Chapter 475 Zeng Ning’s Engagement
"Princess, the Duke's wife is here."
As soon as Xia Zihan and the lady in charge left the warehouse, a maid came to report.
The little maid also said, "The old lady is chatting with me. The old lady sent her servant over and asked the princess to come over."
After Xia Zihan passed by, he realized that Zhuo was here because of Zeng Ning's marriage.
"Yesterday, I went to Guangjihou Mansion. I wanted my cousin to recommend some good young men to Zeng Ning. However, my cousin was very happy and directly recommended the third young master of Guangji Mansion."
As he spoke, Mrs. Zhuo burst into laughter as hearty as a bell, and said excitedly, "This is also fate. This year the third eldest son of the Dou family is fifteen, one year older than Zeng Ning. Next year Zeng Ning will be the queen, and the third eldest son of the Dou family will be ten. Six years old, this is the right age for weddings.”
This means that as long as Mrs. Zeng agrees to the marriage, Zeng Ning can get married next year.
Mrs. Zeng's face was calm and her mouth was slightly bitter.
Guangji Marquis Mansion, a noble family, with prosperous male heirs, rich property, and marriage relationship with the Chu family. With such a high relative, if that incident had not happened, she would not have refused stupidly.
The eldest son of Guangji Houfu was a classmate of Zeng Yiran. He also passed the Jinshi this time and got the 18th place. His knowledge was good. The emperor arranged to enter the Hanlin Academy and served as a sixth-grade editor.
The newly appointed commander of Jin Linwei's capital this time is the second young master of Guangji Hou Mansion, a third-grade military general.
As soon as the emperor ascended the throne, he placed great importance on the Guangji Houfu family.
The third young master of the Dou family was here when the Chu family held a banquet this time, and she had seen it. At that time, Mrs. Dou Li specially brought three young masters from the Dou family to her. This third young master was particularly beautiful. , a sign of talent.
Although the third young master will not be able to inherit the title of Guangji Marquis Mansion in the future, she knows that none of the male heirs in her family are dandies. All the seven young masters are civilized, military, heroic, stable and dignified, and are nobles in the capital. The first choice for women is to belong to an aristocratic family.
Young Master Dou is also following the martial arts path and has good martial arts skills. It is said that Young Master Dou will join the Flying Tigers in a few years.
In the future, even with his own efforts, he can earn a family fortune for his future wife and children.
Such a family and such a young man would actually fall in love with Zeng Ning.
Zeng Ning got such a good marriage. If it had been before, she would have been happy for Zeng Ning, but now...
After what happened to Zeng Ning, how could she still have the dignity to send Zeng Ning to the Dou family?
Not to mention that the Dou family has always been on good terms with the Chu family, even if they are ordinary families, she cannot do such a thing.
"Over at the Dou family, please bring me back." Mrs. Zeng said with a wry smile,
"What's wrong? But what happened?"
Mrs. Zhuo was praising the third young master of the Dou family for his good character. When Mrs. Zeng said this, she was puzzled, "Godmother, but Sanlang doesn't fall in your eyes?"
"Hey, how could it be? It's Sister Ning who is not worthy of him... It's all my fault. I didn't teach her well in the past two years and let her do such shameless things. Aqi... Aqi never told you Well, he was almost plotted by Sister Ning. Fortunately, he was clever and didn't let her succeed. Otherwise, I would have no shame to see Yu Niang, and I would have no shame to see you. "
Then, with a bitter look on his face, he told Zeng Ning about plotting against Chu Jingqi,
What?
That little bitch Zeng Ning actually dares to plot against her eldest son?
If she succeeds, can Yuniang still want Aqi?
Is it easy for her eldest son to find a daughter-in-law? Someone came to sabotage it before they even got engaged.
Mrs. Zhuo was so angry that her heart was raging, but she couldn't get angry in front of Mrs. Zeng. Instead, she had to persuade her, "Godmother, since she didn't succeed, don't be angry. Find a little girl." Just send her out. "If she continues to stay in the house, Zeng Ning will be a disaster sooner or later.
Zeng nodded, "Yeah, I think so too."
He held Zhuo's hand and said, "I'll leave this matter to you. Family background doesn't matter, as long as you find an innocent family."
"Well, it just so happens that the two young generals proposed by Xuan Yu this time have not yet been engaged. If the godmother agrees, I will send someone to ask about it? But... they are all from the military, but the Zeng family is scholarly. Family status, this door..."
"Just go ahead and mention it." Zeng's tone was very firm.
When Zeng Ningxing did that shameless thing, the Zeng family's face was trampled to the ground by her. Now, it's too late to save the Zeng family's face.
Besides, people with a martial arts background usually have a simple family background. If Zeng Ning is married, even if he has endless intrigues and tricks, there will be no place to use them.
She is doing this for the good of Zeng Ning and the Zeng family, lest Zeng Ning get married and cause any trouble. If the time comes, she really brings the Zeng family into trouble, then she will be sorry to the ancestors of the Zeng family. Lie Zong.
Mrs. Zhuo stayed at Chu's house for lunch before saying goodbye and leaving.
The next day, Mrs. Zhuo went to the Guangji Marquis Mansion. After that, the Dou family never mentioned asking Zeng Ning to marry the third young master.
A few days later, Mrs. Zhuo came again. This time, she brought good news.
