Ji Gu not only forced Ji Qubing to accept his promise to marry him face to face, he was even worried that his careless nephew would turn around and seek help. In order to cut off his escape route, he locked Ji Qubing in the house early the next day and sent Cao Ya to watch in person. He rushed to Mingpeitang, showed off his old face, and solemnly entrusted this matter to Wei Changying with tears in his eyes: "How can my Ji family have no heirs? I need Mrs. Wei's help in this matter." One or two.”
Most people would not object to matchmaking unless it was too tragic, and Ji Gu's requirements were really low compared to Ji Qubing's reputation. He does not seek to be a lady, nor does he seek to be outstanding in talent and appearance. In addition to being a virtuous woman and coming from a good family, he also hopes to find a suitable man with good looks and good health.
Ordinary men from the common people had to meet these conditions when getting married. Even though Ji Qubing was older, he was well-known, had a lot of money on hand, and was related to the Wei family. Basically, if you let the news out, many people will recommend themselves.
Wei Changying agreed wholeheartedly.
It's just that she had dealt with Ji Qubing in the imperial capital. Considering Ji Qubing's wealth and famous doctor's title, it might be a bit difficult to marry a daughter of a noble family, but choosing a young and beautiful woman would have to take care of the family. It’s really not difficult for a rich girl to be a girl... But it’s been delayed until now...
After all, he was no longer as reckless as he was when he first came out of the cabinet. Wei Changying asked specifically: "Does Divine Doctor Ji have any requirements?"
Ji Gu waved his hand boldly: "Marriage matters are decided by the parents! Since his parents are no longer here, naturally the bad old man Xiao Lao'er will take care of him!" The implication is that Ji Qubing has no request or request. It doesn't matter, Ji Gu has full control over this matter!
"..." Even the Chief of Guard Ying was shocked by Ji Gu's domineering attitude, and then he generously agreed, "Mr. Ji, please relax. Doctor Ji is famous all over the world, who doesn't know about it? Now my father-in-law's request is like this... Generosity, I believe it." We will find a suitable person for the miracle doctor soon!”
Ji Gu said with a grateful face: "Mrs. Lao Wei is here!"
He is old and mature, and he knows that after saying this, he should say goodbye. Even though he is old, Wei Changying is a noble lady after all, and it is not suitable to receive foreign men for a long time.
Just as Ji Gu's words of farewell came to his lips, he caught a glimpse of several little maids standing below him from the corner of his eye. He was moved in his heart, swallowed the words, and said in a deep voice: "The little old man also has an unkind invitation, but he doesn't know how to say it." Is it okay to come out?”
Wei Changying said unexpectedly: "Old Master Ji has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it!"
"Xiao Lao'er's granddaughter Cao Ya is not sensitive and has a naughty temperament, but she is good at being young and can teach her." Ji Gu said, "I heard that a Miss Sun of about the same age in the Shen family came, but she didn't Do you know if I can let him serve Miss Sun for a few days so that he can learn some rules? "
According to his original expectations, he didn't want Cao Ya to be a servant. But he had no choice. For the sake of the Ji family's incense, he had already entrusted Ji Qubing's marriage. Now if he still wants to recommend Cao Ya as his disciple or adopted daughter... If Wei Changying wants to give this face to Ji Qubing, Ji Gu still has this wink.
But he didn't want to miss the opportunity to change his granddaughter's fate, so he had to settle for the next best thing.
Wei Changying was very surprised by Ji Gu's request that Cao Ya be given to Shen Shuyan as a maid.
Normally, when Shen Shuyan first arrived in Xiliang, she should have several playmates at her age. It's just that Wei Changying doesn't want Cao Ya - this little girl's background is not suitable to be a playmate for a noble lady like Shen Shuyan.
After all, Shen Shuyan is just Wei Changying's niece, not his daughter. Cao Ya, a wild girl with a rough background, was able to get close to Shen Shuyan. If this spread to the imperial capital and Shen Shuyan's parents knew about it, they might think that Wei Changying was not interested in his niece, or that he was deliberately burying her. Woolen cloth!
Let’s not worry about this, just talk about Cao Ya’s character. Wei Changying doesn’t think that this little girl is suitable to be a playmate for any of the Shen family’s children—a little girl who talks about being “old and immortal” to her direct maternal grandfather, who has such an upbringing? Do you dare to ask your juniors to come with her
In particular, Shen Shuyan was arranged by her elders to go to Xiliang to relax because she was resentful of her parents.
If he and Cao Ya get together... Wei Changying can't imagine how bad Shen Shuyan will be led by then!
But since Ji Gu was older and Ji Qubing's uncle, he proposed it directly, and Wei Changying couldn't refuse it. So after thinking quickly, Wei Changying smiled kindly and said: "Mr. Ji is scolding me with these words. Miss Cao is your direct granddaughter and the niece of Divine Doctor Ji. Divine Doctor Ji has a special relationship with my father." How can I use his niece as a servant for my niece?"
