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Chapter 78 Middleman

In late February, the boy who was sent to see the apricot list came back to Rongguo Duke's mansion to report that his cousin Liu Mingcheng had passed the second-level and twenty-third exams.

Everyone in the Rongguo Duke's mansion was happy for Liu Mingcheng, because they still had to prepare for the palace examination next month, so they had a family banquet in the Rongguo Duke's mansion, and it would not be too late to celebrate when Liu Mingcheng was named on the gold list.

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When Mrs. Liu of Rongguo was worried about her nephew Chunwei, she did not forget about her eldest son's marriage.

At first, Mrs. Liu of Rongguo could still calm down and listen to the chance encounter between her eldest son and her sweetheart. After hearing that her eldest son's sweetheart was the Princess of Roujia County in Prince Li's Palace, Mrs. Liu looked at her eldest son with the same eyes as Duke Rongguo. For being speechless.

Although Tang Wensong was only seventeen years old after the Chinese New Year, both Liu and Rong Guogong had always felt that their eldest son was smart, alert, mature and the most reassuring among the young masters in the Duke's mansion. They did not expect that such trouble would arise. dragon.

Ms. Liu always thought that she was from the Liu family, a century-old scholarly family, and her children were better educated than the other two families. Unexpectedly, not only was her eldest daughter smart but lazy, but her eldest son also did something stupid even though he seemed to be acting properly.

Children are the darlings of their parents, and even if they are embarrassed, they still have to go to Yongninghou's Mansion. Fortunately, Mrs. Qiao, the wife of Yongninghou, is a good-tempered person, so she shouldn't embarrass herself because of this matter, or so Liu thought.

In early February, Yuan Bozheng sent someone to announce the good news to Mrs. Tang. Six years after giving birth to twins, Tang Jinglin was pregnant again.

When Mrs. Tai found out, she was very happy and sent her mother Yao to the Yuan Mansion to tell Tang Jinglin not to go out until she was three months old. She also brought a lot of tonics, bird's nests, etc., hoping that Tang Jinglin would be able to safely give birth to a baby for her old man after ten months of pregnancy. granddaughter.

Mrs. Liu, the duke's wife, was also very happy when she heard the news that her sister-in-law was pregnant. She picked two pieces of fine cotton suitable for newborns in the warehouse, and also took some tonics and medicinal materials from her private treasury, and sent them along with the wife's things. Arrive at Yuan Mansion.

The family has not had a child for several years, and Tang Jinglin's pregnancy was also a happy event for the Duke's mansion. For a while, because of Tang Jinglin's pregnancy, the ladies in the mansion were talking about their experiences of giving birth and raising children, which was quite interesting for the children to listen to.

The third lady, Xiao Shao, even teased the Duke's wife Liu in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, our Xuan'er is getting married next month, and maybe I can give you a grandchild next year."

If Tang Bingxuan got married in March, she would have to give birth to a baby by the end of the twelfth lunar month at the earliest. After being reminded by her three younger siblings, Liu immediately had hope for her grandson.

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The weather was fine that day, and the spring sunshine was warm. Mrs. Liu, the duke's wife, took her eldest son Tang Wensong to the Yongning Marquis Mansion as a guest.

Mrs. Qiao, the Marquis of Yongning, was quite surprised when she received a greeting card from Mrs. Liu, the Duke's wife, yesterday. She heard that her in-laws had been busy recently to replenish the health of the nephew of the Liu family so that he could prepare for the exam with peace of mind. He did not expect to have time to visit her.

I was still very puzzled when I saw Mrs. Liu bringing her eldest son Tang Wensong to visit her. The prince of Rongguo Palace had met him before, so he didn't need to make a special trip to visit his sister's mother-in-law, right?

Tang Wensong paid a junior salute to Mrs. Qiao, the Marquis of Yongning, and then respectfully stepped back behind Mrs. Liu, making Qiao feel a little surprised to see her. The eldest son of Duke Rongguo was not so respectful when they met her before.

Mrs. Liu and Ms. Qiao exchanged a few words about the family affairs, then mentioned Tang Wensong's marriage, and said sheepishly: "Sister Qiao, our mother and son are here today, and we have nothing to do without going to the Three Treasures Hall."

