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"Sister Yi and Sister Yuan won first place and second place at the embroidery event. This matter has already spread. The wives and ladies of the various families wish them well, and the gifts they receive are recorded on this list. Old Granny, please take a look." Li You took the gift list and handed it to Old Madam He. Madam He only glanced at it for a moment before saying, "Wait for them to handle matters in their own residences. After returning the gift, we'll go back according to our own considerations."

Li You agreed and smiled, "Sister Yi and Sister Yuan are definitely going to do well. This time, they actually won the first and second place as well. They must come back to congratulate us."

Ning Xueluo, the mother of congratulation, was also moved. She was the second wife of the eldest wife, but Li Jiayi was able to make her speechless. Now that their daughter had gotten the chief's face, all the rooms once again went to her room to congratulate her. It was truly a different story. Furthermore, the news that came from the palace was that when the congratulatory words came back, they would be sent to the palace to be embroidered as female officials, causing people to laugh from the bottom of their hearts.

When Li Jiu saw Ning Xueluo's radiant expression, he gave her a quick glance. You think that even if you entered the palace, you would still be able to become a phoenix if you became an embroidery lady? If he wanted to get close to the crown prince, he would need the assistance of the government. Besides, the Crown Prince might not even like Sister Yi. He didn't see that Madam Zhen Nan's eldest daughter was originally an embroidery female official. Was she going to be married into an ordinary family? As he glanced at his elder sister again, his expression was the same as usual, but he did not fly up high. Instead, he secretly nodded and praised her. That was enough!

As they chatted, someone from the Grand Princess Mansion came to invite her over. Old Madam He smiled when she heard this and said, "Sister Yuan, your face has risen in the embroidery event. The Grand Princess's face is also glowing. I'm sure you've invited her over to talk about this."

The elder sister laughed, "The eldest princess loves Sister Yuan the most, I still don't know how to rejoice!" As he spoke, he followed the Grand Princess Mansion's men out of the mansion and into her mansion on a palanquin. He saw that Shang Jie had also arrived. She greeted him and everyone sat down to wait for the little girl to serve tea. Then, he began to talk about the North and South Embroidery Meet.

After praising them for a while, she brought up the matter of the marriage between the north and the south in Jiang Huanan's letter. She said to her elder sister: "Since the two countries came together, it is impossible to marry a girl with royal blood. Furthermore, the girl chosen from the royal family has also been bestowed the title of Prefecture Lord. Right now I have a princess and a princess. If I were to marry her, I wouldn't have worried about us. Only since the North-South alliance, I embroidery and other things are popular in the North Cheng, the North Cheng country is determined to get the girl skilled in embroidery. However, when they invited the embroidery mother to teach the young lady over there, the embroidery mother was still wholeheartedly trying to return to the south. If we can get our good embroidery lady to marry into the Beicheng royal family and use the name of the royal family to gather the embroidery ladies for our tutelage, it would be much safer than inviting the embroidery lady over. Now it has been said that one of the ten embroidery ladies will be married through marriage. However, in a letter from Hua An, he said that after the embroidery event, Empress Zhou would only be able to summon three young ladies of high rank to the palace. It seemed that she was going to choose one of the three young ladies. Once the envoy from their side arrives, as long as we start discussing, the Emperor will naturally issue an edict. When that happens, it will be irrevocable. "

The Grand Princess continued, "Because Tang Jiali had come to Nanchang Country before, and lost a few jigsaw puzzles to Sister Yuan, the fact that Sister Yuan is so skilled has been spread all the way to Beicheng Country. And because Shi Yue was fourteen, but one year older than Tang Zhili, she was afraid that Empress Zhou might not think well of her. This time, he was the chief. He was originally a good candidate, but Tang Zhi Li himself might not have taken a liking to him. This time, even Empress Zhou might not be able to decide who would be the perfect girl to take care of her. "The plan now is to betroth Sister Yuan to someone else and end this matter." As he spoke, he looked at Shang Jie and smiled, "Hua An is naturally a good person. However, he is ten years older than Sister Yuan. This makes people hesitate."

