Yu Tang Golden Boudoir

Chapter 176 Engagement Letter

After Mr. Lu's words fell silent, Yu Shengshi finally came to his senses. The smile on his face was brighter than a hundred flowers blooming. He stood up and bowed several times, as if he felt that it was inappropriate. After becoming the in-laws of the sons and daughters, everyone is on an equal footing!He hurriedly straightened up again, sat back more confidently, cupped his hands and replied: "How rare is the fourteenth man, and no one in the capital knows that Yaofang is not worthy of the fourteenth man. If Mr. Xiang really thinks that Yaofang is good, I will Go back and discuss it with Zhuo Jing, and I will call back to my husband in the afternoon."

Yao Xianggong's face darkened suddenly, Mr. Lu laughed a few times, shook his folding fan and said with a smile: "It is said that the husband and wife of Qingjiang Hou are deeply in love, as expected. It's just that the love is not in it. Here, the marriage of women is between two people. The surname is good, this is a matter decided by the parents, how can it be done in the inner chamber? Isn't this a joke?" Mr. Lu stopped talking and looked at Yu Shengshi when he said this, seeing him blushing and uncomfortable, he accepted it. Folding the fan, he patted his palm lightly and said with a light smile: "Besides, Shizi Yu also saw it when he came in just now, how many people outside were queuing up to see his husband, and they were summoned from time to time in the forbidden palace. Do it personally, how can Xianggong have the time to talk to you for a long time? Even this short time, it is also a time of queuing and queuing, squeezing and squeezing to squeeze out, the prince will come again in the afternoon, how can he still see Xianggong?"

"Then this?" Yu Shengshi looked at Mr. Lu hahaha, spread his hands and didn't know how to answer, Mr. Lu swallowed speechlessly, so he had to explain directly: "It's not easy for Mr. In my opinion, everything that can be decided today is settled. The prince and the Xianggong's mansion are all family friends, whether they are family backgrounds or children, they all know the basics. This rough post and detailed post can be written together. It just so happens that Mr. Tong is proficient in easy counting. Let him take a look at the horoscope. Xiangzheng is busy with manpower deployment, and will not be free for the next month or two. In my opinion, it would be better to just seal the engagement letter today. What does Shizi Yu mean by arranging the affairs of the Six Rites in a grand manner?"

Yu Shengshi faintly felt that something was wrong, but when he thought about it again, he couldn't find the slightest thing wrong. He just felt that everything was right, and he couldn't find anything wrong. He hesitated for a while, and timidly glanced at Yao Xianggong who had a sullen face. , my heart trembled a few times, and I hurriedly laughed and said: "What you said is very true, very true!"

"That's good." Mr. Lu breathed a sigh of relief, and his smile suddenly became much warmer. Mr. Yao's complexion was slightly pale, and a smile appeared on his face.

Mr. Lu stood up and walked to the table, asked Yu Yaofang about her birth date, quickly wrote several posts, picked them up and blew them away, and handed two to Yu Shengshi for review: "Yao's Mansion and Qingjianghou Mansion are both family members. , if this rough post and detailed post are published in one day, it is inappropriate, I will bring the date forward, and Yu Shizi will have a look, is this appropriate?" Yu Shengshi kept nodding, even if he really felt that something was inappropriate, He didn't dare to show anything.

Mr. Lu wrote down two horoscopes again, raised his voice and called a boy to come over, and ordered to show it to Mr. Tong. After a while, the boy replied that it was auspicious. In this moment, Mr. Lu had already written it. The engagement letter, first passed it to Yao Xianggong, and then handed it to Yu Shengshi. After he glanced roughly, he took it back and put it in the red sandalwood box he had prepared earlier, and handed a copy to Yu Shengshi.

The smile on Yao Xianggong's face was as easy-going and amiable as when Yu Shengshi came in: "From today on, we are the family of sons and daughters, just like a family. If Dalang is free or has anything, just come to find him." Let me tell you, among my children, the one who loves me the most is Little Fourteen, and his marriage with Yaofang must be done well." Mr. Yao stood up as he spoke, and let Yu Shengshi go out politely and affectionately. , Yu Shengshi's eyesight is not bad, he said a few words with a smile, didn't dare to delay, took a few steps back and left.

Mr. Lu picked up the corner of the curtain and watched Yu Shengshi go out of the vertical flower gate through the silk gap. Then he put down the curtain, turned his head to look at Yao Xianggong, shook his head and sighed: "It's just such a person, I really didn't expect to raise a person like Mrs. Yu." It's a good fortune to have a good girl in my previous life."

