Since everyone had something to do in the afternoon, they only had one or two drinks at noon and were not drunk.
After sending all the guests away, Meng Ya was ready to meet his daughter. When he came to Bai Zhi's room, he asked, "Where is Ling'er?"
"She's cleaning up her boudoir," the wife said.
"Last time I went to Chang'an and reported to the capital, I didn't even have time to meet her. Are my daughters already grown up?" Meng Ya said.
"Nonsense." Bai Zhi rolled her eyes at him: "You're seventeen years old. What do you think? You're heartless!"
Meng Ya smiled warmly, how could he not feel sorry for his precious daughter, but he just didn't show it on his face.
Suddenly he remembered something and said: "I have to test her talent and learning later. After all, I am also a Marquis of Nanning. No matter what, my daughter is also a rich lady. We are all ladies, right?"
Bai Zhi was happy when she heard this, and joked: "With your level, don't embarrass yourself in front of your daughter. You know, she is in Chang'an Academy, which is the number one university in the country."
Meng Ya choked and laughed dryly: "Haha, that's true. Ling'er studies in Chang'an Academy and lives in the palace. It is indeed extraordinary for ordinary people."
"It's good that you know." Bai Zhi's smile did not diminish, and she asked curiously: "By the way, those people just now, judging from their clothes, they should be Jin Yiwei, right?"
"It is indeed the Jinyi Guards." Meng Ya said: "Ling'er is being escorted by them, which shows that Concubine Xue is very concerned about this matter."
"Yes." Bai Zhi nodded and warned: "My daughter's marriage must be put on the schedule as soon as possible. She is already a seventeen-year-old girl. There should be news in the next few days. Don't be too busy and stay away from home every day. Be careful about your daughter!"
"I know, I know, don't worry."
While the couple was talking, Meng Ling walked in, with standard etiquette: "Daddy, grandma."
"Yes." Meng Ya nodded pretendingly: "Ling'er, how are you in Chang'an?"
"Don't worry about Daddy, everything is fine." Meng Ling said, looking at her father, and found that he had not seen him for several years. He seemed to be a little older. His nose felt sore, and his beautiful big eyes were filled with tears. He cried again and shouted: "Dad!"
oops! Meng Ya, an old father, felt like his heart was trembling and his eyes were red: "Okay, okay, Ling'er be good, Ling'er be good."
"Okay, okay, you two, father and daughter, are going to hug each other and cry." Bai Zhi smiled warmly.
Meng Ya coughed and tried to calm down: "Ling'er has grown up, and he looks a bit like you when you were young."
"It's better to be like me. Our Linger is beautiful." Bai Zhi came to her daughter, wiped the child's tears, and comforted her softly: "Okay, okay, if you act like this, your father will hide and cry in a while."
"Mom, Ling'er misses you." Meng Ling sniffed and leaned into her mother's arms.
At the age of seventeen, in her prime, Meng Ling was indeed very beautiful. She was not cute or weak, but had natural beauty.
She has extremely beautiful facial features and a standard oval face. Under the hairpin and fringe, she shows the beauty of a classical girl. Her skin is so fair that it can be broken by a blow, and her tears make her even more charming.
A family of three gathers together to talk about some family ties.
Meng Ya really cared about his daughter's knowledge, but after a question and answer session, he himself was at a loss for words at first, and couldn't help but feel embarrassed. His wife Bai Zhi covered her mouth and smiled: "I told you not to be here. It’s embarrassing in front of my daughter.”
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"Uh." Meng Ya said: "Ling'er, it's not that I don't know the classics you just mentioned, I just want to test you. Well, Chang'an Academy is very good, very good. We Ling'er are also good, we are well-educated and sensible. , she is our lady."
He concealed his embarrassment, while mother and daughter looked at each other and snickered.
In the evening, Meng Ling slept with her mother because she missed her, and the mother and daughter chatted about daily life.
Bai Zhi said: "Ling'er, Concubine Xue is good to you. We all know this, but how does the Sixth Young Master treat you? You two can be considered childhood sweethearts."
"Are you talking about Xiao Chen?" Meng Ling blinked her big eyes and said with a smile, "He is better at school than me, but sometimes he is clumsy."
"How do you say it?" Bai Zhi was curious.
"I don't know." Meng Ling seemed a little shy. She turned over and turned her back to her mother. When she thought of Xiao Chen, she felt a sweet feeling in her heart.
"This girl." Bai Zhi smiled, but was suddenly startled. She pulled her daughter and stroked her belly, with a serious look on her face: "Ling'er, you and the Sixth Young Master are not in love. I can tell you, this is against etiquette."
"What?" Meng Lingxian's face turned red and her little head hid in her mother's arms.
"That's good." Bai Zhi secretly sighed. Although she was engaged, in that era, pregnancy before marriage was still an extremely troublesome matter, let alone if word spread about it.
Two days later, Nanzhou's Sinong envoy arrived at the official office.
It has been several years since Fu Qingyi was demoted here, and he has made many political achievements in the agricultural and mulberry industry of Nanzhou. To be honest, without his implementation of policy plans and strategies, farming in the south would never have achieved the results it has today. , or in other words, the progress is definitely not that fast.
He has made great contributions to the people's livelihood in Nanzhou, which cannot be ignored.
With this political achievement, it stands to reason that he should have been promoted a long time ago, U Reading. But until now, he is still in the seventh rank. It seems that the court has forgotten him. This makes Fu Qingyi panic. Is he really going to be demoted for the rest of his life?
Fortunately, he received a letter two days ago, which made him overjoyed.
The letter was written by Yao Tingyu, and the content was to warn him to work seriously and serve the country well. The Ministry of Civil Affairs will have files on the achievements of all officials.
The better.
Moreover, during this period, His Majesty also mentioned your name intentionally or unintentionally in the court.
After reading this, one can imagine Fu Qingyi's inner excitement. The emperor just mentioned his name, which for him would cause him to toss and turn and not sleep.
Today, he received another letter, and it was a warrant from Xiao Yuan.
Let him represent the Ministry of Rites, hire Meng Ya from the royal family, and complete the engagement between Xiao Chen and Meng Ling.
There is a difference between an engagement and an engagement. An engagement is more like a verbal agreement from both parties, while an engagement is formal and grand.
It is also an effective marriage contract and can be used to entertain relatives and friends.
Obviously, Meng Linghui was the official wife of the Sixth Prince, and she had to follow the rules of etiquette and get married through a matchmaker.
Xiao Yuan also made it very clear in his letter that the betrothal gift would arrive later, so he must handle it thoroughly.
Fu Qingyi was originally the Minister of Rites and was demoted, so this kind of thing was naturally not a problem for him. Moreover, he was working for the royal family. This feeling of being close to the emperor made him feel as if he was in the clouds.
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He also quickly picked up a pen and carefully wrote a letter to reply to Xiao Yuan, asking your Majesty to rest assured that if there are any omissions, the minister will be punished by death, etc.
