Chapter 227: Asking to marry Su Jinxiu
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"Good!" Song Ling responded.
Although she was very curious about her brother's entanglement with the Bright Moon County Lord, she still chose to respect her brother.
"Thank you!" Song Yi said gratefully.
When the conversation between the two brothers and sisters ended, several of them fell into silence, and it was not until the end of the poetry meeting that they left the Lingxian Mansion together.
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The next day, as soon as the Marquis Ling Xian returned from the court, he saw Mrs. Shizi waiting at the door of the study.
He wondered, "What are you doing in the study?"
There were many confidential news in the study, which was an important place in the house, and no one except him and his two sons were allowed to enter, especially the female dependents.
"My daughter-in-law has seen my father-in-law! Your daughter-in-law is looking for you! Mrs. Shizi said eagerly.
Seeing her anxious face, Xianhou's brows stretched a little, and he said solemnly: "Come in with Benhou!"
With that, the wide sleeves took the lead in entering the door, and Mrs. Shizi hurriedly followed.
After entering the study, without waiting for the Marquis to ask, Mrs. Shizi knelt down directly.
"Liu? What are you doing? Ling Xianhou said.
His second daughter-in-law, although she is not a noble daughter from a high-ranking family of the world, is also an excellent lady in the cold family, and she has always been dignified and self-controlled, and rarely makes such a move.
Mrs. Shizi kowtowed and said, "Tao'er is devoted to Miss Su Er, and I want to ask my father-in-law to come forward to go to Ningguo Mansion!"
"Bang!" Suddenly, the teacup in Xianhou's hand slipped to the ground.
He widened his eyes and said, "Say it again!" Which lady does Tao'er fall in love with? โ
Mrs. Shizi stubbornly repeated: "Tao'er, he ...... He fell in love with the second lady of Ningguo Mansion! โ
"Ningguo Mansion?" Ling Xianhou muttered quietly.
Then, he wrinkled his eyebrows and said angrily: "Do you know that the Su clan of the Duke of Ningguo is the top clan of my Dayan?" The noble daughters from the Su family are more noble than ordinary clan women! โ
Hearing this, Mrs. Shizi's eyes dimmed slightly, and sure enough, she ...... His father-in-law was angry!
However, she really doesn't want to disappoint her only son!
This was her son's first woman he liked wholeheartedly, and how sad would he be if he couldn't get it?
Thinking about Wang Tao's obsessive look when he came to tell her last night, Mrs. Shizi's heart became even more sore.
She withstood the anger of Ling Xianhou and struggled: "Although the daughter of the Su family is noble, this second Miss Su is not the daughter of the Su family!" Tao'er is the orthodox heir of the Marquis Lingxian's Mansion, and she may not be worthy of Miss Su Er! โ
Hearing this, Ling Xianhou did not become as angry as Mrs. Shizi imagined, but fell into deep thought.
After a long time, Ling Xianhou touched his beard and said thoughtfully: "What you said is not completely unreasonable! You go to find an official media, prepare the dowry, and Benhou will go to Ningguohou's Mansion tomorrow! โ
As soon as the words fell, Mrs. Shizi hurriedly said, "Thank you, father-in-law!"
"Family, don't say these polite words! You get up first! Ling Xianhou said softly.
Mrs. Shizi got up as she said.
Because she was concerned about Wang Tao's marriage, she was anxious to find the official media and prepare the dowry, and after she got up, she said goodbye: "If my father-in-law has nothing else to say, my daughter-in-law will retire first!"
Ling Xianhou waved her hand to let her go, and she went out happily.
As soon as Mrs. Shizi walked to the door, she was called by Marquis Lingxian.
"Wait!" He said.
Mrs. Shizi stopped and looked back, looked at Ling Xianhou suspiciously, and asked him silently.
"Lin'er hasn't been back home for several days, and there is no letter back, Ben Hou is very worried! After all, the concubine of the Nine Emperors is not a fuel-efficient lamp! Let's go to the Nine Emperors' Mansion for a visit! Ling Xianhou sighed.
Although he attaches great importance to the glory of their family, Wang Lin is the most outstanding one among his children and grandchildren, and he still misses it very much in his heart!
His granddaughter married into the royal family as the princess and concubine, which seems to be infinitely beautiful, but in fact it is full of crises.
There is the scheming Su Guifei who is dissatisfied with Lin'er's background, and there is the scheming Wei Ziyuan, then Wei Ziyuan still has a royal grandson, just thinking about it, he knows that his granddaughter's life is not good!
He thought of all these before the marriage decree came down, but he still did not hesitate to send Wang Lin to the position of the Nine Emperor Princesses in order for the Wang family to break away from the cold door and become a relative of the imperial family.
After all, no matter how important the happiness of the granddaughter is, compared to the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for their Wang clan, it is too insignificant!
But people's hearts are always long, although he has already decided to sacrifice Wang Lin for the glory of the family, he will still feel distressed!
At the mention of Wang Lin, the smile on the white and elegant face of the prince suddenly froze.
Her Lin'er ...... I should be resentful of her and everyone in the Mansion of Marquis Lingxian, right?
Otherwise, Lin'er wouldn't have been married for so long and came back in a hurry when she returned to the door three days ago, and there was no news from her!
Frozen for a moment, Mrs. Shizi said respectfully: "Daughter-in-law knows!"
"Hmmm! Go to the account office and pay 10,000 taels and give it to Lin'er! Ling Xianhou waved his hand.
