Chapter 391: Appointment
Wu Shaoying and Huang Qingfang's marriage was officially decided. Although the two families did not specifically publicize it, relatives and friends heard about it within a few days.
Some people have also wondered why Yongjiahou's wife Niu said that she was not married to her eldest son, Qin Ping and Huang Qingfang, but her husband's protégé Wu Shaoying? But how can this kind of thing be mentioned in person? What's more, the Huang family had also let go before, saying that they would not let their daughter marry and fill the house, so some people speculated that it would be because Wu Shaoying was married for the first time, and Qin Ping was a continuation?
Whatever the reason, relatives and friends were happy about the marriage. Huang Qingfang used to be the number one lady in the capital, with both talent and appearance, and a gentle temperament, just because the marriage contract was set by the elders in the family early, others could only take it in vain. Later, she met a non-human, her marriage was frustrated, and she was forced to leave Jinling, but who did not sigh for her when she was familiar with her? Now they know that she has a lifelong support, and they are all happy for her.
However, after the news spread, not everyone in the capital felt happy, especially those officials and nobles who once wanted to ask to marry the daughter of the Huang family.
At the beginning, Huang Qingfang suffered a ruined marriage, and was deliberately ruined by the Wang family and the Zhang family. Seeing that the situation in the East Palace was unclear, the people who were interested in marrying all of them watched and did not come to the door decisively to say goodbye, and it was just a sigh to see Huang Qingfang go to Jinling with his brother.
After the Wang family and the Zhang family fell down, many people felt that Huang Qingfang could return to Beijing to get married, even if he was older and had passed the age of marriage, he didn't want to talk about a slightly better family to continue the string. At that time, the prince was still in the court, and the Huang family was in the limelight, and there were more people who were interested in climbing this in-law. Those who have long had this idea feel that they have waited and waited enough, and it is time for the right time to propose, needless to say; those who have been disloyal to the East Palace because they have been wall grass, for fear of being settled by the autumn queen, are even more eager to hug the thigh of the Huang family, so as to help their family escape the catastrophe. For this reason, some of them sacrificed a big trick to send away the children left by the Yuan match, and some even took out their own children who were not yet married, even if they were younger than Huang Qingfang, they didn't care, they hoped to attract the Huang family to agree to marry.
However, Huang Qingfang has been gone for a few years, and the Huang family has never promised anyone, as if they are determined to let their daughter be an old girl. After a few years, the defeated families are not counted, and those who can't wait see that the situation is eased, so they marry their sons; those who still want to win the Huang family's in-laws are to let the children and grandchildren of the family take concubines or take the house, vacate the seat of the main room, and wait for Huang Qingfang to die. It's a pity that after Huang Qingfang returned to Beijing, the Huang family still didn't let go, and even said that they wouldn't let their daughter marry to fill the house, forcing most of the people to retreat in the face of difficulties, and the remaining those who had not officially "married a wife" still had thoughts in their hearts and felt that they were very hopeful.
Where did I think that Huang Qingfang would marry without saying a word, although she was not a house-filler, she was married to an old and humble official. Even if she has good character and position, how can the foundation of the poor officials be compared with these children of high-ranking families?
They were not convinced, so they went to inquire about Huang Qingfang's fiancé, thinking that it would be good to make some small tricks and take revenge. Unexpectedly, I inquired about this inquiry, and found out that although the other party was from a poor family, it was not without backers. Yongjiahou's protégé, Uncle Guo's beloved apprentice, even the emperor and the crown prince have seen him, and he is also a figure who has left a name in the palace, even if he is a son of a poor family? Who really dares to offend him? If he annoys Uncle Guo and goes to the palace to file a complaint, their family is not very innocent, can they withstand the royal investigation?
As soon as they found out Wu Shaoying's true background, even if they were unwilling in their hearts, those people didn't dare to say anything anymore. At most, he complained a few words about the Huang family in private, and he didn't dare to have any actual retaliation. Although Wu Shaoying is not surnamed Qin, this marriage is not impossible to say that the Huang family and the Qin family are married. These two families were originally relatives, and they were both relatives of the prince, and they were married internally, so could outsiders manage it? Behind the Huang family there was the emperor and the prince, and behind the Qin family there were not only the emperor and the prince, but also the Yunyang Marquis Mansion and the Min family, and there was even a king of Suning County who was very valued and favored by the royal family. Where is this weight that they can compare with the children of ordinary nobles and eunuchs? Then where is Wu Shaoying a son of a poor family who has no foundation, and the network of connections behind him is simply terrifying, okay? Sure enough, the Huang family is not stupid, even if they want to marry the daughter of the elderly, they have to choose a son-in-law whose background is far stronger than that of the Zhang family!
The families who originally wanted to make a scene were silent, and the engagement ceremony between Wu Shaoying and Huang Qingfang was completed very calmly. It was so fast and smooth that Qin Hanzhen couldn't help but feel a little dazed. Two months ago, she thought that it would take a lot of effort to convince her cousin to marry a wife, but she didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, he even decided on the marriage. Moreover, the Huang family has already discussed with Qin Bai and Niu, and feels that it is best for the two to have a wedding after the beginning of spring, and try to finish the marriage before Wu Shaoying takes up a new position, and save the trouble of giving the marriage later. Huang Qingfang's marriage has dragged on for many years, and her family and friends are worried about her, and they are all looking forward to her getting married, and everyone attends the wedding banquet. If the wedding is sent to a different place and then the wedding is held, it will not be possible to have such a scale.
