Chapter 494 Etiquette

On the tenth day, the Third Lady and Chen Afu led Chu Hanyan, the two little brothers, Xiao Yuer, and the second concubines Chu Lin and Chu Bi to the Prince An's Mansion.

Chu Lin and Chu Bi were already thirteen years old, and they had been looking for in-laws for them since last year. Although they were second concubines, their fathers were incompetent, and their mothers were not good, the Chu family had become powerful, and they were pretty and lovely, so they could always find concubines with decent family backgrounds, or legitimate sons with lower family backgrounds.

A few months ago, someone told Chu Lin about a marriage, and Li and the second master actually agreed. The young man's family was high enough, the second son of the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion. However, everyone in the capital knew that this second son Xiao was not only a homosexual, but also had a violent temper and was uneducated, and the daughters of good families were unwilling to marry him.

The Xiao family had high standards before, and had always wanted to find legitimate daughters who were well-matched. So until now, the second son Xiao has not married yet at the age of 25.

At the end of last year, the second son Xiao beat a young man from Chulou to death, but the Xiao family paid money to find a scapegoat to suppress the matter. Now the Xiao family has lowered the conditions, as long as the family is well-matched and the concubine's daughter is good-looking.

The Xiao family chose the Chu family and sent the head daughter-in-law to find Li to negotiate. It was also hinted that if the marriage was successful, in addition to the open betrothal gift of 10,000 taels of silver, the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion would give an extra 5,000 taels of silver in private.

Li agreed when she heard it and went to persuade the second master.

The second master calculated that sacrificing a concubine's daughter would not only add 5,000 taels of silver, but also help his son's future, so he agreed.

After the old marquis got the news, he scolded the second master angrily and kicked him a few times, saying that the Chu family would not sell their daughters, even concubines. The marriage was not arranged.

Afterwards, the old marquis handed the matter of finding a marriage for Chu Lin and Chu Bi to the third wife. The third wife was bored at home and sympathized with the two girls, so she agreed. Although the Prince An's Mansion did not invite anyone from the second house, the third wife still brought the two girls to the lotus banquet.

When they arrived at the Prince An's Mansion, the sedan chair went directly to Handan Pavilion, not far from Mingyan Lake.

As soon as Chen Afu and the others got off the sedan chair, the servants pushed a fancy baby carriage over. Although this season is not the hottest, it is still quite hot. Chen Afu didn't want anyone to hold the child, so the child would be too hot and prone to prickly heat.

As soon as she put Xiao Yu'er in the stroller and sat down, the two little brothers ran over, one holding the little sister's stroller, for fear that someone would steal her sister away.

The two little brothers loved their sister so much, and Chen Afu taught them well. She always felt that boys should be responsible no matter what era. Only with a sense of responsibility can they do things well and find ways to protect their family and children. Cultivating their sense of responsibility starts with Xiao Yuer.

So when Xiao Yuer was born, Chen Afu taught them to love and protect their sister, and to have the thought and awareness of going through difficulties and putting their sister first when there are benefits.

Now, the two brothers were scared to death when they saw so many people coming to see their sister, fearing that these people would steal their beautiful sister away. In fact, people not only looked at Xiao Yuer, but also at them, and even at this beautiful baby carriage, but they felt that all the eyes were on their sister. Moreover, that look was full of the naked word "robbery".

Seeing someone approaching and teasing them, they couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "Sister, ours."

When they shouted, the onlookers were even happier.

These three children are really adorable. The little girl in the carriage was wearing a magenta silk embroidered dress and a water blue silk skirt, with a little swallow doll sewn on the skirt. She had two small tufts of hair on her head, and was looking around with bright eyes. When she saw someone talking to her, she would yell "ah ah" twice, and her attitude was very friendly.

The two little boys not only looked very similar, but also dressed exactly the same and had the same tiled hair. They were not so friendly. When someone approached them, they yelled at them, fearing that their sister would be snatched away.

Chen Afu blushed, and secretly thought that he would bring these two little things out to meet people more often in the future. Chen Afu had also attended several banquets before, but he only brought Miss Chu, not the three little ones.

She whispered, "Baby, they are not here to snatch my sister away. They came to say hello to her because they saw how cute she is. If you do this, my sister will have no friends in the future."

After hearing this, the two brothers relaxed their expressions and said to the people around them, "We like to see my sister. We don't like to snatch my sister away."

Someone laughed, "Oh, what lovely children. I not only want to snatch my sister home, but also my two brothers."

Seeing the two brothers' alert eyes, someone else laughed quickly, "We are not snatching, we are just joking."

The crowd walked and talked as they entered the Handan Pavilion.

In the hall, Prince An's Mansion and several women of high status and seniority were sitting there chatting and laughing, including Princess Rong Zhao.

Out of courtesy, Prince An's Mansion also sent a notice to Princess Rong Zhao's Mansion, thinking that Rong Zhao, who had not left the mansion for a long time, would definitely not come. Who would have thought that Rong Zhao, who was in good health, would actually come.

Because Rong Zhao had been close to the Second Prince before, and used that method to force the Chu family to break up, Prince An and Princess An were unwilling to have much contact with her. But when she came, Princess An had to entertain her warmly on the surface.

When Princess An saw the Third Lady and Chen Afu leading the children, she waved and smiled, "Huachang is here too, come and sit here. With you here, it won't be boring here."

The third lady laughed loudly, "When will the lotus banquet hosted by the imperial aunt be dull? Tell a joke."

Among these people are the princess, the princess of the county, the eldest princess, the princess, and two old lords.

Chen Afu led the children and Chu Lin and Chu Bi to greet them. When she came in front of Rong Zhao, Chu Hanyan was so scared that her face turned pale. She held Chen Afu's hand tightly and her body was shaking. She whispered, "Mom, I'm scared."

Chen Afu pinched the little girl's hand and signaled her not to be afraid.

Chen Afu and the children bowed to Rong Zhao again, and the two little brothers bowed.

Rong Zhao's attention today was not on Chu Hanyan, but on the other children. Compared with the other three children, Chu Hanyan must be more hated by the other three children.

No matter what, Chu Hanyan still has the blood of the Ma family. The other children, however, are only related to that bitch.

Her eyes swept over the children, and the hatred in her heart was very strong, but she still suppressed it. Chuckling, she said, "These children are my grandchildren. It's their first time meeting their grandmother, so they should kowtow." She then said to Chen Afu, "Lingxuan's wife, how did you teach your children that they don't even know this etiquette?"