Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Struggle Behind Marriage
At noon, Su Hanchang rushed back to the mansion, he was already in turmoil, in the morning King Qi ran to the Guozijian to find him, and Princess Qi came to the house to propose, and a princess of Lanling appeared, also came to ask for marriage, one morning, Su Mansion seemed to be swept into a huge whirlpool.
In the room, several elders of the Su family gathered together, in addition to a few ladies in the morning, the eldest son Su Hanchang and the third Su Hanlin were also present, and everyone was discussing countermeasures.
In the room, Su Hanchang paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, he frowned, considering various possibilities, and finally he sighed and said: "I didn't expect that Princess Qi would come to the door to propose, King Qi had already come to me in the morning and talked to me about it, I thought this might be a whim of King Qi, but I didn't expect Princess Qi to also come to the door, and left a marriage certificate, it seems that they are determined to become this family, hey!" It's a bit of a struggle. ”
Sitting in the second seat on the right is the third Su Hanlin, the three brothers of the Su family all look a little similar, but Su Hanlin is obviously thin and a little sick, he did not be able to enter the official office, but gave a guest lecture in Guozixue.
It is also because of this that Su Hanlin's status in the Su family is lower than that of the eldest brother and the second brother, and it is not his turn to speak on major family events.
However, Su Hanlin likes Su Han very much, last night Su Han came home late, and he specially took a carriage to find her, today there is an incident at home, if it is someone else, he may not be silent, but when it comes to his favorite niece, he has to express his position, especially he feels that the attitude of the eldest brother is not firm, it seems to be a conditional consent to this marriage.
"Big brother, whether the other party is the king of Qi or the king of Chu, these are not important, I think the most important thing is the attitude of our Su family, if we don't accept it clearly, the king of Qi can't suppress us even if he has great power, on the contrary, if we hesitate and have an unclear attitude, then the king of Qi will take further action to force us to comply, big brother, what do you think?"
Su Hanchang's face was slightly red, he knew that his mind was seen through by his brother, he did have a little leeway, if King Qi really helped him to be promoted to the prince of the country, and this Luo Qiyu was barely passable, he could also consider this marriage, because of this, he said vaguely, and refused to make it clear that he opposed this family matter, but he was seen by the third child.
He sighed and said: "I understand what the third brother means, if it is an ordinary minister, of course I will clearly oppose it, but after all, the other party is the king of Qi, and our ancestral land is also in his hands, and he also mentioned the ancestral land of the Su family in the morning, such a powerful force, it is not like this, you can easily offend, always think of the best way, not only to make them give up this marriage, but also not to offend them, this is the safe way." ”
Old Madam Lu, who was sitting on the throne, nodded, "Da Lang's words also have some truth, King Qi is powerful, we really can't offend, and the master's attitude is not known, so we can't refuse too bluntly, however, Princess Lanling also left a marriage letter, Da Lang, what do you think of Princess Lanling's proposal?" ”
Su Hanchang only learned after returning to the house that Princess Lanling had also come to propose, it was for her grandson Huangfu Wujin, Su Hanchang's news was not as dense as the daughter of Sufu, he knew that Huangfu Wujin had just been named the Duke of Liangguo and the deputy governor of the Chuzhou Water Army, it can be said that he was an upstart in the imperial court and the heir of the Liangwang line, which also made him quite excited, if his son-in-law was named the King of Liang one day, the situation of the Su family would also rise.
Compared with Luo Qiyu is only the brother-in-law of King Qi, and Huangfu Wujin is the real royal family, Luo Qiyu can only be a county prince at most, and Huangfu Wujin has the possibility of being crowned king.
It's just that he really doesn't know about this Huangfu Wujin, what kind of person is he?
"We can consider Princess Lanling's proposal, so what I mean is to say, no matter whether it is the King of Qi or the King of Lanling, it is best not to make a hasty decision, wait a little longer, we have to understand the situation in many ways before deciding, our Su family marries a daughter and requires character first, I think knowing more about their personality is more conducive to us to make a wise decision, especially this emperor has no Jin, the conditions are very good, but I really don't know him at all, and I dare not agree in a hurry."
At this time, Su Hanzhen's wife Zhao said on the side: "Big brother, I know that this emperor has no Jin, and your second brother knows him very well, you can ask the second brother." ”
Su Hanchang was stunned for a moment, and then his mind changed, as if he heard that this Huangfu Wujin was from Donghai County, but he didn't expect the second brother to understand him.
He smiled and asked, "Brother and sister, you must know this person too, tell me, what kind of person is he?" ”
Zhao was silent for a moment, if from her original intention, she didn't like Huangfu Wujin very much, because he was too close to his daughter, but when he heard that he wanted to marry Han'er, Zhao then understood, it turned out that Wujin was not for her daughter, but for Su Han, thinking about this, her boredom with Wujin was a little lighter, and her husband praised Wujin in front of her more than once, and more importantly, Wujin helped her husband a lot, I heard that he was fully responsible for the tax and silver entering Beijing, and he was in danger several times, This made her feel a little grateful to Wu Jin again.
