In Wang's room, Wang served Sheng Hong a cup of tea and sat at the side."Master, what do you think about us marrying into the Xiao family?”
"Marriage? What marriage?" Sheng Hong said inexplicably,
"Our Rulan and that Xiao Sanlang?”Wang said excitedly,
"Ha! You really dare to dream! Although Xiao Yu wasn't the eldest son, he was still the son of a noble family. Why would he take a fancy to that crazy girl?”Sheng Hong said disdainfully,
"Master, how can you say that about your daughter? No matter what, she's the legitimate daughter of our Sheng family!”
"Did I say something wrong? Since ancient times, it has always been a family of women seeking marriage. Have you ever heard of a woman seeking marriage?”
As Sheng Hong spoke, he flicked his sleeves and left the Wang family's room, heading to his study.
After Madam Xu and Xiao Yu left, Sheng Molan went to Lin Qinshuang's courtyard to discuss the feasibility of marrying into the Marquis of Zhenyuan's residence with her mother.
In the past few days, Old Lady Sheng had asked Mother Fang to inquire about Xiao Yu's situation. Overall, he was doing well. The family upbringing of the marquis was very strict. Xiao Yu had studied literature and martial arts since he was young and had never been associated with those aristocratic playboys. At the age of thirteen, he went to the army to train and stayed for three years. During this period, he did not return home.
There was only one maid in the courtyard who had been serving her since she was young. It was said that she was a virgin, so it was rumored that the Marquis of Zhenyuan's third young master was not good enough.
The old lady was quite satisfied with the news, but she was a little worried about the rumor. It just so happened that Madam Xu came to the door again. This time, she did not bring Xiao Yu.
"Aunt! Ying Er is here to see you again!" Madam Xu entered the hall happily and said,
"Look at you. You're already a grandmother, but you're still like this.”The old lady said disdainfully,
"Aren't we in front of Aunt?"
"Tell me, why are you here today?”
"Aiyaya! What was Aunt saying! Can't you come and see your aunt for no reason?”
"Humph! I don't believe that you would be idle with such a large family in your manor.”
"This aunt doesn't know anything! My family's Marquis was born into the military and was originally a bastard son. Everything he has now relied on himself to fight for.”
"Yes! I know this. It's indeed not easy to have such a situation today!”
"That's why, Lord Marquis used the army to rule the prefecture. Those in the outer court were all retired from Lord Marquis 'army, and the inner court was all brought over by my niece's dowry. My eldest son is already married and is staying in the northwest. The second miss is also married. The only thing that I have to worry about is that third kid.”
"Hehehe! Your tail is exposed, right? You're here today for your San Lang, right?”
"Aunt is wise!"
"Tell me, who do you like?"
"I won't hide it from Aunt, it's the Sixth Young Lady who was raised by Aunt's side.”
"Whoa! You have sharp eyes. I raised Ming Ya!”
"Aunt, don't worry. Ying Er is your niece. You raised her yourself. After marrying her, I will treat you like my own daughter.”
"Humph! Don't say it better than you sing now.”
"Aiya! How could his niece talk nonsense with his aunt! Moreover, this Sixth Young Lady is also what Foolish son likes!”
"Oh! Is that so? It's just that there's a rumor in the streets that your San Lang..."
"Aiya! Aunt! You actually believe the rumors on the streets! My Yu 'er is very healthy!"
"Then why is his personal maid still a virgin?”
"Doesn't that mean that the fool is sincere? Niece had also heard that the maids in Changbai Courtyard were all mediocre!”
"Hehehe! How about this? Ming Ya 'er's marriage is still decided by her father. My words don't count.”The old lady turned to look at Mother Fang and said,"Go, invite Old Master and Eldest Lady over.”
"Sigh!" Mother Fang answered and went out.
Not long after, Sheng Hong and Madam Wang came in under the guidance of Mother Fang. When they saw Madam Xu sitting beside the old lady, they bowed and sat at the side, looking at the old lady and waiting for her to speak.
"It's like this. Lady Xiao is here to propose marriage for her San Lang. I think this matter still needs to be decided by Master.”said old lady
"What? Propose marriage? This was good! My Ru 'er…" When Madam Wang heard the proposal, she was instantly excited and opened her mouth to speak. However, halfway through her words, she stopped when she saw Sheng Hong's expression.
"I wonder if Lady Xiao has taken a fancy to my lady?”Sheng Hong looked at Madam Xu and said,
"Haha! To be honest, it was Sheng Minglan, the sixth daughter of your family.”Madam Xu said formally.
"Ah! Ming girl? But our Ru 'er is the Di daughter! This…" Madam Wang said in surprise.
"Presumptuous! Sit down!" Sheng Hong sternly interrupted Madam Wang's words and looked at Madam Xu, saying,""Lady Xiao, are you sure you're talking about my sixth daughter, Sheng Minglan?”
"Yes, it's your Minglan. Yu 'er said that he wants to marry Sheng Minglan.”Madam Xu said with certainty,
"Mother! What do you think?" Sheng Hong looked at the old lady and said. After all, Ming Lan was brought up by the old lady and was the old lady's favorite.
"Yes! Lady Xiao is my niece. Since she has come to beg for my granddaughter, I believe she will not treat Ming Lan poorly.”said old lady
"Naturally!" Madam Xu continued,
"So this matter is settled?" Sheng Hong said,
"Alright, it's settled then. Let's choose an auspicious day to send the betrothal gifts first, and then choose the wedding date after the wedding ceremony tomorrow.”Madam Xu said,
"Good, this is very good. Cousin Xu is very thoughtful.”Sheng Hong said without any objection.
