Marquis Residence of Jinjia - the main room of Shen Residence.

Entering the main hall of the room, three incense burners were burning on the table, and paintings of Bodhisattvas were hung on the walls. Mrs. Shen Hou, Cao Anchu, came forward and bowed in obeisance. Then she turned and came to the desk. On the desk were two letters, one from the He family and one from the Cao family. .

Mrs. Shen read the letters one by one, feeling helpless as she held her forehead with a headache. The accompanying maid, Mama Ji, looked distressed and brought tea: "Madam, please have a cup of tea to warm your heart."

Mrs. Shen waved her hand: "My eldest brother and second sister are determined to embarrass me. They invited a matchmaker to block the door earlier, and now they have sent letters. This is to embarrass me and the Shen family."

"Madam, do you still want to reply to this letter?"

"Of course I want to go back. Can you ask the matchmaker outside the door to leave?"

"Madam is so kind-hearted that she has invited all the matchmakers back. I think it's better to let the eldest brother make the decision on this matter?"

"What Mother Ji said makes sense." Zhang Peilan, the second wife of the second wife, came over and said, "Since it's hard for my sister-in-law to make a decision, let Bohuai make the decision by himself."

"Second Madam" Ji's mother bowed politely and served tea.

"Bo Huai must have rejected them all. It's just that my brother and sister don't just want me as their son-in-law. Thinking of this makes me have a headache." Mrs. Shen and the second lady sat down at the same time.

"Then use this as an excuse to reject them all. We should assume that we don't know their thoughts." The second lady patted Madam Shen's hand.

"I thought so earlier, but I was afraid that my older brother and sister were smart and wouldn't let it go."

"Is it possible that the two families came together to force a marriage?"

"My second sister won't do this, but my brother, it's hard to say."

At this moment, Ji's mother served tea: "If the eldest brother has already decided to get married, maybe he can postpone this matter?"

Mrs. Shen and the Second Madam looked at Mother Ji at the same time and felt that it made sense.

"Mama Ji is right. This is a good idea. Sister-in-law, why don't you just go back like this. This girl from the He family is an only daughter. The He family will definitely not be willing to let the girl be their aunt, and the Cao family will be the same." The second lady smiled, but Shen The lady still looked sad: "Sister-in-law is thinking..."

"If we want to reply like this, we have to make a decision with a girl first. My brothers and sisters are not easy to fool. If they find out that I have deceived them, it will definitely cause an ugly incident." Bo Huai is picky, and he has no intentions now. girl, but I don’t want the girl from my uncle and aunt.

For a moment everyone was overjoyed.

The second lady put down the teacup and thought of something: "In Bianjing City, there are the most number of girls from the Earl Wen family. I heard the day before yesterday that the eldest girl from the Wen family in Chao Mansion came back. She said that she was adopted by the second wife of the Wen family and now she is with her. When the old lady returned to Bianjing, she was the eldest daughter of Wen Mansion. I heard she was a talented girl from Chao Mansion, and she was even more gentle and gentle. I wonder if my sister-in-law and Bo Huai would like her."

"I am so ignorant"

"I also heard it from Zhong Huai not long ago. Erlang didn't say anything. I think it's okay. If Zhong Huai is interested in that eldest girl, they are a good match." The second lady said what was in her heart: " Of course, it’s okay if my sister-in-law likes this big girl, after all, I still have a second choice.”

"Oh, would you like to hear the details?" Mrs. Shen became interested.

"We are both from the Wen family, but we are the fifth daughter of the fourth family. Although she is a concubine, she is also quiet and virtuous."

"You are quite optimistic about the Wen family."

"After all, Zhong Huai has a relationship with the eldest son of the Wen family, Shi Qing. Naturally, he heard a lot about his visits to the Wen family, so he had a good impression of the Wen family girls."

"Last time I paid homage to Buddha, I really saw that the girls of the Wen family are extraordinary..." Mrs. Shen picked up the tea cup and had some thoughts...

"You said the old lady of the Wen family is here too?"

"Exactly"

Cao Anchu thought for a while: "We can come and visit you on another day!"

"That's what I was thinking. I heard that the eldest girl is in the old lady's house. Although I have heard about it, I haven't seen anyone yet. My sister-in-law can stop by and take a look." The second lady smiled and they drank tea together.

"Madam, the eldest and second young masters are here," the maid outside the house came into the house to announce.

