Jiang said kindly: "Young master of the Lu family, my family is not well-known. We do a small business and sell books. Shi An went to him to buy books, and we became familiar with him after going back and forth."
When these women heard that their family was just running a small business, none of them were interested.
They don't look down on small businesses. In the eyes of their official wives, big merchants have to consider it, let alone small merchants.
Mrs. Liang's expectations suddenly dropped a lot, but Liang Wanru felt that this young man was handsome and distinguished, and she liked him better.
But she values family background more. She herself is not doing well, and she is counting on marriage to change her life.
An Shi'an next to her also has good looks, is a Jinshi, and her father is a high-ranking official in the court. If she can marry into the An family, it will be a blessing that she has cultivated for several lifetimes.
If An Mansion disdained a woman from her hometown, Mr. Lu could be her next best choice.
Liang Wanru was a little anxious. After watching the game for most of the day, her aunt didn't mention the topic of An Shi'an at all.
She winked at Ms. Liang, and Ms. Liang was also very anxious, let alone her.
Mrs. Liu was thirsty, so she picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, when she saw Mrs. Liang winking at her.
Mrs. Liu looked at Mr. Jiang with a calm face and asked, "My dear, the eldest young master is also a talented and handsome man. I think the threshold of my dear family must have been trampled to pieces."
Jiang smiled and said, "My dear, that's a compliment. It's not that exaggerated."
Many of the daughters of high-ranking officials in Beijing fell in love with her son. A few years ago, An Shian refused to renew their relationship because his deceased wife was in the period of widowhood.
Generally, the contract period is three years. It has been more than four years since An Shian's marriage, but he still has no idea of renewing the contract.
Mr. Jiang was anxious in his heart, and on the surface he always had to put on airs. There were so many women in their house that they squeezed their heads to get in.
Mrs. Liang smiled and added: "The young master of the An family, you are a blessed man by your looks. You will surely rise to the next level in your career."
Mrs. Jiang glanced at Mrs. Liang and smiled lightly: "Thank you."
Mrs. Liang saw that Mrs. Jiang was very indifferent to her. After all, she was also a relative of the Liu family, but Mr. Jiang didn't give her any enthusiasm at all.
Naturally, she couldn't care less about this because she was so gentle and soft-spoken. She added, "Madam is humble and obedient. No wonder Master An is so outstanding."
Jiang took a sip of tea and said kindly: "It doesn't count as being outstanding, just an ordinary kid."
Liang Wanru was eager to show off and said softly: "Madam has a temperament like orchid. It is said that a son takes after his mother. Just by seeing Madam, he knows that Master An is by no means a person with outstanding moral character, talent and learning."
Jiang raised her eyes and glanced at the people standing next to Liang. She had seen many beautiful ladies, and she just looked at Liang Wanru, who was a little pretty, with a normal heart.
She knew that these two people were distant relatives of Mrs. Liu, and Mrs. Liu introduced them when she first arrived.
"The girl has such a sweet mouth and is very eloquent."
Liang Wanru lowered her head shyly, pursed her lips and smiled: "Thank you, Madam, for the compliment."
Jiang glanced at Liang Wanru. The young man was extremely angry. He wanted to flatter but was coy and not at all generous.
At this time An Qien came back, and Xiao Jiangxue ran over to admire her happily and said: "Sister-in-law is so amazing, she was so majestic just now, that big brother is even more powerful, he helped my sister-in-law a lot."
An Qien smiled slightly and touched her little face: "Are you satisfied with watching it?"
Xiao Jiangxue's eyes were full of longing: "Sister-in-law, I also want to learn. Can sister-in-law teach me?"
"OK."
An Qien did not refuse.
Jiang asked with worry in her eyes: "Qi En, are you hurt?"
Mrs. Liu also expressed concern: "My dear daughter-in-law, are you scared?"
An Qi'an brings blessing to one's body: "Returning to the two mothers, the Qi'an will not hinder you."
Jiang breathed a sigh of relief, with a kind smile on his face: "Take Miss Qiao down to play."
Mrs. Liu also looked at Jiang Xue dotingly and said, "You are no big or small. I know your sister-in-law is a nice person, so I like to pester her to take you to play."
Jiang Xue proudly hugged An Qien and said, "Of course, my sister-in-law is the best in the world, and no one can compare with her."
Jiang's smile became more sincere when she was amused by this little girl: "My dear, this girl of yours has a little mouth that looks like honey."
Liu Shi had flattered her so much, but none of them were as good as Jiang Xue's words. She smiled and said, "I'm used to it."
Mrs. Liang had an idea: "Wan Ru, you also go down with your cousin. The young man will go down to be lively and take care of your cousin."
Jiang Xue squinted at Liang Wanru and muttered in her heart: "Who wants her to take care of him!"
Liang Wanru glanced at An Qien: "Excuse me, cousin."
An Qien looked gentle: "No need to be polite."
Liang Wanru felt happy and followed An Qien away.
Arriving at the venue, An Qi'en taught Jiang Xue how to shoot. An Shi'an and Lu Bochu disappeared without knowing where they were.
Liang Wanru was not interested in shooting at all. He looked around but couldn't see An Shian's shadow.
An Qien taught Jiang Xue for a while, but the child was unsure. After playing for a while, he found it difficult and stopped learning.
She didn't want to learn, so An Qien asked Bai Lu to take her to play nearby.
At this time, An Shian came back alone.
Liang Wanru glanced at him nervously and bent her knees: "Master An."
An Shi'an raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at An Qien suspiciously.
An Qien introduced: "This is my cousin, Liang Wanru, Miss Liang."
An Shian nodded politely and greeted: "Miss Liang."
Liang Wanru looked at An Shi'an carefully and quietly. When he looked at it from a distance, he felt that this man was very popular. When he got close to him, he saw that this man had thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was upright and very humble. He had a tall and straight body. He was a man with outstanding appearance and temperament. man.
Liang Wanru felt increasingly satisfied, with a shy smile on her lips.
After saying hello to Miss Liang, An Shi'an said to An Qien, "Follow me. My brother has something to tell you."
An Qien told Qingbi: "Qingbi, take the cousin girl around."
"Yes, ma'am."
An Qi'en followed An Shian to a remote place. Not far away, Shitou was guarding. Shitou was An Shian's personal attendant.
With him on guard, you won't be afraid of anyone eavesdropping.
An Shi'an lowered his voice and told An Qi'en everything about the difficulties of peace and separation that Lu Bochu had analyzed for him.
And he also revealed a piece of information: "If you want to make reconciliation less difficult, you can't let Qiao Jianghong flourish."
An Qi'en was surprised. She didn't expect that Lu Bochu could guess what she wanted to do.
She originally felt that there was something wrong with Qiao Jianghong's official position. He had been at home for almost three months and imagined various questions that His Majesty would ask him, and all of them were memorized according to the standard answers.
Under normal circumstances, the family of generals is hereditary, and Mr. Hou died because of His Majesty. His Majesty would reasonably arrange a similar position for Qiao Jianghong, but he got the position of Bi Mawen.
Based on this analysis, An Qi'en was surprised and asked: "Brother, did the Seventeenth Prince help with the prince's errands?"
Lu Bochu never mentioned this to An Shi'an, so he guessed, "It should be him."
