Chapter 30: Marriage Proposal
Xie Shaoqing went to Zhang Guifei's palace, Zhang Guifei had already forgotten the events of the previous days, and she was still very happy when she saw Xie Shaoqing coming.
Xie Shaoqing asked Zhang Guifei to say goodbye, Zhang Guifei pulled Xie Shaoqing to a house, where many boxes were neatly piled up, Xie Shaoqing was surprised: "Mother, this is?" β
Zhang Guifei said: "These are not for you, but for my future daughter-in-law, when your daughter-in-law marries, you have to be polite to her, don't always ignore it, you are this problem." β
Zhang Guifei took out another set of wedding clothes and said, "This is what I asked someone to make for you, and you will wear it when you get married." β
Xie Shaoqing said: "It's still early when I get married, so my mother just asks the palace maid to come." β
Zhang Guifei went to the palace next to her, and Hongyao poured Xie Shaoqing a cup of tea, and chatted without a word. Zhang Guifei hadn't chatted with Xie Shaoqing like this for a long time, she said: "I took Chu Li's portrait from Your Majesty and looked at it carefully, she looks pretty good, and after Your Majesty sent someone to propose marriage, I asked her to come into the palace to take a look, Your Majesty decided too quickly, and I didn't talk to her." β
Xie Shaoqing said: "When I first met her, she said very little, asked a question, answered a word, and didn't speak without asking. β
Zhang Guifei pretended to be surprised and said: "It turns out that you have known each other for a long time, no wonder you agreed so quickly, did you just say no to your mother earlier?" β
Xie Shaoqing smiled and didn't speak.
Zhang Guifei chatted with Xie Shaoqing for a long time, and left Xie Shaoqing for lunch, and Xie Shaoqing went back after lunch.
Jiang Yingyue rested for a few days, her face was a lot paler, her body lost a lot of weight, she played the piano for a long time, she felt a little unbearable, and always wanted to sleep for a while.
She thought about it again and again, found the flower girl who was in charge of Zuiyue Building, and said the thoughts that had been hidden in her heart for a long time.
Hua Niang is not surprised at all, Jiang Yingyue's body is not as good as day by day, she is becoming more and more impatient with guests, and her appearance is not as cute as that of the year, vaguely revealing signs of old people.
Hua Niang readily agreed, but put forward a condition, asking Jiang Yingyue to take out five hundred taels of silver to redeem herself. Jiang Yingyue couldn't come up with so much money all of a sudden, it cost a lot of money to ask Chen Guan to set up a new home last time, not to mention that she still wanted to find her mother.
Jiang Yingyue scolded Hua Niang tens of thousands of times in her heart, and she had no choice but to go back to play the piano.
Jiang Yingyue thought about it for a long time, and stayed in Linjiang City for a few years, and she didn't know many friends, all of them were some noble sons, Qin Ji. It is impossible to lend Jiang Yingyue so much money, Chen Guan can ask him for help, but last time Chen Guan said that he already has a fiancΓ©e, Jiang Yingyue is not easy to ask Chen Guan for help, so as not to fall into the mouth, Chu Liang is willing to help, but Chu Liang can not take it, Jiang Yingyue has no bottom in her heart.
Jiang Yingyue had this idea, and always wanted to discuss with Chu Li, she was playing the piano, and her mind didn't know where to go.
Chu Li, as in the past, was about to open the door after washing, Shanyan took a broom, ready to sweep the fallen leaves in front of the door, there was an official standing outside the door, a few eunuchs stood behind the official, and a box was placed underground.