"Then let Ming Lan come and meet him?" Madam Xu said,
"Of course, of course!" Sheng Hong looked at the old lady.
"Go and call the Ming girl over!" The old lady called over a maid and said,
Soon, Sheng Minglan came in. After bowing to everyone present, she stood there and looked at the old lady and Sheng Hong.
"Tomorrow, Lady Xiao is here today to propose marriage. She is here to ask for you to be the wife of the third son of the Xiao family. Father and your grandmother have agreed.”Sheng Hong said,
"As a daughter, I will let my father and grandmother decide.”Mingming Lan said.
"Alright, then come and meet your mother-in-law!”Sheng Hong said,
"Ming Lan pays her respects to granny!" Ming Chenglan approached Madam Xu and said,
"Good! Good! Good! Tomorrow will be great!" Xu-shi pulled Ming Lan over. The more she looked, the more she liked it. She happily took off the jade bracelet on her right wrist and put it on Ming Lan. It was considered a keepsake.
After Xu-shi left, Ming Lan was left behind by the old lady to say something. Sheng Hong returned to the study and summoned Changbai to discuss the matter of the Xiao family's betrothal.
Wang Shi returned to her room sulking. When Sheng Molan received the news, she ran to Lin Qinshuang's place and cried, asking Lin Qinshuang to find Sheng Hong and replace Ming Lan with her. Lin Qinshuang was helpless about this. The man had said that he wanted to marry Sheng Minglan. How could he change her just like that?
Seeing that her Lil 'Miss couldn't do anything about it, Sheng Molan could only go back to her courtyard to get angry. She even smashed a lot of porcelain.
On the second day, the Marquis of Zhenyuan's fu sent the letter of appointment and the date of the betrothal. They also took Sheng Minglan's birth characters to calculate. Of course, the result was that they were definitely compatible. After these procedures were completed, they would wait for the date of the betrothal.
On the day of the betrothal gift, Xiao Yu was wearing red clothes, even the hair band on his hair bun was red. He rode a horse and led a team carrying the betrothal gift.
He carried the betrothal gifts into Sheng Manor and greeted Old Lady Sheng, Sheng Hong, and Madam Wang. He even met Sheng Minglan and talked for a while.
After the betrothal gifts and the marriage contract were exchanged, Xiao Yu was the prospective son-in-law of Sheng Mansion. The men set up a banquet and drank, while Ming Lan began to live the days of sewing dowry behind closed doors.
"Why are you throwing such a tantrum? Heng 'er is already old. If you beat up the people in his room, he won't look good.”Lord Qi said to his wife as he leaned on the Kang.
Princess Pingning was drinking ginseng soup from a teacup. Her face darkened when she heard this."This shameless thing, when he heard that someone had promised someone, he lost his soul for the entire day.”
"Then why did you send Chun 'er away?”Lord Qi said,
"This kid actually asked Chun 'er to deliver a letter to the Sheng Mansion today and asked her out. Tell me, what is this? Fortunately, the lady was polite and returned the letter intact.”Princess Pingning said resentfully,
Lord Qi also sighed." Don't be angry. You've already sent Chun 'er far away. No one else knows about this. Sigh! After all, she was a scholar, and the girl had a sense of propriety, so this matter was not over.”
Lord Qi saw that Princess Pingning was silent and said,""Heng 'er has never made us worry since he was young, and he has never asked for anything. This is the only time he has not fulfilled your wishes. Speaking of which, a few years ago, I could tell that he was very interested in Brother Sheng's daughter. I didn't point it out at that time. I just thought that he hadn't seen any girls and had some child-like thoughts, so he would be fine after a few years. Sigh, but now, I think he really likes that girl!”
Princess Pingning's expression changed a few times, and the corners of her mouth twitched as she said with a smile,""Everyone says that a strict father and a loving mother, but our family has lost one. I'm a cruel mother, and you're a compassionate father. But you're willing to let your son marry a concubine's daughter of a fifth-grade official as his daughter-in-law?”
Princess Pingning glanced at her husband's expression. Seeing that he had lowered his eyes and did not speak, she slowly said,""Although your nephew is sick and weak, he's still fine. I can't curse him to die early so that my son can inherit the title. But in this way, we have to think about Brother Heng's future! I went to the palace this morning to check the situation. The official family still belongs to Prince Yong. I see that the Cheng County Master has a good temper. Where can I find such a good marriage?”
Lord Qi sighed again and said,"I only hope that Heng 'er can also turn around."”
Princess Pingning looked at her husband's benevolent face and eased her tone.""My heart aches for my son too. I originally thought that if... He really likes it. Why don't we wait for the county head to marry him and beg him to be Brother Heng's side room? Merely a Shu's daughter, but she didn't expect to be begged by the Zhenyuan marquis fu who just came to the capital. Although she was the third brother, she was still the marquis fu's Di wife!”
Lord Qi rolled his eyes at his wife and said,"Don't get carried away just because you've been praised by others these few days. If Brother Sheng really wanted his daughter to be a concubine, why must it be Brother Heng? There are so many nobles in the capital and the vassal lands. If he could really give up his old face and give his daughter away, he might even be able to become a concubine!”
"Cough! Speaking of which, among her sisters, that child was the most attractive. She was obedient, sensible, and outstanding in appearance. I also liked the way she was obedient and filial to her grandmother and stepmother. Unfortunately, we're not fated to meet!" The princess also sighed.
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