"It's okay, that's good." The Fourth Master picked up the chopsticks and picked up the spring bamboo shoots closest to him and started eating.
Upon seeing this, Fu Jin hurriedly picked up some dishes for her master, and the two of them enjoyed the meal very much.
After the meal, the Fourth Master told his wife the purpose of his visit today.
"Dolan is now old enough to be adopted, so her marriage needs to be considered."
Fu Jin was a little surprised. She didn't expect that her master came here for the eldest princess's marriage.
"The eldest princess has indeed reached the age of being adopted as a husband. It's time to take a good look at the right man. Does the master have any favorites?" The Fourth Lady asked tentatively.
"Not yet, but this matter should be put on the agenda. If you have time, please help me find some suitable young men. Duolan is reserved and introverted, so the in-laws he finds can't be too complicated. Even if the family background is not that good, the most important thing is that the person must be ambitious and have good character..."
"Yes, I will have someone look for young men of the right age in the capital tomorrow, and I will definitely find a good family for the eldest princess."
"It's just..." Fu Jin hesitated to speak.
The Fourth Master also saw that he had something to say, so he said, "Just say whatever you want to say, Fu Jin."
Fu Jin smiled and said, "It's nothing serious. There have been some rumors in the palace recently that the emperor intends to select a princess from each palace to send to the emperor as a bride. I don't know about this..."
The Fourth Master frowned, "This is pure nonsense. As the mistress of the mansion, Fu Jin should properly discipline the servants. They shouldn't be allowed to make such unfounded claims."
Even if the emperor has this idea, it has not been directly stated yet, which means it is not clear yet.
How can you talk nonsense when there is nothing clear? If it gets out, people who don’t know will think that your daughter is going to be sent to marry a foreign prince.
Fu Jin restrained her smile and said with a guilty conscience, "Yes, this matter is my fault. I will strictly manage it in the future."
The Fourth Master didn't stay here for too long. He told his wife about Dolan and left.
After the Fourth Master left, Fu Jin sighed deeply.
"The master came here just to talk about the eldest princess's marriage. It has been a long time since the master spent the night with me." Fu Jin muttered to herself, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Apart from talking about these things, she and her master had not sat together and talked like they used to for a long time.
Nanny Chang felt a little sad to see Fu Jin like this, but these things could only be figured out by Fu Jin herself, and no matter how much they said, it would be useless.
The next day, Fu Jin asked Nanny Chang to help her look for various young men of marriageable age in the capital, and record their family background and personalities so that she could make a careful selection when the time comes.
Since Fu Jin was making such a big fuss, Wen Mianmian naturally knew that Fu Jin was going to help the eldest princess choose a husband.
Thinking that the eldest princess was old enough to marry someone else, Wen Mianmian didn't pay too much attention to it.
After all, this kind of thing is not her business, but she also hopes that the eldest princess can find a good family.
That day, Fu Jin was looking at the list of eligible young men in the capital compiled by Nanny Chang when Nanny Chang walked in quickly.
"Fujin, Fujin Ulanara is here." Fujin Ulanara is the mother of the Fourth Fujin.
The Fourth Lady looked up in surprise, "Why is my mother here? What's the matter?"
Her mother rarely comes to her place, so why did she suddenly come here today when it wasn't a festival?
"I don't know. Just look at the look on Concubine Ulanara's face and I think something must be wrong."
The fourth lady put down the book in her hand and stood up, "Where is my mother?" and walked towards the door.
"It should be here by now."
When the Fourth Lady reached the gate of the main courtyard, she saw her mother walking towards her in a hurry.
"Greetings to the Fourth Lady." When Lady Ulanara saw the Fourth Lady, she bowed and saluted.
The Fourth Lady quickly stepped forward, helped her mother up, and asked, "Mother, why are you here? What's the matter?"
Lady Ulanara looked around, took her hand and said, "There is indeed something. Let's go inside and talk."
The two walked into the house, and Nanny Li brought in some brewed tea and placed it in front of them.
When Lady Ulanara saw them, she said, "All of you go down. I want to talk to Lady Si for a while."
Nanny Chang and Nanny Li responded and retreated to guard the door.
"Mom, what's the matter with you?" The Fourth Lady spoke.
"I heard that you are looking for a boyfriend for the eldest princess. Is this true?"
"Yeah, could it be that mother came to me because of this matter?" The Fourth Lady didn't quite understand why her mother asked this.
"Look at our family, and look at the eldest son of your third brother." Lady Ulanara's eyes sparkled.
"Mom, you mean Huai'an!" The Fourth Lady was a little surprised.
She didn't expect that her mother came to her for this matter.
"Yes, Huai'an is a smart kid, and now he's passed the imperial examination. His future is bright. Besides, Huai'an and the eldest princess are about the same age. I think they will definitely have a good life after they get married."
"The most important thing is that if the eldest princess marries into our family, then our family will be more valued by the Fourth Prince. With this relationship, Huai'an's future career will be much easier..."
To the Fourth Lady, what her mother said seemed to make sense, and Huai'an was also ambitious, but he was not calm enough.
"Mom, I don't have the final say on this matter alone." The initiative still lies with the master.
"I know, but you can talk to the Fourth Prince. Besides, Huaian is a really good girl. If he marries the eldest princess, he will definitely treat her well."
"Mother, I can't guarantee this, but I'll ask the master later and see what he says."
If possible, she would of course like to do as her mother said and strengthen the relationship, but she didn't know what the Fourth Master's attitude would be, so she couldn't agree to it immediately.
Mrs. Ulanara nodded and said, "That's right. Then you can ask the Fourth Prince what he thinks and see what he says."
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Wen Mianmian had just woken up from her nap when she heard that the concubine's mother had entered the mansion.
"What is Fu Jin's mother doing here?"
Wen Mianmian was a little curious. After all, this Lady Ulanala would only come to the mansion during the New Year or festivals, and she would always sit for a while before leaving. Why did she come here now?
"I'm not sure about that, but Lady Ulanara stayed in the Fourth Lady's Courtyard for the entire afternoon and left not long ago."
"Maybe Lady Ulanara missed me, so she came to visit me." Wen Mianmian didn't think there was anything wrong with this. It was normal for a mother and daughter to reminisce about the past.
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