Sir, I just want to be a salted fish

Chapter 230 High requirements

The two sisters-in-law, Tang Bingxuan and Xiao, did not care about the status of their uncle-in-law, a concubine with whom they were not close. They would not take advantage of Jiang Shutao's future and would not add insult to injury.

On weekdays, the mother and son of Marquis Yongning and Aunt Zhao are more like a family. Mrs. Hou, her son and daughter-in-law are from another family, they just live in the same house.

Marquis Yongning couldn't bear to lose face and asked Madam Hou to help his concubine choose a marriage. Aunt Zhao couldn't go out to socialize and see each other, and she couldn't find a suitable family for a while.

As for her sister Jiang Tian, ​​although she is the wife of the eldest son of the house, the house in Changping has been declining in recent years. The noble families that Jiang Tian has contact with on weekdays either look down on the concubine of the house, or they are interested in getting married, but Jiang Tian sees it herself. Don't go to other people's homes.

Seeing that Jiang Shutao was about to become a major problem in getting married among the princes in Kyoto, the Jingting Marquis Mansion invited the lady he had made friends with to tell Jiang Tian, ​​the wife of the Bo Crown Prince of Changping, that he was interested in getting married.

When Mrs. Mei returned to Beijing with her son, Jiang Tian, ​​a cheap sister-in-law, naturally got the letter to have a reunion dinner. Li Chongzao was impatient at being beaten by his father-in-law and coldly treated by his mother-in-law, so he only asked Jiang Tian to take the children back to Yongning Marquis Mansion for reunion.

At the banquet, most of the people were looking after Mei, mother and son. After not seeing each other for two years, relying on letters to ensure their safety was naturally not as good as seeing them in person.

Marquis Yongning and his daughter-in-law Mei had nothing to say. They only asked a few questions about the situation of their second son Jiang Shuyao in office, and their main focus was on their third grandson Jiang Zeang.

Jiang Tian watched coldly as his father focused on his third grandson, his aunt cared about his eldest granddaughter, Aunt Zhao sat beside his father as if she had been forgotten, and his younger brother Luo Di became more and more depressed. It was in their own yard that they became like a family. people.

After an impersonal banquet, Jiang Tian took his children to stay at his parents' house. He settled the children at night and went directly to his aunt's yard.

In recent years, Marquis Yongning has gotten older and has little interest in men and women. He spends most of his time living in the study, and occasionally stays in Aunt Zhao's yard.

Jiang Tian sat beside the bed with Aunt Zhao and happily shared the good news with her, "Auntie, someone from the Jingting Marquis Mansion told me that they want to betroth their legitimate daughter to Brother Tao."

The daughter who was said to be the legitimate daughter was actually born to the first wife, but the second wife died of dystocia and hemorrhage during childbirth, and she passed away without even seeing the child. Therefore, Miss Chen was raised under the name of her legitimate mother.

"Really?" Aunt Zhao couldn't believe it.

Aunt Zhao didn't know the details of Miss Chen's life experience and thought she was a genuine young lady. However, Jiang Tian felt that it was a rare good match for Tao Di to marry Miss Chen.

"Of course it's true. Although Miss Chen is not born to the legitimate mother, she is the legitimate daughter. Both families belong to the Hou family. In terms of status, our brother Tao is of lower status."

Regardless of how Aunt Zhao and her daughter planned Jiang Shutao's marriage, Mrs. Mei started attending various banquets with her daughter Jiang Yuan on the second day after receiving Feng Banquet.

Now Jiang Shuyao is a fifth-rank official, and their Yongning Marquis Mansion has not been divided into families. Jiang Yuan is the first among the grandchildren. The serious Miss Sun of the Marquis Mansion is doing very well.

It is impossible to say that Mei did not have the intention to let Tang Bingxuan introduce a good match to her daughter Jiang Yuan, but she was stopped by her daughter Jiang Yuan before she mentioned it.

"Mother, third aunt is usually easy to talk to but knows how to exercise discretion. I'm afraid she won't agree to plan for her daughter's marriage."

