On the tenth day, the Third Lady and Chen Afu took Chu Hanyan, the two little brothers, Xiao Yuer, and the second wife's concubines Chu Lin and Chu Bi to Prince An's Mansion.
Chu Lin and Chu Bi were already thirteen years old, and they had been looking for in-laws since last year. Although they were concubines of the second house, their fathers were incompetent, and their mothers were incompetent, the Chu family had become powerful, and they were pretty and charming, so they could always find concubines with decent family backgrounds, or legitimate sons with lower family backgrounds.
A few months ago, someone proposed a marriage to Chu Lin, and Li and the second master actually agreed. The young man's family was high enough, the second son of the Cheng'en Marquis's mansion. However, everyone in the capital knew that this second son Xiao was not only a homosexual, but also had a violent temper and was uneducated. No daughter of a good family was willing to marry him.
The Xiao family had high standards before, and had always wanted to find a legitimate daughter who was well-matched. So until now, the second son of the Xiao family has not yet found a wife at the age of 25.
At the end of last year, the second son of the Xiao family beat a young prostitute in Chulou to death, but the Xiao family paid a scapegoat to suppress the incident. Now the Xiao family has lowered the conditions, as long as the family is of equal status and a good-looking concubine is also acceptable.
The Xiao family took a fancy to the Chu family and sent the head daughter-in-law to find Li to make a match. They also hinted that if the marriage was successful, in addition to the 10,000 taels of silver in the Cheng'en Marquisate, they would also give an additional 5,000 taels of silver in private as a betrothal gift.
When Li heard this, she agreed and went to persuade the second master.
The second master thought about it and decided that sacrificing a concubine's daughter would not only bring him an extra five thousand taels of silver, but would also help his son's future, so he agreed.
After the old marquis got the news, he angrily scolded the second master and kicked him a few times, saying that the Chu family would never sell their daughters, even if they were concubines. So the marriage was not concluded.
Afterwards, the old marquis handed the matchmaking for Chu Lin and Chu Bi to the third wife. The third wife was bored at home and sympathized with the two girls, so she agreed. Although the Prince An's Mansion did not invite anyone from the second house to the lotus banquet, the third wife still brought the two girls.
After arriving at Prince An's Mansion, the sedan chair went directly to Handan Xuan, not far from Mingyan Lake.
As soon as Chen Afu and his companions got out of the sedan chair, the servants pushed a fancy baby carriage over. Although it was not the hottest time of the year, it was still quite hot. Chen Afu didn't want anyone to hold the child, as it would be too hot and the child would easily get prickly heat.
As soon as she put Xiao Yuer into the stroller, the two brothers ran over, one holding the stroller, for fear that someone would steal their sister away.
The two brothers love their sister so much, and Chen Ahfu taught them well. She always thinks that boys should have a sense of responsibility no matter what era. Only with a sense of responsibility can they do things well and find ways to protect their family and children. Cultivating their sense of responsibility starts with Xiao Yuer.
So since Xiao Yu'er was born, Chen Afu taught them to love and protect their younger sister, and to have the thought and awareness of being able to help their younger sister when faced with difficulties and to put their younger sister first when it comes to benefiting her.
Now, the two brothers were terrified to see so many people coming to see their sister, fearing that these people would steal their beautiful sister away. In fact, they not only looked at Xiao Yu'er, but also at them and even the beautiful baby carriage, but they felt that all the eyes were on their sister. Moreover, those eyes were full of the naked word "robbery".
Seeing someone approaching and teasing them, he couldn't stand it anymore and shouted in a loud voice, "Sister, ours."
When they roared, the onlookers laughed even more happily.
These three children are so adorable. The little girl in the car is wearing a pink silk embroidered dress and a light blue silk skirt with a little swallow doll sewn on it. She has two small tufts of hair on her head and is looking around with her bright eyes. When she sees someone talking to her, she will yell "ah ah" twice, and her attitude is very friendly.
The two little boys not only looked alike, but also dressed alike and had the same tile-shaped haircut. They were not so friendly. When someone approached them, they would yell at them, fearing that their sister would be snatched away.
Chen Ahfu blushed, thinking that he would have to bring these two little ones out to meet people more often in the future. Chen Ahfu had attended several banquets before, but he only brought Miss Chu with him, not the three little ones.
She whispered, "Baby, they are not here to steal my sister. They came to say hello to her because they think she is cute. If you do this, my sister will have no friends in the future."
After hearing this, the two brothers relaxed their expressions and said to the people surrounding them, "We like to see our sister. But we don't like to snatch our sister away."
Someone laughed and said, "Oh, what a lovely child. I not only want to take my sister home, but also my two brothers."
Seeing the two brothers' alert eyes, someone else quickly said with a smile, "We're not robbing, we're just joking."
Everyone talked as they walked and entered the Handan Pavilion.
In the hall, Prince An and several women of high status and seniority were sitting there chatting and laughing, including Princess Rongzhao.
Out of courtesy, Prince An's Mansion also sent a notice to Princess Rong Zhao's Mansion, thinking that Rong Zhao, who had not been out of the mansion for a long time, would definitely not come. Unexpectedly, Rong Zhao, who was in good health, actually came.
Because Rong Zhao had been close to the Second Prince before, and had used that method to force the Chu family to separate, Prince An and Princess An were unwilling to have much contact with her. But when she came, Princess An could only entertain her warmly on the surface.
When Princess An saw the Third Lady and Chen Afu leading the children, she waved and said with a smile, "Huachang is here too. Come, come and sit here. With you here, it won't be boring here."
The Third Lady laughed loudly, "When will the Lotus Banquet hosted by the Imperial Aunt be dull? Tell a joke."
Among these people are the princess, the princess of the county, the eldest princess, the princess, and two old lords.
Chen Ahfu led the children and Chu Lin and Chu Bi to greet them. When they arrived in front of Rong Zhao, Chu Hanyan was so scared that her face turned pale. She held Chen Ahfu's hand tightly and her body was shaking. She whispered, "Mom, I'm scared."
Chen Afu squeezed the little girl's hand and signaled her not to be afraid.
Chen Afu brought the children to bless Rong Zhao again, and the two little brothers bowed to them.
Rong Zhao's attention today was not on Chu Hanyan, but on the other children. Compared with Chu Hanyan and the other three children, she must hate the other three children more.
No matter what, Chu Hanyan still has the blood of the Ma family. But the other children are only related to that bitch.
Her eyes swept over the children, and the hatred in her heart was extremely strong, but she still suppressed it. She chuckled and said, "These children are my grandchildren. It's their first time to pay homage to their grandmother, so they should kowtow." Then she said to Chen Afu, "Lingxuan's wife, how did you teach your children that they don't even know this etiquette?"
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