610 Don't mention this anymore
Madam Fu said sadly, "An'er, you have been careful in the past few years, and even the servants around you have been kept as close as possible. Who knew that something like this would happen?
I questioned the girl at that time, and she said that it didn't work at all, otherwise I would have asked her to drink contraceptive soup.
But I won't take a concubine. After the child is born, I will bring him with me to raise. The girl will still be kept at the farm. I believe Ping An and the others won't do that."
"Mom, don't mention this matter again, just pretend that you never had this thought. Ping An is my best friend in life, and I can't humiliate him. He had a child before marriage, no matter how he got pregnant, I have no right to propose marriage to the Wan family again.
Dad and Mom, I'm already 22 years old. Didn't my aunt always want me to marry my younger cousin? You can agree to her, and anyone else can too. It's up to you guys to decide. "
Prefect Fu couldn't sit still any longer: "Son, even if we don't go to the Wan family to propose marriage, it's easy to find a marriage based on our family's conditions. There are many officials under my father who want to propose marriage to our family."
Madam Fu was unhappy: "Master, what do you mean? Do you look down on the Ying family? My Ying family is also the boss of the business community in Minzhou, and our family is very wealthy. How is my eldest brother's daughter any worse than those officials' daughters?
That is, it is worse than Ping'an's. Ping'an is a marquis, the top scholar in the imperial examination, and An'er's benefactor. I would be willing to be his sister, but it happened suddenly and we are reluctant to abort the child. Having a concubine's child before marriage is a disadvantage. Compared with others, my niece from my mother's side is the best."
Fu An stood up and said, "Mom and Dad, I'm going to go wash first. I'm covered in dust from riding a horse."
The couple stared blankly at their son's lonely back, feeling indescribably sad.
This is their only son, and no one knows better than them how much he wants to be Ping'an's brother-in-law.
"You are the one who ruined our son's plans. He clearly told you not to have a concubine or a maid, but you still forced a maid into his bed. You are still such a scheming girl."
Mrs. Fu started to cry, "How could I have known this would happen? I was thinking my son was already 22 years old, and the children of those who got married earlier were 4 or 5 years old, so wouldn't Ping'an's son be just over 2 years old?
He is a man, not a monk, so what if I gave him a girl? Who knew that he was just unlucky enough to meet a girl like that? On that day, I only knew that she climbed into bed and didn't succeed, but who knew that it would work out?"
Prefect Fu sighed, "Everything is fate. You should return to Beijing with your son in July. When the time comes, you can mention this matter to Madam Wan in a subtle way. After all, you mentioned it before you left Beijing, and although she pretended not to understand, she didn't object."
Madam Fu nodded: "I understand. I will go back to my parents' home at the beginning of next month. I won't be sure about it for now. Just let them know what's going on."
My little niece has good conditions in all aspects. If the Wan family is not feasible, then I will just pick my niece from my mother's side. She is more capable than the daughters of officials, and can do everything from housekeeping to business.
The most important thing is that you won't mind having a bastard child before marriage.
"You should go to the farm first and see if it is indeed as the farm lady said, then let her be raised on the farm and bring a maid to take care of her, and the child will be born on the farm in the future.
Even if the Fu family has few children, I wouldn't care about a girl's child. But thinking that it's already five months old, I can't bring myself to do it. Alas."
Mrs. Fu nodded and didn't want to say anything more.
She also couldn't bring herself to do it when she thought of the chubby child.
The Sun family in Beijing.
Sun Siyuan was so angry that he was gasping for breath: "This is too much, my wife, your sister-in-law is also too much, doesn't she know that her niece has these thoughts?"
Ma became angry: "How did she know this? My eldest sister-in-law's brother and sister-in-law are also good people, otherwise our family would not have agreed. Now you blame me?"
Sun Siyuan stiffened his neck and said, "If you don't blame me for this, why do you blame me?"
The old man slammed his big hand on the table and said, "Is this the time to quarrel? Don't you two have any brains?
There is no need to think too much. Tomorrow morning, Ma will bring the matchmaker and her sister-in-law from her natal family, and take the betrothal gift from her family to settle the marriage. How can our good son worry about not being able to find a good wife? We will slowly look for a wife in two months, and if it is decided by the end of the year, we can still get married next year."
The old man is very confident now. The Sun family is rich and powerful now. What is there to worry about?
Sun Sicheng said, "Why bother to go far away? I think Ping'an's sister Xi'er is a good choice. She is pretty and has a good personality. She knows medicine and pharmacy. She is the best fit for our family. Changsheng and his wife are good people, and Ping'an is a marquis."
The whole family was stunned.
Sun Siyuan stammered, "Brother, this isn't good, is it? That girl is only thirteen, and Changzhi is twenty, a seven-year age difference. Moreover, Awu married Ping'an, and his sister married Changzhi, isn't this a marriage exchange?"
Sun Sicheng said: "Zhou Heng is ten years older than Xin'er, isn't that a big deal? Awu married Ping'an, it's our eldest son's business, Changzhi is the eldest son of the second house, it can't be considered a marriage exchange, it can only be said to be a closer relationship.
I'm just making a suggestion. It's up to you whether you agree or not. That girl will be in great demand soon. Ping An's family is not bad."
The old lady clapped her hands and said, "Sicheng has good vision. When her parents come back, we will come to propose marriage. Knowing her background well is better than anything else. Our two families are well matched. Ma, are you willing?"
Ma grinned and said, "Yes, of course I like her. A few days ago I told my eldest sister-in-law that this girl is good, beautiful and has a good personality. I wonder which young master is so lucky to have her.
Isn't it just two years of waiting? Changzhi can't wait that long, so it's just right for him to concentrate on studying for the imperial examination, so even if they get married in three years, it's fine."
Ma really likes Xier, but she doesn’t know if Mei Niang agrees?
"Sister-in-law, I'm leaving this matter to you. You two in-laws should be able to talk to each other."
Mrs. Wu laughed and said, "You, you don't know what Changzhi is thinking? Before things are settled, you must not reveal anything. The child is still living in our house."
Sun Yinan nodded, "Your sister-in-law is right. You two should discuss this with Changzhi in private. You don't need to tell Xin'er and Awu. The girls are grown up now. You must pay attention to this aspect. If everyone agrees, let Sicheng discuss it with Ping'an first, and then let Ping'an discuss it with his parents. This way, there will be no embarrassment."
Sun Siyuan and Ma looked at each other and both of them agreed in their hearts.
Everyone likes Xier, and he also knows medicine. He was born to be raised by the Sun family.
"Brother, I think you have to talk to Ping An in the next two days. He is the marquis and the prince's husband. Don't forget that girls who are officials of the seventh rank in the Great Zhou Dynasty can participate in the selection in October when they turn thirteen years old." Sun Siyuan said slowly.
Ma was anxious: "Oh, why didn't I think of this? The prince really admires Ping An."
The whole family looked at Sun Sicheng.
Sun Sicheng said helplessly, "It's only the end of May now. You should cancel the Liu family's marriage tomorrow. I will go back and discuss it with Ping An first."
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