When Lady Anguo heard this, she thought about Qin Danqing's appearance and talent that she had seen at a previous banquet, and felt that he was not bad, so she agreed and sent a message to invite Du to her house to appreciate the flowers.
Mrs. Du heard the news from her son and was secretly annoyed that her son made the decision without consulting her.
The marriages of the two daughters in the mansion have not been decided yet. She has already asked a nanny from the palace to teach her own daughter Qin Danqing the rules and regulations, intending to send her to the palace to try to find a way out.
As for her concubine Qin Danruo, she wanted her to marry a bad woman, but she also wanted her to marry well for the sake of face, so as to avoid having a bad reputation and affecting her daughter's reputation in the palace.
But now that his son had already spoken, and Lady Anguo took it seriously and invited him to her house, it was Qin Danruo's good fortune.
A commoner's daughter could become the wife of the prince of the Duke's Mansion. Even if the prince died, she could live a glorious life in the Duke of Anguo's Mansion.
On the day of flower viewing, Mrs. Du and the wife of Duke Anguo had a pleasant conversation at the beginning, but when the wife of Duke Anguo mentioned her daughter Qin Danqing in her words and deeds.
Mrs. Du was unhappy. When the Prince of Anguo was awake, she might have married her daughter to him. Now he has been in a coma for a month and is in great danger. He still dares to covet her precious daughter. So she smiled and reminded him:
"The second young lady in my house has long admired the prince. If she could stay by his side, I'm afraid they would be a perfect match."
Lady Anguo's face froze. She was of noble birth and looked down upon concubines' daughters. Only Qin Danqing was within her range.
Besides, this concubine's daughter of the Qin family grew up in the border with the concubine. She was probably very unruly and her temperament, appearance and figure were unknown. Naturally, she was even more unwilling.
Her face turned cold, and she responded with a few casual words, then changed the topic of today.
Back at the General's Mansion, Mrs. Du told Qin Guangyu about the situation. Qin Guangyu looked embarrassed.
"Mother, I hope nothing will happen to my marriage."
Mrs. Du shook her head. "Breaking off the engagement will also affect a woman's reputation. It's okay."
Qin Guangyu felt relieved and continued to make more appointments with An Qingyu, but An Qingyu always ignored him. It was only after three or five appointments that he was able to meet the beauty.
After the meeting, Qin Guangyu wanted to marry his younger sister Qin Danqing to the prince of Anguo. Du was furious. When she saw that Du did not agree, she went to Qin Danqing and asked her to agree herself.
When Qin Danqing learned about this, she naturally made a fuss, and the mother and her two children were in chaos for a while.
Just like in her previous life, Lady Anguo met many girls from poor families and chose carefully. She finally felt that the concubine of the Qin family was suitable, so she sent a letter to Mrs. Du and went to the Du family in person.
What he meant was that he wanted to meet Qin Danruo, and if possible, they would arrange the marriage and get married immediately.
After all, the prince has to get married before his younger sister can get married, otherwise her marriage with Qin Guangyu will have to be postponed as originally scheduled.
Mrs. Du smiled and said, "No problem. My general will return to the capital tomorrow, and the second young lady will follow him back home. We can meet tomorrow."
Normally it would not be appropriate to be a guest as General Qin would have just returned home tomorrow, but Lady Anguo was anxious and did not care about appearances.
On the second day, General Qin sent Li and Danruo to the gate of the mansion, and then took Qin Guangxuan to meet the emperor.
Mrs. Du had already sent her personal maid, Nanny Ning, to greet them at the door. The two were led into the main hall and first met Mrs. Du.
The wife of Duke Anguo was observing from behind the screen. She was very satisfied with the girl's outstanding appearance, extraordinary bearing, and good manners.
Mrs. Du gently asked the two to go back and settle down first. The expected difficulties did not happen. Mrs. Li was a little surprised because she was most familiar with the lady's temperament.
The two were led back to their own yard.
The yard was overgrown with weeds and had not been taken care of for years, which was a very rude warning.
Li brought back a lot of his usual staff. Seeing this, he understood that Du was waiting for him here. It was no big deal, so he asked his people to start cleaning.
Dan Ruo asked someone to get a tinder and threw it into the weeds. Flames quickly ignited and smoke rose up, drifting all over the mansion. Everyone shouted for help to put out the fire.
The commotion outside quickly caught Madam Du's attention. She hurried over and looked at the fire starter in Danruo's hand. She ignored the Anguogong's wife who had not left behind her and shouted angrily:
"What are you doing, Second Miss?"
Dan Ruo said seriously: "Madam, there is grass in the yard, and my daughter is cleaning the yard."
Mrs. Du looked at the servants who were coming and going to splash water, and frowned: "If there is grass, just let them cut it. Do you want to burn this house down?"
Dan Ruo said aggrievedly, "Madam, the servants must have removed the grass in the yard every year, but it is still half a person's height. I guess removing the weeds cannot get rid of the roots, so it grows every year.
My daughter wanted to try to see if burning it would be more thorough. I'm sure this unfamiliar lady understands my reasoning."
Dan Ruo knew that the wife of the Duke of Anguo was in the dark just now. The wife of the Duke of Anguo liked obedient people, so she wanted to make the wife of the Duke of Anguo dislike her, so as to cancel the marriage between the original owner and An Qingfeng.
Seeing the unpleasant expression on Anguogong's wife's face, Du immediately came to her senses and tried to smooth things over.
"I've been so busy with your eldest brother's wedding lately that I forgot to tell the servants to clean up the courtyard. Second Miss, please stay in Tingzhu Pavilion first. Once this place is cleaned up, Concubine Li can move in."
Lady Anguo knew at a glance that it was Mrs. Du who was intolerant, but the second girl was not a pushover and was not easy to control. If she were to marry her, she might not be obedient.
The wife of Duke Anguo left with a sour face, and Mrs. Du was also unhappy.
It was because Lady Anguo looked down on her own concubine's daughter a while ago, and suddenly she was willing to marry her yesterday. Of course, it was too late for her to change her attitude towards Li's mother and daughter.
Fortunately, the two of them had just exchanged letters, which meant that they had a chance to get married.
I don't think she can find a lady from a noble family who is willing to marry her undead prince, after all, he has been in a coma for several months.
After General Qin met the emperor, he also brought back the emperor's edict promoting Qin Guangxuan to the rank of fifth-rank imperial guard. Du gritted her teeth and told General Qin that she had arranged a marriage for Danruo with the prince of Anguo.
Even though General Qin had been away from the capital for a long time, he still knew the important news. He was so angry that he slapped Du. Du covered her face, looking embarrassed but smiling triumphantly:
"Anyway, the engagement letter has been exchanged, so the marriage is set in stone. The general can go to the Duke of Anguo's mansion to cancel the engagement.
Anyway, since he angered the Anguo Mansion, Guangyu's marriage to the Anguo Duke's daughter would definitely be ruined.
If you don't consider Guangyu at all, then go."
General Qin stopped and Du was very proud.
He had a grudge against Mrs. Du, but he also felt guilty towards the two children Mrs. Du gave birth to, as he had not been able to be with them for so many years.
Finally, General Qin slept in the front yard and asked someone to bring Li, who was temporarily staying in the guest room, to the front yard.
The servants in the mansion secretly laughed at the lady. Her husband, who had not returned home for a long time, did not go to the wife's room to rest, but lived in the front yard with the concubine, without any dignity of a wife.
The next day, under the persuasion of her wet nurse, Mrs. Du allocated a good courtyard to Mrs. Li.
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