"But, he has such a father. If he is like his father in the future, it won't hurt Zhenzhen. When there are still exams, he is second to last. This big gap, what will people say. And , Concubine De will definitely not believe this argument." Mrs. Su was very reluctant. But looking at her husband's determined look, I knew that the old man had made up his mind. But my heart was filled with panic.
"You tell Concubine De directly. The old man has already agreed with Wen Wan before that he will accept this marriage as long as he is a Jinshi in Ping Shang Hall. When he passed the imperial examination before, Wen Wan also spread the word that he would We will discuss marriage after the results of the general examination come out. He also said that the woman's family background is very good and she is a good girl. If she wins the Jinshi, she can discuss marriage. So, even if she wants to refute, we will discuss it. There's no point in making excuses." Su Xian had already thought about it clearly.
"Master, but he has such a biological father. How could my Zhenzhen marry the son of such a person? It's all my fault. If I hadn't been obsessed at the time, I wouldn't have let Zhenzhen fall into such a situation." Mrs. Su Heartbroken.
"Long gave birth to nine sons, and the nine sons are all different. What's more, he is now the princess's heir, and he is also the emperor's nephew in name. His status is not too humble, Zhen'er. It won't help to say this now. Think about it carefully. , don¡¯t make any mistakes when you enter the palace tomorrow. I tell you, you should cheer up during this period. Dad said that the emperor¡¯s health is not as good as before, at best, in the past few years. So, choose. It's good for an ordinary person to not let him get involved," Su Xian said in a low voice.
Although there are all kinds of reasons, thinking that my daughter, who is as pampered as a flower, dignified and beautiful, should be matched with such a person, makes my heart twist. Went to my daughter's boudoir. Seeing the demure daughter rustling among the flowers made me feel sad. Holding her daughter in her arms, tears streamed down her face.
???????? I was so scared that I was busy asking whether something happened to my grandfather, father, or brother. When she asked, everything was fine, she couldn't help but asked her mother strangely, "Everything is fine, why are you crying." Then I thought about it, could it be my fault? Is there any change in my marriage?
Looking at her dignified and decent daughter, Mrs. Su is really. Sadness comes from it. However, he still comforted Zhenzhen and said that everything would be fine.
"Why don't you just get married? Rich families are not all like that. They can still eat me up. My grandfather and brother always say that I have a soft temper and can't handle things. It's amazing, just be a clay Buddha. Guan I don¡¯t care about anything. It¡¯s time to eat and sleep. Besides, my grandfather, father, and brother are here, so even if I get married, they won¡¯t bully me. ¡°Mom, you don¡¯t have to worry. I still feel a little uneasy inside. However, she still had to comfort her mother.
"It's not a high-ranking family, it's an extremely low-level family. My Zhenzhen, my appearance, talent and knowledge are enough to match the princes, princes and grandsons, but I have to match such a person. It's all my mother's fault. It was my mother who harmed you. ! If my mother hadn't been coveting Mao Xinrun, who was a top-notch scholar in a new field, she wouldn't have let them take advantage of her and harm you." Mrs. Su was even more sad after hearing this. Tears fell quickly.
"Well. A low-income family? Whose family is it?" After hearing this, Zhenzhen was surprised.
"It's Wenwan's adoptive brother, who belongs to Shangtang or Shangshui. Ahem. If the Mao family hadn't pressed so hard, they would have given me an answer tomorrow. They wouldn't have paired you with him. You know, what's going on? We have to choose the person first. Otherwise, nothing like this would happen, and I would not be worthy of such a person." Mrs. Su was extremely sad.
"It's him!" I remembered that at that time, several girls were hiding in the inner courtyard, looking at the man. At that time, everyone was making fun of Yuxiu. But he didn't expect that he would now be rationed. I couldn't help but smile, feeling that things in the world are quite impermanent.
"Have you seen her?" Mrs. Su looked at her daughter and laughed, and immediately grasped the key point.
