Chapter 98 Three Unexpected Marriages
Min Qiaoshi picked up Wei Jia's letter, thought about it, and then put it down.
The first letter I opened was from Min Yuexi.
She always felt that Min Yuexi's personality had become completely different from her previous life ever since the incident with Fei Xu.
In fact, she had some suspicions in her heart.
She can be reborn after death, and Feixu can also see her past life experiences during her final moments of lucidity before death.
Did Min Yuexi also recall her past life after experiencing major trauma?
Or, when Min Yuexi's fate completely deviated from her previous life, was she also reborn?
Min Qiaoshi always felt that this possibility was very high.
However, regardless of the truth, she didn't want to delve into it.
She had no interest in or desire to know what Min Yuexi had gone through after her death in her previous life.
As long as the reborn Min Yuexi stays far away from her and doesn't get in her way, that's fine.
As for Min Yuexi's letter...
She believed that if Min Yuexi had truly been reborn, she would be able to guess that her grandmother had also been reborn.
Then she definitely wouldn't dare to make any excessive demands on her.
As expected, Min Yuexi's letter was very simple. First, it conveyed her and Wu's greetings to Min Qiaoshi, and second, it informed Min Qiaoshi of her engagement.
Her betrothed was named Tang Yunxiu, a second-class Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination).
"Tang Yunxiu...Tang Yunxiu?"
Min Qiao repeated the name several times, feeling that it sounded somewhat familiar.
“Madam, I know this person,” Ajiu, who was standing to the side like a door god, suddenly said.
Min Qiao looked at her.
Ajiu smiled and said, "When I was in the capital, Sister Weijia took me to a teahouse to find Miss Rongrong. I heard people mention her. They said she came from the southwest, was handsome and virtuous, and very knowledgeable. She was one of the top candidates for this year's top scholar. What people talked about most about her was her filial piety. They said she even brought her mother with her when she went to the capital for the exam."
Upon hearing this, Madam Min was suddenly startled; she remembered!
Tang Yunxiu, isn't that the same Jinshi who married Feng Yuerou, the fifth young lady of the Marquis of An'nan's mansion, in his previous life?
In this life, Feng Yuerou married Min Hui, but Min Yuexi ended up with this person?
I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.
To be honest, if Feng Yuerou hadn't caused such a scene at her and Min Hui's wedding, making her realize that Feng Yuerou wasn't as vicious and brainless as rumored, she would have thought that Tang Yunxiu might be a good choice for Min Yuexi.
But now, well, it's hard to say.
Regardless, this was Min Yuexi's own decision, and she wouldn't interfere.
Madam Min put down Min Yuexi's letter and opened Min Rong's letter.
In his letter, Min Rong also mentioned the marriage between Min Yuexi and Tang Yunxiu, and said that it was He Shi who made the decision, and promised to pay for Min Yuexi's dowry out of her own pocket.
He also said that because Min Yuexi was very satisfied with the marriage, Wu Shi also became more amiable towards He Shi.
He also boasted that the entire Marquis's mansion was now united and harmonious. He told Madam Min not to worry and to enjoy her time at her maternal grandparents' home for as long as possible.
He seemed quite pleased with himself for having a virtuous wife.
Min Qiao felt nauseous just looking at it.
What Min Qiaoshi didn't expect was that something even more disgusting was yet to come!
As the saying goes, there is an order of seniority.
It turns out that Madam He was in a hurry to find a husband for Min Yuexi and even kindly added to her dowry, all in order to arrange a marriage for Min Yuerui!
It was decided that the youngest grandson of the Minister of Works would be chosen!
That's the Minister of Works, Sun Shiming, who used his grandson to keep Min Rong hanging, causing Min Rong and Wu to wholeheartedly support Min Yuexi and Lu Ming in breaking off their engagement.
Unexpectedly, times have changed, and the Sun family still chose a girl from the Xuanping Marquis's mansion! However, the choice has changed from Min Yuexi to Min Yuerui!
When Madam Min saw Min Rong's boastful words in the letter, she felt utterly disheartened.
This is Min Rong!
Everything is for profit!
In his heart, there was no such thing as her as his biological mother, nor as his daughter Min Yuexi, nor even as the He family mother and daughter. All he cared about was profit, and profit was the only thing that mattered!
However, what puzzled Min Qiao was the question of what this Minister of Works was all about.