"My family is in Huaicheng, my surname is Tian. My family has thousands of hectares of fertile land and thousands of acres of mountains and forests. My father is a country squire and is a well-known local family. The person who proposes marriage is the second son of the Tian family. He is nineteen this year and was named a scholar last year. He has to take the college entrance exam next year. His family has said that if he passes the exam, he can become an official. Even if he fails, the family plans to open a school for him and become a teacher. "
"Compared with the Zeng family, the status of the Tian family is lower, but with the Tian family's status, once Sister Ning gets married, she will at least have food and drink for her whole life. In addition, if Zeng resolutely lives in Huaihuai City, the Tian family will not be able to follow the ancestors. Provide for her as well?”
"The Tian family also said that as long as the godmother nods, the second son of the Tian family will come over first to impress you. If you like the old man, the Tian family will invite a matchmaker to come..." Mrs. Zhuo said to the Tian family's After introducing the matter once, he shut up and looked at Mr. Zeng.
Mrs. Zeng only thought about it for a moment and nodded, "Okay, let the second son of the Tian family come over in three days, and I'll take a look before talking about it."
"Hey, okay, godmother, I'm going to tell Aunt Ren now and ask her to make the trip herself." Mrs. Zhuo said with a painful smile.
This marriage in the Tian family is the one that is led by Grandma Ren.
The Tian family is a distant relative of the Chu family. Because they are so close, the two families often communicate with each other. Every year during the Chinese New Year, Mrs. Tian’s wife will come to deliver New Year’s gifts in person. Every time she comes, Grandma Ren will come out to receive her. Mrs. Tian’s wife is also sweet-tongued. He is a person who likes to please, so he coaxes Grandma Ren to like him very much.
The second young master of the Tian family was very popular with Master Tian. Master Tian controlled him very strictly and asked him to concentrate on studying. Before taking the scholar examination, he was worried that he would be distracted, so he did not get engaged for him.
Last year, the second young master of the Tian family was admitted as a scholar. The whole Tian family was very happy, and Mrs. Tian arranged to find a daughter-in-law for the second young master.
But I looked around and couldn't see anything suitable.
Later, when the late emperor passed away and people all over the country were in mourning, Mrs. Tian finally calmed down.
This time, due to the great joy of the Tatars' peace, the emperor ended the funeral of the late emperor early and allowed the common people to hold happy events in every household.
Mrs. Tian's wife thought about it and wanted her son to marry a girl from a small family in the capital. Not long ago, she brought the second young master to the capital and entrusted this matter to Aunt Ren.
In the past two days, Mrs. Zhuo has been busy with Zeng Ning's marriage and sent people to check on the young masters of more than a dozen small families.
This matter was known to Aunt Ren, and she mentioned the Tian family to Mrs. Zhuo. Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhuo felt that this person was feasible.
First of all, the Tian family can be regarded as a family of scholars, and the other party is also a scholar, so he can be regarded as belonging to the Zeng family.
Next, the Tian family has a large property, and Zeng Ning is married there, so she doesn't have to worry about food, drink, or work, and can easily be a young lady who can throw away her hands.
Third, the Tian family is in Huaihuai City, which is two days' journey from the capital. It is neither close nor far. In the future, Zeng Ning will get married. As a daughter-in-law, it will not be easy for her to enter the capital again. .
Fourthly, the Tian family and the Chu family are distant relatives. From now on, Zeng Ning's every move will not escape the eyes of the Chu family.
Even if Zeng Ning wanted to do something bad, she would know it soon.
After thinking about this, Mrs. Zhuo felt that the marriage was done, and then she couldn't wait to mention it to Mrs. Zeng.
Three days later, the second young master of the Tian family came.
Although Young Master Tian Er is not as handsome as Liao Jingtang Zeng Yiran, he is also handsome and gentle.
When facing Mrs. Chu, she was neither arrogant nor humble, and was respectful and polite.
After Mrs. Zeng saw it, she felt that betrothing Zeng Ning to the second young master of the Tian family was really a piece of gossip planted in cow dung.
Of course, the cow dung is Zeng Ning, and the flower is the second young master of the Tian family.
However, the surface of the cow dung was shrouded in a golden light, shining brightly, making the Tian family very enthusiastic about the marriage.
Mrs. Tian's wife is also here. She is very nice, but talks a little too much. However, he has a sweet mouth and what he says will not make people bored, but also makes people feel very close.
Finally, under Mrs. Tian's careful words, Mrs. Zeng agreed to the marriage. She also took out Zeng Ning's horoscope and gave it to Su's mother, asking her to go to the street with Mrs. Tian to marry people. The eight characters are combined in the fortune teller.
Together they form the word "平".
Although it's not bad luck, it's safe and sound, and Mrs. Tian's wife is also happy.
That day, the second young master of the Tian family and his wife stayed overnight at the Chu family. The next day, they invited a matchmaker to go to the Chu family to propose marriage.
In the morning, the two families agreed on the marriage.
Because the second young master of the Tian family was not young, the Tian family wanted to marry Zeng Ning home as soon as possible, and Mrs. Zeng also wanted to send Zeng Ning away early. Even if Zeng Ning's dowry had not been shipped to the capital, she would rather accompany Zeng Ning. Ning wanted a share of the dowry and wanted Zeng Ning to leave the Chu family as soon as possible.
The two of them had this idea, so they coincided with each other, and the wedding was scheduled for the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month.
As soon as the Tian family left, Mrs. Zeng happily called Xia Zihan over to discuss Zeng Ning's marriage.
Mrs. Zeng said, "The dowry purchased by the Zeng family for her is still on the way. I'm afraid it won't arrive on the 12th of the twelfth lunar month, so we won't wait. I still have some money, so I took out four thousand taels of silver to buy her a dowry." Deputy dowry.”
(End of chapter)