Chapter 38 Unexpected
The third house was waiting for the reply from the Qingyuan Marquis' Mansion with a relaxed mood, and in fact, they already felt that the marriage was a sure thing.
Unexpectedly, things did not develop as they thought.
Two days later, someone did come to the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion.
The person who came was none other than the Marquis's wife, Mrs. Zhou, who was also the sister-in-law of the Duke's wife, Mrs. Wang.
Liu wanted to let the marquis' wife meet her niece, so she brought Liu Qingwan with her when she went to the old lady's Songhe Hall.
The two of them walked to the door of Songhe Hall and happened to meet Chen and his group.
Chen secretly resented her sister-in-law's good luck. She had just arranged a marriage for her son not long ago, but she didn't expect that her niece would also find a good family in the blink of an eye.
But she didn't understand why the old lady asked her to bring Jinshan with her. Could it be that the marquis's wife had another family to introduce to her daughter?
After entering, they first paid their respects to Madam Xiao, and then greeted Madam Zhou, the Marquis' wife.
Zhou was being polite with everyone and her eyes glanced at Liu Qingwan.
Just when she thought she was going to say something to her future daughter-in-law, Zhou looked at Xiao Jinshan and smiled, "This must be the third young lady, right? She's grown up so much now. When I first met her, she was just a tiny little girl."
As she said this, she gestured with her hands to show everyone, and everyone started laughing.
Xiao Jinshan blushed and said, "Madam, please stop talking."
However, Zhou held her hand and asked her questions in an intimate manner.
Liu didn't take it to heart. Liu Qingwan thought she was the protagonist, but was ignored by the other party. She felt very uncomfortable for a while.
Then she suddenly remembered that the person in front of her was her legal mother, and the prince was a concubine's son, so this seemed understandable.
But what Zhou said next caught everyone present off guard.
Zhou took Xiao Jinshan's hand and said to the old lady, "Old Madam! I've come here today to discuss the marriages of the three sons in the family. I'd like to ask you to take Jinshan back to be your daughter-in-law. What do you think, old lady?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, even Wang looked at her sister-in-law with a look of surprise.
But she didn't say anything in the end. Now that the words had been spoken, whether it was stopped or agreed, she would not be able to influence it at all.
Wang felt a little resentful towards Zhou. How could she, as the middleman, explain such a sudden change of heart to her younger brothers and sisters-in-law?
Liu's face was also pale. She looked at her niece with some concern. Seeing that her niece was twisting the handkerchief in her hand tightly, and looked like tears were about to fall, she couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
She reached out and squeezed Liu Qingwan's slender white hand.
After her initial shock, Chen slowly came to her senses and couldn't help but think about this marriage.
She had been envious of Liu when she was at the doorstep just now, but now that it was her turn, she also felt that Prince Wang was a possibility.
Although he is a concubine's son, the Wang family has few sons and nephews, and there are only those two legitimate sons in total. They were both born from the marquis's wife and are the eldest.
As the youngest son in the family, Wang Jingcheng posed no threat to anyone and lived a more comfortable life.
Moreover, this prince himself was also very hardworking. Not only did he take part in the special examination like other students from poor families, he also made it onto the list and was granted an official position by the emperor last year.
Besides, her Jinshan has been lively and lively since she was a child, so Chen never thought of letting her be the mistress of any mansion. She is just the right match for the prince of Qingyuan Marquis.
The more Chen thought about it, the more he felt that this was feasible.
Old Madam Xiao also felt a headache watching this scene, but Zhou was a good person and the marriage was also a good one.
She also knew that the young man from the Wang family had come to the mansion the day before. The young man was led by his two grandsons to Songhe Hall to pay his respects to her.
It's just that the target has changed, which is understandable. Just tell others that he came to see the third girl that day.
Old Madam Xiao looked at Chen who was sitting below her, and seeing a hint of joy on her face, she already knew what was going on.
But they couldn't agree to it right away. Then everyone in the room heard Madam Xiao say, "This matter is a bit sudden. I need to discuss it with my son and daughter-in-law before making a decision. Our two families are already relatives, so there's no need to beat around the bush. How about this, I'll give you an answer in five days, okay?"
Since you didn't reject it immediately, then it's done.
Zhou agreed with a smile, but when she left, she went to the Duke's wife's courtyard again.
After they entered the house, Zhou smiled at her sister-in-law and said, "I know what you want to say. This wasn't my idea. It was my illegitimate son who said he had a crush on the third daughter of your Xiao Mansion."
Wang also found it strange. When the two girls were compared, Miss Liu was definitely more beautiful.
Not to mention those young gentlemen who only care about appearance, but her nephew actually fell in love with the third girl in the mansion.
Seeing her sister-in-law's puzzled expression, Zhou approached Wang and whispered, "What do you think he said? The boy said Miss Liu looked too frail. I just saw that it was true. Don't you think he's weird, paying attention to these things? Isn't that what we elders should pay attention to?"
Wang raised her eyebrows and said nothing more.
The two families were still in the stage of considering each other, so there was room for regret.
But this would make things even more difficult for Miss Liu.
Thinking of Liu from the third house, Wang felt a tingling sensation on her scalp. The second house and the Marquis' Mansion were both very happy, but she was the only one left to deal with Liu.
Xu Shuyao only found out about it that evening.
The person who brought the news was Xiao Jinshan, who never set foot in Jiyunzhai.
As soon as Xu Shuyao saw the look on her third cousin's face, she knew something big was going to happen, but she didn't ask any questions. She just served her with good food and drinks, waiting for her to pour them out on her own initiative.
Sure enough, not long after, Xiao Jinshan said, "I won't have to go to Songhe Hall in a few days."
Xu Shuyao: "Yeah."
Xiao Jinshan added: "Aren't you curious why?"
Xu Shuyao: "What is it for?"
But this person blushed and whispered, "My mother wants to keep me in the house to embroider my dowry."
"Cough... cough..." Xu Shuyao was so shocked by the sudden news that she burst into coughing.
Seeing her like this, the other party was finally satisfied and asked another question: "Cousin, do you know who that person is?"
"I don't know. Then tell me!" Xu Shuyao was really interested at this moment.
Xiao Jinshan just said shyly: "You know what happened last time when I followed Cousin Liu, right? It was him!"
Xu Shuyao naturally knew about this, and she had also heard about the Liu family helping Liu Qingwan find a husband. Could it be...
The expression on Xu Shuyao's face finally pleased the third daughter of the Duke's Mansion. She continued blushing and stumbling, "Even if that's what you think, I don't know... I don't know why he fell in love with me. He suddenly asked the Marquis's wife to come to our house to propose marriage today..."
Seeing the person in front of her still immersed in the news she brought, Xiao Jinshan continued to ramble on about her sweet troubles: "He's just a bastard. I really don't know why Mother agreed to it. You don't know the look on Cousin Liu's face at that time. It was like she wanted to eat me up."
After saying that, she stuck out her tongue as if in annoyance.
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