Chapter 195 Changes
Seeing Wei Tingyu's look, Dou Zhao could only sigh.
In his past and present lives, he seldom had time to think.
Dou Zhao had no choice but to say, "Everyone is in a bad mood right now. If we discuss the wedding date now, I'm afraid there won't be any good words. Fortunately, we have only verbally set a date and haven't officially sent out invitations. It's better to postpone the wedding date until both families are calm and peaceful."
Indeed, when my mother invited my sister back to discuss the decoration of the new house, my sister got angry over whether to put a pair of azure Ru kiln flower vases or a pair of fashionable powder-colored plum vases on the antique shelf, and said that the wedding date was set too hastily and there was no time to prepare. Then she complained that he should not have made an appointment with Dou Ming at Daxiangguo Temple, otherwise the Wei and Dou families would have broken off the engagement long ago, and she could have helped him to marry Wang Qingyuan from the Wang family. As a result, she had to go back on her word and sit down with the Dou family to renegotiate the wedding date. Not only was the marriage with the Wang family no longer possible, but it was also in vain that she tried every means to find someone to leak the fact that she went to the Hou family in Yan'an...
Thinking of this, Wei Tingyu breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he didn't want to cancel the engagement, he was helpless because his sister was always so picky.
It would be better to postpone the wedding date, so that my sister won't be upset all day and blame him.
Wei Tingyu smiled and nodded, saying "OK".
Dou Zhao couldn't help shaking her head when she saw his heartless look. She wanted to tell him something like, "Instead of doing nothing all day, why not hire a teacher to teach you riding and archery at home? The emperor has always attached great importance to the Autumn Hunting. If you can get a good ranking in the hunting in the Autumn Hunting, you can join the Jinwu Guard and the Fengtai Camp, and your mother won't have to worry about you all day." Then she thought of how she encouraged Wei Tingyu to participate in the Autumn Hunting in her previous life, but was ridiculed by Wei Tingzhen, who said something like, "My brother is a marquis after all. He can't compete with those who don't even have the qualifications of a prince for the small flags and the general flags of the Jinwu Guard and the Flag Bearer Guard." Wei Tingyu listened to his sister and really played like this for most of his life.
She swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth and told Sulan to see him out.
Su Lan came back and reported, "I sent the Marquis to the Chuihua Gate. I was just wondering whether to go to the kitchen to see if lunch was ready, but I saw the Marquis coming back with a maid. I quickly hid behind a tree, and when they were far away, I sent a maid to follow them. The maid said that the Marquis followed the maid into the Fifth Miss's courtyard."
Dou Zhao pursed his lips and said nothing.
She truly believed that Wei Tingyu had no intentions towards Dou Ming, but she also truly believed that Wei Tingyu would not have the heart to refuse Dou Ming's tears.
But some things really depend on one's own luck and chance, no matter how anxious others are for them, they can't make it happen.
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When we returned to Huaishu Hutong, Fifth Aunt was leading her two daughters-in-law to see off the guests.
Dou Zhao looked carefully and found that the person who sent it was actually Cai Bi's wife, the in-law of his fifth aunt and the mother of his tenth cousin's wife.
She hurried forward and bowed to greet him.
Mrs. Cai stepped forward and took her hand: "Oh, Miss Fourth, this is too polite." As she spoke, she looked at her with a smile, very enthusiastic.
Dou Zhao remained calm, exchanged a few words with Mrs. Cai, and saw her off together with his fifth aunt and two cousins.
Guo whispered to her, "Mother has asked Mrs. Cai to come over to discuss the cancellation of the engagement with the Wei family."
Dou Zhao was stunned.
Does your father know about this?
She remembered that a few days ago she had told her father that she wanted to ask Wei Tingyu a few questions, and her father had advised her, saying things like "If you have something on your mind, it's better to talk it out." How come the situation changed completely in just a few days?
