Empress can't eat enough

Chapter 26 Parents' Wish
Wei Yingning has never hurt anyone's heart, the more she thinks of Jiang Chiyi's lost appearance, the more upset she feels.

After returning to Tingxue Pavilion and changing into regular clothes, the mistress Liu sent someone to invite her over, saying that she had something to discuss.

When she arrived at Qixia Courtyard, she found that her father was also there.

Both parents are present, so what I want to discuss with her is probably her marriage?

"Master Jiang brought tea to me and told me that if you want, he will ask his father to make a statement to the saint. At that time, your father will also explain to the saint that our Jiang and Wei families have long intended to conclude a relationship."

Sure enough, after a few words of humility and warmth, my mother opened up the chatterbox.

"It's true. The Jiang family has already invited a matchmaker to come to inquire about it, but your father and I haven't dared to promise anything."

My father also said: "For the current plan, this is the only way to go."

"A-Ning, what do you think about yourself?"

Liu's mind must be more delicate, maybe he has seen something?

When she asked this question, Wei Yuan was puzzled: Can Aning have other ideas?
"You fell in love with the young master of the Marquis of Pingning?" Last night, Mrs. Liu heard from the maid next to her that Ah Man was going around to inquire about the deeds of the young Marquis of Pingning, Zhou Lingru. Maybe it was Wei Yingning who wanted to inquire?
Wei Yingning was startled and opened his mouth to speak.But his father, Wei Yuan, heard Liu's conjecture, and immediately became impatient.

"This is impossible! Where is Pingninghou's mansion? If you marry in the past, you won't be bullied by them? Pingninghou will be the first to dislike you."

Liu didn't expect that she would make the master so anxious just by saying that, so she hurriedly handed him a cup of tea, and comforted him: "Master, please don't worry. Ah Man is a sensible person, and he didn't say that he was going to marry Na Pingning." Hou Mansion."

Turning around, she said to Wei Yingning in a gentle voice: "Ah Ning, the hereditary duke of the Marquis of Pingning, who has been distinguished for generations, is good, and it is also the dream of many families. It's really not that my mother underestimated herself. Compared with her, our Wei family , that is a small family and a small family. Mother is also afraid that the family is not the right family, and you will suffer if you marry."

"The Jiang family has been clean for several generations. My mother has also inquired about Mr. Jiang's character. Although he was deceived by lard when he was young and was a bit of a jerk, he has long since corrected his evil ways and is considered a good man."

"Ms. Jiang's straightforward temperament and informality make her a good match for you. When you marry into the Jiang family, you will surely have a peaceful and happy life."

"For this marriage, it's not enough for the husband alone to be good. It's really good if both the husband and the mother-in-law are good."

Wei Yingning knew what her parents wanted, and she had no objection.But right now, she wanted to resign herself to fate.

"Father," she said to Wei Yuan after thinking for a while, "the saint's plan for marriage is determined by the saint. You are a loyal minister, why should you disobey the saint? Marquis Pingning is so powerful that if he doesn't want this relative, let him deal with it Let's deal with it? No matter what the ending is, my daughter will accept it."

"That won't work!" Wei Yuan said without even thinking about it: "What if Marquis Ping Ning can't beat the saint..."

"If even Marquis Ping Ning can't change the mind of the sage, the methods of his parents will definitely not change anything."

It's such a rationale.

Liu Shi and Wei Yuan glanced at each other, but they were both silent.One is wondering how Wei Yingning stopped even fighting, did he see through the ending or did he have ulterior motives?One is lamenting that he is so weak that he can't even take charge of his child's life-long affairs.

After Wei Yingning left, Wei Yuan sighed even more.

Mrs. Liu had her own speculations in her heart but she didn't communicate with him, she just said: "What Aning said is not unreasonable, now the lord is free to fight with the saint at Pingninghou's mansion! Don't worry about this matter No more exhibitions."

