"Meng Jijiu from the Imperial College?"
Speaking of Meng Jijiu, Lian Suisui felt strange, but when it came to his son Meng Shuang, Lian Suisui suddenly felt like he was an acquaintance!
"Mr. Meng is this year's concubine. Meng Jijiu is a student of the Si family. I heard that the Si family has established connections that can help Meng Shuang enter the Hanlin Academy. The Meng family has girls from hundreds of families, and many nobles want to marry the Meng family. The Meng family rejected the idea of a daughter becoming a clan wife."
"This, can such a good marriage be my turn... our second young master?"
Ma is worried.
Mrs. Qin said with a smile: "In the circles of the capital, the marriage ceremony and the extravagant daily life in the noble family are too grand. The Meng family is a noble family and looks down on us nobles in the capital. Mrs. Meng gave me a breath and said, Find someone who is down-to-earth and steady for your daughter.”
The Meng family can't afford an expensive dowry for their daughter. If she marries into one of those wealthy families, will she be laughed at and pinched?
The marriage with Lian Jiaying may not happen, but they can fight for it.
The Meng family loves their daughter and would rather choose a poorer one than send their daughter to the back house to waste time. They have a great chance of winning.
"The legitimate daughter of the Meng family has been familiar with poetry, books, and scriptures since she was a child. I heard that her writing is no worse than her elder brother. If she can ask for a wife, it will definitely be helpful to Jiaying!"
If a couple is in love with each other and has the same interests, they will have less trouble.
"I have no opinion."
Even Fang Yu thought this marriage was excellent.
"Sir, what about our Jialiang? Jialiang is the eldest son. How could the eldest son betrothed his brother before his marriage was decided? Wouldn't it become a joke if word spread?"
Will others laugh at Mr. Qin?
No, I will only laugh at her, my own mother, for causing trouble.
Just look at the wives and concubines in the back house of the Lian family and give birth to children. You can tell that Mrs. Qin is not a jealous person. Her reputation has been spread for a long time. So why did she only marry Lian Jiaying and leave Lian Jialiang alone?
"Then please ask Aunt Zhang to pick a family from the book!"
Mrs. Zhang looked at the candidates on the booklet, her eyes darkened. She had no connections in the capital. She was not even qualified to attend the banquet held by other families. All these years, she had only guarded one-third of an acre of land in the back house of the Lian family. , from the list we can only see the level of official positions of these people, nothing else is known.
"When it comes to marriage, you can't just pick one at random, right?" Zhang said anxiously, "Master, can you help me with my marriage?"
Lian Fangyu opened the brochure and looked at the candidates on it. Qin had indeed carefully selected them. If she picked any one at random, the girl's character would probably not be too bad.
But... his eyes fell on the last page, the Qi family, the eldest princess's husband, the salt merchant Qi family?
The Qi family also wrote down the dowry for their daughter. One page was not finished. Turning over... there were many more.
The Qi family is wealthy and powerful, and Qi Yan and the eldest princess Huirong have not yet reconciled, so they are still relatives of the emperor. The Qi family is highly valued by the emperor, and the eldest princess has nothing to do. The only people the Qi family can marry into are concubines.
Giving so much dowry to a concubine?
I have to say, he was moved.
"Then choose the daughter of the Qi family."
Qin raised her eyebrows and glanced at him. She put the least suitable one last, but he chose the last one?
Do you really not know, or did you do it on purpose?
"The eldest princess's husband-in-law is the Qi family. The Qi family has a sufficient status and a large dowry for their daughter. These are secondary. The key is that the concubine is married, so you can handle it easily."
As an aunt of the Zhang family, she would not be intimidated by her daughter-in-law's status and dare not discipline her.
Whether he was thinking about Zhang or himself, Qin didn't want to go into details.
"Then let's get together. I'll send a matchmaker to your door tomorrow to propose marriage."
If you choose the Qi family, you have to arrange Lian Jialiang's marriage first, otherwise the Meng family will look shabby in comparison.
Lian Jiaying's marriage will have to be postponed. It is estimated that there will be no time to arrange it before his appointment letter is issued.
"Sui Sui, please invite Princess Huirong to go to the Meng family with you to help your second brother secure a marriage with the Meng family. We will discuss the details of the marriage after your second brother's letter of appointment comes down."
