Chapter 351: Asking for Marriage
The young man who rescued the man stopped a passing lady and asked her to see if the people in the carriage were injured. Miss Zhou couldn't help but appreciate his behavior again, and she heard it just now, it was a woman's voice screaming in the carriage.
It was too noisy outside, and Miss Zhou couldn't hear what the lady who was inspecting said, but saw the man who rescued the man carefully inspected the carriage and horses, and carefully trimmed them, and then helped the coachman into the auxiliary seat of the carriage, sat in the driver's position, and helped drive the carriage into the city.
The young man, sitting in the position of the coachman, not to mention how disobedient, he did not look like a coachman at all, but like a general sitting in front of the car, commanding thousands of troops and horses.
Miss Zhou didn't know why she felt this way, but she was sure again and again in her heart that that young man was by no means an ordinary person, and that noble body was definitely nourished by the long days of wealth and nourishment.
Dong Gongzi's carriage had been following Miss Zhou, and at this time, he hurriedly walked over and stood outside the window of the car and waved to Miss Zhou: "Excuse me, is the girl okay?" ”
Isn't that an afterthought? But Miss Zhou's conduct is very good, and she said patiently: "Thank you, I'm fine!" Then he commanded the coachman who had returned to his soul: "Let's go!" ”
Dong Gongzi watched Miss Zhou's carriage go away, and stomped his feet hatefully, he worked hard in vain today, Miss Zhou was frightened, and it is estimated that he can't remember his kindness at all.
In a carriage not far away, there was a pair of jealous eyes, watching Miss Zhou's carriage enter the city, wringing the handkerchief in her hand hatefully, why was she always so good? Why is he always the saddest one?
Wen Jin took the four pages given by Qian Jun, skimmed through them roughly, and smiled at her husband: "Lord Yujie really knows what I think, these four family officials are not big or small, neither will the emperor be more taboo against you, nor will they insult our gold because the family is not enough, moreover, they are all good people with a clear and clear reputation of the scholarly family, and the girl is also honest and simple, and her appearance is also middle-class, and she can be said in all aspects." ”
"Well, I'm most optimistic about this girl from the Zhou family, and I've arranged for Jin Jin to go on a blind date today."
"How do you go on a blind date?" Wen Jin was a little stunned, girls go on blind dates, they are all taken by the mother, and then go to the house as an intermediary to take a walk, have a chance encounter with the boy, or hide behind the screen of her own house, peek at the visiting boys, boys go on a blind date, how to meet?
"Your son is coming back soon, let him speak for himself." After Qian Jun finished speaking, he felt that something was wrong in his heart, as if at this time, his son should have returned.
As a result, Jin Jin arrived home after dark, and even Qian Jun couldn't calm down, and "interrogated" his son with Wen Jin: "What's the matter?" Why did you come back so late? ”
"I met a startled horse at the gate of the city, and I almost lost my life at that time, I can't help it, father, you asked me to keep a low profile, don't attract attention, I didn't do it."
"You stopped the horse to save people?"
"Well, Dad, you often teach me that low-key is a small art, human life is a matter of heaven, it is righteousness, between righteousness and small art, I must choose righteousness."
"You did the right thing, son, saving someone's life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, even if you are concerned about it and bring trouble, you will not hesitate to solve it, if there is trouble, my father will solve it with you." Qian Jun was impassioned.
Wen Jin asked, "Whose carriage was shocked?" Did something happen? ”
"Miss Zhou is fine, the frightened family was injured, because they were relatives, I sent them to Liufutang, the grandmother of Liufutang, is a female doctor, it is more convenient."
"Whose daughter?"
"I didn't ask, I said that my surname was Zhang, and the housekeeper of her family came, and I saw the maid saluting and left."
There are not ten or eight officials surnamed Zhang in the capital, this is a big surname, it's hard to guess, Qian Jun and Wen Jin didn't care.
A few days later, the Zhou family took a day off, and did a ritual at home to worship his father's spirit in the sky.
Wen Jin has been idle at home for the past few days, and she can't be idle, she first visited the county lord of Yujie, then the eldest princess, then the eldest princess, and then other relatives in the clan who are closer, and at the same time, she did not forget to spread the news to everyone that she wants to find a daughter-in-law for her son.
The matchmaker who proposed marriage to Jin Jin was about to break through the threshold of Prince Ren's mansion, at least three times a day, and at most ten a day, and the matchmaker here was still sitting in the lobby, and there were people waiting outside.
Some parents are too anxious, Jin Jin is twenty years old, the other party is only twelve, and he can't marry at all, so he has entrusted a matchmaker to come to the door, and it is difficult to do the paperwork, but this is not easy to refuse - the youngest daughter of the eldest princess, Wen Jin can't choose a close daughter-in-law for her son, no matter how high the other party's family is.
It's normal for a matchmaker to come to propose marriage, Wen Jin and Qian Jun ignored each other, no matter how entangled the other party was, there was no way to force it, only one person, as a parent, came in person, and Qian Jun was stumped.
