At the end of noon, in the study room of Qin Mansion.
Changsun sat on the sofa, looked at Qin Ming and said:
"My dear nephew, how are you thinking?"
"Auntie, you haven't said yet, whose daughter is the daughter of?"
Changsun said angrily:
"It's my second daughter Xiyao, whom you met last time. Xiyao has been smart and well-educated since she was a child. She is a perfect match for you."
When Qin Ming heard this, the girl with crooked eyebrows and dimples when she smiled appeared in his mind. But then he thought about it, didn't princesses in ancient times always recruit consorts?
If he wanted to be a son-in-law, Qin Ming would have to think carefully about it. He didn't want to be a son-in-law.
He thought for a while and thought it would be better to confirm, so he asked:
"Auntie, are you sure you want to marry your daughter to me?"
When he spoke, he also deliberately emphasized the word "marry" in his tone.
The eldest grandson rolled his eyes when he heard this and said:
"If you don't get married, why don't you still want to be your son-in-law?"
Qin Ming knew what he was saying, so he stood up and saluted:
"My nephew, thank you aunt for your love."
The prince of Hejian County almost spit out his tea when he heard what his eldest grandson said. He thought that His Majesty would definitely marry the princess to Qin Ming, but he did not expect that he would marry the princess instead of Princess Shang.
Although they both marry princesses, the difference is huge. Princess Shang is equivalent to a bride-in-law. A prince-in-law cannot hold important positions in the court. Generally, he can only receive a false position as a prince-in-law. This is why most princesses are not the eldest son of each family.
It would be different if the princess were to marry. Qin Ming would be able to pursue an official career and hold a high position in the future.
A few moments,
Witnessed by the King of Hejian County, Qin Ming took the marriage certificate from his eldest grandson with both hands, and then wrote his name in the groom's column.
The eldest grandson took the marriage certificate from Qin Ming with satisfaction and handed it to Yue Chan. Then he looked at Qin Ming and said:
"Even if the marriage is settled, when Xiyao is older in two years, we will let you get married."
"My nephew just lets his aunt do what he wants."
After a long while, Queen Changsun took Si Zi on the carriage back to Chang'an. Seeing that his plan was ruined, King Hejian left with Changsun's motorcade.
Not many people in the Qin Mansion knew that Qin Ming was engaged, only Xiao Changxi and Xiao Qingwan.
In fact, Qin Ming is actually very happy that he can marry a princess in the future. After all, for future generations like him, marrying a princess is the childhood dream of most men.
As for feelings, Qin Ming still has confidence in himself to make the other person like him.
The only thing that made him feel a little inappropriate was that he felt he was indebted to Xiao Changxi. After all, Xiao Changxi was indeed the best choice to be his wife in terms of appearance, character, and ability.
For Xiao Changxi, Qin Ming can only make up for it slowly throughout his life.
At no time, Qingxinyuan
Yang Zijun sat in a chair in a daze. She just learned from her cousin that Qin Ming was engaged to a young lady from the Li family today.
She didn't expect that the person she liked would get engaged to someone else so soon, and it was hard for her to accept it for a while.
While Yang Zijun was feeling sorry for himself, the door opened and Xiao Changxi walked in. She closed the door, looked at her daughter who was sitting in a chair in a daze and said:
"Zijun."
Yang Zijun raised his head, looked at his mother, and asked with a glimmer of hope in his heart:
"Mother, Mr. Qin is really engaged to the Li family?"
Xiao Changxi looked at her daughter's lonely appearance, sighed, walked to Yang Zijun and said:
"um, yes."
Hearing this, Yang Zijun's tears fell involuntarily and he said:
"Why is it the Li family?"
Xiao Changxi hugged her daughter with some distress, thinking that this matter might be a good thing for Zijun.
After all, Qin Ming has fallen into the emperor's eyes now, and will be paid more attention to by many people in the future. With Zi Jun's life experience, it is better to keep a low profile in the Qin Mansion.
