Sir, I just want to be a salted fish

Chapter 32 Reaction
"Yes, ma'am."

When she heard the exact news, Qiao Waner could no longer control herself and lay down on the bed and cried softly.

Why did my third cousin marry Tang Bingxuan instead of me?

Why did Duke Rong Guo dislike his third cousin for marrying his eldest daughter to him, but his parents ignored their daughter's wishes and married someone else?
Why is it that the Tang family does not allow Tang Bingxuan to be betrothed to her elder brother but her third cousin?
……

Qiao Zhensheng, the eldest son of Duke Chengguo, went to the military camp for training early in the morning. He returned to the palace in the afternoon and heard the exact news: Tang Bingxuan and Jiang Shunian were engaged.

It is impossible to say that Qiao Zhensheng has a deep love for Tang Bingxuan, whom he deliberately arranged to meet once.

It's just that Tang Bingxuan happened to be the type of woman he liked, and she was the eldest daughter of the Rongguo Duke's family, so she was naturally attracted to her.

Thinking that in the future, this woman will become his cousin-in-law, I don't know if it will be awkward when we meet next time.
……

The eldest son of Changping, Li Chong, was also surprised to hear that Tang Bingxuan and Jiang Shunian were engaged, but he had recently been busy dealing with his father, Changping Bo Li Duo, who had discovered the affair between him and his cousin, so he could forget about it after hearing the news.

But when his father Chang Pingbo heard the news, his face became even darker. He wanted to beat his infatuated son to death for not knowing that he had missed out on the great benefits.

If his son marries the eldest lady of the Rongguo Palace, the uncle's title may be able to continue for several more generations, or even be promoted to a higher level, thanks to the Rongguo Palace.

Uncle Chang Ping's little plan was making a sound, but he didn't know that Rong Guogong had already seen through his trick, otherwise he would not have discovered the affair between Li Chong and his cousin on his own.

The Liu family's mother and son also heard the rumors from outside this morning, but they didn't take it seriously. After all, the Liu family's aunt had asked her sister-in-law a few days ago that her niece's marriage had not been decided yet.

However, I also sent someone to report to Rong Guo Gongfu to prevent rumors from flying around and damaging the reputation of the children in the family.

When the exact news came, the Shangguan family hurriedly took their eldest son Liu Mingcheng to the Rongguo Palace without caring about their manners.

On the carriage, Liu Mingcheng comforted his mother in a low voice, "Mom, don't worry. In fact, it is better for my eldest cousin to marry a son from Kyoto than marry a son."

Shangguan looked at his stupid son and wondered whether the Duke of Rongguo's house was his aunt's house or Yue Zhan's house, but there was a big difference.

He himself likes his niece Xuan'er, and marrying Mingcheng as his daughter-in-law will only make him cherish her more. Besides, marrying two families is beneficial to his son's future.

"Mother knows that you pity Xuan'er and may be exiled with you in the future. However, in addition to Kyoto, the territory of the Ling Kingdom also has three major prefectures, 140 prefectures, and more than a thousand counties and towns. There are many people who are exiled as officials. Come on, don’t all family members come here like this?”

Liu Mingcheng is a thoughtful gentleman, "My mother loves her son more than her cousin, that's why she persuades me like this; and the same attitude towards the elders of Rongguo Duke's mansion towards my cousin and myself is the same."

Shangguan thought that it was indeed the case, and became even more proud of his son's exquisite heart.

Shangguan's mother and son arrived at the Rongguo Duke's mansion and went straight to the main courtyard where the Duke's wife Liu lived.

"Sister, why didn't you tell me in advance about such a big deal like Xuan'er's engagement?" Shangguan was a straight-tempered person, and she would ask questions immediately if she had any questions.

Mrs. Liu didn't deliberately hide her sister-in-law, but the marriage was hastily decided the night before yesterday. Mrs. Liu didn't know how to tell her sister-in-law about it. She didn't expect that the Duke of Guo and Lord Jiang had a meal last night. All kinds of rumors came out.

Mrs. Liu sent her eldest nephew Mingcheng to Tang Wensong's yard, and then took Mr. Shangguan into the inner room to talk.

"Sister-in-law, my sister didn't hide it on purpose. This marriage was decided in a hurry the night before yesterday." Mrs. Liu tried her best to explain the whole matter to Shangguanshi in as concise and concise terms as possible.

After Shangguan heard the whole story, he didn't know what to say for a moment. He could only sigh: Fate is a trick. …

In Duke Rong's mansion, except for Tang Bingxuan and the elders in the family who knew the news in advance, the juniors all had their own questions and thoughts after hearing about it.

Tang Wensong: "Didn't the eldest sister say before that she would not choose the youngest son? How come it was decided so quickly?"

Tang Bingqing: "The eldest sister really chose the youngest son to be engaged to. I wonder if the eldest brother-in-law is easy to get along with?"

Tang Bingyu: "Eldest sister hasn't met me yet, so why does the eldest brother-in-law appear out of nowhere?"

Tang Bingyan: "The eldest sister is getting married. I wonder how far away the Yongning Marquis' Mansion is from the Rongguo Duke's Mansion?"

Tang Wenzhu: "After my eldest sister gets married, I wonder if I can live with my eldest brother-in-law in the Duke's Mansion?"

Tang Wenhong: "The eldest sister is getting married. Will a younger brother than me be born soon?"

As for Tang Wenyun and Tang Wenbai, they were still studying at Yunshan Academy in the suburbs of Beijing and did not know that their eldest sister was getting married.

Although both the Duke of Guo's Mansion and the Marquis of Yongning's Mansion let people know that it was Tang Bingxuan and Jiang Shunian who were getting married, rumors were still rife in Kyoto.

The marriage between the two was really unexpected, so the rumor that the eldest daughter of Duke Rong was not the biological child of Duke Rong's wife Liu was believed to be true. It was even rumored that Tang Bingxuan was Duke Rong's concubine, pretending to be his legitimate daughter.

"It's so hateful. People outside are all lunatics!" Tang Bingyu was extremely angry.

"That's right, that's right. The eldest sister (eldest cousin) is so good, but they still spread bad words. They are all bad people." The three little ones and the twins also agreed.

"Don't be angry. Others are just saying what they say. Let's ignore it. Soon the rumors will be self-defeating. Instead of being angry here, we might as well go see eldest sister."

Tang Bingqing gently advised her younger siblings.

Yuan Sheng also spoke up at the right time, "The most angry and sad person at this time is my eldest cousin. Let's go and comfort my eldest cousin."

Several people also discussed bringing their favorite things to give to the eldest sister to make her happy, and then hurried to Zhaoxiayuan.

At this time, Asaka-yuan was no different from the past, except that there was already a visitor, who was sitting at the folded table and deliciously eating the new snacks Zhidong had just made.

Zhidong looked at the visitor with resentment, "Young Master, this snack was made by this slave in order to make my young lady happy. How could you take all of it?"

Tang Wensong's face turned red when he heard what Zhidong said, "I came here specifically to comfort your young lady, and just have a few snacks by the way. And, can't you see, your young lady doesn't need anyone else to comfort her at all."

The protagonist in question was lying on her back, engrossed in reading a storybook, and didn't care at all about the disputes surrounding her.

Zhidong looked at his young lady's careless appearance and stamped her feet. It's true that the young lady is not in a hurry and the girl is in a hurry, so her worries are in vain.

"Sister, we're here to see you." Rapid footsteps entered the room one after another.

Tang Bingxuan quickly sat up, handed the storybook to Zhixia and put it away, then leisurely picked up the cup and drank tea and snacks.

(End of this chapter)