"Miss, this is the marriage partner that Madam has found for you. Take a look first. If you like any of them, Madam will arrange a meeting. The main thing is that you are already eighteen years old. If you delay any longer, there will be fewer and fewer suitable candidates."
After Nanny Sun placed the post in front of Lianyi, she said respectfully.
"Mammy, marriage is always decided by parents and matchmakers. I don't know anything, so how can I make my own decision?"
Lianyi used her internal energy to make her face blush, and spoke in a coquettish manner.
Nanny Sun looked at Lianyi's increasingly beautiful face after she blushed, and felt it was a pity that she was just a servant, so she just lowered her eyes and explained:
"Miss, don't think too much. Madam did this to compensate you. After all, you will spend your whole life with him, so you have to choose someone you like."
"this"
Lianyi seemed a little moved, but still said reservedly:
"Madame Sun, please leave the post alone for now! I'll read it when I have time."
After hearing this, Nanny Sun realized that the eldest lady was obviously taken seriously, so she left the room.
Lianyi continued to practice calligraphy without even flipping through the posts. It was obvious that the marquis' wife would not be looking for a suitable marriage partner. However, Cherry, who was standing next to her, pretended to flip through the posts and then excitedly told Lianyi that those people were all young talents and any one of them could be a good marriage partner.
Lianyi didn't comment, but just listened to Cherry's soft whispers with a smile.
The next day, when Lianyi went to pay her respects, Madam Hou held her hand and asked:
"Lianyi, have you read the post that Nanny Sun gave you? If you think there is a suitable candidate, please tell me the name quietly so that I can ask your second brother to invite him to the mansion and you can meet him from a distance."
"Mother!"
Lianyi lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly, with two blushes on her face.
"I'm sorry."
Madam Hou said with a smile.
"It's natural for men and women to get married. You don't need to be shy."
"Mother, Lianyi's marriage is naturally decided by you. I will listen to you."
Lian Yi replied in a voice as small as a mosquito.
"Okay, I'll find an opportunity to invite all the people on the post together so you can take a look at them all. Then tell me which one you like better."
Madam Hou said caringly.
Lianyi immediately thanked him shyly.
Three days later, Nanny Sun dressed Lianyi up early in the morning, put on a veil, got on the carriage through the back door of the Marquis' Mansion and left.
“Miss, the young masters we have appointments with today were all arranged in advance by the Second Young Master. You can go and have a look first. We are not in a hurry to make a decision.”
After getting on the carriage, Nanny Sun carefully explained the situation.
"I see."
Lianyi only brought Cherries with her this time, which was tacitly approved by Nanny Sun.
After the carriage stopped at Hongyun Restaurant, Lianyi entered the restaurant with the help of Nanny Sun and Yingtao.
"The private room for three of you is on the second floor. Please follow me."
The person who entertained Lianyi was the owner of Hongyun Restaurant, after all, the other party had booked the most expensive private room.
Especially after Manager Liang saw Lianyi's eyes, he knew that this young lady was a stunning beauty, and the carriage she was sitting in was from the Marquis' Mansion, so he served her even more carefully.
After entering the private room, Nanny Sun took the initiative to order some wine and food. When the food was served, she sent the waiter out and asked Yingtao to guard the door.
Nanny Sun took down a painting on a wall in the private room. There was a hole in the wall, through which she could see the scene on the other side. At this moment, people in another private room were talking loudly, and they seemed to be talking about the imperial examination.
"Miss, please don't make any noise. You can see what's happening on the other side from here."
Lianyi took a closer look and could really see the opposite side clearly. There were eight people in the private room opposite. They were all neatly dressed and looked like elegant gentlemen, but they were average-looking and their eating manners were not very elegant.
At the beginning, they were discussing the current affairs of the court in a serious manner. But after three glasses of wine, they started talking about which unmarried daughter is beautiful, which daughter has big breasts and thin waist and is easy to bear children, which daughter has a generous dowry, and how to get away with it. Lianyi felt sick just listening to it.
Nanny Sun at the side also had a rather unhappy expression on her face, she had not expected that these young masters were all hypocrites, not to mention Lian Yi, even she looked down on them.
After an incense stick of time, Lianyi returned to the Marquis' Mansion with Nanny Sun, looking disappointed.
Cherry had been standing guard at the door, so she didn't hear what the young masters were talking about. It was only after she returned to Bilan Garden that she asked Lianyi.
"Don't mention it. Those people all look very respectable, but I didn't expect that they would speak so harshly in private."
Ripple said with a dejected look on her face.
"I know my status and I don't want to marry into a rich family. I just want to find a stable marriage. Why is it so difficult?"
Her eyes turned red as she spoke, so Cherry naturally gave her a good comfort.
When she went to pay her respects the next day, the Marquis's wife also said with a guilty look on her face:
"My child, it's my mother who is not careful. These candidates were recommended by the official media. I thought that with the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion, the official media would not be perfunctory. Who would have thought."
"Mother, this is not your fault. Given my current status"
Lian Yi said half of it and left the other half, letting Madam Hou think about it herself, and then she pretended to be strong and said:
"Mother, I know it was not easy for you to raise me without my father, so I never expect to marry someone higher than me. I hope you can find me a family that can farm and study."
"Good boy, I have wronged you after all. I will personally review it this time, and those hypocrites will definitely not appear in front of you again."
"Thank you, mother."
Lianyi pretended to be moved and her eyes turned red. The marquis's wife pretended to be distressed for a while, and then rewarded her with some jewelry and silks as a consolation to her.
Lianyi naturally accepted everything and returned to Bilan Garden after thanking the Marquis's wife.
Cherry saw that Lianyi could bring back so many good things after just one trip to the main courtyard, and she became more and more interested in Lianyi.
Another month passed, and as the weather turned warmer, the Marquis's Mansion held a spring banquet, inviting young talents and unmarried ladies from the imperial city to attend. The main reason was that the Marquis's grandchildren had adult children, so they wanted to take this opportunity to meet them.
Moreover, everyone knows the purpose of holding this kind of banquet. If you accept the invitation and attend, it means you have agreed to meet each other in disguise.
In addition to the status and position of Marquis Anding, there were quite a lot of people coming to the Spring Banquet. Together with the servants and maids they brought with them, the entire marquis's mansion immediately became lively.
At a glance, there are beautiful ladies dressed in spring clothes and dressed beautifully, and on the other side, there are handsome young men dressed in brocade robes.
Everyone knows why they come to the Marquis' Mansion's Spring Banquet. Even if they cannot marry into the Marquis' Mansion, there are so many people of the same age coming here, so there will always be someone they like. Those who can come to the Marquis' Mansion's Spring Banquet have similar identities and backgrounds, so there is no need to worry about choosing someone with too poor conditions.
Compared to the lively front yard and back garden, Bilan Garden was much quieter. At this moment, Yingtao was urging Lianyi to go out and watch the fun:
"Miss, I have asked around, and the young men who will be attending the Spring Banquet this time are all outstanding. If anyone is interested in them." (End of this chapter)
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