Mrs. Ruan stood up and took a closer look with the support of Grandma Yun. After looking at it for a long time, she exclaimed: "These are all grid after grid, Mian Mian, how did you know that they belong to our house?"
"My slave can't find the right direction when looking at this picture. The densely packed grids look like tangles." Aunt Yun said.
"Mianmian, look at what's special about this picture." Ruan Geng deliberately tested.
Ruan Mianmian simply climbed up on the chair and knelt down to take a look. She pointed to the side with her little hand: "Hey, with this extra piece, is grandpa going to expand the Hou Mansion?"
"It's not an expansion." Ruan Geng was very satisfied with Ruan Mianmian's performance, "I plan to ask your uncle and the others to move out and move next door."
Ruan Mianmian remained silent. This kind of thing was not something that a little girl like her should get involved in.
Mrs. Ruan said casually: "In a blink of an eye, Ruan Jin and Ruan Zhao are eighteen and sixteen, and they are now at the age where they should marry."
"Speaking of marriage? The eldest brother and the second brother are less than twenty." Ruan Mianmian was very surprised.
"It's time." Aunt Yun touched Ruan Mianmian's cheek affectionately, "In ten years, it will be my turn to kiss you."
"Yes, yes, yes." Mrs. Ruan was very happy after hearing this, "Grandma will definitely choose a son-in-law for you who can ride on the dragon."
Ruan Geng waved his hand displeasedly: "Okay, old lady, how old is Mianmian?"
It was hard for Ruan Mianmian to imagine that getting married as a teenager would be like playing house with a child.
"Even if ten years later, Mianmian will only be thirteen, I will keep her for a few more years." Ruan Geng really thought so.
"I don't want to get married, I want to stay with my grandfather and grandmother." Ruan Mianmian jumped off the chair and snuggled into Mrs. Ruan's arms.
Mrs. Ruan laughed when she saw the little breast dumpling nuzzling her coquettishly in her arms: "You say that now, but you won't think so when you get older."
"Mian Mian's affairs are far away, let's get down to business." Ruan Geng brought back the topic, "If Ruan Jin and Ruan Zhao get married, there won't be enough room in the house. The next door used to be the residence of an old minister of the imperial court. He retired and returned home a few days ago. Grandfather
So I bought it.”
Mrs. Ruan asked with a smile: "Mianmian, is your grandfather's idea a good idea?"
"Stop pretending." Ruan Geng motioned to Adong to put away the floor plan, "Your grandmother told me everything about yesterday."
"What happened yesterday? What happened?" Ruan Mianmian asked doubtfully.
Ruan Geng stroked his beard and looked at Ruan Mianmian: "I was wondering if our Ding'an Marquis Mansion should also hold a banquet? Restore your status as Miss Ding'an Marquis Mansion."
"Do you need to recover?" Ruan Mianmian said, and her grandfather and grandmother looked guilty.
Ruan Mianmian grabbed the hands of the two elders with both hands: "Grandpa, grandmother, I don't mean to blame you. I just feel that holding a banquet specifically for this is too deliberate. It will be my grandmother's birthday in a few days, so I would like to take this opportunity to say this.
Already."
"Mianmian is right." Mrs. Ruan couldn't help but frowned when she thought of yesterday, "The boss's wife is really clueless. Do we need to use the banquet of Prince Jing's Mansion to let people know Mianmian?"
Ruan Mianmian smiled and said casually: "Grandma, if eldest aunt has no brains, how can she be in charge of the Hou Mansion for nearly ten years?"
Mrs. Ruan was suddenly shocked. She didn't think much about it yesterday, but suddenly the words of Xiaotai Dumpling woke up the dreamer.
The eldest daughter-in-law is not a fuel-efficient person. Normally, it is impossible for her to go astray on such a simple matter. If not, it is intentional.
Mrs. Ruan thought about it and was extremely frightened. Is Chen Wanyu not willing to risk the reputation of Ding'an Marquis Mansion to destroy Ruan Mianmian?
"Old man, you can ask the craftsman to finish it as soon as possible. Choose a good day next month and let the big house and Qin Ruolan move there as soon as possible." Mrs. Ruan, who was still hesitant at first, made an instant decision.
The Ruan family owed Ruan Mianmian enough in the past, but now they finally have such a precious granddaughter. Regardless of whether Chen Wanyu did it unintentionally or intentionally, Mrs. Ruan was secretly determined to prevent anything that might harm her from happening.
Ruan Mianmian asked casually: "What about the eldest brother and the second brother?"
"They stayed in Moluzhai to avoid being taught bad things by their troublesome mother." One of the reasons for Ruan Geng's move was also for the sake of his two grandsons.
"Okay, Grandpa, if Grandma doesn't have any other instructions, I'm going to the study."
Mrs. Ruan wanted to stop Ruan Mianmian but was stopped by Ruan Geng: "Go, grandpa will check your homework later."
"Okay!" Ruan Mianmian jumped up and ran towards the study.
"Old man, Mianmian is a girl and she doesn't want to take the exam for the top prize. Why do you insist on forcing her to study?"
"Mother Yun, Adong, please go down."
Seeing that the old man had something to say to himself, Mrs. Ruan sat next to Ruan Geng.
"Who said girls can't take the top prize? Besides, even if we don't take the top prize, we, Mianmian, are no worse than boys." Ruan Geng lowered his voice and said seriously.
Mrs. Ruan looked at Ruan Geng in astonishment. In this dynasty, only talents are promoted, regardless of gender. No matter whether it is civil servants or military generals, there have been examples of women and men, but those are only a handful.
"Old woman, do you still remember my grandmother?" Ruan Geng recalled that year.
Speaking of this ancestor of the Ruan family, she is a well-known figure. During the palace coup, she protected the late emperor and turned the tide. It can be said that without her, there would be no Li family dynasty today.
When discussing rewards for her merits, she refused repeatedly because she did not take credit. Finally, the late emperor named her "Marquis of Ding'an". The title was hereditary and passed to Ruan Geng in the third generation.
The word "Ding'an" has a profound meaning. The late emperor once said that with the Ruan family here, the country and the country will be stable.
Regardless of whether it was the late emperor or the current emperor, several attempts to promote the Ruan family were declined. The descendants of the Ruan family had to rely on their own strength to fight for their future. Ruan Geng also had several opportunities to be crowned king, but he declined them all.
Therefore, no matter the princes, generals, civil servants or military generals, they all respect the Ruan family from the bottom of their hearts, especially the old Marquis Ruan Geng, and even the emperor has complete trust in him.
"Of course I remember." Decades later, Mrs. Ruan can still clearly remember the first time she met her ancestors as a bride.
"Mianmian is the wisest among the descendants of the Ruan family, and the child who is most like her grandmother."
Ruan Geng's words shocked Mrs. Ruan. She knew that Ruan Mianmian was extremely intelligent, but she didn't expect that he was so highly regarded in the heart of the old Marquis.
"How long do you think the aura of our ancestors can protect the Ruan family? I have worked hard, but the Ruan family has not been lost to me in the end. I am old, and after Ruan Qi disappeared, I seemed to have lost hope and felt that I had no successor.
"Old man, don't think about it anymore." Mrs. Ruan comforted her, "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings."
"Well, I understand Li'er, but I have the Ding'an Marquis Mansion on my shoulders, so I have to make plans."
Mrs. Ruan suggested: "I think Ruan Xiao can shoulder this important task."
"Ruan Xiao is good, that's why I sent him to the prince. I relied on his military exploits, but now that the world is at peace, he relies on his friendship with the future prince since childhood."