Chapter 25 Could it be that my Liu Niang is not worthy of being a wife, but only a concubine? !
That day, after Cui Changyou was woken up, he immediately took Jiang Cinian to handle household registration.
Then he bought a house first, and then met up with an old friend arranged by Mrs. Xu to prepare the things needed to propose marriage.
The next day, he asked a matchmaker to go to the Cui family to propose marriage.
This is the adoption ceremony among the six rituals of wedding.
"Are you going to arrange a marriage for Liu Niang? So suddenly?" In order to make the matter known to the world, Mrs. Xu invited many women from the clan to come today, and Mrs. Shen was also invited.
"It's not that sudden." Mrs. Xu smiled.
"Old Eight met this kid outside. Seeing that he was good-looking, had a good personality, and was ambitious, he thought it would be a good idea to keep the good things within the family, so he wrote a letter to ask for my opinion and that of Liu Niang's father."
"After getting our consent, he brought her back for us to see. We also thought she was a good match, so we asked him to come and propose marriage."
Old Mrs. Xu even made an excuse to inform her family. The child's uncle found a husband she liked and brought him back. Everyone in the family was satisfied, so the marriage was settled.
"Look at him, isn't he well-born?"
Old Mrs. Shen glanced at Jiang Cinian who was talking to someone.
He was wearing a dark green robe, a jade crown on his head, a handsome face, and an upright figure, like a pine or a bamboo. At first glance, he was indeed extraordinary, even comparable to Cui Jing.
If you don’t know him, you might think he is a young man raised by some noble family.
It’s just a pity that his background is too poor, and he may have to rely on the Cui family for his livelihood in the future.
However, thinking that Cui Si was going to marry such a man and that her granddaughter would soon become the queen, Old Lady Shen felt very happy.
She had been fighting with Old Lady Xu all her life, and neither of them was inferior to the other. Now she had finally won the upper hand in marrying off her granddaughter.
She said with both pride and regret, "I want to say that your Liu Niang deserves a better match. Even if she can't marry the King of Northern Yan, he has many outstanding generals under his command. Why did she marry this?"
Mrs. Xu didn't argue with her at this time, she just smiled and said: "Sixth Mother is the most filial. If she wants to stay in Xianyang City, she has no choice but to do so. She can't compare to your Fifth Mother..."
The second branch of the Cui family was bustling with activity. When the news reached the main house and reached the ears of Mrs. Cui and Cui Yun, they both wondered if they had heard it wrongly.
"What? The second house is going to arrange a marriage for Cui Si?" Cui Yun screamed, her face full of disbelief, "How is this possible? How is it possible... This is impossible..."
How is this possible?
Is Cui Si getting engaged? Is she not marrying the King of Northern Yan anymore?
What about Yan Du? Will Yan Du still be born?
What about her supreme position as Queen Mother? What about the glorious future of the Cui family?
"No, no!" Cui Yun was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on her forehead. She repeatedly shook Madam Cui's arm, "Mother, you must stop her. You can't let her marry someone else! Mother, you can't let her marry someone else!"
Mrs. Cui's mind was also blank, the blue veins on her forehead were throbbing, and her heart was beating wildly, almost stopping.
From what Cui Yun said about the future in her dream, she believed that Cui Si would be extremely powerful and stand at the pinnacle of the world, and the Cui family would also rise in power and stand tall in the world.
Let’s not talk about anything else, just the fact that the brothers of the second branch were granted titles of nobility is enough to give us a glimpse of the situation.
Mrs. Cui wanted to fight for this honorable position for Cui Yun, but she didn't want to miss the opportunity for the Cui family to move to a higher level!
Mrs. Cui immediately felt dizzy and light-headed, and almost fell to the ground.
She cut off the source of the trouble by secretly sending out the name card of Cui Si that was given to Cui Yun as a dowry concubine, catching the second wife off guard. Old Lady Xu also cut off the source of the trouble by directly arranging a marriage for Cui Si.
Cui Si was already engaged. Could the Cui family still break the marriage alliance and force her to become the concubine of the King of Northern Yan?
Even the King of Northern Yan probably wouldn't agree.
Who is he?
He is the overlord of one side.
He could have any woman he wanted, so how could he force an engaged woman to be his concubine?
If this matter were to get out, it would be like the Cui family was smearing him, and he might even get angry with the Cui family.
no!
"I'll go to the second room right away!"
Mrs. Cui didn't have time to think about anything else, so she called the maid and hurried out.
Cui Yun was also very anxious, and ordered people to prepare a carriage so that she could go and take a look.
When Mrs. Cui arrived at the second house, the yard was very lively. People were sitting or standing, talking and laughing.
"The master's wife is here—" a servant just shouted, and soon everyone saw Madam Cui leading a group of maids and old women hurried over.
Everyone bowed to her and said, "Greetings, Madam Master of the House."
"Second Aunt," Mrs. Cui hurried forward and asked, "I heard you're going to arrange a marriage for Liu Niang?"
"That's right." Old Madam Xu nodded slightly, waving a waist fan, and said with a smile, "Madam, are you here today to meet my future grandson-in-law? Come, Ci Nian, come forward and meet Madam."
Jiang Cinian stepped forward and said, "Jiang Cinian greets Madam. May Madam be blessed."
Mrs. Cui just glanced at him lightly, thinking that he looked okay, so she didn't pay much attention to him: "Get up."
After that, she turned to Mrs. Xu and said, "Second uncle, my niece-in-law has something to say to you. Could you please excuse me for a moment?"
Old Mrs. Xu thought to herself, I don’t know what I want to talk to you about.
It has come to this point. Can I still let you scheme and let my granddaughter be your daughter's dowry or concubine?
However, Mrs. Cui came in a hurry and said this in front of so many people, so she had to give some face to the wife of the head of the family.
So she turned around and told Song Rou, "Entertain all the distinguished guests for me."
After saying this, Mrs. Xu stood up and asked Mrs. Cui to go to her yard.
After entering the house, before they had even had a chance to drink their tea, Mrs. Cui asked, "Second Aunt, are you really going to arrange a marriage for Liu Niang?"
"Of course, the couple has already entered the house today, and with the matchmaker and all the relatives and friends as witnesses, how could it be fake?"
"But how can Liu Niang be promised to someone else?" Mrs. Cui was anxious.
"Why not?" Old Madam Xu asked her, "My Sixth Lady isn't engaged, so how can she not be betrothed to someone?"
"What about the King of Northern Yan?"
"What does the King of Northern Yan have to do with Liu Niang? Isn't it Wu Niang who is going to marry the King of Northern Yan? This is the person chosen by the Madam and everyone else. What does this have to do with us, Liu Niang?"
Old Madam Xu frowned and turned to question Madam Cui, "Could it be that if you don't marry Fourth Lady, you'll marry Fifth Lady, and in the end you'll still want me to marry Sixth Lady as a dowry concubine?"
"Could it be that my Liu Niang is not worthy of being a wife, but only a concubine?!"
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