Half a month after the palace examination, the empress set up a flower-viewing banquet in the palace and invited all unmarried young men and women in the capital to attend the banquet.
Now there is only one legitimate princess in the palace who is still unmarried. She just passed the palace examination not long ago. Many talented men are emerging like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. Everyone knows why the queen did this.
For a time, all the major clothing stores in the capital were crowded with people, and they received more orders for men's clothing than women's clothing. It seemed that everyone wanted to climb the high branch of the princess.
Tian An listened to Zhiluo's vivid description of the grand scene outside, and immediately went straight to the warehouse with his maid.
There are so many people outside who are eyeing her eldest disciple and want to compete with her own brother for him. After all, she is the wife of the Duke, how can she let her own brother lose on this point!
After carefully selecting two pieces of cloth that were most suitable for Xiaokang from the warehouse, Tian An immediately had them delivered to Mangzhong.
Ever since Qiu Shan followed Zhao Yiming to the battlefield and made meritorious service, and barely became a general in the army, he asked Tian An to marry Mangzhong.
They were all old people who had followed him from Shangba Village. After Tian An asked Mangzhong about her intentions, he readily returned her indenture contract, abolished her slave status, and asked Madam Xiao to prepare a generous dowry for her and marry her off in a grand manner.
In order to express her gratitude to Tian An for being so kind to her, Mangzhong continued to diligently manage her shop for Tian An even after she married Qiu Shan.
Now, in addition to the original doll shop, she also manages several clothing stores.
Having worked in the Beijing clothing industry for so many years, Mangzhong is well aware of the current popular patterns and styles. As long as she customizes clothes for Xiaokang, the business will be a sure thing.
In addition to Xiaokang, Tian An also prepared one for Yuntian. Since he couldn't find out what this guy wanted, he might as well bring him into the palace. With so many beautiful women, he would definitely find one that suits his taste if he looked at more.
As for Xiaoqi, he should not go. He and Yunxu have already decided on each other, and going there will only cause complications.
Mangzhong's action did not disappoint Tian An. On the day of the palace banquet, Tian An and An Wan saw from afar that many young ladies from official families glanced at Xiaokang and Yuntian from time to time.
Today, the two boys wore robes specially made for them. The robes made them look three times more handsome than before. Not to mention the young girls, even many ladies couldn't help but take a few more glances at them, and wanted to know who these handsome boys were.
When he learned that Xiaokang was the fourth in this year's palace examination and the eldest son of a loyal and brave general, he looked up to him even more.
"General Zhongyong is now the newly promoted Earl of Yongsheng. Tian Kang has not only made a name for himself, but he will also inherit the title in the future. It would be a very good marriage if we could marry our daughter to him." said a lady dressed in elegant attire.
The like-minded lady next to her nodded and agreed, "Who says it's not true? Although the Tian family is only an earl, the eldest daughter of the Tian family is the wife of a duke, and even the countess's family is the Duke of An. With the support of these two dukes, the Tian family will only get better and better in the future."
As she spoke, the noble lady who had just spoken sighed, "It's a pity that Yuntian next to him is just the adopted son of the Tian family, and he's a businessman. What a pity for his good looks!"
The two ladies' words were heard by the ladies who were listening attentively nearby, and everyone immediately started to have their own thoughts.
No matter how good Tian Kang is, there is only one of them. They may not be able to get him. Besides, there is also the royal family! If the princess takes a fancy to him, it will be futile for them to fight and get hurt.
But Yuntian is different. Although he is only the adopted son of the Tian family, even if it is just a title, his status is higher than those sons of fifth-rank officials.
Besides, what's wrong with being a businessman? Although businessmen don't have high status, they are rich! If he can marry his daughter to his wife, he must take better care of Yue's family!
Besides, he is backed by the Earl's Mansion and has connections with the Duke's Mansion. As long as he helps them at the critical moment, it will always be faster than for them to ask others for help.
Everyone has their own preferences. Soon, Xiaokang and Yuntian were filled with all kinds of scrutinizing and inquiring eyes, and many brave girls even sent them flirtatious glances from afar.
The two of them were so frightened that they quickly stood up and looked up at the sky. Xiaokang lowered his voice and said, "The looks in these girls' eyes are too scary."
Yuntian nodded in agreement, "It's like it wants to eat people alive."
Tian An and An Wan looked at the two very reserved people and almost laughed out loud. They covered their mouths tightly with handkerchiefs to avoid making a fool of themselves.
Fortunately, the banquet officially began soon. As soon as the queen and Yaoyao appeared, all the ladies immediately restrained themselves.
After the queen said a few polite words, she let everyone enjoy the flowers at will, but her eyes never failed to fall on Xiaokang.
Xiaokang naturally knew that it was his future mother-in-law who came to look at him, so he straightened his back and looked straight ahead, not even daring to look at Yaoyao who was thinking of him beside him.
Yaoyao held her forehead tightly and scolded in a low voice, "Idiot."
However, his honest appearance caught the Queen's eye, and she would ask him a few questions from time to time.
Upon seeing this, the ladies below immediately gave up their thoughts. It turned out that they were just being asked to be a runner-up. The person had already been chosen and was just here to pay a visit today.
Sure enough, three days later, the imperial edict granting the marriage arrived at the general's residence, and the wedding date was set for three months later.
After Xiaokang received the imperial edict, An Wan happily went to prepare for her son's wedding.
Time is running out and she has a lot to do!
Three months later, Yaoyao, with her beautiful wedding dress, was personally brought from the palace to the general's residence by Xiaokang.
Three days after the bride returned home, Yun Xu took all the account books and storehouse keys of the general's mansion and voluntarily handed them over to the official.
Originally, Yaoyao wanted her to continue to be in charge. After all, everyone knew each other so well, it didn't matter who was in charge, there was no need to make such a clear distinction.
But Yunxu knew that she was only the adopted daughter of the general's mansion. She had been in charge of the family for so many years and had earned the trust of her adoptive father and mother. Now that the new bride had entered the house, she must not overstep the line. So she declined the offer on the grounds that she was about to get married and needed to make time to prepare.
In this case, Yaoyao couldn't persuade her anymore and could only sincerely congratulate her.
Half a year later, Xiaoqi married Yunxu from Duke Zhao's Mansion. Tian Mingwu and his wife respected their wishes and let them set up a residence outside, but they had to return to the General's Mansion during the holidays.
Now that both of her sons are married, An Wan has devoted all her energy to Yuntian. Every now and then, she brings him portraits of noble ladies in the capital to look at.
Unfortunately, this guy is a stubborn ass. He appears to be obedient and submissive. Every time An Wan shows him a portrait, he carefully examines each one and even comments and praises the girl in each portrait. However, in the end, he always says, "The girls are all good, but they're not suitable for me."
This made An Wan think that there was something wrong with his sexual orientation. She was about to find a doctor to check him out, but she didn't expect that this guy left a letter and ran away overnight.
Reading the letter in which he said he was going out to develop business and find his own destiny, and that he promised to bring her a daughter-in-law when he came back, An Wan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
But now we can only wish him to get what he wants soon and return home safely.
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