Chapter 168 A Big Deal
Although the Hu family was very sorry that Yu Yongye chose Shuangye instead of Hu Qiaohui, the situation had already been resolved and there was no other way, so they could only persuade Hu Qiaohui to be more open-minded.
Even Hu Qiaolan rushed back with her big belly, and could not stop persuading him, "That Yu Xiucai is also a man without vision. He was bewitched by that vixen and didn't know what to do. It's better not to have such a man. I will ask the matchmaker to find you a better one."
Hu Qiaohui shook her head with tears in her eyes, "I only want Brother Yongye. I don't like anyone else and I won't marry him."
"This child..." Hu's mother sighed, "She is obsessed with that boy named Yu. He is going to marry Shuang Ye, and you still want to marry into the Yu family. Are you going to rush to become his concubine?"
Not to mention that being a concubine is really shameful, and since Yu Yongye didn't like Hu Qiaohui and refused to marry her, I'm afraid he wouldn't let her be a concubine either.
Hu Qiaohui gritted her teeth and said, "If I want to marry Brother Yongye, I must be his legal wife."
"and you……"
"It's just a proposal. Even if we really set a wedding date, what if Brother Yongye regrets the engagement?"
As soon as Hu Qiaohui finished speaking, Hu Qiaolan and her mother were both stunned.
It's not that there are no such things as breaking off an engagement, but they are generally rare, unless something big happens, but the probability of such a thing is still too low.
It was obvious that she was stubborn and refused to give up! Mother Hu wanted to persuade her, but Hu Qiaolan stopped her, "Qiaohui is gentle on weekdays, but she is stubborn. I'm afraid she won't give up until Yu Xiucai gets married. If she sees it, she will give up."
"During this period of time, my mother and I have also helped to see if there is a better one. If there is a better one, Qiaohui may no longer like Yu Xiucai. Let's not persuade her too much now. If we talk too much, she will get more obsessed with it."
Mother Hu thought it made sense and just nodded, "Okay."
The mother and daughter left the room. Hu Qiaohui sat on the edge of the bed and broke off half of her nail.
Brother Yongye will definitely regret the engagement, for sure! ——The He Mansion has been quite lively these past few days.
Although it cannot be described as bustling with people, there was a constant stream of people coming to give gifts and hand in visiting cards, with almost no interruption.
As for the reason, one reason was that He Yanxiu's trip to Hedong was very smooth, and he overcame many hardships and obstacles, which made the mint set up by the Ministry of Revenue there go smoothly. In addition, he was diligent in his government affairs on weekdays, and was promoted from the position of Langzhong to the acting assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
The so-called Acting Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is actually just the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He is only given a trial term because of his young age and inexperience. After one year, he will be promoted to Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Even so, there are very few people like He Yanxiu who can be promoted to the position of Acting Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue at his age. If you think about it carefully, he is even younger and more promising than He Chengye in the past.
Such a young talent that is valued by the emperor naturally needs to be promoted and establish connections.
The second reason is that He Yande was seriously ill and bedridden.
Although He Yande is not as valued as He Yanxiu on a daily basis, and his popularity in the court is not as good as He Yanxiu, he works in the Ministry of Works after all, and he is the eldest grandson of the He family. He has suddenly suffered such a misfortune and will be paralyzed in bed for the rest of his life. For the sake of the He family's face, he must visit him.
Even if you don't visit in person, it is necessary to ask the housekeeper or a respectable steward to send some gifts to express your condolences.
He Yanxiu and the He family were quite adept at handling such social engagements and interactions.
However, because He Yande's lower body was completely paralyzed, he had a bad temper and shouted all day long, causing unrest in the entire yard.
"This morning, during the meal alone, he broke three or four bowls and plates. In the afternoon, he broke two vases. Now even the servants are trembling with fear while serving him."
Listening to Xing'an's report, He Yanxiu raised his eyebrows, "Did you take your meals and medicine on time?"
"I have never missed a single meal of soup and medicine, and my appetite seems to be better than before." Xing'an answered truthfully, "In addition, the eldest master sent people to tell me several times today that he wants to invite you to come over. Do you want to go?"
"Big brother is very clear-headed. He knows that I should take good care of my health at this time." He Yanxiu put down the brush he was painting. "Since big brother has invited me so many times, it would be inappropriate for me, as a younger brother, not to go."
"yes."
Xing'an lit a lantern and went to He Yande's yard under the cover of night.
As soon as I stepped into the courtyard, I heard a "bang", like the sound of porcelain falling to the ground and breaking, followed by He Yande's verbal abuse.
"I've only been ill for a few days, and you guys are so perfunctory in your work. Do you think you can bully me because I can't move? Come on! Take this tactless boy out and beat him to death!"
Someone came in and pulled the servant, who was kneeling on the ground, trembling, begging for mercy, and had his head bruised, down.
He Yanxiu walked into the house and said, "They are just small matters. Why do you have to be so cruel, brother?"
When He Yande saw He Yanxiu, his eyes turned red as if they were about to spit fire, "Stop pretending to be a good person here, didn't you secretly do something cruel behind his back?"
"That night you let me go in order to save your own reputation, but you were unwilling to do so, so you had someone tamper with the carriage, intending to kill me, right? Unfortunately, I was lucky, and although my legs were crippled, I still survived. You must have been very unwilling to accept this!"
He Yanxiu responded slowly, "Since returning to Beijing, I have only been out one night, which was the night I tracked down the thieves who destroyed the mines in Hedong Prefecture. Someone did escape that night. Big brother, are you implicated in that incident? Are you the one who escaped? If so, then I need to report it again, and this case needs to be re-examined."
He Yanxiu released He Yande in the first place, largely because those people would not give He Yande up, and he would instead be charged with frame-up.
But if He Yande took the initiative to admit it, it would be different.
He Yande realized that he had said something wrong, so he stopped talking and looked at He Yanxiu with resentment on his face.
He Yanxiu ignored him and stood up. "Brother has sent people to call me over several times. If you are just talking about these things, I have other things to do, so I won't keep you company any longer."
As he was talking, he started walking out.
"Wait!" He Yande stopped He Yanxiu, "I have something to tell you!"
"If it's just a trivial matter, forget it."
"It's a big deal, a huge deal!"
…
It was a pause later when He Yanxiu came out of He Yande's room.
While the two were talking in the house, the doors and windows were closed, and everyone was waiting outside.
Seeing He Yanxiu coming out, Xing'an hurriedly put a cloak on He Yanxiu and said, "Second Master, are you okay?"
"Nothing." He Yanxiu looked up and asked the servant next to him, "Why don't you see my sister-in-law?"
The monthly votes are so pitiful recently, and I am about to fall from the top 50, sob… The author is writing while sick, and will try to update more in the next two days~ (End of this chapter)
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