After Fang Weijun was canonized as the crown prince, the happiest person was none other than the Xu family. Now, of her two sons, one was rising fast in the civil service, while the other inherited the family title. The humiliation she had endured over the years was also less severe.
Therefore, Xu was much more friendly towards others.
People only become depressed and irritable when they can't get what they want. When you get what you want, you will be much calmer.
At the same time, Fang Weijun's marriage was put on the agenda. As a young prince with a title and a promising future, there were many people who wanted to marry him, including many noble ladies.
The daughter-in-law that Xu liked was always pretty and smart, preferably a little playful, not stubborn. She wanted to find one based on Mi Niang's model, and thought it would be easy, but later found it too difficult.
Beauty is a scarce resource. There are very few people who are both beautiful and literate, have a good family background, and have a very good temperament.
Mother Tang also advised: "Marrying a wife is a lifelong matter, you must not be in a hurry."
Xu spread her hands and said, "I wish I could meet Mi Niang like before. It was as if she fell from the sky. She was perfect in every way. But I couldn't meet her. It's really painful."
"Please take your time. I heard that Lady Xinlinghou is also looking for a match for her youngest son and has mentioned many families."
"Hmph, how can her son compare to my two sons. Although Gu Wangting is the prince, he is a drunkard and he even wants to collude with Madam Qi to harm my son and daughter-in-law. Her youngest son is a little better, but how can he compare to my Weijun who can endure hardships." She was not bragging, Wei Yan and Wei Jun were really good sons.
Moreover, although Wei Yan now has only one son and the family is a little small, he is jealous of his brother who is worth several people.
How can this be compared to the wife of Xinling Hou?
Seeing that Xu was at a loss, the Marquis of Dong'an, who usually seldom spoke about matters in the imperial court, suggested a candidate: "What do you think of the Chang family's daughter? I went out for a drink the other day and heard that the Chang family had just come to the capital. Their family has always been guarding the border. Chang Fengchun is an old acquaintance of mine. I lived and ate with him at the border back then, and I know him best."
Chang family?
Xu didn't know much about it. She had never heard of the Chang family since she married and moved to the capital.
Seeing Xu's confusion, the Marquis of Dong'an patiently explained, "Their family also had a title before, but it died out after three generations. By the time of Fengchun's generation, the title was gone. He started as a captain, and when Datong was at war, he later became a general and was conferred the title of Dragon and Tiger General of the Second Rank.
"I don't know what to think of a daughter of a general. Since the marquis has said so, I should meet her." Xu smiled.
Marquis Dong'an couldn't help but nodded.
Since that's what she said, Xu would definitely meet him, otherwise it would be bad if Marquis Dong'an brought it up.
It just so happened that the Marquis of Dong'an wanted to invite General Chang and his wife and daughter to come over, so Xu naturally took Mi Niang with her. Mi Niang got up too early and couldn't help yawning. Xu quickly asked, "Did you sleep with Xian Ge'er last night? Did you get up too early? Do you want to go to that room over there and have some rest?"
"No, no, there is no mother-in-law here, let your daughter-in-law go and have a rest. If Wei Yan knew, he would definitely scold me to death. I'm fine, don't worry."
Mi Niang has been having a good time these days. Sometimes she envies that her son wants to come over to sleep with her, because Fang Wei Yan said that he should start to educate his son at the age of three. Naturally, Mi Niang also wants her son to be able to understand what is said before he is three years old. The first step for a child to learn something is to concentrate all his energy and know how to understand what others are saying.
She has to teach all these and make sure they understand.
It is still difficult for Xian Ge'er to accept what she has said now, so Mi Niang has to be very patient and make him listen.
After she finishes teaching, Fang Weiyan would usually let her take her son to study when she is free.
But Fang Weiyan couldn't control Xian'er at all. Xian'er was just like her when she was a child, strong, tall, fat, and had a bad temper.
When she was little, she would slap her father if he didn't give her food. And her second grandmother spoiled her too much, which was not good.
Fortunately, she could control Xian Ge'er, but Fang Weiyan couldn't.
So, she still has to go and suppress her son, which is enough.
