Chapter 22 The number one scholar’s father is a charlatan who always wins in gambling!
Mr. Tan is currently just a minor official of the fifth rank. It seems that his official position is of the same rank as Li Jingyuan's, but in fact the two cannot be compared, because Li Jingyuan's fifth rank official position was promoted through real efforts, with the support of the Jingyuan Earl's Mansion, and he has real power.
However, Mr. Tan's fifth-rank official position had no real power. It could only be said that he had an official position for the sake of appearance.
The reason why Tan was able to marry into the Jingyuan Earl's Mansion and become the original wife of Li Jingyuan, the fourth son of the old Jingyuan Earl, was because Tan and her father's father were still alive, and the Tan family had the support of Tan's grandfather in the capital, so the young lady of the Tan family was able to marry into the Earl's Mansion.
But after the death of Tan's grandfather, Tan's father came back to power after the mourning period. After years of scheming, he is still only a fifth-rank official with no real power. The whole family can only live on their previous savings and the dowry of their step-wife Wang.
The Tan family can no longer be compared with the Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion, let alone the Li Jingyuan family after the family split up.
This is also why Mrs. Tan insisted on letting her son marry her niece from her maternal family. The purpose was to support her maternal family and prevent them from becoming estranged from their husband's family. She also hoped that her son would help promote her maternal family when he became successful in the future.
Of course, Mrs. Tan hopes that her son will have as close a relationship with his natal family as possible. So, would it not go against her idea of strengthening her natal family to let her son marry a wife who is not close to the future head of the Tan family?
Naturally, Mrs. Tan was hesitant about the marriage between Li Changwen and Tan Zhuyue.
Tan Zhuyue, who wanted to tie down the marriage contract after her rebirth, was sensitive to the change in Tan's attitude. However, she thought that Tan's attitude changed because Li Changwen passed the imperial examination and had a bright future. Tan wanted to find a noble lady to marry her son and looked down on the impoverished Tan family.
So Tan Zhuyue urged Tan's father to abandon the reserve of the girl's parents and come to the house to urge the marriage.
She knew that Li Changwen would definitely pass the imperial examination this time, and would be chosen by the emperor as the third place in the imperial examination. Li Changwen's father, Li Jingyuan, was the third prince who would ascend the throne in the future, so he had a bright future.
After Li Changwen passed the imperial examination and became the third place in the imperial examination, Aunt Tan might not want her to be her daughter-in-law anymore. Tan Zhuyue was determined to arrange the marriage before Li Changwen took the imperial examination, even if the wedding had to be hastily held due to time constraints. She absolutely did not want to lose such a good son-in-law again.
After Li Changwen passes the imperial examination and becomes an official, and she is also granted the title of Lady of Imperial Concubine, she will definitely return to the Tan family in glory and make her stepmother Wang and her annoying sister Tan Qingyue envious and jealous to death.
After Tan Zhuyue's seemingly reasonable analysis, Tan's father became worried that after his nephew Li Changwen graduated from high school, the Li family would look down on the Tan family, so he shamelessly came to his sister to discuss the marriage.
After hearing what Tan's father said, Mrs. Tan realized how eager Tan's father and Tan Zhuyue were to get married as soon as possible, and she felt extremely embarrassed.
She glanced at her pretty niece who was sitting beside her, then told the maid to take Tan Zhuyue to visit the garden, and sent her away.
After Tan Zhuyue left, Tan asked her father, "Brother, tell me the truth, why are you so anxious to marry Zhuyue here? Did something happen?"
Mrs. Tan was worried that Tan Zhuyue had done something that would damage her reputation, which made Tan's father eager to marry Tan Zhuyue off. After all, she heard that Tan Zhuyue had been fighting fiercely with Wang's mother and daughter in the Tan family, and the struggle within the family would inevitably damage her reputation.
Father Tan was stunned for a moment, but soon realized what his sister meant and quickly explained, "No, Zhuyue is a good child. It's just that I pitied her for losing her mother at a young age and spoiled her a little, but there is nothing wrong with her."
Tan was half-believing and half-doubting: "Then why is my eldest brother so anxious to let Zhuyue marry him? Changwen also has to prepare for this year's imperial examination. If they get married before the examination, the wedding will be very hasty." Which family doesn't start planning for the wedding a long time in advance and hold it in a grand manner? Those who hold a wedding in a hurry always have special reasons.
After hesitating for a while, Mr. Tan finally told Mrs. Tan what was in his heart: "Alas, big brother won't hide it from me anymore. You know the current situation of the Tan family. Seeing that my brother-in-law is getting better and better, Changwen is also very talented and has a bright future. I am worried that my brother-in-law will want to cancel the engagement after Changwen graduates from high school."
Li Jingyuan was a person who put profit above all else. He had always wanted to marry his son to a noble lady who could help him in his career, but Tan insisted on using her son's marriage to influence her family.
The couple had quarreled many times about this matter. It was because Li Changwen had deeper feelings for his mother, Tan, and was more filial to her. He also believed that he did not need to rely on the power of his wife's family and could rise to prominence with his own talents and abilities. So he took the initiative to agree to marry his cousin from his uncle's family, and Li Jingyuan did not forcefully cancel the engagement.
