A few years ago, when Luan was still alive, Jiang Huizhu might have really looked down on the son of his grandfather's personal guard - but now, Jiang Huizhu was overjoyed to be promised to Lu He!
After all, she had been taught soberly by following Gu Wanna: "The Jiang family is indeed at its peak now, but no matter how prosperous it is, most of the benefits will belong to the favored group of people - just look at your aunt's generation, you three How can my aunt compare to your fifteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth aunts? In the eyes of uninformed people, you are all noble ladies of the Jiang family, and you will not treat them lightly if you come and go based on your status in the Jiang family. I love you! But the person who wants to marry you, how can he not inquire carefully and calculate which one is more cost-effective to marry? Isn't it so?"
"There are three or four generations in this family. The only exception is your ninth aunt. She just wanted to use her husband's family because of the Jiang family, so the dowry was almost like a legitimate daughter! But in terms of the money she got from the Jiang family, that's all. That’s right. Your aunt is as wealthy as she is today, because her husband’s family is responsible for it!”
"Your appearance is by no means inferior to that of your ninth aunt when she was young, but everyone has their own destiny. It doesn't mean that you will be able to live a good life just because you are good-looking and talented. In the current situation, you can only marry a man with sincerity. A man of ability! The reason why an incompetent person marries you is because of the Jiang family. If he finds out that your status in the Jiang family is no more than this, do you think he will give you a good look? , but the Jiang family will also pay attention to him, so that they will give you dignity just to win over him, just like they did to your ninth aunt! And if you have respect, he will not dare to neglect you!"
Jiang Huizhu was convinced by these words. How could he underestimate Lu He? Chu Yitong, who received the message from Jiang Yadan, called her forward and asked her, and she respectfully said that she would obey her parents' arrangements.
Chu Yitong didn't have any objections to this marriage. Her own daughter was still in her infancy anyway, and she didn't care much about Lu He. Since her husband was already attracted by the concubine, she didn't bother to make things difficult for her.
However, in order to show that she was a responsible, caring and good stepmother, she did not agree immediately, but said to Jiang Yadan: "Although Zhu'er was not raised under my knees, she is still a child in my name! Even if Lu He is I haven’t paid any attention to the disciple of the Nineteenth Brother, but now that he wants to marry Zhuer, he has to come over to check on me!”
After knowing this, Aunt Gu quietly reminded Jiang Huizhu: "Go back and kowtow to the young lady a few times, remember to use more force! Although the young lady is doing this for herself, it will also be good for you if word spreads that you are valued by your aunt!"
Jiang Huizhu followed her orders. Chu Yitong was very satisfied with her knowledge and decided to praise the concubine in front of Lu He and give her a long face - because these days were the full moon feast of the eldest son of the eighth brother, Chu Yitong Although Tong didn't have to take care of the banquet, he still had to help greet the guests and couldn't spare any time, so he made an appointment to summon Lu He after the full moon banquet.
As a result, a charming guest unexpectedly came to the full moon banquet, which caused complications in the marriage - Jiang Tianyuan, the eldest aunt of the Jiang family.
The eldest daughter of a male in Kui County and the biological sister of Jiang Tianao.
Her husband was Fan Cunqian, the governor of Luzhou.
This couple, like E Guogong and his wife, had not moved away from Luzhou for decades since they took office.
But it’s not to make money, but because Luzhou is close to Kui County, which makes it convenient for the pure and filial Jiang Tianyuan to often go home to visit his father—how strange! This is for outsiders to hear!
The real reason is that Fan Cunqian is a third-generation Hanlin scholar, extremely noble, and Fan Cunqian is the only male of his generation - the Jiang family back then simply couldn't reach such high places! However, Fan Cunqian himself fell in love with Jiang Tianyuan. When they were young, the two of them had an idea and eloped. Although they were chased back, they eventually got married under the mediation of Qin Guogong.
