"You!" Gao Shichang was so angry that his beard was shaking. He had been in the officialdom for many years, but he never thought that one day he would be humiliated by a street vendor.
"Don't be angry. Who will be held responsible if he sticks his head out again? I just said that casually. I have no right to control who wants to sit down with a code name." Jiang Miao hurriedly distanced himself from the matter. Seeing the old man trembling, he thought he was trying to scam me.
Gao Shichang suffered setbacks repeatedly, and finally realized that he would not be able to get away with this shameless vendor. He snorted coldly and sat aside with a sullen face. This street vendor did not care that he had the imperial edict in his hand, but he could not use this as an excuse to attack him.
Since Jiang Miao came out, he naturally had to pay his respects to the elders. Although it was against the rules for him to come out when proposing, the marriage between two men was an exception, so he was naturally not afraid of a few more exceptions.
Feng's uncle had some complaints about Pei Che's marriage partner. Even though he didn't value family background as much as other families, these two people who were completely unrelated were not a good match. After seeing Jiang Miao and hearing what he said, Feng's uncle felt a little relieved. At least this man was quite courageous. If he was as timid as that quail, it would be really a pity.
On the contrary, Pei Shiyuan was very dissatisfied with Jiang Miao. This man had ruined his plan first, and then there was a verbal dispute. He was afraid that there would be no peace in the mansion from now on. Now the Duke's Mansion was in a state of unrest inside and outside, and there was a suspicion of taking sides secretly, as if they were evaluating who was more important between him and Pei Che. He was afraid that after this man came in, the old lady would hand over the house to him.
Pei Shiyuan was proud of his outstanding abilities, but he suffered from the fact that he was only a bastard's son and his wife was only a bastard's daughter. The two of them had shallow roots and no one to support them behind the scenes, so it was already quite good that they could work hard to become what they are now.
When Jiang Miao heard Pei Che introduce Pei Shiyuan, he couldn't help but stare at him for a few times. This guy looks okay, but he has a very bad mind. During this period, Pei Che would come to him from time to time. In addition to hiding his tracks, he also taught him a lot about the Duke's Mansion, including the personnel allocation and in-law relationships in the Duke's Mansion. Jiang Miao was overwhelmed by this and couldn't help but think that it would be great if there was a family planning office in ancient times to eliminate troubles at the source.
At noon, the Jiang family prepared a banquet to entertain them. The dishes were in compliance with regulations. Gao Shichang looked at it for a long time with a frown, but couldn't find any fault, so he had to sit down unhappily.
Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang had been taught a lesson these past two days, and their eating habits had changed a lot. At least during this meal, no one could find fault with them. Jiang Miao also sat at the table. Anyway, the more he broke the rules, the happier the emperor would be. This way, everyone would be happy.
After the meal, the betrothal team said goodbye and left. After the three members of the Jiang family saw them off, they returned to the front hall and sat down on the chairs in unison, exhausted. This exhaustion was not physical, but mental.
Uncle Jiang's eyes were dull as he looked up at the ceiling, muttering, "I received the imperial edict... I received the imperial edict!" He had never dared to dream of such a thing, but he did not expect it to actually happen today.
"Second Uncle?" Jiang Miao was a little worried about his condition.
"Miao brother, your second uncle just had a moment of insanity, it's nothing serious." Aunt Jiang said, "This matter is settled, can we go back tomorrow?" During these few days away from home, she has been thinking about home, and she doesn't know if they can take good care of the family.
"Why don't you stay a few more days? I've been busy these past two days. I said I'd bring Sister Xiaoyu and the others over to play for a while when I'm not busy anymore."
Second Aunt Jiang shook her head and said, "Don't let them come. This is Mr. Pei's place after all. You haven't gotten married yet, and your family is always staying here. If others know, they will gossip. When you get married, bring them over to play."
"Yeah, I haven't worked for a few days, and I'm too lazy to sit there." Uncle Jiang missed his hoe very much at the moment. Although life here is good, he can't stay here for long. If he gets lazy after playing for a long time, it will be difficult to deal with him in the future.
Jiang Miao knew that the two had made up their minds, so he promised to send them back tomorrow. Before leaving, Jiang Miao prepared a lot of things for them to take away, including food and daily necessities, which were all purchased together, including the clothes they had worn in the past few days.
The two tried to refuse, but it was useless. Just as they were determined to go back, Jiang Miao was also determined to give them the things. In the end, they still couldn't persuade Jiang Miao and went back with most of the things in the car.
In the afternoon, Xiao Shitou stood in front of the door waiting for Jiang Miao to pick him up. The residence here was very close to Yu Xiucai's home, and they could walk back in a short time, which was much closer than before.
So today, when Jiang Miao led him through the alley without stopping, Little Stone spoke up: "Brother, aren't we going there?"
"Do you want to live in that big house?" Jiang Miao asked.
"As long as I follow my brother, it doesn't matter where I live!" Little Stone's words were sweet, and Jiang Miao understood it in his heart. No wonder he felt differently when he saw the mansion just now. It turned out that he had lost the company of his family. He thought he had developed resistance to the charm of money.
"Then let's go back and live here." Jiang Miao said.
Little Stone nodded vigorously: "Yes! I want to sleep with my brother at night!"
Ever since the Duke Zhong's Mansion came to the Jiang family with drums and gongs to propose marriage, the people of Liangjing can finally discuss this matter openly.
There are conspiracy theorists who believe that the emperor was dissatisfied with them and that granting the marriage was a means to weaken them.
Those who are in love think that Master Pei is too affectionate and has paid too much for this forbidden love, which is really touching.
There are also those who are forward-thinking and think that this marriage agreement is the emperor's way of testing the people's acceptance of same-sex marriage. Maybe the emperor will take a male concubine soon!
While all kinds of ridiculous rumors were spreading at the speed of light among the people of Liangjing, there was another thing that was also quickly spreading among the circles of wealthy and prominent families in the upper city.
According to Gao Shichang who attended the ceremony that day, the man Pei Che was going to marry was extremely vulgar, and his words and actions were like those of a typical street vendor. He also said that the vendor had already controlled Pei Shizi, and when the vendor spoke, Pei Shizi dared not say a word, which was simply a representative of a weak husband, and brought shame to the children of the Liangjing family.
As soon as this was said, some of the children of the noble families who were jealous of Pei Che spoke out on various occasions, expressing their disdain to associate with Pei Che, who lowered himself and had no pride. Some radical ones even wanted to write a joint letter to the Imperial College to plead for Pei Che to be removed from the list. However, before this person finished drafting his article, he was blocked and beaten by Su Jin and others. After that, he dared not to be the first to speak out, and only cursed them secretly every day.
Pei Che naturally didn't know about this. He had asked the chief priest for a month's leave before, and there were only a few days left, so of course he had to take a good rest. Anyway, he hadn't fallen behind in his studies these days, so when he went to the Imperial College, he might learn faster than them.
(End of this chapter)