Chapter 161 Name
It was already not easy for Prince Jingyang to help him find a wife when Shen Tang had already refused to marry him once. If she refused again, even if his daughter, Shen Sui, was the most beautiful woman in the world, Prince Jingyang would probably not be willing to marry Shen Tang.
Besides, this marriage had already been approved by the Emperor, who had urged him to propose marriage before. The Prince of Jingyang saved Chen Tang several times, and the Prince of Jingyang also had a share of the credit for finding Chen Yan. He was also Xie Guimo's man who stopped Chen Ying from plotting against Xiao Huan, and helped the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion so much. More importantly, his daughter also liked him, so how could he not agree?
The fourth wife said, "I was not there when Tang'er refused to marry, but I also heard that the eldest sister-in-law did not let Tang'er marry because she was afraid that they would have a rift. Now that Xian'er is about to become the second prince's consort, Tang'er marrying the prince of Jingyang will not affect the sisterhood, so why would the eldest sister-in-law object?"
"Tang'er is promised to the Prince of Jingyang, and it should be a foregone conclusion that Xian'er will become the Second Prince's consort."
The Second Wife also knew that the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion had a relative in the Jingyang Prince's Mansion, which would be better for Shen Xian to secure the position of the Second Prince's Consort. However, Shen Xian and the Second Prince were not in love with each other, and the Prince of Jingyang had even gotten together with the Prince of Changping Marquis twice for Shen Tang!
Wasn't Concubine Ye absolutely sure that Prince Jingyang would not marry Chen Tang? Now that she has proposed marriage, could it be that her plan has failed?
Shen Sui had already agreed, and the old lady also approved of the marriage. It was useless for others to object, so the second wife simply shut up and stopped talking.
The second master asked, "What does Old Prince Ning want to see you about?"
Shen Sui didn't say anything, just sipped the tea. The old lady sent them out, "I will discuss Tang'er's marriage with the Marquis, you all go back."
The second master frowned deeply. The old lady was talking to the eldest brother and actually sent him away. Was there anything she couldn't let him hear?
The second master walked away, looking back every few steps.
Chen Tang stood up but did not leave. She also wanted to know why Old Prince Ning was looking for her father. She was concerned about everything related to her eldest brother.
After everyone left, the old lady asked, "Why would Prince Jingyang want to marry Tang'er?"
Although the Second Wife's words were harsh and the Old Lady felt that Prince Jingyang would not be that kind of person, Chen Tang had the bridal sedan carried back empty because it was embarrassing. There were so many ladies from noble families in Kyoto, and the Prince of Jingyang could marry any of them. There was no need to hang himself on the tree of their Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion.
Chen Sui said, "The Prince of Jingyang wanted to marry Tang'er from the beginning. It was Old Prince Xie who made the wrong choice and arranged the wrong marriage. The lottery slip at the Jokhang Temple was written by the Prince of Jingyang. His original intention was to have Tang'er marry instead of Xian'er, but he didn't expect so many things to happen later. Prince Jingyang apologized to me for this."
It was just that with this apology, Shen Sui felt more ashamed than angry.
He knew very well that even without the fortune stick, Shen Xian was afraid of being a widow and was unwilling to get into the bridal sedan. Moreover, Prince Jingyang only made a fortune stick to scare Shen Xian, but no one forced Shen Xian to drug himself and frame Shen Tang.
When Shen Xianzhen got into the bridal sedan, Prince Jingyang had no choice but to accept her as his consort.
The old lady looked at Chen Tang, "Do you know that the person the Prince of Jingyang wants to marry is you?"
Chen Tang shook his head and said with a red face, "I want to know, no, I won't get married..."
That's true. If the two were in love with each other, the Jingyang Palace wouldn't have lost such a huge face.
The old lady said, "Xi'er will marry the second prince, and Tang'er will be married to the prince of Jingyang. Everyone is happy."
The only regret is that Chen Yan doesn’t know when he will be able to return to his roots.
