Liang Zhiyuan became more and more uneasy. "This matter is just a rumor. It's not easy to investigate it."
"No, it's not that it's hard to investigate. Yesterday, Master Ling took me out for a walk and asked him about the rumor. Master Ling and his confidant said that no one in Cizhou seemed to have heard of this matter. I was puzzled. Your Excellency reported it to the court because the rumors among the people were too exaggerated, but Master Ling said that there had never been such rumors among the people. What's going on?"
After Su Qing finished speaking, she looked at him meaningfully.
Liang Zhiyuan was extremely angry, firstly because of Su Qing's cunningness, and secondly because of his son's stupidity, as he was tricked by Su Qing without even knowing it.
He smiled and said, "He is so absorbed in studying that he doesn't care about worldly affairs. How can he know what is happening outside? As for his close friends, they are probably the same as him, bookworms. How can they know what is happening outside? If General Su wants to investigate, I will go out with you tomorrow and ask some people. It's not long since this happened, so there must be someone who remembers it."
Su Qing shook her head. "It's understandable that your master doesn't know, but his close friends are all good at socializing. Many literati and scholars go to them for entertainment. And these literati like fairy fox stories the most. They will definitely talk about them when they have nothing to do."
Liang Zhiyuan's face turned pale. He still went to that kind of place? It would be fine if he went, but he actually took Su Qing with him? He really has a stubborn character!
Su Qing looked at Liang Zhiyuan's expression and knew that he was cursing in his heart, so she smiled and said, "However, my most important purpose this time is to seek the adults' consent to marry A-li. The matter of the vixen is just a side job."
How smart is Liang Zhiyuan? He immediately understood what Su Qing meant. If he didn't investigate the matter of the vixen, she would help him get married to A-li.
This was something he had always wanted.
However, he didn't understand why Ali was unwilling to marry him. Could it be that Su Qing wanted Ali to be her concubine
He asked tentatively: "When you say marry, do you mean marry in a formal ceremony?"
"Of course. How can you marry secretly without a formal matchmaker?" Su Qing said.
Liang Zhiyuan asked doubtfully: "A-li doesn't want to? You and she are engaged."
"She just doesn't want to, otherwise, I wouldn't be so distressed. My grandfather also said that I will inherit the title in the future. He is very satisfied with Ali, and said that if he can't marry Ali this time, he will immediately find another marriage for me. Could it be that Ali and I are destined to be incompatible in this life? The marriage we arranged five years ago was missed because of her accident. We met again in the capital. She is the godsister of the Regent Princess. I thought we could renew our relationship. Alas... God is playing tricks on me!" After Su Qing finished speaking, he sighed, poured the wine and drank it in one gulp.
It seems like he is really worried.
Liang Zhiyuan's eyes widened, "You said, A-li is the godsister of the Regent Princess?"
"Yeah, don't you know?" Su Qing was a little surprised. "A-li is Lingli who is beside the princess. She has been with the princess through thick and thin, so the princess simply accepted her as her godsister. Because of this, my old man issued a strict order, asking me to marry A-li no matter what. If it really doesn't work, I can find another marriage."
Liang Zhiyuan's heart was beating fast. Was this too much good stuff
I originally thought that marrying into a marquisate was quite remarkable, but I didn't expect that Ali was the godsister of the Regent Princess. There is a huge difference between a marquisate and a royal family.
Thinking of this, Liang Zhiyuan felt that the blood in his body began to boil and churn.
He immediately said righteously: "You and Ali were originally engaged, but it was delayed because of her accident five years ago. Now that she is back and neither of you has married, the engagement is valid."
Su Qing looked at him and said seriously: "If you can persuade Ali to marry me, I will never forget you."
Of course, it's just unforgettable.
Liang Zhiyuan was cheered up, "A-li's marriage into the Marquis' Mansion is a blessing she has earned in several lifetimes."
With Su Qing's words, what else did he have to worry about? Even if Su Qing didn't help him, he and the Jinghou Mansion were in-laws, so who wouldn't give him some face? With the Jinghou Mansion as a backer, he would have no obstacles in the officialdom in the future.
He no longer cared about Ali's dissatisfaction, and even about her slapping Han. What could be more important than his future
Besides, after Ali got married, she wouldn't go back to her parents' home often, so what if she suffered a little grievance
Han had been waiting for him to come back ever since he went to find Su Qing. She believed that if Su Qing really wanted to marry A-Li, she would not come empty-handed this time. She would definitely bring betrothal gifts to renegotiate the marriage. After all, there would be elders accompanying her. However, he did not do so. It was obvious that he was just joking and wanted to take A-Li as his concubine.
As long as Su Qing acknowledged his feelings, he wouldn't have to spend any effort to deal with that little bitch.
However, after waiting for almost two hours, when Liang Zhiyuan came back, she received bad news.
She asked in disbelief: "Did Su Qing really say that? Su Qing wanted to marry her, but she didn't want to?"
"That's right. General Su is very sincere in proposing to me. He also said that if I agree, he will go to the Marquis' Mansion when Jin'er gets married and invite everyone in the mansion to attend the wedding banquet. Then, he will propose to me at the banquet." Liang Zhiyuan said with satisfaction.
It would be such an honor if the Marquis's family came to propose marriage at the wedding banquet.
Han didn't expect that after waiting for such a long time, she would get such a result. She almost cried and blurted out, "Then the matter of her hitting me..."
Liang Zhiyuan glanced at her calmly, "Didn't you say that for me, you could endure any grievance? Her biological mother is gone, and you are her mother. If she marries well, you will definitely benefit from it."
Han thought of Liang Ruoli's cold and vicious eyes, which were like a knife, and felt frightened.
Will she just let go of what happened back then
Certainly not.
No, she must take the initiative, otherwise once the Marquis's Mansion comes to propose marriage, she will not be able to do anything.
But now that Su Qing is here, how do we start
The husband and wife each had different thoughts, and they were both only thinking about the powerful plans in their hearts.
Liang Zhiyuan was a little alert at this time, and said to Han with a slightly warning tone: "In the future, try not to get close to Qingyuan. If she wants anything, just follow her instructions. Be patient. Also, start preparing your dowry. Since you are marrying into the Marquis's Mansion, your dowry cannot be too small, otherwise it will make people laugh. Give it more than Yu'er did at that time, so that it will look more decent."
Han was so angry that she almost spat out blood. "Master, you were promoted to the prefect of Cizhou. When you came here, you made many arrangements. You have almost spent all your money. Jin'er's wedding also cost a lot. How can you afford a generous dowry?"
We also need to prepare a generous dowry for her? It has to be more generous than Yu'er's dowry. Even if the mansion really has so much money, it is impossible to give it all to her.
Why? She's just a little bitch!
(End of this chapter)