"He married a good daughter-in-law, the Xu family of Le Ning is not in vain." Yao Xianggong picked up the engagement letter and read it again, put the marriage letter back in the box and said with a smile: "If Jiang Zhengyuan didn't mention this, I almost missed such a good daughter-in-law." After saying a word, Mr. Lu laughed: "This is Xiao Shishi's blessing, but it's just at the Linchuan Hou's mansion?"

"The Marquis of Linchuan has no intentions, and I don't want to cling to you any longer." Mr. Yao's complexion was grim: "I'd like to see what kind of good wife Jiang Zhengyuan can marry!"

"There's nothing wrong with Linchuanhou's Mansion, it's Concubine Jiang's side... well, it would be great to get married." Mr. Lu sighed, and Xianggong Yao frowned: "Concubine Jiang is a smart person, if she dares to talk too much, she will soon I don’t have today’s favor. Is the official family a woman who can be influenced by a few words? There is no need to mention this matter again. Fan Xiang really wants to push Xu Shangshu into Zhongshu. I have already mentioned it to me after I retired today. I didn’t say anything. .”

Mr. Lu's eyes lit up, he stroked his palms lightly and smiled, "Sure enough, it's as expected."

"Well, the fourth master is quite fond of Xu Sihai. Xu Sihai is uneasy in the Imperial Academy and wants to work in the Sixth Department. Please pay attention to see which one is the most suitable one, and arrange it quietly. When the matter with Zhongshu and the third department comes to fruition Let the fourth master recommend Xu Sihai to enter the six books of experience, this point must be grasped, the fourth master must be recommended first, and Xu Xuhan must be the second to enter the middle school!" Yao Xianggong confessed word by word, Lu The gentleman promised with a solemn expression, and asked again: "Then Jiang Zhuangyuan?"

"Jiang Zhuangyuan." Yao Xianggong pondered: "Xu Sihai's nature is exposed, but Jiang Hong's scheming is deep. In terms of usefulness, Xu Sihai is no match for Jiang Hong, but Jiang Hong's scheming is too deep... I will discuss this matter with fourth master. "Mr. Lu nodded in agreement, Jiang Hong is indeed not as easy to grasp as Xu Sihai.

Tao Zhi led Yu Yaofang, who was tightly wrapped, to come in, Qing Zhi hurriedly stepped forward to serve Yu Yaofang and removed the hooded cloak, Yu Yaofang turned her face, Li Tian was startled, Qing Zhi also took two steps back: " What's the matter, big lady? Why are you crying like this?"

Yu Yaofang didn't say a word, tears flowed down again, Li Tian hurriedly ordered Qingzhi to wash his face and fetch ice handkerchiefs, several girls hurriedly rushed, Yu Yaofang looked miserable, Ren Qingzhi and others cleaned their faces, and took them again Putting the ice veil on his eyes, he said with difficulty that Yu Shengshi had decided to marry her to Yao Shishi, and pushed the marriage letter in the direction of Li Tian: "Father dare not tell Aniang, Let me tell Auntie, I..." Yu Yaofang burst into tears: "If it wasn't for Auntie, I really want to bump my head to death."

"Have you told your aunt?" Li Tian picked up the marriage certificate and glanced at it, looked at Yu Yaofang and asked, Yu Yaofang shook her head: "My aunt saw me like this...how can I tell my aunt like this? If there is something good or bad for Auntie." Yu Yaofang covered her eyes with an ice handkerchief, unable to speak further.

Li Tian just felt that the evil fire in his stomach could not be suppressed, this Yu Shengshi, why did Mrs. Xu marry such a rotten person?The Xu family was really blind back then, and now they want to marry their daughter to another rotten person like him!

"This marriage is impossible! You can't marry that Yao Shishi no matter what!" Li Tian said decisively, Yu Yaofang's sobbing stopped abruptly, she looked straight at Li Tian, ​​her eyes gradually flashed hope: I'm down...can I really not marry?"

"It depends on human effort." Li Tian picked up the marriage certificate, raised it up, squinted his eyes, looked at it and then put it down, then looked at Yu Yaofang and said, "Look at you, what's the use of crying? When things come, you must first calm down and take care of yourself." Look at this matter clearly, then look at your own heart clearly, and then think of a way, there is nothing in the world that cannot be done."

"Yeah." Yu Yaofang was a little embarrassed by what Li Tian said. After what Aunt Hong said, she has almost experienced it, but this matter is related to her life, and she has made a marriage contract. Just messed up.

