group of people. Just after arriving, Tang Anle came

, and with her were the Third Young Master Tang and the Fourth Young Master Tang.

Tang Shuyi looked at this large group of people, smiled and asked someone to go to the kitchen to tell them to prepare more ingredients because there were more people.

Xiao Yuzhu and Tang Anle, as well as Xiao Yuming, Yan Wu, Qi Er, and the Fourth Young Master of Tang, made snowmen together. Xiao Yuchen, Guan Yinian, and the Third Young Master of Tang recited poems and composed poems to the snowy scenery. Tang Shuyi brought the green bamboos and green clouds and cut plum blossoms to sit on them.

Flowers were arranged in the pavilion lit by charcoal, and everyone was busy doing their own thing. It was very lively.

After a while, the snowman was piled up. Xiao Yuzhu ran to Xiao Yuchen, pulled him and asked him to write a poem for the snowman. Xiao Yuchen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but still thought about it for a while and said: "Holding the snowball in your hand as a little friend, dancing and showing off."

Fake. Bits of snowflakes are flying around you, dancing gracefully a thousand times."

Xiao Yuming, Qi Er and the others clapped their hands when they heard it, while Guan Yinian and Tang San were commenting on the poem. Tang Shuyi told Cuizhu Cuiyun while arranging flowers, "Our eldest son still has some

Two brushes."

After hearing this, Cuizhu and Cuiyun laughed beside them.

Soon it was lunch time, and Tang Shuyi asked people to separate the pavilion with a screen, put a pot on one side, and men and women ate separately.

Standing in the warm pavilion, facing the steaming pot, looking at the white rockery, bamboos, flower terraces and water pavilions outside the pavilion... This contrast makes people indescribably refreshing.

After lunch, Tang Shuyi felt a little tired, so he got up and went back to rest, leaving a group of young people to play here. As soon as he entered the house and changed his clothes, someone came to report that Mr. and Mrs. Guan Yougen were here.

Tang Shuyi was stunned after hearing this. The two of them rushed from Xishan on this snowy day. Something must have happened, so they quickly asked people to come in.

Guan Yougen and his wife looked tired, their cheeks and noses were red from the cold. Tang Shuyi had someone serve them hot tea and asked, "But something happened?"

After hearing her words, the couple both looked embarrassed and didn't know how to speak. Upon seeing this, Tang Shuyi said: "We are all our own people. If you have anything to say, you can just say it."

Sister-in-law Guan hesitated for a moment and said: "There is something wrong with Aunt Lu's mother-in-law's brother's family. Human lives are at stake. We just happened to run into it, so I thought I would come and beg you."

Tang Shuyi was a little confused. Who is this Aunt Lu?

When Mrs. Guan saw this, she explained to her, "The wife that Mr. Hou married in the village is named Lu, and we all call her Aunt Lu."

Tang Shuyi was stunned and asked: "Is it Lu... have they got news?"

They refer to the Xiao family in the village. Sister-in-law Guan also understood, but she shook her head and said: "There is no news about Aunt Lu and the others. Aunt Lu's natal brothers and family were also lost with them."

Tang Shuyi nodded and asked, "What happened?"

Sister-in-law Guan sighed and said: "Aunt Lu's natal brother's family settled in a Zhoushan village twenty miles outside Shangjing a few years ago. It's not easy for a family of more than ten people. Fortunately, they have a cow at home, so they can

Driving an ox cart to pull people back and forth to earn some money. Unexpectedly, a few days ago, their eldest grandson was driving a cart to bring people to Beijing, and he ran into a carriage at the gate of the city."

"Injured someone?" Tang Shuyi asked.

"No," Sister-in-law Guan shook her head and added: "The person sitting in the carriage was holding a vase in his arms. When the ox-cart hit her, she lost her seat and fell. The vase fell out and... broke. They let

The eldest grandson of the Lu family gritted his teeth and said that he would pay for the vase. Unexpectedly, the man said that the vase was worth several hundred taels. Even if the whole family was sold, they could not get hundreds of taels of silver! In the end, the man paid

After being dismissed from office, the eldest grandson of the Lu family was taken to prison."

"Then how did the Lu family meet you?" Tang Shuyi asked again.

Sister-in-law Guan: "Yesterday, my old man came to Beijing to buy things, and I bumped into him at the city gate."

At this time, Guan Yougen said: "I played with the Lu family elders when we were young, but I didn't expect that we could still recognize each other after so many years. Seeing how anxious they were, the person they bumped into seemed to be someone from a high-ranking official family.

We have a solution, we are thinking of coming over to beg you."

Tang Shuyi was silent for a moment and said, "Are the people from the Lu family here?"

"Come, come, it's outside the Hou Mansion." Guan Yougen said hurriedly.

Tang Shuyi turned to Cuiyun and said, "Bring the people in and ask them which company they hit. At the worst, we can pay them money."

ps: Before joining the army, Mr. Hou married a wife at home. Her surname was Lu, and she was the Aunt Lu mentioned in the article. In other words, something happened to the brother of the first wife whom Mr. Hou married.
Chapter completed!