Chapter 14 Are you interested in Sister Li?
Princess Kangning looked at Ming Yuelin and said, "Ming Qingqing, the next day off is the big day off. Please take a day off and accompany me to visit Hua Si Meng."
"OK."
"Shi Yaoyao, Ming Si, you go too." Princess Kangning looked at the other two again.
"Okay, since the princess has invited me, of course I have to go." She couldn't refuse even if she didn't want to go.
Mingyue Si naturally agreed.
"Then it's settled. You can go now." Princess Corning waved her hand.
When I walked out of the mansion gate, I met two young men from other families coming out of the water pavilion. The two groups greeted each other.
"Hello, Second Miss Ming, Fourth Miss Ming, who is the other one?" One of the young men with a tough face asked with a smile, his eyes looking at Shi Jianli.
Ming Yuelin nodded indifferently and replied, "Thank you, Master Eldest, Master Second, this is my cousin from the Shi family."
"I've been out of the house for a long time and I'm a little tired, so I won't talk much."
Shi Jianli lowered her eyes slightly, glanced at them briefly, and then followed Mingyuelin away.
Although Mr. Xie's eyes seemed gentle, she felt that they were a bit sinister.
After leaving the house, he saw his brothers waiting by the carriage. Ming Yuelin smiled and quickened his pace, "Big brother, second brother, third brother, fourth brother!"
Mingzhao smiled and nodded. "When I saw our carriage stop in front of the princess's mansion, I knew you were here too. You've been playing for a long time, are you hungry?"
Ming Yuelin raised his right wrist and said pitifully, "I'm not hungry, but my hand is tired."
"Huh?" Mingzhao was still confused.
"I'm tired of painting the princess's portrait."
"Then let the maid massage you when we get back home, and get in the carriage."
"Okay." Mingyuelin took Shi Jianli and Mingyuesi and stepped onto the riding stool.
Noticing several vague inquiring gazes, most of which were directed at Shi Jianli, Mingzhao glanced over and stood in front of her calmly, his tall figure completely blocking her view.
Shi Jianli raised her eyes and saw Mingzhao standing next to her without her knowing when. She paused, lowered her eyes, stepped on the horse stool and got into the carriage.
Mingzhao also squeezed into another car with a few of his younger brothers.
In the carriage, Shi Jianli looked at Mingyuelin and called her, "Sister Lin."
"What's the matter?"
"Are the two gentlemen we just met from the family of the Left Censor-in-Chief?"
"Yes, why did you mention them?"
Shi Jianli repeated to Mingyuelin what she had said to Mingyuesi.
Ming Yuelin played with the forbidden steps at her waist and pondered for a while, "She did seem quite enthusiastic. In the past, when there were banquets, Xie Si always stayed with her sisters and didn't interact with others casually."
"Could it be that she, like Princess Kangning, likes you because you're pretty?"
Shi Jianli shook her head, "I don't think so."
"Then she has other motives. What are they?" Ming Yuelin couldn't think of them for the moment, and continued, "The Left Censor-in-Chief is a man of few principles. He already had a concubine's eldest son and a concubine's second son before his wife married him."
"That's the eldest and second young masters Xie whom we just met."
"His family has two legitimate daughters, Xie Meizhi and Xie Xuezhi, the first and fourth daughters respectively. Xie Yi is already married to the eldest son of the Right Vice-Minister of the Imperial Censorate, which is considered a marriage of low status."
"Xie Si was originally engaged to the eldest grandson of the Minister of Rites, but for some reason the engagement was called off. It was the Xie family who cancelled it, saying their horoscopes were incompatible."
Regardless of whether the horoscopes are compatible or not, as long as they are not particularly conflicting, most people will say they are compatible.
Mingyuelin felt that there was something else hidden.
"His family has no legitimate son, so the eldest son from a concubine will be the head of the family in the future."
"Xie Da is 23 years old and still unmarried. He doesn't seem to be engaged to anyone. I don't know what he is planning."
