Chapter 248
Seeing that Cai no longer insisted on keeping herself in Zhenghetang, Lin Wan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Living in the yard of an elder, he feels full of love and his freedom is far enough to meet Lin Wan's requirements. For Lin Wan, who advocates freedom, he naturally looks forward to moving to Qingyunju.
Thinking that Lin Hongfei's good things were approaching, Lin Wan had to ask Cai for some matters such as engagement, the cost of getting married, and the preparation of betrothal gifts.
"Don't think so much about every family, just leave it to your aunt to take care of it." Cai said with a smile and shook his head.
Although Lin Wan had known this was the result, she still looked at Cai in surprise: "Ah, would this be too troublesome to my aunt?"
Cai grabbed Lin Wan's little hand and patted: "There are no separate families in each room. Your aunt is in charge of the internal affairs of the entire Marquis' Mansion. It is your aunt's responsibility to marry a wife and a girl. Is there any trouble?
Of course, if your mother is in the capital, she always wants to organize her son's marriage by herself, your aunt only needs to help from the side.
It’s just that your mother is thousands of miles away, so naturally your aunt will take care of Fei Ge'er’s marriage.
Don't worry, your aunt once married a wife and understands the process. There are routines for young men and girls in the house to marry their wives and girls, and according to the routine, that's it."
Lin Wan frowned slightly when she heard this.
Lin Hongfei is the eldest son of the second wife, and the betrothal gifts are arranged according to the usual practice. Lin Wan always feels a little sorry for Lin Hongfei, and even wonders if the An family feels neglected An Huijuan?
Since Lin Wan had such an idea, she naturally had to discuss it with Cai.
"You child, you love to think about it! Although there is a regular order for the bride gifts for brothers to marry, don't forget that you still have a father. Even if he doesn't have the Tao, how can the eldest son not be concerned about marriage? If he really doesn't care about it, wouldn't he still be watching his grandfather and grandmother?" Cai looked at Lin Wan with a deep pity in his eyes, both for Lin Wan and for Lin Hongfei.
Having such unreliable parents has really made these two children suffer!
"Grandmother, Wanwan wants to take the time to see the property under the name of the second house, and also take the opportunity to visit the capital. Wanwan hasn't seen the capital well yet!" Since Cai didn't want her to interfere in Lin Hongfei's marriage, Lin Wan stopped entangling and simply let go. Thinking of the property under the name of the second house, she asked Cai for it.
As the second wife's temporary family member, Lin Wan's request was reasonable and justified, so Lin Wan had the opportunity to go out shopping.
Lin Wan attached great importance to this trip. Not only did she plan her travel route, but she also specially brought Madam Bai with her.
"Wanwan remembered to bring Madam Bai with her?" When Cai learned that Lin Wan was going out to bring Madam Bai, she was very surprised and called out Chuncao, who was left in the mansion by Lin Wan.
The girls in the mansion occasionally go out shopping, and the mansion will arrange guards to accompany them to protect them. The girls usually bring young maids of similar age, but Lin Wan takes care of Madam Bai, so it is no wonder that Cai is surprised.
Chuncao smiled and explained to Lin Wan: "The third girl said that in addition to going to Xiangmanlou and Dachehang today, she also went to Moxiang Street to see the renovation of the Ye family's house.
The third girl said that Madam Bai knew more about house sorting and repairing, so she asked Madam Bai to go with her."
Cai nodded thoughtfully, waved Chuncao to go out to do her own work, and muttered to Madam Qiao: "I always feel that Sister Wan is hiding something from me! How much can Madam Bai, a nanny in the inner courtyard know about the renovation of this house?"
The tone of this sentence was obviously a little sad.
Madam Qiao advised, "Mrs. Don't think wrongly. Even if the third girl hides something, it won't be a bad thing.
Look, I, the third girl is not old, but her words and deeds are very appropriate."
Cai sighed quietly, but did not say what he said in his heart.
