Shen Zhixiu was a little surprised, and looked at the Duke of Zhenguo helplessly, "Duke, this is really difficult for me. When have I ever proposed marriage to anyone?"
It’s not that he was shirking responsibility, but he really had no experience in this kind of thing.
Marriage is a lifelong matter.
The Duke of Zhenguo said, "I'm not asking you to propose marriage, but I just thought you were close to the Marquis of Loyalty, so I asked him to help. If the Song family is interested, I'll formally ask a matchmaker to propose marriage."
Of course, the Duke of Zhenguo also had his own selfish motives. If Shen Zhixiu were to bring it up, the Song family would at least give him some face. That way, their son's chances of getting what he wanted would be better.
Although the Duke of Zhenguo was born into a military family, he was very concerned about his children. So when Qin Yuan said he wanted to cancel the engagement last time, he agreed without hesitation, fearing that his son would be unhappy in the future.
Now that his son is in love with Song Wanwan, he is racking his brains to think of how to help his son win her heart.
As for this son, whether it was his character, knowledge, appearance or demeanor, he felt that there was nothing that made him unworthy of the Song family.
The only thing is that he has broken off the engagement, so he may not be considered by the Song family.
Shen Zhixiu had a very good impression of Qin Yuan, especially the last incident with Fanjinlou. Qin Yuan was decisive and appropriate in his responses and in settling the marriage with the Rong family.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Then I will go on behalf of the Duke. You two should return home first. When there is news from the Song family, I will go to the Qin family to inform the Duke."
He agreed to go on this trip because he thought Qin Yuan was a good candidate. He had watched Song Wanwan grow up, and if Qin Yuan was a bad person, he really wouldn't agree.
Upon hearing this, the Duke of Zhenguo was overjoyed. He stood up to thank Shen Zhixiu and was about to take Qin Yuan back.
But Qin Yuan walked up to Shen Zhixiu, bowed and said, “Uncle Shen, my nephew has an unwelcome request. Can you take my nephew to the Song family?”
Shen Zhixiu smiled and said, "Third Young Master, this is not in accordance with the rules."
Didn't the Qin family ask him to go, just to ask privately to avoid embarrassment? What was the point of him bringing Qin Yuan with him?
The Duke of Zhenguo also said, "Nonsense! How can you ask someone to arrange a marriage for you and then go along yourself?"
Qin Yuan smiled bitterly and said humbly: “Uncle Shen, I…I have a few words to ask Miss Song.”
"It's not easy for me to meet her in private, please be flexible, Uncle Shen."
The Duke of Zhenguo was afraid that Shen Zhixiu would be angry and refuse to help anymore, so he was about to scold Qin Yuan when he was stopped by Shen Zhixiu.
"It's not a big deal. Please come with me, Third Young Master."
"But I can't say for sure whether the Marquis of Loyalty is willing to allow the Third Young Master to meet others."
Qin Yuan nodded hurriedly, “Thank you, Uncle Shen.”
On the way to the Song family, Shen Zhixiu and Qin Yuan rode in the same carriage.
The two families have always had some business dealings, so Shen Zhixiu mentioned a few things.
But Qin Yuan didn't know whether he was nervous or what, and his speech was not as smart and calm as usual.
Shen Zhixiu glanced at him, as if he could see through people's hearts at a glance.
"Do you know each other?"
Qin Yuan nodded and said vaguely: "She helped me once, and I...I helped her once too."
Thinking of the moment when their eyes met in the Hall of Supreme Harmony that day, Qin Yuan's face suddenly turned red.
When she was applying medicine to him, she blew gently on the wound, saying that it would not hurt.
Shen Zhixiu could tell at a glance that Qin Yuan had feelings for Song Wanwan.
Maybe it was because he was old, or maybe it was because he had gone through that time, but he felt inexplicably moved.
If Song Wanwan also has feelings for him, it would be a wonderful story if the two of them could finally get married.
