Chapter 329: Hairpin

Eleven Niang ignored it and paid attention to Mrs. Gan beside her, Mrs. Zhennan Hou Shizi was talking to her.

Last time you said you had chest tightness, it feels better. No. Mrs. Hou Shizi of Zhennan is a short and thin woman in her forties. She has a sickly look on her face, but her eyes are sharp when she looks at people. She stands there softly and weakly, but she is stronger than Mrs. Gan.

Even more powerful. I also had some chest tightness a few days ago, so I asked Dr. Zhou to help me make 200 Qingxin Pills. After taking them, I feel okay. If you still feel uncomfortable, I will have someone send you some when I get back.

Try it.

Her voice is low and her words are gentle. Her words are neither intimate nor enthusiastic, but when heard in people's ears, they feel calm and peaceful.

Eleven Niang felt that her relationship with Mrs. Gan must be unusual.

Sure enough, a trace of bitterness flashed in Mrs. Gan's eyes and she said: It's a mental illness of mine, and it doesn't matter whether I eat or not. She spoke out her feelings very calmly.

Eleven Niang was a little surprised.

She did not expect that Mrs. Gan would be so calm with her. But this also confirmed her suspicion.

Mrs. Zhennan Hou Shizi glanced at Eleven Niang.

When Mrs. Gan saw her, she introduced Eleven Niang to Mrs. Zhennan Hou Shizi: Eleven Niang was gentle and considerate, and she got along well with me. Then she introduced Mrs. Zhennan Hou Shizi to Eleven Niang. When I first married to Yanjing,

I don’t know anyone, but thanks to Sister Wang’s guidance.

Although it was the first time she met Mrs. Wang, since Mrs. Gan treated her so sincerely, she should also treat Mrs. Gan sincerely.

Eleven Niang bent her knees and saluted Mrs. Zhennan Hou Shizi.

Mrs. Zhennan Hou Shizi returned the gift and said with a smile: Tell me, why do you suddenly act as someone else's praiser and have reservations about Eleven Niang's attitude?

Mrs. Gan smiled and said: I also heard from Mrs. Tai that no suitable candidate has been found yet, so I recommended myself.

It turned out that Mrs. Gan took the initiative, and she thought it was Mrs. Tai who requested it.

A trace of gratitude flashed in Eleven Niang's eyes.

Mrs. Hou Shizi of Zhennan smiled when she heard this, looked around and said: Why didn't you see my sister-in-law? Then she sighed and said, she was talking to Mrs. Lin. Then she smiled apologetically at Eleven Niang, and I went over to say hello.

Eleven Niang smiled and nodded, and Mrs. Zhennan Hou Shizi went to Mrs. Zhou's place.

Mrs. Gan whispered to her: She also has a very good relationship with your sister. On the contrary, her sister-in-law, Mrs. Zhou, has an average relationship with your sister.

Eleven Niang was a little surprised.

Everyone seemed to be avoiding Yuanniang in front of her, intentionally or unintentionally. Not only was this the first time she heard someone talk about Yuanniang so frankly in front of her, but it was also the first time she knew someone who was close to Yuanniang.

She couldn't help but look towards Mrs. Zhennan Hou Shizi, but Princess Fucheng's voice came to her ears: From the Xu family, come here and let me take a look.

Eleven Niang hurriedly restrained herself and went to Princess Fucheng's place with a smile.

Princess Fucheng took her hand and looked up and down, saying: You made this dress yourself too.

Eleven Niang didn't expect Princess Fucheng to ask this.

Listening to this tone, is it possible that there are rumors outside that I am good at making clothes?

She suppressed the confusion in her heart and said respectfully: "To return to the princess, the needlework master at home is very skilled, so I tried to make a few clothes."

Princess Fucheng laughed and said: You don't have to be modest. Our sister Fang is full of praise for you.

It turns out to be Sister Fang

Eleven Niang said sweetly: She just happened to catch Sister Fang's eye.

It’s not easy to catch the eye of our sister Fang. Princess Fucheng smiled and said, I heard that you are still teaching sister Hui’s children to be popular. Someday, you will give some advice to our sister Fang, so that our needleworkers can also open their eyes.

The masters from the needlework bureau were coming and going in our house, which dazzled me.

This is simply a compliment.

Eleven Niang hurriedly said: The princess is too complimentary

The madam also modestly said: She is just more ingenious. When it comes to embroidery skills, the masters in the needlework bureau are naturally better.

Speaking of which, praising Eleven Niang would be a bit disparaging of the Needlework Bureau.

Princess Fucheng laughed a few times.

Mother Du on the side saw this and quickly arranged for the maids to start serving food.

After dinner, Princess Fucheng and Mrs. Zhou stood up and left.

Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Tang, Mrs. Zheng Taijun, also went home one after another. Mrs. Lin did not go back with Mrs. Lin, but stayed at the end.

When Eleven Niang saw her, she came out of the flower hall and took Mrs. Lin out through the passage between Dianchun Hall and the garden.

Mrs. Lin slowly walked forward with her.

I asked Sister Hui. She said that Zhongran had been practicing painting hostas in the back garden during those days. When she went there, Zhongran happened to be practicing painting in the pavilion in the back garden. When Sister Hui saw her, she said

He wanted to draw a hosta flower to make a Sichuan fan, but he couldn't draw it well. Zhongran chose one from the old paintings and gave it to Sister Hui. Sister Hui didn't say anything else, and he didn't ask.

Eleven Niang didn't expect that Mrs. Lin was still thinking about this matter.

She thought it was over after she finished speaking.

