Ziji Palace, West Pavilion.
Ning Wanyin and Cheng sat opposite each other, and Lian Rui placed plates of exquisite snacks on the table, creating a rare quiet afternoon.
"How is mother these days?" Ning Wanyin asked gently.
Cheng looked a little tired, but nodded when she heard it, "Everything is fine, don't worry."
"Mother is deliberately hiding this from her daughter. Fourth Aunt comes to Shou'an Marquis's mansion every day, disturbing you and making you unable to rest in peace." Ning Wanyin's eyes darkened.
Cheng didn't say anything, but how could she not know what was going on in this uncle's mansion?
"Ah, Wanwan, she is also pitiful in this matter..." Cheng sighed lightly, and said sympathetically with some empathy:
"All mothers hope that their daughters can find a good home. Your fourth aunt lost her husband when she was very young, and she raised a pair of daughters. She only hopes that her daughters can find a good home... Your cousin's marriage was cancelled by the Yao family, and her reputation was damaged, so it is difficult for her to get married... She is sad, and she came to me to complain, it's nothing..."
Cheng has always been kind-hearted, and she gets along well with her fourth brother's wife.
When the old lady was around, she always sided with the fourth house. The fourth aunt was a scheming woman. After getting benefits, she praised Cheng and praised the eldest house. She never showed disrespect to the eldest house and the eldest sister-in-law.
He treated Ning Wanyin very warmly and affectionately, praising her with many nice words.
Cheng Shi is a person who will not say a word if someone makes things difficult for her and her children. Otherwise, she will not be a bad person. She is a person who will not tolerate toughness but will tolerate softness.
How could the fourth wife be willing to accept the fact that the Yao family had canceled her engagement?
But now that Ning Wanyin is a noble concubine, how dare they go against Ning Wanyin? So the fourth room decided to cry in front of Cheng.
He thought of asking Cheng to go to Ning Wanyin to lend her support and then arrange this marriage.
However, precisely because Cheng was weak in character, she never made decisions on her own and always listened to her daughter's ideas.
Ning Wanyin said that she would not make friends with outsiders, so she would not make friends with them.
The fourth room went to Cheng to cry every day, but there was only one result:
Cheng was deeply sympathetic and cried with you. You thought you had hinted clearly that she should go to Ning Wanyin for help. But she would not think of changing her daughter's decision, nor would she persuade her daughter. She just accompanied you to relieve your sadness.
"If my cousin can't find a good family, our Ning family can support her for life." Ning Wanyin looked at Cheng and pursed her lips:
"Mother, please tell my fourth aunt a message for me. Grandmother is old and is praying alone in the pagoda. I am very worried about her. If my cousin is not blessed with marriage, why not go to the pagoda to accompany grandma and show filial piety to her?"
"Please ask her about this matter for me. If my cousin is willing to be filial to our grandmother, I will report to His Majesty and ask him to approve her filial piety."
As soon as Ning Wanyin said this...
The fourth room must find a marriage partner immediately and marry the person off. Otherwise, they can only go to the pagoda to accompany their grandmother...
If I send my cousin to retreat, people will criticize me. But who would say that I am being filial to my grandmother?
Lian Rui tried hard to suppress her smile. The Fourth House thought that they could force their master in this way, that was wishful thinking!
Cheng thought about it and felt that her daughter was right.
My fourth brother's wife came to cry to her every day, saying that her daughter couldn't get married...
Then why not go to the pagoda?
actually……
Although breaking off the engagement would damage the family's reputation, the Ning family now has a noble concubine, Ning Wanyin, so marriages between men and women in the Ning family are very easy to arrange.
It’s not really that she can’t get married.
The Ning family has benefited from Ning Wanyin's influence, and the boats have risen. It's just that the fourth branch is greedy...
They look down on those who are of equal social status and want to marry someone higher up in society. They also want Ning Wanyin to pay a price in exchange for their chance of a good marriage.
Regarding this, Ning Wanyin cut the Gordian knot quickly, eliminating their thoughts while also taking her reputation into consideration.
…
Tang Miaoling also met her father and brother.
This year, Marquis Changping brought his eldest son to the capital to let him show his face in front of the emperor.
During this hunting trip, his riding and archery performance was extremely outstanding and won the emperor's praise.
The brother caught a basket of wild rabbits and pheasants for Tang Miaoling.
Tang Miaoling was very happy. She took Wei Yingya and the two sisters and the palace servants to find a valley and have a delicious barbecue.
"Sister Wei, it smells so good! What did you sprinkle on it? It smells so good!" Tang Miaoling stared at the barbecue, her beautiful eyes shining.
Wei Yingya looked proud, "Secret barbecue ingredients, this is my unique skill!"
In her previous life, she often ate barbecue buffets, so she had a lot of experience with seasonings.
"I'll send one to my cousin later!" Tang Miaoling said with a smile.
In addition to the barbecue, the small coffee table beside the two of them also had many snacks that Wei Yingya had developed exclusively:
Taro milk tea, popcorn, tomato and honey fries...
There is a wide variety of items to choose from.
Wei Yingya nodded and said with emotion: "This kind of good weather is really suitable for an autumn outing and picnic~"
As the two sisters were talking, a clear female voice suddenly rang out:
"Sisters, can I play with you?"
The two looked back and saw Princess Qizhu in military uniform leading a horse towards them, carrying a bow and arrows on her back and holding a pair of lively rabbits in her hands.
Princess Qizhu handed the pair of rabbits to Tang Miaoling with a bright smile, "Can I have one?"
"You can catch rabbits, just as good as my brother!" Tang Miaoling was full of admiration.
She tried archery on horseback when she was a child, but her archery was not accurate and she fell off her horse.
Tang Miaoling simply gave up learning how to lie down where she fell. But she still admired women who were good at riding and shooting.
"Why didn't the princess go hunting with His Majesty today?" Wei Yingya asked curiously.
Princess Qizhu said frankly, "Sister Lan'er has arranged a marriage, so there will be no more twists and turns for me to enter the palace, and I don't need to stay with Your Majesty every day. Qizhu knows herself well. She entered the palace only for the friendship between Beimo and Dayan. She has never thought of monopolizing Your Majesty. She hopes to live in harmony with everyone."
"Your Highness is my lifesaver. I feel very close to you two sisters when I see you. I hope we can become good sisters!"
Wei Yingya and Tang Miaoling both had a great liking for this cheerful and generous princess.
As a princess married for a foreign country, she stated that she entered the palace only for the sake of national justice and did not want to be jealous. This can easily give people a good impression.
Plus, they all have a common savior.
For a moment, the two sisters felt that she was much more friendly.
"Come on, come on, let's eat together!" Tang Miaoling welcomed him.
Wei Yingya was very interested in horse riding and asked excitedly, "Is it difficult to learn horse riding? I haven't tried it yet..."
"It's not difficult. I'll teach you." Princess Qizhu smiled warmly, but she was thinking in her heart:
Tang Miaoling's personality is indeed approachable.
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