Chapter 424 I'm not familiar with it either
In fact, the wife of Marquis Wu'an looked down on Madam Qiao, a merchant's wife, and subconsciously wanted to put on a superior attitude. But when she thought of the other person's son winning the top spot in the imperial examination, her sense of superiority immediately disappeared.
Besides, she came with the intention of getting married, and she couldn't afford to offend Mrs. Qiao, so she greeted Mrs. Qiao very politely.
Lu Xiang, who was standing at the door to continue welcoming guests, was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped when he saw the person coming.
Chen Rujin?
How come the concubine of the third prince came to the Qiao family?
Although they have not yet gotten married, the Emperor has granted the marriage, the betrothal gifts have been given, and the auspicious date has been set. The only step left is to get married. Except for calling Chen Ruijin the same, everyone already regards her as the third prince's concubine.
Since the wedding date was set, Chen Ruijin has been staying at home peacefully and has not attended any banquets.
Even if one puts aside her noble status as a prince's concubine, as the legitimate daughter of the Chen family, she is also the object of competition among the young ladies of the prominent families.
Not to mention the eldest sister-in-law, she had only had one conversation with her in the Third Prince's Mansion, and saw her being ridiculed by the Third Princess.
"Miss Chen." After being surprised, Lu Xiang hurriedly went to greet her, and then nodded to the man following her.
"Miss Lu." Chen Ruijin said with a cheerful smile, "This is my eldest brother. He will soon become a colleague of Qiao Zhuangyuan. He heard that the Qiao Mansion is hosting a banquet today, and he wanted to make friends with Qiao Zhuangyuan, so we came uninvited."
The girl's skin was as white as jade, her lips as red as lotus, her face was lightly painted with Emei hairpins, and a golden hairpin was inserted diagonally in her inky hair. She was wearing a purple dress embroidered with peony flowers and a moon-white belt tied around her waist, making her look like a fairy from heaven, pure and elegant.
When Qiao Jingru arrived, she happened to hear what Chen Ruijin said.
Second brother’s future colleague?
This girl is as beautiful as a flower, she is almost as beautiful as her daughter Xiangxiang. I wonder which family she is from.
However, she had never seen Chen Ruijin, so she looked at Lu Xiang with a puzzled look.
Lu Xiang introduced Qiao Jingru, "This is the future concubine of the Third Prince, the Fourth Miss of the Chen family. Next to her is the eldest son Chen, the lecturer of the Imperial Academy."
Qiao Jingru was shocked when she heard this, and hurriedly bowed to Chen Ruijin respectfully: "Hello, Miss Chen, and Hello, Mr. Chen."
"You and I are friends of the same generation. Please stop being so polite. It is my brother and I who have come here presumptuously and are disturbing you." Chen Ruijin said, holding Qiao Jingru's hand.
"It's an honor for the Qiao family to have Miss Chen here. Please come in." Qiao Jingru smiled and welcomed the Chen siblings in.
Suddenly, an anxious voice came from behind.
"Wait a minute. Wait for me."
Several people looked back.
Chen Rujin raised her eyebrows slightly when she saw the person coming, and asked in surprise: "Second brother, why are you here?"
Chen Shuyang looked at Chen Shuan with a cold expression and said unhappily, "You skipped class again?"
Chen Shuan was running out of breath. Hearing this soul-searching question from his elder brother, he couldn't help but tremble: "Brother, please don't say such harsh words. I am just asking for leave normally. The teacher agreed."
"It's not a festival, why do you need to ask for leave to come back?" Chen Shuyang said.
"Didn't dad tell us a few days ago that we should come to the Qiao Mansion today to celebrate Qiao Yuanan's success in the imperial examination? We will have to have more contact as officials in the same court in the future. Father asked you to make friends with him. Since he values me so much, of course I have to take a leave of absence."
Chen Shuyang looked at his righteous brother and twitched his lips speechlessly.
"Dad just asked me to come."
I wasn't asked to take you with me.
And the fourth sister clearly didn't need to come, but when she saw him leaving the house, she insisted on coming along.
Song Shuan gave his eldest brother a serious look and said, "I should make friends with a man of worldly wisdom like Qiao Zhuangyuan. Maybe if I get to know him more, I can be among the top three in three years. Dad will definitely agree with me if he knows about this."
Chen Shuyang: “…”
You have a crooked logic and you win.
His father has no other hobbies except reading, and the better the book, the more precious it is.
If the Third Prince had not taken the initiative to build a wall, Qiao Yuanan would definitely have been forced by his own father to be his son-in-law.
Chen Shuyang thought about it and couldn't help but glance at his sister beside him, and silently changed his mind: I'm wrong, it was my sister who started it first.
"Guests are welcome in the Qiao family. My second brother is writing poems and essays with others in the garden. Please come in." Qiao Jingru said with a smile.
The second brother will work in the Hanlin Academy in the future. Although the work in the Hanlin Academy is boring and tedious, all those who come out of the Hanlin Academy are important officials in the court. The second brother can make good friends with the Chen family and catch the eye of Hanlin Chen, so he will have more opportunities to be seen by the emperor for his abilities.
As Chen Shuyang walked in, he reminded Chen Shuan to watch more, listen more, talk less, and not to cause trouble.
Now that the person has come, he can't just send him back.
"Xiangxiang, I'll ask you to take care of the fourth young lady of the Chen family." Qiao Jing pulled Lu Xiang in and whispered.
If she fails to entertain the future Third Prince's concubine well and makes others unhappy, she will be finished.
Lu Xiang was just about to say that she wasn't familiar with Chen Ruijin, when she saw Chen Ruijin, who was walking in front of her, suddenly turn around and smile at her: "Miss Lu, can I call you Xiangxiang?"
The words that were about to come out of Lu Xiang's mouth turned around and were swallowed back.
Chen Ruijin acted so familiar with the person that no one would believe her if she said she wasn't familiar with him.
"good."
Chu Jinyan said that the Third Prince was now in the same camp as him, and she should interact more with the Third Prince's concubine.
"Last time when we parted at the Third Prince's Mansion, I said I would meet you another day, but I never found the opportunity. You won't blame me for breaking my promise, will you?"
Lu Xiang smiled and shook his head: "How could that be? Miss Chen and the Third Prince have already been engaged, so they must be too busy to attend to anything else."
The truth was that she thought Chen Ruijin was just being polite and didn't take it to heart at all.
Upon hearing this, Chen Rujin's pretty face immediately wrinkled into a bitter gourd, and she complained in a completely unfamiliar manner: "Don't tell me, even if the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were in charge, I would be too busy to handle it. I heard that there would be even more red tape on the wedding day. It's too scary."
Lu Xiang was stunned for a moment, and then Wan Er smiled and said, "This is the favor of His Majesty. Miss Chen has worked hard during this period of time, and she will be recognized by the royal family as a concubine with a noble status."
I thought to myself that I just met you once and you're already complaining to me, so I can't respond.
In the garden, the wife of Marquis Wu'an was originally the center of attention, but when they heard about Chen Ruijin's identity, they all looked at her as if they were glowing with envy, and many ladies surrounded her tightly.
Chen Rujin put away her playful expression at once, and a cold look appeared on her beautiful face, as if she wanted to keep strangers away: "Today is the big day of Qiao Zhuangyuan, everyone doesn't need to gather around me to talk."
Upon hearing this, everyone left in embarrassment.
Even though Chen Ruijin was unapproachable, she would soon become the third prince's concubine, so they dared not be presumptuous to her.
Seeing that there was peace around her, Chen Ruijin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
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