Xie Songhua remained calm, "This was originally nonsense. If I hadn't found out that I was wrong, I would be just the daughter of an ordinary peasant family. What are the statuses of the princes? I am beyond my reach."
"You don't have to belittle yourself. Your father was the second minister of the dynasty, and your grandfather was the emperor's teacher. Your family's family background is actually stronger than that of the Zhou family. Miss Zhou can be the prince's concubine, why can't you?"
She paused again and then continued: "I might as well tell you the truth. The Holy One is dissatisfied. You two sisters were not selected. Speaking of which, it is a test for several princes by the Holy One to see if he has not included you in the harem.
Who else dares to take advantage of you?"
Xie Songhua looked at her in surprise, showing a bit of surprise after all.
Then he thought about it and realized that what she said was the truth. After the draft, both the Gao family and the Zhao family had become much colder towards the Xie family.
The other is that Xie Yuncang's attitude is different from that of the Qi family, and is even more cautious than the old lady. Xie Yuncang himself does not want his sisters to marry into the royal family, and is unwilling to compete for the merit of serving the dragon.
It was only under the manipulation of Qi and Xie Shuhua that they had to think of letting them marry in two separate places.
However, since the draft, there has only been talk in the government about marrying them to new scholars. On this point, Xie Yuncang said he was anxious, but in fact he always seemed very calm.
This shows that he is no longer worried about this matter, and it also confirms that the fact that they will be targeted by the prince is no longer urgent.
Gao Ying smiled and said: "Although we haven't met many times, I can see that you are a real person, and you are probably not very enthusiastic about marrying into the royal family. So what I say today, for you,
This should be considered good news, right?"
Speaking of which, Xie Songhua had to sincerely thank her.
The two people were whispering like this, which made people feel more and more that she had a good relationship with Gao Ying.
It's just that Xie Songhua has always had a doubt in her heart. She came from a wealthy family, Gao Ying, and is definitely not a silly sweetheart who has a taboo about making shallow connections and talking deeply. She wouldn't be so unclear.
But when they caught up with Chen Liu step by step, she realized what Gao Ying's purpose was today.
Sure enough, Gao Ying's whole attitude changed when she saw Chen Liu.
A peacock spreading its wings can roughly describe the feeling Gaoying gives people at this time.
"Did Chen Zhuangyuan also report to the Hanlin Academy on the 20th?"
Chen Liu and Xie Langhua walked together. The two of them had just been discussing a policy article of the previous dynasty. Their serious manners successfully persuaded other people who were traveling with them to leave.
Seeing the two of them approaching, he first turned his eyes from Xie Songhua, and then nodded gently to Gao Ying, "This is the arrangement of the Ministry of Rites."
"My cousin is a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy. He was talking about you at home not long ago, saying that you are very talented."
The expression on Chen Liu's face did not change much, he still acted so calm and self-possessed, "I met Gao Shizun last time when I went back to the Hanlin Academy. Gao Gao is the real scholar. I am impressed by you. I will work hard for Gao in the future."
Sir, please give me some advice."
Hearing him mention her family, Gao Ying looked proud and said, "You can see that my cousin really likes Chen Zhuangyuan. If you have anything to do in the future, just come to him..."
He hesitated for a moment, with a suspicious blush on his face, "Of course, you can also come directly to my house. My father also admires you very much. He has always loved talents, and I hope you can come to my house as a guest!"
Chen Liu just pondered for a moment, then nodded his thanks, "Thank you."
There was no common topic at this time. Gao Ying quickly pulled Xie Songhua forward, "I heard that you two were from the same place? We knew each other before, why do you seem so different now?!"
Xie Songhua suddenly had a panic attack and her head was as big as a bucket. Even if she and Chen Liu knew each other, they could still say a few words, but in front of so many people, it was really a bit too much to ask them to have a family recognition meeting.
How embarrassing!
Chen Liu couldn't help but laugh, glanced at the embarrassed Xie Songhua again, nodded lightly and said, "Yes, we have known each other since we were children."
There was a faint smile in his tone, and at the same time, it made people feel that this was a very common thing and could be said in a very ordinary tone.
In this way, Xie Songhua was no longer so uncomfortable, and she nodded, "We know each other, but we don't have to reminisce about old times when we meet!"
Xie Langhua didn't react for a while. He knew from the last time that Chen Liu and his sister came from the same place.
I also know that it was for this reason that my father asked about Chen Liu's situation and invited him to his home twice.
But in his opinion, the girl's family should stay in the boudoir. In addition to relatives, even men who are very familiar with her should also abide by certain social rules.
And she always believed that Xie Songhua and Chen Liu had a very safe relationship.
Seeing the expressions and attitudes of the two of them now, I feel that my understanding of the fact that they know each other seems to be somewhat biased.
So he couldn't help but curiously asked: "Did your families live very close to each other before?"
"It's quite close," it was Chen Liu who spoke, and he actually got ahead of Xie Songhua. "It's probably less than a hundred steps from my house to her house."
"So close!"
Gao Ying couldn't help being surprised, looked at the two of them, and then nodded: "It seems that the Feng Shui in your place is really nurturing, and all the people you raise are so beautiful. If there is a chance in the future, I will
I’m going to stay at your place too.”
After saying that, he seemed to suddenly realize that he had said something wrong. He couldn't help but look at Chen Liu quietly. Fortunately, Chen Liu didn't notice her appearance and could not interpret the meaning of her words.
Xie Songhua heard clearly from the side. Standing here now, he felt that he seemed a bit redundant.
She suddenly remembered what Yu Ruzhuo said last night. Did she really want to marry Chen Liu?
Xie Songhua couldn't help but look up at Chen Liu, and met his eyes, which were looking at him with a smile.
Her heart suddenly beat like thunder.
It's not because of this look that contains other meanings, but...
There are so many people in this place, and a more thoughtful person might be able to guess something if they noticed the way he looked at them at this moment.
Xie Songhua has not yet figured out whether she really wants to marry Chen Liu, but if someone sees that she is inappropriate, causing some gossip, and is forced to marry him, that will be a different story!
She couldn't help but move closer to Xie Langhua, and then heard Gao Ying ask enthusiastically: "I'm afraid Chen Zhuangyuan has been working very hard since he was a child! What did you do to help the family when you were young? I heard
…”
Halfway through, he seemed to realize that what he said was inappropriate, and he quickly waved his hands and said: "I don't mean to look down on the farmers, I'm just curious."
Chen Liu's tone was very gentle, "It doesn't matter. Although I have to study, I can't help with household matters. When the farming season is busy, we will all go to the fields."
When he said this, he suddenly glanced at Xie Songhua again, with an uncontrollable smile on his lips, "I remember one time, Yao... Miss Xie fell into a mud pit, and when she came back, the girl at the entrance of our village
The dog didn't recognize her and barked at her. As a result, all the dogs in the village were awakened and ran out, scaring her to tears."
