After hearing the Li family's affirmative response, the first person to breathe a sigh of relief was naturally the eldest sister-in-law Liu.

No matter what, judging from today's situation, the Li family is still satisfied with their son, so she feels a little happier.

Gu Shaoyu didn't waste any more words. He glanced at Lord Li and then clasped his fists and said.

"There are so many complicated matters in the court nowadays. If the marriage of the two children is settled sooner, both our families will feel more at ease. So I brought Ping'er here today, along with his birth date and this betrothal gift list. Sir Li, please take a look. If it's ok, I'll send someone to deliver the things to your house when I get back!"

At this point, not to mention Madam Li, even Lord Li felt that it was a bit too fast.

The first step in an engagement is to exchange engagement letters and match each other's horoscopes. Why is it too hasty to send a list of betrothal gifts right away?

However, when Gu Shaoyu faced Lord Li, he pointed his finger slightly to the sky. Madam Li was puzzled, but Lord Li understood the concerns of the person in front of him, so after a short silence, he agreed.

"General Gu is right. It's something that will be decided sooner or later. Why drag it out? Send the betrothal gifts today. My Li family will accept them and will never regret this marriage."

"master……"

Mrs. Li gave birth to four sons and two daughters, and she loved them all.

Of course she was happy that her daughter had found a good family, but to be forced into this way, with the proposal coming in the morning and the betrothal gifts coming in the afternoon, she might have thought that her daughter had done something wrong and was in a hurry to marry into the Duke's Mansion, so she naturally didn't want to agree.

However, Lord Li knew that His Majesty would not live long. If he passed away tomorrow, wouldn't their marriages be postponed?

Postponement is not a terrible thing, but if something goes wrong during this period, the Gu family may not be happy, and their Li family will also regret it. Therefore, the political situation changes rapidly, and he dare not really gamble with his daughter's marriage.

So he raised his hand and waved at Mrs. Li, and then said.

"Don't worry, Madam. Since I agreed to this, I must have my reasons for agreeing to it."

The remaining half of the sentence is hard to say now, I will talk to you in detail later.

Seeing this, although Madam Li was unhappy, she did not say anything more. She retreated to the side of Lord Li and looked at the future son-in-law Shang Zhiping. She was still thinking that she had to arrange a marriage for her eldest daughter as soon as possible. Otherwise, the younger sister would be engaged but the elder sister was not, and there would inevitably be more gossip outside.

Unexpectedly, the next moment Shang Zhiping stood up and spoke respectfully to Lord and Madam Li.

"Zhi Ping is happy with the eldest daughter of the Li family. I will definitely treat her well in the future. Please rest assured, uncle and aunt!"

"Yuan Mei? Not..."

Mrs. Li was about to say "Yuan Jiao" but was stopped by Lord Li with a look. The news of two women fighting for one man must not spread out of their Li family. Then Lord Li turned to Shang Zhiping and asked solemnly.

"Yuan Mei is calm and steady, unlike Yuan Jiao who is more lively. Zhi Ping has good taste. I thought you would prefer someone with a similar temperament."

Although the words were spoken on behalf of the eldest daughter, they sounded like a question.

Everyone thought that he liked the second daughter more, so how come it was the eldest daughter who came to propose marriage today? Then they thought that maybe the Gu family still felt that the eldest daughter was more suitable after discussing it, so Lord Li also wanted to know the reason.

Shang Zhiping heard his doubts, so he replied with more certainty.

"My uncle is right, but I have always liked people with calm temperaments, like my grandmother, mother, and sixth aunt. I want to marry a virtuous wife and a wife I like. The eldest daughter of the Li family is the virtuous wife I want and the one I like. Don't worry, there is no such thing as compromise, and I will never let the eldest daughter suffer any grievances."

He spoke sincerely, and Lord Li and Madam Li could not force anything on him at this point. Perhaps they had misunderstood, so their headache now was how to explain the matter to their two daughters, so they had no time to embarrass Shang Zhiping here.

He nodded, and this marriage was finally agreed to.

The eldest sister-in-law Liu personally handed over the betrothal gift list. The thick book showed the sincerity of the General's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion, so the Li couple did not say anything more.

He just gave Shang Zhiping some instructions.

"It is said that one should get married first and then start a career. Now that we have agreed to this marriage, your family is set in stone. It is time to think about what to do in the future. The Duke's Mansion is so big that it requires some skills to support it. So you should learn from your sixth uncle. Do you understand?"

"Ping'er understands. Thank you for your guidance, uncle."

"Um."

After leaving the Li family, the eldest sister-in-law Liu exuded an unconcealable sense of relief. The thing that she was most concerned about was finally settled, so her first reaction was to go back to the Duke's Mansion and tell her deceased husband the good news in the ancestral hall.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

However, they couldn't go back to the Duke's Mansion whenever they wanted, so even when the words came to their lips, they gave up the idea.

"Sister-in-law, let's go back quickly. We agreed to send the betrothal gifts immediately. Don't delay."

"Okay, you're right, let's go, let's go back and carry the things!"

Shang Zhiping's betrothal gifts had been prepared long ago, so they just had to go back to Lanmingyuan, unlock the warehouse, and then carry them out.

They were quite skillful, but at the moment there was some commotion in the Li family's mansion.

"It's me? Shouldn't it be my sister?"

The eldest daughter of the Li family was quite shocked when she heard that she was the one being arranged to marry. Mrs. Li was still thinking about what her husband had just said, so she immediately explained it to her daughter.

"Your aunt has mentioned the advantages of this marriage many times, so mother won't mention it again. The people from the Gu family came in a hurry today, and they were anxious to arrange it. Your father said that there might be some changes in the court, so it's better to hurry up. You are sixteen now, and Shang Zhiping is eighteen, so it's the right age to get engaged. Even if we delay the marriage for a year or two, it won't be a big deal. We can prepare carefully."

"That's true, but did mom and dad really ask clearly? Is it really me?"

"Shang Zhiping said it twice with absolute certainty. Could your father and I have heard it wrong? At the beginning, we also thought that it would be the most suitable for you to marry into the family. With your sister's personality, I hope she can be like the sister-in-law of the Gu family who married into the Guo family and live a peaceful and comfortable life. Today's arrangement has fulfilled our original plan." (End of this chapter)