Shi Jianli asked, "So what does Sister Lin think of Master Xie?"
"I don't know what others think, but I don't think he's a good person."
Shi Jianli nodded, she felt the same way.
"Sister Li, next time you see her, don't get too close to Xie Si, and don't agree to let her send you a letter." Her attitude is weird, so it's better to be cautious. Who knows what she's thinking.
"good."
After returning to the mansion, the three of them got off the car and walked towards the mansion.
Shi Jianli covered her face with a fan and yawned lightly. When she turned around, she felt someone walking towards her.
"Are you sleepy?"
It's tomorrow and tomorrow.
Shi Jianli nodded, "I didn't have a lunch break today, so I feel a little tired."
"Then go back and have a good rest. You will learn the imperial art tomorrow, and driving will be tiring."
"Okay, cousin too." She smiled with her eyes slightly curved.
"Did you have fun today? Did you get into any trouble?"
"Not bad. Princess Kangning is very kind, and the flowers in Princess Kunyi's mansion are beautiful." Shi Jianli was a little helpless. "Cousin, have you read too many storybooks? I'm a guest at the mansion, and although others are not very warm to me, they are all polite."
No matter what, she was going out with the girls from the Duke's Mansion. Who would not want to save her face? Wasn't this a blatant provocation to the Duke's Mansion's reputation?
"That's good." Ming Zhouhe was relieved. "I was just worried that some stupid people would bully you, but you would be too embarrassed to say it."
"I wouldn't be embarrassed with anyone, but I wouldn't be embarrassed with my cousin and aunt."
Ming Yuelin turned around and said, "With me here, who dares to bully Sister Li? Third brother, aren't you too worried about me?"
Ming Zhou surrendered, "Okay, I was wrong, the second sister is very reliable."
"That's more like it."
After walking together for a while, Shi Jianli separated from them and returned to her own courtyard.
When the three siblings were alone, Mingyuelin asked, "Brother, has the Xie family of Zuodu Yushi been arranging a marriage for Xie Weisong recently?"
"Why are you asking about this? I have indeed heard that Mr. Xie wants to discuss marriage." Mingzhao turned his gaze away from the cluster of weeping crabapples.
Before returning home, I blocked the prying eyes of my cousin from the Shi family. I accidentally caught a glimpse of her swaying pearl hairpin and what looked like a weeping crabapple on her sleeve.
However, the weeping crabapple blossoms in the mansion were pink with white mixed in, while the one on her was white with a hint of pink, which was very elegant.
"Xie Xuezhi from their residence suddenly approached Sister Li today and seemed very enthusiastic. She even offered to give Sister Li a visiting card. After Sister Li declined, she invited her to visit their residence."
"I wonder if their family is interested in Sister Li?" Ming Yuelin turned the fan while his mind was spinning.
Although Sister Li's parents have passed away, she has her third brother behind her, and behind her is their Duke's Mansion.
Ming Zhouqing heard this and said, "If that's the case, Third Brother will be furious."
Mingzhao also spoke softly, commenting: "Xie Da is a man with deep scheming and too much utilitarianism. He is not a good friend."
Ming Yuelin nodded, "But even if the Xie family wanted to propose marriage, Sister Li would not agree."
Ming Zhouqing: "Why?"
"Three reasons." Ming Yuelin looked up at the sky with his hands behind his back. "First, Xie Daying is handsome but not good-looking enough. He's not something Sister Li would be interested in. Sister Li likes good-looking men."
"That Qiao Jingchuan, Sister Li said he has 80% looks and 70% temperament, which is pretty good, so she reluctantly agreed to the engagement."
Everyone in Sister Li’s maternal grandparents’ family is good-looking, but I didn’t expect that Qiao Jingchuan’s temperament was 70% fake.
"Secondly, Sister Li doesn't want to marry into a wealthy family, so the Xie family is not within her and Second Aunt's scope of choice."
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