Jia Lian's concerns were right. Before Jia Lian could appreciate the second lady's skills too much, Aunt Xue came back.

Thanks to the insider’s tip-off, the matter was barely exposed.

Then Baochai came back soon, and Jia Lian enjoyed a pleasant lunch accompanied by the Xue family's mother, daughter and aunt.

When he was going out, he helped Baochai onto the carriage. When he turned around to get on the horse, Zhaoer who came to help him burped loudly, making Jia Lian look at him with disgust.

Zhaoer had no choice but to sneer at Jia Lian: “It’s true that the food at my concubine’s house is so delicious that I couldn’t help but eat more...”

Zhaoer’s words made her laugh. The people around burst into laughter.

Aunt Xue, who had been looking at Jia Lian with a smile, smiled even more on her face and said: "It's just a simple meal, as long as you like it."

Zhao'er is accustomed to everything. He was bold and knew that Jia Lian and the Xue family had always been on good terms. He dared to pick up on Aunt Xue’s words and flatter her: For food, it’s not an exaggeration to call it pig food.

Really. When we follow the second master out, most of the hosts won’t be stingy with the rewards for our second master’s sake. A meal for the little ones.

Okay, I can still see a few dishes, the only bad ones are probably white flour, steamed buns, porridge and pickles.

How can I not be like my aunt? Generous, regardless of the low status of the young people and how much they eat, they actually have enough good wine and meat. Hey, concubine, you might as well ask, look at the people under the second master among us, which one is not the most willing to follow the second master to the concubine? Come home!"

"That's right..."

Following Zhao'er's words, some of the bolder men under Jia Lian also echoed.

Jia Lian couldn’t help but laugh.

Although I have never seen the meals that the Xue family provides to the people below, I can guess a thing or two just by listening to Zhao'er's words and looking at their smooth mouths.

That’s not surprising. Considering the Xue family's attitude towards him, and Aunt Xue's temperament of always doing favors, she would be willing to buy the good deeds of his men with a small amount of money.

It seems that it’s not just me who likes to eat at Xue’s house. So are these little bastards.

He raised the riding crop in his hand at Zhao'er who was still asking for trouble, and then laughed and scolded: "Okay, look at your achievements. Could it be that I have treated you badly and didn't give you rewards? You can't afford a good meal, so you are embarrassing me here."

Zhao'er avoided it, then smiled and said: "MasterForgive me, of course I rewarded you guys with money. You guys also have money to drink and eat meat in the best restaurants outside. It’s just eating out, how can I be rewarded with dignity by my concubine, hehehe..."

Of course Aunt Xue is happy to bribe Zhaoer and others. These people are all Jia Lian’s absolute confidants.

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After they have made a good relationship, my daughter will naturally be more comfortable around Jia Lian in the future.

Then Aunt Xue said with a smile: "It's rare for men to not dislike him. If you are willing, you can just come to my place to eat from now on. If you don’t say anything else, the food will definitely be enough..."

"Really? The little one thanked his aunt on behalf of the big guys. "

Zhao'er looked inexplicably surprised, and knelt on the ground numbly, kowtowing to Aunt Xue.

See if Aunt Xue was amused. With his mouth closed, Jia Lian glared at Zhao'er fiercely.

This boy has definitely learned a lot about his tricks, and he is even more shameless than him.
< br />　“Okay, stop being poor. "

Jia Lian whipped in the air as a threat, and then Fang immediately bowed to Aunt Xue: "Thanks to Aunt Xue's warm hospitality, my nephew takes leave. "

"Hey, slow down on the road~"

...

Jia Lian originally wanted to stay with Baochai for a while and exchange feelings. .

But Baochai is no better than Daiyu.

Her excessive rationality and intelligence made her abide by etiquette so much that Jia Lian himself knew that before marrying her, , it is probably difficult to have the opportunity to have a kiss.

So even if I followed her to Hengwuyuan, it would probably be the same as the previous two times, and it would be over after a few words.

Moreover, Hengwuyuan also had a talkative Shi Xiangyun. If this little girl was here, he would not even want Baochai to expose his flaws.

So Jia Lian simply did not After entering the Grand View Garden, he invited Baochai down at the back door and asked her maids and servants to take her back. Then he took a group of minions and rode out of the city to inspect the firearms camp.

The special training plan of the firearms camp has begun. If he had not gone to the palace every morning and evening to pay homage to the concubine, Jia Lian might have lived outside the city at this time.

Weiyang Palace.< br />
The impact of the national mourning on Weiyang Palace is very small, or in other words, the impact on the entire Chonghua Palace is very small.

At this time, in the inner hall of Weiyang Palace, the Queen Mother Bai is at the back Sitting on the edge of the hot pot table, he looked through some drawings of portraits in his hands, and occasionally asked the old ladies next to him. If he learned something, he nodded slightly..

"Her Royal Highness the Princess has arrived."

Following the greetings of the palace maid and eunuch, Princess Zhaoyang walked in, dressed in plain clothes.

"My granddaughter pays my respects to the imperial grandmother."

Princess Zhaoyang still looks so fresh and capable, moving like the wind, unlike the other princesses who are as weak as the princess next to her. .

I don’t know whether it was because of her clothes, but in the Queen Mother’s opinion, she was indeed much thinner than before.

After inviting her to sit down, the Queen Mother asked with concern: "How is your health?"

"Thanks to the Emperor's grandmother's concern, my granddaughter's health is much better."< br />
Seeing Princess Zhaoyang’s eyebrows raised slightly, looking careless, the Queen Mother couldn’t help but feel a little distressed.

