Song Zan did not object to his wife's proposal.
Song Hongyuan and Song Hongshen didn't say anything. Their sister's marriage still had to be decided by their father and mother.
In the evening, Mrs. Song Wang brought Song Wanwan into the palace in a carriage, and Song Zan and his son followed closely behind on horseback.
The sedan chair in the palace stopped at the gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Song Wanwan got off the sedan chair first and then helped her mother out.
When I looked up, I was dazzled by the glazed tiles on the roof of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The last rays of the setting sun were about to set.
When the mother and daughter entered the courtyard gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they saw Madam Wang and Wang Jinyao walking towards them from a distance.
Song Wanwan bowed to Madam Wang and called her "Aunt."
Wang Jinyao, as always, stepped forward and greeted Wang warmly, "Hello, auntie. I haven't seen you in a while, and I miss you so much."
Ever since Wang Jinyao humiliated Su Zhilan last time, Wang Shi rarely visited the Wang family. On two occasions, Wang Jinyao had tried to come visit, but Wang Shi had found excuses to refuse.
It wasn't that she didn't support her niece, she was just scared of her. She didn't want any more trouble before Song Hongshen got married.
Mrs. Wang had always been wary of this young lady, so she stepped forward and said, "Sister, you're here too? You haven't been home for a while, and your brother misses you very much."
"Yesterday he said he had asked someone in the south to bring some crabs to Beijing, and he wanted you to come back home to eat crabs and appreciate chrysanthemums."
After all, she is her own sister-in-law, so how could Wang not give her face?
Pretending to be nothing, she explained, "Sister-in-law, please explain to my brother. There are a lot of things going on in the mansion these days. I will go back after I finish my work in two days."
Madam Wang followed her towards the main hall and added, "I've been very busy lately, focusing solely on finding a marriage partner for Jin Yao."
"Her father said that the families in the capital have a lot of things to do and a lot of rules. Jin Yao's personality might make it difficult to deal with them, so she only looks at local officials and families."
"Ah, my daughter has grown up by my side, pampered and beloved. I actually hope she can stay in the capital."
Wang Shi knew what her sister-in-law meant.
Judging from the situation, my brother has made up his mind to send Wang Jinyao out of the capital to avoid seeing Song Hongshen often and making a fool of herself.
When my sister-in-law said this, it seemed like she was begging for mercy.
Wang Shi didn't intend to respond, but said casually: "Brother, you must have your reasons for doing this. Sister-in-law, don't worry. If you live not far away, you can come back to visit often."
Mrs. Wang was very unhappy at the rebuff, but she said nothing and casually chatted with Wang about the family gossip.
Wang Jinyao was next to Song Wanwan, and the two followed behind.
Suddenly, she heard voices behind her. Wang Jinyao turned around and saw Song Hongshen entering the yard and talking to Mr. Shen San who came in with him.
Song Hongshen was dressed in a dark black python robe, with an upright figure and a handsome face. Every gesture he made exuded a noble and steady air.
Even standing next to the elegant and refined Mr. Shen, he is not inferior.
Seeing Wang Jinyao looking back frequently, Song Wanwan also turned her head to take a look.
"What are you looking at, cousin? Watch your step and don't fall."
Wang Jinyao came to her senses and tried to calm her restlessness. She really didn't want to discuss marriage with anyone else, not at all.
Song Wanwan couldn't help but say, "Some things can't be forced, it hurts others and yourself."
She knew her third brother's temper best. If she angered him, he wouldn't show any affection for her cousins. It would only cause embarrassment among the relatives, and her mother would be in a difficult position.
But looking at Wang Jinyao's expression, she didn't take her words to heart at all.
Song Wanwan didn't want to say anything more. It was impossible to persuade the damned ghost with kind words.
After the group entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Wang and Mrs. Wang started chatting with several other ladies.
Song Wanwan had nothing to do, and seeing that the palace banquet would still be over for a while, she wanted to go behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony to see if the crabapple fruits were ripe.
She wanted to ask Wang Jinyao to go with her, but Wang Jinyao was only willing to hang around near Song Hongshen. Song Wanwan shook her head and went for a stroll with her maid.
Song Wanwan knew that the Second Prince had gone to the Song family to propose marriage today, but she thought her father and brother had completely rejected it. After all, her father had always been reluctant to allow his younger generation to marry into the royal family.
She didn't think much about entering the palace today, thinking she was just accompanying her mother to deal with the situation.
Song Wanwan took her maid Gu Zhi and went directly to the garden behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony. There were several crabapple trees in the garden.
The fruits have turned red in this season.
The master and servant looked up at the fruit tree. Gu Zhi's face fell, "It's so high."
Perhaps the servants in the palace picked a few as they passed by, and the fruits were no longer visible within reach.
There are only a few red flowers on the top of the tree and on the branches. Although they are high, they are also very attractive because of their red color.
Song Wanwan gently rolled up her sleeves and said, "What are you afraid of? Your young lady has no other skills, but climbing a tree is not easy."
Which of the Song family's trees had she not climbed? Climbing trees was no big deal for her.
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhi immediately grabbed Song Wanwan and said, "Miss, this is the palace, not our house."
"Besides, we have this fruit in our house, so there's no need to pick this one."
Of course, Song Wanwan was not greedy for a fruit. She just wanted to climb the tree to play and see the scenery in the palace from a high place.
"I'll go up and pick some fruit for you. The fruit in this palace is a different variety and sweeter."
Even if Gu Zhi wanted to eat more, she didn't dare let Song Wanwan climb the tree. But how could she stop her? Song Wanwan jumped up and quickly climbed to the top of the tree.
The crabapple tree was not tall, so she couldn't see the inner palace in the distance as she had hoped. Even the front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony was blocked by the palace.
Song Wanwan didn't feel disappointed. She picked two fruits and threw them to Gu Zhi.
"You continue eating it later while we watch the singing and dancing at the palace banquet."
Her voice was quite loud and attracted the attention of the guards not far away.
When the palace guards patrolled, the defense of high places was also of paramount importance, in order to prevent assassins from hiding in high places or deploying archers from high places.
So, as soon as Song Wanwan finished speaking, a guard flew forward and came towards her. Not only were they armed, but their faces also had a murderous look on their faces.
When protecting the emperor, we would rather kill someone innocently than let him go.
Song Wanwan immediately understood what was going on and quickly shouted, "It's me, don't do it."
As he said this, he was about to fly down.
But she came today wearing a skirt, and the sash around her waist was somehow caught by a tree branch.
Song Wanwan pulled hard, and because of her nervousness, her movements became disorganized.
The whole person fell to the ground.
Gu Zhi was shocked, "Miss."
She wanted to go forward and catch the person, but she didn't have the ability.
Just as his young lady was about to fall to the ground, a figure suddenly flashed by not far away.
The man was wearing a dark blue brocade robe, and he had a tall and slender figure, like a graceful orchid.
Song Wanwan was prepared to fall onto the bluestone slabs, but she didn't expect to fall directly into a man's arms.
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