Chapter 471: Getting Married

Song Mo raised his eyebrows, sneered, picked up Yuan Ge'er from Dou Zhao's arms, and walked into the house.

Wuyi and the others did not dare to say much, and followed them with their heads lowered and eyes submissively.

Dou Zhao couldn't help but mourn for half a minute for the man who asked Song Han for mercy - given Song Mo's hatred for Song Han, it would have been better if the man didn't ask Song Han to plead for mercy. If he had asked Song Han to help plead for mercy, he would probably have no chance to work for the Five Cities Army in this life.

But what surprised Song Mo and Dou Zhao was that Song Han did not show up, but Miao Anping found Jiang Yi privately and said that the man was his cousin, and asked Jiang Yi to help arrange a position for him. He also hinted to Jiang Yi that if this matter was accomplished, he was willing to pay Jiang Yi five thousand taels of silver to thank Jiang Yi.

If it were someone else, he would have happily settled the person, and then found a chance to tell Song Mo about it. Song Mo would have to accept his favor even if he didn't want to, not to mention that there was five thousand taels of silver to be gained. But Jiang Yi knew that the Song brothers were not on good terms, and after asking around, he found out that Miao Anping was a lazy guy. He wondered if this guy was using Song Mo's tiger skin as a banner. What if Miao Anping was fooling him? He helped Miao Anping, but Song Mo didn't accept his favor. Wouldn't that be a huge loss?

He found an opportunity to visit Yizhitang and asked Song Mo tactfully if he knew about this.

Song Mo didn't expect Miao Anping to be so bold. His face turned pale. Jiang Yi didn't need to ask any more questions. She knew that Miao Anping was trying to get something for nothing. She went back and refused Miao Anping, saying, "On the matter of the Wucheng Bingmasi, it's up to Lord Song to decide. Since you are relatives, please write a note to Lord Song. You can choose any good position. Why do you have to go far away?"

Miao Anping was very distressed.

He accepted six thousand taels of silver from someone and promised that he could get the job done. Now the job has gone nowhere and he has already spent two or three hundred taels of silver. How can he fill this hole?

Miao Anping had no choice but to go find Miao Ansu again.

Miao Ansu was forced into a corner by him and went to find Dou Zhao.

Dou Zhao laughed when he heard this and said, "You know, I never dare to ask about the prince's affairs outside, let alone such matters as buying and selling official positions." He added, "This is not the behavior of a virtuous wife, and my sister-in-law should also be cautious."

Miao Ansu said with a bitter face: "He is really a relative of ours, I can't refuse him, so I came to my sister-in-law. I beg my sister-in-law to help me mention it to my uncle, and the money will be easy to talk about."

Dou Zhao brought the tea with a smile.

Miao Ansu left in disappointment.

Song Mo was very angry when he found out. He said, "If Miao comes to bother you again about this matter, just let her come to me! I have seen many cases of deceiving superiors and subordinates. Miao Anping's little tricks are not enough for me. Let him stop embarrassing himself."

Dou Zhao smiled and brought him a cup of tea, saying gently, "Don't get angry. We don't care about the things in Hengshu Si Tiao Hutong." Then he told him about Jiang Yan's marriage: "On the day when the Chen family comes to urge you to get married, you must not show any displeasure."

Speaking of his sister leaving the house, Song Mo's expression softened involuntarily.

He laughed and said, "When did I ever lose my temper? You told me to do whatever I wanted. Have I ever said 'no'?"

Dou Zhao snorted, "You didn't say anything, but the way you looked made it clear that you were unwilling to come. You might as well stay in the study and not come out, otherwise such a good wedding would be ruined because of you, and no one would even dare to joke."

"I will be all smiles then." He pushed Dou Zhao down on the bed and whispered, "Why do you have to get angry with me over outsiders' affairs? We should live our own lives well first." As he spoke, he dishonestly put his hand into Dou Zhao's collar.

Dou Zhao knew that he was unhappy, so he just went along with him.

On the fifth day of December, when the Chen family came to urge the makeup to be done, although Song Mo had no smile on his face, his expression seemed very gentle, which made the people from the Chen family who came to urge the makeup to be done feel relieved.

Dou Zhao invited Cai to be the bride's concubine.

After Cai took Yinghong and followed the Chen family to Yuqiao Hutong to settle down, Ji and others also said goodbye.

Dou Zhao went to Jiang Yan and talked to her about some ways for husband and wife to get along with each other.

Jiang Yan was married, so she didn't tell him about the concubines, but just reminded him during the dinner. Jiang Yan's face was as red as fire, and he looked at Dou Zhao, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Dou Zhao smiled and held her hand, then asked gently, "What's wrong?"

"I, I..." Jiang Yan lowered his head and murmured anxiously, "Will he dislike me?"

Dou Zhao could understand Jiang Yan's worries. She gently stroked Jiang Yan's dark hair and said with a smile, "No. Your Ah Yan has a gentle temperament and is so beautiful. It is a blessing for Chen Zanzhi to marry you. How could he dislike you? If you don't believe it, wait until the day of the return visit and then talk to your sister-in-law in private."

Jiang Yan blushed and whispered, "That's what my twelfth sister said."

Dou Zhao encouraged her: "Then you should also cheer up and live a good life with Chen Zanzhi."

Jiang Yan nodded shyly.

There was a loud cough from outside the door.

As soon as Dou Zhao heard it, he knew it was Song Mo.

