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The eldest son of the concubine, Xu Yanqing, was the eldest son of the younger generation in Xu Family. If he had not been married all this time, it would have been difficult for his younger brothers and sisters to get married first.

For this matter, the Madame Jiang had always wanted to blame Xu Yanzhu for not marrying her.

But what she did not know was that although Xu Yanqing was not married, and Xu Yanzhu was not married, she did not have any intention of betrothing her.

After all, it was very rare to see a girl that had yet to be engaged at the age of eighteen.

At this time, Xu Mingyuan received the Madame Ye's hint and hurriedly looked at him, saying: "Mother, your son has returned this time with another happy occasion that I'm sure you are aware of."

After the Old Madame Xu heard Xu Mingyuan's joyful words, she only raised her eyes and glanced at him.

Seeing Old Madame Xu's reaction, Xu Ming Yuan's heart skipped a beat. He immediately remembered this important matter, and did not ask for her mother's opinion first.

However, this matter was not something he could decide.

Thinking up to here, Xu Mingyuan braced himself and continued to look at Old Madame Xu: "Empress's family has a grandnephew granddaughter who is around the same age as Yan Qing. She explained everything clearly and bestowed the marriage to Yan Qing, ordering her Xu Family to marry a new wife within this year."

It wasn't wrong for Xu Mingyuan to push this matter to the empress.

However, because of her status as a Madame Ye, if they did not agree, the Queen would not decree the marriage.

When Xu Mingyuan's voice fell, and the others had yet to respond, Madame Jiang first looked at everyone in the courtyard in shock.

She hadn't thought that the empress would set her sights on Yan Qing in the main house.

You have to know, the empress came from the mountain Yin Madame Hu, which was an aristocratic family, and was not something that their Xu Family could compare to.

She only had to think for a moment to know who the niece of the empress was.

Thinking up to here, the Madame Jiang opened her mouth as she snickered, "Could it be that even at the age of eighteen, Madame Hu has not …"

"Madame Jiang!" Before Madame Jiang could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the Old Madame Xu.

Only after hearing Old Madame Xu interrupt her voice did Madame Jiang come to her senses. The Empress and the mountain yin Madame Hu were still standing behind this Madame Hu woman, and they were not someone she could look down upon.

Seeing that Madame Jiang finally did not speak, she looked up and glanced at Xu Yanqing, and finally said: "This matter, does Yanqing wish to do so?"

Xu Yanqing didn't expect that her grandmother would directly ask her about it when both her parents were around.

After being stunned for a moment, he stood up and bowed to Old Madame Xu, "Grandmother, this grandson is willing."

After all, since he had married the Mountain Heaven Madame Hu girl, he would be able to gain a great deal of strength and his path to the government would be much smoother in the future.

Seeing Xu Yanqing nod and admit it, Old Madame Xu sighed, "I didn't expect that even after so many years, my Xu Family was still unable to escape from such a mess."

Hearing the Old Madame Xu's emotional words, the Madame Ye was just about to open her mouth to refute, but she was suddenly interrupted by the Madame Jiang who had figured out what was going on.

"Sister-in-law is truly willing, Madame Hu women are not easy to marry, if not careful, she would push the Xu Family to the top of the imperial court!"

Just as Madame Jiang finished speaking with jealousy, Dong Shu looked at Xu Shiqiu in confusion.

Seeing her husband frown slightly, she shook his arm worriedly and asked softly, "Hubby, what do you mean by that, Second Sister-in-law?"

Dong Shu's voice was low, adding on to the fact that everyone in the hall was attracted by Xu Yanqing's proposal to marry a Madame Hu woman, no one paid any attention to her.

After Xu Shiqiu heard Dong Shu's voice, he instantly regained his senses. Looking at her, he thought for a moment, then said, "The crown prince that the empress gave died young, and the empress has no son at this time. His Madame Hu is related to our Xu Family, so this matter is not simple."

Xu Shiqiu didn't know if Young Girl would understand after he gave such a simple explanation, but he didn't know that Dong Shu would ask him. He only wanted to divert his attention.

Seeing that Xu Shiqiu was no longer frowning, Dong Shu felt satisfied.

She did not understand much, but she did not speak, and only smiled with satisfaction at Xu Shiqiu.

