"Cough cough cough..." Shen Hao almost choked himself with a sip of wine. He never expected that Tang Qingyuan would suddenly say such a thing.
Are you trying to mediate with him?
"Oh, Mr. Tang, you see, I am so busy right now that I don't have the time to talk... to get married? I appreciate your kindness." Shen Hao refused without thinking. . Now that he has cultivation, let alone being less than thirty years old, even if he is fifty, it is not too late to get married, and he is in excellent health. I have never seen Bai Changqing, who is in his seventies, still planning to have a house of concubines? He's not in a hurry.
What's more, there are so many flowers in the flower building. If you need it, just spend some money. Isn't it delicious?
If nothing else works, why don't you go to the dental shop and find out more about the custom-made female slaves?
Therefore, "getting married", something that requires energy and caution, is not yet within Shen Hao's consideration. Moreover, Tang Qingyuan was not the first person to talk to him as a matchmaker. Chen Tianwen had already told him about it when he was in Licheng. Later, when he arrived at Fengri City, Zhang Qian and Gan Lin told him several times, but he rejected them all.
"Don't refuse in a hurry. It's okay to listen, right? Or are you really not planning to start a family in your life?" Tang Qingyuan poured another glass for Shen Hao, with no intention of stopping there.
What else can Shen Hao say? He had to give it to me no matter what.
Seeing Shen Hao drinking, Tang Qingyuan's smile became even stronger and he continued: "Are you interested in the granddaughter of Jingnan Army Commander Feng Wanli?"
"Pfft!" Half of the wine he just drank spilled out. Shen Hao was rude and didn't dare to believe what Tang Qingyuan just said. "Whose granddaughter were you talking about just now?"
"The granddaughter of Feng Wanli, the commander of the Jingnan Army."
"Haha, Master Tang, are you kidding me?"
"How can I joke with you about such a life-long event?
Feng Wanli’s eldest son, Feng Chengying, is a good friend of mine. Not long ago, he wrote a letter saying that his daughter was about to turn 16 and she didn’t have a suitable husband yet. He mentioned by name that he had heard that a great young man had come out of Fengri City, Xiu Xiu. He is the best choice for his reputation, title, ability, and literary talent. I want to explore whether he can have a marriage with his daughter. How about, you should know this is talking about you, right? "
Are Tang Qingyuan and the eldest son of Jingnan Army Commander Feng Wanli an old friend? !
"Isn't it unexpected? In fact, Feng Chengying and I both practiced in Guishan Monastery, so we can be regarded as classmates. But he was luckier than me. He successfully returned from the outer sect of Guishan Monastery, but I was He was plotted against in the inner gate and finally expelled from the mountain gate, almost ruined for life.
So in the beginning, my starting point was actually higher than Feng Chengying's, but now you can see that his family background allows him to look down on a young deputy like me. It’s even been nearly twenty years since I’ve had contact with him.
But this time he asked me to help you test your voice, so I still have to help. how? This is one of the most powerful people in the country, and she is also their eldest granddaughter. I will definitely not treat you badly, right? Not tempted? "
Tang Qingyuan actually had something he didn't say, and that was that if this marriage was successful, Shen Hao would be able to save at least twenty years of hard work, and his potential would even be doubled.
And according to Tang Qingyuan's opinion, Shen Hao doesn't need to get married, as long as the matchmaker marries her.
To be honest, if this is true, it is definitely a piece of pie in the sky.
Can pie fall from the sky? Dreaming!
Tang Qingyuan smiled when he saw the expression on Shen Hao's face. He was startled for a moment, then at a loss, and finally returned to normal. From the beginning to the end, he did not show the excitement or excitement of being knocked unconscious.
"Mr. Tang, although I have never seen much of the world, I still know the principle of "a good match", so to be honest, I am flattered that Governor Feng's house would like a country boy like me."
"What do you think?"
"Forget it. You know my nature well. If I live with such a powerful person, I'm afraid I won't have peace of mind. Besides, I really have no intention of getting married at the moment. Mr. Tang, please help me get back. .”
Tang Qingyuan laughed, raised his glass and touched it with Shen Hao, and said with a smile: "Good boy, as I expected, you have no intention of climbing up the pole. Hahaha, that's what a man should be like, he can earn fame and wealth by himself. , Relying on marriage to build relationships is a woman’s method, it’s shameless.”
The sudden reversal of conversation made Shen Hao a little confused as to how to talk. Didn't Mr. Tang introduce the marriage in the previous sentence? Now you start to look down on the other person?
After drinking three drinks in a row, Tang Qingyuan took a breath of alcohol, smiled heartily, and continued: "Feng Chengying and I had a holiday when we were young. At that time, I was in the inner sect and he was in the outer sect. Even though his secular status was far away, He is higher than me, but in the sect, he and I are completely different. I am above and he is below.
Perhaps out of a sense of superiority, I often provoked him, which led to our enmity. Later, something happened to me in my inner family, and he also added insult to injury. My family's worldly property was completely destroyed by his words. My father also retired and returned to his hometown early because of their relationship. In the end, if I hadn't been lucky enough to retain my last bit of talent and rely on my father's contacts, I wouldn't have been able to get through the gate of Xuan Qingwei.
But I don’t blame him either. I made the hatred myself, and I should swallow the bitter fruit myself. This past event has been forgotten for decades. But Feng Chengying actually took the initiative to write me a letter to reminisce about the past. If it were you, what would be your first reaction? Something has come to your door, right?
But the Feng family’s reputation is big enough, so I still want to help spread the word. But I'm afraid, as you think, they came to you kid because of something. "
Shen Hao understood. Tang Qingyuan didn't have a good impression of the Feng family, so he was holding back his words to help spread the word. At this time, after the words were conveyed, he would naturally not have any good words for the Feng family. Of course, if Shen Hao had shown interest in the marriage just now, Tang Qingyuan would not have said the following words again, and it was probably another story.
Shen Hao also took the opportunity to have a deep chat with Tang Qingyuan. After all, the two of them were from Licheng, were close to each other, and had had a close relationship.
"I'm just surprised. Governor Feng is such a big shot. If their eldest granddaughter doesn't marry a relative of the emperor, she should find a well-matched one, right? You said they came to me for something, so they took advantage of me. But I don't have much, so what do I have? Is it worthy of their concern?"
"Haha, the Feng family is the leader of the military, and the Jingnan Army has been under their control for many years. Even though the court has a rotation system, the foundation is still there, and the one with the greatest say in the Jingnan Army cannot change them, none other than the Feng family.
However, the military has been badly dealt with by civilian officials in recent years, and its momentum has long been lost. If you want to continue to be successful, you must borrow external help. "
"External force? Are you saying that they want to use Xuanqing Guards to build their momentum?"
"Yes, your reaction is fast enough."
"But, I'm just a sixth-grade official of hundreds of households. Do I need to spend such a large sum of money?"
"It may not have happened before, but now the entire Jingxi civil service system has been restructured by Xuanqing Guard, and the Black Flag Battalion has played an extremely important role in this process. How murderous is your reputation, Shen Hao, in Jingxi? You don’t know it yourself, do you?”
