The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

The marriage negotiation process couldn't have been smoother, and both parties were very happy.

When Tang Chujun left Wei Mansion, Wei Zhongshi and his wife went straight to the gate.

Mrs. Wei and Tang Chujun stood under the eaves, saying goodbye one after another, three times, four times, five times, four times, five times, while chatting in a daze while the cold wind blew for most of an hour.

The two met so late that they had endless things to say.

According to the customs of the North Wing Country, if the man uses the "three matchmakers", he will either be from a lower-class family seeking to marry a high-class family, or both the man and woman will have very prominent family backgrounds.

It is unique for the Hou Mansion to bring three top matchmakers to marry the daughter of a sixth-grade official.

Soon, most of the powerful circles in the capital knew the news.

Especially the wives who had attended the legitimate son's banquet and met Shi Yunqi himself, all sighed with regret.

But the sigh at this time was just a sigh. After all, the impression Shi Yunqi gave in Beijing was nothing more than a poor legitimate son who had been replaced.

This incident didn't create much controversy. At most, it was a discussion about Tang Chujun, a mother who doted on her son too much because she wanted to compensate her son.

She was probably afraid that the woman's family background would be too prominent, which would make her son unable to hold his head up, so he found a low-income family.

The leading role in the Hou Mansion now is Shi Chengyi's lineage. No matter how unsatisfactory the second room is, it can no longer affect the trend of the Hou Mansion.

Therefore, the news of the marriage between the Hou Mansion and the Wei family quickly disappeared like a small splash of water. It was really because the story about His Highness the King of Jin and a big black dog the day before was so exciting that everyone rushed to tell the story.

But just this inconspicuous little splash caused quite a stir in Prince Jin's Mansion.

Xiao Sheng was embarrassed last night. He was carried by his father to kneel outside the imperial study for half the night, and was then grounded for three months.

The staff hurriedly came to the house.

Staff A reported the shocking news that the destined girl Wei had successfully negotiated a marriage with the eldest grandson of the Marquis of Jian'an.

Xiao Sheng was upset because everything was not going well. He walked around the room, wondering if there was any way to get involved.

But he had offended his father last night, so he really couldn't act rashly.

Staff A then said, "His Royal Highness, King Jin, this matter seems weird no matter how you look at it."

Xiao Sheng was puzzled, "What kind of weird method?"

"Your Highness, think about it. Just yesterday you said you wanted to marry this Miss Wei, and today she is engaged. Isn't it strange?"

Xiao Sheng nodded involuntarily.

Staff A added, "One more thing. I went to Baoguo Temple yesterday. When I entered the mountain gate, weren't there ninety-nine steps that I had to walk?"

"so what?"

"I don't remember it very clearly, but in my impression, there seems to be that big black dog among the crowd of people standing at the foot of the stairs waiting for you to go first."

"what?"

"Even... there's that charcoal seller."

Xiao Sheng asked, "Can you see clearly?"

Staff A hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, "I asked other colleagues, and they also had vague memories. They said they seemed to have it, but they seemed not to have it. But my subordinates really felt that even if there was no charcoal seller at that time, there should be a big black one. dog."

Xiao Sheng felt a sense of irritation in his heart. There were only a handful of people who had been to Baoguo Temple yesterday. He said solemnly, "Go and check."

Staff A turned around to leave, but was stopped by King Jin again.

"Go and see if the eldest grandson of the Marquis of Jian'an Mansion is a charcoal seller." Xiao Sheng ordered.

He was so angry that his brain almost exploded. If the charcoal seller was the eldest son of the Hou family, then who was the old woman who encouraged him to solve lantern riddles?

That was clearly a trap set for him!

After a while, Staff B came to report again, saying that Liu Hanlin, the director of the Imperial Guard Department, had suspended all duties due to physical illness and requested to rest at home.

Before the last news had time to be digested, the news from Staff C came again, "I heard that Miss Liu was sent back to her hometown in Quzhou overnight. She just left the city right now."

King Jin fell down on the bed and hung his head, "It's over, it's over, my father has found Liu Jingyu's head..."

Natsushiyuan on the other side.

Hong Que held Ye Bao'er and was very worried, "What should we do? Ye Bao'er looks so obvious, King Jin will be able to find out our Hou Mansion."

Bei Hui was also very worried, "If the investigation comes to the Hou Mansion, it will be difficult not to implicate the girl."