Seeing that Wei Yuan was silent and his face was still full of gloom, she thought for a while, and then said: "A-Ning is smart, even if someone with ten thousand people really wants to marry into Pingning Hou's mansion, she can do it herself." What's more... I heard that Pingning's young master is a modest gentleman, and the people praised him when he was stationed in Bianzhou. Perhaps, it's unknown if he can treat Aning as a guest."

Wei Yuan had heard about the character of Zhou Lingru, the young Marquis of Pingning... But no matter what, Wei Yuan felt that the Marquis of Pingning's mansion was like a dragon's pool and a tiger's den, and he couldn't get married.

"Now we can only take one step at a time. Sigh!" He sighed a long time, then got up and said to Liu Shi, "Ma'am, I'll go to the criminal justice department."

Mrs. Liu looked at the hourglass in the room, and couldn't help asking: "It's getting dark, what is the Lord going to do at this moment?"

"I heard that there are new developments in Zhao Bai's case. The housekeeper who escaped back then has found the whereabouts. I'll go and have a look."

Wei Yuan made a secret plan in his heart: if he could convict the third wife of Pingninghou's mansion earlier and make Pingninghou hate himself even more, then Pingninghou would be more determined to resist the saint's marriage offer.

He soon came to the punishment department.

Mr. Song, the punishment department, told him: People sent by the Pingning Hou Mansion found Feng Chong, the housekeeper of the Zhao family at that time, and wanted to kill people to silence him.When the people from the Criminal Division blocked it, they found that all the people in the Pingninghou Mansion were strong in martial arts and were about to be unable to resist. A mysterious person appeared and repelled the people from the Pingninghou Mansion. Feng Chong died.

"On the way back with Feng Chong, people from the Pingning Hou's Mansion ambushed several times, but the mysterious man followed all the way. In times of crisis, he would always help. In just a few days, Feng Chong will be escorted to the Kyoto."

"But I don't know who is that mysterious person? Could it be from King Huan?" Wei Yuan muttered without thinking.

"The lower officials also think so." Master Song said, "Before we were able to arrest Zhao from the Pingninghou Mansion, wasn't it also His Highness Prince Huan who assisted him?"

Wei Yuan felt emotionally: under this imperial city, how many people are taking power, even family and old friends can be abandoned.

In the next few days, he really listened to Wei Yingning's words, and only focused on being a courtier, forgetting about whether the emperor bestowed a marriage or not.

This day, Marquis Pingning did not leave in a hurry, but waited for him to ask him to take a step to speak.

"Wei Shilang, that day you were still in the same situation as this Marquis, why haven't you heard your quarrel these days?" Pingninghou Zhou Fang asked him bluntly, "Could it be that you also want to use your daughter to cling to my Pingninghou's mansion and me?" Marquis Pingning's mansion as in-laws?"

"Your Majesty is joking." Wei Yuan showed the humility that a subordinate official should have, but he was not afraid of retorting sarcastically: "Pingning Hou's Mansion, is it possible that such a small family as a subordinate official can cling to it? It's just the meaning of a saint. , the lower officials dare not disobey."

"Hmph!" Zhou Fang snorted coldly, and immediately said angrily, "He clearly wanted to cling to him but refused to admit it! What a loyal minister!"

Wei Yuan just smiled and didn't argue further.He thought for a while, and said, "Maybe the Marquis has also heard about it? The butler of the Zhao family who had disappeared for many years has been found and will arrive in Beijing soon. He has also signed and pledged for the matter of the year, and the three wives of the Hou family killed their mothers." The crime, the evidence of the crime is conclusive, and cannot be avoided."

"Wei Shilang, Master Wei," Zhou Fang's tone clearly eased, he looked around, and said in a low voice: "If you are willing to save the lives of my three younger brothers and sisters, I am willing to marry your Wei family. How about it?"

Wei Yuan was greatly surprised when he heard the words: Marquis Pingning made such a sacrifice to protect the lives of the three wives! ?

Things are not easy!

(End of this chapter)