Neither Qin Bai nor the Niu clan objected. Qin Bai felt that after the wedding in the capital, Wu Shaoying took his new wife to take office directly, which saved both trouble and time, while Niu's felt that the night was long and dreamy, and her eldest son and her husband's protégé were all difficult in marriage, and it was better to solve it earlier, of course, it was better to solve it earlier. Wu Shaoying and Huang Qingfang are not young anymore, what rules and etiquette do they still pay attention to, they have to wait for another year and a half before getting married, isn't that a blind toss?
The Yongjiahou Mansion has begun to prepare for Wu Shaoying's wedding. The Huang family had prepared a dowry for Huang Qingfang early, just a wedding dress. Although Huang Qingfang has an old wedding dress, the Huang family feels that it is prepared for the Zhang family's family affair, which is very unlucky, and they all want to prepare a new wedding dress. Because of the urgency of time, they didn't let Huang Qingfang finish it independently, except for the girl next to her, the sisters, sisters-in-law, and younger siblings of the Huang family rushed to help. Even the bedding for the wedding was covered by the female relatives of the clan, and the Huang family was busy.
Wu Shaoying was not idle. Although the matter of the wedding banquet has been taken care of by the teacher and his wife, he always has to prepare a new house for himself, and it is impossible for him to really get married in the Yongjiahou Mansion, right? Even if he is close to the teacher's family, he does not want to be gossiped about by outsiders, and he must make a face for his fiancée. He went to Zhao Mo to discuss, and then with the help of Zhao Mo, at the end of the street of Yongjiahou Mansion and Chengenhou Mansion, he successfully bought a three-entry house. The house is semi-new, but well maintained and ready to move in with a little repair. The middle of winter is not a good time to break ground, but it's okay to clean up the house a little. This mansion may be abandoned for several years after marriage, but having such a property can at least prove to the Huang family that he has the ability to provide Huang Qingfang with a comfortable and stable life.
In addition, although the dowry that Wu Shaoying sent to the Huang family was prepared by the Niu family, the silver was provided by him. He gave all the accounts of his own property to his wife, Niu was really taken aback, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to be quite rich, this couldn't be better, Sister Fang won't suffer, and you don't have to worry about people laughing at you." When she turned her head, she pretended to chat with the Xu family unintentionally, and revealed these things, and when the Xu family reached the ears of the Huang family, the Huang family was more at ease. Although they didn't dislike Wu Shaoying's humble background, but since he has a rich family business, it would be better, and after inquiring again, they knew that all this money he had came from on the right road, not when he was an official, and he was even more satisfied.
Huang Jincheng's family knows that Wu Shaoying is currently waiting for a vacancy. Although the new year is approaching, the yamen has already sealed the pen, and the new appointment will not be delayed until the end of the year, but what kind of family is the Huang family? Where can they wait for the official notice to get the exact news? They have already quietly gone to find acquaintances and officials to inquire. The result of the inquiry has not yet been decided.
There are some disagreements within the Ministry of Officials, some people think that Wu Shaoying is doing a good job in Jinling, and want to transfer him back to Jinling to continue to be an official, and some people think that he is very capable and should be transferred to a place where there is more need for capable officials, while the Yongjiahou Mansion is inclined to let him stay in Zhili, or go to Shandong, in short, to find a state with a lot of saline-alkali land, so that he can be the governor of his own state. Obviously, this is intended to let him use the salt control strategy offered by the king of Suning County to fight for a term of merit.
The Huang family discussed it privately, and felt that although the Yongjiahou Mansion was a painstaking one, it would also be beneficial to Wu Shaoying's future, but the state capital with many saline-alkali lands was not very rich, and they were afraid that Wu Shaoying would have to suffer for a few years in the past. He fell alone, Huang Qingfang followed him, not to avoid the crime, the Huang family was reluctant, they just hoped that he could go to a rich and stable place. It's just a rich and stable place, and it's not easy to make political achievements, and Huang Jincheng and others are also very entangled. They gave a blow to the Chengenhou Mansion, and the Yao family went to the Yongjiahou Mansion to help talk, and Qin Bai and the Niu family were also entangled.
In the end, this problem was solved by several people who lived in the Yongjiahou Mansion.
The same senior brother Wu Shaoying was engaged, and Wang Fulin, Yu Chengzhi and Hu Kun were also happy for him. Wang Fulin returned to Wang's house after he was a child, but every day he was free, he would still return to Yongjiahou's mansion, read books with his companions, and continue to ask Qin Bai and Wu Shaoying for homework. Wu Shaoying's new appointment was also mentioned by him when he went home to talk to his cousin. Wang Fuzhong, who was highly used in the imperial front, vaguely revealed an inside information.
Jining Prefecture in Shandong Province is still a scattered prefecture at present, but the imperial court is deliberately upgrading it to Zhili Prefecture. The governor of Sanzhou is from the five grades, but the governor of Zhili Prefecture is the five grades, and when he is promoted to the state, the original magistrate will not move under normal circumstances, which is a very stable way to be promoted. Now that the news has not been leaked, not even everyone knows about the cabinet, so it may not be a good opportunity to take advantage of the Chinese New Year to move around.
When the news came back, Qin Bai felt that this was a good choice, and the Huang family was surprised that Wu Shaoying still had such a help in front of the palace, and went to the East Palace on the other hand.