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Chapter 459: The demeanor of a big woman

  Chapter 459 The demeanor of a cursive woman

   "Brother Feng is still talking to people?" Daiyu stood at the door and softly asked Zijuan who just came back from the house.

"Well, when I came back in the afternoon, Uncle Feng talked with Mr. Duan for a while and then left in a hurry. It is said that he was going to visit the prefect of Linqing Prefecture. After dinner, someone came and talked all the time. Then it was Mr. Duan again. went in,..."

Zijuan curled her lips, "I feel that Uncle Feng seems to be busier than he was in the capital city after he came back. People came one after another. In the afternoon, people from Ren's family and Zhou's family came to visit. Later, there were Shanshan Guild Hall and The person from the Huizhou Guild Hall has been here for a long time, and even the girl has no time to see him,..."

"Damn girl, don't chew your tongue behind your back. If you do this again..." Daiyu lowered her face, "Brother Feng is a man with aspirations everywhere. If he was in the inner circle all day long, wouldn't he be like Second Brother Bao?" How can he make a difference? "

  Zijuan stuck out her tongue, "Young maidservant knows I'm wrong, but Uncle Feng has so many things to do. He is compiled by the Imperial Academy and not a local official. Does he need to receive and visit so many people?"

"What do you know?" Daiyu raised her head arrogantly, "The more officials from the Imperial Academy come to the local area, the local officials will come to make friends, but Brother Feng is too young and has too little qualifications. Otherwise, it would be the prefects and fellow prefects who came to visit him,..."

"As for the others, the Feng family is a prominent gentry family in Linqing, and Brother Feng is the only son of the Feng family. Uncle Feng has been away from the border for many years, and it is difficult to come back. The return of Brother Feng is actually equivalent to returning on behalf of the head of the Feng family. Moreover, Brother Feng is selected by the library and has become a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and he can be regarded as a leading scholar in Shandong, and a scholarly family like the Ren family and the Zhou family will naturally come to pay a visit."

Daiyu paused for a moment, not without pride, "My father was a censor in Yangzhou back then, and sometimes he would go on tour, from Jining to Jinling, no matter where he went, local government officials would come to pay a visit. My father is also going to pay a visit, this is also the way to be an official, my father is also a Jinshi, and there were classmates who were officials in various places in the same year in the past, so naturally we have to meet,..."

   What he said was so logical that even Jia Lian, who was just about to enter the door, couldn't help nodding.

   No wonder Da Lang said he wanted to marry Sister Lin, and Sister Lin also looked down on Baoyu.

  I was a little bit distracted, and felt that Sister Lin was so cowardly and timid after staying in Jia's mansion for so many years, but she turned out to be unremarkable. This is something that an ordinary woman can say?

   Without this insight, it would be difficult to understand why Feng Ziying was so busy from the moment she returned home, and even ate a meal in the study.

   Jia Lian coughed lightly at the door before knocking.

   "Second Brother Lian."

   "Sister has eaten?" Jia Lian asked with concern after entering the door with a pleasant face.

"Have you eaten, brother Lian has also eaten?" Daiyu also has a good impression of Jia Lian. On the one hand, it is because Jia Lian and Feng Ziying have always had a very close relationship. On the other hand, as her cousin, Jia Lian has a far better impression. Yu Baoyu is not like Baoyu who waits to beg for money all day long and pesters her in the house.

   "Well, it's my first time here, but the food is the same as in the capital." Jia Lian nodded.

   Both Daiyu and Zijuan were a little surprised. What is Lian's second brother (father) doing in the house? Saying these unsalted and tasteless words...

  Jia Lian is also considering his words. He will go to Dongchang Mansion tomorrow. Feng Ziying has already told him about his marriage.

  I am afraid that this matter will be discussed in just two days, because it should be a few days before the imperial court will formally write down the matter. In addition, the Ministry of Rites will also agree to Feng Ziying's uncle's long room to continue the incense.

  Feng Ziying also told him that his teacher Qiao Yingjia had already written to Shen Xing to negotiate an agreement. The Feng family here will formally give gifts and make an engagement, and even agree on the date of marriage.

Feng Ziying vaguely mentioned this situation to Daiyu, but she didn't mention it clearly. Even on that day, she mentioned it in one sentence. Naturally, Daiyu didn't want to ask in depth. He needs someone to explain it tactfully for him, so that if Daiyu accidentally finds out about it tomorrow, he will not be irritated.

  Of course the best candidate is the tool man Jia Lian.

Seeing that Jia Lian had a hesitant look on his face after sitting down, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't find the right words, Daiyu was so sensitive, she immediately understood, "Second Brother Lian, do you have something to say? Do you need Zicuckoo to go out?"

  Jia Lian shook his head after being startled, "No need, sister Hui Zhilan is heartbroken, I'm afraid I guess what brother Wei wants to say?"

   Daiyu smiled sweetly at Bai Meisheng, making Jia Lian feel a little startled, "Second Brother Lian, but Brother Feng asked you to tell me?"

   "That's not true." Jia Lian honestly shook his head, "It's just that I've talked a lot with Da Lang in the past few days, and Da Lang didn't hide anything from Brother Wei, so Brother Wei also wants to talk to his sister."

   "Is it about the Shen family sister?" Daiyu said indifferently.