Sister Hui just made a stopgap measure. Eleven Niang pretended not to understand and said with a smile, Sister Zhen didn’t take it to heart. They sisters didn’t say anything, so we didn’t mention it.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Lin held on to her and said, "I asked my younger brother about it later. Was it Zhongran who came back to report the letter on his own initiative, or was it sent by him? My younger brother said that he was the one who sent me. I don't know."

There are guests at home.

Eleven Niang thought of that sad look.

Shao Zhongran rushed back to see Mrs. Lin, and the servants would definitely tell him what guests had come to his house.

If Shao Zhongran knew nothing about Sister Zhen, she would not believe it anyway

Eleven Niang thought for a while, and simply said: Because there was a marriage proposal first, and then there was the fan affair, I thought wrongly. Now it seems that I was too preoccupied.

Don't say it was you, it was me. When I heard about it, I was so angry. Mrs. Lin laughed and said, regretting that she mentioned this marriage in front of you. Later, when she found out it was a misunderstanding, she hurriedly came to tell you

Explain. She said and sighed, we are not others, let me tell you the truth. If we want to talk about other things, our Zhongran family is not bad at all. Not to mention that our Shao family was a prominent family in Cangzhou in the previous dynasty, and we are Zhongran people.

I am not boasting about his character, knowledge and appearance, it is rare. What’s more, his grandfather once served as the deputy general of the Guangxi Army, and his family also has some assets. Just because he is the eldest son in the family, he will stay in Cangzhou to build a career in the future. Based on this, he is

It's all very well, but I'm afraid the Madam wouldn't agree. So when my younger brother came to tell me, I wasn't very enthusiastic. But my younger brother begged again and again, and when Zhongran found out, he just blushed.

Keep your head down and don't speak. I'm here to test your tone.

She stopped and looked at Eleven Niang seriously.

Later, I heard your tone and knew that you were not very willing. In addition, I was sad to think that our Sister Hui would marry me far away. When I returned home, I told them that your family bluntly rejected the marriage. At that time, my younger brother even begged me after hearing this.

Come forward and talk about it again. Zhongran knew about it but told me not to mention it again. I thought Zhongran had a low reputation and felt uncomfortable after knowing that he was rejected. So I didn’t ask more. Then you told me about the fan.

Mrs. Lin was a little embarrassed and said, "I thought it was two bastards who lost their way and asked Sister Hui to deliver something privately. So I kept asking my younger brother with a straight face, why did he ask me to match Zhongran's father?"

Do you know the outcome of this matter? My younger brother said that he once wrote a letter and mentioned it. Zhongran’s father asked me to help him make the decision. As for why he wanted to say that Sister Zhen, she stopped talking and asked me to move my father out. Young brother

They told me that it was because they had seen Sister Zhen talking to her while carefully observing Eleven Niang's expression.

Eleven Niang deliberately showed a bit of surprise.

Lin Da Nai thought about today's hairpin ceremony. She originally wanted to find an opportunity to go to Mrs. Eleven's house to talk with Eleven Niang. But when she saw today's scene, she immediately changed her mind. She felt that if this marriage could get Eleven

I'm afraid my mother's consent will make me more confident.

This is all my fault. Mrs. Lin’s face is slightly red. My youngest brother is only five or six years older than Zhong Ran. In addition, Zhong Ran is my nephew. I always treat them as children, which makes me a little indulgent.

They. They occasionally went to the back garden to hang out, so they didn't stop them.

It seems that he is destined to do so.

My younger brother said that once he and Zhongran were going to go for a walk in the garden, and they saw Sister Hui and Miss Bang playing in the pavilion nearby. Several girls were laughing and joking, some were picking flowers in the garden, and some were playing in the garden.

Flying kites and sitting in the pavilion chatting, there was only one person wearing moon-white clothes, instructing the maids to make tea for them. At that time, Zhongran said to my younger brother with some impoliteness, this girl is very virtuous. My younger brother then

Got interested.

Mrs. Lin said with emotion, "Zhongran saw that my younger brother was pouring beans out of a bamboo tube and said everything. Then he told me the truth. He thought that since our two families had a good relationship, he was of good character.

Let me tell you, your family will most likely agree. Later, I heard that he was rejected, and although I was unwilling to do so, when I thought about it carefully, your family either felt that he had accomplished nothing and was not riding a dragon to become a son-in-law; or he felt sorry for his daughter and did not want her to be married.

If I ask for a distant marriage again, your family will be a little strange. If it is spread that he has met Sister Zhen's son again, it will only ruin Sister Zhen's reputation. So if I say that your family does not agree, he will not

If I say anything again, I think he is considerate for Sister Zhen, and he is very considerate. It is a coincidence that such twists and turns happened, and it can be regarded as fate. This is why I asked you to mention this marriage again.

But Eleven Niang heard something and said in deep thought: Mr. Shao, do you know that Sister Zhen is a concubine?

Lin Da Nai said awkwardly: Sister Zhen’s identity was found out with the help of my younger brother.

In this way, before the fan incident, Shao Zhongran knew that the marriage was about to take place, so he looked at the main room sadly.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but said: I can't make the decision on this matter, so I'd better wait until Mr. Hou comes back before speaking in a gentle tone, with a hint of discussion.

Mrs. Lin felt relieved when she heard this.

Since it can be discussed, there is room for maneuver.

She smiled and said: Then we will wait until Mr. Hou comes back.

Eleven Niang nodded with a smile and sent Mrs. Lin to the Chuihua Gate.

A little maid rushed in and saw Eleven Niang hurriedly bending her knees and squatting down: Madam, the Marquis is back
Chapter completed!