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Chapter 83 The Marquis and His Wife

In the main room, Lord Hou Li Zhang and his wife Anshi sat at the main seats, staring at Li Chang in front of them.An's just lowered his eyes silently and kept silent, but Hou Ye couldn't bear the complacency on his son's face any longer, and scolded: "Look at the good deed you have done! You have been told not to go out a long time ago, and why did you go to the youth?" ?! It turned out to be doing this kind of prostitution!"

Li Chang was a little unhappy, lowered his head and said angrily: "My son just went out for a walk with a few classmates, to see the scenery, and for a few lines of poems, didn't my father also say that this is a very elegant thing? It was a coincidence to go to Miss Liang's family, at first it was to save people, and later...you always have to think about the name of the lady, right?"

"You..." Hou Ye was half dead with anger, "Who are you saving?! The daughter of that kind of family is dead! What do you care about her reputation?!" I just went to save people, that's all, but from what the boy next to my son said, I heard that the lady was before saving people, and the young masters and brothers looked at her from a distance and made fun of her.Now that you know who the other party is, no matter how kind-hearted you are, you can just save someone, so what's the name?It would be a good thing for Liang Yueruo not to be able to enter the palace because of her fame.If the Liang family wanted to blame their son, all they had to do was to presume that it was to save someone and let it go without noticing for a while, but the son was so troublesome to ask for a marriage. Isn't this causing trouble for himself? !
He was so angry that his hands were trembling, An Shi hurriedly got up and walked behind him, stroked his back gently, persuaded him softly, poured tea for him, and then said softly to Li Chang: "Look at you How angry is father? Why don't you admit your mistake?! Since you are here to save someone, you can just save someone, so why ask for a marriage? How can such a young lady be your good match? Listen to your mother's words, Push off the marriage."

Hou Ye looked up at his wife and patted her hand lightly, he knew that she understood what he meant.

Li Chang was annoyed by her words, look at her tone?Do you really think she is his mother and can make decisions for him? !He said coldly: "She is the daughter of the grand master, and she was as beautiful as a flower at a young age. How can she not be worthy of our family status?" The daughter of the family is strong."

When An Shi heard this, she turned her back suddenly, and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.When Master Hou saw this, he became angry: "What are you talking about?! Your mother is also thinking of you!" An Shi hurriedly stopped him: "Don't blame him, Master Hou, he is still young." Then she turned to Li Chang gently. Smiling, he said: "Brother Chang, don't you know the reason why marrying a daughter is high and marrying a wife is low? The Miao family is a noble family, Miao Hanlin and his wife have very good temperaments, and the daughters they teach are also virtuous women. With such a wife and family, you don't have to worry about your career in the future. But that Miss Liang, although she is a beauty and comes from a high family background, is also a bit arrogant. If you really marry her, you will be punished for everything in the future. With her overwhelmed, where can I live?"

Li Chang sneered, he was going to inherit the Marquis Mansion in the future, how could he just marry a daughter of an ordinary family?No matter how virtuous a wife is, no matter how good she is at housekeeping, what's the use if she can't help him in his future?What he wants is a wife, not a housekeeper!Did An really think he didn't understand her intentions?It was nothing more than worrying that if he married a noble daughter, he would pose a threat to the third child in the future.He will never be fooled by this!
So he said lightly: "My wife is too worried. Ms. Liang is a lady from a famous family. She is knowledgeable in books and etiquette. She will be a good wife in the future."

Seeing his expression, Mrs. An knew that he wouldn't listen, so she sighed, sat down and said, "Even if Miss Liang is a good daughter, this kind of relationship is impossible." There had been news from here that the Empress Dowager was planning to make a selection order, and the concubine was anxious to get engaged to Chang'er, and was also worried that Ms. Miao would be selected into the palace. Prince Jing's mansion had already gotten rumors, and the third lady of the Liang family had already made an unanimous appointment. Those who entered the palace, it is said that the Empress Dowager even thought about the title. Now that Chang'er is interfering, I don't know if they will let it go, I'm afraid that the Ke Palace and the Liang Family will take the opportunity to blame the Marquis."

Lord Hou is also worried about this matter, but what he is afraid of is not that the Liang family and Prince Ke's mansion will embarrass him, but that the Grand Master Liang controls the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites, and the Guozijian Jijiu is his henchman, and his son is seeking a background in the imperial examination. Wouldn't it be bad if people ruined their future?Although this child is good at studying, he is really not smart. If he gets in the way in the imperial examination, he doesn't know what path to take.

Li Chang curled his lips disapprovingly, put on a submissive look, and said to Lord Hou: "Father, the son just wants to share your worries. In fact, the son has long been told that the young lady of the Liang family may enter the palace. Is this also a headache? Now that my son is married to her, she won't be able to enter the palace, so father naturally doesn't need to worry anymore." He couldn't help showing his complacency. With a little effort, nearly half of the money I saved privately has gone.

Hou Ye stared at him in surprise, a little dumbfounded, he really didn't know whether to scold him or praise him, if his son did this on purpose, it would really be wrong, but he just wanted to prevent Liang Yue from entering the palace, so there was no need to ask for marriage, right?He took a few deep breaths before saying: "Now that Miss Liang San can't enter the palace anymore, let's just let go of the marriage. The Liang family will definitely end badly in the future, and our family must not be implicated."