Zhao nodded and said: "Hanzhen has praised this emperor Wujin in front of me more than once, saying that he is both wise and brave, young and promising, and a rare talent. ”
Su Hanchang's wife Zhou knows her husband very well, she knows that her husband is knowledgeable and high-minded on the surface, but he is extremely keen on fame and fortune in his bones, and if he wants to impress his husband, he must start from this point, not talk about any character.
She also said: "I heard Princess Lanling say that this young man has been named the Duke of Liangguo, and will control the military power of Chuzhou, and also said that the emperor personally received him, I listen to Princess Lanling's tone, the King of Lanling County is to train this grandson to be the successor of King Liang, if you look at it from this point of view, he is much more promising than that Luo Qiyu." ”
Everyone's focus gradually shifted from King Qi to King Lanling, and it was obvious that everyone was strongly opposed to Luo Qiyu, who had a bad character, and preferred Huangfu Wujin, the heir of the Liang Dynasty.
Even Su Hanchang was guided by everyone's bias and began to consider more about the role of the Liang Wang family on the Su family, although they all used their grandfather Su Xun as an excuse to shirk, but in fact, Su Hanchang also has the right to decide on his daughter's marriage, even if Su Xun disagrees for a while, but in the end he will acquiesce, so Su Hanchang's attitude in this matter is extremely important.
Just when Su Hanchang was just thinking about whether the Liang Wang family would be more suitable, suddenly the housekeeper came to report, "Master, Mrs. Shen Xiangguo is coming to visit, just waiting outside the gate!" ”
The council hall was stunned for a moment, what happened today? How can so many powerful ladies visit.
Su Hanchang reacted quickly, it is estimated that this is the same thing as Shen Xiangguo looking for himself in the morning, and he only reacted later, the purpose of Shen Xiangguo's visit in the morning was not said at all, Mrs. Shen came to visit, so Shen Xiangguo's real purpose was about to appear.
He turned to Mrs. Lu and said, "Mother, if you come to meet her, you still say the same thing, don't agree to anything immediately." ”
"I know!"
Old Madam Lu nodded, stood up and said, "I invite Mrs. Shen into the mansion." ”
........ In the back house, Su Han is writing a letter at the desk, she is writing a letter to Wujin, she wants to tell Huangfu Wujin, and the king of Qi has also come to ask for marriage, on the one hand, she wants to show her attitude, on the other hand, she also hopes that Wujin will deal with it positively, and don't be negative and discouraged because the other party is a prince.
Su Han was anxious, and the speed of writing letters was also extremely fast, and soon she was about to finish, this is, there was a rush of running sound outside the door, "Sister!" ”
It was Su Yi's anxious voice, which frightened Su Han and hurriedly stuffed the letter into the drawer, the door slammed open, and Su Yi rushed in like a gust of wind.
"Oh no, something big is wrong."
"Silly girl, what are you doing with a surprise? What's going to happen? ”
"Sister, you don't know, that Uncle Shen's wife also came to propose...."
"Wait!" Su Han hurriedly stopped her words, frowned and said, "You make it clear, what kind of marriage proposal?" Who is she proposing to? ”
"It's you, too!"
Su Yi hurriedly said: "It seems that he is a scholar surnamed Guan, and he is also from Donghai County." ”
"Guan Xianju?" Su Han was stunned.
"Yes, it's this person, Uncle Shen's wife is here to ask for him, and I heard that the marriage certificate is given to my grandmother."
Su Han was stunned, what should I do? She is not afraid of the scoundrel surnamed Luo, she knows that the family will not agree, but Guan Xianju is different, Donghai County is a famous family, his father is a Beijing official, and his knowledge is not bad, which fully meets the three conditions set by her grandfather, if the family agrees to him, what should she do?
Su Han was suddenly a little flustered, and she hurriedly said to Su Yi: "You go to inquire about the news again, if there is any important news, you must tell me." ”
Su Yi agreed, turned around and ran away, Su Han was flustered, she immediately took out the letter that was almost finished, spread out the letterhead, added a few more lines, and wrote this matter in, and then sealed the letter.
"Ah Qiao! Ah Qiao! ”
She shouted twice, and a little maid of thirteen or fourteen years old ran in, "Miss, did you call me?" ”
This little maid is Su Han's personal maid, the two have been together for five or six years, the maid's name is Ah Qiao, and she is the little maid who went to Donghai County with Su Han, she has clear eyes and beautiful eyebrows, and she is also very smart.
Su Han gave her the letter and advised: "You go to the palace of Lanling County in Guiyifang, find a young man named Huangfu Wujin, and give him this letter." ”
The maid smiled and said, "I saw him in Weiyang County, isn't he the young man who always meets you in the bookstore?" ”
"You dead girl, don't laugh at me, hurry up."
"I see!"
The maid turned around and left, and Su Han hurriedly stopped her, "Wait a minute!" ”
"Miss, what else is the matter?" Ah Qiao asked with a smile again.
Su Han's face flushed, "And you have to remember that the letter must be handed over to him personally, and in addition, he will reply to me, you have to ask him for it." ”
"I know, if he doesn't reply, I'll force him to write on the spot!"
The little girl grinned and ran away, Su Han blushed and bit her lip, "This dead girl, dare to make fun of me?" ”
She felt her heart pounding violently, and reached out to touch her face, only to feel that her face was hot.
(To be continued)