Shen Zhixiu had agreed to help out of the favor of the Duke of Zhenguo. Seeing Qin Yuan like this now, he seemed to be more sincere.
The two of them soon arrived at the Song family. When Marquis Zhongyi heard that Shen Zhixiu and Qin Yuan came together, he was surprised.
Song Hongyuan is not here today, only Song Hongshen is at home.
Upon hearing that Shen Zhixiu had arrived, Song Hongshen personally went to the gate to welcome him in.
Qin Yuan followed behind Shen Zhixiu, behaving politely and knowing when to move forward and backward.
After they entered and sat down, Marquis Zhongyi asked, "Why did Zhixiu come here suddenly? Is there something wrong?"
When he asked, he glanced at Qin Yuan, thinking that the two of them were here for business matters.
Shen Zhixiu didn't beat around the bush and said, "The Duke of Zhenguo asked me to come here to propose a marriage between the Third Young Master of the Qin Family and your eldest daughter."
After hearing this, Song Zan and Song Hongshen were both a little surprised.
I didn't expect Shen Zhixiu to act as a matchmaker, and I didn't expect the Qin family to come and propose marriage.
Logically speaking, Qin Yuan had just broken off his engagement with the Rong family, so he shouldn't have come to propose to Song Wanwan.
If someone else came to propose marriage, Song Zan would really refuse it outright.
But since the person coming was Shen Zhixiu, he hesitated and said, "Third Young Master Qin is a refined and elegant man, and our Wanwan is always brandishing swords and guns. I'm afraid that would be unfair to Third Young Master."
Even though Song Zan didn't say it directly, everyone in the room could hear the refusal.
Shen Zhixiu didn't care about that and said directly: "The Qin family is also a family of military commanders. No one can stop Wanwan from wielding swords and guns."
He turned to Qin Yuan and asked, "My niece is very smart. If she climbs a tree or a wall in your house, do you have any objections?"
Qin Yuan nodded quickly, "Of course not, it's up to her to do whatever she wants."
In fact, what Shen Zhixiu said was exaggerated. Song Wanwan was a noble lady in the capital after all, and she would not go to the room just for no reason.
However, this question and answer blocked Song Zan's previous excuses.
Song Zan stared at Shen Zhixiu, then leaned in closer and whispered, "Did you accept money from the Qin family?"
Shen Zhixiu raised his eyebrows, "Do I look like someone who is short of money?"
Song Zan snorted, "Then why do you keep speaking for this kid?"
Shen Zhixiu said slowly, "Do you dislike him for breaking off the engagement? I really don't think breaking off the engagement is a big deal. Just look at the Qin family's reputation and Qin Yuan himself. What do you think?"
"I think the two of them are quite compatible. Why don't you ask Wanwan?"
Song Zan hesitated for a moment. Just as Shen Zhixiu had said, he was only concerned about Qin Yuan's broken engagement. He felt his daughter was worthy of any nobleman in the capital, so there was no need to compromise.
If we talk about the Qin family's family tradition and Qin Yuan as a person, there is really no shortcoming to be found.
Seeing that Song Zan seemed to be relenting, Shen Zhixiu said again: "Brother Song, he wants to see Wanwan and ask a few questions."
"I think it's better to let Hong Shen take him there and ask Wan Wan's opinion."
Seeing Shen Zhixiu speaking up for Qin Yuan again and again, Song Zan was surprised.
But after thinking about it, he said, "Third Brother, take Young Master Qin San to meet your sister."
Song Hongshen nodded, stood up and walked out with Qin Yuan.
He did not take Qin Yuan to the inner courtyard, but took him to his study and sent someone to invite Song Wanwan over.
Facing Song Hongshen's probing gaze, Qin Yuan behaved appropriately and looked frank.
Not long after, Song Wanwan also walked in.
When he saw Qin Yuan, he bowed and asked, "How is the wound on the Third Young Master's wrist? Don't get it wet. It's best to use some scar removal medicine."
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