"In this matter, I would rather be a sister-in-law than marry someone like Yao Shishi. I don't want to live a lifetime like Auntie." Yu Yaofang first said her thoughts: "Whether to marry or not, that Marquis of Linchuan is fine. That is to say, it's not for that family, I don't particularly want to marry that family, it's fine if I don't marry that family, I don't want to marry someone like Dad."

Li Tian nodded clearly: "I also mean the same thing, but judging from the history of this marriage, Yao Xiang used such means to threaten and lure your father to write a marriage letter when they met, this must be the intention of the Jiang family to propose marriage." The news got out." Yu Yaofang was a little bit taken aback, but after a while, she figured it out: "No, how can there be such a marriage? Who leaked the news? Few people here know."

"On our side, Wulang and I, as well as you and your mother know, are not the ones who can leak the news, but the Jiang family." Li Tian frowned slightly, and Yu Yaofang's face flushed red all of a sudden. , biting his lips and said: "And my father, I told my mother, I can't let my father know about this, but my mother said, after all, my father is the head of the family, how can we hide such a big event as the marriage of our children?" Dad, I didn't stop her, it's all my fault."

Li Tian looked at Yu Yaofang speechlessly, stayed for a moment, then sighed and said, "Maybe it wasn't the news that he leaked, how could he climb up to Yao's house, let's talk back, Jiang Qingyuan must report to his parents, in this way, There are many people in the Jiang family who know the news, let's not talk about it, no matter who leaked the news, the matter has come to this point, it is useless to find him and kill him, let's discuss something useful."

"Well, I'll go back and try to find out what my father said. It's very easy to find out what he said. After a few drinks, ask what you say, and see if he told anyone about it." She nodded, looked at Yu Yaofang and said, "I can't hide this matter from your mother for a few days. The marriage certificate has already been issued. The Yao family must be in a hurry to make up for it. The Yao family is in its prime now. Besides, the marriage certificate is also It's all over, we can't touch this matter head-on, we have to find a way to get it, your mother..." Li Tian pondered for a while and smiled bitterly: "It's not very useful, and being too polite, this idea is not to marry and withdraw from the marriage I think it's better not to let her know about it."

"I think so too. My aunt is too good-natured, always thinks of others, and is very circuitous. She doesn't know what's best. If this is the case, I won't tell her too much. According to etiquette, this marriage was originally ordered by my parents. , I just said to listen to the arrangement of our parents, in private we just do our own thing."

"Well, there are not many people in the capital who don't know what kind of person Yao Shisi is. If your mother hears that your father has assigned you to him, she will be very angry. You'd better persuade her. Let her be calm and don't disturb the Yao family, otherwise, it will be even more difficult if the Yao family knows that you don't want to marry until death, and they are prepared." Li Tian added, tapping the kang with his fingers lightly. , I thought about it for a while, and gradually got a clue, looked at Yu Yaofang and said: "This matter is divided into two steps. When I come back at night, I will ask Wulang first to see what the Jiang family means. If Jiang Qingyuan is really interested in you, You must not sit back and watch you marry Yao Shishi. If he is willing to think about it, it will be much more convenient. If he backs down, we will come up with our own ideas. An absurd libertine like Yao Shishi must be full of loopholes, and he will definitely be able to get away with it. He figured out a way."

Yu Yaofang breathed out lightly: "Okay, I'll listen to you, do whatever you think is good, at worst I'll become a nun and be my sister-in-law."

"That's not the case, the only thing is, even if this marriage can be retired as you wish, even if you have nothing to do with you, your reputation will also be damaged. This is the way of the world, and this matter cannot be delayed." Li Tian said while thinking: "The first is to be quick, and the second is to tear you out of captivity, and wait a year or two before you get married. Maybe it will be better."

"Don't think so much. As long as the person is good, I don't ask for anything else. It doesn't matter if you don't get married." Yu Yaofang didn't worry about the impact of retiring. Li Tian looked at her carefully, sighed and said: "Don't think about it too much, you should lie down and rest for a while, let Qing Zhi apply your eyes, and then go after the swelling subsides, you have to go back and tell your mother about the engagement, maybe tomorrow Yao's house Someone came to the door."

Yu Yaofang agreed, and lay down on the kang with her eyes closed to rest her mind. Qingzhi mixed the ointment and applied it thickly. Yu Yaofang's concerns were transferred to Li Tian, ​​and she fell asleep soon. Beside him, holding a book, staring at the corner of the room in a daze, lost his mind, Yao Shishi is a bum with two or five eyes, but Yao Xianggong is not, and this marriage was arranged by Yao Xianggong, this matter is not like It was as easy as she and Yu Yaofang said.

(End of this chapter)