Chapter 188 If the relationship lasts (24)

"Oh." Shi Jianli pressed down the brim of her hat.

"Excuse me." The boy grabbed his sister and said, "Just sit still. Didn't you say you were hungry? I see you're quite lively."

"All right."

When the wooden boat sailed away, Shi Jianli asked, "Who are they?"

Mingyue Linhui: "The second young master and the fourth young lady of the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion used to be able to talk to each other when there were banquets or something like that. The young lady was quite likable."

After a day of playing, Shi Jianli came home with a bag of lotus seeds. She asked the kitchen to take them away and prepared lotus seed porridge for the three of them to eat tomorrow morning.

On the day of the first birthday banquet for Princess Kunyi's grandson, Shi Jianli went to the banquet with Qiao Ruowei. Just as she was about to leave, she saw Ming Yuelin and Yuan Wan being led in by servants. "Greetings, aunt/uncle."

"Why are Lin'er and Wan'er here so early?"

"Hey, I want to go to the party with Sister Li."

Shi Jianli looked at Qiao Ruowei. Before Qiao Ruowei could speak, Ming Yuelin said, "Aunt, my second aunt will be here soon. She said she wants to go with you."

Qiao Ruowei smiled when she heard this and said, "In that case, Li'er, you and Lin'er go first. I'll wait for your aunt."

It's really hard for Lin'er to come so early. A little girl will be full of energy when she has something to play with.

"Okay~" Shi Jianli happily went out with Mingyuelin.

Sitting in the carriage, Ming Yuelin said, "Princess Kunyi loves flowers very much. Her garden is filled with all kinds of flowers. Going to the banquet today will definitely be a feast for the eyes."

As soon as she entered Princess Kunyi's mansion, she heard someone bowing behind her. She turned around and saw that it was Princess Kangning.

When Princess Kangning saw Mingyuelin, she was as enthusiastic as ever, and her eyes lit up as if she had made up her mind.

After some casual chatting, Shi Jianli and the other two felt dizzy and decided to visit her in the palace in a few days.

When Princess Kangning was called away by Princess Kunyi, the three of them looked at each other in bewilderment.

Ming Yuelin fanned herself with a fan and said, "It doesn't matter where we go. We can even go to the palace."

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a carriage stop in front of the mansion. Seeing the markings on the carriages, Ming Yuelin pulled one in each hand and said in a low voice, "Let's go quickly. The fifth princess is here."

After walking for a while, the humming monster raised his chin and made an inexplicable "hum" sound.

The three of them arrived at Princess Kunyi's garden. Shi Jianli looked around and saw that there were indeed many varieties of famous flowers in full bloom. It was not an exaggeration to say that the garden was breathtakingly beautiful.

After strolling for a while, the three of them sat down to rest. Seeing Mingyueshu and Mingyuesi had also arrived, they came over and greeted them.

"Second sister, cousin Yuan, cousin Shi."

"Have my mother and second aunt arrived?"

Mingyue Si replied, "Yes, I came with Madam Shi. She is currently talking to Princess Kunyi, the wife of the Duke of Fuguo, and the wife of the Marquis of Jining. They asked us to come and see you."

As they were talking, a little girl of about six or seven years old came over and bowed to them: "Greetings, sisters."

Shi Jianli lowered her head and took a closer look. It was the fourth young lady from the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion whom she met at Taiyuan Lake a few days ago.

"Is there no one following you?" Ming Yuelin gave her a piece of cake.

"I came with my mother. My sister-in-law brought me." He Jinyi took it with a smile, "Thank you, Second Sister Ming."

"Would you like to sit down?" Mingyuelin pointed to the chair opposite.

He Jinyi lifted her skirt, climbed onto the chair, sat down, and then moved her body to adjust her skirt. She looked at Yuan Wan and asked, "Sister, whose family are you from?"

Yuan Wan raised her eyebrows slightly and pointed at Ming Yuelin, "I am her cousin, and the wife of Duke Anguo is my aunt."

"Oh, so you are the elder sister of the Yuan family, the granddaughter of the old master, right?"

"right."

After asking Yuan Wan, He Jinyi looked at Shi Jianli and asked, "Where is this sister?"

"My father is the Minister of Revenue." Shi Jianli held her cheek, reached out and pinched her chin, and asked with a smile: "Tell me, who asked you to ask?"

He Jinyi's eyes widened. "How do you know someone asked me to ask?"

"You're rolling your eyes around. Who doesn't know you're up to something?" Shi Jianli chuckled, pulled back her hand, and threatened, "If you confess, I'll let you go. If you don't, I'll keep you here. With so many of us, you can't get away."

"My second brother asked me to ask. He told me to ask you, sister, your name and who your daughter is from. Sister Yuan can also ask you as well." He Jinyi jumped off the chair and left a sentence as if fleeing in panic: "I, I, I... I'm leaving. Second brother is waiting for me!"

Ming Yuelin clicked her tongue twice, and when she got closer, she whispered in Li's ear, "Sister Li, could it be that He Er wants to marry you too?"

This is just taking advantage of the situation. His elder brother is not in the capital now.

"I don't know." Shi Jianli glanced at her sideways, "Are you worried about your brother?"

"What if you change your mind, Sister Li?"

Shi Jianli played dumb: "Change your mind? When did I make any decision?"

After watching Princess Kunyi's grandson's one-year-old ceremony and staying in Princess Kunyi's mansion for a while, Shi Jianli and Qiao Ruowei went back.

On the fifth day after the banquet, official media came to the Shi Mansion with gifts.

Shi Jianli sat next to Qiao Ruowei, listening to the matchmaker praising He Chenggu, the second son of the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion, to the skils, and thought that the talk used by all matchmakers was pretty much the same.

Qiao Ruowei interrupted the matchmaker's praise and said politely, "Our family has rejected this marriage proposal. I haven't even met Mr. He Er yet. No matter how good your words are, I won't agree."

The matchmaker wanted to try again: "Madam Shi, would you please reconsider? Ask around. If the young men in Kyoto are good, then the Cheng En Marquisate must have a share. My praises are not false."

"The Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion has been passed down for generations and has a profound heritage."

"Someone, please show the guests out." Qiao Ruowei just smiled and asked someone to show the guests out.

After the matchmaker left, she looked at her daughter and tapped her forehead, "You seem to be enjoying the show."

"Oh, I know mother understands me, so I'll leave it all to you." Shi Jianli leaned into her arms, "The other day when I went to Princess Kunyi's mansion, Mr. He's sister came over at Mr. He's behest and asked me where I came from."

After his father came to Beijing, he was favored by the emperor, and many eyes were on their family. Even if they didn't say it, they would be able to find out. They just thought of it as teasing the little girl. After all, she didn't have any bad intentions.

"So you guessed early on that their family might come to propose marriage?" Qiao Ruowei pinched her cheek.

"Yeah." On the day they went to Taiyuan Lake, the way He Chenggu looked at her was somewhat similar to the way Mingzhao looked at her. Later, he asked his sister to come and ask about her, so she guessed that there might be a proposal of marriage.

The next day, someone came to propose marriage again. This time it was the He family. Lady Cheng Enbo came in person, and Mr. He Er followed.