The person who came was the crown prince Zhang Lan, a very important figure in the court at the moment.
The emperor of Jurong has changed five, only Zhang Lan has extended the influence of the crown prince and the prince to the extreme, and he is on an equal footing with the cabinet scholars, and even dares to argue with the actual first assistant Dong Jin in the eyes of the people.
The two of them finished greetings, sat down as the guest of honor, and the little servant withdrew after tea, and Zhang Lan spoke: "Lord Wang, I, Zhang Lan, am not a person who likes to cling to the powerful, if you change to a squire or a principal, even if it is Jing Zhaoyin, I will be more happy, no way, I will come over with a thick skin, there is really no way." ”
"Why did Lord Zhang say this?" Qian Jun was very surprised.
Zhang Lan waved his hand: "Lord Wang, do you really don't know or fake don't know?" The grandson saved the granddaughter of the lower official, and my granddaughter had nothing to repay, and vowed to promise that if Ling Lang didn't look down on my granddaughter, she had to go to the house. ”
"Nonsense!" Qian Jun was angry, "The matter of marriage is the order of the parents, how can anyone marry himself?" I also swear, Master Zhang, you are also a great Confucian who is familiar with poetry and books, and the Zhang family is also a big heirloom of poetry, how can you indulge children like this? ”
Zhang Lan's face was sneering, and his voice immediately lowered: "Prince Nanhai, please let me tell the official, my eldest son and his wife died early, leaving only such a daughter, all of which I connived, I, I beg you, my granddaughter is very good, she has only been out of line like this once, no matter what you say, don't refuse first, okay?" ”
"No, Master Zhang, you are also an old minister, you and I can't get married."
Zhang Lan immediately withered and looked at Qian Jun with a pleading face: "The eldest son only left such a child, I really can't bear to see her sad." ”
"Master Zhang, could it be that my son saved your granddaughter by mistake? Children are not sensible, how can you not be sensible? Don't talk about it again. ”
Although Qian Jun paid close attention to the major affairs of the court, he also knew that Zhang Lan had only one son-in-law, who was talented, he was a jinshi in his twenties, he was too upright in office, and was assassinated by the local evil officials, although the case was solved in the end, and the emperor also gave him the title of "loyal warrior", but these can only make Zhang Lan dot on his little granddaughter very much, and it can not make Qian Jun soft-hearted.
Zhang Lan had to say goodbye and leave, so he was almost in tears, sent the guests away, and Qian Jun returned to the inner house.
"Why are you not happy? Who's coming? ”
Qian Jun told Zhang Lan about it.
"Zhang Lan's granddaughter?" Wen Jin was a little surprised.
"What's wrong?"
"I heard Mrs. Qian mention it once, saying that she is the first talented woman in the capital, poetry and articles, none of them are bad, if it is a man, he will definitely be able to win the champion."
"Huh?" Qian Jun was stunned for a moment, he thought that Zhang Lan doted on the child so much, this woman must be useless, but he didn't want to have such a big future.
"Miss Zhang is also seventeen years old, I heard that the eyes are on the top of the head, and there were many people who asked for marriage before, and now there are two families staring at it, she just doesn't agree, Lord Zhang loves her granddaughter, by her temperament, she refuses to agree, and this grandfather is not forced, so it dragged down."
"Talented girl?" Qian Jun smiled a little helplessly, "If her grandfather is not Zhang Lan, it is not impossible for Jin Jin to take a fancy to her again." There was some regret in his tone.
Wen Jin could hear that her husband admired capable women, but he was now carrying too much weight on his body, and he couldn't choose the life he wanted by his heart, and it was useless to appreciate it.
In fact, Wen Jin doesn't like the girl of the Zhang family, she thinks she is too willful, if she puts it in the world she lived in before, a woman with a background and talent, it is not impossible to be willful, but in the current world, it is not easy to live in such a strict way to human nature, let alone others?
Qian Jun, the prince's son, has made great contributions to the imperial court, he wanted to marry independently, but he paid a heavy price and almost died, not to mention the girl of the Zhang family, a weak woman who has no achievements in society and has no control over her life?
When Wen Jin thought about this, she completely forgot that she had struggled for the pursuit of love back then, why couldn't the girl of the Zhang family fight like her?
However, Wen Jin has an advantage over the Zhang family girl, that is, Qian Jun is unswerving to him, while Jin Jin has no impression of the Zhang family girl at all, let alone any feelings.
Seeing that the matchmaker sent to the king of the South China Sea was frustrated, the eldest princess still didn't give up, and within a few days, she sent someone to send an invitation and asked Wen Jin to take her son to her house for a banquet.
"The eldest prince hosted a lotus banquet and invited many celebrities and nobles in the capital, you say, I won't go?" Wen Jin asked Qian Jun. "What is she going to do?" "Hold a blind date in disguise. I'm afraid I'll cause trouble to Jin Jin, but I think that Jin Jin didn't see Miss Zhou at all last time, I just think she is very calm, and I don't think he is tempted at all, so I want him to go and see each other again. ”
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