Originally, things were back on track at this point, but then Fan Cunqian's grandfather and father passed away one after another, and the family began to decline, but the Jiang family prospered!
So one year, Mrs. Han, who was not happy about cheating her first wife and her children, said something similar to Fan Cunqian, "Back then, your family still looked down on my family. Now you know who is the one who is higher up."
Fan Cunqian grew up in a scholarly family with a proud personality and a noble personality. How could he be willing to be so angry? At that time, he ignored other people and walked away with his wife and children!
Even though the Duke of Qin was furious when he found out, he wrote a letter to scold Mrs. Han, and sent people to chase her, but Fan Cunqian refused to join the Jiang family from then on - at that time, he was serving as the governor of Luzhou, relying on his own grandfather and others. With his father's protection, he refused to be promoted or transferred to a better state after that: he didn't want people to say that he relied on the Jiang family.
Qin Guogong wrote several letters to explain, but they were all returned without being dismantled. He was also very angry and never took care of him again. Despite this, Jiang Tianyuan was the eldest male daughter of Kui County and the niece raised by Qin Guogong as his own daughter. , with the Jiang family, no one else could demote Fan Cunqian, so he did this for decades as Luzhou governor.
Jiang Tianyuan came suddenly this time because he heard that his second uncle who raised him was sick and he had wanted to visit him for a long time. It's just that Luzhou is not close to Beijing, so I came here by taking the opportunity to send my eldest grandson Fan Su to Beijing to take the exam. Now that she has reached the age of being a grandmother, it is of course impossible for her to be accompanied by only one grandson when traveling far away. The eldest granddaughter Fan Sulian also came with her.
It was a coincidence that he happened to catch up with the wedding reception in the eighth house. Fan Sulian followed his grandmother to the banquet and showed his face in the circle of women's family members in the capital - and immediately became a blockbuster!
"A girl with such an appearance can only be compared to the nineteen-year-old daughter-in-law at her age!" Over the years, Qiu Yilan has always been recognized as the most beautiful woman in the capital. Mrs. Tao compared her to Fan Sulian at the age of twenty-seven. , although it is a compliment, it also shows how beautiful Fan Sulian is.
The granddaughter of the Jiang family is stunningly beautiful, and her behavior does not look like an arrogant and indulgent person. When Mrs. Tao asked that Fan Sulian was not married yet, the people who came to drink the full moon wine no longer wanted to see the child, and they crowded around Jiang Tianyuan. Find out what the Fan family wants from their son-in-law!
... Qiu Yilan didn't think about it for Lu He. After all, Lu He and Jiang Huizhu had already discussed the matter privately. Unfortunately, these days are not the days for greetings, so neither Chu Yitong nor Qiu Yilan came to tell Mrs. Tao about this matter, and planned to tell her after discussing it.
It's not that they don't pay attention to Mrs. Tao, but neither Lu He nor Jiang Huizhu have a very close relationship with the old lady. They told her in advance and she had to intervene on the scene. In fact, she didn't need to worry about this matter. An extra layer of hands and feet.
As a result, Mrs. Tao didn't know that Lu He's marriage had already been chosen. She thought she loved the fourth house and drove everyone away. She specially pulled Jiang Tianyuan into the inner room and told her everything about Lu He's situation. Finally, she said : "Although you haven't met Jiu Jiu yet, he has been deeply loved by Chao Hai since he was a child. He was admitted to the Imperial Academy as a high school student at a young age. He must be very ambitious! That Lu He is just Jiu Jiu's father Wei. If your son can catch his eye, he will definitely be a talented person. If you think it’s appropriate, can I ask my 19th daughter-in-law to call that kid over for you?”
The purpose of Jiang Tianyuan's return to Beijing this time was, firstly, to send her eldest grandson off to take the exam; secondly, to visit the Duke of Qin; thirdly, she felt that it was a pity that Fan Sulian's appearance was left in Luzhou, and he wanted to arrange a marriage for her that would not disgrace her.