Shi Anxia was writing under the window. Hearing this, he raised his eyes and said with a smile, "What are you afraid of? Our family doesn't just have big black dogs. Besides, some people have too much time to take care of themselves, so how can they have time to care about other things?"

The two maids couldn't feel at ease and still looked sad.

Shi Anxia thought for a while and said, "I'm really scared. Call some guards tomorrow and go to the dog market to buy a few more big black dogs. Ye Bao'er shouldn't be let out in the near future. Let him stay with us. Just stay in the courtyard."

Bei Hui and Hong Que both breathed a sigh of relief, "The girl must be smart."

Shi Anxia comforted the two maids and continued writing with his head down.

What I wrote was exactly the couplet I wrote last night: two mirrors hanging in the window, a woman dressing up and three facing each other. A solitary lamp hangs on the wall, and the two of them bow to each other.

Suddenly, she was a little stunned. The old woman's mask on the table was still smiling at her.

She then thought of the old man's smile suddenly looking back among the thousands of lights.

It seemed that there had been such a scene at some point... Could it be that she had known Chen Yuan before?

She then dismissed the idea. I still have the confidence to have a photographic memory, and no matter how confused I am, I will never be unable to remember such a dazzling person.

In a daze, he stopped the brush in his hand.

Nan Yan and other maids who went home to celebrate the New Year also came back one after another. After greeting the girls one by one, they went to clean up the house.

Hong Que has now been promoted to a first-class girl, so she vacated the second-class girl's position and gave it to Dongxi, a distant niece sent by Zeng's mother.

The name Dongxi was given by Shi Anxia, ​​which means the joy of winter. It is true that the winter this year has been too long, cold and bitter for the people. I hope spring will come soon.

Dong Xi is indeed as Zeng's mother said, she is sensible and polite. She has a clean appearance and quick hands and feet. She doesn't look around when she first comes to the house.

It was obvious that he had been trained by Zeng's mother, which saved Bei Hui a lot of energy.

After signing the deed of betrayal, Dongxi was settled.

Xia Shiyuan's dinner was laid out, and Dong Xi learned how to prepare the dishes for the first time. This is to promote her into a first-class girl.

Shi Anxia looked at Dong Xi's clean and neat nails. She held the chopsticks and bowl in a very measured manner, and her posture was elegant and beautiful. It's just that I was a little nervous when I first came to the Hou Mansion, and my hands seemed to be shaking a little.

"Dong Xi, don't be nervous." Shi Anxia soothed softly, "You will get familiar with it after you do it a few times."

Dong Xi quickly put down the bowl and chopsticks, took a step back slightly, and turned her body slightly to the side before she dared to reply, "Thank you, miss, for your understanding. Dong Xi will serve you attentively in the future."

Shi Anxia nodded and stopped talking.

But at this moment, Nan Yan came to report that the eldest lady of the Protector's Palace was here.

Shi Anxia hurriedly welcomed her out, and after a hurried salute, she asked in surprise, "Why are aunties here at this time? Are you ready for dinner?"

Zheng Qiaoer smiled and said, "I'm just here to enjoy your dinner." Then he asked the maid to take off the heavy cloak on her body.

Shi Anxia affectionately took Zheng Qiaoer's arm into the house, "Xia'er can't ask for more. But next time, if my aunt can send someone to inform her in advance, Xia'er can prepare more delicious food."

"My Xia'er has such a mouth," Zheng Qiaoer said with joy, "It's a pity that Xia'er is not my biological daughter?"

Shi Anxia asked the maid to bring in chairs, buy new dishes and chopsticks, and invited her eldest aunt to take a seat before following her, "My eldest aunt also treats Xia'er as her own daughter."

Zheng Qiaoer saw Dong Xi who was helping with the dishes, and felt familiar for a moment. After asking, she found out that she was Zeng's mother's distant niece.

She said, "Well, Xia'er is someone who should be trained more and be useful."

She could tell that this niece was no ordinary woman and had great ambitions. If you stay in the back house all your life, you will really bury your talents.

While the two were talking, they finished their dinner and went to the study together.

The furnishings inside are fresh and elegant, the carpet is thick and soft, and the wintersweet on the table fills the room with a subtle fragrance.

Shi Anxia poured a cup of digestive tea for Zheng Qiaoer with her own hands, and asked straight to the point, "Auntie, are you here to look for Xia'er tonight?"