Lian Suisui was the ninth princess with a high status, so she invited the eldest princess Huirong to act as a matchmaker to give the Meng family face and show their family's sincerity.
"Thank you ma'am!"
"Thank you mother!"
Mrs. Ma knelt down and kowtowed to Mrs. Qin, and Mrs. Qin asked Aunt Fang to send mother and son away.
Mrs. Zhang couldn't wait to wink at Lian Fangyu, obviously she had something to discuss with him.
Lian Fangyu looked at Mrs. Qin, who took a sip of tea and clearly meant to see off the guests.
"Thanks a lot."
Lian Fangyu got up and went out with Zhang. Zhang couldn't wait to send someone to inquire about the Qi family. Lian Jialiang rolled his eyes and sneaked out while the house was in chaos.
"Mom, then I will send a greeting card to the eldest princess's house first, and then I have to communicate with the Meng family."
After Liansui became the Ninth Princess, it was the first time she used her identity as the Ninth Princess to send greeting cards to others.
The eldest princess Huirong was not feeling well today. She didn't see any outsiders. When she saw the post, she was stunned and said: "Sui Sui is here? Let her in quickly!"
Lian Suisui hadn't come to check her up for a while, so he came over today carrying a medicine box.
Qinghe stepped forward to greet him.
"Ninth Princess, our princess has been ill for several days. She won't let this slave go to the imperial doctor, and she won't come to you either..."
Her face was full of worry, and Lian Suisui asked with concern: "What's wrong? Is there anything that's bothering the eldest princess again?"
Qinghe is hard to say.
"It's good that you have some idea of what's going on with the Qi family."
The eldest princess Huirong was lying on the soft couch with a haggard face. Lian Suisui stepped forward to salute.
"No need to bow. When you come to my place from now on, you don't need to bow in private."
She looked at Lian Suisui, who was getting more and more brilliant, and said with envy, "It's great to be young, but it's a pity that I was also a sick child when I was young."
"Lying down for a long time hurts your qi and blood. You have to get up and move around a little."
Lian Suisui checked her pulse and found that she was fine, but her qi and blood were not active. The more she lay down, the more tired she felt. Just get up and move around.
But when a person lacks strength, he becomes less and less willing to get up and move.
Qinghe said worriedly: "Princess, you see what the Ninth Princess has said, please don't lie down all the time. The weather outside is nice. I will help you to walk in the yard."
With the support of Lian Suisui and Qing He, Princess Hui Rong came to the garden and saw the peach and pear trees that were already full of leaves. She was surprised and said, "Is spring already over? So soon?"
It was very hot outside, and she would break out in sweat if she moved even a little bit, but Princess Huirong's hands and feet were very cold.
The peonies have already sprouted buds, and the early-flowering varieties are about to bloom.
"I still remember this time last year, the year was not like this. How fast!"
Last year, Liansui was still a famous ugly playboy in the capital, but now she is slim and graceful, even more delicate than a flower.
Lian Suisui said in embarrassment: "Let's not talk about the past anymore. Princess, you should go out for a walk more often and bask in the sun. I will give you a prescription to treat you. Slowly your body will recover."
Spring is full of business and vitality everywhere. Princess Huirong feels that her body has been re-injected with vitality.
"I came to see you today. I actually have two things to tell you."
After walking around for a while, my body felt warm and light.
"Say it, you're welcome to me."
Lian Suisui helped her sit down in the pavilion to rest.
"The first thing I want to do is to ask you to be a matchmaker and help me propose marriage to Meng Jijiu's family. My second brother won the first prize in the exam this year and wants to marry the legitimate daughter of the Meng family."
Princess Huirong smiled and said: "This is a good thing, I agree!"
"The second thing..." Lian Suisui was a little embarrassed to say, "My father and my aunt at home want to choose a young lady from the Qi family for my eldest brother. I think I should tell you."
Princess Huirong looked shocked.
The Qi family was born in a merchant family and rose to prominence in the capital through his marriage to the eldest princess Huirong. However, the established nobles in the capital looked down upon the Qi family, and the noble civil servants also looked down upon the merchants.
If the Qi family is not good enough, it will only send concubines to the backyards of rich families, and it does not have a good reputation.
Is the Lian family planning to ask for marriage and come back as their official wives?
"Is your family short of money?"
