Chapter 193: One man sought after by hundreds of families?

Xu Wan couldn't help but follow his thoughts and think about that scene.

Girls lined up to seek marriage, matchmakers rushed to propose marriages, and the iron threshold was worn out by trampling...

One man sought after by hundreds of families?

"Pfft...hahahaha...you are too narcissistic...you are simply the number one person in the world who praises yourself." Xu Wan couldn't help laughing out loud, and she was about to laugh to tears.

Little Devil: “…” This is completely different from the reaction he expected!

"Hmph!" Zong Jincheng glared at her angrily.

Bad guy, look down on him.

Sooner or later, she'll know how lovable she is!

While the two were chatting and laughing, the host came over.

"Madam Zong, I have long heard of your great name." The visitor was Madam Shen, from the family of the Minister of Rites and a close friend of the Crown Princess.

The Ministry of Rites is in charge of the imperial examinations. When Xu Wan was choosing a private tutor before, she had said that her family did not have any connections in the Ministry of Rites. Now, the connections were sent to her by the Crown Princess.

Xu Wan quickly stood up and responded: "Mrs. Shen, you are too kind. I don't have any great reputation. I am just an ordinary woman."

The other noble ladies and court ladies all looked over, but Madam Shen did not shy away from asking. Instead, she took her hand and sat down to whisper to her, "The Crown Princess told me that she was able to get pregnant thanks to your guidance. The Crown Princess and I grew up together. You are her benefactor, and naturally my benefactor as well."

Xu Wan was flattered and smiled, "The Crown Princess was too worried before, and she is in a good mood so she is worried."

Mrs. Shen asked curiously, "You said you have never given birth to a child, how come you have this experience?"

"I read it in a book, I read it in a book." Xu Wan laughed.

Madam Shen glanced at Jin Cheng and said, "I heard that Jin Cheng has been doing better and better in his studies recently. He has even been admitted to the Tongzi Class and is preparing to take the Tongzi Class next spring. This is all thanks to you."

Xu Wan continued modestly, "The teacher we hired is good, and the child is willing to learn."

"Haha, you're just joking. What would Jincheng want to learn? At the beginning of the year, he went to play polo with my idiot son. A few of them even set off firecrackers on the polo field, scaring a lot of horses." Mrs. Shen exposed him mercilessly.

When Xu Wan heard this, she immediately looked at the little devil.

It seems like you used to be the one who set off firecrackers everywhere to make a scene.

Zong Jincheng swallowed his saliva and tried to explain: "I, that was in the past. I haven't set off firecrackers for a long time. If Shen Yibai goes out to fool around later, it has nothing to do with me. He does it alone. Why are you looking at me? Don't you know that I study at home every day?"

The little devil spoke more and more confidently, and Xu Wan didn't know how to respond.

You little rascal, can you please improve your emotional intelligence? You're throwing the blame on someone else in front of his mother. Can't you be more tactful?

Xu Wan laughed dryly. Fortunately, Madam Shen was generous and not only did she not argue with the child, she also agreed: "Yes, when Yibai went to look for Jincheng again, Jincheng never came out. But he was not idle either, and went to look for other people to fool around."

The little devil put his hands up and looked at her.

Look, look, this is not my problem.

Xu Wan quietly kicked him from below, signaling him to be more restrained, but it was obvious that the little devil not only did not understand, he also glared at her.

Mrs. Shen patted the back of her hand and said, "I just came to get to know you. Don't be nervous. We may interact more often in the future."

Xu Wan nodded in response.

Before Madam Shen left, she whispered in her ear, "The Crown Princess said that she knows that your interpersonal relationships in the capital are average, and she is pregnant now, so it is inconvenient for her to bring you in. You should just follow me in the future."

Xu Wan was a little confused.

Mrs. Shen had already stood up and said, "Let's go and enjoy the flowers."

Although Mrs. Shen spoke gently, her actions were like those of a demon. Most of the officials' wives in the capital had a good relationship with her, and Xu Wan was dragged around by her to introduce her to people, saying that she was her close friend.

Xu Wan: “???”

Hazy circles, round and flat.

The little devil followed her and saw people coming to talk to Xu Wan one after another. He got to know one person after another. It was a lively scene as if she was the one hosting the flower viewing party.

My grandmother had almost no friends in Beijing, but Xu Wan made a lot of friends all of a sudden, and now she has no time to pay attention to him.

"Bad guy." The little devil muttered.

She also asked him to call her mother for a day, but after a long while, she didn't mention it at all.

Why doesn't she open her mouth?

If she opened her mouth and asked him to call her mother, although he would be very reluctant, he would give in and call her mother twice for the sake of the truce they had just had.

Being annoying and not keeping one's word will only make people laugh.

The little devil was angry. He sat in his seat with a droopy face and ate pomegranates.

After eating each one, he bit it hard, as if he was not biting the pomegranate, but Xu Wan.

"Ah..." He suddenly cried out in pain.

The little devil was too strong and bit his tongue.

The cub's howling finally attracted Xu Wan's attention. She sat back and asked nervously, "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

The little devil covered his mouth and glared at her resentfully: "None of your business."

His tongue was aching and he couldn't speak clearly. Xu Wan immediately heard what was going on: "Did you bite your tongue while eating pomegranate?"

The little devil became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He would never admit to such an embarrassing thing.

Xu Wan asked Cuizhi to get some ice cubes and handed them to the little devil: "Here, just suck on it for a while."

The little devil continued to glare at her resentfully. He was just angry and didn't want to accept it.

The eldest master got angry and three oxen couldn't pull him back.

Xu Wan sighed, pinched his cheek with one hand to make him open his mouth, and sure enough, she saw a slightly red tongue, but fortunately there was no bleeding. With her other hand, she took out a small ice cube from the water and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Hold it in your mouth. Put on some clothes if you feel cold." The overbearing stepmother spoke.

The little devil shrank his head and pouted.

Just hold it in your mouth, what's so fierce about it?

snort!

Xu Wan picked up all the pomegranates in front of him and asked Cuizhi to bring his coat. There were also some snacks on the table, which she also picked up.

He couldn't eat these, so she stopped eating them too.

The feeling of being taken care of so attentively was particularly good. The corners of the little devil's mouth slowly rose, but in order not to be noticed by her, he was trying hard to suppress them.

During the rest of the banquet, Xu Wan stayed beside him the whole time. Except when someone came to talk to her, she never looked for anyone else.

After the flower viewing party, the little devil had long since returned to normal, but Xu Wan never asked him to call her mother, which puzzled him.

Was she joking with him?

When Madam Shen sent her away, she said, "Madam Zong, I will bring Yibai to your house someday. Maybe he will like the learning atmosphere in your house and be willing to study hard with Jincheng."

The little devil thought to himself that it was useless to come, as Shen Yibai was only interested in having fun and he didn't care about his studies.

Xu Wan nodded politely and said, "You are welcome to come anytime."

Madam Shen smiled and turned to the little devil and said, "Jincheng, you are lucky to have such a good mother. You must cherish her. I am looking forward to seeing you shine in the imperial examinations."

The little devil immediately responded: "Of course, I am determined to become the top scorer in the imperial examination."