A bright future is right before your eyes. Should you let it slip away, or hold on to it tightly?
Sun Shaozu certainly chose the latter.
The more the Jia family values their daughter, the more benefits he will get after marrying her.
What about looking in the mirror...
He just listened to it.
Sun Shaozu himself was not bad looking. When he was young, many people joked that he looked like a good enough person to marry a princess in the future.
He didn't dare to think about being a princess, but he could be a county lady.
The more sons the retired emperor has, the more princesses and county ladies his grandchildren will have.
Therefore, his family never thought about arranging a marriage for him early.
The Sun family's change of fortune depends entirely on him.
I just didn't expect that he would have to observe mourning one after another.
What was even more unexpected was that once the emperor fell, so many princesses and county ladies were suddenly all turned into ordinary women of the royal family.
What’s the point of marrying a woman like that?
Given the way those princes were jumping around back then, if he really married their daughters, the emperor might even vent his anger on him.
After Sun Shaozu gave up the idea of marrying a princess or a county lady, he could only set his sights on marrying the noble ladies of various families.
Unfortunately, the people he likes don’t like him, and he doesn’t like the people who like him.
After so much effort...
Sun Shaozu couldn't go to Jia She at the moment, so he just found an opportunity and brought a lot of gifts to Baoling Hou Shi Nai.
Jia She was reluctant to part with his daughter, but as a girl, she had to get married eventually.
He will let him know that he is the best candidate for son-in-law.
First, he had to rely on the Jia family to help him get a good position. Second, they were old friends. Third, as long as he was in the army, he would not dare to be unkind to Yingchun just because his second uncle was a doctor in the armory.
If Yingchun marries him, she will be the head of the family immediately.
As long as the Jia family is willing to contribute, he doesn't have to leave Beijing.
By then, wouldn't the Jia family be able to see their daughter anytime they want? With so many favorable conditions for Yingchun, Sun Shaozu didn't believe that Jia She would not be tempted at all.
So what if I’m old?
Age makes people more caring.
Sure enough, a few days later, Shi Nai's wife came to visit Lady Jia and mentioned Sun Shaozu to the old lady.
"…The second girl's marriage!"
Last time, Grandmother Jia had quarreled with her son over Yingchun's marriage. "Don't you know your eldest cousin's temper? No matter how good others say it is, he has to agree with it."
He has to wait until Yingchun is older and fewer people come to ask questions, then he can be impatient.
If he doesn't rush, Yingchun's marriage will never be possible.
"This Lord Sun really has good conditions!"
The Shi and Jia families need to get closer.
Shi Nai's wife was helpless because the Jia family had no suitable son.
Let’s not talk about the East Palace, the only suitable one, Rong Ge’er, had already been engaged.
In the West Mansion, Baoyu from the second branch can barely be considered, but the second branch was separated a long time ago. Although Baoyu is not bad, Wang was courting death by getting such a broken piece of jade. If something goes wrong, there will be no career in officialdom for him.
Moreover, Jia Zhu seemed to have given up the chance to become an examiner, as he did not take part in the imperial examination after his mourning period was over.
It is obvious that the second branch is going to become a side branch.
Although it is acceptable to pair Xiangyun with Baoyu, Shi Nai and his wife are still afraid that others will say that they are mistreating the only child of their deceased brother and sister-in-law.
The two of them hesitated, and day by day they only had regrets.
"Although he is a little older, he was delayed by the mourning period. He is also a family friend, so he certainly can't treat our child harshly. Besides, Yingchun will be the head of the family as soon as she gets married. If he is lucky, he can stay in the capital. My eldest cousin misses his daughter, so send someone to send a message, and the young couple can go home immediately."
Shi Nai's wife smiled and offered benefits to Lady Jia.
It's really necessary to put it on display.
In order to arrange this marriage, Sun Shaozu gave their family a gift of several hundred taels of silver.
The historian became poorer and poorer.
