Splendid glory of a girl from another world

Chapter 253 High Hopes
When Zheng Ying learned that his grandfather had called his father to talk, he hurried over and waited at the door of his grandfather's study.

Seeing his father push the door open, Zheng Ying hurried forward, "Dad, grandpa..."

"You are so flustered! Your grandfather has high hopes for you. You are still young, so your main concern is to study hard and pass the imperial examinations. Your marriage will be decided by the elders in your family."

Facing his father who stood on the same side as his mother, Zheng Ying lowered her eyelids but still asked stubbornly, "Does what you promised your grandfather that day still count?"

It means that if one gets into the first class, he will be the one to decide on his marriage.

Mr. Zheng was not as gifted as his father and son in studying, nor did he have the ambition to become a prime minister. He picked out his wife's experience and told the old man about it, and the old man did not retreat but advanced, and even became ambitious, wanting to take the Zheng family to a higher level.

Master Zheng took a deep breath and said, "Ying'er, remember, your mother and I will never harm you."

Zheng Ying stood there watching his father's back as he walked away, and then listened to some encouraging words from his grandfather.

"Ying'er, just focus on your studies. Your parents have your grandfather, and he will never go back on his promise to you..."

Zheng Ying's head was buzzing, and before he knew it, he had arrived at the alley entrance of Yongfeng Marquis's Mansion...

Li Qiusui only managed to appease Liu when the servant came and told her that Zheng Ying had arrived at the gate.

Liu slammed the table and said, "Tell this kid from the Zheng family to get as far away from me as possible! Remember this, no matter who comes from the Zheng family in the future, you are not allowed to let me in."

The servant who delivered the message shuddered with fear and kept saying "yes".

Li Qiusui waved his hand and asked people to leave.

"He's about to marry a princess, and he still has the nerve to come to my house. How could I be so blind to think he was a good person..."

Li Qiusui watched the nose with his eyes and the heart with his nose, and wanted to give some advice, but he was as nice as usual. Otherwise, it would be easy for people to misunderstand what he thought of the Zheng family.
Liu seemed to see through Li Qiusui's thoughts, and said angrily, "You, what can I say about you? If your father and I hadn't taken your feelings into consideration, we should have cut ties with the Zheng family long ago. If you keep getting involved like this, when people try to figure out the relationship between our two families, you just wait, and they might say all sorts of things."

If they could really get married, it would be a good story in the future. But the Zheng family was interested in marrying the master, and if they didn't make their attitude clear, it would be a bit too aggressive and would be a bit of a pushover.

In the future, will you still have the reputation you want? How can you get married?

Li Qiusui also knew that he was sometimes inappropriate, so he raised his hand and said, "Then let's ignore the Zheng family and have no contact with them in the future."

Seeing her like this, Liu breathed a sigh of relief but couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

This girl is really stupid, which is a good thing.

The news that the Zheng family was interested in marrying the princess spread like wildfire after the banquet, and some people were keeping an eye on the reactions of the Zheng and Li families.

It’s not that the newly-promoted Yongfeng Marquis’ Mansion is so eye-catching, but whether it is the royal princess or the legitimate son of the cabinet minister, they are all well-known in the capital, worthy of the attention and deep thought of the princes and nobles.

There were people who were interested in finding out, and naturally the fact that Li Qiusui was marrying Zheng Ying to bring good luck to her was brought to light.

Zheng Ying went to the Li family several times but was turned away. Li Changan also tried to avoid her, so they could not meet at all.

Zheng Yan suggested going to the Li family, hoping to meet Li Qiusui and make things clear.

Lord Shang, that is not the case at all!
"It's all our mother's wishful thinking! Ying'er, don't be discouraged. Didn't grandfather promise to bring up this matter after the event? If you can really get into the first class, will you still need the Shangzhu to add icing on the cake for your future career?"

After all, Zheng Yan is a daughter of an official family, and she knows all about being an official. If she says that the princess will affect her brother's career, "Grandfather will definitely be the first to stand up and oppose it."

Zheng Ying pinched his brows. He was not worried about this. "I am afraid that the Li family will not wait for us. Miss Li will be fourteen after the Chinese New Year. I am afraid that our mother has offended them badly this time."

His mother knew that she could not defeat her grandfather, so she intended to use this banquet to completely cut off her thoughts of being with the Li family.

Zheng Yanjing also thought of this after her brother reminded her. She stood up and walked out, "Then what are we waiting for? I'll go find Sui Sui and make things clear..."