A year later, when her son grew up and went to school, she finally felt relieved.
Seeing that she was insistent, Xu said nothing more, but whispered to her, "Your father-in-law said that this General Chang was his brother who had lived and died together, and had guarded the border for many years. In fact, I don't know him very well, but it's good enough for us to get along with each other for the time being."
"Okay." Mi Niang said with a smile.
Soon, both Lady Yu and Lady Xiangjun came over. Lady Yu brought Sister Sheng with her. Sister Sheng looked very quiet and was very polite to Lady Yu. Lady Xiangjun was okay. She had recently invited a statue of Bixia Yuanjun to be worshipped. That's just how she was. Whenever something went wrong, she would start praying to gods and Buddhas.
Whenever Min Ge'er had a headache or fever, he would ask a Taoist priest to come to his aid, or send incense and money everywhere to ward off evil.
Judging from her appearance, Ming Ge'er must be well now.
Sure enough, when Xu asked about Min'er, Xiangjun smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Madam. Min'er is fine now."
The women in the back house mostly talked about their daughters and sons. The county lord asked Mi Niang, "How is your jealous brother? I heard that he has learned to read recently."
"No way! He can't even listen to what I say, so how can he learn to read?" When Mi Niang was studying at girls' school, she was not the kind of person who liked to brag about how hard she worked.
Anyway, let’s wait until the jealous boy goes to elementary school.
Xiangjun didn't believe it either, but she had already decided that when the time came, she would see what kind of husband Fang Weiyan would find for Xian'er, and then she would send the child over.
When guests came, they usually talked in the flower hall, had a banquet, listened to a play, and then left.
When the Chang family arrived, the main gate of the mansion was wide open, and Mi Niang, along with Xu and the sisters-in-law, went to greet them.
There were six women from the Chang family who came with them. The maid who led them was passing on a message: "Mrs. Chang has five sons and three daughters. The eldest son is guarding the border, and his two daughters are married off. This time, she brought her four daughters-in-law and Miss Chang with her."
Xu's heart was moved when she heard this.
These days, being able to have children is a blessing.
At first, she was not very satisfied with Jian Ningchu because her mother had difficulty giving birth, but at that time Jian Ningchu was impeccable, and because Fang Weiyan still had to rely on the Jian family to check and balance the Shen family, she agreed.
After a while, a tall lady came in front. She walked with a vigorous and powerful step. She was not as delicate as other women, but rather very dashing.
Standing next to him was a little girl in pink. She had fair skin, a petite figure, a sharp nose and cherry lips. From her appearance, she didn't look like a girl from the north. Instead, she looked more like a girl who had walked out of the rain and mist in the south of the Yangtze River.
Mrs. Chang was followed by several young women, all of whom walked in the same manner, without hesitation and with a decisive look.
People thought that this family looked like a general's family.
Xu said quickly, "Ever since our Lord said so, we have been looking forward to your coming, Madam Chang."
When Xu and Madam Chang stood together, Madam Chang looked more like Xu's mother. It was really hard to tell until you compared them. Madam Chang was very straightforward: "We are from a border town and don't know anything. We will have to trouble you to give us more guidance in the future."
Everyone greeted each other. Xu took Miss Chang's hand and said, "What a pretty girl! She doesn't look like she grew up in the border area. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have thought she grew up in Jiangnan."
Miss Chang San just lowered her head and smiled shyly.
Her four sisters-in-law were very talkative and described the local customs and practices along the way vividly. Yu and Mi Niang looked at each other, feeling somewhat helpless.
Mi Niang was too familiar with the look in her sister-in-law's eyes, which was hatred and helplessness.
Because the ladies of the Chang family are so talkative, Yu is considered a very easy-going person, but they are a little too talkative.
But this is normal. I have been to so many places along the way. It is so new and I definitely want to talk more about it with you all.
After entering the flower hall and sitting down, Yu stood up and asked someone to prepare tea and snacks. Mrs. Chang frowned slightly, and Mi Niang noticed this subtle change.
Mrs. Xu was very satisfied with Miss Chang San: "She is also literate, which is really good."
