"On behalf of Her Royal Highness Princess Qingxin, the Queen has chosen the sixth uncle of her daughter-in-law's family?" Wei Changying was so surprised that he almost stood up from the table.
Because she didn't accompany Shen Zangning to Chuncao Lake, she and Liu split their duties during this period: Liu was responsible for taking care of Shen Liankun's marriage, while she was responsible for visiting Pei Meiniang every day.
Although Pei Meiniang had given birth once, because her eldest daughter Shen Shuxi's pregnancy and delivery went smoothly, she was a sickly child. Even Ji Qubing couldn't explain the reason. So now, although this baby has long been confirmed to be the male heir that everyone has been waiting for, the closer it gets to the delivery date, the more nervous I am - lest this son be like his sister, everything goes well from conception to placement to delivery, and finally... He was born with a congenital disadvantage and was in poor health... Not to mention Pei Meiniang, Shen Zhou and Shen Zanghui couldn't bear to do this again!
Therefore, Wei Changying greeted Mrs. Su every day these days, went over to accompany her and comfort her, and did not come back until evening.
I just returned to Jintong Courtyard today and was invited to the upper room by the whole hall. I thought Shen Shuguang was causing trouble here, but I didn't expect that it was related to Wei Xinyong.
Mrs. Su was obviously also surprised: "Your sixth uncle is still missing, but the people sent by the Queen made it clear that the Queen has taken a fancy to him. Yesterday, someone sent someone to look for your father. I'm trying to help you make it work, but even though your father has met your sixth uncle, he has never asked him about his marriage. Speaking of which, your sixth uncle should have gotten married a long time ago, and there has been no news until now, but you don't know about your grandfather. Grandma, what are your plans?"
Now, the people who are most qualified to ask about Wei Xinyong's life events are of course Wei Huan and Mrs. Song. Regardless of whether Shen Xuan was sure of convincing Wei Xinyong in private, he would definitely ask what these two people meant first. Especially now that Shen and Wei have a good relationship, there should be no room for gaps because of this kind of thing.
Wei Changying's thoughts turned around and he remembered that it had been a few days since the incident in Furongzhou and there had been no movement from the Gu family. Now, Queen Gu came over to ask Shen Xuan to guide Princess Qingxin... He immediately speculated on what happened. 8. Jiu stayed together and said, "My daughter-in-law has never heard anything about Uncle Liu's marriage from her grandparents, but as far as my daughter-in-law knows, Uncle Liu is quite independent. I think it is for this reason that my grandparents have never forced him to get married." "
Mrs. Su heard that this was Wei Xinyong's marriage, and it was very likely that even Wei Huan and his wife could not make the decision - she knew how smart and powerful Wei Huan and his wife were, and they could not completely make the decision on Wei Xinyong's marriage. It's definitely not because they are unwilling or take the initiative to give Wei Xinyong this tolerance. It is most likely because Wei Xinyong's city government, even Wei Huan and his wife are not completely sure to control him in life-long matters. .
This showed how difficult it was to propose marriage to Wei Xinyong, and Mrs. Su couldn't help but frown.
Upon seeing this, Wei Changying asked tactfully: "Actually, Uncle Liu was taken away by the rebel army before, and there is no news until now. My daughter-in-law has been thinking about it, the Queen will mention Uncle Liu's marriage now, is it possible? Did your Majesty get accurate information about Uncle Six’s whereabouts?”
"How can the Empress have any confidence?" Mrs. Su shook her head and said, "But your sixth uncle is a shrewd man, and he is accompanied by Mo Binwei, who is proficient in military strategy. He is expected to be dragged into the countryside by the rebel army. , I haven’t been able to find Yanzhou for a while. Just looking at your uncle’s appearance, he is a wealthy man and nothing serious will happen to him.”
"But Second Young Master Gu has been ill for several days..." Wei Changying reminded softly, "My wife, the sixth uncle, doesn't know when he will be able to return to Yanzhou?" The road from Yanzhou to Fengzhou is not close, and you have to cover yourself along the way. The whereabouts, at least, should not allow people to encounter the appearance of people like Wei Xinyong and Mo Binwei. Even with Wei Huan's help when arriving in Fengzhou, we still have to choose the most suitable time... All in all, Wei Xinyong will definitely not be able to come back within a month or two.
As for Gu Yan, how could it possibly be delayed for two months? It has been delayed for almost half a month now, and the Hongzhou Gu family will be scolded to death if it continues any longer.
Mrs. Su was silent for a moment, then looked at her and said: "It is said that your sixth uncle's parents are deceased. Although he has his own opinions, as this marriage is so important, it is only reliable after the elders have checked it, don't you think?"
Wei Changying's heart sank, and he realized that his mother-in-law was going to put the burden on him - Wei Xinyong's person could not be found for a while, but the engagement might not be finalized first. Even if it is not made public, the certificate can be handed over in private.
But besides Wei Huan and his wife, who else is qualified to betroth Wei Xinyong
And Wei Xinyong is talented, because of his personal feud with Zhi Bentang, he is still a good chess piece for Wei Huan and his wife. Although Princess Qingxin is a golden branch, now the great Wei Kingdom Zuo is about to die, and the identity of this princess can be lost by accident. Not worth it anymore. Wei Huan and his wife are now using Wei Xinyong, how could they deceive him like this
What's more, Wei Xinyong is young, handsome and talented, so he can definitely make a more beneficial marriage for Rui Yutang
Under such circumstances, if Wei Huan and his wife were to force Wei Xin to make the decision, only Wei Changying could do it.