"Well, at that time Wen Wan said that she wanted to find a sister-in-law for her among us. From now on, the sister-in-law and the sister-in-law will have a family. At that time, Wen Wan was interested in Yuxiu and Yutong, but Yuxiu said that she had never met them. , Who knows whether he is round or flat, so we made a joke and asked him to go to Wen Wan's house. In the inner courtyard, the servants led him through the side door, and we all took a look at him. "Zhenzhen smiled.
"How is he? Is he reliable? He has such an unreliable biological father. What if he looks like his biological father?" Mrs. Su said worriedly. Although she had met Shang Tang once, she just glanced at him casually and didn't pay much attention to him.
"No, he seems to be a very honest and sincere person. I often hear Wen Wan mention him. He is very kind to Wen Wan, and his temperament is also very gentle. He doesn't have any concubines or bad habits. If he is not good, Wen Wan is also good. She wouldn't want Yuxiu to be her sister-in-law. And Wen Wan has such good eyesight, how could she adopt a man with bad conduct as her brother? I heard Wen Wan say that she asked Mr. Hai to see her at first. He is a loser, and Master Hai would not recommend Wen Wan to choose him.?Really persuade his mother.
"Though I have said it all, I still feel wronged to you. My daughter is capable of being a prince and concubine, so why is she qualified for such a person?" Although I felt much better after hearing this, I still felt wronged.
"Mom, do you really think I like those high-ranking people? I am busy socializing with people all day long, and I have to calculate all day long, how tiring. I was very envious of Yuxiu at the time, and I really decided on her. She As soon as I got married, I could be the master of the house, I didn¡¯t have a mother-in-law to worry about, I didn¡¯t have a concubine to live with, and I was gentle and a close friend, so my life was simple and comfortable. I didn¡¯t expect that the world would be unpredictable, and now I would be the one to change my life. Once I get married, I will be blessed to have such a smart sister-in-law like Wen Wan," Zhenzhen said with a smile. She did envy Yuxiu at that time. Unexpectedly, current events are unpredictable, and God¡¯s will is really unpredictable.
"My daughter is very good. Why didn't Wen Wan fall in love with you back then?" Mrs. Su was unhappy. How could she fall in love with that Yuxiu but not her own daughter? There's something wrong with Wen Wan's vision, and she can't trust her vision.
"Mom, Wenwan naturally knows that I am the best and Ruyu is also the best. But even if she knows that we are too good and our family background is too high, Wenwan will not choose us. She knows that we are not worthy of her brother. I won't do this uninteresting thing. If something like this hadn't happened this time, my grandfather and father wouldn't have considered my gentle brother! Speaking of which, don't blame me. And being able to be favored by grandpa certainly has its advantages. If you think about it like this, you won't be sad. "I really look at my mother, and sometimes I think that this person is not good, and sometimes I think that this person is not good. . Can't help but laugh.
"That's pretty much it." Mrs. Su felt a little relieved. But he was still worried, so he immediately went to find his son and asked about Shang Tang's character and talent.
"Of course his character is good, but if he has bad character, would I be friends with him? His talents can only be considered average, but this guy is lucky. With a sister like Wen Wan, he eats and drinks hot food every day, which always annoys me. He was so envious when he came up with Haiyan Greedy Chong. Also, this time, the teacher said that he just wanted to gain experience and gain experience. The second to last one, but for him, he is already lucky. Even our teacher said he has a good life," Su Yang said with a smile.
"Of course his life is cured." Mrs. Su said angrily, she was such a good daughter. Wouldn't it be a good life to be matched with such a person? Su Yang asked. Happy.
