Emperor Chongde was very satisfied with this and praised General Lan highly.
But at this time, General Lan submitted a petition to retire early.
Emperor Chongde was naturally reluctant to let her go. After asking carefully, he learned that Madam Lan had fallen ill on the first day of the Lunar New Year and her condition was worrying...
In addition, General Lan was already very old, so Emperor Chongde had no choice but to agree!
Si Jinxing went to the Lan Mansion every day to take Old Madam Lan's pulse. Every time he entered or left the mansion, his face was full of worry!
As a result, people outside were saying that even the county lady was helpless to cure the old lady of the Lan family's illness!
On this day, after Si Jinxing finished taking Madam Lan's pulse, she returned to the Shen family's courtyard with her three aunts, Shen Linhan.
After all this talk, we ended up talking about Lan Qichen's marriage.
Si Jinxing saw that Shen seemed very satisfied with the young lady from the Xia family and could not help asking:
"Aunt, why don't we call our cousin over and see what he has to say?"
Shen waved her hand and said:
"He's just a rough guy, what can he understand?
The young lady of the Xia family is beautiful, dignified and virtuous. How come she is not worthy of him?
Besides, his birth date and horoscope have been sent to the Xia family by the matchmaker, so the matter is about to be settled!
This is a perfect match, why ask him?"
Seeing this, Han said:
"Sister-in-law, what you said is wrong.
When did our family start caring about family background?
Isn't it all about first impressions? This is Chen'er's lifelong event after all, so why not hear what he has to say? "
When Shen heard this, she looked at Lin and saw that he also nodded in agreement, so she could only say:
"Well, then, call him over and we can talk about it in private.
It’s just that the Xia family was chosen by the master, who said that Mr. Xia has a good character and the children he raises will naturally be good too.”
As soon as Lan Qichen entered the door, he saw three elders and a younger sister in the family, all looking at him.
He hurriedly bowed to them and said, "Chen'er greets mother, second aunt, third aunt, and sister Xing.
I don't know why the mother asked her son to come here.
Lan Qichen is the eldest grandson of the Lan family. He is only twenty-three years old, but at such a young age he has already become a fifth-rank cavalry general!
Although he was a military general, he had won the title of Tanhualang in the autumn examination of the 23rd year of Chongde!
Si Jinxing only felt that her eldest cousin had both good looks and good character!
Moreover, he is talented in both civil and military affairs, and has a good family background. He is truly a young talent picked from thousands!
It would be really frustrating to marry an unvirtuous woman!
Si Jinxing didn't want to beat around the bush and asked directly:
"Cousin, do you have a woman you like?"
Lan Qichen was slightly stunned when he heard this. He glanced at his mother and saw that she was also waiting for a reply.
I know that I can’t escape today!
He knew that his family was looking for a marriage partner for him recently, but the image of a girl flashed through his mind.
Seeing her blushing cheeks, Si Jinxing could not help but lean over to Shen's ear and whispered:
"Aunt, I think you should stop worrying about it. My cousin has found someone special!"
Although the voice was low, it was loud enough for everyone in the room to hear, including Lan Qichen.
When Han heard this, he immediately said:
"Chen'er, are you attracted to Miss Xia? That's great!"
Lan Qichen was shocked when he heard this. He looked at Shen and said:
"Mother, I have no feelings for Miss Xia, let alone any engagement with her. Please help me, mother!"
Upon hearing this, Shen jumped up!
She never expected that this brat actually had objections to this marriage!
She frowned and said:
"Chen'er, what are you thinking? What's wrong with Miss Xia?
This is the in-law family your father personally selected for you before leaving for the northwest."
Lan Qichen bowed deeply and said:
"Mother, no matter how good the Xia family girl is, she is just a stranger to my son."
When Shen heard this, she stared into Lan Qichen's eyes and asked:
"What you mean is that you really have someone you like?
Tell me, which family is this girl from?"
After hearing this, Lan Qichen couldn't help but look at Si Jinxing behind Shen.
His action scared Shen Linhan and the other two!
Han reached out and slapped Lan Qichen on the arm, scolding:
"What are you looking at, kid? That's your sister!
In our family, we don't have any such thing as in-laws getting married!"
Lin also said:
"Let's not talk about that stupid thing of furthering the relationship!
Just to be honest, your sister is already engaged, so don't even think about it!"
Shen's face darkened and she cursed:
"You are worse than an animal, you even don't let your own sister go?
I'll beat you to death!"
Just as Si Jinxing reacted, she saw Shen actually picked up a feather duster!
She hurriedly stopped Shen and dissuaded her:
"Aunt, don't rush to fight. Listen to what my cousin says first!"
Shen then put down the feather duster and said to Lan Qichen unhappily:
"For your sister's sake, I won't beat you yet. Go ahead and say it!"
Lan Qichen coughed lightly and said with a red face:
"That girl... is Sister Xing's best friend!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Linhan and the other two looked towards Si Jinxing.
Xingyatou’s best friend?
Which one?
When Si Jinxing heard this, she was also a little surprised!
My goodness, this cousin who looks like he doesn't want anyone to approach him, actually has a secret crush on the little girl next to her?
Fortunately, she only has three close friends, Qi Nanling, He Zhaoyue, and Lei Qianyin!
Choose one from the three, they are all good girls!
No matter which one it is, she is much better than that damn Miss Xia!
Upon hearing this, Han groaned and said worriedly:
"Chen'er, are you in love with the Eighth Princess?
This is going to be difficult! She's the apple of our Emperor's eye!
I wonder if your grandfather can take care of it, or if you can ask your grandmother to talk to the Empress Dowager?
It’s just that your grandmother’s current health makes it inconvenient for her…”
When Shen heard what Han said, she felt her heart pounding!
The eighth princess is indeed a good girl!
But what can be done? The emperor of Longyin Dynasty has only one princess!
Since ancient times, the only way out for a princess was to marry into a foreign alliance...
How could the royal family abandon the marriage plan because of a small Lan family?
If you’re not careful, you might even offend the royal family!
This is absolutely not allowed!
Shen was just thinking about this when she heard her son say:
"No, no, Auntie, please don't make random guesses.
I am......."
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