Although Matriarch He told He Yuan to choose one for himself, she knew that it was just an excuse. He would definitely not choose it for himself, so she hurriedly stood up and said, "Sister Yuan is still young, what do you know? There were so many people in the mansion, so how could she choose her own wife? The Old Granny and Madam will have to be the ones in charge. "
Upon hearing He Yuan choose for himself, Jiang Hua An's brows twitched, and his fingers subconsciously touched the perfume bag on his waist. As he heard his elder sister's words, he calmly looked outside the door and coincidentally saw He Yuan stepping into the doorway. He then calmly turned around.
When He Yuan entered the hall, he first greeted Old Madam He and the Grand Princess, then he saw everyone else. When he saw Shang Jie, she hugged him and said, "Tsk tsk, I haven't seen you for a few months but I feel much taller, like a big girl now." He glanced at Jiang Huarian and said, "Mm, in the future, if you're going to stand together with us, we'll definitely be a couple."
When He Yuan heard that he had been betrothed to Song Shaoyang, he was initially flustered, but upon entering the hall, he realized that it was just a false rumor. He secretly let out a sigh of relief.
A few girls who were serving tea stood by the side door. This time, He Yuan and He Yi came into the hall to meet everyone. Everyone in the hall started to speak, and they took the opportunity to whisper a few words to each other.
"Take a guess. Who would the girl Yuan choose?"
"Young Master Yang and Miss Yuan are about the same age, so their looks and talents are about the same. I'm guessing that it would be Young Master Yeyang."
"If I choose, I'll choose Major General Jiang. "Look, Young General Jiang has the makings of a murderer, tsk tsk …"
"Pfft, you must be enjoying yourself."
When Madam Anping saw He Yuan and He Yi chatting with the crowd, she took advantage of the time to go out of the side door and go to the changing room to wash her hands. Although Matriarch He and Matriarch He wished to speak, when the corner of her eyes saw Madam An Ping leaving, she raised her head to look at the Countess and gave her a look. Madam Shang Shu understood and immediately followed Madam Anping out.
It turned out that Madam Shang Chen's wish to settle the matter today had already caused people to report back to the Shang Shu Manor. Right now, they were only here to watch the fun of the day in the Residence of He. Before He Yuan entered the hall, Matriarch He took advantage of the chaos to quietly tug on her hand and whispered, "If we allow Madam An Ping and Madam General to continue arguing, Sister Yuan will have to agree to Tang Zhi Li's conditions. What should we do then? You're a bystander right now, so you have to help me dissuade them from fighting. If I can persuade one of them to set up Sister Min, then I can betroth Sister Yuan to one of them, and this matter will be completed. " When Madam Shang saw the chaos, she knew that it was not good. He Yuan had to give it to Tang Zhi Li. Since a prince had come to propose marriage, it would be difficult for Matriarch He to refuse such a huge favor. If the Residence of General and the House of the Marquis were to continue arguing, it would be even more difficult to settle the matter. She had the intention of helping Old Madam He. This time, they were going out together, and when Madam Anping came out to clean her hands, she pretended to have cleaned her hands as she smiled and said, "The Residence of He is really lively today. Even the prince of Beicheng came knocking on his door. It would be a sensation if word of this were to spread."
"That's right!" When Madam Anping saw that Shang Jie had Jiang Hua An supporting her, and Tang Zhi Li had Zhou Kuang supporting her back, and that she was the only one in the Residence of Anping with power and influence, the Lady Minister wanted her to help him, so she smiled and said: "Let's not talk about anything else, it's just that I can't watch Sister Yuan marry Bei Cheng on her own. "You are now a relative of the He manor, so you wouldn't sit around and watch her make things difficult for her."
Madam Shang muttered to herself before continuing, "If Tang Zhili had already sent someone to the palace to report this matter, when the emperor heard that he came to propose marriage, it wouldn't be about the princess. However, there is a girl in the He Mansion. Even though the Grand Princess had come, she was still part of the royal family. No matter how much she loved Sister Yuan, she could not openly oppose Tang Zhi Li. If she was against Tang Zhili, it meant that the State of Nanchang was opposed to the marriage proposal of Beichang, and did not want the two countries to make amends. As for the general's wife, she was never easy to deal with. "I expect you will fail today."
She could not help but sigh as she said, "Today, you came to the He Residence in such a grand battle to propose marriage. I expect that word of this has already spread, but if you end up with nothing but this, where would your face be?"
Madam Shang Shu smiled and went over to him, whispering, "Because I've already decided on Jiejie'er's wish for her. I can be considered a spectator. I say, if you don't fix Min'er, don't fight with them for the round. Think about it, Tang Zhi Li is a prince, it would be hard for you to fight for him. Jiang Hua An and the general's wife weren't ordinary people. If you wanted to fight for them, you wouldn't be able to. Speaking of which, Sister Min was the eldest daughter of the eldest wife. Her talent and looks were also outstanding. If it weren't for Li You being so picky, they would have already been allowed to go out. You, Shaoyang, are the youngest son. If you can marry the eldest daughter of a concubine and go back, you will also be able to stay in the town. What's more, Min'er is fourteen years old, and your Shaoyang is thirteen years old. As the saying goes, 'a girl in the first year of university is a good match'! "From the looks of it, it would be best if you changed the topic and decided to let the General's Estate fight against Tang Zhi Li."
Madam Anping calmly returned to the hall and stood below to reflect on the matter. Although there were a few good ladies among the sisters that she had seen in the various palaces, He Min was quite stable and was also a rare sight. If he missed today, then he would become a laughingstock amongst the madams in the future. It would be better to make sure of He Min.