But she didn't know that her daughter Yang Zijun, who was more aggressive by nature, had already made up her mind to compete with the daughter of the Li family in the Qin Mansion.
...
In the fifth year of Zhenguan, on the third day of the twelfth lunar month, at the end of Shenshi, Chang'an City, the imperial palace, and the Zhengdian Hall.
After returning to the palace, the eldest grandson first went to the Manlu Palace and told Li Shimin what happened in the Qin Mansion. He then showed Li Shimin the marriage certificate that Qin Ming had written and stamped.
Then he took Yuechan and the palace maid back to the Li Zheng Palace.
Queen Changsun was a little tired after running around all day, so she took a nap in the bedroom.
After waking up, she looked at the time and saw that it was almost the end of the day, so she asked Yuechan to summon Princess Yuzhang.
After a while, I saw Princess Yuzhang following Yuechan into the hall.
"Yuzhang has met the queen mother."
The eldest grandson looked at the graceful girl standing in the center of the hall, smiled and pointed to the chair beside him:
"Come, mother, sit here."
"Yes, Queen Mother."
After saying that, he walked to the eldest grandson with a smile, sat down, then looked at the eldest grandson with an undiminished smile and said:
"Mother, do you have anything to do with me?"
Changsun smiled and nodded, raised his hand and touched Princess Yuzhang's face, saying:
"Yuzhang, you will be twelve years old next year, and your mother has made a marriage arrangement for you today."
When Princess Yuzhang heard this, the smiling expression on her face immediately stopped. His hands trembled slightly. Although he knew that one day he would be betrothed to someone else, he did not expect that this day would come so quickly.
She quickly stood up, bowed to her eldest grandson, looked at the eldest grandson's queen nervously and said:
"Son, minister, thank you, queen mother."
The eldest grandson felt a little distressed when she saw Yuzhang's cautious look, and she pulled Yuzhang back to his seat. He took her hand and said:
"You girl, you've been acting stupid all day, just thanking me without asking who it is."
Yuzhang forced a smile and said to Empress Changsun:
"You can't go wrong with someone who can catch your fancy, Queen Mother. My daughter has nothing to worry about."
"Well, that's true. Qin Ming's kid is smart and filial. He feels relieved to leave you to his mother."
Yuzhang suspected that he heard wrongly, so he quickly asked:
"Mother, are you talking about Qin Ming in Lantian County?"
"Yes, you have also met Qin Ming from Lantian County. In two years, your father will issue a decree for you to get married."
...
Until Princess Yuzhang came out of the Li Zheng Palace with the marriage certificate, she still couldn't believe that her father and mother were actually going to marry her to Qin Ming.
But soon she put away the marriage certificate and walked quickly towards Princess Changle's bedroom.
"Fifth sister...fifth sister."
Princess Changle looked at Yuzhang who had an anxious face, pulled her into the inner hall and asked:
"Sixth sister, what happened? Why are you so panicked?"
Princess Yuzhang looked at the fifth sister whose face was full of concern, hesitated for a moment, and handed over the marriage certificate.
Princess Changle's heart tightened when she looked at the temptation handed over by Yu Zhang, but she still took it and opened it carefully. When she saw the words Qin Ming and Li Xiyao in the marriage certificate, her heart still ached.
Her eyes were a little swollen. She raised her head and glanced at Yu Zhang, then said in a hoarse voice:
"Congratulations to you, Sixth Sister."
Only then did Yu Zhang realize that Fifth Sister's eyes were a little red and swollen, and combined with Fifth Sister's expression, he asked:
"Fifth sister, you already knew this."
Princess Changle nodded,
"I accidentally overheard it last night when my father, emperor and mother were discussing this matter."
"You like him so much, why didn't you fight for it with your mother?"
"Marriage is an important matter that has been ordered by parents since ancient times. Naturally, the father, emperor and mother have their own reasons for arranging it this way. As children, just listen."
"But Fifth Sister, you..."
"Okay, Fifth Sister is fine. Brother Qin Ming is a very nice person. It's your blessing to marry her, so you should cherish it."
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