After time travel, he devoted himself to helping his father with his career.

Chapter 541 Ming Jun’s Engagement

On April 18th, the weather in Beijing was excellent.

Xie Boyuan personally took Ming Jun to the Dingyuan Hou Mansion, and the Hou Mansion had already opened its doors to welcome Master Xie Boyuan.

Mingjia walked at the end of the procession with the betrothal gifts, accepting the probing looks of passers-by. Every betrothal gift carried out from the Taifu's Mansion was nothing short of ordinary.

Ming Jun has a slender figure and an extraordinary manner. He stands openly in the hall of Dingyuan Hou Mansion and accepts the scrutiny of every elder in Dingyuan Hou Mansion.

"I heard from the third child that Mingjun intends to take part in this year's provincial examination?"

Marquis Dingyuan chatted with Mingjun in a casual tone, but Mingjun did not dare to relax at all.

"If I go back to the Marquis, I want to go back to my hometown and give it a try. Master also said that I can give it a try!"

Ming Jun said it very modestly, but his tone was also confident. Although he did not dare to say that he would win the first place, he was still confident that he would win.

Marquis Dingyuan nodded with satisfaction, this is a good match!

The horoscope has already been combined, and now the Geng tie has been officially changed, and the marriage between the two families is settled.

Several young masters from the Dingyuan Hou Mansion came to entertain Ming Jun and took Ming Jun to visit the Hou Mansion. Xie Boyuan stayed in the front yard study to chat with Dingyuan Hou.

Ming Jia was supposed to leave with her brother, but considering that her brother would be alone with Yang Jinglan for a while, she might have nowhere to go, so she simply stayed with her master Xie Boyuan.

Although it was his daughter's engagement today, Yang Tingxuan was really speechless and could only sit quietly under his father and two brothers.

Then, Yang Tingxuan kept his eyes on Ming Jia, observing Ming Jia openly.

This is the first time Yang Tingxuan has seen Mingjia since he learned that Mingjia is a woman. In fact, Yang Tingxuan has noticed some abnormalities in their relationship over the years.

But... in the end, he was either misled by Xie Boyuan about accepting a disciple, or he was misled by the people who went to Qu County to investigate.

Of course, what convinced Yang Tingxuan most that Ming Jia was a man was the completely laissez-faire attitude of Xiao Qingshan and his wife towards Ming Jia.

Yang Tingxuan knew that Mingjia was doing business with the caravan, and Yang Tingxuan knew very well how much hardship the caravan had to endure.

A month ago in the village on the outskirts of Beijing, Yang Tingxuan would blame his servants for not taking good care of Ming Jia because Ming Jia slept directly in the carriage compartment.

At that time, Yang Tingxuan didn't know that Ming Jia was a woman, so Cheng Wen's words made Yang Tingxuan reflect all the way until he returned to Dingyuan Hou Mansion.

"Our young master is very comfortable sleeping in the environment of the carriage!"

[From Dianzhou to the capital, Mingjia has not become squeamish at all because of the change in environment. He is still such a good boy who can endure hardships! 】

[I have only been in the capital for a few days, and I have been raised delicately by the life of a prince. My character is not as good as that of a child! 】

Yang Jinglan always felt that her father had something on his mind that day, because Yang Tingxuan had been reflecting on himself along the way. It was also because of this that Yang Tingxuan had such a big reaction when he knew that Ming Jia was a woman.

Yang Tingxuan has not seen Mingjia during this period. On the one hand, he has taken up his post at the Ministry of Works, and the announced teahouse is still very busy.

Another aspect is that Yang Tingxuan has never thought about how to face Mingjia. He remembers that he has suffered a lot from Mingjia over the years.

Marquis Dingyuan is not too young, but he is very strong with both ears and eyesight. He is even more radiant when talking to Xie Boyuan about the interesting things during the war.

The prince of Dingyuanhou is also well-known in the capital on weekdays. He likes to walk cats and play with dogs, but now he is sitting under Dingyuanhou, his back is straight and there is no trace of decadence at all.