Zheng Ying followed her sister to the Li family's gate again, and unexpectedly met the Sixth Prince Fang Chenqi. "Meet the Sixth Prince."

The brother and sister exchanged greetings.

Fang Chenqi's face showed a rare trace of anxiety. He glanced at Zheng Ying and signaled the siblings to stand up.

"Xiaojiu left the palace early in the morning and went straight to the Yongfeng Marquis's mansion."

Of course he had heard the rumors outside. Xiaojiu was not a good-tempered person, so he was afraid that she would make things difficult for Miss Li.

Thinking of the bad temper of this Miss Li, Fang Chenqi felt a headache and was impatient to waste time here.

The gatekeeper naturally did not dare to stop the Sixth Prince.

Zheng Ying had never heard that Li Qiusui had any relationship with the princess, and he had a hunch that the visitor was up to no good, so anxious that he rushed in without paying attention to the Li family's gatekeeper's attempts to stop him.

Zheng Yan followed closely behind.

The gatekeeper paid no attention to them and watched the group of people rush into the Li family's gate.

At this time, Li Qiusui and the Ninth Princess were looking at each other in surprise in their own greenhouse.

It was the coldest time of winter and it was extremely cold outside, but the light in the greenhouse was very good during the day and a stove was lit. The Li sisters often gathered here to pick fruits, embroider flowers, and sometimes roast some peanuts and chestnuts as snacks. There was no shortage of tea and hot drinks, and their life was extremely comfortable.

Zhou Ping's family led the way, and it was here that the Ninth Princess found Li Qiusui.

Li Qiusui knew that the other party came to see him specifically, so he signaled Xia He and Zhang Zhu to leave first without worrying.

"You and Zheng Ying have known each other for nearly seven or eight years, right? That was the time when he left Beijing to recuperate!"

She went to the Zheng family when she was six years old. She is thirteen this year, and fourteen next year, so it has been seven or eight years.

Li Qiusui wasn't sure what the princess wanted to express, so he just nodded obediently.

"I am one year older than you. Before he left Beijing, my mother often invited Madam Zheng to the palace to talk. We were both young at that time, and he was often brought into the palace by Madam Zheng, and we often met and played together. When he was young, he was often sick and grew very thin. Although he was one year older than me, he was as tall as me. His temperament was not as boring as it is now. He would often make a cage and bring katydids from outside for me to play with."

The Ninth Princess probably spoke too much in one breath and felt thirsty, so she picked up the teacup on the table and took a big sip.

Li Qiusui realized later that the princess wanted to say that she knew Zheng Ying earlier than him.

If his own affairs had not been involved here, Li Qiusui would have found it quite interesting, so he continued to nod, waiting for the princess to continue.

"Later, as we grew up, Madam Zheng seldom brought him to the palace, using the excuse that he was not in good health and that he was very worrying. It was not convenient for my mother to take me out to visit them, so I sent a lot of medicinal herbs to the Zheng family. Sometimes I would receive gifts from him in return, which were all very interesting gadgets that I had never seen before. Later, I heard that Madam Zheng took him and his two sisters away from the capital, and I was very sad about it for a long time. But my father and mother said that in a few years, they would return to the capital..."

"You have nothing to say?"

"Ah? No..." Li Qiusui was not prepared for the Ninth Princess' sudden change of tone and shook his head hurriedly.

Feeling that she was being too perfunctory, Li Qiusui imitated the princess' tone and said, "I went to the Zheng family because of the clan's idea. For this, the clan got three places for studying in the capital and two farms. My family got one, and later we leased a hill and planted fruit trees, and our lives gradually got better."

If the relationship between the Ninth Princess and Zheng Ying was that of childhood sweethearts, then the relationship between her and Zheng Ying was purely a transaction.

Li Qiusui intended to heap credit on the Zheng family. As for spending money to exempt them from corvée labor, although it was a common practice among the lower classes, the Li family did not hold any official position at that time, so it was not appropriate to bring it up now.

The Ninth Princess could not see any strange expression on Li Qiusui's face. She put away her initial carefree expression and said sternly, "I hope what you said is true. My husband must not take concubines."

Who are you looking down on? Princess is great!
Li Qiusui was too lazy to explain and blurted out a bold statement, "The princess and I have very similar temperaments. My future husband must not have concubines or mistresses, otherwise, I will beat you to death."