But Li Jingyuan was still dissatisfied with this marriage. If Li Jingyuan wanted to cancel the engagement after his son graduated from high school... Tan thought that this possibility was not impossible. It was understandable that Tan's father would have concerns in this regard and wanted Tan Zhuyue to marry Li Changwen this morning.
Tan's father advised Tan: "Sister, I am worried that the night will be long and dreams will arise. I will feel relieved if you get married soon. After all, you know the current situation of the Tan family. I am sorry for father..."
Tan's father played the emotional card, and Tan, who had deep feelings for her natal family, was deeply moved and finally agreed to the marriage: "I will mention this to my husband, and then take the betrothal gifts to make the appointment as soon as possible... But brother, I heard that Zhuyue doesn't have a good relationship with my sister-in-law? As the eldest sister, she should treat her younger brothers and sisters well, but I heard that her relationship with her younger brothers and sisters is not very good..."
Mrs. Tan was still worried that if she married Tan Zhuyue, she would not have a good relationship with the future head of the Tan family, and her husband's family and her parents' family would become estranged in the future. He wanted to hint to Tan's father to change the marriage partner to his second niece Tan Qingyue. Although Tan Qingyue was the legitimate daughter of the second wife and was lower in status than Tan Zhuyue, the eldest legitimate daughter of the original wife, she was the elder sister of the future head of the Tan family. She was more suitable to be the link between the Li and Tan families in the next generation.
However, Mr. Tan had no reason to understand the hidden meaning in his sister's words, and thought that Mrs. Tan was picking on Tan Zhuyue. Mr. Tan, who still had some fatherly love for Tan Zhuyue, the eldest daughter, quickly spoke up for his daughter: "It's just some minor conflicts between children, just a quarrel. Fighting and making trouble can actually make the relationship better. They are all my children, there's no difference..."
Seeing that Mr. Tan said this, what else could Mrs. Tan say? I could only discuss the marriage of Li Changwen and Tan Zhuyue with Tan’s father.
After the deal was settled, Mr. Tan happily said goodbye to Mrs. Tan and took Tan Zhuyue away.
After leaving the Li residence, Tan Zhuyue looked at her father excitedly and asked, "Father, what happened?"
Father Tan nodded with a smile on his face: "Wait for your aunt to come to our house to propose marriage."
Tan Zhuyue excitedly clutched the handkerchief in her hand tightly. It was great. After her rebirth, she finally changed the tragic fate of her previous life. The position of the Grand Lady would be hers in the future!
After Tan Zhuyue returned to the Tan Mansion, she went to Tan Qingyue with great pride to show off: "My father arranged a marriage for me, and no matter how your mother planned, it would never become yours." Humph, if Wang's plan had not been so clean, she would definitely have told Tan's father about Wang's plan.
However, although she could not find any evidence and could not retaliate, as long as she failed to let Wang's plan succeed, it was enough to make them feel uncomfortable.
Tan Qingyue was completely indifferent to Tan Zhuyue's showing off.
Li Changwen's cousin's marriage is indeed a good one. She also knows about her mother's plans and calculations, but she thinks that it would be good if it succeeds, but if it fails, there are still other options. Life is lived by people, and as long as you have a calm and clear mind, you can live well anywhere.
With a personality like her elder sister Tan Zhuyue who can't help showing off everywhere when she is proud, she may not be able to live a good life even if she marries into her aunt's family.
While Tan Zhuyue was showing off her good marriage to everyone in the Tan family, Li Changwen, who was studying at home, also received a notice from his mother - he needed to take time to get married before the imperial examination.
Li Changwen didn't care about this. The worst that could happen was that he wouldn't review on the wedding day. He could just use the day off to relax and find some time to get married. It was no big deal.
As for getting married, the wedding requires a lot of preparation...what does this have to do with him as the groom? Naturally, his mother and others would take care of things for him; he only needed to be present on the wedding day.
Li Jingyuan was the last one to learn the news. After all, he still had to go to work in the yamen. He only learned the news from Tan when he returned home.
Li Jingyuan was a little angry: "The examination is coming soon. At such a critical and important moment for Chang Wen, you actually want to marry him off? Isn't this disturbing his preparation for the exam?"
Tan said she felt wronged: "There is no need for Chang Wen to plan the wedding. I will naturally take care of everything for my son and will not delay his studies."
Li Jingyuan frowned, and only gave up reluctantly after hearing Tan say that it would not affect his son's review. Although he was still very dissatisfied with the marriage with the daughter of the Tan family, he could not cancel the engagement. If he did, it would have a great impact on his reputation. What if rumors spread that he was snobbish and wanted to use his son's marriage to curry favor with the powerful?
Just marry her. If he, as a father, can marry the girl from the Tan family, why can’t his son Li Changwen marry her?
So when Li Changqing was huddled in the room he built at home to take a mock exam for the imperial examination, Li Changwen was already preparing to get married, and the invitation had even been sent to his parents.
Si Yuan saw the wedding invitation and ate melons with the system: [The reborn heroine is quite efficient. She was tied to the hero so quickly. But it seems that their wedding time was advanced? 】
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