Chapter 532: Ask someone with status
The two of them walked into Fuyuan Hall chatting and laughing, and the maids and servants in the courtyard bowed to them respectfully.
"Meet the eldest young lady, meet the third young lady."
The two of them nodded slightly and walked towards the flower hall.
The old lady sat in the main seat, and Lu Qiao sat below her, holding a teacup and chatting with the old lady.
"Grandma." Lu Xiang walked in and called out with a smile.
"You're back. Did you have fun playing outside all day?" The old lady looked at Lu Xiang with a chuckle.
Lu Xiang sensitively felt the old lady's imperceptible sigh of relief the moment she saw him.
What's going on?
He looked at Lu Qiao with a puzzled look, and saw the little girl looking at him excitedly with her eyes shining.
She wanted to get close to her grandmother, so she had dinner with her grandmother just now. Her grandmother spoke to her patiently, but her deep-seated awe for her grandmother prevented her from acting like a spoiled child and trying to please her like her third sister did, so she was very reserved, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
Lu Xiang quickly understood what this meant and gave Lu Qiao an encouraging look.
If you keep working hard, sooner or later you will find that your grandmother is actually a soft-hearted person who is extremely protective of her own people.
Lu Qiao: “…”
Qiao Jingru bowed to the old lady and then sat down with Lu Xiang.
The maid served tea to the two of them.
Qiao Jingru said, "Grandma, I have something to ask you."
"you say."
"My second brother wants to marry General Shen's daughter, Shen Pin, but my parents come from a merchant family and don't know the rules for officials' daughters. They're afraid that rashly proposing a marriage proposal would seem rude and upset the Shen family, so my parents asked me to come back and ask my grandmother for her opinion." Qiao Jingru said.
When the old lady heard this, a look of surprise flashed across her face, and then she smiled with joy: "This is good news."
"General Shen is out fighting the enemy, and only Madam Shen is at home. It would not be appropriate to propose marriage directly. We have to wait for General Shen to return to Beijing. I heard that General Shen has taken back Qixia Pass, and the army will probably return soon. But since your second brother is not interested in Miss Shen, we can't just drag it on like this. Otherwise, the Shen family will arrange a marriage for Miss Shen with another family and it will be irreversible. It would be better to ask a matchmaker to come and propose marriage first. There is no need to make it public, but Madam Shen must know the Qiao family's intention, and by the way, we can also test Madam Shen's attitude." The old lady said in a calm voice.
Qiao Jingru nodded repeatedly as she listened: "Granddaughter-in-law understands. I will tell my parents when I go back tomorrow."
"Since we are going to ask someone to propose marriage, we might as well ask someone with status." Lu Xiang suddenly said.
The old lady and Qiao Jingru both looked at her.
Under the gazes of the two, Lu Xiang continued, "Mrs. Chen Hanlin, right? When Mrs. Shen saw Mrs. Chen come forward to propose marriage for Second Brother Qiao, she must have felt the importance attached by the Qiao family."
Although Shen Pin would definitely agree as long as Qiao Yuanan brought betrothal gifts to propose marriage, and General Shen and his wife would not object as long as Shen Pin was willing, but since they wanted to win over the Shen family, they had to give the other party the face they deserved.
The old lady was silent for a moment, and then agreed: "It would be great if we could ask Madam Chen to speak for us."
Qiao Jingru looked at Lu Xiang hesitantly: "What is Madam Chen's status? Will she be willing to condescend to go to the Shen family to propose marriage on behalf of my second brother?"
Lu Xiang smiled and said, "Brother Qiao is the top scholar and works in the Imperial Academy. Hanlin Chen likes and respects him very much. Madam Chen will not refuse. If you are worried, I will go to the Third Prince's Mansion tomorrow and ask Concubine Chen for help. Let her go back and persuade Madam Chen."
Qiao Jingru: "Okay, okay."
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Within two days, Mrs. Chen took the initiative to go to the Qiao family.
Mrs. Qiao was flattered to see the visitor and respectfully welcomed him in: "Mrs. Chen, thank you for coming. We are sorry for not welcoming you from afar. I hope you will forgive us."
Madam Chen walked side by side with Madam Qiao with a gentle smile: "Madam Qiao, you are too polite. I came here uninvited today. I hope I don't bother you."
"How could that be? It is a great honor for our Qiao family to have Mrs. Chen here." Mrs. Qiao said modestly.
She brought Mrs. Chen to the main hall, and the maid immediately served her fruits and snacks.
"Mrs. Chen, please sit down."
Mrs. Qiao sat down only after Mrs. Chen sat down.
She pursed her lips and considered how to start the conversation. Mrs. Chen must have come at this time for her son's marriage. She didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.
"I won't keep you in suspense." Madam Chen said with a smile, "My master came back yesterday and told me about your son's affairs. Madam Shen and I have some friendship. If you are assured, leave this matter to me. If I can make the Qiao family and the Shen family get along well, I will have done a meritorious deed."
Mrs. Qiao was so delighted when she heard this that she didn't know where to put her hands.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Madam Chen. No matter what the result is, we can accept it."
It's a good thing that her son has someone he likes, but Mrs. Qiao is also worried that the threshold of the Shen family is too high and they may not look down on their Qiao family. Even though they have a top scholar, not all noble families are willing to marry their daughters into the family, so she is worried that the Shen family will not agree to this marriage.
Mrs. Chen smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry, Mrs. Qiao. Mrs. Shen is not such a snobbish person. With me as a guarantor, there is an 80% chance of success. Unless Miss Shen doesn't like it, you just wait for my good news."
"Mrs. Chen, I...I don't know how to thank you."
Mrs. Chen smiled and said, "It's too early to thank me now. It won't be too late to thank me after the matter is done."
"Yes, yes, we will definitely reward you handsomely after the matter is accomplished." Mrs. Qiao said.
"Okay, I'll go to the Shen family right now while it's still early." Mrs. Chen stood up with a smile and was about to leave.
Mrs. Qiao was stunned for a moment. Are they going now?
"Mrs. Chen, wait a moment."
"Mrs. Qiao, do you have anything else to tell me?" Mrs. Chen looked at her and asked.
"I have prepared some small gifts. Please ask Madam Chen to take them to the Shen family." Madam Qiao said, and instructed the maid behind her: "Go to my room and bring me the pearwood box on the upper left side of the cabinet."
The old woman must have gone.
Mrs. Chen wanted to say that it was not necessary, but after hesitating for a moment, she swallowed the words back.
This is the sincerity of the Qiao family, and she can't let them not send it.
So he sat back down and waited.
The old woman came back quickly, holding a carved pearwood box with lifelike patterns on it.
Mrs. Chen took it and said goodbye to Mrs. Qiao.
When Chen Ruijin returned to the Chen family, she learned that her mother had gone to the Qiao family. However, since she was back, she waited for Mrs. Chen to come back in the mansion.
Shen family.
Madam Shen was punishing a servant who had made an error when she heard the servant report that Madam Chen had come to visit.
"I'll forgive you this time, but I won't let you off easily next time."
After saying that, she got up and went to the front yard.
"What brings you here today?" Mrs. Shen joked with a smile as she stepped into the front hall.
"I heard it. You are mocking me for not coming to see you for no reason."
"Look at me, I'm so dumb that I can't even speak. I deserve to be beaten." Mrs. Shen smiled and slapped her own mouth.
Madam Chen glanced at her and said, "But you are right. I do have something to talk to you about today."
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