"Haha, now it's better. From now on, you can go to his house to eat and drink. Mom, don't be sad. I know what you are worried about. His father is his father, and he is him. If he is really his father, If he is virtuous, I would never let my sister marry him. He is very honest, and my sister is so kind. Mom, I really think it will be good to marry him and live alone. I don¡¯t need to be angry with my parents-in-law; she is gentle and good-tempered, and she is our cousin. She can be the master of the family as soon as she gets married. I used to worry that my sister would be angry if she married into someone else¡¯s family. , you will be bullied. Now you don¡¯t have to worry anymore, and you can rest assured.¡± At this point, there is no point in being upset. Mrs. Su naturally knew this, but after listening to her children, she felt much better.
Even her son has told her this, so her character is naturally trustworthy. Thinking about entering the palace tomorrow, I have to brace myself to cope with it. This Mao family is really disgusting, they actually plotted against themselves like this. This is not an attempt to get married, this is clearly an attempt to plot against one's own family.
"Dad, can't you really think about it? Although it's a bit difficult, you can still find a young prostitute who is willing to stand up for this in one night." Su Xian was still a little unwilling. Those words were actually meant by him to comfort his wife, fearing that she would feel uncomfortable. He himself was reluctant.
"I didn't think of it on the spur of the moment. I had this intention when I was admitted to the Ping Shang Hall. No matter what the result of the examination is, I will send a message to Wen Wan and settle the matter." Su Hu's words made Su Xian Eyes widened.
"Dad, what's so good about Ping Shang Tang? What do you like about him?" Su Xian waited for a long time before he stammered and asked his father.
"Dad has achieved this position, what can I like about him? I planned it for Zhenzhen. Zhenzhen is such a soft-tempered child. Look, all the maids in the house can make decisions for her. The fight in the backyard is more fierce than in the high hall. She married into a wealthy family and cannot support the family and become a family. Her temper has been developed and cannot be changed. As a direct granddaughter, I naturally don't want her to go. Suffering like that. But being promised to a low-income family also has various shortcomings, and if the status difference is too big, life will not be good for others, but I think it is very good. , is the best candidate at present. He is now the heir of the princess, and is considered a relative of the emperor. There are no rules set by his mother-in-law. Zhenzhen and Wenwan are cousins, and Wenwan is a close friend.?. She naturally knew that I would betroth Zhenzhen to Shangtang because I wanted her to take care of her. Wenwan was very kind to Ping Shangtang. If she marries into the Taira family and has gentle care, her life will go smoothly and she will never endure hardship. "The prime minister smiled lightly.
¡°Dad, what¡¯s wrong with Zhen¡¯er that makes you bother so much?¡± Su Xian was very touched. He really didn't expect that his father had always cared about his granddaughter's marriage and was planning for her like this.
"As the legitimate daughter of our Su family, your aunt died young, leaving your grandfather devastated. Her body plummeted and she passed away early. Because of her outstanding talent, your sister even wanted the Qing Deng Ancient Buddha to accompany her for the rest of her life. My father has been hurt for half his life, and your mother died early. Now that I have such a direct granddaughter, I naturally wish her well. My father will never let her follow the same path as her great-aunt and aunt." Su Xiang smiled lightly. . The smile was full of bitterness.
¡°He didn¡¯t even listen to what dad said back then. But it was only when he tasted the pain that he felt that he truly regretted it. If he had listened to his father back then, his daughter. You won't be in this situation anymore.
"Sister, you are not joking with me. You said that you have already negotiated with my uncle and Mr. Su Xiang, and you will make a decision as soon as I pay homage. Did I hear it correctly?" Shang Tang felt that he must have heard it wrong. . Su Xiang, the leader of hundreds of officials, the idol of scholars all over the world! How could he take a fancy to himself and ask himself to be his grandson-in-law? After he knew it was true, he patted his face and pinched himself hard. I didn't come back to my senses for a long time. That would be equivalent to a pie falling from the sky and hitting him on the head. Wouldn't it make him faint from joy?
