The Fifth Aunt was shocked when she heard this, and looked at the Eleventh Aunt in confusion: "Eleventh Aunt...has she arranged a marriage for the Twelfth Miss?"

The matter had not yet been settled, and Eleventh Lady did not want Fifth Lady to know about it and worry about it. Now that Sixth Lady had cried and complained, she had no choice but to tell Fifth Lady what had happened: "…I thought that family was okay, so I mentioned it to my eldest sister-in-law."

"The eldest lady doesn't agree?" Fifth Aunt pondered after hearing this.

Judging from Sixth Aunt's attitude, the First Madam must disagree.

But before Eleventh Lady could answer, Sixth Lady said, "She insisted that Miss Twelve was still young and didn't agree to this marriage." As she spoke, tears fell again, "She has a clean family background, is the eldest son, has a good reputation, and has a good character... Where can you find such a good marriage? Miss Twelve is a little young, but which family can get married as soon as they talk about it? It will take three or four years to go through the three books and six ceremonies. By then, Miss Twelve will be of age, and it will be the right time to get married." She added, "The eldest master said that we will go back to Yuhang after the summer. Once we leave Yanjing, it will be harder than climbing to the sky to find someone with the character and background of Mr. Wang. She does this just because she despises Mr. Wang because he is a side branch and has a poor family background. In the future, Miss Twelve will not be able to help with money and materials when she marries him, and secondly, he has no reputation. You can see from the marriages of several aunts in our family..." As soon as she said this, she thought of Eleventh Lady who was still in front of her, and forced herself to swallow the words. But he still felt unhappy and complained, "Do I have to be like the Tenth Aunt, who only cares about a good reputation and doesn't care whether she lives or dies!"

What Sixth Aunt said is also what Eleventh Lady is worried about.

Daughters are used for marriage. The marriage that I helped Twelve Niang to arrange was naturally the best for her. But for the Luo family, there was no benefit at all. In terms of benefits, Wang Ze was a branch of the Wang family, how could he compare with Xu Lingyi, the Marquis of Yongping; in terms of reputation, Wang Ze was just a scholar working in the Zhennan Marquis's mansion, how could he compare with Qian Ming, who was already a juren.

But after all, I am a married daughter, and I only have the right to make suggestions but not the right to make decisions on family matters.

Eleventh Lady hinted to Sixth Aunt: "Prince Wang has a younger brother who passed the imperial examination at the age of twelve. Even the Marquis of Zhennan values ​​him very much. If it weren't for Prince Wang's uncle, Prince Wang would have married a niece of his aunt. Sixth Aunt, why don't you talk to father and eldest brother about this matter. They should have their own considerations."

"Will this work?" Sixth Aunt asked suspiciously, "If this is the case, then it would be better to say that you want to be on good terms with Madam Zhou, so you want to marry Miss Twelve to her, which would be more reliable!"

Although the Sixth Aunt is smart and capable, she is limited by her life experience and has a single-minded way of thinking. It is also difficult to explain.

Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "Sixth Aunt, try to say what I said first. If it doesn't work, it won't be too late to say that I want to be on good terms with Madam Zhou!"

The Sixth Aunt was still a little hesitant, and the Eleventh Aunt smiled and said, "However, if this marriage is successful, I have to remind you of something. Prince Wang's family is indeed poor. Since he does not accept the help from the son of the Marquis of Zhennan, I am afraid he will not accept the help from his wife's family. His fame may end here. Such a son-in-law..."

"Eleventh Lady." Sixth Aunt said solemnly, "When choosing a matchmaker, one should pay attention to the matchmaking status. If that prince had a rich family background or was willing to accept help from others, how could our Twelfth Lady have such an opportunity?" She looked at Eleventh Lady sincerely, "We know this principle."

Eleventh Lady nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Then let's wait for Madam Zhou's news. If it works, I'm afraid that Auntie will have to persuade Twelve Lady."

"Although Miss Twelve is not as good as Aunt Eleven," said Sixth Aunt modestly, "at least she knows about this. Regardless of whether this matter succeeds or not, Miss Twelve knows about Aunt Eleven's good intentions."

After hearing what Sixth Aunt said, Eleventh Lady calmed down, had lunch at her parents' home, and then returned to Lotus Garden.

Early the next morning, Grandma Luo came to visit.

"If the Wang family also has this intention, what else can we say? When the time comes, please help pass on the message, aunt."

It seems that the Luo family has carefully considered the pros and cons of this marriage.

Eleventh Lady knew what was going on. She left Grandma Luo at home for lunch and personally escorted her to the Chuihua Gate.

Mrs. Zhou came in the afternoon.

"Whether or not I can get this pair of matchmaker shoes depends on what you say."

This means that the Wang family has no objection.

It's a win-win situation.

Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "I was just worrying about what kind of shoe upper to make for Sister Zhou."

Madam Zhou was delighted when she heard this, and sighed, "My sister-in-law's eyesight is not good, and the family needs someone to take care of the household. I was worried that your twelfth sister was too young. Unexpectedly, my sister-in-law was worried that the family had not saved much money in the past few years, and it would be too shabby to get married right away. This really proves the saying that marriages are made in heaven by a thread."

Eleventh Lady smiled and nodded, then went to the Lady Dowager with Madam Zhou.

The lady was also very happy to hear this: "It's really a coincidence." Then she invited Mrs. Zhou to have dinner.

Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "My sister-in-law is still eagerly waiting for my reply! I will come to bother you again in two days. Today I will go to my sister-in-law's house to eat for free."

The lady laughed and did not keep her. Instead, she asked Princess Fucheng: "...what have you been doing at home these days?"

