Chapter 107 The Madam is Interested in Matching

The lady held Wang Fengyi's hand, looked up at her children and grandchildren, and asked, "Where is Ji'er? There are so many distinguished guests today, why don't we see him?"

The Duke's wife stepped forward and replied, "Ji'er was busy with official business today and couldn't make it back."

The lady said nothing after hearing this. She just pulled Wang Fengyi to sit beside her and told the fifth and sixth girls, "Your third cousin has just arrived in Beijing. You two should take care of her."

The two girls agreed together, and they were in harmony during the meal. However, the lady's love for Wang Fengyi was so obvious that people couldn't help but think more.

After the banquet, the Second Lady and the Duke's wife and their sisters-in-law walked back together. The Second Lady asked, "After the former Queen passed away, didn't the Saint intend to let the third daughter of the Wang family enter the palace as the Queen? Why is the Wang family unwilling now?"

The daughter of the Duke's wife, Concubine Shu, was in the palace. She naturally cared more about the affairs of the harem than others. After hearing this, she looked around and said to the Second Madam, "It turns out that the Wang family's maternal uncle also planned to send this daughter to the palace, but when the queen was seriously ill, the maternal uncle went to the palace to visit her once, and then changed her mind. I heard that the maternal uncle fell ill and passed away, and specifically instructed that this unmarried daughter must not be allowed to enter the palace again."

"Why is that? The daughter of the Wang family is used to being the queen?" The Second Lady wondered.

The Duke's wife frowned and said, "I also want to know the inside story here." She guessed, "The eldest daughter of the Wang family has been in the palace for many years. She is the first wife of the saint and has the saint's favor. However, she has not been able to give birth to a child in all these years."

Mentioning this, and thinking of the current situation in the harem, the Duke's wife sighed heavily: "Just like the palace gate is as deep as the sea, there is no telling how many dirty things are hidden in it."

Thinking of her eldest daughter's life of fear and worry, she couldn't help but curse, "Ying'er, that damned girl, didn't listen to my advice at first, and was bewitched by that man's appearance, and insisted on entering the palace."

The Second Madam knew that the Duke's wife was worried about Concubine Shu, so she advised her gently, "Don't worry too much. Our family is a century-old prestigious family with students all over the world. Yu'er and Ji'er are capable, so everything will be fine."

The Duke's wife sighed, "I don't ask for anything else. I just hope that Ying'er and her son are safe and sound in the palace."

When she mentioned this, the Second Lady put her hands together and chanted a Buddhist prayer, then asked, "Tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the lunar month again. Are you still going to burn incense?"

"Of course I will go." The Duke's wife said, lowering her voice and asking the Second Madam, "Daughter-in-law Cheng, is there any movement yet?"

The Cheng'er mentioned by the Duke's wife is the third son of the Duke's mansion and the eldest son of the second wife, named Lu Cheng.

The Second Madam frowned upon hearing this, looking helpless: "No, we have been married for almost two years, and there is no news at all."

Then he asked the Duke's wife, "Is Yu'er's wife pregnant again?"

The Duke's wife shook her head in surprise: "I wonder if giving birth to my second sister hurt her body. She has been quiet for the past few years."

When talking about offspring, the two sisters-in-law sighed to each other.

Offspring are the foundation of a noble family. In this generation of the Lu family, there are four brothers, but none of them has given birth to a son.

How could this not make the mistresses anxious?

"Let's go earlier tomorrow, burn more incense sticks, and donate more incense oil." said the Duke's wife.

The Second Lady sighed, "We go there every month, and we spend a lot of money on incense and money every time, but why doesn't the Goddess of Childbirth come to our house?"

Speaking of offspring, the Second Lady couldn't help but urge, "Ji'er is already grown up, why hasn't he married yet?"

There is strength in numbers, so hurry up and get married and have a son.

"Don't mention this to me." The Duke's wife snorted coldly, "I don't know what this little bastard is thinking. When I mentioned finding him a wife, he just ignored me." The Second Lady was surprised to hear this, so she covered her mouth and leaned in front of the Duke's wife and said, "Oh, could it be that Ji'er has some unspeakable secret?"

It took the Duke's wife a while to realize what was going on. She raised her hand and pushed the Second Lady: "Don't talk nonsense. My son is very strong and energetic."

As he was talking, he felt that the second wife's guess was reasonable, so he immediately turned cold and doubted himself: "No way, our men don't have this problem, this boy is as strong as a calf, how can it be possible? No way?"

If he has no unspeakable secrets, why does he refuse to get married even though he is already grown up? And he turns his face away when people mention the idea of ​​finding him a wife.

The more the Duke's wife thought about it, the more unsure she felt.

The Second Lady was just guessing, but when she saw the Duke's wife acting like this, she became even more uneasy.

There are only four brothers in the mansion. Two of them are married but have never given birth to a son. The youngest one is not yet 20 years old. If the second oldest one, who is in his prime, has a hidden disease,
The mansion’s offspring is worrying!

I don't know how I will be criticized.

The Second Lady is very concerned about her reputation. Oh my, now that she thinks about it, she feels overwhelmed.

"No, no." The Second Lady consoled herself and tried to persuade the Duke's wife: "Ji'er has only been back in Beijing for less than a year. He is busy with government affairs. Maybe he doesn't have the time to think about marriage."

"That's right." The Duke's wife was unwilling to believe the previous guess, so she said to the Second Madam confidently: "You have a point."

No one dared to think of the worst, and the two sisters-in-law breathed a sigh of relief.

"Even though Ji'er doesn't care, I think you as a mother should be anxious." The second wife said, "Marriage is an important matter that cannot be delayed."

Offspring are important. The Second Madam hopes that Lu Ji will get married tonight and give birth to a big fat boy tomorrow.

Since her family had few children, she felt inferior when she went out for social events.

The Second Lady is used to being picky and can't stand anything less than what she wants.

The Duke's wife was naturally anxious about her son's marriage: "I have paid a lot of attention to the young lady, but I always feel that there is no one I am satisfied with."

The second lady's eyes moved slightly, and she asked, "What do you think of the third daughter of the Wang family?"

"You mean Feng Yi?" The Duke's wife thought for a moment and murmured, "She is a perfect person. Her appearance and personality are both first-rate."

The Second Madam interrupted, "How can the daughter of the Wang family be bad? She could enter the palace and become the empress. Now that she cannot become the empress, it is not an insult to her to marry a capable child like Ji'er."

As he said this, he nudged the Duke's wife again: "I think my mother must have had the same idea after seeing the third daughter of the Wang family today."

The Duke's wife was silent for a long time after hearing this, and murmured, "It's a good marriage."

The second wife followed suit and said, "Our family has a good marriage with the Wang family. Although the second daughter didn't get married, now we have a third daughter who is even more outstanding in appearance and character."

As she spoke, she smiled and patted the Duke's wife's hand slowly, saying, "Just wait and see. In a few days, mother will have to talk to you about this."

(End of this chapter)