Chapter 325 What Kind of Prince Consort Does Junior Sister Want to Find?
Chapter 325 What Kind of Prince Consort Does Junior Sister Want to Find?
The uncle and nephew looked up and looked at each other, then spoke to Bao Zhiqing and others who were guarding the door.
"Please inform them that Mr. He San from the He Mansion and Mr. Mancheng want to see you."
Shen Jiarou and Xie Lianxiang naturally heard what was said behind the curtain and looked at each other in surprise.
Bao Zhiqing lifted a corner of the curtain and walked straight over.
"Master, Mr. He San and Mr. Mancheng want to see you."
Shen Jiarou calmed down and said, "Let them in."
Bao Zhiqing cupped his hands: "Yes."
When the uncle and nephew outside heard this, a smile appeared on their faces.
Bao Zhiqing came out and led the two people in, and they both bowed and saluted.
"Meet the princess cousin."
"Meet the princess's cousin."
As for Xie Xiangjun, they knew her name but not who she was, and they just nodded to her politely.
"Hello, cousin and nephew, have you finished listening to the story?"
He Xinji said, "My cousin, we have been listening for a while. We were about to leave, and when we passed by here and heard your voice, we came to say hello."
Shen Jiarou listened and said, "If you have something to do, go and do it first."
He Xinji bowed and said, "Yes, cousin Princess, we will take our leave."
"Okay, goodbye cousin and nephew."
The two uncle and nephew bowed to Xie Lianxiang again before turning around and leaving.
Seeing them walking away, Xie Lianxiang spoke.
"Junior sister, we met quite a lot of acquaintances today."
Shen Jiarou nodded: "Yes, quite a lot."
The waiter brought the best tea and cold dishes.
"Dear guests, your tea and cold dishes are ready, please enjoy!"
Shen Jiarou and the other person nodded, and the waiter retreated.
"Princess, you and Senior Sister should try some cold dishes."
Shen Jiarou tried the garlic cucumber, fried broad beans, cold long beans, and cold dried tofu, and she felt they were all good.
Xie Lianxiang thought the cold potato shreds were good: "Junior sister, try the cold potato shreds."
Shen Jiarou took a bite with chopsticks and tasted it: "It's quite good, crispy, the cold dishes here seem to be much tastier."
Ruan Qingling and others also sat down together and ate happily.
"The storytelling is about to begin." Zhen Luosang exclaimed in surprise.
Everyone listened to the storytelling while eating cold dishes.
Everyone watched scene after scene, and in the end it was a story about a poor scholar and a rich lady.
"It is said that this rich lady left home, hid her identity, and accompanied this poor scholar through two years of hardship. However, when the poor scholar was in high school, he dumped the rich lady.
Fortunately, the rich lady hid her identity, so she saw through the poor scholar's untrustworthiness and hypocrisy, which was a way for herself to escape.
......"
After leaving, the two sisters returned to their respective residences. The next day, Shen Jiarou went to the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
Shen Jiarou was in the Taifu courtyard, and Fu Liyong came over when he heard it.
"Princess Junior Sister."
Shen Jiarou turned around: "Fourth Senior Brother, you didn't go out."
Fu Liyong smiled and said, "No."
Shen Jiarou saw that he was worried and probably knew what was on his mind.
"Fourth Senior Brother, did you come all the way to see me?"
Madam Taifu came over with Nanny Wang and others. Seeing her youngest son talking to the princess, she decided to listen for a while.
"Fourth Senior Brother, forget it. Stop wasting your time on Senior Sister."
After hearing what the princess said, Madam Taifu was stunned. This girl was quite insightful.
Fu Liyong shook his head: "Is it really that the difference between our family backgrounds is too great?"
Shen Jiarou sat down, drinking tea and eating cakes.
"Hey, Fourth Brother, there is indeed a big difference in your family backgrounds."
Fu Liyong looked at her and said, "Junior sister, do you also think there is a big difference between our family backgrounds?"
"If we are talking about being well matched, then there is indeed a big difference between you two. If I were your senior sister, I would not choose you."
Fu Liyong was anxious: "Is there no other reason?"
"The biggest reason is the huge difference in family background, because this will lead to many other problems. Especially between women, it's quite troublesome anyway."
Fu Liyong sighed: "Junior sister, this shouldn't be a problem when you look for a consort in the future."
Shen Jiarou smiled and said, "Then I'd rather find someone from a lower family background."
Fu Liyong and Madam Taifu in the dark were both stunned.
"Why?"
Shen Jiarou chuckled: "For me, I'd prefer to find a man whose parents are both dead, or a man of different social status but with noble character. Most importantly, he has to suit my taste and listen to me. I don't want a disobedient prince consort."
Fu Liyong was shocked: "You are a princess, a legitimate princess, and the eldest princess returning to Meng State. Finding an obedient consort should be the minimum requirement, right?"
Shen Jiarou smiled: "Appearance and family background are not important to me. As long as the person looks good to me, has good character, and does not have complicated family relationships, I can still consider him."
Fu Liyong was shocked when he heard this. All women want a good prince consort who is good in every aspect, but his junior sister is different from others.
Seeing her youngest son leave in a daze, Madam Taifu sighed.
In fact, Shen Jiarou had seen the master's wife a long time ago, but she didn't expose it.
"Your Highness pays respect to the Princess."
"I've met Master's wife."
Shen Jiarou helped her master's wife sit down. Seeing that she didn't look surprised at all, Madam Taifu asked tentatively.
"Princess, do you know that I am here?"
"Ah."
The Taifu's wife was shocked and said, "I have overstepped my bounds. Please punish me, Princess."
Shen Jiarou smiled and said, "It's not a big deal, Master's wife, come and have some tea. The Longjing tea in your house is quite delicious."
Madam Taifu took it and said, "Thank you, Princess. Is your conversation with the Fourth Master true?"
Shen Jiarou raised her eyes and looked at her in confusion.
"What aspect are you talking about?"
"It was the princess herself who talked about the prince consort." All women in the world want to find a husband with a good family background, good looks, and good character, but the princess didn't seem to care much.
"No matter how beautiful a face is, it will fade away one day. I want an interesting soul. If I find a prince consort who is a good match for me in every way, I will have to allow him to take concubines. I don't want such a prince consort. I would rather find a man who is clean in every way.
If the other person's parents are all dead and he or she has no brothers or sisters, then it's even easier and I'll be happier because I hate trouble after all."
Thinking of the eldest princess's second son, Madam Taifu hesitated to speak.
"Princess, are you familiar with the fourth brother?"
Hearing the Master's wife's question, Shen Jiarou understood that it was a test from the Master's wife.
"Not really, but it's good to be distant and indifferent like this. There are some things that you don't need to be familiar with." He is the eldest princess's son, why should you be so familiar with him.
Madam Taifu understood that, unless something unexpected happened, the princess and the second young master Jiang would never have any intersection in this life.
Madam Taifu smiled and said, "The princess is quite insightful despite her young age. She will surely have less trouble in the future."
Especially the troubles in my heart.
The two of them had a happy chat, and Mrs. Taifu felt much more relieved.
Before going to bed at night, she changed clothes for the tutor.
"Master, I have figured it out."
"What does Madam want to understand?"
"As for the fourth son's marriage, he likes a girl so much. Why don't we as parents try harder and agree that they can live outside the house after marriage? It doesn't matter, right?"
"What does the lady want to do for her husband?"
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