The four brothers did not hide anything and told the story of the side branch coming to recognize their relationship.
Zhou Chengyu also felt something was wrong, so he called his confidant in and asked him to investigate.
Then he looked at Ling Jiheng with a smile: "Brother Ling, long time no see, how have you been lately?"
Ling Jiheng was a little proud: "Thank you for your consideration, my lord. I am very happy. Not only did I become the husband of the county lady, but I also passed the imperial examination and became a juren.
Now my wife is pregnant with twins, and in half a year he will be a father. As for the Crown Prince, do you have any plans to marry a Crown Princess?"
Zhou Chengyu raised his hand and nodded, and was so angry that he laughed.
What kind of person is this? He doesn't even consider the situation. If I weren't so careless, I would have beaten this guy up to teach him a lesson.
Zhou Chengyu changed the subject and talked about the situation in the south.
Ling Jiheng felt uncomfortable listening, so he took Ling Jiyi away.
But Zhou Chengyu stopped him: "It's okay, Brother Ling, please listen and you can give me some advice."
Only then did he sit down.
However, they didn't chat for long before someone else came to visit.
The Ling brothers stood up to say goodbye and happened to meet Cui Shouqing who came to pay New Year's greetings.
They chatted for a few more minutes before parting ways.
After leaving Prince Rui's Mansion, a few more families were added to the Ling family's gift list.
There are colleagues like Ling Jiren and Ling Jihao, as well as friends like Cui Jingzhong.
As for the imperial palace, well, Emperor Zhou sent someone over a few years ago and took away half of the Ling family’s vegetables as a holiday gift.
The Ling family naturally agreed and even gave Emperor Zhou a dozen strawberry seedlings.
This really takes "selflessness" to the extreme.
The group went to other houses to pay New Year's greetings, and by the time they finished, it was already mid-afternoon.
And the Ling Mansion is not deserted at all.
After the young masters of the Ling family left, the old lady gave holiday gifts to the servants.
There are not only clothes and shoes, but also big red envelopes.
The maids and servants held the heavy silver ingots with happy smiles on their faces.
In addition, each person also had a small cake.
Many maids had only heard of Chunfen and her companions' superb craftsmanship, but had never seen what a cake actually looked like.
Now, they can actually eat the same things that the rich eat. So happy, right?
Chi Xingyue really likes this kind of atmosphere. She always feels like laughing when she sees others laughing.
This continued until the evening, when Ling Jiheng came back, when her emotions began to fluctuate greatly.
I ran to greet him, was held in his arms, and was asked about his well-being.
Then they went to Rongsiyuan for dinner, and finally returned to Qingfengyuan and entered the space directly.
Ling Jiheng sat at Chi Xingyue's workstation and studied for three hours at a time.
Got up for a walk, ate something, and then continued.
By the time I went to bed, it was already twelve o'clock in the evening.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the Ling family chatted and played cards just like on the first day.
Except for Shu Muyun, no one present here has a mother's family.
But Shu Muyun's family also lives in the Ling family.
She took a stroll there early in the morning, then took Shu Xuhong and Ge Jinglan to Rongsiyuan to find the old lady.
Now the two families are as close as one family and are inseparable.
However, only the elders have more free time.
Ling Jiheng, Ling Jiyi, and Huang Minbo have to study and do their homework.
Even Ling Mingyue, Ling Minghao and Shu Rui have to prepare for next year's provincial examination.
Among the grandchildren, Chi Xingyue is the only one who has free time. The Ling family doesn't let her do anything, and she is bored to death every day.
Even Ling Jiran had to learn from the Zhu sisters and cultivate his sentiments together with Ling Weiwei.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, news arrived from Shouzhou.
Liang Zhijun opened the thick envelope and after reading it, she couldn't help but feel a little more favorable towards Tong Sinian.
Turning to the old lady, he said, "Tong Guitang used to be a chief clerk. He was framed and went to the countryside. I heard he has good character."
The old lady nodded and said, "In that case, let's prepare the betrothal gifts. After the fifteenth day, we will come to propose marriage."
Liang Zhijun smiled and said, "We need to send someone to the Tong family first to tell them. Other families are not interested, but we are eager to help."
When Ling Jihao heard this, he felt sick all over.
Although he had contact with Tong Sinian, neither of them expressed their feelings.
Every time they came into contact, he felt a faint affection flowing between them. He felt that she was willing. There was a smile on her lips and stars in her eyes.
But when my mother asked me this, I was no longer sure. I wondered if he had misunderstood me.
Ling Jihao immediately went out and asked his subordinates to go to Shouzhou and ask him to personally hand over the New Year gifts and letters to Tong Sinian.
If the Tong family is willing, he will go to Shouzhou to propose marriage immediately after the beginning of spring.
If she doesn't want to, then we can only wish her to find a good man soon!
Seeing how impetuous the third wife was, Geng Suhua suddenly became depressed again.
Ling Jiren wanted to say a few words of comfort, but he was the other person's sore spot, so he was too embarrassed to speak.
Ling Jiren wanted to promote Wan Chunqin to be his legal wife, but he felt that his mother would not agree, so he pursed his lips and did not dare to mention it.
Compared to Ling Jiren's marriage, Geng Suhua was more worried about Ling Jiren.
The girl is already nineteen years old this year and still has no partner.
Quite a few people came to test the waters, but either this place or that place was inappropriate.
Now, Chi Xingyue, who is about the same age as her, is pregnant, but Ling Jiran is still not engaged. It would be a lie to say that he is not anxious.
Taking advantage of Tong Sinian's opportunity, Geng Suhua called the four brothers of the Ling family to Rongsiyuan and expressed his concerns.
He also asked Ling Jiren: "Do any of your colleagues have anyone suitable? Could you introduce them to Jiren?"
She really has no other ideas.
Ling Jiren was embarrassed: "Most soldiers come from poor families and are not valued. These rough guys can't even read a few words. How can Jiren be interested in them?"
If he and Ji Hao were not so knowledgeable, they might not have been promoted so quickly.
"What's more, we have to return to the military camp in April or May. By then, will Ji Ran follow us or stay in the capital and live as a widow? Mother, have you considered this?
It would be better to ask my second and third brothers to see if there are any students in the academy who are still unmarried.
If your character is acceptable, even if your family background is average, we can still consider you!"
Geng Suhua turned her gaze towards Ling Jiheng and Ling Jiyi: "What do you two say?"
Ling Jiheng remained silent, fearing that if he introduced them, the couple would not live happily and would blame him.
Ling Jiyi had a few candidates in his mind, but he didn't know if their families had any suitable candidates.
I introduced the family situations of those people to Geng Suhua, and the more she listened, the brighter her eyes became.
Finally, he said, "After the New Year, I'll go to the party and ask about the young talents in this city."
In the past, her family had no official position and could not get into the upper class circle.
It’s different now. I’ve received a stack of invitations in just these few days.
Although these invitations were all from the families of low-ranking officials, now that I think about it, it can be considered a way to break into the other party's class.
We can't be slow to treat you.
Just as they were sitting and chatting, preparing to take the next step, a maid came hurriedly to the door and said that Huang Minbo wanted to see him.
Geng Suhua asked someone to come in, and Huang Minbo fell to his knees with a thud.
"Aunt, Minbo wants to marry Miss Jiran, I hope you can help!"
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