"Even if she can't read and write, it's enough to know a few words so as not to be a blind person." Although Mrs. Chang said this, she still looked very proud of her daughter.
Mi Niang often saw this kind of expression on Ding Er Niang's face.
It seems that Miss Chang San must be a very outstanding daughter.
The elders were chatting, and the daughters-in-law had to listen. Mrs. Xu praised Mrs. Chang for her good fortune, having given birth to five sons and three daughters. Mrs. Chang said, "I envy you. Our general said that your Wei Yan is very successful now, and Wei Jun is a front-line guard. The ones in our family can't compare to them."
In fact, everyone was astonished in their hearts. Mrs. Chang gave birth to eight children, but she was still so healthy and had a loud voice. This was really a blessing for a woman and a natural gift.
Xiangjun wondered quietly, why is it so difficult for some people to conceive, while for others it is as easy as grape seeds?
"You are too modest. I have heard that your eldest son is brave and good at fighting. Even the emperor has praised him." He lost his title, so what's wrong with him becoming a second-rank official?
Xu couldn't help asking, "I wonder if your family is planning to live permanently in Beijing now? Where do you live?"
Madam Chang smiled and said, "We originally had a mansion. We removed the illegal parts and sent people to repair it in advance. It's just right for us to live in. Now our general is old. When the emperor personally summoned him, he arranged a vacant position. I said that he was old and it would be best for him to retire. Anyway, our eldest son is away, and the rest of my sons, young and old, are in the capital and have joined the cavalry camp. As for the other three, they all have other positions and are not in the capital."
If it was an ordinary customer, there would be no need to ask so many detailed questions, Mi Niang thought, could that be his intention?
That was the question Xu asked her mother so clearly back then.
Xu really had this idea in mind. Her eldest son Wei Yan was a civil servant, and marrying Ruan happened to be a good choice because she came from a clean family of civil servants. The Marquis was too old, and he might not be able to help Wei Jun much in the future. Since Wei Jun was going to be promoted to a noble title in the future, he had no prestige in the army now, so the Chang family was a good choice.
Moreover, Miss Chang's mother gave birth to eight children in a row, five sons and three daughters. With these two points, Xu was already 30% sure.
But Mi Niang was thinking that if Miss Chang San was going to be her sister-in-law in the future, she had to see what this person was like. Just now she only saw her profile and her head lowered, but now when she looked again, hey, it was actually her.
The concubines in the palace are generally divided into the Empress, Imperial Noble Consort (generally no title is given when there is an Empress), and then the Four Consorts: Noble Consort, Virtuous Consort, Virtuous Consort, and Wise Consort.
Although Concubine Guo Jin was granted the title of concubine, her title was not among the Four Concubines. Therefore, her status was slightly higher than Zhaoyi, but lower than the Four Concubines.
Fan Yuzhen was in charge of the harem and was given the title of Defei, making her one of the four concubines.
Mi Niang was conferred the title of Xian Fei in her previous life because when she was about to be conferred the title of a concubine, all the positions of the first four concubines except Gui Fei were filled. When she became Jieyushi, it seemed to be this year. At that time, Queen Ruan thought that her promotion was too fast. Chang Yuzhu entered the palace as Zhaoyi because of her family background. When she was promoted to Jieyushi, she was pregnant and had already become De Fei.
However, Mi Niang was promoted directly from Jieyushi to Xianfei. However, because she was illiterate and had a humble family background, the servants around Queen Ruan obviously disliked her and looked down on her.
This Concubine Changde was sweet-mouthed at first but actually stabbed others in the back. She pretended to be upright and honest, often spoke without restraint in front of the emperor, and boasted that she was a daughter of a general and never engaged in any conspiracy or subterfuge. In fact, those who had experienced her power probably knew what kind of person she was.
However, it must be said that she was a very responsible mother, and she passed away because all three sons she gave birth to died young.
Thinking of this, Mi Niang glanced at Xu. Xu's attitude towards Madam Chang was exactly the same as that towards her in-laws.
She hesitated for a moment, wanting to say something, but finally gave up.
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