The Marquis of Yunyang and Shoushan Bo are both one of the most powerful ministers in the current court, both of them are from the princely family, their ancestors are prominent, and they have made great contributions to themselves, not only have titles, but also have real positions, and there is no shortage of fame, fortune and power. The two of them are both literal and martial, and they are both deeply favored by the emperor. Don't look at their titles as just marquis and uncle, even if the palace and the state mansion are in front of them, they don't dare to put up a fight.

Yunyang Hou's daughter is the eldest daughter, Shou Shanbo's daughter is the only daughter, these two girls are the pearl of the family, deeply loved, and they are both talented and beautiful, with outstanding demeanor, they have a good reputation in Beijing since they were children, and they don't know what they want to marry. Young people who are not outstanding in family background, talent, appearance, and conduct dare not say that they are sure to marry these two golden phoenixes. And even if these four young people are outstanding, if they want to make their wishes come true, they have to pass the pass of two important ministers of the court, which is even more difficult.

In contrast, the Qin family's house Chengen Marquis Mansion was actually only a marquis because of the status of a relative, Chengen Marquis Qin Song gave up his ancestral title in his early years, he had no quality, no talent, and no real position, and now he is disgusted by the emperor, and he doesn't even dare to go out, and he has already become a transparent person in the court. Qin Zhonghai, the son of the family, has been out of office for more than ten years, and it is only in recent years that he has the hope of being promoted, and he has barely survived to the fifth grade, and he is not an important official position. The whole family now has to rely on the three-room Yongjia Hou Qin Bai to maintain the dignity of the Hou Mansion, and has never made the dignitaries and nobles in the outside world look down on them. Qin Zhonghai has already seen his future, if his career is smooth, he may still be expected to rise to the fourth grade, but it will be very difficult to rise further, just wait for his father to inherit the title of the family after a hundred years and be a successor.

But his eldest son, Qin Jian, has no title to attack, and he must rely on the imperial examination to get ahead. Qin Jian is young, he has already won the talent test, and he will take the township test this autumn, and it is still unknown whether he can pass the test. Compared with the children of famous families in the capital of the same age, he is already quite good, he is also well-born, outstanding, gentle and polite, and he is exactly the kind of young talent that the elders like.

But even in the circle of relatives and friends, he is not the best one. Zhao Mo, the king of Suning County, is above him in terms of talent and sainthood, and he has already held the power of a place at a young age; Xu Zheng, the eldest grandson of the Xu family, has already been a person a few years ago, and there is no one who has seen it who does not praise him. In addition, there are also children of several high-ranking families, each with its own outstanding advantages, and there are many young talents like Qin Jian. Qin Jian is not one of the best among his peers, and his family background does not help him much, so in terms of marriage, I am afraid he can't think too much.

Qin Zhonghai asked himself that he had a very clear understanding of his son's marriage, and he never thought of choosing a daughter-in-law from the most prominent family in the dynasty. Although the son is very good, enough to match the daughter of any prince's family, the prince's family is also graded. Holding real power and having holy families, even if the title is low, such as Shou Shanbo, no one dares to underestimate it; but the mansion with no real power and declining appearance, even if the title is very high, like Pei Guogong's mansion, or even a clan like Shanyang Wangfu, how many families are willing to marry?

Qin Zhonghai has always thought that he has not taken the title of his future in-laws too seriously, and is more inclined to choose his daughter-in-law from the daughters of generations of official eunuchs. Both civilian and military attachés can be, and perhaps civilian officials are more suitable. Because the Qin family no longer has military power, there are several of their brothers, except for Qin Ping and Qin An in the third room, no one holds a military position, and the younger generation of Qin Jian still has to count on the imperial examination, if he can get a scholarly Yue family, it will undoubtedly provide more help to Qin Jian.

That's what Qin Zhonghai thought, he thought his wife had the same idea. In the past, the Yao family wanted their children to marry the Wang family or the Yao family, both of which were scholarly eunuchs. Now that the Wang family is in decline, the Yao family is only famous among middle and low-level officials, and there are no outstanding descendants. Qin Zhonghai never expected that the Yao family actually took a fancy to the daughter of Yunyang Hou and Shou Shanbo. This vision is of course good, but she said that these two families must be willing to marry their daughters to Qin Jian, and they also dislike Shoushan Bozhi's female affection is too high and not suitable to be a clan wife, is it too big-faced?

He had to stop the Yao family, who was still there feeling good about himself and commenting on the daughters of the Cai and Yu families: "Are you too ambitious? Yunyang Hou and Shou Shanbo are also what our family can afford? How could they agree to marry their daughter to our Brother Jian?!"

Yao Shi suddenly made a fuss: "What are you talking nonsense? Where is our Brother Jian inferior to others? How can this be regarded as Gao Pan? Yunyang Hou is Hou, and our family is also Hou's Mansion." Earl Shoushan's title is lower, but his family is now in power, and the title is not important. These two families are clearly the right pair of our family, why can't Yunyang Hou and Shoushan Bo agree to kiss?"

