She sat with her mother for a while, and met Ji Chengfeng coming in from the outer hall.
He was still wearing the same light blue cross-collared robe, with wide sleeves embroidered with layers of cloud patterns in silver thread, a jade belt outlining his slender waist, and his face was elegant and his eyes were tranquil, like an immortal walking out of the clouds.
As soon as he came in, the ladies who were chatting with each other in the inner hall fell silent. Some ladies who did not know his identity whispered to their relatives and friends, and when they heard that the visitor was the grandson of the Marquis of Qucheng and the new top scholar, their eyes gradually brightened.
He is extremely talented, handsome, and has a good family background. Such a man is definitely the ideal son-in-law that all the ladies from wealthy families would dream of.
The old lady of Qucheng Marquis's Mansion really liked this grandson. When she saw him come in, she smiled and said to Xie Wan Ning, "Wan Wan, have you met this cousin today?"
Xie Wan Ning was just acting coquettishly towards her mother. When she heard this, she turned around and looked over, then smiled and said, "I have seen him. My brother said that this is my second aunt's cousin."
After Ji Chengfeng saluted the old lady of Qucheng Marquis, he turned to look at them and saluted again as a junior, "Cheng Qian greets aunt and cousin."
He has reached adulthood, so Chengqian is probably his name.
When Zheng was still in the boudoir, she had a very good relationship with her younger sister, so of course she loved her nephew very much.
In fact, when Ji Chengfeng first arrived in the capital at the beginning of the year, he visited the Xuanping Marquis Mansion several times.
However, Xie Wan Ning was already engaged to Lu Ziyan at that time, so Zheng did not specifically ask her engaged daughter to come out and meet her cousin.
This is why they only officially met today.
Zheng asked her nephew a few questions with concern and asked him to come to her house more often when he had nothing to do.
Ji Chengfeng answered all the questions patiently, and after chatting with the aunts for a while, he stood up, said goodbye, and went to the side hall.
After everyone left, Zheng took her daughter's hand and whispered, "Wanwan, what do you think of your cousin?"
Xie Wan Ning praised: "A gentleman is like jade, gentle and elegant."
After hearing her daughter's praise, Zheng calmed down and whispered, "Your aunt wrote to me a while ago, saying that your cousin has not yet been engaged, and asked me and your grandmother to find a good girl for him in the capital."
"Not engaged yet?" Xie Wan Ning was shocked. How come there are so many young men who are still unmarried?
Her brother is, this cousin is, and the Duan Cheng we heard about today is also one.
Zheng also thought of her eldest son, sighed sadly, and soon got back to the topic.
"Your aunt has entrusted me with this, so I must take it to heart," Zheng asked in a low voice, "Wanwan, are you familiar with the daughter of the Minister of Personnel?"
"!!!" Xie Wanning's eyes slowly widened, "Cao Ying'er?"
"That's the name," Zheng nodded. "In terms of origin, age, and appearance, the daughter of the Cao family is a perfect match for Cheng Qian. Your aunt must be satisfied. I just don't know what this girl's personality is like. Have you ever dealt with her? Is she straightforward?"
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Xie Wan Ning frowned slightly, and under her mother's earnest eyes, she spoke with difficulty: "I've only met him twice, and he seems to have a good personality, but I don't know much else."
She said, "Mother, marriage is a big deal, don't rush to arrange a matchmaking, you need to understand it in detail."
"I'm still learning more about it. You don't know how anxious your second aunt is." Zheng said with a smile, "As long as the couple is well-matched and has a good personality, there is no girl in the Shangshu family who doesn't know the rules."
Her nephew will be 21 after the Chinese New Year, and he has already become the top scorer in the imperial examination. His future is limitless. Now all he needs is to find a wife to take care of the backyard and have children, while he can rest assured and consolidate his career.
Aunt Zheng was extremely thoughtful and had chosen good candidates.
Although the Minister of Personnel is not as high-ranking and powerful as some of the cabinet ministers, he is also an important minister who has a say in front of the emperor. As for the Yue family, they do not ask for much help, but at least they will not be a drag.
If Xie Wan Ning didn't know about Cao Ying'er and the Second Prince, she might have thought that this was a very suitable marriage.
But now, looking at her smiling mother, she hesitated for a long time and couldn't say anything.
Only His Majesty and Pei Yuqing knew about this royal scandal, and she couldn't expose it like this.
...Then let Ji Chengfeng marry Cao Ying'er?
To be fair, Cao Ying'er does have a very good temperament and is straightforward. She would definitely be a very qualified lady of the house. It is not her fault that she was forcibly taken away by the second prince.
Can……
Can she escape the control of the Second Prince?
If she still had contact with the Second Prince after marriage, it would confuse her offspring's bloodline...
There is no wall that is impenetrable. Once the truth comes to light, Zheng, as the person who arranged this marriage, will end up with no thanks for his efforts.
Based on Xie Wan Ning's understanding of her mother, Zheng would probably blame herself for the rest of her life.
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On the way back in the carriage, Xie Wan Ning was still thinking about this question.
In fact, this is just an idea of Zheng's at present, and nothing has been done yet.
Nowadays, blind marriages are no longer a thing. If a marriage is to be arranged, people usually ask their children about their wishes.
Ji Chengfeng himself might not necessarily be attracted to Cao Ying'er, and since Cao Ying'er is being pestered by the Second Prince, she probably wouldn't think of getting married so soon.
So, things shouldn't come to that point.
But Xie Wan Ning was still very worried.
She frowned from time to time, sighed from time to time, and was completely distracted.
She didn't notice that the carriage had been quiet for quite some time. Her husband, who usually loved to hold her little hand when they were alone, seemed to be in a very low mood.
Pei Yuqing quietly looked at the girl opposite him with a tangled expression for a long time. Seeing that she really had no intention of paying attention to him, he smiled bitterly in his heart.
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