Chapter 328: Marriage
Chen Jia's plan was good, but with his social circle, it was not easy to get to know a matchmaker who could get in and out of the rich and powerful. Especially when the assistant of the Jinyiwei Zhenfusi was transferred to the Shenjiying outpost army as a card officer, the position of assistant of the Zhenfusi became vacant. The Jinyiwei commander Shi Chuan even personally called Chen Jia over and hinted that as long as the Duke of Yingguo's son Song Yantang was willing to speak for him, the position of assistant would be his. In this way, it became particularly important to marry a woman who was good at dealing with people and could talk to the Duke of Yingguo's son's wife Dou as a continuation of his marriage.
He was so anxious that his mouth was full of blisters.
At the beginning, he had exchanged the information he knew for Wang Yuan's forgiveness. It was good enough that Song Mo did not kill him to silence him. How could he dare to see Song Mo again?
Not to mention asking Song Mo to speak for him.
But if he fails to persuade Song Mo this time, then his actions of using Song Mo's identity as a banner will be exposed, and a life worse than death will be waiting for him.
What to do?
Chen Jia was running around the house in a panic.
Huzi suggested to him, "How about trying to talk to Lord Dou in Jing'an Temple Hutong? I see that the prince treats his father-in-law with great respect."
These days, in order to be able to talk to the British Prince's wife in the future, they have done a lot of research on the British Prince's wife.
"I'm afraid it won't work." Chen Jia rejected Hu Zi's suggestion. "When Wang came into the family, the Dou and Zhao families had a falling out. Otherwise, Xidou would not have given half of the silver to the Crown Prince's wife as a dowry. The Crown Prince's wife has been living in Zhending for many years. She has been exchanging letters with her uncle and aunt every month, but she is incompatible with her stepsister Dou Ming. Moreover, as soon as she came to Beijing, the sisters changed their marriages. The rift between the Crown Prince's wife and Lord Dou is obvious. Even if the Crown Prince's wife cannot resent Lord Dou because of filial piety, she can't really respect him. We are too close to Jing'an Temple Hutong, which may not be a good thing." Speaking of this, he thought of the industries under Dou Zhao's name and couldn't help but feel a toothache.
A woman like this, who has power, influence, money, connections, and a heart that is more decisive than men, even if they could meet her, how could they impress her?
Chen Jia couldn't help but stroke his forehead and sigh, muttering: "Madam, what exactly are you missing?"
Hu Zi couldn't help but complain, "That's right! You said she was a woman from a family of officials, but she not only hired a staff of assistants for herself, but also a bunch of highly skilled guards. Even the heads of those wealthy families may not be able to be so impressive. She is really more powerful than men! How could the prince endure it? He even let the prince's wife's staff and guards live in Yizhi Hall..."
"Wait a minute!" Chen Jia was shocked, and his eyes fell on Hu Zi. "What did you just say? The wife of the prince moved into Yizhi Hall?"
"Yes!" Hu Zi said, "Don't you know? The Third Elder and Third Master of the Dou Family have already returned to Zhending, but the people who escorted them stayed behind. I went to see them secretly, and they were the same people who followed the Crown Prince's wife in Zhending before..."
"No, no, no!" Chen Jia excitedly rubbed his hands, his face flushed, "I know about this, I am blaming myself for not thinking about it earlier!" He sat on the armchair next to Hu Zi, "Think about it, she is a woman, married into the Duke of Yingguo's mansion, the prince respects her so much, she only needs to say a word and the prince's people can be used by her, why didn't she send away all her former staff and guards? She must have a purpose! And what she wants is... It is also related to the interests of the prince! I said, the prince and her have never met, why does he suddenly value her so much! Huzi, no matter what you do in this world, as long as you walk ahead of others, you will get twice the result with half the effort. This is why so many frontier officials are willing to lower themselves to curry favor with court officials or even eunuchs. If I can be loyal to the prince's wife as a deputy censor and let the Jinyiwei serve her, do you think the prince's wife can refuse?"
"What, what?" Hu Zi jumped up in shock. "How can this be possible? The Zhenfusi is the emperor's eyes and ears, monitoring all officials..."
Chen Jia waved his hand impatiently and interrupted him: "I don't want to be the wife's servant. I just use the power of the Town Fusi to help the wife do a few small things that do not harm the court within a certain scope. Who among the hundred and thousand households in the Town Fusi has not done such things? Otherwise, how can they act so powerful in the Town Fusi..."
Hu Zi still felt that it was not right: "Then we might as well go directly to the Prince of England! No matter what, we have the leverage in the Prince's hand, and it will be more convenient for him to use it!"
"You are so confused!" Chen Jia said, "With the current status of the Prince of Yingguo, I am afraid that even Shi Chuan is hoping that the Prince can find him to handle some private matters. I don't know how many people have nowhere to turn to. What can we do to impress the Prince? We can only find another way!"
Hu Zi couldn't help but laugh.
Even if you want to be a knife in the hands of the British prince, you have to be sharp enough to satisfy the British prince!
Chen Jia ordered Hu Zi: "Don't do anything these days. Just keep an eye on Yizhitang. If the lady goes out with her carriage and the prince is not with her, notify me. I want to find a way to meet the prince's wife. I don't believe that even the Jinyiwei Zhenfusi can't impress the prince's wife!"
