Chapter 874 Climbing the Dragon
Mrs. Cui understood that this marriage had probably been tried a long time ago, and now that it happened to coincide with the national funeral, and Xiao Wei was named the county king, Xie Zhiwei wanted to tell the Ming family through himself that the marriage would continue as usual.
On the Gu family's side, Xie Zhiwei also asked Mrs. Zeng to bring a message. Once the filial piety period is over, marriage negotiations will begin.
The emperor passed away on the second day of March. Xiao Wei and Xiao Lingsu are nephews. They don't have to obey the three-year filial piety period, but according to nine months, they will arrange Xiao Lingsu's marriage before the end of the year. The best.
After the two of them finished talking about their marriage, Mrs. Cui couldn't hold back, and told about the recent developments in Yanjing City, "I think those people are crazy about climbing the dragon and the phoenix."
Xie Zhi smiled and said, "No, I also heard that the girl from the Qiao family told the young master of the Zhu family that the wedding date was fixed and the dowry was almost ready. As a result, when the four girls came , I heard that Taoyuan Academy enrolls students, and they even called off the marriage."
"why is that?"
Xie Zhiwei shook his head, "I don't know, I just think, isn't this putting the cart before the horse? Originally, women learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and cultivate their morality, in order to better support their husbands and children in the future. In the end..., could it be that the young lady of the Qiao family wants to play the piano? Follow the path of the four female masters in chess, calligraphy and painting?"
While talking, Bai Ling came in and said, "Princess, Mrs. Zhu asked to see, she said she heard that the princess is pregnant, and she personally sent many gifts."
Xie Zhiwei and Mrs. Cui looked at each other. Mrs. Cui was about to stand up and leave, but Xie Zhiwei stopped her, "Since my aunt is here, how can I leave without eating? Just stay and listen to what Mrs. Zhu said?"
Mrs. Zhu didn't expect Mrs. Cui to be there, she was so happy, after saluting with the two, Xie Zhiwei offered a seat, and Bailing moved a brocade stick over and put it on the side of the couch, and she sat on half of her buttocks.
Mrs. Zhu asked Xie Zhiwei how she was, and how she was eating, with concern.
Xie Zhiwei looked at it funny, and saw that Mrs. Zhu was indeed from the general family, and she didn't seem to have any plans at first glance, so she simply asked, "I heard that Young Master Zhu has a bad disease? I don't know what it is? My third cousin of the Cui family is very skilled in medicine." Why don't you ask my third cousin of the Cui family to take a look?"
Mrs. Zhu wiped away her tears, "It's fine, it's because these two children have no fate, seeing that the wedding date has been fixed, and this incident happened, I thought it was a serious illness, but after two days of raising it, it will be fine. Thank you Princess for your concern!"
Xie Zhi smiled, "This seems to be a misunderstanding, it was just a good marriage, and it is really a pity that it just disappeared."
"That's not true!" Mrs. Zhu said, "Poor my son, I'm getting old, and my marriage is not settled right now. I'm really having a hard time, and I can't sleep at night."
"What's the matter? I heard that Master Zhu entered school at a young age, studied hard for two years, passed the provincial examination, and became a Juren. Are you afraid that he will not have a good marriage?" Mrs. Cui said.
Xie Zhiwei nodded and said, "That's it, men's marriages are always easy to talk about, unlike women, it's really hard to talk about marriage after the flowering period. In my opinion, instead of worrying about these things, Mrs. Zhu might as well persuade Young Master Zhu to read it carefully. , you will be successful and famous in the future, so you still worry about not having a daughter from a good family to marry you as your daughter-in-law?"
Mrs. Zhu sounded reasonable, but after all, her son's marriage was a thorn in her heart. What she originally thought was that it would be best if Xie Zhiwei could help point out a marriage, so as to slap the Qiao family in the face. But that's all.
As for why Mrs. Zhu married from Jiangmen to a merchant's family back then, this can only be said to be a strange thing.
Although disappointed, Mrs. Zhu's visit was still very rewarding. She accompanied Xie Zhiwei and Mrs. Cui for lunch, and then bid farewell to Mrs. Cui. the door.
A carriage stopped at the door, and two girls got out of the carriage, one with a woman's hair bun, and the other dressed as a girl. They looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, and they were a little surprised to see the three of them. Seeing Li, Xie Zhi smiled and introduced, "This is Mrs. Zhu, this is my cousin Cui Nanwan, and this is Miss Wang Lijun, my guest."
"Mrs. Zhu!"
The three of them greeted each other again. Cui Nanwan and Wang Lijun had met Mrs. Cui's family before, so they didn't need to meet again. Mrs. Zhu was very shocked. She had never heard of Miss Wang's family before, so she looked at Miss Wang carefully and saw her calm demeanor and calm expression, so she had a good impression of her.
After seeing Mrs. Cui and Mrs. Zhu away, Wang Lijun and Cui Nanwan helped Xie Zhiwei to come in, and said, "I just went to Taoyuan Academy with Sister Cui, and I need a teaching assistant there, so I signed up for it. It’s okay, sister Cui’s business, I just need to invest some money, and if I make money, sister Cui will give me some bonuses, so I’ll just help out there.”
"This arrangement is pretty good!" Xie Zhi smiled, "Are you here to tell me?"
Cui Nanwan said, "I invited sister Lijun to live with me and be my companion. I see that my cousin has been helping people as a matchmaker. If there is a good man in Yanjing City, cousin, don't forget to pay attention to sister Lijun." One or two."
Wang Lijun blushed and cast a glance at Cui Nanwan, "I don't intend to ask for a good man, I just plan to spend my life with Sister Cui and forget it."
"Okay, I can't ask for more!"
Xie Zhiwei watched the two of them bickering, and only thought it was very funny.
The two sent Xie Zhiwei to the main courtyard, and because it was Xie Zhiwei's lunch break, they said they had something to do and left first.
Mrs. Zhu paid attention to Wang Lijun, but when she heard that Wang Lijun was also in Taoyuan Academy, her heart turned cold, and she said in her heart that she was a dragon and a phoenix again.
But she couldn't figure out why Xie Zhiwei was so nice to a woman who wanted to be her husband's concubine. Logically speaking, Xie Zhiwei was very shrewd and his thoughts were always elusive. The merchant's daughter has a good face.
A few days later, Mrs. Zhu heard that Wang Lijun was only a teaching assistant at Taoyuan Academy and had a close relationship with Cui Nanwan. She realized that she might have misunderstood someone. She passed by Taoyuan Academy several times and met Wang Lijun twice. It is also cooked.
"This is the country's filial piety. After these days, I will invite you and Miss Cui to come and play at home!" Mrs. Zhu said enthusiastically.
Wang Lijun didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that Mrs. Zhu was looking at the face of the princess, she smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite, if you invite me, I will definitely go."
The second update!
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