At the Yuanping Hou Mansion, a sedan stopped, and a middle-aged man in official uniform came out with the support of the accompanying servants.
Several domestic servants were standing outside the gate of the Hou Mansion. They were all standing there with their waists bent, while the old housekeeper quickly came out to greet them.
"Master Marquis, the second master has come with several young masters and young ladies, and they are having tea in the main hall at the moment!"
Hearing this, Xue Jingyan nodded, and then walked towards the door of the mansion.
But before he could reach the main hall, his second brother Xue Jingyu came out to welcome him.
"Haha...brother, I haven't seen you for half a year!"
"Second brother, are you back? Have you arranged everything over there?"
Xue Jingyu replied: "Brother, don't worry, everyone who opposes our Houfu has already gone to the underworld!"
These things shouldn't be so public, so Xue Jingyan reminded: "Second brother... don't talk nonsense about the underworld!"
Hearing the change in his brother's tone, Xue Jingyu knew that he had made a mistake, so he replied: "Yes... I'm talking nonsense!"
After signaling to the accompanying housekeeper and servant to leave, Xue Jingyan asked about the specific process. If there were any mistakes in this kind of thing, he would not be able to tell.
After completing some inquiries and confirming that there were no omissions, Xue Jingyan put his heart back in his stomach.
"That is to say, today, if it were the time of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong, even if our family did these things, it would be trivial to reduce the rank!"
Xue Jingyu said this, but saw that his eldest brother was uncomfortable, so he asked: "Brother...could he have encountered some trouble again?"
After sighing, Xue Jingyan replied: "I just came out of the palace and learned that the emperor has a decree to marry Jun'er to King Yong!"
"Prince Yong? Is this His Highness the Ninth Prince?"
"Um!"
"Being a royal concubine?" Xue Jingyu asked again.
Xue Jingyan nodded, and then sighed again.
"Marrying a prince and having a high status is Jun'er's blessing. Why is the eldest brother frowning?" Xue Jingyu wondered.
After looking around, Xue Jingyan said: "Nowadays, all the ministers in the dynasty are dissatisfied with King Yong. If my family marries King Yong, I am afraid that the courtiers will be angry!"
"Brother, this... you are overthinking it!" Xue Jingyu frowned.
Although he was not in the court, he was generally aware of the situation.
Now that His Highness the Ninth Prince has been granted the title of king, his attempt to seize the direct heir from the vassal will come to an end, and the hostility of the courtiers will naturally disappear, and there will be talk of moving the wrathful prince to the palace.
On the contrary, if the prince becomes a vassal, he will definitely receive a large amount of rewards, not to mention that Zhao Yanxun is a favored vassal king, so the emperor will definitely compensate him more.
Prince Yong's palace is extremely wealthy. If a woman from the Xue family becomes a princess, she might be able to help the Xue family financially. This would be a great thing.
It's really unnecessary for my eldest brother to worry about this.
Of course, Xue Jingyu also knows that his eldest brother has always been cautious, but he is just a little too cautious, but this is not a bad thing for the family.
"Let's go...have some tea!"
"please!"
As the two were walking, a young man appeared in front of them, followed by two boys, each holding a wooden box in their hands.
"I've met uncle, father!"
"Yutong, your father is not here, and you don't come to the Hou Mansion? Are you afraid that my uncle will eat you?" Xue Jingyan said calmly.
The boy's name is Xue Yutong, and he is Xue Jingyu's eldest son.
"My nephew is studying, so..." Xue Yutong stuttered.
"Okay, study...what kind of bullshit book are you reading? You might be fooling around somewhere again!" Xue Jingyu scolded.
As a father, he knows best the virtues of his son.
"What did you get?"
"It's a gift from the Zhen family. It's a gadget given by Miss Zhen's family to the sisters!"
Hearing this, Xue Jingyu was even more angry. For such an old man, it was nothing to hang out with the sisters if he didn't do any serious work.
"Let the servant deliver the things, and you will serve with us!" Xue Jingyu said angrily.
"Yes!" Xue Yutong lowered his head even lower.
On the side, Xue Jingyan sighed, his two sons were equally useless.
What will happen if the Hou Mansion has no successors in the long run? Many of the founders of the country have fallen into decline.
Different from the depression in the front yard, in the garden on the northeast side of the Hou Mansion, a group of warblers and swallows were laughing and playing.
The things that Xue Yutong brought have been distributed to the ladies. After playing enough, everyone was sitting in the pavilion to rest.
"Second sister, Young Master Zhen is so infatuated that he came up with such a way to show his true feelings!"
"In my opinion, sister should also write some poems, make some paintings, etc... and give them to others!"
"What are you talking about? I think we should just tell the eldest master and let the Zhen family propose marriage!"
Even though Xue Baoyun was calm, his face heated up when he heard these words, he picked up the fan and threw it away.
The woman in green clothes was still teasing as she dodged the words: "The two families have been friends for a long time. If my sister is married, wouldn't it be even more intimate?"
"That's enough for you. If you dare to talk nonsense again... I'll report your drinking to the police!" Xue Baojun said with a sullen look on his face.
Just like that, the pavilion became quiet and the topic was led elsewhere.
There is no real grudge between the two sisters, so they became happy again after a while.
Xue Baoyun couldn't say how much she liked the young master of the Zhen family, just because he was also a dandy.
But she probably also knew that according to the wishes of the two elders, the Xue and Zhen families would definitely marry, and maybe she would really marry the young master of the Zhen family.
"Second sister, second sister..."
The hurried shouting attracted the attention of everyone in the garden, and everyone glanced over.
The visitor is Xue Yucheng, the second son of Xue Jingyan. He is now thirteen years old, a lively and active age.
Running into the pavilion, Xue Yucheng picked up the tea and drank it in one gulp, then said: "Second sister, I just got important news!"
Xue Baoyun lectured: "Look at you, how many times has your father taught you to be steady...but you still don't have the right attitude, and you don't know how many beatings it takes to change!"
A girl with bright eyes next to her continued: "Third brother, you were beaten by your father just a few days ago. Be careful to ask you about your book again today!"
"I'm afraid my father won't be in the mood to ask me about my book today. Something big is going to happen in our family!" Xue Yucheng said slowly.
"What's the big deal?" Everyone's curiosity was aroused.
Xue Yucheng likes this feeling of being admired by all the sisters.
"Speaking of this big thing, it has something to do with my second sister!"
A young girl couldn't help but ask: "What big deal is this? Tell me quickly!"
Xue Yucheng then said: "I heard from my father just now that the second sister has been elected as the princess, and the canonization edict will be issued in the next two days!"
Hearing this, all the sisters present were greatly surprised, and then started chattering among themselves.
As for the person involved, Xue Baoyun was completely confused at the moment because everything happened so suddenly.
After detailed questioning by a group of sisters, Xue Baoyun also learned more about this matter.
It turns out that she is going to marry King Yong and become his concubine.
Princess...that is an extremely precious status. Can you do it well?
"Congratulations to my second sister for finding a good son-in-law..."
"I heard my father say that His Highness King Yong is the Emperor's favorite prince, and he almost became the prince!"
"Ah... doesn't that mean that the second sister still has a chance to become the crown princess and the queen?"
Seeing that these people were getting more and more outrageous, Xue Baoyun immediately scolded: "Shut up, stop talking nonsense!"
Seeing that she was really angry, everyone calmed down a lot and then found new jokes.
As for Xue Baoyun, who was sitting in his original position, his heart was pounding like a deer at this moment.
