On the way to Sheng's house, Bai met the carriage of Marquis Xiangyang, and then Bai went to Sheng's house together with the wife of Marquis Xiangyang.
Now, there are only three people left in the second branch of the Sheng family in Beijing: Xu Wen, Sheng Shu and Sheng Huairen. Sheng Wei had already left for Youyang.
Before taking up his post, Sheng Wei wanted to go to his ancestral home to pay homage. He didn't know that he would have to bring a little tail with him when he returned to take up his post.
When they arrived at the Sheng family, Mrs. Fang was standing at the door to greet them.
Mrs. Meng, one of the four-person poker team, went back to her hometown in Shanxi for a while, so they were missing one person. It was Mrs. Xiangyang Hou's wife who thought of Mrs. Bai who had just finished her confinement.
Xu Wen had rarely dealt with the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion in the past, and had only attended two banquets there.
Now when he saw Bai, he felt a strong liking for her. Perhaps because they were both from the south, they soon became very happy to talk to each other.
Although Xu Wen was the eldest daughter of a marquisate, she never looked at background when making friends. She only looked at whether they were compatible and could chat.
After playing two rounds of mahjong, they started gossiping again. The Marquis of Xiangyang's wife started by saying, "Did you know that the little Qin from the Marquis of Dongchang's mansion was the one who married into the Northern Frontier?"
After the other three nodded, the Marquis of Xiangyang's wife continued, "I heard she's quite powerful. Not only did she give birth to two sons in a row, she also took control of the Northern Frontier court."
Lin Jiaoniang asked doubtfully, "How can a woman like her control herself?"
The Marquis of Xiangyang's wife leaned forward and lowered her voice, saying, "She's very capable of business, and in a short time, the entire imperial family has recognized her. I don't know the details, but the Emperor recently wanted to confer the title of Princess on her."
Bai's hand trembled, and she mistakenly played a four-tube. The Xiangyang Marquis' wife was just missing this one card, and she laughed happily, "Win."
The Marquis of Xiangyang's wife thought Bai was thinking of Daqin, so she comforted her, "Don't be afraid. No matter how powerful she is, she will never return to the capital. Daqin went there on her own, and it has nothing to do with you."
The other two also tried to comfort Bai, who smiled slightly and said, "Well, I was just worrying too much."
Lin Jiaoniang changed the subject and said, "I originally wanted to talk about it later, but today, I'm announcing the good news in advance. My daughter Hong'er is pregnant, and it's been over two months."
Xu Wen immediately asked, "It's been more than two months? Is Hong'er feeling unwell?"
He patted Xu Wen's hand and said, "Look at what you said. How can I treat Hong'er badly? Go over and take a look tomorrow. If Hong'er does anything wrong, you can judge me."
Hahaha, everyone burst into laughter. Xu Wen squinted her eyes and said, "Then I'll have to take a closer look. If I hurt even a hair, I'll hold you accountable."
Afterwards, Xu Wen carefully asked the wife of the Marquis of Xiangyang, "What about Sister Xin? Is there still no news?"
The wife of the Marquis of Xiangyang blinked and said, "It will probably take a while."
Xu Wen nodded in understanding. These girls were still in their budding years. If it weren't for the anxiety of the elders above, Xu Wen thought it wouldn't be too late to let the children have children after they turned 29.
Speaking of this, Xu Wen thought of Meng Hui's marriage. The Sheng family's eldest wife had not yet decided on Meng Hui, saying they would wait for another two years. Mrs. Meng also seemed to have accepted the situation and said she was willing to wait for two years.
Thinking that the Hai family would be coming to Beijing in a few days, Xu Wen was now a little scared of the original plan of proposing marriage.
I was thinking whether I should wait until Sheng Shu gets the title of Jinshi next year before bringing it up. Even if the Hai family has such rules for marrying off their daughters, they can't let a scholar marry a girl from the Hai family.
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