Seeing Young Girl smile, Xu Shiqiu realized what she meant after being stunned for a moment.

Resisting the urge to laugh, he nodded at her before continuing to look at his big brother and second brother's family.

She looked at her brother and sister-in-law's expressions and instantly became flustered. Just as she was about to proudly speak up again, Old Madame Xu suddenly spoke up to stop her, "Do you think that Xu Family can stay out of this? You have a way to keep my Xu Family out of the picture? "

Old Madame Xu was stunned for a moment. She looked at the old granny in confusion, but seeing that she was no longer looking at her, she quickly shut her mouth and did not speak again.

Old Madame Xu's words were not wrong. Her daughter had married into Fifth Prince, so regardless of whether Xu Yanqing had married the Mountain girl or not, their Xu Family would not escape this matter.

However, if they did not have the empress's bestowal of marriage and did not have the mountain yin Madame Hu marriage, their Xu Family could still be kept a low profile for at least a few years.

But now that they had been bestowed a marriage, the Xu Family was immediately placed in front of the few princes.

Old Madame Xu clearly understood this matter and let out a long sigh.

Afterwards, she shifted her gaze from Madame Jiang to Xu Mingyuan and Madame Ye who were seated on the other side.

"Since this marriage was arranged by the empress and is also a Madame Hu woman, you should head back to the capital early to prepare this matter."

When Old Madame Xu's words fell, the Xu Family Room immediately let out a sigh of relief.

After all, even though this matter was bestowed upon her by the empress, if the Old Madame Xu wasn't satisfied, then it wouldn't be good to give the Madame Hu girl a look in the future.

Fortunately Old Madame Xu understood the crux of the matter and she did not stop him.

When the first wife finished speaking of Xu Yanqing's marriage, Madame Jiang did not wait for Xu Xiaozhi to speak. Following Xu Mingyuan's tone, he looked at Old Madame Xu and said: "What a coincidence, the marriage is set, and so is ours, Yanzhu's wedding."

The moment Madame Jiang's voice fell, everyone in the hall looked at her.

Madame Jiang could not see what the others were thinking, she only felt that everyone was looking at her, and looked at Old Madame Xu proudly: "Mother, Yanzhu is already old, and coincidentally my brother's nephew does not have a wife, so he could betroth Yanzhu to him."

The Madame Jiang saw that right after Old Madame Xu finished speaking, Xu Yanzhu who was standing behind him almost fell to the ground.

If not for Old Madame Xu reaching out her hand to hold hers in time, and if she had not supported herself with her other hand on the Old Madame Xu's chair, she would have definitely fallen down in front of the entire family.

But Madame Jiang did not see Xu Yanzhu's reaction, she saw that after she said that, no one spoke, and immediately continued: "My brother's family has plenty of silver, if Yanzhu marries, she will live a life without worry."

Just as Madame Jiang finished her boasting, Old Madame Xu immediately scolded him angrily: "You only said that your brother's family has plenty of money, why don't you mention that your nephew has already lost two wives? My Yanzhu, how can you be the successor?! "

When Old Madame Xu saw Madame Jiang finish asking this question in a stern voice, Xu Yanzhu finally couldn't hold it in anymore. Tears instantly poured out of her eyes.

She did not expect that her mother, who just looked down on Madame Hu girls who were eighteen years old and unmarried, would once again directly betroth her to her cousin.

Dong Shu sat beside Xu Shiqiu. Originally, when she heard Madame Jiang's words, she thought that she had really found a good marriage for him.

But when she heard what her mother-in-law had to say, she completely understood that this nephew of hers from Second Sister-in-law's mother's family was not worthy of Yanzhu at all.

Dong Shu thought for a while, and just as she was about to speak, Xu Shiqiu suddenly pulled her back. "Humph!"

Xu Shiqiu's words were extremely clear, but everyone who heard it knew, he was referring to Xu Xiaozhi allowing the Madame Jiang to use his daughter to flatter his family.

Xu Xiaozhi's face was also burning hot, but he was the one who would only speak up when he agreed to it. Otherwise, she wouldn't have the guts to speak up and ask about it at a time like this.

