Chapter 64 064 Beware that her good cabbages might be eaten by pigs? ...
This was not the first time that Yinzhen asked Xianyu to "have a private chat".
This happened once before when Xianyu came with the old lady of the Wang family to send Wang Yao to the exam.
In fact, whether it was the first time or the second time, Yinzhen's behavior was very abrupt.
Although Xianyu was not too old, according to the customs of the Manchu and Mongolian nobles, she was actually old enough to be discussed for marriage.
Although their family is Han Chinese and not from the banner family, now that they have entered the top powerful circle in the capital, they cannot avoid "adapting to local customs" and be prepared to marry and have children early.
On the other hand, the Han Chinese had much stricter rules about "no physical contact between men and women" than the Manchu and Mongolian nobles. Therefore, when it came to wealthy families like their Wang family, the combination of these two factors meant that it was very rare for girls to see men outside their family after they turned ten.
Even if they want to meet, they must be accompanied by older female relatives. They are not allowed to meet with other men alone, let alone chat or anything like that. Otherwise, it will cause gossip, and people will think that the girl has poor upbringing and is not fit to marry into a wealthy family.
But there are always exceptions.
Obviously Yinzhen was the exception.
The last time Yinzhen made this request, Wang Ziteng was present. He made the final decision and agreed, so naturally no one else had any objection.
Anyway, everyone was in the same room, it was just a matter of talking. Considering that their Xianyu was a person with special magical powers, it was normal for her to have some contact with people in the royal family - even the Emperor took the initiative to talk to her, so it was normal for the princes to be interested in her.
Everyone knows that the princes are growing up now, and it is normal for them to want to show their faces in front of the Emperor.
Their daughter Xianyu has won the favor of the Emperor and has been invited to work in the Imperial Study. She must quickly show her goodwill and curry favor with the Emperor so as to take the opportunity to increase her presence and favorability in his eyes. This is simply a perfect plan.
Therefore, whether it was the Fourth Prince, or the Fifth Prince and the Eighth Prince whom he met at Prince Beijing's Mansion that day, they all actually had this idea.
It's just that the approaches they took are completely different.
The Fifth Prince was raised by the Empress Dowager. Like her, he is a warm-hearted person. When facing Xianyu, he is also the most enthusiastic - although it is somewhat embarrassing, this kind of sincere boy still adds points.
The Eighth Prince played the role of a cool and arrogant man. He was born with a good-looking appearance, and he was neither humble nor arrogant, and he was polite and courteous. He really lived up to the saying "a gentleman on the street is as beautiful as jade" and "even if he is ruthless, he is still charming."
The Fourth Prince is different from both of them. He is neither particularly enthusiastic nor particularly cold. He shows kindness and concern in just the right way. He neither makes people feel overly disgusted nor intimidated. He is the most capable among the three.
In addition, he was the first among all the princes to know Xianyu, so he could be said to have taken the lead.
And he's not bad looking either.
To be honest, the digital army of Master Kong all have good looks. Even the silly eldest prince is a tall, strong and handsome man, and the crown prince Yinreng is a handsome man that foreign envoys specially wrote articles to praise.
Therefore, Master Kang has a really good eye for choosing wives. All of them are beauties, and their children are all good-looking. He can be considered a remarkable person.
The Fifth Prince and the Eighth Prince did not come today. In fact, except for the Fourth Prince who had the assignment assigned by Master Kang to assist in investigating cheating in the imperial examinations and could wander around the examination hall openly, no one else had this opportunity.
This even made it more reasonable for him to talk to Xianyu.
Because he was indeed here on business.
Under such circumstances, even Old Lady Wang and Mrs. Liu could not directly refuse his request - they just wanted to talk to Sister Xian alone, and they just wanted to talk for a while without even leaving the room. It was really not an excessive request.
At most, it feels a little abrupt.
However, coupled with the handsome face and serious expression of the young Fourth Prince, who was only sixteen or seventeen years old, there was really a feeling of righteousness.
It's like, you feel that if you think a little bit wrongly, it's a blasphemy to him...
The old lady of the Wang family felt sorry for her granddaughter Xianyu, who was still so young and had to face the situation of "good cabbage being eaten by pigs", but at the same time she thought that if the pig was someone like the Fourth Prince, it would not be so bad...
Well, I'm quite conflicted, but there's nothing I can do. He's the Fourth Prince, and he has a mission assigned by the Emperor, and he hasn't made any excessive demands, so I might as well just agree to it.
Compared to the old lady of the Wang family, who truly loves Xianyu more than any other elder who weighs all the interests and pros and cons, Xianyu's cheap mother Liu seems much inferior.
This Madam Liu was originally a person who loved to calculate gains and losses, but although she loved to calculate, she was not good at it at all.
In this way, apart from causing a lot of jokes, all her carefully crafted plans and calculations actually had no substantial effect.
This time is of course the same.
Although she was reprimanded by Wang Ziteng two days ago for the flower-viewing banquet at Prince Beijing's Mansion, Liu's old illness relapsed today. She forgot the pain after the wound healed and began to consider the possibility of Xianyu marrying the Fourth Prince.
She had also seen that the Fourth Prince was probably interested in their Xianyu - if he didn't have such thoughts, how could he, a prince, come to the restaurant twice in just a few days to "accidentally meet" these female relatives, and take the initiative to ask to talk to their Xianyu alone both times?