The old lady asked Shen Sui, "Did Old Prince Ning come to you for Yan'er's matter?"
Chen Sui did not hide it from the old lady, "Old Prince Ning came to me for Yan'er's marriage. Old Princess Ning thought that the daughter of the right prime minister and the daughter of the Minister of Revenue were more suitable. Unexpectedly, the daughter of the right prime minister was promised to the son of Xuanyi Marquis. Old Prince Ning was afraid that he would not come to propose marriage again, and the daughter of the Minister of Revenue was also promised to someone, so he asked for my opinion..."
If he didn't know that Xiao Huan was Shen Sui's son, Old Prince Ning would have full authority over his marriage. Now that he knew, he would definitely get Shen Sui's nod.
The old lady said, "Princess Ning treats Yan'er as her own grandson, so the girl she picked for Yan'er must be good, but Yan'er's identity..."
Shen Sui said, “Old Prince Ning intends to adopt Yan’er as his adopted grandson, and he will confess this when he proposes marriage.”
He, the son of Shen Sui and the eldest son of Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion, has a good status and is worthy of the daughter of the Minister of Revenue. And as the adopted grandson of Prince Ning, there is no problem at all.
If he had not been sure that the Minister of Revenue would approve the marriage, Prince Ning would not have told him.
The old lady asked, "What do you think?"
Shen Sui said, "I'll let Old Prince Ning make the full decision..."
Before Shen Sui could finish, Shen Tang asked anxiously, "Did father ask what my eldest brother thought?"
Chen Sui looked at Chen Tang, "The marriage of children is decided by their parents and the matchmaker. Old Prince Ning and I both agree. Your eldest brother..."
Chen Tang said, "Big brother may have a girl he likes."
Chen Sui frowned, and Chen Tang said, "Father, have you forgotten that elder brother saved Princess Roujia not long ago? The reason why I know that my eldest sister plotted against elder brother is that I ran into Princess Roujia when I went out of the house, and I learned from her that someone asked elder brother to meet at Yanqi Lake in my name. I think elder brother should like Princess Roujia a little bit."
The eldest brother told Princess Roujia his whereabouts and asked her to go to Yanqi Lake. If the eldest brother had no feelings for Princess Roujia, he would never do such a thing.
She also hoped that Princess Roujia could become her sister-in-law, so she told Princess Roujia that Prince Ning was not her cousin, but her elder brother.
She had been trying to bring Princess Roujia together for a long time and she was already somewhat interested in her. But in the end, her elder brother married someone else. How could she ever see Princess Roujia again in the future?
It would be fine if my eldest brother and Princess Roujia were not interested in each other, but what if they were in love with each other?
At least he should ask the eldest brother's opinion. In the previous life, the eldest brother did not get married, so Prince Ning should have discussed it with the eldest brother, but was rejected by the eldest brother. In this life, he discussed it with his father, so Prince Ning may not ask the eldest brother's opinion.
Chen Sui looked at Chen Tang, "Your elder brother is still the Prince of Ning, and he and Princess Roujia are nominal cousins..."
Chen Tang said, "I went to visit Princess Roujia. Prince Duan admired my brother's talent for both literature and martial arts. It's a pity that my brother is Princess Roujia's cousin, otherwise even if he was a prince of a baron's mansion, he would have promised Princess Roujia to her. My daughter liked Princess Roujia, otherwise she wouldn't have asked my brother to save her. So my daughter told Princess Roujia about my brother's life story."
"I think my eldest brother likes Princess Roujia. I know that marriage is decided by parents and matchmakers, but my eldest brother has been living away from home for many years. I hope he can marry a girl he likes and be with him for the rest of his life."
Shen Yan was found by Shen Tang. Shen Sui and the old lady would listen to whatever Shen Tang said regarding Shen Yan's affairs.
The old lady said, "Prince Ning should not know about this, otherwise he would definitely be more inclined towards Princess Roujia."
Shen Sui said, "I'll go find Old Prince Ning."
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