Chapter 719 Collaboration - Acting Like a Human and a Dog
"Well, my mother told me that Lord Geng has a daughter of marriageable age who is not yet married."
Although Ji Wenjin was quite influential in the imperial court, he felt a little embarrassed to ask the young lady for her opinion.
Geng Shilang obviously didn't expect Ji Wenjin to ask this. Thinking of his daughter who was almost twenty years old, he couldn't help but sigh.
“Madam Ji is right. My family does have a daughter, but she is relatively old. I wonder if Lord Ji has any suitable candidates in mind?”
In fact, Vice Minister Geng didn't want to ask the last question at all, because he knew very well that even if there was a suitable candidate, the marriage might not go through.
Over the years, he and his wife had tried to arrange marriages for their daughter, but every time she made a scene, the marriages would naturally fall through.
Now that she's almost twenty, Vice Minister Geng has long since given up on the idea of marrying her off. Anyway, she's doing some business outside, so as long as she doesn't starve, he'll let her do whatever she wants.
Ji Wenjin was forced to bring up this matter, hoping to dispel the doubts of those people, but unexpectedly, Vice Minister Geng seemed even more unwilling than he was.
Driven by curiosity and somewhat embarrassed, Ji Wenjin said directly, "Actually, it was I who wanted to propose marriage. I wonder what you think, sir?"
Ji Wenjin's words were like a thunderbolt, leaving Vice Minister Geng completely stunned.
In Geng Shilang's mind, he subconsciously felt that Ji Wenjin was already married.
After all, he was born into a good family and has a good background. In addition, he has already become a third-rank official at a young age. His future prospects are predictable. How could there not be girls from good families trying their best to get close to him!
So when Ji Wenjin asked that question, Vice Minister Geng assumed that Ji Wenjin was trying to find out what was going on for someone else, never imagining that he himself was asking it.
"Lord Ji, are you sure you're not drunk today?"
Vice Minister Geng expressed serious doubt about Ji Wenjin's statement. Upon hearing this, Ji Wenjin shook his head and said, "I don't drink alcohol."
She doesn't drink? Or perhaps Ji Wenjin wants to take her as a concubine because his daughter is getting old?
Thinking of this, Vice Minister Geng quickly said, "Lord Ji, I know that the General's Mansion is highly respected, but even if my daughter never marries, she will never become a concubine for someone else."
Ji Wenjin found it amusing that Vice Minister Geng looked at her with the suspicion of a thief. In the past, when she worked with Vice Minister Geng, she only thought of him as a good official who got things done.
It wasn't until today that Ji Wenjin realized that this seemingly honest and sincere official actually had such a lovable side.
"Lord Geng, you are overthinking it. I am not married yet. I am here today not to take any concubines, but to formally ask for the hand of your esteemed daughter as my wife."
Suddenly, Ji Wenjin, who had only wanted to find an excuse to come here, became somewhat curious about the Geng family's twenty-year-old daughter who was still unmarried.
"No, no, my Geng family is not a prestigious family, how can we presume to associate with the General's Mansion? This is unacceptable, absolutely unacceptable."
In ancient times, the most important thing for marriage was matching social status. There were so many families that were a good match for the general's family. How could they, a family that had only been in the capital for a few years, possibly be worthy of the other party?
Most importantly, Vice Minister Geng did not want his daughter to suffer mistreatment after marrying into the family.
“Miss Geng hasn’t even met me yet, how can you refuse me now, sir? It’s not too late to refuse after we’ve met.”
This was the first time Ji Wenjin had ever been so shameless. Geng Shilang wanted to say something more, but he unexpectedly found that it was too early to say anything at this point.
So, not knowing what to say, Vice Minister Geng simply picked up his tea and said, "Drink tea, drink tea."
In the backyard of the Geng family mansion, the eldest daughter of the Geng family, who was unable to get married, was about to leave with her maid.
"Miss, Miss, someone has come to propose marriage!"
A young maidservant rushed over and couldn't stop smiling when she saw Miss Geng.
"What? Someone actually dares to come to our door? Go and see who this blind fool is."
Without asking how the maid knew, Miss Geng immediately rolled up her sleeves and rushed to the front yard with her maid.
The maid behind her, seeing her posture and with the smile still on her face, secretly thought to herself that something was wrong.
She had thought that her mistress had been neglected for almost two years, but the other day when she accompanied her mistress out, she overheard her muttering something about wanting to win someone's heart.
So the maid thought her mistress was finally going to get married, which is why she rushed to deliver the news, only to find that things were completely different from what she thought.
Miss Geng rushed to Minister Geng's courtyard. Minister Geng finally broke free from the awkward atmosphere and discussed with Ji Wenjin the techniques of setting up battle formations at the border.
As he was listening attentively to Ji Wenjin's explanation, Miss Geng's somewhat unrestrained voice reached his ears.
"I heard someone wanted to mention it to me. Who is it?"
Miss Geng stood in front of the door with her arms crossed, a posture rarely used even by men. Her legs caused the hem of her light gauze skirt to sway up and down. If she weren't a woman, she would look exactly like a hooligan.
Vice Minister Geng had long known that this daughter was destined to remain unmarried, so he never intended to tell her about it.
Who would have thought that in such a short time, they would have already come to kill him, and deliberately made themselves into such a ghostly state.
Vice Minister Geng glanced at the somewhat stunned Ji Wenjin, then hurriedly turned back to Miss Geng and scolded, "Muqiu, are you crazy? Get back here right now!"
But instead of leaving, Miss Geng walked up to Ji Wenjin and looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze.
"You're the one who wants to propose to me?"
In response to Miss Geng's question, Ji Wenjin slowly stood up, bowed, and said, "Wenjin greets Miss Geng."
Ji Wenjin's actions were swift and seamless, as if she had done it a thousand times before, unlike the people she had seen before who deliberately put on an elegant demeanor.
"He looks quite respectable."
As soon as Miss Geng uttered those words, Minister Geng could no longer tolerate it. He grabbed his daughter and hurriedly apologized to Ji Wenjin, saying, "My daughter has offended you, sir. I will certainly discipline her properly when I come down."
"It's alright. In my opinion, Miss Geng is doing very well."
Ji Wenjin hadn't really intended to propose marriage, and besides, he could tell that Miss Geng's rudeness was mostly an act.
"Oh? You really think so?"
Miss Geng had just thought that Ji Wenjin was different from those纨绔 (spoiled brats), but when she heard Ji Wenjin say that he was so good, she immediately labeled him as a hypocrite.
Seeing that his daughter's old ailment had flared up again, Vice Minister Geng quickly gave a signal to the maid, who hurriedly dragged her outside.
"What are you doing? I haven't finished speaking yet, let me go right now."
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