Yunchu followed Lin into the eldest princess's mansion.
At this time, many guests had come to the courtyard. As soon as they entered, many people came up to greet them.
"Mrs. Yun, I haven't seen you for a few days."
"This is Sister Chu. She has grown so big in the blink of an eye. Time is not forgiving."
"This is Sister Ran, I think she is sixteen years old. She is really slim and graceful."
The Yun family is the residence of a first-class general. Old General Yun has made countless military exploits. General Yun is now guarding the border. The Yun family's status in the imperial court cannot be shaken.
It’s not surprising that so many people came up to say hello.
Those people spoke to Lin with some flattery, but as soon as their eyes fell on Yun Chu, they showed a little sympathy.
The legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion, not only married into a poor family, but also lost the qualifications to be a mother, so she had to raise the concubine and concubine in her own name.
A lady's eyes fell on Xie Ping: "Who is this?"
Mrs. Lin smiled and said, "This is my granddaughter."
Xie Ping stepped forward and bowed slightly to greet everyone.
Everyone present looked surprised.
They only knew that the concubine of the General's Mansion had a bunch of concubines and concubines under her name, but they didn't know that the concubines were so old.
They are only half a finger shorter than Yunchu. If it weren't for the childish look on their faces, they would look like two sisters of about the same age.
The sympathy in those people's eyes was even greater.
Mrs. Lin felt depressed. She married her daughter into a poor family, firstly to avoid the emperor's jealousy, and secondly because Xie Jingyu was really good.
But who would have thought that Xie Jingyu had three children before she got married... If Chu'er hadn't lost her qualifications to be a mother, she would have caused trouble for the Xie family no matter what...
Lin smiled faintly at everyone and led Yun Chu in another direction.
"Chu'er, do you see the two ladies over there?" Mrs. Lin said, "One is Mrs. Zhang. Her husband is a doctor of the seventh grade Imperial Academy. The eldest son just passed the examination as a scholar last year. I have seen that child. It's very good to advance and retreat. The other one is Mrs. Qian, her husband is the fourth-rank Honglu Temple Minister, two legitimate sons are married, and only one bastard is of marriageable age..."
Hearing this, Xie Ping raised her head in surprise.
She listened to Lin and Yun Chu talking along the way, and naturally knew that the main reason for coming to the princess's mansion was to propose marriage to Yun Ran.
After all, Yunran is also the daughter of a first-rank general's house. Listen to what Mrs. Yun is looking for, a scholar from a seventh-rank house, a concubine from a fourth-rank house... In her opinion, even a legitimate son from a fourth-rank house , and she is not worthy of a young lady from a first-grade general’s residence.
But then, she thought that even the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion, her legitimate mother, only married into the Xie family. This thought did not seem unacceptable.
Yun Chu's eyes fell on Mrs. Qian's face. In the previous life, this Mrs. Qian was Yunran's mother-in-law.
Regardless of what happened to Yunran's husband, the evil Mrs. Qian had done would take ten days and ten nights to finish.
She, a concubine, had a weak temperament and was tortured to the point of losing her human form by Mrs. Qian's rules every day.
In the fourth year of marriage, no one knew she was pregnant. Her mother-in-law forced her to kneel down in the cold snow for three hours. Not only did she miscarry her child, her concubine also contracted a nasty disease and she lay on the bed for three hours. Four years and a desperate death...
"The Qian family can't do it." Yunchu said, "As for the Zhang family, we need to inquire more about it before making a decision."
Lin's favorite was the Qian family, and she couldn't help but ask: "Why?"
Yun Chu shook his head: "Mother will find out if she sends someone to inquire about Mrs. Qian."
Mrs. Lin originally planned to take Yunran to see Mrs. Qian, but after hearing what Yun Chu said, she immediately gave up the idea and the four of them sat down in their seats.
As soon as I sat down, I saw the eldest princess arriving.
The eldest princess was accompanied by two men in luxurious clothes, namely the third prince, Prince Pingxi, and the fourth prince, Prince Anjing.
Everyone stood up to say hello.
"Greetings to the eldest princess, greetings to King Pingxi, and greetings to Prince Anjing!"
The eldest princess smiled and raised her hand: "You don't have to be formal when you come to my house, just sit down."
The ladies who came to the banquet all knew that the eldest princess's banquet should be mainly to find a suitable princess for King Pingxi and King Anjing.
Although King Pingxi had made great military achievements, he was not the first choice in everyone's mind because he had a pair of children. Therefore, everyone's eyes were eagerly turned to King Anjing.
"Third brother, why did you bring Brother Yu here?" The eldest princess looked at King Pingxi angrily, "Are you afraid that others won't know that you have a son? Are you afraid that some lady will want to marry her daughter to you?"
King Pingxi picked up the wine glass and took a sip: "He insists on coming, what can I do?"
The eldest princess' eyes fell on the pink and jade-shaped child. If the child's features and eyes were not exactly the same as the third child's, she might not be able to like him at all.
"Brother Yu." The eldest princess called, "Who are you looking for?"
Chu Hongyu quickly looked away and showed a harmless smile: "Grandma Huang, I just think this place is so lively. Can I go and play?"
"Then let's go play." The eldest princess pointed to a nanny beside her, "Follow the young prince carefully and don't get bumped or knocked down."
The little guy got permission and ran to the side with his short legs.
Yunchu's eyes couldn't help but fall on the little guy. It wasn't until the child disappeared on the path that she realized that she had been staring at the child for a long time.
"King Pingxi followed your father to the battlefield when he was fifteen years old." Lin whispered, "He has always been a stable child, but for some reason he suddenly had a son and a daughter. The biological mother of the child is unknown, and he was named the crown prince. I am afraid that a wealthy family in the capital will not easily marry off their daughter to become the Princess of Pingxi..."
Yun Chu nodded in agreement.
In his previous life, until her death, King Pingxi did not marry a wife.
A wealthy family doesn't want their daughter to marry and become a stepmother, and the daughter of a small family, King Pingxi, doesn't even look down on her.
While Yun Chu was talking to Lin, from the corner of his eye, he saw Xie Ping's eyes staring at the fourth prince, Prince An Jing, at the top.
She twitched the corners of her lips, and it turned out that it was exactly the same as in the previous life. Xie Ping fell in love with the fourth prince at first sight.
At this time, the fourth prince suddenly stood up and left the table.
Yunchu felt that Xie Ping was getting ready to make a move.
In that case, she would help.
She put down her chopsticks and said, "Mom, I think it's a bit stuffy here. I want to get some air."
Mrs. Lin hurriedly asked: "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Let me tell the eldest princess and let's go back first?"
"Just go out and get some fresh air." Yunchu stood up, "Sister Ping, come with me for a walk. You'll be back later. Don't worry, mother."
Xie Ping's face showed joy.
Yun Chu took Xie Ping out of the banquet, and Ting Shuang followed them.
As soon as she walked into the courtyard not far away, Xie Ping exclaimed: "Mom, my earring has fallen off, what should I do?"
Tingshuang lowered her head and said, "I will go back and look for the eldest lady."
"Why bother listening to Sister Shuang." Xie Ping said, "It probably fell among the flowers and trees. I can just look for it myself."
This time when they came to the eldest princess's house, only Lin and Yun Chu each brought a maid. Xie Ping had no one to serve her, so she walked back alone.
Tingshuang felt that this was a bit inappropriate, and just when she was about to speak, she saw Yun Chu shaking his head, and she swallowed back what she wanted to say.