"Although she is ten years older, seeing that she is on good terms with Sister Yuan, Hua An will naturally love her wholeheartedly in the future. In a few years, Sister Yuan will be in her prime. She's only twenty-six years old. Shang Jie pointed out that although Jiang Huanan was ten years older, after a few years, he would be a perfect match. As she spoke, she turned to the noble elder sister and smiled, "When a woman marries, she will have children, and she will manage all sorts of things. Of course, there were those who maintained themselves well, but in short, they maintained themselves better and better day by day. "If a man is ten years older than a woman, then no matter what, in his eyes, she will always be his little sister. In the end, her heart will still ache …"

After Shang Jie finished speaking, the elder sister smiled and said, "Being ten years old is not a problem, but Sister Yuan is too young. Logically speaking, the marriage should naturally be decided by the master of the family. However, the two of them also liked it and thus, it was only successful. "

"I've never seen him look at other girls, but I've always liked to hug him when I was young." This time, after sending the letter back, we said that Zhou Kuangzheng had brought up the topic of marriage, that he was afraid that we would look down on Sister Zhong, that he would speak the truth, and that he was obviously afraid that Sister Yuan would marry into the distant past. Shang Rui paused for a moment, and then said with a smile: "The brothers and sisters in the other houses come and go often. Usually, Hua An is different from Sister Yuan. As a mother, I am sure of Hua An's intentions. "

Other than his age, Jiang Huashan didn't have anything else to pick at. She thought for a while, but still smiled and said, "We can't discuss marriage this month. When Sister Yuan and the others return, I'll ask her for her opinion." Although she was young, she had her own thoughts when she was young. This marriage, she had to do it herself. They will not get there any faster than our ship. And there's still time for them to slowly discuss about it. " Well, you guys are in a hurry anyway, not us. In the event that someone from the State of Northern Cheng arrived early, your General's Estate would be informed of this matter. They would rush to our Estate to propose marriage, and at that time, we would agree to it. She was only eleven years old, but she was going to be given away. How could she bear to part with it! Besides, how could I agree so easily to raise such an astute person? They still have to be hung. If you know that it is a treasure, you will be able to love it even more after it has passed.

After she finished speaking, she slowly drank her tea. However, she was too anxious for Shang Jie to continue, so she shot a glance at the Grand Princess. The Grand Princess could only open her mouth and mutter to herself, "Madam Anping and Madam Shang Shu actually whispered to me for a while, and also said that they would be going to the He Mansion to propose marriage next month. I said that Shaoyang and Ringel were born and raised on the same level as Sister Yuan, and they grew up together, so it's not that bad. It was expected that the Old Granny and Madam would have different opinions. At that time, who knew which family would end up with the flowers? "Hua An, on the other hand, is a steady man. The old lady and Madam naturally won't disagree."

Because Madam Shang and Old Madam He were on good terms with each other, whereas Madam Ping An was on good terms with Madam He, now that the two of them were going to the He Estate to propose marriage, the opinions of Old Madam He and Madam He naturally differed. Speaking of which, Lord Shang Shu and Old Master He were both elders of the three dynasties and their relationship was not ordinary. Old Lady He was naturally willing to marry her great-granddaughter into the Shang Shu Manor. On the other hand, the Residence of Marquis Anping had an inextricably linked relationship with Madam He's family. Naturally, Madam He hoped that her granddaughter would marry into the Residence of Marquis Anping. At that time, He Nian, this son, would take over the position as the overseer of the Venerate Heavens Sect.

Naturally, the mistress understood the relationship between Old Madam He and Madam He. Although they were going through the motions, none of them were as efficient as Jiang Hua An. It was just that his daughter was only eleven years old, yet he quickly agreed to Shang Jie's request. Moreover, this matter could only be settled after Matriarch He and Mrs. He agreed to it. Right now, Madam Shang and Madam Anping had each gone to find Madam He and Madam He to discuss. This matter was very complicated, so it would be inappropriate for them to let go of it now.

While they were chatting, Madam Anping had invited Madam He's sister-in-law, Madam Li, to the Residence of He. It just so happened that Madam He had invited them to come and speak with her after coming out of Madam He's room. Although Shang Jie had previously whispered to Mrs. He, and Mrs. He had rather taken a liking to Jiang Huanan, but at this moment, when Madam Anping mentioned that she would help Mrs. Li, Mrs. He had always respected her sister-in-law, Mrs. Li, Mrs. He had wavered. When he thought about Song Shaoyang again, he felt that he was good in every aspect.

When Madam Anping saw that Madame Li had persuaded Madam He, she said while the iron was still hot: "Since Sister Yuan has won second place in the Embroidery Meet, there will naturally be more people coming to propose marriage. However, news had it that Northern Cheng Country had an alliance, and they even wanted to marry one of the three embroidery ladies. Since Shi Yue was a little older, she would naturally not be chosen. Sister Yi was prepared to enter the palace to be a lady embroiderer, so she would not be chosen either. She was afraid that Sister Yuan would choose her. If Sister Yuan had promised someone, she wouldn't have to worry about this anymore. My Shaoyang and Sister Yuan are the same age, and they grew up together, but they are a pair. Everyone has seen Shaoyang's character and looks, so there's no need for me to praise him. In addition, Shaoyang and Liu-ge were good friends, and if this Uncle Lang was good, then Sister Yuan wouldn't lose her sense of filial piety when she visited her parents' home. "In fact, even though he's married to a granddaughter, it's actually more lively than ever since he had a grandson-in-law."