Not to mention Shangtang, even Wenwan was shocked when she received the letter from her uncle. But thinking about the recent rumors, I guess the two families are teaching Jin! who cares. Of course it would be great if your own family can get a bargain. Anyway, gentleness is a temperament that takes advantage of others. Wenwan thought that it would be nice to have cousin Zhenzhen as her sister-in-law. Although she felt really soft-tempered, she was here. No one dares to stir up trouble. Shang Tang is not that unreasonable.
She never thought about how cruel the battle for the palace was, although Grandma Gu would occasionally tell her about it. She felt that it was too far away from her.
On the other hand, Xia Ying looked very unhappy when she found out about this. The prime minister is not using the princess as a memento. In this way, the princess's situation will be much more difficult than it is now. Moreover, Master Shangtang will also suffer more criticism. But it seems that the princess doesn't care and has already agreed. I can only secretly send a letter to the prince and tell him what happened here.
The next day, after Mrs. Su returned from the palace, the news immediately spread throughout the capital. Not to mention others, everyone in the Ping family was shocked. After Shang Qi got the news, he immediately came to ask Shang Tang. This is not true.
"It's true. I only found out about it last night. Wen Wan told me before that he was interested in a girl from one of the families. We have already negotiated and will propose marriage as soon as I pass the exam. But something like that happened. "It was delayed. If something like this hadn't happened, the news wouldn't have been spread. At least it would have been done after serving the filial piety." Shang Tang got Wen Wan's words, and Wen Wan told him that it had been agreed before. of. In fact, this is not groundless, Shang Yan knew what happened to Xiang Wang before. He said it was one of the girls, but he didn't expect that he was talking about the prime minister's granddaughter.
Once the news was confirmed, I was so excited that I immediately went to tell my brother about it. Let my brother relax. Don't worry about what will happen to him in the future.
"Good, good, good" Shang Tu was so happy that he burst into tears. With such a good relationship, there is no need to worry about the future. And he no longer needs to worry about his younger brother.
"Ah, Shang Tang talked about the prime minister's daughter. But recently, the Mao family has been making a fuss. Will it offend Concubine De?" Xiao Xu said with some worry.
"No matter how favored Concubine De is, she is still just a concubine. Moreover, it's not that we stole the bride, it was Wen Wan who had agreed to marry her long ago. I just wanted to have a better reputation at first, but something like that happened and postponed it temporarily. I said it twice Let¡¯s talk about the marriage after the filial piety is over. Otherwise, there won¡¯t be anything like this at all.¡± Shang Yan suddenly became sad.
"Don't think so much, it's all over." Xiao Xu knew that she had thought of that thing again. He was busy comforting him.
Many people are envious, many people are jealous, and many people can¡¯t stand it. Many people hate it with itch. Anyway, they are all envious, jealous and hating Shang Tang's good life. Very simple, the explanation given by Mrs. Su is: the old prime minister pities his great-niece, and is afraid that Shang Tang will marry a sister-in-law who does not share Wen Wan's heart, which will make her life difficult in the future. In addition, Shang Tang is also kind-hearted. Therefore, the granddaughter was betrothed to Shang Tang. Of course, the original agreement was to pass the test. If you failed, the agreement was not to count. Although I got second to last in the exam, I still didn¡¯t pass the exam.
Shangtang is really lucky! From a nameIt is said that this little person was adopted by Princess Wenwan and passed into the name of the princess. After that, he entered Haijia College, a place where millions of students struggle to get into. Follow Princess Wenwan and enjoy spicy food every day. And his husband said that he didn¡¯t expect Shang Tang to win at first, but he was shocked when he heard that Shang Tang had won! Later, he said helplessly that this guy was lucky. No, even his wife is Su Zhenzhen, a talented woman who is famous in the capital, and the direct granddaughter of the prime minister. Think about it, fame, wealth, and a good wife are all available at once, and you won¡¯t make people envious, jealous, or resentful!
"But when another person heard the news, it was cryptic. This person is Shang Feng. He also won this time. He won the 178th place and was awarded the second-class Jinshi. His test result was not bad, at least several times better than that of Shang Tang. But it's not great either. He originally thought that with his own abilities, even if he didn't succeed, he could still live a good life.
