The woman who was talking to Mrs. Jian, Lu Yan, could see the contradiction at a glance. She was very well-dressed, and the hairpin she wore on her head looked valuable. She was wearing a dark green cloak with a A thick ring of rabbit fur. The snow-white and fluffy rabbit fur looks to be in good quality. This outfit is probably not cheap.
But what is very inconsistent with it is her appearance. Her skin was yellowish, with an unnatural red tint, which contrasted sharply with the fair and delicate complexions of other ladies. Her hands are also very different from the onion-like jade fingers of other women. The joints are thicker, the lines are deep, and there are some dull black colors.
Lu Yan grew up in a rural area and knew very well that her appearance was an indelible mark left by years of hard work, wind and sun.
The woman was a little flattered when she saw Mrs. Jian talking to her. She suppressed her expression and pretended to be calm as she chatted with Mrs. Jian: "The second young lady of your house is really smart, smart and well-mannered. I wonder if she is betrothed to someone else?" "
Mrs. Jian took a step to the side and blocked Jian Hongxuan slightly. There was a hint of disgust in her eyes that was hard to detect, but her words were still in a whisper: "Mrs. Huang is so complimentary. This girl is still young. Her father and I want to keep her for a few more years, and we haven't discussed marriage yet. plan. But I have an eldest daughter, Xuan'er's sister Hongling, who is now at the age to discuss marriage..."
Lu Yan frowned slightly when she heard this, feeling very wrong about Mrs. Jian's operation. She told an outsider what she meant by proposing marriage to Jian Hongling, and she even directly told her the girl's name.
Mrs. Huang seemed to suddenly realize: "The eldest girl of the Jian family is indeed famous far and wide. I wonder if you have found a good family for her?"
Mrs. Jian waved her hand after hearing this: "You also know that it is difficult to be a stepmother, and I dare not make any decisions about Hongling's marriage, lest she be unhappy and tell our master that I treat her harshly. Alas, but she does It's time to discuss marriage, and if I don't find a satisfactory husband for her, everyone will say that I don't care about her anymore."
Mrs. Jian's words seemed to be praising Jian Hongling, but every word contained a soft thorn: "Who in the whole capital doesn't know the reputation of our eldest girl, but because of this reputation, her father and I want to find someone who matches her." It’s very difficult! Hong Ling’s appearance is too great. If she marries into a high-ranking official’s family, the capital city will definitely accuse us of selling our daughter, asking our girl to sell her looks in exchange for wealth.”
These words clearly addressed Mrs. Huang. Who is the Jian family? The legitimate daughter of the left prime minister is not unworthy of a prince, so why can't she marry a high-ranking official? She wanted to say something that betrayed her appearance. If she said this, she would have to marry someone with bad conditions to show that the prime minister was not vain.
I didn't want to see the child left by the previous wife, and I was holding my breath to find a low-income marriage with poor conditions, so I had to say it openly.
It was impossible for Mrs. Huang not to hear what this meant, and her thoughts were turning over and over again: "Speaking of which, the eldest daughter of the prime minister's house is indeed well-known. Anyone who wants to marry her must have crossed the threshold of your family. I That unsatisfactory son has never looked at a woman in his life, and he even praised the eldest lady in front of me."
Mrs. Jian showed a smile: "Really? What did Mr. Huang say?"
Mrs. Huang thought for a while: "What he said is like the moon covered by light clouds, like the snow covered by the flowing wind. Yes, that's it. I can't say it myself."
Mrs. Jian couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. She knew that Mrs. Huang was a village woman. She couldn't have made up such words herself. It must have been his son who said it and she remembered it. What a coincidence, it happened unexpectedly.
Mrs. Jian's smile did not change: "I think Mr. Huang is also talented and beautiful. Our master often praises Mr. Huang for his literary talents at home. If the two children are interested..."
The two of them started to talk tacitly, but Lu Yan couldn't listen anymore. She turned around and walked back to Wang Tingruo, and asked her in a low voice: "Who is talking to Mrs. Jian?"
Wang Tingruo looked at it and lowered her voice and said, "That's Mrs. Huang. Her son was the number one scholar in the previous subject and is now studying in the Hanlin Academy."
Lu Yan suddenly realized: "Master Huang is not married yet?"
Wang Tingruo shook her head: "Master Huang is also a talented person, but his mother is hard to tell...I heard that Master Huang was engaged in the village before, but his mother left directly after winning the lottery. She He looked down on people from low-class families and felt they were not worthy of his son, but people from high-class families also looked down on his family. When he first won the top prize, there were many girls who wanted to get married with his family, but his mother was delayed. Now, there are no more..."
Lu Yan couldn't help but frown, hearing that Jian Hongling's stepmother wanted to order Master Huang for her. Jian Hongling felt extremely ridiculous. In her heart, Jian Hongling was the Crown Princess and the future Queen. How dare she? How many people are there who want to steal the crown prince?
Lu Yan intuitively couldn't do this, so she said hello to Princess Yi and went downstairs. She didn't care about cooking anymore and asked the waiter to go to Honglingfang and ask Miss Jian to come over and say that she had something important to see her.
After a while, Jian Hongling came over in a hurry, and the two of them hid in the backyard and found a quiet place to talk.
Lu Yan told Jian Hongling what she heard on the second floor. Jian Hongling was also stunned. She didn't react for a while. She was silent for a while and asked hesitantly: "Huang family? Huang Hanlin family?"
Lu Yan nodded: "Wang Tingruo said she was the top pick last time."
Jian Hongling squeezed her sleeves tightly and smiled bitterly: "She really tried her best to harm me!"
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