Madam Anping's words moved Madam He's heart. However, she didn't know that Madam Shang Shu had also arrived at the Residence of He and was heading to Old Madam He's room.

"Speaking of which, our two families are old friends. We've always wanted to marry each other, but we've never succeeded. First, I saw that Jie Ge'er and Sister Yuan were having a good time, so I thought about it. I thought that they were still young, so I might as well talk about it later. At this moment, he could hear the wind blowing. The Third Prince of Beicheng, Tang Zhili, who had come before, was looking at Sister Zhong Yuan. He wanted to propose to her. If the envoys of the Northern State came, Sister Yuan would have to marry them once the imperial edict was issued. Not to mention you, even those of us who have watched her grow up don't want her to marry far away. For this, he was going to propose marriage on behalf of Jie Ge'er. "Next month, I'll discuss it with the old lady first." When Madam Shang saw Old Madam He, she immediately began to converse enthusiastically. Old Madam He only smiled as she drank her tea, but continued to deal with it at a moderate pace.

After waiting for elder sister to return to He Manor, it just so happened that Matriarch He sent her away. She called Madam He and entered the room, muttering to herself, "I heard from the north and south that there is a way to marry someone. Because Tang Zhi Li has met elder sister Yuan before and praised her clever jigsaw puzzles, he was afraid of picking her! We don't have to. Since Sister Yuan was already eleven years old, she wouldn't take advantage of this time to make a promise and end Tang Zhi's courtesy. Although marrying Tang Zhili is as important as being an imperial concubine, they are separated by a country, how can we bear to let her marry so far? Madam Shang Shu had already mentioned it to me a few times, saying that Jiege and Sister Yuan were very good at it, and that it was as if they had made a marriage. I only said that everyone was still young, so it was still too early to mention this. And because I'm too grandmother, and also grandmother and mother, this marriage isn't something that I can decide alone. Today, Madam Shang once again brought up the matter, saying that she would be coming to the Residence of He to propose marriage next month. Speaking of which, although Brother Jie's personality was a bit overbearing, he was born from a concubine. He could be counted as the eldest grandson of a concubine, and his future prospects could be arranged very early. "I think it's a good idea, but now it all depends on your opinions."

On the other side, Madam He had just sent the marquis and Madame Li out when she saw Lady Shang's sedan parked at the entrance of the mansion. She also knew a bit about the situation. When he saw his elder sister, he was waiting to discuss the matter with her alone. He hadn't expected that Old Madam He would immediately summon them to her room to speak in such a manner. She thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "I won't hide it from the old lady. Madam Anping came to my room to speak. She was also whispering about Sister Yuan's marriage, which is exactly the same as what Lady Shang Shu said. I only said that I wanted to see the opinion of the old lady and my wife, so I didn't say anything. Whether it was the Residence of the Marquis of Peace or the Shang Shu Manor, both were good and enviable marriages. It's just that Shaoyang has a gentle personality, and is someone who loves others. He would be on good terms with Shi Ge'er and the others, so if it's a marriage, it would be a good thing for Uncle Lang to be on good terms with him. "

"Eldest Brother's wife, what do you think?" When Matriarch He saw that Mrs. He liked Song Shaoyang, she frowned slightly. She had always been a person of prestige, and had already become a little interesting in front of the Matron He. Now that she heard Mrs. He's words, she was rather unhappy.

"Brother Yang and Brother Jie are both good. If I were to choose between them, it would be really difficult." However, she raised her head and smiled, "It's just that Sister Yuan still has the eldest princess above her. We have to ask her for her opinion on this matter. Otherwise, the Grand Princess's love for Sister Yuan would have been in vain. " Cough, I am from the family of General Zhenyi, but you are just an old lady and a wife, I can't afford to offend any of you. If he were to say that the Madam General had come looking for him, then the two of you would have to work together to make me unable to speak. It would be better for you to bring out the Great Princess, this great Buddha, to suppress him. I was the one who gave birth to Sister Yuan, and I'm in charge of her marriage. However, this matter also requires your agreement.

While the three of them were playing Tai Chi, Jiang Hua An was on the deck gazing at the other ship. He raised his hand for Jiang Hua Kuan to pass over, before looking into the distance, his expression changing as he muttered, "Zhou Kuangzheng's boat?"

"When we set out on our journey, didn't Zhou Kuangzheng go quiet? "They're chasing us now?" Hearing that, Jiang Hua Kuan took a look at the observation tube and frowned: "It really is Zhou Kuangzheng's ship."

"Tell the captain to go faster. We have to get there before Zhou Kuangzheng arrives." Jiang Hua An picked up the tube and scrutinized it carefully. "You want to be faster than your hands? No way!" he said with a snort.