First, using his kindness to block Ji Gu's reason for continuing to push Cao Ya towards Shen Shuyan, Wei Changying then changed the topic and said, "It's just me who is confused. At Miss Cao's age, she doesn't need to be as old as her age." Playmates? Don't worry, Mr. Ji. We at Mingpei Hall can't say that we can still choose a few neat and sensible little maids. I'm afraid it's too late to have one today. I'll have one tomorrow. Let Aunt Huang personally lead the people there to choose for you and Miss Cao!"
Promising to arrange for a young maid of about the same age to be Cao Ya's playmate was a step up for Ji Gu.
Ji Gu was a little disappointed that he couldn't help Cao Ya climb to Mingpeitang, but he also knew that if he was not satisfied with what he said, he would not appreciate it, so he could only sigh secretly, be polite, and accepted the kindness.
But he didn't expect that this request would also remind Wei Changying. As soon as he left, Wei Changying called Zhu Yi to him and ordered her to go to the family to select a group of young maids who were about the same age as Cao Ya and send them to Jiyuan tomorrow for selection. Then he invited Mrs. Huang and said, "Auntie, put aside what you are doing and do this: pick out the girls from the nearby branch who are about the same age as Yan'er, are sensible, polite and filial, and draw up a The roster comes to me.”
Seeing that Mr. Huang was a little confused, Wei Changying explained, "Ji Gu came to ask me for two things today. The first one is to propose marriage to Divine Doctor Ji, which I agreed to; the second one is to marry his granddaughter Cao Cao. Ya was offered to be a maid with Yan'er, but I declined. Cao Ya was born pretty and lovely, but she was too indulgent and unfilial! Think about it, aunt, Yan'er was originally at odds with her parents. I just asked my eldest sister to take her to Xiliang to relax. It was too late to persuade her, so how could she be led astray by that unfilial person? Then she returned to the imperial capital and called me. How should I explain it to my parents and my second wife?”
Huang said: "My maid knows what the young lady means. Does the young lady want to choose some sensible and similar playmates for the fourth grandson, so that she can subtly untie the knot in the fourth grandson's heart?"
"That's right." Wei Changying nodded and said, "Yan'er is angry right now, and we don't dare to mention her brother's matter to her now, so as not to misunderstand her. But if we don't talk about this matter, we might call her again. She kept it in mind. There was a gap between siblings! Now that Ji Gu mentioned his granddaughter, I thought about it. Why not choose a few sensible girls of the same age for her to be influenced by? During the meal, her mother tried to coax her to ignore it, but it was Jing'er who coaxed her away, which shows that she is not completely incapable of hearing the truth."
Huang nodded and said, "In that case, Mo Ye also chooses ladies who have younger brothers."
"Auntie is still thoughtful. It is easier to convince Yan'er when a girl like this shows up and speaks out." Wei Changying said, "Let's just do it!"
So Huang and Zhu Yi both got busy. Because Zhu Yi is choosing a family to have children, and what he is given is Cao Ya, he only needs to choose a girl who is neatly born, articulate, and sensible. This is a problem for Zhu Yi, who is a family child himself and knows the situation of each family in the family. It's easy to pick people out.
It's just that the children of the family have their own ambitions. Although they are slaves, they are slaves from famous families. Let's talk about Cao Ya's humble background. Many good families may not be as majestic as these servants. So I heard that he was going to play with Cao Ya, but everyone was unwilling.
However, Zhu Yi's father and brother were quite powerful in the family, and Zhu Yi served Wei Changying closely, using both soft and hard tactics in private. Moreover, Wei Changying did not say that he would give his son to Cao Ya, but only said that he would accompany Cao Ya. Playmates - Ji Yuan has his own servants. Even if these girls go over and serve Cao Ya, they only have to do a limited amount. Anyway, the daughters and granddaughters of the children of the Shu family were not raised under their knees. They were left to serve on the sidelines. It was not necessarily more honorable to go to accompany Cao Ya. After all, they still listened to Wei Changying's order.
After using various methods in this way, they gathered people and sent them to Jiyuan. Ji Gu and Cao Ya picked two.
The Huang family cannot come as openly as Zhu Yi. Although there is a young daughter and a young granddaughter in the nearby branch, I heard that the eldest lady from the imperial capital came to Xiliang with the fourth and fifth grandchildren. And I will stay there for a long time, and I am thinking about moving around. If it was known that Wei Changying wanted to choose a playmate for Miss Fourth Grandson, the family of a girl of similar age would definitely not be reluctant - Shen Shuyan was different from Cao Ya, a serious young lady from the sect, and a talented woman famous in the imperial capital.
The ladies in the clan can take advantage of it by associating with her.
It's just that the ladies in the clan, even if they are not as noble as the ladies in our sect, are still daughters of the same clan. You can't just pick and choose them like servants, right? The person who is selected in this way may not have any face, but the person who is not selected is definitely shameless, and it will hurt the harmony anyway.
Therefore, Huang could only do it quietly - she had never paid special attention to the younger ladies from each family before.
After a few days, progress was slow. After Wei Changying found out, he came to his senses and called Huang back: "If you leave this good opportunity, you will embarrass your aunt! Isn't this the end of the year? New Year's Eve and the banquet in the first month. , everyone wants to meet, last year I saw several girls about the same age as Yan'er, not to mention that they all know that Yan'er is coming this year?" (To be continued)