Allure of a Country Maiden

It was Liu Lin's birthday. Many people came, including the wives of local officials, not to mention wealthy businessmen and squires.

Originally, the magistrate's wife and Tongpan's wife only planned to send congratulatory gifts, but when they heard that Mrs. Shengpinghou and Lord Rui'an had come back to congratulate Liu Lin on his birthday, they hurried over.

It's freezing cold outside, but the fire inside the house is so warm that it feels as warm as spring.

Mrs. Tan is already very familiar with these ladies. After all, her husband-in-law runs a furniture shop. Every family has daughters and sons to marry. In order to get a good set of furniture as a dowry or decorate a new house, these people are also willing to Befriend Tan.

What's more, behind the Tan family there is Mrs. Shengpinghou and the head of Ruian County.

The prefect's wife quietly took a look at Xiao'er and found that she was really beautiful. Her movements were elegant and natural, without any artificiality. The most important thing was that she was stunningly beautiful from the side, from the front, and with her head down.

She heard from the handkerchief in the imperial capital that the sixth prince had unabashed affection for County Lord Rui'an.

What man wouldn't like such a beautiful woman?

The prefect's wife glanced at her daughter and sighed inwardly. Her daughter looked like her, and she was one of the best, but she didn't know what kind of person she would marry in the future.

She has already reached the age of hair this year, and her husband-in-law doesn't know when he will be transferred back to the imperial capital. She really doesn't want to marry her daughter in this state capital.

She was worried that after her husband-in-law was transferred back to the imperial capital, her daughter would be left here alone and it would be difficult for her to see her.

The prefect's wife remembered that Marquis Shengping had an eldest son. She wondered if he was engaged or not. She heard that he was the culprit at a young age.

The prefect's wife wanted to find out, but with so many ladies present, if she spoke rashly, wouldn't it make people think that she was rushing to gain traction with Shengpinghou's family, which would make people look down on their daughter.

The prefect's wife turned her eyes to Mrs. Tan, thinking of ways to bring the topic out.

At this time, Mrs. Tongpan asked Tan, "Mrs. Tan, hasn't your eldest daughter come back?"

It was my grandmother's fiftieth birthday, and her granddaughter came to celebrate her birthday. Isn't it too unfilial to have her own granddaughter not come back?

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu said: "Jingshu's child does want to come back, but she is pregnant and the fetus is less than three months old. I stopped her and told her not to come back."

After hearing this, the prefect's wife finally thought of what to say: "It's best not to come back. It's freezing cold and the mountains are far away. If she comes back, the old lady will be so worried that she can't sleep well every day."

Mrs. Liu Lin nodded: "That child is a little out of touch. If she can stay at home peacefully and give birth to my great-grandson safely, that would be the best birthday gift."

"That's not the case. Mother is worried about her son traveling thousands of miles away. It will be even worse when her daughter marries, especially if she marries far away. Parents are the most worried. We don't pray for them to be filial to us, as long as they are in the husband's family. Living a good life is the greatest filial piety to yourself."

"Yes, yes, yes, I think so too." Tan nodded.

"But Mrs. Tan's daughter is fine. She is taken care of by her aunt in the empire."

Ms. Liu smiled and shook her head: "Jingshu is a lucky child. The old lady of the Li family and Mrs. Li treat her better than my sister-in-law. I dare not take the credit for taking care of her. Although I don't have the credit, but The tribute I received was quite a lot.”

Everyone laughed after hearing this.

"After all, the girl has to marry into a good family so that her parents can rest assured. Now I know that giving birth to a daughter is much more worrying than giving birth to a son. Just choosing a marriage for her will make people grow a few more gray hairs." The prefect said After the lady said this, she glanced at her daughter.

"Mrs. Lin's daughter hasn't been married yet?" Mrs. Liu asked smoothly after hearing this.

"Not yet, I'm preparing to show her my love recently."

Mrs. Liu was heartbroken after hearing this. She looked at the prefect's daughter. Her appearance was not the best among them, but it was not bad. She was the type that became more attractive the more she looked at her.

She had been sitting quietly next to the prefect's wife, smiling and listening patiently to everyone.

Now the prefect's wife's words made her blush and lower her head.

In the imperial capital, the girls with good character that Mr. Liu liked were either already engaged, or they were older than Jingrui, or too young, or their families had a complicated population (Xiaoer thought it was nothing, but after thinking about it, Ms. Liu decided (I think it would be better to have less trouble), Ms. Liu felt that she was not suitable anyway, and was not the ideal candidate for her eldest daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Liu looked at the other girls present. Maybe there would be a suitable one among these girls, but she didn't know if they would be willing to marry far away.

Mrs. Liu doesn't pay attention to family background, only her character. As for her appearance, it's not too ugly and just looks pleasing to the eye. She wants to choose the eldest daughter-in-law. If she has a bad character, cares about everything, and cannot tolerate younger siblings, it will destroy the harmony of the family in the future. .

Just looking at it like this, not knowing what the temperament of these girls was, Mrs. Liu looked at Xiaoer and winked at Xiaoer: "Xiaoer, Yun'er, you young people don't want to listen when we talk here, so as not to I’m bored of you young girls, take them to have some fun.”

How could Xiaoer not understand Mrs. Liu's thoughts? She nodded and stood up: "Sisters, let's go for a walk in the garden. There is a plum grove in the backyard of my uncle's house, and the plum blossoms are blooming just right."

Who dares not to show face to the future sixth princess? All the girls present stood up and were about to follow Xiaoer out.

At this time Jingrui walked in.

Jingrui wore a crescent white brocade robe today, with a dark purple belt tied around his waist. He had a long body, a slim appearance, and a graceful appearance.

He looked calm and composed, and greeted the ladies and girls present with clear eyes.

Is this the eldest son of Marquis Shengping? He looks so good! And I heard that he has committed a crime in high school. I wonder if he is engaged?

Many of the ladies here were in high spirits.

Some girls even blushed and lowered their heads, then quietly looked at Jingrui with their eyes.

"What's wrong with Rui'er?" Mrs. Liu asked when she saw her son coming in.

"We are having a barbecue in the Merlin, and I would like to ask Xiaoer to come over and help with the seasoning."

It was actually a roast chicken that Zhiwen and Zhiwu had roasted before. The taste was too much to eat. They were going to roast a whole lamb. Jingrui was worried that the whole lamb would be destroyed in the hands of the two brothers, so he had to come over and ask Xiaoer to help. Helped.

"Barbecuing is a favorite activity for you young people. It just so happens that Ruian County mainly takes them to Meilin. My Ping'er is very good at cooking. Let her help! The food she bakes is simply delicious." The lady saw Jingrui like a hungry wolf seeing meat.

"Mother, how can you be so exaggerated!" Gao Ping lowered her head shyly after hearing this and snarled.

After hearing this, Jingrui just smiled lightly and said nothing.

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