bookcurios Chapter 112 Beitang Yi is getting married?
Chapter 112 Beitang Yi is getting married?
Nanny Li quickly divided the fruit among the group. They ate the fruit, discussed a few details from time to time, and then prepared to leave.
Throughout the whole process, Mu Lianzhi hardly expressed any opinions.
When she stood up, she wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and then a theater ticket fell out and floated on the ground. Ling Feier quickly picked it up:
"what is this?"
"Hey, why did you bring this out?"
After poking his head out, Mu Lianzhi explained:
"This is a promotional ticket that a street vendor handed out when I was out on business. There was a small show every three days and a big show every five days. Unfortunately, I was in a rush and couldn't go. I saw the picture and thought it was pretty good, so I brought it back."
"I heard the Imperial Concubine mention the opera at the state banquet, so I took it out and took a look. Maybe I was in a hurry when I came here and rolled it up in my handkerchief and didn't pay attention."
"It's nothing important."
Mu Lianzhi calmly let her do whatever she wanted. Suddenly, Sang Xi's eyes lit up:
"Madam, the eldest daughter is getting married. Should we hire a troupe to liven things up? I've heard of a few good ones before. If I talk to the housekeeper, I think it will be a lot cheaper. The house will have a lot of expenses for a wedding, so we have to save a little. Otherwise, it will be boring for the guests to just sit there when it's cold."
The benefits cannot all be taken by the eldest wife.
"Alright."
Nodding, the old lady responded, but before Sang Xi could be happy, she continued:
"Don't interfere in these matters. You go and take care of Jiang. There can't be any mistakes in Fei'er's marriage this time."
"Yes, mother."
Jiang bowed and glared at Sang Xi fiercely, almost making her fall backwards in anger. However, Sang Xi did not dare to say anything else.
Turning around, the old lady looked at Sang Xi and Mu Lianzhi again:
"You should take care of Huaiwen first. When you have time, you two can help prepare Fei'er's dowry. Although time is tight, it is better to be thorough. After all, the Fuguo Mansion is not an ordinary family. Fei'er's marriage to him also represents the reputation of the mansion."
Squatting down, Mu Lianzhi responded sincerely:
"Yes, mother. If your daughter-in-law is free these days, she can go out and look around to see if she can help buy anything."
Hearing that she was also going out, Sang Xi felt even more aggrieved. She looked up and saw the silk flower on her head:
"Is that the flower your sister-in-law is wearing? One flower is worth more than a thousand gold coins. If your sister-in-law just gives two flowers to the eldest lady, she will be very proud. It will be enough to cover the dowry."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes gathered together, and Mu Lianzhi also raised his hand and stroked it again in surprise:
"Are these the two flowers on my head that Auntie is talking about?"
"I really don't know~"
"But I can't do that. First, I don't have any red silk flowers. If the young lady wears pink on her wedding day, wouldn't that be bad luck? Second, this was given to me by my husband. I have treasured it and never used it. Now I am really short of money so I want to wear it. Is it so precious?"
"My husband is truly sincere to me."
"This is a gift from my husband. I can't give it to anyone else."
Lowering her eyes, she thrust in again, still with a look of loneliness and love:
This Sang Xi really knows her stuff. How dare she cause trouble for her before she even has a firm foothold?
Really looking for death!
There was another strange silence in the house, and everyone felt a sense of distress. Mu Lianzhi stroked the silk flower, but her heart was warm, and she suddenly missed someone.
At this moment, a maid's voice came from outside the door:
"Madam, the master is here——"
As he was talking, Ling Yuchi had already lifted the curtain and came in. He didn't seem to expect that everyone was here. He was obviously stunned for a moment before he stepped forward and saluted the old lady:
"The son pays his respects to his mother."
"Why did you come here at this time?"
It turned out that the morning court was cancelled that day due to the visit of the envoy from Silla and the illness of the emperor. The reason why Ling Yuchi came in a hurry was that the case of Lu Caifang was settled, and the Dowager Concubine's Palace accepted the gift sent by Beitang Yi, so the 100,000 taels were not wasted, and the previous horse case was basically settled. More importantly, because of the mediation of the Fuguo Mansion, no one obstructed him, and Shao Cong was selected into the Hanlin Academy, and directly from the sixth rank editor.
This is simply pie in the sky for a Jinshi who failed the imperial examination!
"Are you serious?"
Excited, the old lady stood up from her chair:
"Is it the Imperial Academy? Is this a safe thing to do?"
The Hanlin Academy is the place closest to the Imperial Study and is also the easiest place to be promoted and become a prime minister. After studying hard for ten years, very few people can actually get a job in the Hanlin Academy.
To be honest, if you don’t have a good family background, you can forget about becoming the top scholar.
With her hands clasped together, the old lady was trembling so much that she almost thanked God on the spot. Originally, the Marquis's Mansion had placed high hopes on the youngest son Ling Wenzhan. The original plan was to hope that one day he would be able to enter the Hanlin Academy and then climb to a high position.
He should have been the most promising.
Unfortunately, he didn't come back.
"It's basically been decided, but we may have to wait until the Silla envoy leaves before we can officially announce it."
"It was just a coincidence that the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion has not had a suitable civil official or Jinshi in the past two years. When the time comes, I will take Shao Chong with the Duke of Fuguo to visit famous scholars in the capital and ask for a letter of recommendation to go through the process."
"Shao Chong used to be close to the second brother, and he has learned a lot from him and has his style. As long as he works diligently for three to five years and does not make any major mistakes in his moral and administrative achievements, he will be promoted step by step in the near future."
"Mother, second... our plan back then was correct. This will come much faster than military merit during the war."
It was finally worth it for Ling Wenzhan to give up martial arts and pursue literature, and to plan this battle three years ago.
If he hadn't had the accident, the Marquis' Mansion would have finally found happiness after all the suffering.
Supporting the old lady, the two exchanged glances and understood each other tacitly. Ling Yuchi was so excited that he almost let the cat out of the bag several times, but fortunately he stopped in time at the critical moment.
Jiang and Ling Fei'er were also overjoyed. Mu Lianzhi was somewhat surprised, but she was not surprised at the good luck of the Marquis' Mansion. After all, the higher you climb, the harder you fall. Instead, she was surprised that most of Beitang Yi's 100,000 taels of silver were given to her. Why would he go to the Concubine Dowager to smooth things over for him?
Among the few people, Sang Xi was the most uncomfortable.
Ling Wenzhan’s death was the biggest blow to her, and Ling Shaochong’s sudden rise to fame was another heavy blow to her.
"Okay, okay, everyone in the mansion will have more food tonight, and from now on all matters in the mansion will be handled by the eldest wife and the eldest young master."
The old lady smiled so hard that her teeth were showing. Everyone present also joined in the congratulations. Then Ling Yuchi said:
"Oh, mother, there is one more thing. The Princess of Silla seems to have taken a fancy to Lord Beitang, and the Prime Minister's daughter also seems to be quite fond of him. I heard that the Emperor has also mentioned him. No matter who it is in the end, I'm afraid that good things are about to happen and they will move to a higher level."
It was like a thunderbolt. This time, Mu Lianzhi's brain really buzzed:
Beitang Yi is getting married?
So fast?
She has a bad mouth~