Chapter 315 Selection (Part 1)

Upon hearing this, Eleventh Lady smiled bitterly and said, "That's why I have a headache!" Then she got off the kang and went outside.

Xu Lingyi was just wondering when he saw her walk in with rice paper across her arm and an inkstone in her hand. On the inkstone was a large yellow bamboo brush holder with brushes in it.

"What are you doing here?" He hurried forward and took the inkstone and the large pen holder. The things were indeed a bit heavy.

Eleventh Lady shook her wrist, thanked Xu Lingyi in a low voice, and said, "We have to work it out carefully!" Xu Lingyi was puzzled.

Eleventh Lady had already sat on the kang, rolled up her sleeves and began to grind ink. Her wrists were slender and her fingers were long. After grinding for several times, the ink still floated on the inkstone. Xu Lingyi took the grindstone and said, "I'll do it!"

Eleventh Lady did not refuse him. She spread the rice paper on the kang table, watched the clear water turn black, picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote the word "Zhuo" on the rice paper, and then wrote a "Wang", a "Li", and a "Jiang".

Zhuo represents Minister Zhuo's family, Wang represents Madam Zhou's family, and Li represents General Li's family. These three families are all seeking to marry Zhen Jie'er, while Jiang represents Jiang Feiyun's niece, whose family wants to marry Yu Ge'er. Xu Lingyi finally understood her intention and couldn't help but smile.

Eleventh Lady likes to be well-organized when doing things.

He pointed at the character "Jiang": "Forget about this family." Both parents are dead, and if you think about it carefully, it is an incompatible horoscope. No wonder Xu Lingyi excluded the Jiang family first.

Eleventh Lady nodded and circled the word Jiang. This left only Zhuo, Wang, and Li.

"That's fine," she said, "Let's first settle Zhenjie's marriage, and then we can discuss Yuge's marriage!"

Xu Lingyi said, "I'm afraid the Jiang family also thinks this marriage is inappropriate, so they sent Madam Jiang to test your opinion."

"What do you mean?" Eleventh Lady was still very sincere when she thought of Mrs. Jiang's attitude at that time.

"If they also think this marriage is appropriate, they will be like Lao Zhuo." Xu Lingyi said, "One will test your attitude, and the other will come to me to make a statement."

Eleventh Lady thought about it and felt that what Xu Lingyi said made sense. Madam Jiang not only praised her niece's needlework skills in front of her! "

A person can be fair and selfless, but he cannot guarantee to be impartial!

Eleventh Lady frowned.

Xu Lingyi couldn't help laughing when he saw it.

"It's easy to deal with Lao Zhuo. But there are some problems with Madam Zhou," he pondered, "If it works, everyone will be happy. If it doesn't work... you have to find a good excuse. After all, she informed you a long time ago."

Yes, if the family that Mrs. Zhou mentioned is not satisfactory, how to refuse will become a big problem.

The thought flashed through her mind and Eleventh Lady thought of the Lady Dowager.

How could I forget about her?

"How about we ask Mother what she thinks?" Eleventh Lady's eyes sparkled. "She has more experience than us and can judge people better!"

"That's fine!" Xu Lingyi said, "I'll go to the Zhuo family for the banquet. You tell mother about what happened yesterday. See what mother means. We'll meet again in the evening!"

Eleventh Lady nodded, and after sending Xu Lingyi out, she listed the situations of several families first, and then came to the lady dowager.

The lady knew that those families had ulterior motives. But since her daughter-in-law didn't tell her, she pretended not to know. Now that Eleventh Lady came to discuss it with her, she must be undecided, so she naturally had to think about it carefully.

"Did the Marquis go to the Zhuo family for a banquet?" The lady put down the paper in her hand.

"Yes!" Eleventh Lady helped the Madam change a cup of tea, "Then I will definitely meet the eldest son of the Zhuo family."

"So what do you mean?" The lady put down the mirror stand.

Eleventh Lady helped the Madam put it in the gilded filigree enamel mirror box beside her: "We want to see the person first. But we are also afraid that if we don't like her, we will be embarrassed to refuse her."

The lady laughed and said, "Are you afraid that it will be difficult to refuse Mrs. Zhou San?"

Eleventh Lady laughed and said, "Nothing can be hidden from you!"

"Don't be impatient!" The old lady smiled and held the teacup. "Any family that is a little bit particular will not come to propose marriage so anxiously. Since they are so anxious to propose marriage, they have been eyeing it for a long time. Although our family is not a wealthy family, we are also a family with some assets." The old lady said implicitly, "We like their good points, and they also like our good points. It's supposed to be like this when two families marry. This is not a big deal. The main thing is to see how the children are. Zhou San's wife is a stable person. Since she has made this marriage, I think you might as well ask around. As for the Zhuo family, the fourth son has been in the army for many years, and most of the people who come to propose marriage have this intention. In comparison, their family is a bit complicated. We might as well take our time to choose." She also instructed Shiyi Niang, "Don't settle so quickly. If I guess correctly, since this idea has been made, someone will come to propose marriage in a few days."

Eleventh Lady nodded, thinking that the Madam's consideration was still very careful: "You have to show it to us when the time comes!"

The lady laughed and said, "Sister Zhen is my concubine, I want to see her too!"

Only then did Eleventh Lady feel relieved.