After these two years, I realized that a good life requires not only money, but also family background. Once he is adopted, he becomes the princess's son, and he becomes a relative of the emperor. His status becomes noble, and he is above many people. There is no need to face the ridicule of those officials and other children, and there is no need to worry about money. Seeing that Shangtang was obviously not as talented as him, yet he had such a close relationship with the young masters of the Prime Minister's family and the Hai family. Let him know what opportunity he missed.
After the results of the general examination came out, something like that happened to Shang Tang¡¯s biological father, and Shang Feng even felt a little gloated about his misfortune. Thinking that Wen Wan must be regretting why she didn't choose him in the first place. If she chose him, wouldn't there be no such trouble.
After two days of gloating over the misfortune, I got such news. Only then did I understand what the clan leader had said, once you are chosen by Princess Wenwan, you will reach the sky in one step. Reaching the sky in one step, that¡¯s how it is.
After returning home, he asked his mother to agree to marry a daughter of the Bai family. This marriage was arranged by Aunt Bai, who said that the woman was good in appearance, talent and learning, and her family was wealthy. Since he has no background and no financial resources, he can only rely on his wife¡¯s family.
"Master, what you said is true, you didn't trick me, right?" When the eldest lady got the news, she didn't believe it. It is a great time for them to have such a good thing at this time of crisis. It is a happy event for them.
"It's true." The Duke of Guo also beamed with joy.
"Mom, you don't remember. When my mother wanted to betroth her grandniece to Shang Tang, didn't Wen Wan say so. She already had a good candidate, with a high family background, and the girl was first-class in appearance, talent and learning. That's right. It's good luck, Mr. Shang. Even now, the Prime Minister has not broken his promise."
"The Prime Minister was originally interested in someone other than Shang Tang himself. Everyone said that the Prime Minister agreed because he was afraid that Wen Wan and his sister-in-law wouldn't get along and that the niece would have a hard time. Now, naturally, he won't regret it because of this. ;" The Duke of Guo felt much more relaxed. Now, there is finally something good at home.
¡°I didn¡¯t expect that Shangtang would have such a good life.¡± When the Duke¡¯s wife heard the news, she didn¡¯t believe it.
Confirming that the news is true, you may sigh that Shang Tang¡¯s life is better. If he hadn't been selected by Wen Wan, he probably wouldn't have been able to marry a good merchant's daughter, and how could he have married a noble daughter from the prime minister's family.
"I think it's not that Shangtang is lucky, but the person who will be gentle in the future is the most blessed one. If it hadn't been for her a few days ago, there would have been a lot of jokes at the old lady's funeral. Fortunately, I didn't expect that it was such a rare person to have such a big business. It's a pity that the people in Ping Mansion treated her too much in those years, and now she doesn't even want to be perfunctory." The eldest lady sighed.
When the three wives of the Taira family got the news, they felt regretful and upset. Why wasn't her youngest son chosen in the first place? Now, her son is not marrying the granddaughter of the prime minister's family. I'm afraid I won't have a good future in the future.
"I didn't expect that the princess actually found such a good match for Shang Tang. If my Shang Lin could find such a good match, I would be willing to die." After hearing this, the fourth lady also said with great envy. With. The fourth master stood aside and did not respond.
"Master, speaking of it, it's all because of me that she got a box of jewelry. Why didn't she even say a word of thanks? Moreover, when your fourth uncle came back, she didn't come to visit. It's not that he has good manners, why? Like this." The fourth lady was a little unhappy.
"Haha, don't ask around. Wen Wan is a well-known wealth-gathering girl in the capital. She won't care about such a small thing. She is the princess, so it is a courtesy for him to come to visit. No one will say anything if she doesn't come to visit. She or something. We are still in the period of mourning, so how can we move around freely?" The fourth master shook his head in disapproval. (To be continued)