Xu Nuo tossed and turned on the couch and thought for a long time. He counted the high-status husbands in the capital who were not engaged, and he was a hundred times more attentive than finding a match for himself.
Finally, it was determined that Wang Jiulang could save his eldest brother once.
There were many families in Bianjing City who wanted to marry Prince Ning, but there were countless families that Prince Ning was interested in and had sons of the right age. Among them was Wang Jiulang, the son of Privy Councilor Wang Xinruo.
Wang Jiulang likes Jiaren County Lord, just like Jiaren County Lord likes Xu Pingyi, it is a matter known to everyone in Bianjing City.
The legitimate daughter of Prince Ning's Palace and the legitimate son of the Privy Council Palace are really a perfect match.
Thinking this, Xu Nuo fell asleep with great pleasure.
A few days later, when the Queen summoned her to order tea, she mentioned the matter very casually.
After hearing this, Queen Liu put down the tea cup and stared at Xu Nuo with a smile.
Xu Nuo happened to raise his head and met Queen Liu's eyes.
Xu Nuo hurriedly withdrew the expression in his eyes and said respectfully: "Saint."
Queen Liu looked at Xu Nuo curiously and said, "What do you want to do, you ghost?"
She would call Xu Liuniang into the palace every month to order tea. Xu Liuniang was always cautious in her words and deeds and never said a word, but today she inexplicably mentioned Jiaren's marriage.
There must be something in it.
Ye Qingchen, the legitimate son of a tea art family, lived in Bianjing. Empress Liu often called Xu Nuo into the palace, not only because of her tea art, but also because Empress Liu admired Xu Nuo and her calmness that was different from her peers.
Usually when a lady of Xu Nuo's age comes into the palace, she will either act lively and cute, or act gentle and wise, and then talk about her own merits in a roundabout way, hoping that she will praise her a few times. .
If she didn't praise him, the lady would talk about her merits more vigorously. When she left, she would have a look of resentment on her face and bow to her with aggrieved words.
If he was praised, he would kneel down and salute with a flattered look. After leaving the palace, he would describe how he was praised by the saint to everyone he met.
Only Xu Liu Niang would never deliberately show off her temper. She was never seen talking about her strengths, being praised, and rarely showed any joy. She never publicized them after leaving the palace, but she seemed to be indifferent to them.
Xu Nuo saw Queen Liu's shrewd eyes and thought of Queen Liu's treatment of Xiao Yuan and Jing Ping. She knew that in order to achieve her goal, she could only tell the truth, so she asked: "Sage, have you ever heard of some rumors outside the palace?"
"What you see with your eyes may not necessarily be believed, and what you hear with your ears is even less trustworthy." Empress Liu picked up the tea cup and slowly put the remaining tea into her mouth.
She has heard rumors, but she will not judge a thing or a person because of it.
Xu promised to pour the ordered tea into Queen Liu's cup, and said: "I heard that after the palace examination results were released, many families were vying for unmarried new Jinshi to be their sons-in-law. The threshold of the first and second place families was almost broken. The unmarried husband's family also has different matchmakers coming to the house every day, but no one comes to Xu's house to propose marriage."
Seeing Xu Nuo talk about her brother from the marriage of Lord Jiaren County, Empress Liu already had some idea of what she wanted to say, with a faint smile on her face.
While others were seeking relatives of the emperor, Xu Liuniang tried every means to hide.
Empress Liu laughed and asked deliberately: "Do you want me to help your elder brother find a wife?"
"No, no, saint, that's not what I meant." A layer of cold sweat broke out on Xu Nuo's forehead, but she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. Empress Liu asked the question as she expected, "My eldest brother has passed the merit examination this time. At home, His father and mother have great expectations for him and want him to experience it for a few years and do something down-to-earth, but they have never thought of asking for a marriage for him now."
Queen Liu nodded and signaled Xu Nuo to continue.
"No one came to Xu's house to marry me. It's not because my eldest brother is not good. It's because everyone knows that the eldest son of the minister of industry is the person favored by the head of Jiaren County." She said while looking at Queen Liu Look on your face, be more cautious when you speak later, don't be too clever to be misled by your cleverness.
"On the first day I came to Bianjing, I knew that the Lord of Jiaren County cares about his eldest brother just like many women in Bianjing City. But the Lord of Jiaren County and my eldest brother are similar in age, and the eldest brother plans to get married in a few years. , but the county master is too old to wait until then."
The Lord of Jiaren County is already seventeen years old, which is the age at which the Royal Princess and the County Lord get married.
Xu Nuo bravely finished speaking and waited for the queen to express her position.
"I'm afraid you may have underestimated your father." Queen Liu said. Xu Liuniang said this tactfully, but inside and outside her words she said that the Xu family did not intend to get engaged to Xu Pingyi, let alone marry Prince Ning.
Xu Gucheng was able to bargain with her for the sake of his daughter and return Jingping to the palace. Now he can naturally deal with Prince Ning for his son.
Xu Nuo's tea bowl sprouted a magnolia blossom. She placed the tea bowl in front of Queen Liu with both hands and said, "But what about King Ruoning asking the emperor for a marriage for the Lord of Jiaren County?"
Empress Liu also knew a little bit about the head of Jiaren County. If she really recognized the eldest son of the Xu family, she might not take into account the wishes of the Xu family and would really ask the emperor to grant her a marriage.
"Are you asking me to ask the emperor not to agree to Prince Ning's request? Is this what your eldest brother wants?" Empress Liu put a hand on her chin, her eyes wandering, showing a bit of laziness.
"Sage, this is my own decision. As you know, I have some conflicts with the head of Jiaren County, and my fourth sister is also involved with her. If..." Xu Nuo attributed today's request to her private intentions.
However, it was indeed her own plan.
But she believed that an innocent son like her eldest brother would not like a thoughtful, possessive and possessive woman like County Master Jiaren.
"I won't ask you why, but if you can answer my question, I will help you." The queen looked at the tea in the tea bowl and said casually.
When I heard Xu Nuo, I felt happy at first, and then felt a little heavy in my heart.
Queen Liu has always kept her word, and now that she agreed to her request so easily, the question she wants to ask must not be simple.
It's either about Zhu Shang or Xiao Yuan.
However, since she came to talk to Empress Liu today, she was ready to make a deal.
The most hidden things she knew were Xiao Yuan's desire for revenge and Zhu Shang's dissipation of property. Even if Empress Liu didn't ask her, she would have been able to find out about these two things through other channels, but about these two things The only person she can ask for her eldest brother's marriage is Queen Liu.
"Thank you, saint. I will answer your question later."
"He Yuetang belongs to you?"
The queen looked at Xu Nuo with a smile on her face, but Xu Nuo couldn't feel any warmth from her smile.
Without any hesitation, he replied with a promise: "Yes, I am greedy and playful. I didn't know about the existence of Heyue Tang at home. If the saint is interested, I will ask the cook to cook some special dishes for you."
There was no wave on Xu Nuo's face, and his words were frank, but he was extremely nervous in his heart, and his whole back was stiff.