She smiled and lifted the curtain.

Song Mo walked in with a stern face.

Jiang Yan looked at him timidly, the corners of his clothes being twisted into pieces.

Song Mo took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to her: "This is the deed of the two shops on West Street. There is no dowry list. Keep it for yourself. If there is something you don't want Chen Zanzhi to know in the future, you can use the income from these two shops."

Jiang Yan could not understand at all the words "is there something you don't want Chen Zanzhi to know".

She looked at Dou Zhao and then at Song Mo in confusion, and stammered, "My brother and sister-in-law have already arranged a dowry of 20,000 taels of silver for me. I don't have any more money to spend. I can't accept this deed. You should leave it to Yuan Ge'er!"

Song Mo was filled with hatred. He glared at Jiang Yan fiercely, slammed the deed on the kang, and walked out through the curtain.

Jiang Yan was so frightened that his face turned pale. He quietly pulled Dou Zhao's clothes and looked at her for help.

Dou Zhao sighed and said, "Your brother is just taking precautions. When you get married, you will have to reward the old servants of the Chen family, right? You will have to manage the followers of Chen Zanzhi, right? If you want to send a letter to your parents' home, won't those servants run faster if they receive money?"

Jiang Yan suddenly realized what had happened, and then his face was filled with shame. He said, "Sister-in-law, I will go and apologize to my brother."

"That's not necessary." Dou Zhao stuffed the deed into Jiang Yan's hand and said, "Keep the deed safe and be careful not to lose it. Your brother won't blame you."

Jiang Yan said "hmm" meekly and took the deed.

Dou Zhao stood up and said goodbye: "You should rest early. Tomorrow is your good day. You must be a beautiful bride!"

Jiang Yan blushed and said "yes" and sent Dou Zhao out of Bishuixuan.

Dou Zhao returned to the main room.

Song Mo is practicing calligraphy in the study. Look at his posture, he is so righteous!

Dou Zhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "She is simple-minded, and she doesn't understand your worries at all. Instead of giving her private money, you might as well give her two capable maids and servants. Yuqiao Hutong is so close to our house, are you still afraid that Chen Zanzhi dares to neglect her?"

"I just don't know what's wrong with her brain!" Song Mo was very upset, "I was worrying about her for nothing."

Dou Zhao took his arm and said gently, "I know you are worried that Chen Zanzhi will find out that you have placed spies in his house, which will cause a rift between him and Sister Yan, so you gave Sister Yan two shops. Don't be discouraged. In the past, she had no one to teach her and was young, so she was easily manipulated. Now she has you and me to watch over her, and she will grow up slowly."

With Dou Zhao's comfort, Song Mo's anger gradually subsided.

The next day when Jiang Yan went out, he was depressed for a long time.

Song Yichun did not attend Jiang Yan's wedding at all. He had invited his friends to go out of town to enjoy the snow and did not return until the evening.

Seeing the servant sweeping up the firecracker slag in front of the door, he asked Zeng Wu with a cold face: "Is the cousin gone?"

Zeng Wu hurriedly bowed his head and said with a smile, "I just left the house less than two hours ago."

Song Yichun stood for a while and returned to Xixiangyuan.

Song Mo's words like "Prince Liao wants to marry Jiang Yan as his wife. If it succeeds, you will have a prince son-in-law" kept echoing in Song Yichun's mind. He initially thought that this was just a way for Song Mo to anger him, but with Geng Li's repeated visits to Song Mo and the personal letter from Prince Liao that was sent urgently within 600 miles, he began to feel uncertain. A few days ago, he finally couldn't help but sent someone to investigate the matter.

I didn’t expect it to be true!

He was at a loss when he heard this.

If this child had grown up in the palace, she would have been qualified to be the princess of Liao Wang, so how could she have been taken as his wife?

He was immediately filled with regret and hatred.

But this emotion appeared like fireworks and soon disappeared.

In contrast, keeping Song Han in the mansion made Jiang Shi heartbroken, but also made him feel relieved.

Song Yichun strode towards the main room.

The servant guarding the main door saw him from a distance and came over in a flash: "Master, the Second Master is here."

Song Yichun was stunned.

The curtains in the hall had been lifted high, revealing Song Han's handsome face full of smiles.

"Father, you're back." He said respectfully and stepped aside to let Song Yichun in.

Song Yichun sternly said "hmm" and said, "Are you here for the wedding?"

Song Han smiled and said, "I didn't want to come at first, but I came because I wanted to see my father. Who knew that my father was out visiting friends." As he spoke, he helped Song Yichun to sit down, took the tea from the maid and handed it to Song Yichun.

Song Yichun picked up the teacup and took a sip, then he asked lazily, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Song Han smiled and said, "I have established my own family. I can no longer stay at home and ignore the outside world and focus on reading books of sages. I want to find a job and I want my father to help me make a decision. What should I do?"

Song Yichun was also thinking about this.

Since we are going to raise Song Han, we can't let him sit idle at home like this.

He said, "It's almost the end of the year, I have more opportunities to go to the palace to see the emperor, I will find a chance to ask for your grace when the time comes!"

Song Han didn't expect that this matter could be accomplished so easily. He couldn't help but be overjoyed and thanked Song Yichun again and again.

Song Yichun was very satisfied with Song Han's humbleness in front of him, and said, "Just spend the New Year in peace and wait for my good news."

Song Han returned to Si Tiao Hutong happily.