Ming Jia didn't even sit down, but stood behind Xie Boyuan, ignoring Yang Tingxuan's gaze and looking at the other people in Dingyuan Hou Mansion.

Perhaps Yang Tingxuan's gaze was too direct, so Dingyuan Hou had to stop chatting and look sideways at the young man behind Taifu Xie.

"This young master is...?"

Marquis Dingyuan's question suddenly attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.

Xie Boyuan gently shook the folding fan in his hand, signaling Mingjia to stand up and introduce himself.

"Junior Xiao Mingjia has met Marquis Dingyuan!"

Mingjia calls herself a junior, has nothing wrong with her at all, and practices the etiquette of a junior.

Yang Tingxuan suddenly thought of his wife, who was nagging him last night that there was no female dependents in the Xiao family, and saw that Mingjia was still dressed in men's clothing today.

"Father, Mingjun has been studying with his master, and Mingjia has always stayed with his parents to fulfill his filial piety. He is a rare good boy!"

Hearing Yang Tingxuan suddenly praise him, Ming Jia's first reaction was to quickly find his master to protect him.

Mingjia didn't believe that Yang Tingxuan suddenly mentioned that there must be a trap waiting for her. Mingjia cast a look at Xie Boyuan asking for help.

[Master, save me! 】

However, Xie Boyuan didn't understand the look in his little apprentice's eyes at all, well... he probably didn't understand it!

Mrs. Yang San was disappointed when she found out that today's engagement was going to take place, but no female relatives were present. She wanted to meet Xiao Mingjun's mother in advance.

Dingyuan Houli's daughters-in-law are all here today. Everyone says congratulations to the third lady, but it's not certain how many of them mean it.

"Third brothers and sisters, the scenery in the garden is pretty good these days. Can we arrange for the girls to go enjoy the scenery?"

The second lady said teasingly, and even took the lead in laughing after speaking.

Mrs. Yang San really didn't know what to say. With such a low-level calculation, she would feel like she was losing value if she fought back.

"Second sister-in-law is really joking. Many flowers in the garden are in bloom. It's a good time to enjoy the flowers. It's the time when the little girls like to have fun. Why do I need to make arrangements for going out to enjoy the flowers!"

The Third Madam was just unhappy, and she usually tolerated it to a certain extent, but she didn't want to tolerate it today.

The atmosphere in the main courtyard suddenly became tense, and suddenly a woman knocked on the door to report.

"Old madam, the third master sent someone to bring the second young master of the Xiao family to show you!"

Mingjia kept a somewhat innocent smile on her face, but she had already begun to curse Yang Tingxuan in her heart.

What do you mean, the front yard is full of adults chatting, and they are afraid that a child will be bored and sent to the main yard to get to know each other!

Is the backyard of the Hou Mansion so welcoming?

Mingjia was a little confused until her mother-in-law took her into the yard of Mrs. Dingyuanhou. Mingjia was a little confused and didn't know how to greet her.

Looking back on past experiences, Mingjia only went to Ning Shihui's backyard, but Mingjia heard many stories about Mrs. Ning. Mingjia was totally in the mood of meeting her idol.

"Junior Xiao Mingjia, I have met Mrs. Hou, I have met Mrs. Prince, I have met all the ladies!"

Mingjia's specialty is to give a courtesy, so it's not surprising that there are many people. When entering the door, everyone will salute one by one.

"Good boy! It's cold underground, get up quickly!"

Mrs. Dingyuan Hou kindly asked people to help Mingjia up, and raised her hand to signal Mingjia to come forward and let her take a closer look.

Mingjia smiled and stepped forward, openly letting the old lady look at her.

"What a beautiful young man. I don't know how many little girls he will charm when he grows up!"

Mingjia couldn't care less about being nervous at the moment, so she had to respond to the old lady with a smile, and did not forget to praise the old lady for looking so young.

The old lady of the Hou Mansion, the Crown Prince's wife and other ladies all gave Ming Jia a meeting gift, and Mrs. Yang San gave a jade pendant, which was considered a good meeting gift.

Mingjia smiled happily holding the jade pendant in her hand.