Qin Zhonghai was a little weak, and he tried his best to explain to his wife the situation in the court and his own family. To put it simply, the Marquis of Yunyang and Shoushan Bo not only have titles, but also have real power, which is the most prominent time, and they inherit the Marquis of En's Mansion, the older generation has empty titles, and the middle generation - that is, Qin Zhonghai himself - is just a five-grade petty official, and he will inherit the title of the family in the future, and he is only a relative, and he will not have real power. This is clearly in decline, and it is still relying on the holy family of Qin Bai, who has already divided the family, to barely maintain his dignity. People like them can take it out and bluff people, but when it comes to the important ministers of the court, they will never dare to take it.

If Qin Jian himself is extremely good, there may be some hope, but he is only a relatively good wave among his peers, and he can't be outstanding, so why should he be recognized by Yunyang Hou and Shou Shanbo?

Qin Zhonghai said to Yao: "If Brother Jian is not learning literature, but practicing martial arts, and has already experienced in the army and performed well, then it is possible to win the appreciation of Yunyang Hou." In case Yunyang Hou does not plan to marry his daughter into a high-ranking family, but makes her marry low, then it is possible that he will fall in love with our Brother Jian. As for Shou Shanbo's side, if Brother Jian is outstanding in talent and has talent in poetry, calligraphy and painting, he may also get a different look at him. But you and I both know that Brother Jian can only be regarded as a middle level in poetry, and he is not as good as the three girls in calligraphy and painting. How did you tell him to get into Shou Shanbo's eyes? These two families are not something we can think about, you should dispel the idea as soon as possible, and don't mention it in front of anyone, so as not to leak the rumors and let outsiders see the jokes. Our Jinhua is still friendly with those two daughters, don't let them have an embarrassing relationship with each other. ”

Yao's hearing was extremely harsh: "Where did things come to the point that the master said? Our family has always been on an equal footing with the daughters of the Cai family and the Yu family, who dares to underestimate us? Moreover, the wives and grandmothers of these two families have all praised us Brother Jian and Jinhua, why can't the two children get into the eyes of others? The master doesn't have to be too humble, thinking that I will only look at my own children well, so I am blind. You also go outside and take a look, there are many families in the capital, how many families have children who are stronger than our children? It's just that the three girls in the third room are not famous, and I think she can compare most of the official ladies with each other, let alone our Jinhua. ”

Qin Zhonghai couldn't help but have a headache: "In short, you don't easily say anything about proposing marriage to others! You only know how to go around in the inner house, how do you know what the situation is outside? Don't make jokes, it will make it difficult for the two children to see people in the future." ”

Yao was very unwilling in his heart, and seeing her husband's resolute attitude, she had to reluctantly respond: "I know." "But whether it will be complied with is another matter. She also quickly asked: "If the emperor gives a marriage, or if the crown princess is a matchmaker, maybe Yunyang Hou and Shoushan Bo will appreciate and agree?"

Qin Zhonghai couldn't help but slap his wife: "Do you think that those two masters opened their mouths and couldn't ask the emperor for marriage, and the princess was the matchmaker? If someone refuses to marry on the spot, do you feel that your face is very bright?!"

Yao Shi was dumbfounded and pursed his lips unwillingly.

Qin Zhonghai saw that his wife seemed to have finally relented, so he slowed down his tone: "You don't have to just stare at the most powerful people. Could it be that only the Yunyang Hou Mansion and the Shoushan Bo Mansion have good daughters? Moreover, the families of those who cook oil with fire are of course extremely wealthy, and they will face even greater risks in the future. However, some families with slightly lower backgrounds, such as your Yao family, have children who have become officials for generations, and they can last longer. I think Brother Jian's daughter-in-law is better to choose from the family of the second and third official eunuchs of the dynasty. In this way, it is not obvious, Brother Jian has benefited again, and there will be people to support him in his career in the future. After a pause, he added a sentence a little reluctantly, "You, as a mother-in-law, will not feel lacking in confidence in front of a daughter-in-law from such a background." ”

Yao Shi was slightly moved: "Is it for my sake? Actually, I don't care about this, as long as it's for the good of the children, it doesn't matter if I'm angry." Besides, there are also sensible people among the daughters of wealthy families, and they will not take their mother-in-law and husband in their eyes because of their background. ”

When Qin Zhonghai heard this, he felt that the differences between their husband and wife were too big, so he had to reluctantly explain his opinion first: "The family is the best, of course, the girl's own character and talent are the most important. I think the eldest sister's Yue Niang is very good, knowledgeable and courteous, gentle and generous, her own talents are also good, and she can also appease her younger siblings, which is the most suitable for being the eldest daughter-in-law. ”

He cited Lu Yueniang as an example, just because this is one of the younger generations with different surnames he is most familiar with, excluding the Xu family sisters who are disliked by the Yao family, Lu Yueniang's conditions are very good in all aspects. Qin Zhonghai even felt that even if his son married Lu Yueniang directly, there was nothing bad.

But Yao's expression immediately changed: "Yue Niang?!But she is the granddaughter of the second room!"

Qin Zhonghai smiled: "What about the granddaughter of the second room? The eldest sister was raised in our family, and she is closer to our long room." He looked at the sky outside, "I have to go back to the third uncle." In short, you are preparing for tomorrow's spring banquet at home. Children's family affairs, don't think about it first. When I'm free, I'll talk to my mother about it and I'll talk to you later. With that, he hurried away.

Only Yao was left to sit in the room, his expression changing.