Salted Fish Lady Loves to Eat Melons

Chapter 7: The two sons-in-law are treated differently

"Welcome to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Your presence truly brings honor to my humble abode." Minister Wen knelt down and said loudly.

He was looking out the gate early in the morning. When he saw the figure appearing at the gate, he immediately knelt down with the Wen family's son.

The many guards and servants behind them all knelt down at the gate of the Wen Mansion.

"Everyone, get up!" The prince's gentle voice came from above their heads.

"I am here today to propose marriage, so you don't have to be nervous, and you don't have to perform such a grand ceremony."

As he spoke, he took the lead in walking towards Minister Wen and helped him up with his own hands.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your consideration." Minister Wen said with tears of gratitude, and stood up. He was extremely satisfied with his first impression of the Crown Prince's son-in-law.

The Wen family's sons also stood up straight. They saw that the prince seemed much calmer today than usual.

He no longer had the usual arrogance and condescending attitude, but instead was more humble and approachable.

This is all for the sake of their sister Zhuer.

The crowd gathered outside the gate of the Wen residence and were filled with envy when they saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was so tolerant towards the Wen family.

It is said that four years ago, the Crown Prince did not go to the Lu Mansion in person to propose marriage to the Crown Princess!

The second young lady of the Wen family lived up to her reputation in the capital at the age of ten and was treated specially by the crown prince.

People feel refreshed when they are happy. The prince has a handsome face, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and he looks even more majestic today.

His jet-black hair was tied behind his head with a white jade hairpin, which made him look even more noble.

A long procession carrying betrothal gifts followed the Crown Prince, and behind the procession followed Prince Xiao who also came to the Wen Mansion to propose marriage.

Minister Wen did not wait for him. After seeing the prince, he brought the men of the Wen family to escort the prince into the palace.

Even the housekeeper did not stay to wait, and the onlookers could only speak out to speak in defense of Master Xiao.

"Ah, they are both sons-in-law, but the treatment is so different. Minister Wen is really capable of this."

"The Crown Prince is the most beloved prince of His Majesty and the Queen. How can a poor prince of a marquisate compare to him?"

"..."

Xiao Jin himself didn't care about his future father-in-law's attitude. He sat on a tall horse and looked at the gate of Wen Mansion with a complicated expression.

When he heard his father tell him to marry the eldest daughter of the Wen family, he was very excited but also felt inferior.

However, if he did not marry, the eldest daughter would definitely marry someone else, and the hasty wedding would make the little girl a laughing stock in the capital.

He has military merits to protect him, and after marrying her he can get her an imperial decree so that her future will not be so difficult.

Unfortunately, the huge marquisate could not offer a decent betrothal gift and still owed her!
He lost his mother when he was less than a year old, and he grew up entirely on his own.

When he was eleven years old, he was very ill and almost went to see the King of Hell because he had no money to treat his illness.

Of course, he himself didn't want to live anymore and life was too tiring.

But he was rescued by the six-year-old eldest daughter of the Wen family. He still remembered the little girl walking towards the door of the clinic in a dishevel.

Seeing him being thrown out by the infirmary, the young girl angrily questioned with her hands on her hips, "Isn't your infirmary responsible for saving lives and healing the wounded?"

There were two strong men standing at the door of the clinic, looking at the little girl who was very cute.

One of the strong men tried to persuade her, "Little girl, you don't know, this patient is already dying, and he doesn't have money to pay for medical treatment. We can't save him!" Hearing this, the little girl angrily retorted, "If he doesn't have money, we won't treat him. Are we just going to watch him die?"

The strong man's face changed slightly, but he patiently explained, "It is said that the patient is very ill and will die if he makes a mistake, not to mention that he has no money... Alas, there is nothing we can do!"

"You carry him in for treatment. I'm going to the pawn shop to pawn my jewelry now."

The little girl took off the golden hairpin on her head and put it into Xiao Jin's hand: "Yes, this golden hairpin is for you. If I don't come back in time, you can use it to pay for the medical expenses."

The sturdy man at the door of the clinic saw the golden hairpin in his hand and actually carried him in.

The little girl never showed up again, but fortunately, Xiao Jin had two valuable accessories on him at that time, which were given to him by his grandfather.

Later, after he recovered from his illness, he found out that the little girl was playing outside with her brother and sister.

She accidentally offended her sister and was beaten by her brothers and went to the clinic alone. She was later caught by her brothers.

It was not until then that Xiao Jin realized that there were people in the world who lived a hard life like him, so the following year, Xiao Jin, who was only twelve years old, signed up to join the army.

He wanted to make a name for himself so that he could marry the poor little girl. After six years of being an unknown person, he finally became famous at the age of eighteen.

He was personally appointed by the Emperor as the Third Rank General of the Northern Expedition, and in the same year he was also granted the title of Prince of the Marquisate. The little girl was twelve years old that year, which was the right age for marriage.

When he returned to the capital to be conferred the title, he privately approached Minister Wen and told him that he wanted to marry the eldest daughter of the Wen family.

Because it was said in private, Minister Wen told him very clearly that his daughter had been designated as the Crown Prince's concubine.

But his youngest daughter is naughty and he doesn't know whether she will be willing to get married. If she is not willing, he can use his eldest daughter as a substitute, so he is not talking about marriage for the time being.

Xiao Jin felt that his position was not high enough. If he made meritorious contributions again, he could ask for the title of Marquis of Zhenbei. If he became one of the Three Dukes, he could ask the emperor to grant him a marriage.

Two years later, he defeated the Northern Di army again, but unfortunately he was seriously injured. After many diagnoses by the imperial physician, his leg disease prevented him from going to the battlefield.

Although he was personally conferred the rank of General of Cavalry by the Emperor, he felt that he was lame and not worthy of the little girl.

What made him even more desperate was that word was circulating in the capital that the second young lady of the Wen family believed in being together for the rest of her life.

Others may think that Second Miss Wen is just talking verbally, but it is impossible for the Crown Prince's concubine to be together for the rest of her life.

Only Xiao Jin knew that his little girl had been bullied by that vicious woman since she was a child, and that vicious woman might run away from the marriage.

But he was already disabled and could do nothing. If he were healthy, he would have asked the emperor to grant a marriage between him and the little girl and not let her enter the Eastern Palace.

Over the past year, he has been looking for famous doctors to treat his leg disease, and he has already spent all the reward from the emperor!
At this time, the Wen family sent someone to deliver a letter to his father, intending to establish a friendly relationship between the two families and saying that they were a good match.

Letting two young people in the family get together and create a beautiful story, even though it is the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words.

But if he doesn't want to, no one in the Marquis' Mansion can do anything to him!
Thinking of this, Xiao Jin had already jumped off his horse and walked into the Wen Mansion using his sword as a walking stick.

In the hall of the Wen Mansion, all the members of the Wen family dressed neatly early in the morning and knelt at the door of the hall to welcome the prince.

Wen Qingwan was not dressed up, but just dressed modestly. She had never been able to steal the limelight from her sister since she was a child.

The prince saw Wen Mingzhu at first sight. She was wearing a white dress with plum blossom patterns embroidered in gold thread, which made her skin look even whiter and more translucent.

She had her hair tied up in a bun with a nine-phoenix hairpin in it, and pearl pendants inlaid with tourmaline and gemstones dangling from her earlobes.

She had a pink soft gauze belt tied around her waist, outlining her slender waist. The prince had already helped her up in public and held her slender waist.

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