   "Huh?" Jia Lian was taken aback. Feng Ziying said that Daiyu should know about the eldest wife, but she didn't say that Daiyu even knew about his marriage to Shen's daughter. "Your sister knows?"

"Brother Feng didn't hide much from me, but Brother Feng was probably afraid that I would make my petty temper angry or sad, so he never told me in person. In fact, my younger sister already knew about it..." Daiyu's expression didn't change much, and even a little My son was curious, "At that time, when it was said that Brother Feng was chasing the Xijue, and that Brother Feng might want to be married, the younger sister was thinking about it, but I didn't expect it to be the elder sister of the Shen family..."

   "Huh? Do you know the girl from the Shen family?" Jia Lian was dumbfounded. He probably didn't even know Feng Ziying about this situation, did he?

"No, Second Brother Lian was wrong. My younger sister doesn't know Sister Shen, but it doesn't mean that younger sister doesn't know Sister Shen." Lin Daiyu chuckled, "I'm afraid Second Brother Lian doesn't know about my father, Uncle Shen and Feng. Eldest brother’s teacher, Duke Qiao, is actually Jinshi of the same discipline, right?”

"Ah?!" Jia Lian was dumbfounded again. He really didn't know what happened. He only knew that Qiao Yingjia, who had been promoted to the left deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was Feng Ziying's teacher and backer, but he didn't know that Qiao Yingjia, Lin Ruhai, and Shen Xing were all friends. He is a Jinshi of the same subject.

"How did my younger sister know about it?" Jia Lian didn't believe that Feng Ziying knew that Lin Daiyu knew the marriage partner of the eldest room, but he didn't tell him about the daughter of the Shen family. It should be that he didn't know that Lin Daiyu knew about it, so he was so embarrassing to imply it. Find an opportunity to help him euphemistically make it clear.

   "Hee hee, is Second Brother Lian surprised?" Lin Daiyu has a delicate mind, and her ability to observe words and expressions is even more extraordinary. She has already guessed some clues, "Brother Feng probably doesn't know about this situation, does he?"

However, Jia Lian couldn't understand how Lin Daiyu knew about this situation. If it wasn't for Feng Ziying's own slip of the tongue and didn't know it, he couldn't imagine how a girl like Lin Daiyu, who didn't leave her home, would know that Feng Ziying was both in love with her. Is the long room's marriage partner Shen Xing's daughter?

   Could it be that Zijuan went to Feng's mansion, Jin Chuan'er, and Xiangling to find out about it? But do Jin Chuaner and Xiangling know about this? This is uncertain.

   Shaking his head, Jia Lian was too lazy to guess, "My sister knows, so Brother Yu can feel relieved. I was worried..."

"Second brother Lian, my younger sister understands Brother Feng's kindness, and my younger sister is also very grateful, but Brother Feng also underestimates my younger sister." Daiyu looked calm and composed at this time, and the elegant demeanor between her eyebrows showed her demeanor even more. "Everyone has their own destiny, so don't force it. The elder sister of the Shen family has inquired about it, and that is also very good. Being able to marry into Feng's family is also a blessing for the elder sister of the Shen family, and it is also very good for Brother Feng. Okay, little sister believes that Brother Feng also has his own arrangements,..."

Jia Lian felt that he was originally here to challenge and enlighten, but now he was petty, and shook his head with a wry smile: "Brother Yu also admires my younger sister's magnanimity. If Ziying has a younger sister in charge of the rear for him, she will be able to go to court with peace of mind." Official career, a great fortune,..."

   Daiyu's cheeks were hot, and she was almost defeated by Jia Lian's words.

Originally, she mustered up the courage to carry it, so that she could not let Second Brother Lian and Brother Feng underestimate her, but she really didn't have much experience, and she was too young, so if she wanted to win the respect of Second Brother Lian and Brother Feng, she had to You have to show your dignity.

   It's just that it's too hard to hold on to the scene, and you have to think carefully about your words, and I'm afraid of being seen through.

"Second Brother Lian has won the award, and my younger sister is just speaking frankly out of her own mind, and she can't take it seriously." Daiyu paused, "If Brother Feng asks anything else, Second Brother Lian might as well pass it on to Feng. Brother, please don’t worry about Brother Feng, just do things according to his own ideas,..."

   Jia Lian finally left, Daiyu collapsed all of a sudden, sat on the brocade stool, and supported the table with her hands, Zijuan's eyes were full of approval, and she couldn't help supporting her girl.

"Miss, you've said it very well. Second Master Lian is clearly Uncle Feng's lobbyist. I'm afraid that the marriage of the eldest wife will make the girl feel annoyed and resentful. Hmph, I dare not come to tell the girl, but let Second Master Lian come. It's just too sweet,…”

"Silly girl, how can you blame Big Brother Feng?" Daiyu's face was filled with shame and joy, "It's the same even if it's someone else's family. What's more, their Feng family has three families and only one branch."

   Daiyu understood in her heart, if Brother Feng didn't care so much about herself, why bother to explain?

   You can tell yourself whenever you find an opportunity.

   But the more he dared not speak out like this, the more it showed that he cared about himself, and was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't understand, but was he that kind of person?

  Thinking of this, Daiyu felt sweetness in her heart.

  (end of this chapter)