Sir, I just want to be a salted fish

Chapter 36 Engagement
"Mom, our future third grandma is the eldest daughter of the Duke's palace who is stunningly talented and beautiful. I heard that she was favored by several mistresses and wanted to hire her as their eldest daughter-in-law. Now she has to marry a dandy like our third brother because of the engagement. How aggrieved I feel!"

The eldest daughter of the Tang family will definitely not be willing to give in. The Yongning Marquis Mansion will be in trouble by then. How can a high-class daughter-in-law, whom her aunt's mother has always loved, give in so easily.

Jiang Tian couldn't help but feel gloating when he thought of this. Some aunts would have a headache by then.

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Mrs. Qiao, the Marquis of Yongning, sat on the couch in the inner room and drank a cup of tea to calm down her shock.

Although it was a good thing for the emperor to grant a marriage, I couldn't bear it. It had been many years since I had received an imperial edict, and I was worried about losing etiquette and offending the emperor's authority.

Since receiving the imperial edict of marriage, Mrs. Qiao has felt much more at ease. She no longer has to choose the betrothal gifts one by one and put them in the warehouse as she did yesterday.

Here, there are "six etiquette" procedures for women's marriage: accepting the gift, asking for the name, accepting the favor, accepting the invitation, asking for the date, and welcoming the bride in person.

Now that the daughter-in-law has been chosen, I heard that the twelfth lunar month coincides with the hairpin, so the two families will get engaged first.

If I want to find someone decent and eloquent to propose marriage to the Duke of Rongguo, it seems that I have to ask the Princess of Handkerchief Delivery County for help.

"Are you going to see if the third master is free today? Forget it, you have to be free even if you don't have time. Go and tell the third master that he will bring someone back to hunt two live geese. When the live geese are available, I will be fine. Ask someone to go to the Duke's Mansion to propose marriage for him." Mrs. Qiao asked the maid Chenxiang who was waiting in the house to go to Sanye's courtyard to pass the message.

Jiang Shunian had just accepted the imperial edict of marriage, and was congratulated sincerely or falsely by everyone in the house. He went directly back to his yard to hide for a while. He had no intention of going out today, otherwise his group of friends would be jealous and jealous. Don't eat him to relieve your hatred.

Jiang Qi walked into the room and reported in a low voice: "Third Master, Madam asked Chenxiang to send a message, asking you to bring someone back to catch two live geese so that you can propose marriage to the Duke's Mansion."

Mother is so impatient that she has to propose marriage as soon as the marriage decree comes out?

If Mrs. Qiao heard what her youngest son said, she would probably say to him, "You don't even think about how old you are. You are twenty years old and you haven't even married a wife yet. It's really useless!"

Jiang Shunian thought for a moment, "Then let's call Jiang Ming again, and let's go hunting in the mountains behind Qingliang Mountain."

There is a Qingliang Temple in Qingliang Mountain. Few people go there on the mountain behind the temple. It should be easy to catch wild geese there.

April 18th was a good day. Mrs. Qiao, the Marquis of Yongning, asked Princess Chen, Princess of Li County, to come to the Duke of Rongguo's residence to propose marriage.

"Mrs. Madam, look, these are the wild geese that the youngest son of the Jiang family personally led people up the mountain to catch alive." Princess Li handed the handkerchief to Qiao, who had been worried about her youngest son's marriage. She was very happy that the marriage of her youngest son, who had been worried about it, could be settled so successfully. She wished she could use all her strength to make it happen. The Duke of Rongguo was satisfied.

"The in-laws are interested." The wife looked at the pair of lively geese and was quite satisfied with the Jiang family's intentions.

"Mrs. Tai, I would also like to address you as cousin in terms of seniority. My wife, Sister Qiao, the Marquis of Yongning, and I have been close friends since we were in the boudoir. From now on, the Rongguo Duke's Palace and the Yongning Marquis' Palace will be in-laws, and we will all be relatives from now on."

Prince Li, Prince Ming, and Prince Shou are the three sons of the old Prince Shou. Prince Shou and Prince Li are the legitimate sons, and Prince Ming is the concubine. All three of them are cousins ​​of the current emperor.