Dou Zhao wanted to ask her father, but he seemed very busy. He had been on night duty in the palace for several days in a row, and she couldn't find him.
Mrs. Cai frequently traveled between the Dou and Wei families.
Dou Zhao soon found out the news.
The Wei family did not agree to cancel the engagement at first. Mrs. Cai found Wei Tingzhen, and Wei Tingzhen said a lot of things, which were nothing more than "What was the Dou family doing before? They dragged Wei Tingyu for these years and the marriage was delayed. Now they are talking about canceling the engagement. Where is the face of the Wei family?" She also did not agree.
Madam Wu was surprised, then sneered and said to Madam Cai, "She just wants to extort money from our Dou family. We haven't even argued with her about the matter of Marquis Jining, but she's already showing off to us! In that case, let's put this matter aside for now and wait until everyone's anger has subsided."
Mrs. Cai agreed with a smile.
Song Mo got the news that the Dou and Wei families would not hold the wedding for the time being and the wedding date was to be determined. He felt that the Dou family still valued Dou Zhao and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. In addition, after hearing what Dou Zhao said, he knew that she had her own ideas, so he put his mind back on his own affairs.
Now that he had been released from prison, he had to find a job for himself. This way, even if his father wanted to frame him, it would not be so easy.
Although the emperor had mentioned that he should go to the Banner Guard or the Fengtai Camp, both of which were good places that the nobles of Kyoto wanted to go. But for him, the Banner Guard was too trivial, and Fengtai Camp required him to live in a camp, which was not suitable for his current situation. It would be best to go to the Jinwu Guard, which was the emperor's close guard and could leave at any time if something happened.
Song Mo was afraid that his father would know his true intention, so he did not look for the Third Princess or Gu Yu, but found Wang Yuan, and asked him to help convey a message to the Emperor while serving him, saying that he had already finished mourning and submitted a memorial to the palace to thank the Emperor for the gift during the previous sacrifice to his mother.
The emperor asked casually, "Has the Duke of England continued playing?"
"No." Wang Yuan laughed and said, "There are only three males in the Duke of Ying's Mansion now. I'm afraid there is not even a female mosquito."
The emperor laughed loudly, and after the court session, he summoned Song Mo to talk. Not only did he reward him with the title of Right Commander of the Front Guard of the Jinwu Guard, he also gave him the courtesy name "Yantang" and said, "Your father only had two brothers, and your mother died young. Although you are not yet an adult, I still give you a courtesy name. You must strive to make a name for yourself and support the Duke of Ying's Mansion."
When the news came out, Song Yichun's face turned pale.
He was on guard against Gu Yu, the Third Princess, and even had made arrangements with Princess Ningde. He did not expect that the always unruly Song Mo would follow the path of the eunuch party. He could not help but despise him and said, "I think he will become a treacherous minister sooner or later!"
Even if I become a treacherous minister, that will be a matter for the future.
Tao Qizhong couldn't help but mutter in his heart.
Now the Crown Prince has caught you off guard and you have successfully entered the officialdom. I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with the Crown Prince in the future.
He couldn't help but say, "Duke, do you think it's time to consider the Crown Prince's marriage? I heard that since the Emperor said this, families with daughters waiting to be married often invite the Crown Prince to their homes... Yesterday, the Crown Prince drank wine at the Changxing Marquis's house..."
If it weren't for Wang Yuan's incident, Song Yichun would definitely scoff at such a statement, but now, before Tao Qizhong finished speaking, he was already furious.
He thought he had a close personal relationship with Shi Chonglan, but the Shi family rejected his marriage proposal. Now he is even planning to marry Song Mo... The Shi family is so shameless!
Song Yichun couldn't help but ask, "Who else invited him to drink?"
Pottery re-reported a long list of names.
Song Yichun took a deep breath, and his annoyance turned into shock: "Go and find out what kind of characters these young ladies are like?"