How could you not agree to what your aunt said
If Qiu Yilan was called at this time, she would definitely hint that Lu He's marriage was almost settled, and neither Mrs. Tao nor Jiang Tianyuan would continue it.
However, when Mother Hu went out to ask, she said that Jiang Jingkun and Jiang Jinglang were naughty and spilled the soup while sitting at the table. Qiu Yilan had no choice but to plead guilty and took the two children back to the yard to change clothes. Mother Hu knew that Mrs. Tao would do this. The purpose of pulling Jiang Tianyuan to talk in the inner room was to take down Fan Sulian for Lu He, so of course it should be done without further delay!
So when he heard that Qiu Yilan was not here, he called a maid directly: "Go ahead and call Young Master Lu, the student of Young Master Nineteen, over quietly, quickly!"
So Lu He was led by the little maid full of surprise, all the way from a secluded place to the old lady's yard, and then went in through the back door. When he went to a small pavilion in the small garden to meet Mrs. Tao and Jiang Tianyuan, he asked blankly: "May I ask what the old lady's orders were when she was summoned?"
He is good-looking, tall and burly, and has been trained by Jiang Yashuang these days. His speech and behavior have also been cultivated to be like a noble son, full of vigor and elegance. Jiang Tianyuan's first impression is good.
Mrs. Tao then called him over to meet Fan Sujie's grandmother on the pretext that she wanted him to get closer to Fan Sujie who would be participating in the Spring Festival next year. The topic was naturally handed over to Jiang Tianyuan, who pretended to be checking out her grandson's friends. He cross-examined her for a while - Lu He's IQ should have been suspicious, but the problem was that the Jiang family aunts had a good reputation, and each one was more domineering than the other.
Since there is an aunt like Jiang Tianhe who is unreasonable and unforgiving, then it is not strange for an aunt like Jiang Tianyuan to interrogate people before her grandson even knows them
"For the sake of Master, please bear with it!" Lu He felt humiliated. If it were anyone else, he would have just thrown up his sleeves and left, but the person in front of him, Jiang Yashuang, would have lowered his head and saluted and called out, "Auntie" " Lu He didn't dare to make any mistakes.
After finally getting out, he was full of depression, but Jiang Tianyuan felt very satisfied: "Nineteenth really has eyesight!"
"The key is that his family has a simple population. The elder is his cousin, and his aunt is also a virtuous person." Mrs. Tao spared no effort to persuade her, "When you get married, you will be the master of the family! His father died to save the fourth child, what do you think? How could Si care about his future? When he was in Northern Xinjiang, he was raised like a half-son by the fourth. He also caught the eyes of Nineteen because of his talent. The children under Nineteen's knees were still young. Now, I am focusing on cultivating him!”
His voice lowered, "After we got married in the 19th century, he and his wife are still very close to each other. Let's put it bluntly, we don't even have one concubine! As the saying goes, every teacher must have his disciple. This Lu He is the 19th-year-old. He was brought out by his hand, how could he be a playboy in the future? "
Even if it is, I don’t dare to go too far in order to please Master and Master! Thinking further, Mrs. Wei Zhuang, whom Jiang Yashuang and his wife called mother, hated Concubine Ji the most! Even if the two generations of elders can't keep an eye on him for a lifetime, they will keep an eye on him for ten or eight years, and they will have more children. With Fan Sulian's appearance and some tricks, are they still afraid that they won't be able to catch him
Originally, Jiang Tianyuan thought that after just arriving in Beijing and looking at someone, he decided that his granddaughter's marriage was too hasty. Although I think Lu He is good, I still plan to consider it and see a few more talents before making a decision. Now that Mrs. Tao said this, I was very tempted: "After Lu He gets married, he can really treat nineteen like a nineteen-year-old." Just like a daughter-in-law, you don’t accept anyone?”
Isn't this the most important thing when it comes to finding a husband for a girl you really love