Not talking while eating and not talking while sleeping are the dining rules of the noble families.

Lunch ended in silence. Wei Heng took a short rest and went to the front yard.

Jiang dismissed the two concubines who were serving her, leaving only mother and daughter in the room.

"Mother," Wei Hanzhang took over Shen's work and massaged Jiang's shoulders while asking in a low voice, "Grandmother, what is it that called you this morning?"

"You kid," Jiang stretched out her hand to pull her to sit down, tapped her forehead, and said unhappily, "Do you really think your grandmother's place is a den of dragons and tigers, and that it can eat up your mother?"

Wei Hanzhang covered his forehead and said aggrievedly: "Isn't my daughter worried about you?"

Jiang sighed, "You are about to reach the age of marriage. Isn't it time to change your impetuous temper? When you marry someone else, you will be different from when you were still a lady in the boudoir. You should be dignified and steady as a lady in charge of the house, and don't act rashly."

"...My marriage..." Wei Hanzhang's heart tightened slightly when he heard this, and he frowned and said, "Didn't my daughter's engagement just get cancelled? Everyone in the capital should know about this, right?"

It’s not that easy to find a new suitable candidate.

"Your sixth sister's wedding date is coming soon. You will be the only legitimate daughter left in the family. And the marriage has encountered some twists and turns. Naturally, you should pay more attention to it."

Jiang brushed the scattered hair on her daughter's forehead behind her ears and said softly, "If a man marries a wife with a different temperament, he can take in a few concubines as a solace, but girls can't do that. For girls, lifelong events are the most important. Your parents must carefully choose a suitable husband for you."

"Aren't you curious about why your grandmother called me? It doesn't hurt to tell you."

Jiang smiled and said, "Your aunt is from the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion. She wants to find a matchmaker for you and introduce you to her nephew, the youngest son of the Yongchang Marquis's heir."

"They are all close relatives. The young man's mother has met him several times." She thought for a while and said, "I vaguely remember that he was a handsome man with good manners. Since your aunt came forward to act as a matchmaker, he must be a good person."

Jiang and Qian, the sisters-in-law, have been in love for twenty years and have never had a quarrel. Wei Hanzhang is now Jiang's only daughter, and her marriage is a top priority in Jiang's eyes. If anyone dares to introduce a reckless man to her, a quarrel would be the least of her life.

Qian was not a person who could not distinguish the importance of things, but with the previous experience of the Gu family in mind, Jiang did not nod easily. Having said this, she looked at her daughter beside her, and was about to ask her what she thought, but she saw that her daughter, who had looked normal just now, now had a stiff face and seemed to be in a daze.

"Ran Ran?" Jiang frowned slightly and raised her hand to touch her daughter's forehead: "Are you feeling hot on the road?"

"My daughter just broke off the engagement, and she doesn't want to discuss marriage yet." A gentle touch touched his forehead. Wei Hanzhang blinked, afraid of revealing his emotions, and lowered his head and said, "Besides, don't I still have my seventh sister above me? She is one year older than me. If anyone is anxious, she should be more anxious."

"How can she compare with you?" Jiang Shi didn't notice her daughter's unnatural tone, and said angrily, "Qiniang is a concubine's daughter. She looks pretty, but she is too cautious and timid to be a wife. She is very well-behaved and mediocre in etiquette. Only you take her seriously."

"...It's difficult for the eldest wife?" Wei Hanzhang was stunned and said in shock: "Seventh sister's marriage... is to be someone's concubine?"

"Your father told me a few days ago that your grandfather had already made up his mind about Qi Niang's marriage and told me not to look for a husband for her." Jiang said, "If your grandfather interferes in the marriage of a concubine's daughter, it must not be a proper match."

No wonder Jiang would make such a guess. Right, Wei Ping would not be able to take Wei Hansu seriously, and since he had made an arrangement, it could only be to send his granddaughter to be a concubine. In the original novel, Wei Hansu, the daughter of the heroine, ended up entering the palace as a concubine. Wei Hanzhang could not remember which palace it was, but although a concubine in a palace was also a concubine, she was a concubine who had married Yudie and had a high status.

how……

Wei Hanzhang was still a little confused.

It is impossible for a girl from a marquis's mansion to be a concubine, even if she is a concubine of a prince. Even if she is sent to a prince's mansion as a concubine, others will think she is fawning. Besides, she is just a concubine. She cannot become a real relative if she is sent to the palace. Others will also look down on her. It is not worth it.

But, speaking of this,... in the original novel, wouldn't the heroine's status be due to her daughter? Wei Hansu entered the palace as a concubine, which was also considered a sacrifice for the Wei family. Could Shen be said to have benefited from her daughter?

That's not right. Even if Wei Hansu became a concubine of some prince, she was just a concubine. It was not enough for a family like the Marquis' Mansion, which attaches great importance to rules, to make her a legitimate concubine, right?

Just as she was wondering, Jiang whispered, "In my opinion, the only royal families that have been close to the palace these days are the Prince of Yan's Palace and the Prince of Ping's Palace. No matter which of these two families it is, Qi Niang's status as a concubine is also a good prospect. Once she gives birth to a son, it is not impossible for her to be promoted to a concubine."

Jiang deliberately emphasized the word "noble son". Wei Hanzhang understood what she meant and immediately understood a lot.

If so, it makes sense.

Compared to marrying as the principal wife of a family much lower than the Marquis's, a woman with a little ambition might think that entering the prince's palace to become a concubine is a good way out.

Especially since the current crown prince is 25 and has yet to choose a concubine, although the civil and military officials in the court dare not say much, they are probably speculating in private, wondering if their wise and powerful prince has some unspeakable secrets...

Otherwise, there is really no way to explain why the Eastern Palace has no heir and why the prince, as the crown prince, has not taken a concubine.

Many "forward-looking" politicians have already laid out their plans many years into the future.

If the Crown Prince is still reluctant to take a concubine and the Crown Prince has no son to inherit the throne, then choosing an heir from the royal family is a must.

Is this the real reason why Wei Ping was willing to give his granddaughter to someone as a concubine? If the right way doesn't work, then try the long way. If it's wrong, then you'll just lose a concubine's granddaughter. If it's right, then Wei Hansu will give birth to a 'noble son' who will be valued as the successor to the throne...

Wei Hanzhang's heart skipped a beat. According to the original novel... this is really possible! Therefore, this is why Shen, a mediocre concubine, was promoted to be the wife of the Marquis's mansion, which attaches great importance to rules.

...Then, based on this inference, Xiao Boqian in the original novel wouldn't really have no children, right?

But he always looked like he couldn't help flirting with her, and he didn't look like a man who was so indifferent to women that he didn't even care about having children.

Suffering from a hidden illness?

It doesn't seem like it. He wants to kiss her when he has a hidden illness?

If she didn't dodge, who knows what he would do!

(End of this chapter)