Hearing that his father didn't blame him, Li Chang was proud again: "Father doesn't have to worry about this, so what if he marries the daughter of the Liang family? If something happened to their family, the son would be able to break up with her by writing a letter of divorce. , but if his family has not collapsed, with this marriage, they can't embarrass our family too much. Apart from other things, Grand Master Liang will never do such absurd things as last time to search for people, right? "

Lord Hou glared at him again, and An Shi hurriedly said, "Your father is tired, go down now, talk to your aunt, and call you up later." Li Chang glanced at her and saluted his father. , and made a symbolic bow to her before turning around and leaving the room.Aunt Hua who had been waiting outside the door greeted her happily, and dragged her son to her room, ready to praise him well.

An Shi, who stayed in the house, advised Hou Ye: "Brother Chang is just young and ignorant, and he doesn't think well, so he gets confused, so don't be angry, tell your son-in-law tomorrow, and wipe the matter away. "

Hou Ye sighed and shook his head: "This is the end of the matter, I'm afraid we can't let it go, and the Liang family can't let it go." He smiled, "That's fine, the Liang family has no intention of sending their daughter into the palace, and we can breathe a sigh of relief." The third lady of the Liang family is still young, and she has made an appointment for a few years before entering the house. The Liang family can wait until then, otherwise it is only natural for us to retire. But..." He looked up at his wife, "If she really entered our Li family You have to watch closely, don't let her mess around, our family only recognizes honest daughters-in-law!"

An Shi nodded knowingly, reached out to pick up the cup and took a sip of tea, and remembered another thing: "The weaving painting in Brother Chang's room only opened up a few months ago, and she was pregnant again. If you really want to talk to Liang It is difficult to mention this matter. Do you want to send people to Zhuangzi? Brother Chang’s house should also be cleaned up. He is getting older every day. It’s not good to keep so many girls around. Call around."

"It's up to you." Hou Ye has always been not very concerned about the internal affairs of the family, "but don't send away all the girls in the house, you must keep one or two. Chang'er is almost twenty, and you have to wait for a few more years Only then can we get married, there is no one in the house, it is always bad, and we must send someone to take care of that weaving painting, after all, it is the flesh and blood of our family."

Mrs. An agreed, and said again: "The Nanqi in Changge's courtyard...is Lao Wang's granddaughter, but she is not young, and she is not a Tongfang. I thought, I should transfer her to my room." Come on. There are two rooms in Brother Chang's courtyard, and three or four little girls will be enough."

Lord Hou had no objection, he pondered for a while, and then said: "Isn't the old Wang's grandson going to enter the Imperial College? Should he marry a wife? Pick a good one for him, so that he won't have to look outside and don't know the details."

An's heart skipped a beat: "The big girls around me are not too young..."

"No." Master Hou unexpectedly vetoed, "I have met Lao Wang's grandson, he is very talented, and it is said that he is also very popular with the teacher. It must be a joke. I remember the four beauties sent by Shujun, Moyu Molan, I took them all, and the other two are with you? Pick one for him. They are the daughters of a good family, send a letter back to their original place Go, get married, it's also a face for Lao Wang."

Although Anshi was a little unwilling, she couldn't say anything more, so she agreed with a smile.

She was about to send someone to find Osmanthus fragrans, but Master Hou called her again: "I heard from your roommate, Old Chen, that you are going to marry Ping An? Which one are you talking about?"

An Shi hurriedly laughed and said, "It's Mei Xiang from Brother You's house who is the most honest and capable. What do you think, Lord Hou?"

"If you think it's good, then you can make a decision. Hurry up and make arrangements for them. I will send Ping An out in May. Don't miss the time."

"Yes."

Several marriages were decided under the few words of Hou Ye and his wife.The next day, the emperor ignored Liang Taishi's disgrace and the empress dowager's complaints, and happily issued an order to marry Li Chang, the second son of Qing Guohou's mansion, and Liang Yue, the youngest daughter of Liang Taishi's first-born daughter. He also called them a "marriage made in heaven" couple.Unexpectedly, Prince Ke's mansion was in favor of this marriage, and said a lot of good things in front of the Queen Mother. Although Taishi Liang was full of resentment, he couldn't change the ending.After the news was sent back to the Hou Mansion, the second young master's status suddenly rose, and the sneering stewards also fawned on him again.

But these things have little to do with the little girls in Huanhuaxuan.Chun Ying and the others were more concerned about Mei Xiang getting married, and congratulated her one after another. No matter how generous and steady Mei Xiang was, she was too ashamed to hide in the room and refused to come out to meet people.

But different from the attitudes of Chun Ying and other little girls, Lan Xiang's mood is a little subtle.She and Mei Xiang were originally at the same age, and Mei Xiang was going to marry, which meant that she would not be staying in Huanhuaxuan for long. She was worried, a little anxious, and even more unwilling. Could it be that she was going to marry like this? ?After getting used to the life of Huanhuaxuan, how can she endure poverty again?And... to marry? !What a terrible thing!
But in the eyes of Man Ru and Chen Er, Mei Xiang's marriage means another thing: someone will be promoted from the second class.Who could this person be?The two second-class maids looked at Chunying and other little girls laughing outside Meixiang's room, and looked at each other.

(The flames are rising again~~~)
(End of this chapter)