Chapter 98 Unexpected(1/2)
The Empress Dowager's words of consummation settled Lady Cheng's marriage. Although it had just been settled verbally and had not yet entered the formal stage of marriage talks, everyone who should know still knew about it.
“I didn’t guess the beginning, nor the ending.”
When Mrs. Chen walked through the door, she saw Chen Shao holding a tea bowl and talking to himself in a low voice.
"Are you talking about the marriage between Jiao Niang and Prince Jin'an?" she asked.
Chen Shao seemed to realize that she had come in when he heard the sound. He was slightly surprised and nodded subconsciously.
"Yes, she and..." he said, then frowned, "How do you know this too?"
It only took half a day from the time when the prince of Jin'an County asked the emperor to marry Cheng Jiaoniang to when the queen mother gave her approval. He had someone from the palace to deliver the news, so he knew right away that this Mrs. Chen was
How come the housewife knows about it?
"I was at Mrs. Qin's place just now." Mrs. Chen said, with a bit of worry, "But before she could finish her words, her face turned pale and she went to find Thirteen in a hurry..."
It's normal for the Qin family to know.
Chen Shao nodded.
"Then is this matter really settled?" Mrs. Chen asked.
"Didn't the high-ranking officer's matter be settled last time?" Chen Shao said, drinking the tea that had been cold for half a day in his hand, "Who knows what will happen next, but whenever he encounters this woman,
, it’s always unexpected, and you can’t even guess it.”
That's true.
"Actually, a county prince is better than a high-ranking official." Mrs. Chen said.
"Which one is better?" Chen Shao asked, "One is for face, the other is for dignity, which one is better?"
The high-ranking official held his breath and tried to suppress this woman to save his face, but the king of Jin'an County asked to marry Cheng Jiaoniang not out of anger, but for the sake of Prince Qing...
Everyone has something to gain...
"That's not necessarily true," Mrs. Chen said, "Don't forget, my dear girl is also a beauty. In terms of appearance, few people can compare with her."
Beauty?
Chen Shao was stunned for a moment. He seemed to have never remembered the appearance of this woman, and even forgot that she was a woman...
"With her like this, who would pay attention to this?" He shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Our Dan Niang knows how to do it," Mrs. Chen said unconvinced.
Chen Shao laughed.
"You are not talking nonsense." He said, "Is Prince Jin'an a child?"
Can a child grow up so safely? Can a child become famous despite being a member of the clan?
Mrs. Chen glanced at him and sighed again.
"I don't want her to get better," she said, "At least..."
She smiled again when she said this.
"At least His Highness the County Prince looks better than the high-ranking officials."
Chen Shao also smiled and nodded.
"At least it's better," he said.
At least it is better than marrying into the Gao family, so His Majesty agreed.
"Seriously, the Gao family won't make trouble again, right?" Mrs. Chen asked again.
Chen Shao smiled while holding an empty tea bowl.
"If Gao Lingbo makes trouble again, he will no longer be Gao Lingbo." He said.
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"Father, are you going to let this go?" Gao Xiaoguan shouted angrily.
Ever since he heard the news, or to be exact, from the moment he heard that the Prince of Jin'an County asked the emperor for a marriage, Gao Lingbo had been very indifferent, as if he was going to visit Mrs. Cheng, and he had never wanted to marry Mrs. Cheng.
"This is simply too much! Where does Prince Jin'an have the confidence to slap our Gao family in the face?" Gao Xiaoguanren continued to shout.
Gao Lingbo calmly looked at the book in his hand.
"Emperor," he said.
The high-ranking official was stunned for a moment.
"What?"
Gao Lingbo glanced at him.
"The confidence comes from the emperor," he said.
The young official Gao said oh and sat down with a bit of anger.
"The emperor dotes on him too much! Even if we are close, everything should be done on a first-come, first-served basis," he said.
"It's good that the emperor loves him so much." Gao Lingbo said calmly, while reading a book.
"Father!" Gao Xiaoguan said anxiously, "Is this how we recognize each other?"
"I admit it," Gao Lingbo said, "I told you earlier that this might not be a bad thing. Look, it's pretty good now."
Where is better?
Gao Xiaoguan was confused.
Gao Lingbo put down the book and showed a faint smile.
"The emperor allows us to point this knife at His Highness the Prince of Jin'an. Isn't this a good thing?"
"And it's even better this time. The two of us are tied together, so we don't have to discuss priorities separately."
"This is really a great thing."
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"Is this a good thing? Is this a good thing?"
At this time, in the Zhang family's residence, the girl's voice had been going on for quite some time.
Mr. Zhang reached out and dug his ears.
"Master, Master." The girl turned to him again, with unconcealed excitement, "Should I start making my wife's wedding dress? Can I do it?"
"No." Old Mrs. Zhang said.
The girl was startled and suddenly panicked.
"Master?"
"Why are you so anxious? You just jumped out now..." Mr. Zhang stretched out his fingers and counted them, "It's just two people..."
After saying this, he laughed again and looked at the old servant who was making tea.
"Why don't we guess who will jump out next?"
The old servant smiled, and the girl became anxious.
"Master." She took a step forward, "Then you are saying that the county prince will not marry my wife?"
"It depends on whether His Royal Highness is lucky." Old Mrs. Zhang said with a smile, "If he is lucky, he will be able to escape if there are others who jump out to fight for him. If no one jumps to fight for him, he will be hit in the end.
, then your life is really bad."
The old servant laughed even louder, and the laughter was mixed with the sound of the girl's stomping feet.
"Master, please stop teasing Banqin!" the girl shouted, and simply turned around and left, "Banqin won't ask you anymore, Banqin will go ask the master."
Seeing the girl running away in anger, Mr. Zhang shook his head.
"I'm not teasing her." He said, "Originally, that woman is so treacherous. If you marry her, you will definitely be sold and you have to count the money for her. How can this be considered a good thing? It's too late to hide, one by one.
It’s so ridiculous to rush to get the first place.”
The old servant shook his head repeatedly.
"Master, that's not necessarily the case. Look how good you are now, master. You are such a good girl. There is also a girl outside who misses you during the holidays. She sends big and small bags of food and drink to your home and sends them out.
One girl gets two girls." He said.
Old Mrs. Zhang looked at him.
"Hey? Are you saying I'm a fool?" he said.
Those who should know knew about it, but most people still didn't know. After all, it only lasted half a day.
When Zhou Hui stood in front of Cheng's house and was about to kick down the door, there was a sharp sound of horse hooves behind him. He turned around and saw Qin Hu jumping off his horse and galloping forward.
"Thirteen you..." Zhou Hui opened his mouth.
Before he could say anything, Qin Hu stepped over him and pushed the door open.
Although he has been disabled since childhood, like all the children of aristocratic families, Qin Hu has never given up on horseback riding and archery.
To be continued...