Even if she said that, Madam Qiao would not pass the words to Lin Wan. But there were ears in the walls. Who knew if there were any ears outside? He heard a few words and just passed them to Lin Wan's ears. Wouldn't it hurt the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren who had finally gotten close to him?
"I don't know how the An Mansion is discussing? You have to keep a close eye on me. Don't let Brother Fei and Huijuan discuss marriage with her child spread. There must be no trouble at this critical moment!" Cai simply stopped thinking about Lin Wan's affairs and turned his attention to Lin Hongfei's marriage.
Before Madam Qiao could answer the conversation, the voice of Mrs. Fang, the wife of the Grand Secretary of Xuan, came from outside, and the eyes of both the master and the servant suddenly lit up.
Madam Qiao quickly greeted her and invited Fang into the living room.
What Fang did not bring was the news that Anfu agreed to, which somewhat disappointed Cai.
Fortunately, it was not the news that An’s family refused, but An Jijiu and his son wanted to make an appointment to chat with Lin Hongfei in person.
Such requests are not uncommon in the capital during the two families' visits, but most of the people who have such requests are women in the inner courtyard of the back house.
However, there are no older female elders in the inner courtyard of An Mansion, only a bride who is the same age as An Huijuan and has only been with the family for a few months. It is reasonable for An Jijiu to go out to inspect Lin Hongfei in person.
"Mr. An is indeed a person who loves children." Cai sighed.
Fang nodded and added: "How many generations of the An family have passed down, although Juan Jie'er's father also has two concubines, but only my short-lived niece gave birth to Juan Jie'er's brother and sister.
It took several generations of the An family to produce a girl like Juan Jie'er. She really put it in her mouth and was afraid of it being melted, and held it in her hands and was afraid of it being broken.
When Master Juan was born, Lord An could feel pain in pain, and he was just a little biting a hole to take Juan to the Imperial College every day.
Fortunately, Sister Juan is a good friend, and she did not become willful because of the favor of her elders and brothers in the family.
When her mother was there, she thought that Sister Juan was a cute little girl, and she was a little talented and really couldn't see how capable she was.
Unexpectedly, after her mother left, Sister Juan was able to take care of the Jiujiu Mansion in an orderly manner at such a young age.
Over the years, the Jiujiu Mansion has really thanks to Sister Juan who has been with him. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have known what the chaos would have been like!”
Cai followed Fang and sighed: "Sister Juan has suffered all these years."
Cai did not know when Lin Hongfei would be free, so he naturally could not agree on the time and place for him to meet An Jijiu. He could only wait for Lin Hongfei to come back from the yamen before delivering a letter to An Mansion.
Lin Xiuwu heard that An Jijiu asked Lin Hongfei to have an interview, and his face felt a little unhappy: "That old boy An Sheng is really amazing!
Back then, he refused to accept Fei Ge'er as his disciple, but now he still has to make things difficult for Fei Ge'er in the marriage.
No, I have to go when Brother Fei and that old boy Ansheng meet. I have to talk about that old boy!"
As Lin Xiuwu said, he took Lin Hongfei with him to ask An Jijiu to accept Lin Hongfei as his disciple, but An Jijiu refused.
However, An Jijiu did not refuse to give advice to Lin Hongfei, so although Lin Hongfei and An Jijiu do not have the name of a master or a disciple, they are actually a master or a disciple.
After hearing Lin Xiuwu's words, Cai was both funny and angry. He gave Lin Xiuwu a look and said, "Fortunately, Lord An did not accept Fei Ge'er as his disciple back then, otherwise why would Fei Ge'er marry Juan Jie'er? He was not as senior as his seniority!"
Lin Xiuwu was stunned when he heard Cai's words, and then laughed: "That's how the old boy Ansheng liked us, Brother Fei at that time! OK, it's true that whoever deserves this fate is still his own!"
Cai couldn't help but look at Lin Xiuwu.
Although An Jijiu was not willing to accept Lin Hongfei as his disciple, it might be what Lin Xiuwu said, but it was just a possibility. After all, Lin Hongfei and An Huijuan were only seven or eight years old at that time. Is it necessary to be so proud?
Chapter completed!