If the Zhou family is unwilling to marry Yan Jie'er, she will end up being wrapped in a three-foot white silk and dying for doing such a shameful thing. Yang Yuanchen knows all this in his heart. At this moment, even if he has to be humble and say all the nice things, he has to make the Zhou family agree to this marriage.
"In any case, Brother Yuan and Sister Yan are already married, and Yang has only this one legitimate daughter. Brother Zhou, do you want to see me destroyed?" Yang Yuanchen took a deep breath and said with forbearance, "I have bought 500 acres of good land in Qingzhou, and a farm with a good annual output, all of which are for Sister Yan. Brother Yuan is almost the age of adulthood, and it's time for him to find a proper job. There happens to be a vacancy in the Ministry of Personnel's Literary Selection Department. I would like to make some plans for Brother Yuan."
Although Zhou Li was the Shaoqing of Taipu Temple, a fourth-rank official, Taipu Temple was in charge of chariots, stables and pastures, and was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. He did not have much real power and had no say in state affairs. He could not be compared with the six ministries, which were powerful administrative centers.
The Ministry of Personnel is the head of the Six Ministries. This is why Zhou Li originally wanted to marry into the Yang family. Yang Yuanchen is still in his prime, but he is already the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He is also valued by Liu Ci Fu. If he can make further progress in the future, it is possible that he will even become the Minister of Personnel.
Zhou Li had few children. Although he had several daughters, he only had one son, Zhou Yun. As a result, his son was spoiled and became a good-for-nothing. Although he had never done anything ridiculous, Zhou Li knew in his heart that his son was a hopeless case. He was greedy for women and had done a lot of bad things, such as visiting prostitutes and hanging out with maids in private. That was why he thought of arranging a marriage for his son with the Yang family. On the one hand, he wanted his son to be more focused, and on the other hand, he wanted to have a father-in-law like Yang Yuanchen to support him.
Now that such a scandal has happened, Zhou Li has thought it over carefully. The only way out for the girl of the Yang family is to marry into his Zhou family. If he abruptly cancels this marriage, he will inevitably make enemies with the Yang family. Although Yang Yuanchen was exiled to Qingzhou as an official, he still has many connections in the capital. He and Shen Jinchun are both students of Liu Ci Fu, and the two are very good friends. The most appropriate thing is to continue the marriage as before.
If things remained the same, he would have to gain more benefits from the Yang family, so Zhou Li took this manipulative approach.
As expected, Yang Yuanchen was really willing to do so. Before he said anything, he had already promised so many benefits.
Zhou Li pondered for a moment, sighed softly, and pretended to be relaxed. "It is said that children are enemies in the previous life, and we as parents are here to pay off their debts. I also know Brother Yang's difficulties. My Zhou family can't do such a cruel thing as forcing my niece to die, but I only have one son, Yun Ge'er. Niece Yang's behavior is really absurd. Even if I agree to Yun Ge'er marrying her, I'm afraid my wife will cry and threaten to die."
Yang Yuanchen's arms were bulging with veins. He endured it again and again, and raised his hands to beg for help, saying, "Please bear with me, Brother Zhou. As long as Sister Yan can enter the mansion, I will take care of Brother Yuan's career in the future."
Zhou Li hurried to help him up, saying, "No, no, it's all my fault for not being strict enough. Brother Yuan didn't respect the rules and regulations and secretly gave things to your niece."
Yang Yuanchen almost bit his teeth, but he just watched Zhou Li pretending to be righteous and endured it without saying anything.
Originally, the two families were planning to get engaged, and the Zhou family was very enthusiastic. Zhou Yun privately gave Yan Jie'er many toys and asked her out for fun several times. He originally felt that it was inappropriate, but Lan Hui indulged her. He mentioned that Yan Jie'er had originally fallen in love with Yu Qizhe but was rejected, which hurt her heart and she had been depressed ever since. Now that she came to the capital, she rarely fell in love with Zhou Yun and no longer had any thoughts about Yu Qizhe.
So he was soft-hearted and let it go.
But now it has become a private transaction in the Zhou family's mouth.
Zhou Li thought for a moment and said, "I have an idea. If Brother Yang agrees, the marriage between our two families will remain the same. My wife has always wanted to marry her niece to Yun Ge'er to strengthen the relationship. Now if Yun Ge'er can marry her niece and Yan Jie'er as equal wives, she might agree."
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