Xu Yanzhu had originally held onto a trace of fantasy, thinking that her father might say that this was her mother's own thoughts.

However, after looking for a while and seeing that there was nothing but guilt on her father's face, she finally understood.

Father and Mother knew and agreed to this.

After she understood all of this, Xu Yanzhu felt an unbearable pain in her heart, as if someone was using a blade to cut him.

When she thought about her uncle's cousin who did not study at all, Xu Yanzhu felt really bad inside.

Just as Xu Xiaozhi was silent, the Madame Jiang continued to look at the people in the hall proudly, "Mother, Yanzhu's father agreed to this marriage.

My brother also promised me that as long as Yanzhu gave birth to the eldest grandson of the family, his family property would only be left to Yanzhu's son! "

The more Madame Jiang spoke, the greedier her eyes became, and seeing that no one was talking, she looked towards Xu Yanzhu who was standing behind Old Madame Xu and said: "Yanzhu, you are still Mother's own daughter, how can Mother not treat you well?

Your uncle has only one son, your cousin. Both of his wives were unlucky; one left behind a girl, while the other died in childbirth.

As long as you give birth to the eldest grandson of the Jiang Family as soon as possible after you enter the door, you will have nothing to worry about in the future. "

Madame Jiang said these words to Xu Yanzhu bewitchingly, at the same time, she threatened Xu Yanzhu to agree to the marriage in front of him.

Seeing her mother like this, Xu Yanzhu wanted to speak, but who knew that when she opened her mouth, she would immediately spit out a mouthful of blood?

Dong Shu was originally being watched by Xu Shiqiu, yet she did not speak. Seeing Xu Yanzhu spitting blood, she could no longer sit still and quickly ran towards him.

When Dong Shu supported Xu Yanzhu, everyone in the hall reacted.

Xu Shiqiu followed Dong Shu and walked behind Old Madame Xu. Seeing Xu Yanzhu's pale face, he immediately spoke towards outside: "Men, quickly go and invite Doctor Du in!"

After saying that, Xu Shiqiu looked at Dong Shu and said: "My wife, help Yanzhu to sit down."

Dong Shu was panicking. Although she was supporting Xu Yanzhu, she did not know what to do.

When she heard her husband's words, she immediately reacted, and was prepared to support Xu Yanzhu to sit on a chair to rest.

And because of this sudden scene, Old Madame Xu watched angrily as Xu Xiaozhi slammed the table in anger.

"Xu Xiaozhi! Tell me, why did you and your wife agree to this marriage at Jiang Family? "

Old Madame Xu was indeed worthy of her abundant experience. When she looked at Xu Xiaozhi just now, she knew that Xu Xiaozhi and Madame Jiang were hiding something from her.

Xu Xiaozhi did not expect his mother to guess that this was not a simple matter, he was being stared at by his mother's sharp eyes, and on the other side was his third brother, who was looking at him with unfriendly eyes.

After nervously swallowing his saliva, he looked at his mother hesitantly and said, "At the end of last year, I lost a sum of silver from my business. Because I was in a hurry to use the silver, I went to the bank to borrow some.

As Xu Xiaozhi said this, he saw that his mother's expression did not change, and thus continued to speak in a broken tone, "Later on, I owed more and more, so I had no choice but to borrow money from the Jiang Family. But for some reason, either my goods have met with an accident or my guest was robbed. In the end, I really couldn't afford to pay you back the money for my Jiang Family. "

Xu Xiaozhi stopped talking here, although he did not continue speaking, everyone in the hall understood what he meant.

Especially for Xu Yanzhu, she felt that it was better than dying, which was why she spat out that mouthful of blood.

However, she did not expect that after spitting out that mouthful of blood, she felt herself going dizzy and was just about to fall to the ground. Unexpectedly, after Third Aunt supported her, she felt her entire body brimming with strength.

Although she looked very haggard this time, she knew that she wouldn't fall down again.

After listening to her father's words, Xu Yanzhu saw that her grandmother was about to get angry again. She suddenly looked at Old Madame Xu and said, "Grandmother, don't be angry."

After saying that, Xu Yanzhu ignored the stupefied gazes of the crowd, and looked towards her father and her mother one last time. With a resolute tone, she said: "I'll marry, I'll marry!"