Although their second branch is a marquisate, it is just an empty title, and they are not as free as the third branch, Shi Ding.
Shi Nai's wife also thought that this marriage was not bad.
“…It’s useless.”
Jia Mu knew that she couldn't convince her son, so she sighed and refused again, "Your eldest cousin is very stubborn now, especially when it comes to the second girl's marriage. He quarrels with anyone who says something."
"But the second girl is getting older."
Shi Nai's wife was speechless, "She has to get married eventually."
"Wait a minute!"
Grandmother Jia could only say, "Wait until your eldest cousin figures it out himself."
In fact, the old lady felt that her eldest son did not like being called a relative by others, mainly because of the comparison with her eldest granddaughter Yuanchun.
The eldest granddaughter Yuanchun married the Marquis of Xinping, and now the couple lives happily together.
The second girl is his daughter, and logically her status should be higher than that of the eldest granddaughter. If she marries someone not as good as the eldest granddaughter, he would feel uncomfortable.
“That’s really going to be missed.”
Shi Nai's wife didn't expect that even after she had talked about it for so long, her aunt still didn't respond to the topic.
Thinking back to the beginning, would my cousin dare to fart when my aunt wanted to do something? When Shi Nai's wife left, she was quite indignant, and Jia's mother was also upset, so she couldn't help but scold Xing.
Xing was very angry.
He turned around and looked for an opportunity to come to Chen Ning and complain to her.
"...Sun Shaozu!"
Hearing that Jia She had kicked him out, but he still dared to ask the Shi family to propose marriage, Shen Ning couldn't help but frown.
The son of a Zhongshan wolf, he becomes rampant when he succeeds! Hiss~ Thinking of the description of him in the book, Shen Ning couldn't help but feel a little murderous.
"Since he is waiting for a vacancy in the Ministry of War, why don't you call Lian'er..."
At this point, Shen Ning paused again, “Forget it, I’ll have someone check him out first.”
As for the girls' school, she handed over almost everything to Zhan Xue and Jia Jin.
"The old lady has been like that all her life."
Shen Ning was quite sympathetic towards Xing, "Sister-in-law, please talk to Brother She more often. His mother did something wrong and she must apologize to you."
According to the time, Xing Xiuyan, Xue Baoqin and others should also go to Beijing.
When she was reading Red Mansions, she had a good impression of Xing Xiuyun.
“Eh~” Although Xing’s brain wasn’t very good, she had been pointed out by Shen Ning like this, so how could she not understand?
Between husband and wife, she tolerates her mother-in-law's unreasonable behavior, while a polite man has to be considerate.
"I listen to my sister-in-law."
When she returned happily, Shen Ning had quickly ordered Xing'er to check on Sun Shaozu.
In the Dream of the Red Chamber, this man was not only addicted to gambling and drinking, but he also raped almost all the wives and maids in the house.
Is this so-called mourning really a mourning? If such a bastard really gets promoted, who knows how many people he will harm.
"When the master comes back, ask him to come over right away."
Waiting for vacancy?
Waiting for nothing! When Jia Zhen left the yamen, Shen Ning said to him directly: "A toad still wants to covet your sister, you, as a brother..."
"My son will ask someone to find trouble with him now."
Jia Zhen said, "Don't worry, mother. I will never let anyone bully my second sister."
A bastard who is old and has no official position wants to marry his mother's beloved sisters. He is just dreaming.
"Actually, my second sister's marriage..."
He hesitated for a moment and said, "He fought against the Rakshasas with cousin Lan, and went to Japan with Uncle Jin and others. Liu Xiong, who was named Earl of Jian, feels that his son is okay."
"Check everything you think is okay and bring the information here."
Chen Ning was also worried.
Baochai didn't get married because she was in the palace, but even so, she was afraid that Aunt Xue would urge her to get married, so she kept hiding from her.
Yingchun...will eventually get married.
Now I just hope to find someone she likes and someone who likes her too. (End of this chapter)
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