Zhao Qingyan looked at Xu Dongsheng with a half-smile.
"It doesn't seem appropriate for you, as the brother-in-law, to say that, even though your sister-in-law isn't settled yet."
Xu Dongsheng touched his nose.
"It is I who have overstepped my bounds. In my husband's heart, my two brothers-in-law are the same as my own brothers."
My younger brother is getting married, so as his elder brother, I naturally have to offer some advice.
The Zhao family has a good reputation, and I don't want my two younger brothers' future wives to turn the family into a mess.
My wife should visit her parents' home often. If there is a naive sister-in-law, she will surely be displeased.
If my wife is unhappy, I will not be in a good mood.
When my husband is in a bad mood, he will take it out on his brother-in-law.
Thinking about it this way, the problem is quite serious.
Zhao Qingyan tapped Xu Dongsheng's forehead.
"Alright, you talk too much. It's getting late, go to sleep."
Nothing happened that night, and early the next morning,
After having breakfast, Zhao Qingyan changed her clothes, styled her hair in a simple way, and went to the princess's residence.
Upon arriving at the princess's residence, after presenting the gifts, they began to chat with the princess.
Since Zhao Qingyan didn't know why the princess had summoned her, she listened to the princess's idle chatter, adhering to the principle of "I won't move unless the enemy moves."
Zhao Qingyan had just picked up the fruit tea in front of her when she was startled by the princess's words.
"Dongsheng's wife, I've called you here today, so I won't beat around the bush with you."
I have recently had an epiphany and no longer wish to be a widow. I am preparing to choose another husband to marry.
However, there are very few single men in the capital who hold official positions and meet the age standard of 25-40.
After careful selection, only your father, Zhao Minggeng, seems to meet my criteria.
I called you over today to ask if your father has any plans to remarry.
Am I good enough to catch his eye?
Of course, if you were to marry me, it would be a devastating blow to your father's career.
The practice of imperial sons-in-law being forbidden from holding official positions in the imperial court has been a tradition for thousands of years.
I have always valued mutual affection and would never resort to force or coercion.
If your father also favors me, I intend to meet with him.
If we get along well during our conversation, I've decided to make you my father.
To be honest, I want to take advantage of the fact that I'm not too old yet...
If, after marriage, I were to have a son or daughter, I would have no regrets in this life.
As for your father, I have met him once. He seems to have a decent appearance, but I don't know what his temperament is like.
Zhao Qingyan silently put down her teacup.
"The fact that the princess has taken a liking to my father is a blessing he has accumulated over eight lifetimes."
Of course, it is also because our Zhao family has accumulated good fortune for generations that we have won the princess's favor.
To be honest, Princess, the reason my father never remarried is...
One reason is my mother, who is a typical example of someone who is beautiful but brainless.
All of us, father and sons combined, are not as important as her family.
They'd rather my siblings and I starve to death than not take the money and food back to feed her brother.
My dad was afraid that if he married another woman, she would look just like my mother.
Another thing, and I'm not afraid of the princess laughing at me, my father is very poor.
When the family divided the property, my father received several thousand taels of silver.
Over the years, he has given us siblings and me lucky money.
Especially after my daughter Fu was born, my father doted on her even more.
If I'm not mistaken, my father is lucky if he has a few hundred taels of silver.
With so little money, how could he possibly get married? He couldn't even afford the dowry.
So, I need to go home and ask my dad about this.
If he is willing to marry into the imperial family, I will not object, and I believe my brothers will not object either.
The younger brothers had all met the princess and had a very good impression of her.
Besides, my two younger brothers had already separated from my father's household long ago.
If my father were to marry the princess, the princess could rest assured.
There is absolutely no one in the family who would cause trouble for Her Highness.
Even when my two younger brothers get married, Your Highness, you only need to sit in the main hall and receive the thanks. There is no need for Your Highness to worry about anything else.
Our sister and I have met Princess, and she's quite beautiful, isn't she?
"Your Highness is so beautiful that even the moon and flowers would blush with shame; whatever you give birth to, whether a younger brother or sister, will surely be stunning."
Zhao Qingyan knew how to speak. Since Her Highness liked children,
That made her have some expectations about the child's appearance.
Who wouldn't want their child to be well-behaved, adorable, and exquisitely beautiful?
Zhao Qingyan left in the carriage after the princess had given her many gifts.
In order to discuss the matter of their biological father marrying into the family with their two younger brothers as soon as possible.
Zhao Qingyan didn't go home at all, but went straight to the Zhao residence.
Upon arriving at the Zhao residence, Fu'nan was handed over to the head maid to play in the playroom.
She dragged her two younger brothers out of the study.
The two brothers were shocked to learn that Princess Yan Yue had taken a liking to their father.
"Sister, is this true? It's about our dad?"
A rough, uncouth man who doesn't know how to take care of people or say nice things.
Aside from being good at studying and having a passable face, what else is there to recommend him?
The key point is that he is also poor.
What use is a man who can't earn money to support his family?
Zhao Qingbi was practically begging to know if Princess Yanyue was blind and had fallen for his father.
Zhao Qingyang's assessment was even more apt.
"If Father marries the princess, Father can only be a mascot."
He may be in charge of the title of prince consort, but the key question is: can he take good care of the princess?
He's the kind of guy who doesn't talk much; I hope he doesn't get divorced after only a few days of marrying into the royal family.
"If our father can't handle the blow then, he'll never recover."
Faced with her two younger brothers' various forms of disapproval of their father, Zhao Qingyan was both amused and exasperated.
I'm thinking about whether to beat up my younger brothers. How can anyone talk about their own father like that? It's truly unfilial.
"Alright, if I had known that you two distrusted our father so much, I would have preferred not to ask you at all."
Now let's wait for our father to come back from his official duties and see what his attitude is.
If he is interested, he can arrange for the two of them to meet.
Right now, our father can only be considered to meet the conditions for the princess to choose a husband; it's not that she really likes our father or is deeply in love with him.
Two-way selection
If our dad's old iron tree could bloom, we wouldn't have to worry about him being lonely anymore.
"If we could have a few more younger siblings, our third branch of the family would have more places to go during holidays and festivals."
The siblings weren't involved, so discussing it would be pointless.
There was another very serious issue that none of the three sisters had considered: Zhao Minggeng's career path.
Marrying into the imperial family meant being cut off from a career in government.
For a career-minded man, it's not something he can easily give up.
Zhao Minggeng finally arrived home after his three siblings had been waiting anxiously for him.
Zhao Minggeng has been feeling uneasy all day.
Therefore, during his lunch break, he specifically sought out a doctor to take his pulse.
People saw that he was as healthy and strong as an ox, yet he was so afraid of death and even wanted to have his pulse checked, which made them mock Zhao Minggeng.
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