Shanyan was very surprised, and said, "A few officials, are you coming to the wrong place?" β
Chu Liang turned to Chu Zhi and said, "Dad, there are a few officials outside, are they here to look for you?" β
The official at the head said: "The surname is Wei, and I have been ordered by the emperor to propose marriage for the Seventh Prince." β
Chu Zhi came to the door and said, "A few officials have come to the cold house, you might as well go inside and talk about something." β
Wei Li entered the courtyard, repeated the words again, and said: "Your Majesty has asked someone to calculate, the Seven Princes and Ling Ai are compatible, they are a natural pair, and the fifth day of the next month is the auspicious day for marriage." β
Chu Zhi was a little incredulous, he asked the same question as Shanyan: "Are you mistaken, my family is a commoner, there is no merit at all, and the Seven Princes are different from the Seventh Prince, how can the little girl be worthy of the Seventh Prince?" β
Wei Li didn't dare to believe it when he received the above task, and thought that Chu Zhi was a hero, and thought that Chu Zhi was a master who was hidden in the city, and it took a long time to investigate clearly, Chu Zhi was an ordinary businessman, although he had been an official before, it was only a small county order.
Wei Li handed the marriage letter written by Xie Jing to Chu Zhi, and said: "This is decided by Your Majesty, if you don't believe it, Gonggong Zhan next to Your Majesty is also here, you can ask him, he still has something to say to Ling Qianjin." β
Chu Zhi took it tremblingly. Shanyan supported Chu Li, Chu Liang was ignorant, she couldn't have imagined that Chen Yanzhi's father came to the door to repent of his marriage a few days ago, and today the officials of the imperial court came to propose marriage, and she could count the number of times she had seen Xie Shaoqing on one hand.
Chu was responsible for the eunuch to bring things in, Zhan He looked at Chu Liang carefully, Chu Liang was very delicate, and he was not the type that made people look amazing at a glance.
Zhan He said: "At this time tomorrow, the palace will send someone to pick you up, and the mother concubine of the Seventh Highness wants to see you." β
After Zhan He finished speaking, he turned to Chu Zhi and said, "Your Highness the Seventh also wants to see you, and someone will be sent to pick you up then, but today is a bit sudden, please don't be surprised." β
Chu Zhi glanced back at Chu Liang and said, "The father-in-law has worked hard to run in person, and all the officials have worked hard." β
Zhan He said: "Then don't bother." After that, he walked away with Weili.
Chu Zhi said: "Everyone, walk slowly. After speaking, he sent them to the door, and when they were far away, he closed the door, and at this time there were only three people in the house, Chu Zhi, Chu Li, and Shanyan, and the others had something to go out.
Chu Zhi said to Chu Li: "I will come in later, I have something to ask you, Shanyan is guarding outside the door." β
Chu Liang hadn't seen her father so angry for a long time, she lowered her head and followed behind her father, and she didn't dare to come out of the mountain smoke. After the father and daughter entered, Shanyan covered the door and sat in front of the door.
Chu Zhi sat on the chair, Chu Liang stood in front of him, and Chu Zhi asked: "They won't come to the door to propose marriage for no reason, did you have something to do with the Seventh Prince, hide it from me." β
Chu Liang said: "I've only met him a few times, and I haven't even said a few words." β
Chu Zhi asked, "Where did you meet?" β
Chu Liang said: "Dad, do you remember Jiang Yingyue, I heard that she played the piano in Zuiyue Tower for a living, so I went to see her and saw the Seventh Prince in Zuiyue Tower." β
Chu Liang mentioned Jiang Yingyue, Chu Zhi was a little impressed, and said: "Is it the Jiang Yingyue whose father died early and whose mother ran away from home." β
Chu Liang said yes, and Chu Zhi said: "Could it be that he fell in love with you after seeing you a few times, this sounds too ridiculous, and what is even more ridiculous is that the emperor agreed." β
Chu Liang said: "I think it's a bit ridiculous when I hear it today. β
Chu Zhi said: "You are my daughter, I know you will not do anything out of the ordinary, but you have to swear to me." β
Chu Liang knew that her father would not feel at ease if she didn't swear, so she swore according to her words and said, "I, if Chu Liang has any misdeeds with Xie Shaoqing, the sky will thunder and thunder, and he will not die well." β