Hu Zi nodded repeatedly.
Dou Zhao didn't know that someone was deliberately trying to see him.
Zhao Liangbi followed Zhong Bingxiang to look at the account book, while she and Chen Qushui sat in Song Mo's small study to discuss Su Xin and Su Lan's marriage: "...Do you think this is appropriate?"
Speaking of which, Chen Qushui is the elder of the Bie sisters, so it would be best for Mr. Chen to come forward and test Suxin's intentions.
"I watched Liangbi grow up. In the past two years, Suxin and Sulan followed you to Beijing. They took care of the graves of other masters and held annual memorial ceremonies. Liangbi personally took care of them. He has good character and is willing to make progress. If these two children can succeed, I think even other masters will not have any complaints." Mr. Chen was very happy to hear this. "It would be great if Sulan married Chen He. This way, our relationship with Yizhitang will be further improved. However, Sulan is lively and Chen He is stable. I don't know if they can live together... If Suxin doesn't agree, you might as well consider Ganlu and Sujun. These two children are not young anymore and it's time for them to be released."
Dou Zhao smiled and said, "You are an old man who has experienced a lot in the ways of the world. I have to ask you to step in on this matter."
In her previous life, she and Wei Tingyu could not live together, but she could only think of ways to make her life prosperous. No matter how hard or tired she was, no matter how many grievances she suffered, she never thought of complaining. But in this life, she followed Song Mo and realized how much hope it was to live with someone who cared about her. She also hoped that the people around her would marry well and not become resentful couples.
Chen Qushui readily agreed.
The next day, the person who delivered tea to Zhao Liangbi was replaced by Ganlu.
Dou Zhao pursed his lips and smiled.
Zhao Liangbi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. In the evening, he even asked Suxin with Ganlu: "Why didn't you send tea to Manager Zhao and the others?"
Su Xin looked at Dou Zhao, who was smiling and sitting on the kang making clothes for Song Mo, and her face turned red. She said, "I just did it because my wife went to see him. Do you want me to serve him specially?"
She had never spoken so sharply before, which frightened Ganlu so much that she went to reply to Zhao Liangbi in a daze.
When Song Mo came back, Dou Zhao told him about this.
Song Mo put his arm around Dou Zhao's shoulders, kissed her cheek affectionately, and said with a smile: "You are getting more and more naughty!"
Is that so?
Dou Zhao thought about it and realized that he was indeed not as strict as before these days.
Just as she had the thought, Song Mo smiled and kissed her forehead again, whispering in her ear ambiguously: "But I like you like this." Only when a woman trusts the man beside her wholeheartedly, can she relax and not care about the ups and downs outside.
Dou Zhao recalled the sexual pleasure they had enjoyed during those days.
In her two lives, she had never indulged herself like this.
It is indeed a bit too "naughty".
The thought flashed through his mind, and Dou Zhao was slightly stunned.
Her life doesn't seem to come on time...
Is that possible?
She suddenly became uncontrollably excited, but then she tried desperately to suppress the excitement in her heart...
Don't make a mistake!
For some reason, she instinctively felt that Song Mo would be very sad if she made any trouble.
She took a deep breath and calmed herself down, but this caught Song Mo's attention.
"What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, no." In her previous life, when she was pregnant with several children, she had no other discomfort except for occasional morning sickness. The midwife who delivered her even joked, "A blessed person like you should have more children."
It won’t be too late to tell Song Mo when the baby is two months pregnant and the pregnancy can be diagnosed.
Dou Zhao made up his mind and didn't dare let Song Mo touch him at night.
He was too fierce in this matter, completely unlike the cool and graceful person he appeared in front of others. She was afraid that he would hurt the child.
Song Mo naturally wouldn't force her, and seeing that she looked a little uneasy, he kept holding her in his arms as if she were a child.
Dou Zhao was originally a very strong person. In her previous life, she was alone from pregnancy to childbirth. But now in Song Mo's arms, she felt chest tightness and shortness of breath for no reason. She turned to the left and then to the right. Sometimes she wanted to drink water, and sometimes she felt the light was too glaring. She tormented Song Mo for most of the night before she fell asleep in a daze.
Song Mo looked at Dou Zhao curled up in his arms, his brows wrinkled into the shape of the Chinese character "川".
Dou Zhao must have something on his mind that he doesn't want to tell him!
The next day at noon, he quietly called Su Xin over for questioning.
Su Xin had recently been concentrating on what Chen Qushui had said to her, and had not noticed why Dou Zhao was behaving abnormally. Her face turned purple and she stammered, unable to explain herself.
Song Mo simply went to ask Chen Qushui.
Chen Qushui laughed loudly and told Song Mo what Dou Zhao had asked him to do. He said, "After all, she has served him for so many years. They are like real sisters. How can I bear to let her go?"
Song Mo went back and discussed with Dou Zhao: "How about letting Su Xin live in Yizhi Hall? Zhao Liangbi is a grown man, he can just run a few more steps if he has anything to do, and Su Xin just needs to accompany you and talk like before."
If Sulan could marry Chen He, she would naturally have to live in Yizhitang. With this arrangement, Dou Zhao's life would remain the same as before, with no major changes.
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