My grandniece has been loved by many since she was a child, but when she grew up, she encountered many ups and downs.

First, his ignorant love was rejected, and then he was framed by his biological grandmother, who almost died in the desert.

After finally returning to Beijing, she and that gangster finally achieved enlightenment, but due to the overbearing decree of the Supreme Emperor, they were separated alive and they lost their first child in their lives.

In the previous episode, she indirectly killed Concubine Li because she helped her counterattack...

Although Concubine Li died unjustly, she was her blood-related grandmother after all.

Therefore, Princess Zhaoyang, who had always been in good health, rarely became ill.

I wanted to say some comforting words, but firstly, there were people nearby, and secondly, my grandfather and grandson had already told Che Zulu the same story, so it was useless to talk too much.

Zhaoyang could tell a lot from the look on the Queen Mother's face. She raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "The Queen Mother called me here in a hurry, but what are your orders?"

Being interrupted by her, the Queen Mother subconsciously touched the portrait on Jishang.

"What else can be done, naturally it is about choosing a son-in-law for this girl like you."

"Didn't I tell you everything? The imperial grandmother has the final say on this matter. Okay. I won’t pick. Besides, I believe that the Queen Mother’s vision is good as long as the Queen Mother likes it.”

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, “You still don’t pick. ? If you didn’t choose, I would have married you off many years ago, and why would you still be here today?”

As he said that, he picked up the top of the pile of portraits on the pit table. A few of them were handed to Princess Zhaoyang.

"These are all sent by various governments on their own initiative. I selected a few from them. You can take a look."

After all, I raised the child by myself. , the Queen Mother’s lifelong love for Princess Zhaoyangthings, with enough care and patience.

At the same time, I sighed in my heart.

I thought that she had just revealed her intention to recruit a consort for Princess Zhaoyang. All the wealthy families in the capital were flocking to her and tried their best to introduce their children to her.

It’s good now. She has been arranging it for so long. So far, there are only twenty or thirty people who have taken the initiative to “submit resumes”.

Several of the handsome men she had liked in the past were no longer seen in this batch of portraits.

Of course the Queen Mother knows why.

But then I thought about it, it would be better if I took the initiative to send the portrait under such circumstances, it would probably be more sincere.

Princess Zhaoyang does not have as complicated a mind as the Queen Mother, and she does not care who the consort is. The reason why he was so obedient this time was just to leave the palace as soon as possible.

I had to randomly select one of the portraits handed over by the Queen Mother. I didn’t hold it properly when I took it, and a portrait was drawn out and fell to the ground.

Princess Zhaoyang bent down to pick it up, and subconsciously looked at the portrait and the accompanying introduction to her life experience.

Seeing that Princess Zhaoyang’s gaze had not moved away for a long time, the old lady in charge of the matter next to her thought that Princess Zhaoyang had taken a fancy to her, so she immediately introduced: "This is the second young master of General Fenwu's mansion. Wei Ruolan.

This Young Master Wei is one of the famous handsome men in our capital. Not only is he talented, he was selected as a scholar at a young age. The key is his temperament. Among many princes and grandsons, he is It’s also rare.

It’s just...”

“What is it?”

Seeing the old lady’s hesitation, Princess Zhaoyang has not yet Expressing her stance, the Queen Mother immediately asked.

She could tell there was a twist in it. And it was obvious that the introduction on the portrait she could see would not contain any bad information.

If the other party has something to hide, it’s not like he missed his precious granddaughter!

"It's not that much, I just heard that this young master of the Wei family has a weak body and is thin and weak..."

"Okay, just him. ."

Princess Zhaoyang put down the other portraits and sent this one in her hand to the Queen Mother.

Seeing that the Queen Mother was still a little hesitant, Princess Zhaoyang smiled and said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I have seen this Wei Ruolan before. He and Feng Ziying from General Shenwu's Palace, and Chen Yejun from General Xuanwei's Palace. , and are also known as the "Three Heroes of Quang Ngai" because their fathers were all born in the Quang Ngai Army.

People, it is indeed as grandma said,He is very handsome, with red lips and white teeth, very lovable. "

"But..."

The Queen Mother was still worried. Originally, she thought Wei Ruolan's face was too thin, but because she did have handsome features and a good family background Yes, that’s why she picked it out.

Now that she heard what the old nanny said, she had to worry. Because, if it weren’t for her poor health, there was no need for the old nanny to talk so much.< br />
　“Nothing to worry about, it’s settled. If I have nothing else to do, I will leave first. I will go to kowtow in front of the concubine’s spirit in a while. ”

Princess Zhaoyang thrust the portrait into the Empress Dowager’s arms, stood up and bowed, and then floated away like the wind.

Princess Zhaoyang was heartless. He ran away, but the Queen Mother was in trouble.

For the moment, she was not sure whether Princess Zhaoyang was just perfunctory, or whether she was serious about Wei Ruolan.

If it was perfunctory, it would be better to say, If she really fell in love with her, it would be difficult for her to reject it, after all, it was not easy.

After thinking for a long time, she still hesitated, so she asked the nuns next to her for more information about Wei Ruolan.

　“It’s strange that the old slave talks too much. In fact, in my opinion, this Young Master Wei's body is not that bad. I think it's because he was born in a general family, but gave up martial arts and followed literature. He is inevitably a bit gentler and weaker, not as strong as other young masters in generals, so others spread these words.

If the Queen Mother is really worried, wouldn’t it be better to wait until the funeral of the Queen Mother is over and call people into the palace to see for herself? ”

The Queen Mother nodded and settled the matter for now.