Mrs. Liu originally wanted to come to the Yongning Marquis Mansion to see Mrs. Qiao and explain the matter clearly, but then she thought that she had declined the olive branch from Prince Li's Mansion last time, so it would be more sincere to bring her eldest son to the house. She hoped that sincerity would lead to a golden stone. .

Mrs. Qiao looked puzzled but smiled sincerely and said: "Oh, what's the matter? Our two families are in-laws, and we don't speak to each other. If you tell us anything, we will solve it together." Mrs. Liu knew that Mrs. Qiao was a warm-hearted and kind-hearted person. She has a good temper. Ever since she met Mr. Qiao, Ms. Liu felt that her eldest daughter would have no problem getting along with her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"Sister Qiao is really good-natured, so I will tell you straight away that we are here to marry Prince Lijun." After Mrs. Liu said this, she asked Tang Wensong to come forward and explain what happened.

Tang Wensong was a little embarrassed to tell his emotional story to elders other than his parents, but in order to marry his sweetheart into the family, he could only control his shyness and quickly told Mrs. Qiao what happened.

After hearing what Tang Wensong said, Mrs. Qiao, the Marquis of Yongning, also looked at the newly promoted martial arts scholar Jia Xu of Kyoto, and was speechless for a while.

Tang Wensong was the eldest son of the Duke of Guo, and he passed the martial arts examination. He was also a very talented person, so the Princess of Li County had the idea of ​​​​getting married.

Years ago, when Chen, the Prince of Li County, heard the reason for the rejection of the Rongguo Palace brought by the handkerchief delivered to Qiao, she angrily vowed to choose a better husband than Tang Wensong for the head of Roujia County.

Mrs. Qiao, the Marquis of Yongning, said to Mrs. Liu with an embarrassed look on her face: "To be honest with Sister Liu, your mansion declined the marriage proposal from Prince Li County's mansion that day. Now that you are asking for marriage again, I guess the other party may not agree."

Both Mrs. Liu and Tang Wensong heard the embarrassment in Qiao's words. Mrs. Liu sighed and said: "Sister Qiao, this matter is our fault. I can't bear to see Song'er miss his lover, so I'm so generous." I have the nerve to come and ask my sister for help.”

Tang Wensong now also realizes that this marriage may not be successful because of his troubles, and his face looks a little disappointed.

Mrs. Qiao, the Marquis of Yongning, couldn't bear to see Liu's mother and son lost. "That's all, I'll go help Song'er to mention it again. I can't guarantee whether it will happen or not."

Tang Wensong hurriedly knelt down to thank Mrs. Yongninghou for her success.

Mrs. Liu held Mrs. Qiao's hand and said gratefully: "Thank you, Sister Qiao. We also want to try our best. If it fails, it will be God's will."

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The day after Duke Rong Guo met his eldest son, he went to court in the morning and had people send messages to Prince Li and Marquis Yongning respectively. He asked Marquis Yongning to have tea at the tea house this afternoon and Prince Li to have dinner at Fanlou in the evening.

Duke Rong Guo left his shift early and went to the teahouse to meet Marquis Yongning. The two were in-laws. Duke Rong admired the honest and kind Marquis Yongning very much. Since they got engaged, they often went out for dinner and tea in private.

Duke Rongguo poured a cup of tea for Marquis Yongning and said sincerely: "Brother Jiang, I asked you to come out today because I have a difficult matter and I want to ask Brother Jiang for help."

Today, Rongguo made a convention to meet Prince Li and wanted to bring up the marriage of his children. He had to find an intermediary to persuade them to make peace. Otherwise, if Rongguo and Prince Li disagreed, they would not be able to get married and become enemies.

The Marquis of Yongning and the Duke of Rongguo are related by marriage. Marquis Jiang is honest and cautious in his words and deeds, so he is a good choice as the middleman between the two.

Duke Rong Guo briefly said that the eldest son had made trouble, and since Lord Jiang was the middleman, he could not hide the matter.

(End of this chapter)