Judging from the various rumors after marriage, whether true or false, Wang Lin is struggling in the Nine Emperor Princes' Mansion.
Although giving her some silver taels will not change her situation, but with silver, she can always live more comfortably than before! Don't suffer in some trivial matters!
Mrs. Shizi was stunned and looked at Marquis Ling Xian in disbelief.
Although they were made marquises, they were born from a poor family, and they didn't need other nobles to have a solid background.
This time, for the sake of face, her father-in-law had to organize yesterday's banquet in a big way, but he spent one-third of the silver taels of the treasury!
It's October now, and it's the end of the year in a blink of an eye, and all the exchanges with the nobles have to burn silver!
In addition, Wang Tao asked to marry Su Jinxiu, which makes the Xianhou Mansion now stretched!
For these, she could think that her shrewd father-in-law would not be unexpected.
He can still say this, it must be out of love for Wang Lin!
"My daughter-in-law thanked her father-in-law for her love for Lin'er!" Mrs. Shizi said gratefully with red eyes.
"Alright, alright! It's me and the entire Wang family, I'm sorry Lin'er! It should be regarded as our compensation for Lin'er! Ling Xianhou choked up.
His face was sad, his old eyes were red, and he was obviously very sad.
Seeing him like this, Mrs. Shizi felt even more like a knife, her eyes were sour, and tears flowed down.
If she was still a little resentful of Ling Xianhou before, now, seeing him so sad, her resentment has also dispersed.
As soon as the resentment was dispersed, her attitude towards Ling Xianhou became more respectful and concerned.
She tried her best to suppress the sorrow in her heart and comforted: "Father-in-law, don't say that! Lin'er is my Wang family's sister-in-law, and it is her responsibility to sacrifice her happiness for the glory of the family! After all, sacrificing oneself for the family is the mission of all the young ladies of the family! Even the concubines of the Su clan of the Duke of Naning and the Song clan of the Duke of An Guo are inevitable! โ
With that, she wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief.
She said this to persuade the virtuous marquis, but also to persuade herself.
"You're right! Ke Lin'er is the old man's favorite child in the end! The old man pushed her into the fire pit, it was really difficult to have a good conscience! The sadness in the eyes of the virtuous marquis was even worse.
He was so desolate that his blood was condensed.
This noble family is really not good!
Like Su Guifei, who favored the harem, she was born so noble and unparalleled, and she also entered the palace with tears for the Ningguo Mansion back then!
There are also many noble daughters of the world, all of whom sacrificed themselves for the glory of an ethereal family!
The faces of the clans are not only the men who fought bloodily in the court and on the battlefield, but also the countless beautiful women who have spent their lives fighting and maintaining!
"Now that it's over, don't blame yourself anymore! We have to believe that with Lin'er's talent, even if she is not favored now, she will become the favorite of the Nine Emperor Princes in the future, and once she gives birth to a concubine, her position as a concubine will be solid! Mrs. Shizi said firmly.
She believes that her intelligent, sensitive, talented and good-looking daughter will win a bright future on her own and bring infinite glory to the Wang family!
"That's nature!" Ling Xianhou said proudly.
Then, Mrs. Shizi said some words of comfort to Ling Xianhou, and only after Ling Xianhou's mood stabilized did she leave in a hurry.
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The next day, at ten o'clock at noon, dozens of boxes appeared at the gate of Ning Guogong, as well as the upstart Ling Xianhou, who had just been crowned a marquis recently.
When the guards guarding the door saw this battle, they hurriedly greeted them and saluted together: "My subordinates knock on the Marquis Lingxian!"
Ling Xianhou smiled and waved his hand: "No courtesy!" Hurry up! โ
"Thank you, Master Hou!" The guards said in unison.
After saluting, the guard led by the head asked, "I don't know what happened to Master Hou here?"
Hearing this, the virtuous marquis smiled more amiably, and he said softly: "The old man came to find Ning Guogong, and the old man has a great joy to say to him!"
The guard at the head frowned slightly, and then responded respectfully, saying, "My subordinates will report it!" Please let the Marquis of Xian be wronged and wait here for a while! โ
The Ningguo Mansion has always been heavily guarded, except for the masters of the mansion and the generals of the Su family army who do not need to be notified when they enter and exit, the rest of the people must be reported to the old Guogong first, and wait for his old man to make a decision, and then the guards will decide whether to release them.
This is a well-known rule in Kyoto, and Ling Xianhou did not have any opinions, but said a few polite words.
When the Marquis of Ling Xian had some backache and leg pain, the guard who passed the word finally came back.
"Marquis Lingxian, please go with your subordinates! Our grandfather is waiting for you in the main hall! The guards who went to deliver the message gave up their hands as soon as they saw Ling Xianhou.
Ling Xianhou bowed, and then, a group of people walked inside with dozens of boxes.
Marquis Ling Xian followed the guards and servants all the way, and felt more and more that this Ningguo Mansion had a solid background, but it was just a house, and it was even more exquisite and elegant than some princes' mansions!
In particular, the garden of the Guogong Mansion can be described as exquisitely set up and has a wide variety of categories.
The back garden that he was proud of before, compared to the Ningguo Mansion, is not bullshit!
Thinking about it, he was a little stunned in his heart.
It was only after listening to Liu's words that he had the courage to marry the Ningguo Mansion, and now this courage is gone after seeing the gap between the two families!