After all, Mrs. Song had a great influence on Wei Huan. In many places, even Wei Huan could not oppose her will. Mrs. Song's love for her grandson and granddaughter is well known to everyone. Although Wei Xinyong was very valuable, in the eyes of Mrs. Song, he certainly could not compare with Wei Changying.
The problem is that Wei Chang Ying does not want to agree to this matter from the bottom of his heart - not to mention Wei Xinyong's opposition to this matter, according to her understanding of this uncle, this uncle will use some underhanded tricks to undermine it; let's say that she is against Princess Qingxin She doesn't like it either. Originally, her relationship with her sixth uncle, Wei Xinyong, was not very good, but she still had to deal with him a lot of times, and to have Princess Qingxin humiliate and feel sorry for her, even if there was no big hatred, she still felt uncomfortable.
This kind of personal grudge is actually secondary. More importantly, Princess Qingxin is only fourteen years old, and Empress Gu talks about letting her get married, even if it is not an engagement. She is so eager and does not go through the normal selection process of a princess. In the process of selecting the consort, it is obvious that the queen did this. The so-called "looking at Zhongwei Xinyong" was just a cover, and the real intention was to support the orphan.
After all, the Holy One has now made it clear that he does not care about future generations, but only wants to enjoy himself to the end. The East Palace has also changed people - the queen has to think about her daughter, so naturally she has to quickly find someone who can be entrusted to bring her down this road.
Otherwise, once the fortunes of the Wei Dynasty are exhausted, what will happen to the subjugated princess? Not to mention that Princess Qingxin passed down the beauty of Queen Gu. When she was a girl, she was more beautiful than the West. Now she is almost as old as a hairpin, and she still doesn't know how to hide her beauty. This kind of beauty, coupled with her status as the direct princess of the Wei Dynasty, attracted the envy of countless people while the Wei Dynasty was still alive. Once the Wei Dynasty fell, or was unable to provide shelter for her, it would be the crime of cherishing a treasure.
… Not to mention that for Empress Gu, after the fall of the Wei Dynasty, Princess Qingxin had no one to protect her, and she was worried about what would happen. The immediate worry before her was that the nobles had become intolerable to the Holy Emperor, and they were almost half-covertly planning to recommend the crown prince to the throne early. . Now the prince's biological mother, Zhou Baolin, was killed by Empress Gu herself. After the prince ascended the throne, how could he let her and his children go
The queen's brother, Gu Xiaode, was so loyal to the Holy Emperor that he did not hesitate to offend other nobles for this reason. At that time, the gentry will definitely ignore Shen Bo's revenge on Queen Gu, mother and son, and even the Gu family in Hongzhou.
Therefore, Queen Gu would choose Wei Xinyong, who is a descendant of the clan and has a good background. At least for now, Wei Huan still supports him. Even if it is not as supportive as Wei Zhenghong and Wei Changfeng, he still has a deeper background than the common people; and he still supports him. He is still Prince Xima, Shen Bo's confidant; combined with his talent and deep city, he will definitely be able to protect Princess Qingxin as long as he is willing.
Looking ahead, Wei Xinyong is indeed the most suitable candidate.
But these are from the perspective of Queen Gu. It is excellent to give her daughter to Wei Xinyong. But from Wei Xinyong's side, why should he favor Princess Qingxin
The princess is extremely beautiful, and her current status is also noble. But the trouble brought by Shangzhu is not small: once the Wei Dynasty is overthrown, it will bring embarrassment without the help of the in-law family, and after the establishment of the new dynasty, will he risk being squeezed out because he is the prince-in-law of the previous dynasty... and Gu Just like the Queen is afraid of Prince Shen Bo, Princess Shang Qingxin, for Wei Xinyong, the biggest problem at the moment is that he has finally coaxed Shen Bo to trust him. What if Shen Bo is jealous because of this Lord
It is conceivable that if Empress Gu directly approached Wei Xinyong to discuss the matter - if Wei Xinyong was in the imperial capital now - Wei Xinyong would definitely refuse!
And under the current situation, Queen Gu really can't find anyone with enough weight to be the matchmaker for her... Fortunately, Shen Xuan used his daughter to trick Gu Yan, and Gu Yan has a cruel and decisive father. .
Empress Gu still had some confidence and experience in dealing with her own brother.
She caught sight of this opportunity, and explicitly asked the palace officials to put pressure on Shen Xuan over Shen Zangning's future; secretly, she used this matter to let the Shen family put pressure on Wei Changying.
She devoted all her energy to her daughter Qingxin, and Mrs. Song who was far away in Fengzhou was not someone who was willing to do anything for her children and grandchildren, and could do anything
Unlike Wei Huan who focuses on the entire Wei family in Fengzhou, Mrs. Song also hopes that the Wei family will prosper, but this is based on the fact that this prosperity does not harm her own flesh and blood. Wei Changying knew that if he immediately wrote a letter back to Fengzhou crying and asking for help from his grandmother, there was a 90% chance that his grandmother would not reject his request.
but…
She glanced at Shen Shuguang, who was being played with by a little maid in the outer court, and a helpless and determined smile appeared on her lips: She was a mother of two children, so when something happened to her, she had no choice but to ask her parents' family for help. Is there any other way
The grandmother who has gray hair on her temples and who values her like a jewel has already reached the age of retirement, but because her eldest son is seriously ill and her grandson is young, she has worked too much for many years. Now that Wei Zhenghong has recovered, and Wei Changying and Wei Changfeng have grown older, it is time to take over all the troubles, so that Mrs. Song can enjoy the happiness of family without worries... Wei Changying's long eyelashes fluttered, He did not directly answer Mrs. Su's pressing question, but said softly: "Mother, my wife has an idea." (To be continued)