Chuntao walked leisurely to Buyi Alley under the darkness of night and knocked on a door. It was opened by Songbai, the boy next to Xie Renhuai.
"It's this hour, Chuntao, how did you find yourself here?"
"Songbai, is the fifth master here?"
Songbai was shocked, thinking that something had happened in the house, or that the fourth master, who was going to return to the house in the near future, had arrived, otherwise Chuntao would not have come here overnight to look for someone.
He ignored the sound of the piano and psalm in the house and hurriedly prepared to go inside to call someone.
He was stopped by Chuntao.
"It's good that Fifth Master is here. My cousin wants to go back to Fifth Master. He said that he will go to the Jiang family tomorrow. If he wants to leave a good impression on the Jiang family and agrees to marry Miss Jiang, the cousin still needs to pay more. The fifth master gave some instructions on etiquette details."
She glanced at Qiu Hong, who was standing next to Miss Yuqiong who was standing in the corridor, and deliberately raised her voice, "Maybe my cousin heard something and asked me to warn the fifth master, saying that such low-born prostitutes will only ruin the world." I want to end the marriage between the Fifth Master and Miss Jiang. I ask the Fifth Master not to hang around here anymore in the future, and to end it as soon as possible, and not to ruin his own future."
Songbai didn't dare to say anything more, so he immediately went into the house and told Xie Renhuai's purpose of coming to Xie Renhuai, who was drinking and intoxicated by the sound of the piano and the piano.
Chuntao heard the music in the house suddenly stop, and then Xie Renhuai ran out in a hurry.
Through the half-open window, she saw that girl Yuqiong's face, which should have been charming and delicate, was covered with frost.
By the time Xie Renhuai arrived at Chunshu Courtyard, the key had already been left on the door. The people in the courtyard answered, but Song Yueyi couldn't hold on any longer and had just turned on the lamp and rested.
Xie Renhuai punched the wall and gritted his teeth in anger.
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Early the next morning, Song Yueyi asked Jinglan and Qinlan to dress her up.
After breakfast, he took Jinglan Wen's mother Liuyun and Xie Renhuai to the Governor's Mansion.
Jiang Zhongyi, the governor of Suizhou, was different from Xianzong of the Song Dynasty who had only been in the temple for many years. The Jiang family was a wealthy family in the previous dynasty.
After Daliang was established as the capital, the Jiang family became wealthy and donated a lot of money and food to help some local officials' political achievements. Therefore, the Jiang family did not decline due to the change of dynasties.
The Jiang family has always had a good family tradition, and the children in the family have good moral character. After the scientific examination was resumed in Daliang, Jiang Zhongyi became the first person in his family to be awarded the Jinshi.
After many years in the officialdom, he never made any enemies and made many good friends. Only in this way was he able to have a smooth official career and prosperous official career, and finally got the post of Suizhou governor. It is estimated that once the term of office is over, he can be transferred back to Beijing and continue to rise.
When Emperor Xianzong of Song Dynasty sent Song Yueyi to Jianghu, he had already greeted Governor Jiang.
The daughter of a classmate and friend is about to marry into the Xie family. As an elder, Jiang Zhongyi naturally has to take care of her.
Therefore, on weekdays, as long as the general affairs of the Xie Mansion are relaxed a little, Song Yueyi will go to the Jiang family. Firstly, she will visit her elders, secondly, she will chat with the second girl Jiang about some intimate affairs; thirdly, the old lady of the Xie family and Xie Jingling will talk about everything. It was because he wanted her to be closer to the Jiang family. How could she not understand that without the relationship with the Chengwu Marquis Mansion, the Xie family wanted to cling to the powerful?
Besides, although Jiang Zhongyi was kind, he was not stupid. He allowed Miss Jiang to visit the Xie Mansion not only because of Song Yueyi's relationship, but also because Xie Jingling and Xie Renhuai were the legitimate sons of Marquis Chengwu after all.
