The sincerity of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery was in place. Father Shen was afraid that this attractive girl would run away, so he didn't make it difficult at all.
He kept calling him a good son-in-law.
Later, the progress was particularly smooth.
The betrothal gifts wrapped in red silk were piled up in the yard. The matchmaker read the list word by word, and the Shen family counted them.
Yu Tingwan moved to Wei Zhao's side with small steps.
She poked him with her fingertips.
Wei Zhao was sitting in a wheelchair, thinking that something was wrong with her, and his eyes were gentle: "Hmm?"
Yu Tingwan: "If you are a girl..."
Wei Zhao:?
He raised his eyebrows: "Then these betrothal gifts are not enough, I want more."
"If you don't give it, it means you don't care enough. So you have to work hard."
Yu Tingwan:? ? ?
In the past, Wei Zhao might have struggled.
She was so sleepy that she didn't have such unrealistic ideas.
Now, he really has no shame.
Yu Tingwan was stunned for a moment.
Wei Zhao said faintly: "Don't let Shen Zhiyi surpass me."
Yu Tingwan:? ?
Wei Zhao: "You can't even hold your head up in front of Xiao Huaiyan."
Yu Tingwan: ???
Her train of thought was quickly diverted.
After all, she wanted to save face and was too competitive to allow herself to be suppressed.
"Then..."
She fell into deep thought.
The girl's eyes trembled, her lips were rosy, and her beautiful oval face became more radiant and fair under the light: "If I'm not strong enough and can't give..."
Wei Zhao: "I'll pay for it, okay?"
Sure.
Yu Tingwan was satisfied.
At this time, the behemoth came over.
It asked Yu Tingwan to take out the small bag of snacks hanging around her neck.
Yu Tingwan took it.
When she opened it, they were all her favorites.
She was very rude and took half with Fu Meng.
Fu Meng had long been accustomed to her robbery and dared not speak out.
He extended his paw to Yu Tingwan to wipe it clean.
It was covered with mud.
Fu Meng rolled his eyes, and before Yu Tingwan could bend down to wipe it carefully, he was about to rub the mud onto her dress.
The couple spoke in low voices.
Jiashan sat in her seat, so she couldn't hear it clearly.
But she couldn't help curling her lips when she saw Yu Tingwan's cheerful smile and curved eyebrows.
"The general and his wife have a really good relationship, which is really enviable."
The lady who wanted to get close to Jiashan said.
"At first glance, it seems like you and the tutor were young."
"Who in the capital doesn't know that you are so lucky, the inner house is clean, and the tutor treats you as before?"
Jiashan was willing to hear this.
She nodded: "Guizhi is indeed as steady as Fu Ju, and I have watched him grow up. I am very satisfied, but Yaoyao is not like me. He is too obedient."
As she was talking, she saw Yu Tingwan slap the huge thing away with a slap.
"Does it hurt? Have you learned your lesson?"
The person who spoke was silent, and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Then Gu Wu spoke.
"Ajie is so considerate, she even asked after beating me."
Jiashan: "That's right."
Gu Wu said again: "I asked Shen Zhiyi before, she told me that the last time Ajie met a beggar on the road, she felt very sorry for him, but she was afraid of hurting the beggar's self-esteem, so she didn't throw money into his broken bowl, but deliberately dropped a gold when she passed by."
Shen Zhiyi's original words were actually like this.
["She is so stingy, once she accidentally dropped a gold, the beggar really thought it was a pie in the sky and wanted to pick it up, but she was faster than the beggar."]
However, Gu Wu only heard what she wanted to hear.
Jia Shan nodded with relief: "This child is kind."
The person who spoke: ...
As long as you are happy.
————
After the matchmaker finished reading the betrothal gifts, she brought the betrothal letter.
Father Shen took it with a rosy face. After reading it carefully, Mother Shen asked the maid holding the pen and ink to come forward.
Father Shen picked up the pen and signed solemnly, and handed over the letter of consent prepared by the Shen family with both hands.
"Please take a look, General."
Wei Zhao was a man of high moral character invited by the man to preside over the ceremony. Everything he said and did represented the Loyal and Brave Marquis Mansion. He raised his hand to take it, and after reading it, he nodded to Xiao Huaiyan.
This was the end of the ceremony.
Everyone began to praise the perfect match.
"I really didn't think of Miss Shen and Master Xiao together before, but now that they are standing together, I think they are a perfect match."
"Yes, the wedding date should have been discussed by the man and woman's families at the banquet today, but the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery set it a long time ago, and it has been a long time now."
"Don't be afraid that Miss Shen will run away."
"I guess the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery and his wife want the Master to get married and start a family earlier, be more stable, and not be so unreliable all day long, and are anxious to hold a grandson earlier."
Shen Zhiyi stood next to Shen's mother, not shy at all. She was playing with a fan in her hand, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Father Shen's mouth never closed with a smile, and it was impossible to regret it now that it was done.
He couldn't help but show off his father-in-law.
"Huaiyan."
Xiao Huaiyan bowed to him: "You say."
"Sister Yi is also a girl I hold in my heart and cherish. Since she is promised to you, you must treat her well in the future."
"Yes."
Father Shen was more satisfied with his respectful attitude.
When Shen Jin was married into the palace, the Shen family was also glorious.
But there were too many people gossiping about him behind his back.
Shen Jin was also ignorant and didn't help her family at all.
But now it's different.
He stood up straight and said to the guests who came to watch the ceremony: "I am very grateful to all of you for coming to my Shen Mansion for the marriage banquet. Please take your seats. I hope you can forgive me for the poor hospitality."
He turned around and instructed his legitimate son.
"You and your wife stay to entertain the guests. Don't make any mistakes and don't embarrass your sister."
"Yes."
But Shen's father was very worried.
He wanted to say something, but he didn't say it.
The elder brother of the Shen family agreed but was very dissatisfied. He complained to the sister-in-law of the Shen family and muttered in a low voice.
"Why didn't you call his precious illegitimate son to entertain him because he was afraid that I would do something bad. It turns out that you also know that illegitimate sons are illegitimate sons and can't show up when there are distinguished guests."
The sister-in-law of the Shen family was silent.
She still remembers what Shen Zhiyi said after she gave birth.
——"Father is cruel but he wants to save face. He wanted to register the concubine's daughter under mother's name, so how could he not want to register the concubine's son?"
But concubine's daughter will be married sooner or later.
It's okay to register her, it's no big deal.
Concubine's son is different, he will share the family business.
——"Mother is cowardly, but she still has her family behind her. Even if the concubine's son is favored by father, he has not passed the exam. Even if he studies well, he will not have a reputation like his brother. So he has no reason to register, and he can't be confident, and he is afraid that it will be difficult to stop the gossips of the world."
——"My brother is unreliable, but my sister-in-law still has children. My sister-in-law doesn't need to worry about anything else. Just raise the little nephew well, don't let him get acquainted with the calculating faces of his father and grandfather, and be a good person, then I will be his backer, and the Shen family's business will only be his."
Shen's father dared to show off to Xiao Huaiyan, but he didn't dare to show off to Wei Zhao.
He made a gesture of invitation to these men who sent the betrothal gifts.
"There are too many people here, why don't you follow me to a quiet place in the main courtyard to discuss the details of the wedding?"
Wei Zhao nodded.
Xiao Huaiyan was about to push him.
"Wait."
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
