Chapter 394 Many families start dating girls when they are over ten years old
Nan Yan and her maids rushed in and served a table full of dishes.
Although the dishes look numerous, they are actually served in small plates with only a few chopsticks.
The old lady of Weibei Marquis stood up and called Xingxing to eat with her: "Those people are making so much noise, we haven't eaten anything yet. Come on, Xingxing, you are still growing, you can't be hungry."
Xingxing responded, and to be on the safe side, she checked the pulse of the old lady of Weibei Marquis again.
Seeing that the old lady's pulse was stable and she was not injured by the farce, Xing Xing withdrew her hand, washed her hands, and accompanied her for dinner.
Although the Yu family did not have the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping, Xingxing could see that the old lady of Weibei Marquis seemed a little absent-minded. She was distracted when she used chopsticks a few times. Xingxing did not say anything, but just quietly held the small bowl and finished eating.
By the time the old lady of Weibei Hou finished her meal in a daze, it was already late.
The old lady of Weibei Marquis seemed to have just woken up from a dream: "...it's already this time."
She looked at Xingxing, her eyes full of kindness: "Xingxing, I'm so grateful for having you accompany me today."
As she said this, the old lady of Weibei Marquis did not allow Xingxing to refuse. She took off a jade pendant from her body and hung it around Xingxing's waist. Her eyes were gentle and she said, "Just think of it as a gift from me for you to play with."
Xing Xing refused subconsciously: "Old Madam, I won't accept the reward without any merit..."
The old lady of Weibei Marquis's face was stern: "Who said you didn't do anything? I dragged a little girl like you to watch the show with me for such a long time, isn't this considered a merit?"
As she spoke, the old lady of Weibei Marquis looked a little disappointed again, and sighed, "I also have many children and grandchildren, but at a time like this, the only one who can accompany me is our Xingxing."
Xing Xing felt inexplicably sad after hearing this. After thinking about it, she did not refuse. Instead, she opened her arms and gently hugged the old lady of Weibei Marquis.
"Don't be sad. I'll accept it." Xing Xing said cheerfully, "Although I don't know the sister Qing Niang you mentioned, I think that since you like her so much, she must be a very good girl. For her, canceling the engagement might be a good thing, right?"
The old lady of Weibeihou couldn't help but curl her lips as she listened to Xingxing's sweet and soft voice.
When she was most angry today, she actually thought that Qingniang was such a good girl, but she followed Zhou Yunyi, a blind man. It would be better for her to be a matchmaker and arrange a marriage for Qingniang with the good boy of the Yu family.
But this thought only flashed through my mind.
Her husband who died long ago had already made a mess of things with her once, so why should she go through all this again? What if she ended up bringing up another bad fate? Wouldn't that be a case of well-intentioned people ending up with bad results?
Therefore, the old lady of Weibei Marquis did not say anything. She just thought that if she had the chance, she could take Qingniang to meet the good boys of the Yu family.
Yes, the old lady of Weibei Marquis has made up her mind and is ready to adopt Gong Qingniang as her goddaughter.
When the time comes, she will use her own private collection to buy makeup for Qingniang, and marry Qingniang off in a grand manner!
Isn't this better than marrying her family's barbecued pork buns?
When the old lady of Weibeihou thought about this, she felt much better and the smile on her face deepened.
When the banquet was about to end, the old lady of Weibei Marquis asked Nanyan to send Xingxing back to the warm pavilion.
Xingxing has always been by the side of the old lady of Weibei Hou, a treatment that even her granddaughters do not have!
At this moment, many people looked at Xing Xing with a thoughtful look in their eyes.
What's more, during the conversation, he even started asking Mrs. Wei and the others whether Xingxing was engaged.
Mrs. Wei was so shocked and frightened that she almost couldn't hold back the smile on her face!
The lady who brought up the topic covered her mouth and smiled: "...Did you get scared? Many girls from wealthy families in the capital have been betrothed to aristocratic families since birth. Some families start looking for a man when the girl is over ten years old. After all, the earlier they look, the easier it is to betroth a good man."
Mrs. Wei still couldn't accept it and shook her head: "Xingxing is a precious treasure in our family. We must keep her for a few more years."
Mrs. Wei originally thought that this was a rejection, but she never expected that the lady's eyes would light up even brighter when she brought up that topic.
It's good to treat a girl as a treasure. This means that if you really marry a girl from the Yu family, you can establish a very deep in-law relationship with the Yu family and obtain more resources.
All of a sudden, the other party became a lot more enthusiastic.
Mrs. Wei was a little confused, but even though she didn't understand it clearly, she instinctively disliked the man who had wanted to take her daughter away so early, and she became quite distant from him.
Unlike others, the young people in Weibei Marquis’ Mansion noticed the jade pendant hanging around Xingxing’s waist at first sight!
None of them could collapse and were directly shocked!
They all recognized it; it was the accessory their mother-in-law/grandmother had worn around her waist for many years!
The jade pendant has very good water content and is one of the few works left in the world by a deceased jade carving master. In the hands of some knowledgeable people out there, it would cost at least several thousand taels of silver!
Their mother-in-law/grandmother simply gave this jade pendant to an outsider? !
Xing Xing didn't know any of this. She just felt that after she came back from the old lady of Weibei Marquis, many people looked at her in a strange way.
Fortunately, the party was about to end, so Xingxing didn't take it to heart.
When Mrs. Wei and the others came out of the Marquis of Weibei's Mansion, Mrs. Wei was still thinking about the four people they rescued from the out-of-control and crashed carriage before they came to the Marquis of Weibei's Mansion in the morning.
She told the driver to go to the clinic that saved the life on the way back.
However, what Mrs. Wei didn't expect was that since she rescued these people, their families have not yet come to find them.
The woman who had given birth was as pale as paper and was still in a coma.
The girl and the maidservant had not woken up yet.
The child who had been held in the woman's arms was awake, but he was young and frightened, so he kept crying. His throat was hoarse from crying and he couldn't cry out. The little boy just cried silently "Ahhh" beside his mother's bed.
If these people were not obviously from wealthy families, the clinic would have to worry about no one paying for the medicine!
Perhaps it was because Mrs. Wei and her friends went there at a good time. Just as the doctor told them about the injuries of these people, the woman who had been unconscious on the bed slowly opened her eyes.
Xing Xing's eyes were sharp and she exclaimed, "Ah!" and whispered, "She's awake."
The doctor turned his head and looked over, his brows immediately lit up with joy: "He's awake! He's awake! Now that he's awake, it's easy to deal with!"
The doctor hurriedly called the medicine boy to boil the medicine.
The woman on the bed looked confused at first, and then she seemed to remember something after a while. Her expression changed, and her already pale face lost all color. She said in a hoarse voice, "Brother Hao!"
The woman screamed and struggled to get up, but she fell down again because of the pain all over her body.