It has long been heard that the son of Marquis Chengwu and his stepmother is a dandy who cannot stand up to the wall. The prince of the Marquis Mansion has not yet been named. If this continues, Xie Jingling is very likely to become the person to inherit the title.
If Xie Jingling accepts the title, as his brother, Xie Renhuai will not be any worse off when the time comes.
Because of this consideration, the Jiang family actually acquiesced in the marriage between Miss Jiang and Xie Renhuai. Otherwise, in the fantasy world, the marriage between the two would not have been so easy.
Now the two families have taken the first step, and when the time comes, they will push the boat forward and it will happen.
It was already the time when Song Yueyi and Xie Renhuai arrived at the Chiang mansion.
Although Mrs. Chiang had not sent out an invitation and did not want to make a fuss about it, some local ladies and ladies who were flattering took notice and took the opportunity to get close to the Chiang family with generous gifts.
Some guests from the Jiang Mansion have already arrived.
The man was greeted by Mr. Jiang and his son in the front yard, while the lady was welcomed into the open hall of the inner house, where they chatted in the garden, enjoyed flowers and listened to the opera.
Xie Renhuai stayed in the front yard, while Song Yueyi was welcomed into the open hall by the maids next to Miss Jiang. He first gave a birthday message to Mrs. Jiang, and then met with the ladies of each family.
The ladies and ladies have already known about the engagement between the eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites Song and Xie Jialang. We had already gotten to know each other when the Jiang Mansion held a flower viewing party last time, so this time they are all familiar faces.
Song Yueyi grew up in Shangjing. Before she and Xie Jingling were engaged to each other at the age of twelve, she followed her mother, Ye. She loved to dance with swords and guns and was as restless as a skinny monkey.
After she got engaged, she was forced by her father to study and learn to be a female worker. Every day, she was ordered to teach her women's skills by the nanny in the mansion, just to prepare for her future as a wife of the Xie family.
Under the guidance of many people, he was able to deal with these ladies in the inner house with ease.
The stage set up in a garden not far away was buzzing with gongs and drums, and some ladies who loved watching opera excerpts watched it with gusto.
The huge hall here is also peaceful and happy.
The elders were chatting all the time, but the girls couldn't sit still. Mrs. Jiang looked at her daughter's ready-to-move expression and smiled:
"Isn't it boring to accompany us old ladies? Sister Fang, you are the master today. Take Yuanyuan Sujuan and the others to play in the garden. Don't neglect your close friends."
"Since my mother has spoken, I will take all my sisters to the garden to listen to the play and enjoy the flowers."
Jiang Tingfang, who had already had this intention, stood up and smiled as she greeted the ladies sitting in the hall to come out and play.
Girls are young after all, so why don't they like fun? I took my leave from all the ladies.
"This girl from the Song family is not only beautiful, but also mellow and intelligent. She deserves to be from the family of the Minister of Etiquette. The old lady of the Xie family has really smart eyes. She decided on this marriage four years ago. Xie Jialang will be the future The future is limitless.”
In the open hall, a lady couldn't help but sigh.
Another lady took over, "What are you talking about, Mrs. Qi? If the old lady of the Xie family hadn't had a unique vision, how could she have devoted her family's efforts to making Marquis Chengwu as wealthy as he is today? Although..."
She paused for a moment, and she didn't want to say something clearly, so she just hit the mark and said: "But I heard that the son raised by Marquis Chengwu is useless. A few days ago, it was rumored that the boy from the Xie family even wrote an indecent poem. He got into a fight with a student and angered a lot of literati. If Marquis Chengwu hadn't begged the Taifu to suppress the matter, I'm afraid that kid would have been thrown into prison."
"How can such a son who gets into trouble and has no moral integrity compare with Xie Si, who is raised by Mrs. Xie? Now Xie Si has made a marriage arrangement with the Song family, the Minister of Rites, and with this help, he will be invited to be named the crown prince in the future. , it’s just a matter of time.”