King Laoshou and the late Emperor were brothers, nephews of the Tai Madam's mother, Princess Rongfu, and uncles of the Tai Madam.

The relationship between royal family members is complicated. Over time, those who are close to each other will be called close. For example, the current emperor has called the concubine his cousin since he was a child. Those who are far away will follow the trend of honorifics. For example, the Princess of Li County will directly call Shao. Madam Shi.

"That's the truth." The madam responded with a smile. Since the two families had an imperial edict granting marriage, there was no need for the woman to be reserved, so the Princess of Li County took advantage of the opportunity to complete the two ceremonies of acceptance and asking for names.

"Although the marriage between two young people is granted by the imperial decree, we must go through the process." Princess Lijun said, taking out a Geng Tie with the husband Jiang Shunian's birth date written on it.

"I would also like to trouble the Duke's wife to give me the eldest lady's Geng Tie and take it to the Yongning Marquis Mansion and her horoscopes."

Today, as the girl's mother, Ms. Liu is not enthusiastic about the Jiang family's proposal of marriage, but she will not be rude in front of others and make it difficult for her daughter to marry.

"The princess is too polite, please wait a moment." Mrs. Qiao told Mother Shen who was waiting next to her to go to the main courtyard and bring Tang Bingxuan's Geng Tie.

"Don't worry, this snack tastes sweet but not greasy, and leaves a lingering aroma in your mouth. I want to eat a few more bites." Princess Lijun was thoughtful and spoke enthusiastically, and the atmosphere of the marriage proposal was always good.

"The Princess of the County likes to eat, so she will bring a box back later. These are new snack recipes figured out by the girl next to my eldest niece. You can't eat them outside." The third lady, Xiao Shao, took over the conversation and praised her in a joking manner. My own niece.

"That's good. After Miss Tang gets married, my handkerchief sex will be even more enjoyable."

Soon after, Mother Shen brought the red lacquered sandalwood box containing Tang Bingxuan's Geng Tie to the Duke's wife Liu. Mrs. Liu took the box and handed it to Princess Lijun. After everyone chatted with Princess Lijun for a while, Princess Lijun said goodbye and left, taking the girl Gengtie to the Yongning Marquis Mansion to hand over the handkerchief to Mrs. Qiao with satisfaction.

A few days later, the Princess of Li County came to tell everyone in the Duke's Mansion again that the two of them were a match made in heaven, a marriage that could not be seen in a century.

After completing the three rituals of nacai, asking for names, and naji, Tang Bingxuan and Jiang Shunian were successfully engaged.

Miss Tang and Mr. Jiang are engaged, but everyone seems to have forgotten that the two have not officially met yet.

Saying hello this morning, Tang Bingyan leaned in the arms of the wife and asked ignorantly: "Grandma, the eldest sister is engaged now? I haven't met the eldest brother-in-law yet!"

Tang Bingxuan cursed, "You haven't seen it, and neither has my rightful owner!"

The four children looked at each other and felt happy after hearing Tang Bingyan's words. They had become good friends with their eldest brother-in-law (eldest cousin-in-law).

Mrs. Shao was so troubled about the engagement before that she didn't think of anything else. Now that the marriage has been granted by the imperial decree and the engagement has been made, she still doesn't let her eldest granddaughter look at each other, and she feels a little regretful.

The madam nodded her granddaughter's head, "Speaking of grandma, I haven't met the third master of the Jiang family yet."

You can't just invite her over and say that you want to see her again without a good reason.

Tang Bingxuan picked up the cup and drank tea, and said casually, "Grandma, it seems that eldest brother will rest at home tomorrow and not go to the military camp."

Yes, Brother Song should be asked to invite Jiang Shunian to come over for dinner. The two of them are similar in age and can communicate more.

After thinking about the reason, Mrs. Tai let go and didn't think about anything else. "It's getting late, so we should have breakfast."

Yuan Hao came out at the right time to express himself, "Grandma, today I squatted on horseback for a stick of incense. Master Wu praised my progress. I think I can eat a cow today."

(End of this chapter)