Yan Bao looked at Big Brother Shen, who was grinning happily even while drinking ginger soup, and rolled his eyes: [It's over, there's no hope, my big brother has become stupid!]
[Didn't the eldest sister-in-law ask him to send a matchmaker to propose marriage?]
Mrs. Shen finally understood what had happened. Looking at her son grinning and laughing, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief that he could finally be with Miss Xu. She had only been worrying about his marriage during this period.
Madam Shen said, “Drink ginger tea and go to bed early. Let’s see the news from the Xu family tomorrow.”
"Mom, can the betrothal gift be a little more generous?" Brother Shen said embarrassedly, "My son doesn't want to let him down."
Madam Shen squinted her eyes: “Is your mother the kind of person who would wrong her daughter-in-law?”
Brother Shen smiled and shook his head: "Mom is the best."
Mrs. Shen didn't buy it: "You've forgotten your mother after getting a wife. You've already started worrying about the betrothal gifts before you even start writing your fortune. Humph!"
Brother Shen smiled ingratiatingly: "Mom, my son was wrong!"
Yan Bao complained: [Wife slave, it really is a wife slave. ]
Brother Shen wanted to deny it, but found that he had no right to deny it.
[Luckily, my eldest sister-in-law is easy to get along with and doesn't mind these things. She and my mother get along very happily, as if they were real mother and daughter. If she were replaced by a calculating daughter-in-law, my mother, who is so kind, would definitely suffer.]
Madam Shen touched Yan Bao’s head. That was not the case, and she was not very kind.
Mrs. Shen also has her own little thoughts, and she only shows her good side to her own people.
If she was really easy to bully, she would not be able to manage the entire Prime Minister's Mansion. Others privately say that she is a smiling tiger, impervious to all temptations. On the surface, she looks easy to get along with, but in fact, she is very good at playing both sides and protecting herself.
On the second day, Chief Minister Shen brought good news, and the Xu family agreed.
Brother Shen's ears turned red: "Thank you for your hard work, Daddy."
Shen Shoufu patted his shoulder and said, “Once you get married, you will be a real adult. You must be mature and stable, and take responsibility for the family and the family’s honor, do you understand?”
Brother Shen nodded affirmatively.
The two families had an agreement, and Mrs. Shen began to get busy with the matter of proposing marriage. Yan Bao didn't expect that it would be so troublesome to follow the procedure. She became unhappy after listening for a while, anyway, she didn't have to wipe her hands.
When Yan Bao has nothing to do, he eats, drinks, plays and studies with Ziyun.
Ziyun is now also learning to read and write with her. Ziyun is very strong, so the pen breaks easily. Yan Bao asked Brother Shen to buy a lot of them. When one breaks, she replaces it with a new one, or uses a branch to write on the sand.
The sand was brought back by Second Brother Chen. It is fun to write on the fine sand, and Yan Bao sometimes writes on it too.
When the Shen family went to the Xu family to propose marriage, many noble families in the capital were stunned. They thought it was another Shen family. Who knew it was the Shen family of Prime Minister Shen, or the little Lord Shen.
They didn't know when the two families fell in love with each other.
When many young women heard that Brother Shen was going to marry Xu Zhimo, they still had the impression that Xu Zhimo was the fattest and ugliest woman in the capital.
Everyone was so angry that they wanted to go to the Shen family and make them wake up. Is that fat pig Xu Zhimo worthy of their handsome and elegant Master Shen?
The women in the boudoir were wailing.
Brother Shen personally shot two wild geese and sent them to the Xu family when he proposed marriage.
Yan Bao also went to hunt wild geese. She saw her elder brother shoot an arrow at one go, but the arrowhead was covered in mud, so he could only knock the goose unconscious but not kill it.
The geese that come to your door must be alive.
Brother Shen has been in high spirits recently, and he looks so bright and energetic. It's true that people feel great when they are happy.
He was in a good mood, and so were the other members of the Shen family.
Yan Bao followed him in and out, and also wanted to go to Xu's house to play.
Madam Shen said it was against the rules and refused to let Yan Bao go.
Brother Shen said, "It's okay. Miss Xu also likes Yan Bao. Let Yan Bao join in the fun. What can happen to a child like her?"
[Brother, you are really my good brother. My worries about you are not in vain!] Yan Bao hugged Brother Shen's legs, his eyes full of stars.
Mrs. Shen looked at the person who couldn't wait to go out and could only let her follow.
This was Yan Bao's first time visiting the Xu family. Compared to the Shen family, the family was much lower, but the Shen family didn't care about those people. What they valued was a person's character and what Yan Bao called fate.
Since they are destined to be together, let’s help them.
Even if the Xu family is in a low position, the Shen family did not rely on marriage to make a fortune.
Besides, the Shen family is now in the heyday of Prime Minister Shen. If Big Brother Shen’s marriage is to win over the powerful, it will easily be criticized, especially by the emperor who is suspicious by nature.
Upon learning that the Shen family was interested in marrying into the Xu family, the emperor said that Shen Shoufu had no vision for choosing such an in-law, but in his heart he still felt that Shen Shoufu was a capable person, not ambitious, and kind.
If Big Brother Shen married the daughter of a powerful general, or the daughter of any minister in one of the six ministries, the emperor would suspect that the Shen family was playing a big chess game.
By choosing the Xu family, the emperor felt that Chief Minister Shen was a loyal minister who could not be more loyal and worthy of his trust.
It's obvious that he doesn't intend to usurp the throne or rebel.
As a result, the emperor became more and more fond of Prime Minister Shen.
The Shen family asked a matchmaker to come and propose marriage. Xu Zhimo didn't expect the Shen family to act so quickly. When she got the news, the matchmaker was already sitting in the living room talking with Mr. and Mrs. Xu.
Xu Zhirong was so angry that she came to the door and pointed at Xu Zhimo's nose: "It's you, you must be shameless, deliberately seducing Master Xiao Shen. Did you save people that day? Did you threaten Master Xiao Shen to marry you?"
"It's not a threat. We are in love with each other and have a lot in common. He is willing to marry me, and I am also very happy to marry him." Xu Zhimo knew that Xu Zhirong could not accept this fact.
To be honest, Xu Zhimo had never thought that she would marry Chen Junfeng.
I was thinking of retreating before.
Later, as they came into contact step by step, even though she knew that the Shen family was a hellhole, she somehow decided to marry him in that heavy rain that drenched Shen Junfeng.
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