Xingyang. Zheng.
There were thousands of miles of fertile fields and manors.
The huge main house sat majestically on the ground. Inside, there was a rockery and a garden. It was beautiful.
Its scale was even comparable to that of Xingyang County.
This was the Zheng Clan, one of the Five Families and Seven Sects.
East courtyard. In the study room.
The Zheng Clan Leader sat on the main seat, facing the elite men of the third generation.
At this moment, the study was abnormally quiet. Everyone's expression was solemn.
This
morning, two letters were sent back from Jingzhou and Chang 'an.
The Third Son of Zheng (Great General of the Right Military Guards) and the Seventh Son of Zheng (Jingzhou Provincial Governor) had both sent letters!
"Cough cough!"
Zheng Clan Leader coughed and said seriously,""Everyone has read the letters. Does our Zheng family approve of this marriage or not?”
As soon as this question was asked, an elder said,"The daughter of a noble family has never married into a poor family. Even though Zheng Qizi had praised the child to the heavens in his letter, he was still a child from a poor family.”
"Second Uncle is right!"
A middle-aged man stood up and bowed.""Our Zheng family has been passed down for thousands of years, and there has never been a case of a legitimate daughter marrying into a Humble Class. If he really agreed to Seventh Brother's request, wouldn't he be laughed at by the other families if news spread?”
Many people nodded as they listened to their words.
"Everyone
," a voice suddenly said,"Zheng Qizi used his surname as a guarantee in the letter!”
Everyone fell silent.
Surname as a guarantee, the weight of these words was really too heavy.
Huaxia civilization was passed down through the male line, and surnames were an important basis for inheritance.
Zheng Qizi using his surname as a guarantee was equivalent to using his own bloodline as a bet.
If the child prodigy was a fake, or if the name was not true, then the clan leader could directly kick Zheng Qizi's line out of the family tree and chase them out of the clan.
From now on, the Zheng Seven Sons were not allowed to have the surname 'Zheng'.
To the ancient people, this was a humiliation that involved their ancestors. It was even more serious than the extermination of their families.
It was because of this that the Zheng family had specially convened a meeting to discuss the matter.
Otherwise, no one would care about such a thing as a daughter of an aristocratic family marrying into a poor family.
"Cough cough!"
The Zheng Clan Leader coughed again and said,""This matter is too important. Send a clan to Jingzhou. If the matter is true, then choose a collateral woman from the clan to marry the child.”
The Zheng Clan Leader placed great emphasis on the words "branch family".
Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
In the eyes of the Zheng family, no matter how intelligent a child prodigy from a poor family was, it was nothing.
If it wasn't for Zheng Seventh's "letter", not to mention a direct descendant's daughter marrying down, it would be impossible even if she was from the collateral family.
An aristocratic family was an aristocratic family after all.
Thinking back, when the Retired Emperor proposed marriage, Madam Zheng did not agree.
Could a child prodigy be more awesome than Tian Zi?
You're thinking too much!
"Good! Let's do it this way!"
"Here!"
Replying to the Jingzhou governor's letter, he quickly wrote it.
A middle-aged man carried a letter and rode to Jing State under the protection of servants.
A day later.
On the official road leading to Jingzhou, the convoys were also moving at high speed.
They had already entered Fang Province and were only two provinces away from Jing Province.
As the sun set, the sky gradually darkened.
The convoy began to set up camp.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves could be heard from afar.
Li Jing's personal guards immediately mounted their horses and prepared to face the enemy.
"Who is here? Halt immediately, or die without mercy!"
The sound of hooves stopped immediately.
"Are you a Summonmoning Angel? May I ask if Minister of War Li Jing is here? I'm Zheng from Xingyang!"
What was that? People from aristocratic families?
The guards were shocked and quickly reported to Li Jing.
After receiving the report, Li Jing nodded and agreed to let them come.
In the tent.
"Zheng Heng greets Lord Li!"
A man in embroidered clothes, about 35 or 36 years old, bowed to Li Jing.
Li Jing waved his hand and smiled.""Why is the son of the Zheng family rushing at night? Where are you going?”
"Milord, we are preparing to go to the Jing State to see Seventh Brother.”
"Oh, Provincial Governor Zheng?"
"Yes!"
"What's the matter with the Zheng family?"
"Uh, this, this…" Zheng Heng stammered, as if he did not want to answer Li Jing's question.
Seeing this, Li Jing didn't want to ask further.
After all, the other party was a member of an aristocratic family. Whether it was in the imperial court or among the people, they all possessed incomparably terrifying power.
"Alright, you guys can leave! Send my regards to Provincial Governor Zheng when you see him in Jingzhou.”
"Yes, my lord! Farewell, Milord!"
Zheng Heng cupped his hands and left the tent.
Then, the sound of horse hooves rang out again, and they quickly disappeared into the distance.
…
Two days later. Jingzhou Provincial Governor's Office.
"Brother Heng greets Seventh Brother and Seventh Sister-in-law!”
"Thirteenth Brother, there's no need to be so polite. I didn't expect the clan to send you here!”
Provincial Governor Zheng was very happy to see his Thirteenth Brother whom he had not seen for many years.
Zheng Heng respectfully handed over the letter.
Provincial Governor Zheng took the letter and quickly opened it.
In the next moment.
His expression changed and became extremely gloomy.
"A girl of the opposite sex?"
"Yes, Seventh Brother. This was the decision of the clan leader and the clan elders!”
Provincial Governor Zheng calmed down and nodded. He said softly,""Thirteenth Brother, you've come a long way. Let sister-in-law arrange a banquet for us to drink to our hearts 'content.”
"Yes, Seventh Brother! Thirteenth Brother, take your leave!"
Zheng Heng bowed and left the study.
The moment he walked out of the door, the calm expression on Provincial Governor Zheng's face sank again.
Endless anger seemed to have started to burn.
"I'm so angry! I've already written in the letter that I'm so important that I didn't even hesitate to use my surname as a guarantee, but the clan actually used a 'collateral daughter' to brush me off! "Really…really…"
Provincial Governor Zheng wanted to curse a few times, but due to ethics, he could not say it.
"Husband, what should we do now?”The Provincial Governor's wife frowned and asked.
Hearing this, Provincial Governor Zheng began to think quickly.
A moment later, he looked at his wife and whispered,"Madam, why don't... why don't you betroth Yan 'Er to that child?”
What was that? Yan 'er?
"Husband, are you crazy? Our Yan 'er is already 16 years old this year, and she has long been engaged to the Cui family of Qinghe.”
Madam screamed, her face filled with disbelief.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Provincial Governor Zheng patted his forehead. Look at me, I was so angry that I forgot about this. What should we do now?"
"What can I do? You can't give birth to another daughter, right?" the madam said gloomily.
"Ah!" He could only take a step at a time!”
That night.
Provincial Governor Zheng was hosting a banquet to entertain his thirteenth brother.
During the banquet.
"That's right, Seventh Brother. On my way to Jing Province, I met the Angel Carriage. The current Minister of War, Lord Li Jing, had also arrived!”
What was that? Summoning Angel?
Provincial Governor Zheng suddenly stood up, his face filled with shock.
"Yes, Seventh Brother!"
Zheng Heng nodded heavily.
Seeing this, Provincial Governor Zheng's expression changed rapidly.
Finished, finished!
That little fellow was about to take off and enter the eyes of the world.
…
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