I dress up as a poor noblewoman, and I bring my whole family home with my literary talent.

Chapter 103 The Xie Family’s Invitation

Song Lingyi pursed her lips, feeling that what her fourth sister said made sense.

Song Lingwan picked up the scissors on the rosewood table and continued to trim the plum branches. "It's better to keep the marriage a secret from the family for now, so as to avoid any unexpected changes that would be difficult to explain."

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At the time of lighting, Xiangyuan is brightly lit
As soon as Xie Yanshu returned to his mansion, he went to the courtyard of Marquis Wu'an and his wife to discuss with them his visit to the palace tomorrow, and confessed to them that he wanted to marry the fifth daughter of the Song family.

After hearing this, the Wu Anhou couple was stunned on the spot.

The matter of getting married should be put on the agenda, but it was not put forward in this way. The old marquis didn't even know who the Song family was, or what kind of person the fifth daughter of the Song family was. This was really too sudden.

The old marquis stared in amazement, and after a while he stammered, "This...this...this Song family?" He frowned and looked at Li, who was sitting on the rosewood armchair.
The last time Xiangyuan held a polo match, Li met Song Lingyi among a group of noble ladies. Later, the girl from the Xiao family caused trouble, and this Miss Song Wu seemed to be the victim.

No wonder...

The invitation to the Xiangyuan Polo Club was not given to the Song family at first. Later, when she looked at the list again, she found that there was one more family. She asked the nanny in charge, and the nanny said that it was Xie Yanshu who added it. She didn't think much about it... It turned out that there were signs so early.

Li had no expression on her face, and said calmly, "Miss Song Wu is a lady-in-waiting in the palace. No wonder you insisted on going to the north for inspection. You want to ask His Majesty to grant you a marriage based on your achievements."

Xie Yanshu was exposed, and he felt guilty and worried. He felt guilty because when he first told Wu'an Hou and his wife about going to the northern inspection, his family tried to dissuade him in every way, but failed. He was worried that Wu'an Hou and his wife would misunderstand Song Lingyi.

When the old marquis heard that Song Lingyi was a female official, his brows furrowed even more, "She is a female official... Female officials are good, but is her personality too strong?" It is enough to have one strong person in the family.

Li gave him a sidelong glance. Is this the point?

"Yanshu, as the saying goes, parents decide and matchmakers decide. We haven't even met the elders of the Song family yet, so it's not a good idea for you to rashly ask His Majesty to grant us a marriage. How about this, you wait until we meet Miss Song Wu and her elders. If this child is really good, mother will never stop you from being together. The merits of the Northern Inspection Tour can also be put to good use, right?"

Li's words made Xie Yanshu fall into deep thought.

It was indeed inappropriate to go to the palace to ask His Majesty for a marriage without the two elders having formally met. He had wanted to ask His Majesty for a marriage directly because he was afraid that his parents would not agree. Now that his mother had agreed and was willing to meet the elders of the Song family, it would not be too late to wait until the elders of both sides had met before deciding.

Seeing that Xie Yanshu had no objection, Li continued, "How about this, I will set a time tomorrow and send someone to give the Song family an invitation to come to Xiangyuan. What do you think?"

"I'll follow my mother's arrangements in everything." Xie Yanshu chuckled.

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At nightfall, the dark blue sky is dotted with warm lights, hazy and cozy.

Song Lingyi was still studying in the east wing, pondering the contents of the book, wondering why there had been no news from the Xie family or the palace for two or three days. She heard hurried footsteps outside the door, and the door of the east wing was knocked, indicating the urgency of the visitor.

Song Lingyi weakly stood up from the desk and went to open the door.

Mother Qiu outside the door smiled cheerfully and said respectfully, "Fifth Miss, the master and the mistress invite you to the hall."

"..." Song Lingyi couldn't help but hesitate. This Mother Qiu and Madam Song were birds of a feather. They didn't seem to like her, the fifth girl, very much on normal days, but tonight she was so attentive. There must be something wrong.

Song Lingyi hummed softly, "Let's go."

There were tall candles burning in the hall. After Mother Qiu entered, she naturally stood beside Madam Song. Not only Lao Dou and his mother, but also Madam Zhou were there. Song Lingyi walked to the door, and just as her left foot crossed the threshold, four pairs of eyes in the door looked at her in unison.

Either sharp or probing.

Mr. Song slammed the teacup on the table and said in a deep voice, "Come in!"

……

Song Lingyi's heart skipped a beat. What was going on?
Walked two steps forward and stopped

"Liao, come and sit down." Zhou Xiaoniang waved to Song Lingyi.

Song Lingyi lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then sat down next to Zhou Xiaoniang.
Zhou Xiaoniang said softly, "Liao Liao, today the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion sent a letter, saying that they want to invite the elders of the Song family to Xiangyuan for a chat... How did you get to know Young Marquis Xie?"

Song Lingyi raised her eyes and slowly scanned the hall. She found that her father and mother were staring at her seriously. She found it funny for some reason and said in a leisurely tone, "Last year at the Zhuxia Banquet, we met for the first time. He asked me for directions..."

Mr. Song was speechless and said loudly, "Who told you to say that! What we care about is why the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion suddenly sent us a letter, saying that they wanted to see you and invited us to a gathering at Xiangyuan."

Looking at each other?

Song Lingyi was stunned for a moment. Didn't they say they would grant marriage? How did it become a meeting...

Seeing that his little daughter was also somewhat puzzled, Master Song was even more puzzled. "If you and Young Marquis Xie had not known each other for a long time, the Marquis Wu'an Mansion would not have sent an invitation given the difference in family status between the two families. Don't say that you didn't know..."

Song Lingyi raised her eyebrows slightly, "Of course I know about it. Xie Yanshu and I are in love with each other..."

"What did you say?!!"

The sudden voice interrupted Song Lingyi. Song Changling stood at the door of the hall, her face flushed. She lifted her skirt and stepped over the threshold in frustration, "Song Lingyi, you did this on purpose, didn't you?!"

Both Dad and his mother as well as Zhou Xiaoniang felt a headache from Song Changling's shouting.

Madam Song looked unhappy and angrily scolded, "What are you yelling about? Are you doing this on purpose?! If this is none of your business, go back to your room!"

Song Changling bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes. She didn't care if she would be scolded, she just wanted to vent: "You have been secretly communicating with Young Marquis Xie for a long time, and you still asked me those questions. Are you trying to tease me and make fun of me?! Song Lingyi, you are really scheming! I misjudged you!"

After yelling, she turned and ran away
Mrs. Song was too late to grab the man and scold him.

"Huh... Is this girl sick? She's making so much noise but she doesn't even explain herself clearly."

Zhou Xiaoniang's face looked unhappy. She knew her daughter's temperament well. Ever since Song Xianglan married into a wealthy family, Song Changling said that he didn't want to date other families, but in fact, he was already too picky and only wanted to find a family with a higher status than the Zhou family.

Mr. Song said, "I see, what's going on?"

"..." As God is my witness, she really had no intention of making fun of her third sister.

Zhou Xiaoniang tried to smooth things over with a smile, "This child, I'm afraid he feels reluctant to let his sister go because he knows his sister is going to see someone else. It's okay, I'll just go back and comfort her."

Mr. Song stroked his beard, thinking that it was indeed unreasonable for the youngest daughter to marry a man when the third daughter hadn't married yet. However, the other party was the Marquis of Wu'an, a noble family, so it didn't matter if the third daughter was wronged.