Song Mo cannot marry a concubine's daughter, as this would be embarrassing; nor can he marry the eldest daughter of the legitimate wife, as that would put all matters of the inner house in Song Mo's hands. It would be best if the father and brother seemed very capable, but the person himself was cowardly and had no opinion...
Song Yichun pondered in his heart.
Gu Yu asked Song Mo: "What are your plans?"
Somehow, Song Mo suddenly remembered Dou Zhao's words.
Maybe Dou Zhao is right.
Since he doesn't have too many expectations for his future wife, he should just focus on her family background!
Song Mo said: "Besides Princess Jingyi, which other princess is of marriageable age?"
Gu Yu looked at Song Mo in astonishment: "You, you are not thinking about Princess Shang, are you?"
Song Mo found it interesting and said jokingly, "If the princess can't do it, the county lady can do it too!"
Gu Yu opened his mouth but couldn't say anything for a long time.
Song Mo smiled and put his arm around Gu Yu's shoulders: "Okay, okay, I was just kidding. I just arrived at Jinwu Guard, and there are some things I haven't sorted out yet. Let's not talk about this now. Let's see how my father reacts first." Then he asked about Gao Yuanhua, the commander of Jinwu Guard: "I heard that he is your cousin's husband. What do you think of this man?"
Gu Yu curled his lips and said, "What cousin-in-law? I don't know how many bends he has made! However, he is quite good at maneuvering. Last time when I was drinking at the home of Lord Huichang, I heard from Shen Qing that he almost worshipped Wang Yuan as his godfather..."
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The Dou family wanted to ignore the Wei family. Wei Tingzhen hated Dou Ming for ruining her relationship with Mrs. Wang, so she ignored the Dou family. In the blink of an eye, it was the end of April and it was time to send Dragon Boat Festival gifts.
Tian was in a dilemma - should she give a gift or not?
"Of course I have to give it to you." Wei Tingyu hadn't finished his sentence when Wei Tingzhen glared at him and said, "We are going to cancel the engagement, what good is there to give to you? As for the Wang family, I heard that Mrs. Wang has caught a cold and is not feeling well. You should go and see her."
During this period, Wei Tingzhen was particularly angry. He didn't dare to say much and went to visit the patient at Hou's house in Yan'an.
Fortunately, the two families visited each other frequently, and the Yan'an Hou family did not take it to heart.
Wei Tingyu left the Wang family's house and bought some realgar wine, tea, rice dumplings and other items on the street as appropriate, and then delivered them to Jing'an Temple Hutong.
Dou Zhao accompanied the second wife to visit San Sheng Temple. Dou Shiying was not at home because he was summoned to the palace to attend a banquet.
"Where's Miss Fifth?"
If he comes to give a gift, he should at least inform the owner of the Dou family!
Gao Sheng was a little surprised, but he still smiled and said, "The fifth lady and the wife went to Liuye Hutong."
Wei Tingyu was slightly stunned.
He heard from Dou Ming that her mother was unhappy that Dou Zhao did not go to pay respects to her grandmother after arriving in Beijing, so she complained a few words in front of her grandmother. Her grandmother was dissatisfied and said a few bad things about Dou Zhao in front of outsiders, which angered her father. Now her mother has been sent to the Dou family's estate in Wanping.
"Mother-in-law - is she back?" he asked Gao Sheng.
After all, Wei Tingyu is Dou's aunt, so it is possible that she knows all this.
Gao Sheng didn't think much about it and said, "Lord Wang has made great contributions in Yunnan. The emperor conferred the title of hereditary thousand households on Wang's uncle as a reward. The Wang family held a big banquet, and the old lady of the Wang family specially sent someone to invite Madam to celebrate, so the old man took Madam Seven back."
so it is.
Wei Tingyu said "Oh" and asked his attendants to hand the gift list to Gao Sheng. On the way, he repeatedly reminded his attendants not to tell Wei Tingzhen about this, and then returned to the Jining Marquis' Mansion.
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