"I'm so disturbed by the noises from our Fang Jie'er that I help her feed the cat every day!"

"Feed the cat?"

Madam Zhou smiled and said, "During the Chinese New Year, my cousin who is the governor of Fujian sent me two cats. They have white fur, one has green eyes, and the other has blue eyes. Fang Jieer loves them very much. She is afraid that others don't take good care of them, so she feeds them herself every day. A few days ago, she followed the princess to the palace to play, and she got a rash on her body. She took medicine for more than half a month but it didn't get better. The princess suspected that the cat fur caused the trouble, so she asked someone to give the cats away. Fang Jieer refused to give up, and the princess had no choice but to pick two little maids to help her feed them. She was still worried and went to see them every day. The princess had no choice but to take the cats to her own yard to help her feed them!"

"There is such a thing!" The lady laughed and said, "Tell your mother-in-law about it. I will go there tomorrow to see what kind of rare thing it is that makes our sister Fang so fascinated."

Princess Fucheng was the emperor's aunt, and the lady-in-waiting was the queen's mother. Although the two elders had no conflicts, they were not too close. The lady-in-waiting suddenly wanted to visit Princess Fucheng's house for a cat... Shiyi Niang and Madam Zhou were both stunned.

But Mrs. Zhou reacted quickly and said with a smile, "Oh, I have such a rare guest!" She added, "The princess will be so happy if you go! She is just looking forward to having someone to walk around." Then she said many welcoming words.

"Then it's settled." The old lady nodded with a smile and decided that Weichu would come to visit.

Mrs. Zhou said "yes" repeatedly and stood up to say goodbye.

Eleventh Lady sent Madam Zhou to the Chuihua Gate and then returned to the Madam Dowager.

"You are all busy." The lady told Eleventh Lady, "Mother Du can accompany me tomorrow."

It seems like something happened.

Seeing that the lady-in-waiting did not want to say more and did not want to ask, Eleventh Lady smiled and agreed, and went to arrange the lady-in-waiting's travel arrangements.

The next day she saw the lady off and returned to Gongxian Hutong.

The Luo family invited the fourth uncle Yu Yiqing to be the matchmaker, while the Wang family invited the son of Zhennan Marquis to be the matchmaker. The two families exchanged engagement letters and made a small engagement before the summer came. This is all a story for later. After Zhen Jieer knew about it, she pulled Shiyi Niang and said with a smile, "So mother went to be a matchmaker for someone!" It happened to be a little hot those days, and the family had already started to cook mung bean soup. She offered a bowl to Shiyi Niang, "Then do you really want to make a pair of shoes for Madam Zhou?"

"Of course it's true!" Eleventh Lady laughed, "I promised someone else this!"

"Then, will Aunt Twelve also stay at home and do needlework like Hui Jie'er?"

"Not for now." Seeing that she was very curious, Eleventh Lady explained, "Twelfth Aunt is still young, and the two families have agreed to wait until Twelfth Lady reaches the age of marriage before marrying her. In another two years, she will be confined at home doing needlework like Hui Jie'er!"

Zhen Jie Er smiled and said, "Then I will also help Aunt Twelve to make a door curtain!"

She helped Huijie make a door curtain.

Eleventh Lady looked at Zhen Jie'er who was smiling in front of her and thought of Xu Lingyi.

The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, but there is no news from him, and no one knows how things are going. The key is that there are many things that need him to come back to decide...especially Zhen Jie'er's marriage.

In the past two days, the Zhuo family sent people to deliver this and that, and they were so attentive.

While he was thinking, Madam Wen came in with the account books.

Sister Zhen and Madam Wen, sitting opposite each other, both felt a little uncomfortable.

Eleventh Lady smiled and asked Madam Wen to sit down. Zhen Jieer said, "I'll go get the mung bean soup," and then quickly left the inner room.

Madam Wen glanced at the swaying soft curtains, and then reported to Shiyi Niang: "I have sorted out all the household accounts. The biggest expense is in the kitchen..."

Eleventh Lady concentrated on checking the accounts with Madam Wen.

A little maid came in and reported: "Grandmother Lin from Weiyuan Marquis's Mansion is here!"

Eleventh Lady hurriedly invited her in.

Grandma Lin took out a few gold-painted Sichuan fans and said, "These are made by our sister Hui herself. She said they are for sister Zhen." Then she brought up a few baskets of peaches and said, "I know you don't need them, these are my little gifts to you. If it weren't for you, our sister Hui wouldn't be able to settle down to do needlework." It turned out to be a thank-you gift specifically for her.

Eleventh Lady modestly let Amber accept it, and then asked about Hui Jie'er's situation: "I heard that the wedding date is set for May next year?"

Grandma Lin's eyes darkened as she spoke, and she nodded with a somewhat disappointed look: "They're urging me over there!"

Just as Eleventh Lady was about to say something to comfort her, the little maidservant announced, "Mrs. Zhuo is here!"

"Please ask her to come in!" There was a hint of helplessness in Eleventh Lady's tone that she herself was not aware of.

Grandma Lin raised her eyebrows slightly and whispered, "I heard that the Zhuo family wants to marry into your family. Is this true?"

I think everyone should have heard about it.

Eleventh Lady nodded.

Grandma Lin joked, "Look at you, you still want to entertain her. Don't you think it's a pity to throw it away?"

Eleventh Lady felt that it was not good to say this about the Zhuo family, so she smiled and said, "It's just that Master Zhuo and our Marquis have a close personal relationship!"

How could Grandma Lin not hear the unspoken meaning? "If I had known this, would I have come to join in the fun and act as a matchmaker for your sister Zhen?"

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