When they returned to the hall, the marquis's wife slightly loosened her voice and stopped biting on the matter of setting the circle. When Matriarch He saw her acting like this, she knew that it was Madam Shang's persuasion that had taken effect. She turned around and smiled at Tang Zhi Li and Zhou Kuangzheng, saying, "Before we welcomed the Third Prince and Lord Zhou, this old woman had actually already promised Sister Min and Sister Yuan to the Residence of the General and Marquis of Anping. However, before they could hear clearly, the Third Prince and Lord Zhou had already entered the room. They did not have the chance to explain it clearly, and had instead called the Third Prince and Lord Zhou for a joke. "
Madam Shang knew of the situation and quickly followed up, "I was the witness. I heard from the old lady that Sister Yuan was to be betrothed to the General's Estate, and that Sister Min was to the House of the Marquis of Anping."
Madam An Ping's thoughts had changed. Naturally, she didn't retort and smiled, "But I was muddle-headed. I misheard and betrothed Sister Yuan to the Residence of the Marquis and Min to the Residence of the General. Since Madam Shang has testified, I have no objections. " As she spoke, she instructed a woman to pass Song Shaoyang's invitation over and smiled, "This is Brother Yang's invitation, it should be combined with Sister Min's invitation."
After Li Wen had received the invitation from the marquis' wife, Matriarch He said, "Sister Min's' hour 'and eight words are pretty good. Her personality is also quite gentle, so she naturally suits Brother Yang." However, Sister Yuan's' hour 'and' hour 'were rather big. Previously, when Brother Nian said that she needed a husband at least seven years old in the future, he had been able to suppress her. If we were to be matched with someone who's only two or three years old, we might not be able to suppress our urge to cause trouble for ourselves. "
When Zhou Kuangzheng saw that Madam Anping was still struggling to set the date for the wedding, he went out for a moment and then changed the topic. Now that Old Madam He had mentioned that He Yuan needed to be matched with a husband who was more than seven years old, it was clear that she was loyal to Jiang Hua An. What a great manor, you're too conceited. We came here to propose marriage because we were giving you face. Otherwise, if we just went to the palace and asked to see your emperor, given the imperial edict, based on who you are, would you be able to defy the edict? They obviously heard that we had come and couldn't bear to see the girl marry so far, so they went to find the matriarchs of the Residence of Tranquil Water and the General's Estate to propose marriage. At this time, the lady from the Residence of Marquis of Peace was afraid that the fake news might come true. She hurriedly changed the topic and decided on the possible target, Lady Min. Now, there was only Jiang Hua An left. What did he have to marry someone seven years old to hold him down? What the heck was this supposed to mean? Jiang Hua An was already 21 years old. How could he decide on an 11 year old girl for him? If your He Residence wanted to fool people, you shouldn't fool them so obviously! As he thought about it, he stood up with a dark face and said, "We came here sincerely to propose marriage, but who knew that the Residence of He would make a fool of us. If you say you don't want to let Miss He Yuan marry into the distant, then just say it. Why did you invite a few wives from the mansion to deceive us? Even so, we need not say much. At this time, he would go to the palace to ask for an imperial edict. Unless Jiang Chen marries Miss He Yuan, then Miss He Yuan will wait to be the third prince's consort! " After saying that, he left with Tang Zhi Li.
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
If he betrothed He Yuan to someone before Tang Zhi Li entered the palace, he wouldn't anger Tang Zhi Li and Zhou Kuangzheng. Even if He Yuan were to be granted permission, as long as he did not pass through the door, he could not disobey a single order.
Jiang Hua An had long seen the expressions of the He household. He stood up and said, "My mother came to propose marriage. Since we're the only family left, the old lady should let me have Sister Yuan." I am twenty-one years old and it is time for me to get married. Now there is no need to get engaged before getting married and other troublesome matters, directly off the betrothal gift to get married! Sister Yuan was still young, so she had to come to the He Manor every month to stay for half the time since she had already passed through the gate. Everyone can be at ease. "
Shang Jie was initially worried that Jiang Huanan wouldn't immediately marry He Yuan, but upon hearing his words, she secretly heaved a sigh of relief. A wife may be small, but it's better to go through the door first before slowly growing up. It was rare for his son to be enlightened. The heavens truly blessed him. If someone like his father had to wait until he was thirty to get married, then Sister Yuan would be twenty years old and would have long married someone else. This was the best time to welcome them in. As she thought of this, she hurriedly stood up and said: "Tang Zhili has been infuriated and is entering the palace. I'm afraid that he is determined to get her. "Since that's the case, we, the General's Estate, will immediately prepare a bridal gift to welcome Miss Yuan's arrival."
Wuu wuu, I'm only eleven years old! I'm only eleven years old, and I'm going to be married off like that? He Yuan and Chen Duozhen. For a moment, his face was red and he didn't dare to raise his head.
Old Madam He didn't expect the situation to turn sour. She looked at the red-faced He Yuan, then looked at the worried Imperial Princess, and sighed. "Hua An is definitely a good person. As long as Sister Yuan's mother and Grand Princess have no objections, this matter shall be settled."
The Eldest Princess and the Eldest Miss had always approved of Jiang Hua An, so they naturally agreed with him. Seeing that no one had any objections, Matriarch He made the final decision, "Since that's the case, we'll change to Geng Xin's invitation and choose to pass the days immediately."