"Let them in"

"My mother is well and my aunt is well." The eldest brother Bohuai and the second brother Shuhuai entered the house to pay homage. They are both legitimate sons of the eldest family.

Everyone in Bianjing knew that all the sons from Shenhou Mansion were very good-looking, but they had different personalities. Bohuai's personality was like that of Master Hou, a man of few words, while Shuhuai and his third brother, Shaohuai, loved to laugh and lively. Yes, more like their second uncle.

"Why didn't your third brother follow you?" Mrs. Shen asked the second young master, Shuhuai, because Shaohuai had been like his tail since he was a child, walking here and there, so it was rare that he didn't follow him this time.

"Going back to mother, brother Zhonghuai just left the house, saying he was going to pick up the treasure. But the third brother heard that he was interested, so he followed." Mother Ji moved the bench, and the two young masters sat down on the two ladies. before.

"This Zhonghuai, apart from reading, has only had this hobby since he was a child." The second lady shook her head: "Now his room is full of these weird things."

"Zhong Huai has eyesight. He gave me a vase last time. I liked it very much, so I put it there." Mrs. Shen pointed to the cupboard to the east of the door.

"Mom, uncle and aunt..." The eldest son didn't like to beat around the bush, and after the two ladies finished speaking, he went straight to the purpose of his visit.

"I just discussed with your aunt." Mrs. Shen thought for a while: "Does Uncle Huai have a girl he likes?"

"Does the mother want to marry the child to marry her uncle and aunt?"

Mrs. Shen nodded and did not reply.

"Bo Huai should get married, even if your uncle and aunt don't mention it," the second lady said seriously.

"Auntie knows that big brother, this iron tree is so easy to bloom, just like brother Shi Qing of the Wen family. No matter how hard you beat and scold, it just can't bloom."

"Second brother, if you don't speak, no one will treat you as a mute." Bo Huai's face was obviously a little confused, and all the maids and mothers in the room lowered their heads and snickered...

Uncle Huai swallowed his saliva as he listened and gulped down the tea.

The two ladies even covered their mouths with handkerchiefs and laughed: "Auntie is talking too much."

"You are right, but you are talking too much." Mrs. Shen took the second lady's hand and said, "If you want to solve the problem with your uncle and aunt, you have to make your own decision. If you are interested in your cousin, you don't have to marry her." Whoever it is, mother and your aunt, must be looking towards you."

"My child will never marry his cousin." Bo Huai said seriously and stood up. He knew where his uncle and aunt came from, but this was what he hated: "My child can never marry for the rest of his life, and he won't." Let those who are willing to take advantage of it”

"Even if your uncle and aunt have bad intentions, your two cousins ​​must have good intentions."

"My cousin is naturally good, but she is not suitable for children. Children cannot spend their lives with someone they don't like."

After saying that, Bo Huai bowed out politely. Uncle Huai also felt sorry for his brother: "What the eldest brother is most afraid of and hates is taking advantage of emotional matters. However, both my uncle and aunt are doing this because of his status as the eldest brother." If you come here, you have offended my eldest brother. How could your eldest brother agree?"

"Bo Huai is very much like the Marquis," said the second lady.

Mrs. Shen suddenly laughed when she heard this, recalling the time when she met Marquis Yu Chang: "Well, if you don't want to, just refuse. Even if you offend my brother and sister, you will still be offended..."

"Madam" Mother Ji helped Mrs. Shen to the desk: "Madam, have you really thought about it?"

"My brothers and sisters are pressing hard. They are not afraid of anything else. They are just afraid that they will send my niece directly to the house." Mrs. Shen raised her pen and suddenly remembered: "Look at me, look at me, I am really anxious and confused."

Mrs. Shen put down her pen and sat back: "In the next few days, there will be a lantern party held by Chen Guogong's mansion. My two nieces will definitely be instigated by my brother and sister to get close to Bo Huai..."

"After we get to know the eldest girl of the Wen family first, if it is true as you said, we will think of a way for Bo Huai to meet him by himself. With girls from other families around, my two nieces will not embarrass Bo Huai. .”

The second lady took Madam Shen's hand and said, "This is a good idea. No matter how anxious the He and Cao families are, they have to wait until after the New Year. They happen to catch up with the Lantern Festival, and their minds are set on it."

"Mother, do you want to treat the Wen girl for your eldest brother?" Uncle Huai stood up a little excitedly, then withdrew his expression: "The child will go too when the time comes."
Chapter completed!