Having said that, she still invited Yan Chengyuan to come over and ask about Qin Dalang's character. Then she called Xu Wenqu to discuss it, and the family approved it.
Tang Shiyue was quite excited and secretly wanted to find an opportunity for the two to meet, but Tang Shirong rejected her without hesitation.
He told her: "When I went to see her, I only looked at her appearance. Appearance is secondary. If you think her family background and character are okay, then that's fine."
Tang Shiyue was speechless: "Then you have to let others take a look at you!"
Tang Shirong patted her head helplessly: "Atu and Ayang and I go out every day in Yuwen's carriage. Isn't it easy for you to come and see me?"
So you've seen it, right?
Tang Shiyue was really speechless about the views on marriage of people of this era, but Tang Shirong was a native after all, and a gentleman. Since he thought it was good, then it was good.
There are six rituals from discussing marriage to completing the marriage, namely, accepting the bride's proposal, asking for the bride's name, accepting the bride's good wishes, accepting the bride's betrothal gifts, asking for the date, and welcoming the bride.
Tang Shiyue knew nothing about these things, and Meng Min did not try to avoid suspicion. She went straight to the stage, found an official matchmaker, prepared gifts, went to the Duanqing Earl's mansion to propose marriage, and sent Dayan away. This was considered Nacai.
Then they will "ask for the name". The woman will write her date of birth on a letter of birth and give it to the matchmaker. The man will then ask someone to match it up. When they find a match, they will choose a good day and bring a wild goose to "promise good luck". This means that both parties have settled the matter.
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Just wait for Tang Shirong to pass the imperial examination before going through the rest of the process, such as "paying the betrothal gift" and so on.
The horoscopes matched and the auspicious date was chosen smoothly, and the matter was completed within a few days. The speed was so fast that the whole capital was caught off guard.
What Mr. Fan said was right, there were indeed many people who were optimistic about Tang Shiyue, so they all wanted to wait for Tang Shirong to pass the imperial examination and then find a son-in-law for him. But after what happened at the Duanqing Earl's Mansion, they secretly cursed them for acting so quickly!
Tang Shiyue didn't know what the man's betrothal gift should be, so she directly asked Ding Jiu for 100,000 silver coins, gave it to Meng Min, and asked her to get it.
Meng Min couldn't stop laughing when she saw it.
Tang Shiyue was confused by her smile: "Is it too much or too little? If it's less, I'll go ask Ding Jiu for more... If it's more, then it's too much! My brother's marriage must not be embarrassing!"
Meng Min laughed and said, "The difference between the man's gift and the woman's dowry can't be too big. There are twelve young ladies in the Duanqing Marquis's mansion. If a young lady gets married, it's considered very good to have a thousand taels of silver as a base. Normally, it's only a few hundred taels. Even if Madam Qin secretly gives money to Eleventh Lady, it's at most three to five thousand taels. With the dowry, it will never be more than 20,000 taels. Once you give her this 100,000 tael betrothal gift, Duanqing Marquis will cry in front of you."
Tang Shiyue breathed a sigh of relief: "That's because it's too much. It's okay if it's too much. Give them a little less and let my brother use the rest for his living."
Meng Min smiled and pushed back 80,000 yuan, saying, "You can quietly give this 20,000 yuan to Rong'er as a token of your appreciation. I will buy the betrothal gifts."
Tang Shiyue finally understood: "Mother?"
Meng Min smiled and said, "I have discussed this with your father and want to adopt him as my adopted son."
She embraced her and said, "Your father will talk to him today. This matter is to help you two become brothers and sisters, and also to make it easier for him to do things in the future."
Tang Shiyue nodded and whispered in her ear what Qing Weile had found out.
Meng Min said: "That's fine. No matter what his past life was, as long as we adopt him as our adopted son and put him in the family tree, he will be a member of our family."
She suddenly felt like laughing. "Your names are similar to ours, and we all seem to be from the same family. Wei'er's generation originally started with the character 'Shi'. This saves us a lot of trouble."
Sure enough, in the evening, Yan Chengyuan came back specially and talked to Xu Wenqu first, and then talked to Tang Shirong.
When it comes to talking, he is always brief and to the point, and it doesn't take much time.
After finishing the conversation, he turned around and left. It was obvious that he had other business to attend to, and coming in person to talk was to show his importance.
In the evening, Yan Shirui went to find Tang Shirong again and chatted with him for a while. After returning, he smiled and said, "I underestimated him. Although A Rong is young, he has very insightful ideas."
So the matter was settled and would only be held after the palace examination.
Although Tang Shiyue didn't worry much about the whole process, she still felt like it was a big deal.
After waking up from a nap, she was practicing calligraphy with Xiao Yuan'er when Yan Chengyuan hurried in and said to her, "Change your clothes. I'll take you to see your grandfather."
Tang Shiyue was stunned for a moment, then hurried over to find Meng Min.
Meng Min was a little annoyed when she heard this. While quickly helping her find clothes, she whispered, "It must be that the eldest wife was afraid of getting into trouble, so they leaked the news to the prince. Even with several rounds of personal guards protecting them, they were able to get the news in. They are really capable..."
Tang Shiyue asked: "We don't have a good relationship with them?"
Meng Min snorted: "What happened to you back then... could a kid like Liang Chou have accomplished it?"
She didn't say anything else, and quickly helped her change her clothes and comb her hair, saying, "The old prince is a good man, and he has been a hero all his life. But since he was injured and his legs are no longer functioning, his mood has been a little bad, and the imperial physician can't diagnose anything, so he's just being taken care of. Just remember to be good, and he won't make things difficult for you."
Tang Shiyue nodded and looked in the mirror. The outfit she chose was simple and cute, and she had an idea in her mind.
She changed her clothes and followed Yan Chengyuan back to Prince An's Mansion.
Yan Chengyuan was ordered to move out, but Yan Chengze was the eldest son of the title, so of course he stayed in Prince An's Mansion.
Yan Chengze's wife's surname was Dong. She stood up when she saw them.
Yan Chengyuan asked, "How is father?"
Mrs. Dong's expression was very cordial. She came forward and said, "I don't know why, but my daughter suddenly said she was not feeling well. We invited the imperial physician, but he couldn't find out anything. I don't know who asked the prince to come and see his granddaughter..."
Yan Chengyuan didn't even listen to her finish, and turned back to Tang Shiyue and said, "Yuer, wait here, I'll go in and take a look first."
Tang Shiyue responded.
Yan Chengyuan went there, and Dong looked her up and down.
He was really looking her up and down, his eyes moving back and forth on her body.
Dong could tell that he was pretty when he was young, with some beauty in his eyebrows and eyes, but his nasolabial folds were a little deep, making him look old and mean.
She had looked at her long enough, and she forced a smile and said to her, "Although we are relatives, this is the first time that your aunt has seen you. Should I call you Yue'er or Shi Yue? If I call you Yue'er... Oh, my, I think of my mother in the ancestral temple. It's freezing cold, and the old lady is already very old..."
Tang Shiyue interrupted, "I will tell the Queen Mother that you miss your grandmother very much. I think the Queen Mother will be moved by your filial piety and will allow you to go to the ancestral temple to serve your grandmother."
Dong's face changed immediately and she choked up, unable to utter a word.
Tang Shiyue looked at her with a smile, and her expression told her, yes, this is the route I’ll take. Think carefully before you talk nonsense. Don’t think I’m easy to bully just because I’m young. I have someone above me!
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