Mei's temperament is best known to her daughter Jiang Yuan. On weekdays, her eldest aunt and third aunt are more in tune with each other. Her mother, Mei, is always watching from a distance, sowing dissension or making sarcastic remarks. Everyone's kindness is superficial. There is no need for the third aunt to cause trouble for her niece's marriage. Her mother, Mrs. Mei, is not an economical person.

After getting married, it is enough for the couple to be harmonious. If things go badly, the mother, Mrs. Mei, will definitely make her third aunt feel uncomfortable, and she will simply eliminate the source of the problem.

Jiang Yuan saw her mother, Mrs. Mei, bowing her head in deep thought, and continued: "With my daughter's appearance and talents and her mother's social skills, can't we, mother and daughter, work together to open the door to a noble family in Kyoto?"

"Besides, my mother's third wife is now prospering. Our favor must be used wisely. What we can do by ourselves is the safest thing to do."

Jiang Yuan has been sweet-tongued and thoughtful since she was a child. She has helped her mother, Mei, plan for a long time. In the heart of the patriarchal Mei, she has a higher status than her son Jiang Zeang.

Her husband Jiang Shuyao is a scholar by nature, his son Jiang Zeang is the most quirky and slippery, and his daughter Jiang Yuan is the most considerate.

"Yuan'er is absolutely right, I'll do whatever you say."

Mrs. Mei has never been one to lag behind. She is flexible and sweet-tongued. She has a good reputation outside the Yongning Marquis Mansion and has met many ladies from high-ranking families.

Jiang Yuan has good looks, a slim figure, and a bit of aura in her movements. Her communication with the ladies and ladies at the banquet was also meaningful and progressed appropriately;
Within half a month, Jiang Yuan became famous among the boudoir girls in Kyoto, and people who wanted to propose marriage began to come to the Hou Mansion to inquire.

Tang Bingxuan and Xiao both guessed Mei's purpose, but they didn't expect that mother and daughter would become popular in the Kyoto circles so quickly. It seemed that Mei had learned a lot after being away for two years.

Tang Bingxuan didn't have time to think too much about Mei's mother and daughter's communication skills. She, her sister-in-law Xiao and her mother-in-law Qiao were thinking about the marriage of their eldest nephew Jiang Zepei.

Although after taking the martial arts exam, Mrs. Hou was more anxious than Xiao's mother. Perhaps she was affected by the actions of her second daughter-in-law, Mei, and now she was also anxious to ask Xiao and Tang Bingxuan to help her eldest grandson choose a candidate. .

Tang Bingxuan's social circle is of course the best in terms of financial background and social circles in the Yongning Hou Mansion. They want to choose the future matron of the Hou Mansion, so their family background cannot be too low.

Back then, the reason why Mrs. Hou married her eldest son to the Xiao family of a middle-level military general was partly because Xiao's character was suitable for being the eldest sister-in-law of the family, but more importantly, it was because of the precautions taken by the old Marquis Yongning.

At that time, the Yongning Marquis Mansion was not favored by the superiors. The old Marquis knew that his time was short, and the Yongning Marquis was too mediocre. The old Marquis had to choose the Xiao family, who had an unknown family background, to transition in the future.

If the wife chosen for Jiang Shuheng back then was the legitimate daughter of a famous family, the old marquis was afraid that his eldest grandson would be encouraged by his granddaughter-in-law's family to raise her ambitions.

The fact is that it is indeed as arranged by the old Marquis. There is nothing outstanding about Xiao's entry, but he manages the affairs of the Marquis's family in an orderly manner. Jiang Shuheng's talents are not outstanding, but he is not incompetent;
Now that the second bedroom has a smooth official career, and the third bedroom has accumulated a lot of experience, except for not inheriting the title, their Yongning Marquis Mansion is finally about to rise.

If she was narrow-minded and had no tolerance for others or couldn't see the beauty of other houses, Xiao, as the eldest sister-in-law of the Hou Mansion, would probably do everything possible to suppress the second and third houses at the beginning. Fortunately, Xiao and his wife are not like that.

Now that Jiang Zepei is getting married, Mrs. Hou will naturally choose a legitimate daughter from a famous family for her eldest grandson. From now on, their house will become more and more prosperous, and the eldest grandson's daughter-in-law must not be able to use her hands to get someone to use her.