Do people not consider character and background when choosing a granddaughter-in-law?
Min Yuerui's background can be easily found out with a little inquiry. She is the daughter of a merchant, and only because her own mother became a concubine to Min Rong did she manage to obtain the status of a noble lady.
Normal people would have some concerns, so why doesn't Minister Sun care at all?
Forget it, why bother with all that?
Anyway, it's none of her business!
Min Qiao was slightly puzzled, but then stopped thinking about it. Anyway, she didn't care what he was up to!
Min Rong mentioned these two marriages in his letter, partly to show off, and partly to subtly remind Min Qiao that it was time to prepare dowries for her two granddaughters.
Do you want her to pay for Min Yuexi and Min Yuerui's makeup?
Ha, that's more like a dream!
Min Qiao pursed her lips and tossed Min Rong's letter aside.
Min Qiaoshi opened Wei Jia's letter last.
I thought Wei Jia was going to talk about Min Yuexi and Min Yuerui's marriage, but unexpectedly, Wei Jia just briefly mentioned it.
She emphasized Princess Jiaoyang in her letter!
It is said that not long after the Dowager Lady left the capital, Princess Jiaoyang "accidentally" met the Earl of Enping outside the Imperial Study, and then brazenly went to the Earl of Enping's residence as a guest.
The Enping Earl's household was entirely male, with no female head of household. Princess Jiaoyang was also an unmarried princess…
The rumors were once extremely offensive.
Princess Jiaoyang, having given up all hope, knelt directly before Emperor Xiaozhao and asked the Earl of Enping to be her husband.
This matter has caused a huge uproar.
Although Emperor Xiaozhao issued a gag order to protect the royal family's reputation and forbade anyone from spreading the news.
But Princess Jiaoyang herself was spreading rumors about herself!
She thought that once the rumors were out, Emperor Xiaozhao would compromise and grant her wish.
Unexpectedly, at the crucial moment, the Crown Prince suggested that the newly appointed top scholar, Lu Ming, could be the son-in-law of the emperor.
Therefore, Emperor Xiaozhao waved his hand and decreed that Princess Jiaoyang be married to Lu Ming.
The day after Princess Jiaoyang was betrothed, Yan Jin also went to the palace to request an imperial decree to formally establish his engagement with Su Rongrong.
With the issuance of the two imperial decrees granting the marriage, all the rumors and gossip about Princess Jiaoyang and Earl Enping vanished.
After reading Wei Jia's letter, Madam Min Qiao couldn't help but sigh.
Princess Jiaoyang was truly the least princess-like princess she had ever seen in her two lifetimes!
She acts as she pleases, without any scruples. One moment she's haughty and aloof, the next she's relaxed and carefree, full of curiosity and gossip. Just moments ago at the Prince of Chang'an's residence, she was glaring at her coldly, but shortly afterward, she's all smiles, actively seeking her out and trying to get close to her…
Madam Min shook her head. Princess Jiaoyang was simply an unpredictable child! She acted on a whim!
In her previous life, she focused primarily on the affairs of the Xuanping Marquis's family and paid little attention to the affairs of others.
Now that she thinks about it, she can't even remember who Princess Jiaoyang's husband was in her previous life.
However, pairing Lu Ming with Princess Jiaoyang isn't exactly a disservice to Princess Jiaoyang.
In his previous life, Lu Ming had the support of the Marquis of Xuanping's family, and his career advanced rapidly, eventually reaching the rank of first-grade official.
Now that Lu Ming has become the imperial son-in-law, with the favor of the Crown Prince and Emperor Xiaozhao, he will likely rise even faster!
In the Dayan Dynasty, there was no unwritten rule that "imperial sons-in-law are not allowed to participate in politics" and could only hold sinecure positions!
On the contrary, if a poor boy marries a princess, he can rise to prominence instantly! He can skip twenty years of the official career!
That's fate!
You can't argue with that!
I wonder if Wu, Min Rong, and Min Yuexi regret breaking off the engagement back then.
PS: Let me summarize.
Previous life: Min Yuexi & Lu Ming, Feng Yuerou & Tang Yunxiu, Li Sanqi & Unknown.
In this lifetime: Min Yuexi & Tang Yunxiu, Feng Yuerou & Min Hui, Li Sanqi & Lu Ming.
Hmm, very good, it's all a trap! None of the three girls encountered anything good!
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