Do you really have something important to discuss with Xianyu from their family?
snort!
I don't believe you!
Their daughter Xianyu is just a little girl of twelve years old. You are a prince of the royal family, and I heard that you are a prince who is highly valued by the Emperor. How could you really have something important to discuss with a little girl like her?
What?
You said, their Xianyu has the "supernatural power" to "predict the future" and "change fate"?
That can only be heard by close family members.
The Fourth Prince has no relation with their family, and judging from Xianyu's appearance, she doesn't seem to have any special feelings towards him, so how could she have heard it?
Besides, even her own mother didn’t hear it once, so why do you, an outsider, think you can hear it... I won’t say more, it makes me cry!
So why is that?
My dear Xianjie! I am your real mother!
How can you not like your own mother?
Isn’t this extremely unfilial?
When Liu thought about the fact that she could not hear Xianyu's voice, she could not help but feel sad, angry, and mixed emotions, but there was nothing she could do. After all, feelings were something that could not be forced.
Whether it is love, friendship or family, you can't force it.
Neither blood relationship nor filial piety can be a reason for a daughter to love her mother, at least it doesn't work for Xianyu.
And it was impossible for Madam Liu to throw a tantrum like a shrew in the market and beg Xianyu to love her - not to mention that it was completely useless, it might even push her already estranged daughter Xianyu further away. Just to say that as the original wife of the second branch of the Jinling Wang family and the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Liguo's mansion, it was absolutely impossible for her to do such a shameful thing.
As a result, there was nothing she could do except mutter to herself and get angry.
As time went by, she even began to reflect on herself and wondered if she had not been good enough to her daughter Xianyu.
Yes, the child was taken to the old lady's room to be raised when she was so young, and her mother was left out and couldn't do anything. So the relationship between mother and daughter became estranged.
As for her son Wang Yao, although it is true that she is somewhat "patriarchal", isn't it the same for everyone? Besides, her son is the one she will live with for the rest of her life. Even if her daughter loves her much, won't she still have to get married in the end?
As a biological mother, and having missed the opportunity to raise Xianyu when she was young, the only thing she could do for her was to find a good marriage for her.
Therefore, Liu really wanted to find a good marriage for Xianyu, and had even been making plans for her since she was twelve years old.
It has to be said that her original intention was good, but her ability was limited and her knowledge was not good enough, which resulted in the so-called "ideal husband" she found for Xianyu being not very good.
Before, she looked at Shui Rong, who was now the prince of Beijing, with shining eyes, and was determined to get Xianyu to marry into a rich family. But the princess of Beijing had almost written "Don't get involved! Don't invite us if you don't want to" on her forehead, but she still eagerly moved forward.
Although this plan did not succeed and she was scolded by her master Wang Ziteng for it, Madam Liu became more and more courageous and fought again and again after repeated failures. She soon set her sights on the Fourth Prince Yinzhen.
If the Beijing Prince's Palace doesn't work, then marrying into the royal family would always be a good idea, right?
Besides, the Fourth Prince, with his handsome appearance and well-spoken manners, looks more like a "Wishful Lover" than the Prince of Beijing, Shui Rong.
Moreover, in terms of family background, he is much superior to Prince Shui Rong of Prince Beijing, so how could he not be a good match?
An absolute perfect match!
Not to mention, the Fourth Prince has come to look for their sister Xian time and again. Doesn't that mean he has taken a fancy to her?
It’s really wonderful!
I will talk about this matter with their master when I go home tonight. If I can really marry their daughter Xianyu to the Fourth Prince, it will be a great deal even if she is just a concubine!
This is definitely a good marriage!
She must avenge her previous shame and make her master look at her with new eyes... At least this time, she will definitely not be scolded.
Well, there is definitely no problem! Didn’t their master and their sister Xian say last time that their sister Xian’s marriage must be decided by His Majesty? If His Majesty decides, then what else can it be but an arranged marriage to a prince?
That must be it!
The more Madam Liu thought about it, the more excited she became. Her heart was filled with waves. She thought of so many things in an instant that she almost laughed out loud. How could she say anything to stop the Fourth Prince from getting "close" to Xianyu?
She even wished that the two of them could be closer.
Therefore, Madam Liu smiled brightly and nodded repeatedly, almost pushing Xianyu into the Fourth Prince's arms... Really, her eating manners were quite ugly. No wonder her favorability in Xianyu's heart had not improved. No one could stand this.
Even the old lady of the Wang family and Mrs. Li, who were watching from afar, couldn't help but shake their heads, not to mention Xianyu herself. She didn't even bother to look at Liu, and just walked away.
Yinzhen had been looking at Xianyu quietly, and did not pay much attention to the performance of the old lady of the Wang family, Liu, Li and other female members of the Wang family - this was actually very different from his usual habits. After all, he was the Fourth Prince who was best at secretly observing and guessing the intentions of everyone around him, and such a situation should not occur at all.
However, for some reason, as long as Xianyu was present, he would uncontrollably focus most of his attention on her and had no time to pay attention to anything else.
At this moment, when Yinzhen saw Xianyu walking to the side on her own initiative, he knew that he had succeeded again this time.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, ignoring the joy and excitement that suddenly welled up in his heart, suppressed his temper, followed Xianyu, and walked skillfully to the compartment behind the familiar screen next to him.
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