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Chapter 1103: Success or Failure

Since she was conferred the title of Princess of Huating County, her ceremonial guards have been lying around in the Bo's mansion. Today, Li Tian went out with a full ceremonial guard, which made those people in the capital who were watching the Bo's mansion feel uneasy.

Sun Bu Tong turned around and saw a few people sneaking around behind him, so he sneered and said, "Get out!"

Two guards came over and shouted, "Get lost!"

A man said confidently: "Is this your land?"

The guard grinned, "So what?"

The man smiled and said, "How about we go to the government office and talk it over?"

"Why bother arguing with him? Fight him!" said Sun Bu Tong.

After a severe beating, the two guards came back. Sun Bu Tong saw that Ma's face had changed slightly, so he said to the guards, "Stand up straight later."

Ma witnessed how the guards brutally and wantonly beat up "pedestrians" for no reason, and her heart skipped a beat. Her original wishful thinking was shaken a little.

"County Lady, please come in, please come in."

Li Tian entered the yard and saw that it was cleaned neatly, so he asked, "Who cleaned it?"

"My...daughter." Ma said with a smile.

I get up early and go out to work in the dark every day, and then I have to clean up the house when I get home...

Thinking of Yang Zhaodi's dark face and rough hands, Li Tian couldn't help but sigh. Jiang Qingzhi's words seemed to be absolutely correct.

Many times, kindness also has to have an edge!
After entering the house, Ma went to prepare tea. When she came back later, she smiled and said, "I don't know why the county lady came to visit."

"A daughter is sought after by hundreds of families. Zhaodi is a good girl." Li Tian said, "I sent a matchmaker to your house. I heard that your family is still a little hesitant about this matter? I don't know why."

“Isn’t this…” Even though she had already guessed Li Tian’s intention, Ma was still very happy.

After learning of Xu Wei's existence, the couple pondered over Xu Wei's identity many times and made many inquiries, but they only knew that this Xu worked for Chang Wei Bo.

Permanent attendant?

then what.

The affairs of the powerful and wealthy are the affairs of gods to the common people. There is a wall between the two sides and they cannot see clearly at all.

When the matchmaker came to propose marriage, Yang Xian and his wife followed the method they had discussed long ago. They left the man named Xu alone and waited until he got anxious before slowly trying to persuade him.

As for whether this would force the Xu family to run away... Yang Xian and his wife had long known that Xu Wei was particularly concerned about their daughter, and after being treated coldly for several years, they became more and more reluctant to let go.

If it were in later times, Xu Wei would definitely be called a bootlicker by Yang Xian and his wife.

But in the Ming Dynasty, people in the vegetable market all said that Xu Wei was deeply in love with Yang Zhaodi.

There is a huge gap between the two words "suck-up" and "deeply in love".

This shows how important the social environment is in shaping our three views.

Now that the lady of the house has come in person, it is clear that Jiang Qingzhi values ​​this Xu man very much.

This person is definitely not a personal attendant, but something like... a first-class military strategist as described by the storyteller.

What a happy event!

The higher the status of her son-in-law, the happier Ma was. She frowned and pretended to be hesitant, "You don't know, my wife and I only have this one daughter. As the saying goes, raising a son is a way to prepare for old age. If we had a son, we wouldn't... Don't you agree?"

Ma's words may be crude, but his logic is not.

Who will we rely on for our retirement?
You can't just starve to death, right?

This is against human ethics.

Ma waited for Li Tian to speak, and then some bargaining began.

Li Tian said calmly: "From now on, the Bo's Mansion will pay for you two every month..."

Ma became anxious when she heard this, "I only have this one daughter, so naturally she has to follow her..."

If the couple had a deep love for their child, Li Tian would naturally not object to this matter. However, after looking at this family and the cunning Ma, Li Tian gave up the idea.

"Besides, I will hire someone to look after your man." Li Tian stood up, "That's it."

After learning about Li Tian's identity, Ma wanted to marry her daughter to the mansion so that she could enjoy the fame of the mansion. Earlier, she went to the mansion to have tea and told Yang Xian about Li Tian's identity. Yang Xian was very happy and had the same idea. At this moment, Ma was very anxious when she heard this, "County Lady, let's discuss this matter again, discuss it again..."

Li Tian walked to the door and said without turning around: "After discussing it over and over again, a daughter who is so kind and righteous has been dragged to the age of more than 20. I said, this is it."

Li Tian is gone.

Ma stood there for a long time. At this time, Yang Xian called out from the room: "Madam, Madam."

Ma entered the room, and Yang Xian asked, "How is it? Did she agree?"

Ma sat by the bed and said angrily, "This woman is so overbearing. She didn't even allow for discussion and just made the decision."

"How did she say that?"

"He said he would spend money to support us in the future."

"What about when you get old? Someone will have to take care of you!"

"The woman said that she would pay someone to take care of her later."

"That's not enough... No, that won't work..."

The couple were both angry, and Yang Xian said, "Invite my second uncle."

Later an old man came.

"Second Uncle." Yang Xian groaned and distorted the situation.

The old man sighed, "You want to follow?"

"I only have Zhaodi as my own daughter, and I love her like the apple of my eye. How can I let her marry alone? She has no brothers from her natal family to help her, so the two of us will go with her, and at least we can take care of her," said Yang Xian.

The old man looked at him steadily. "We have all seen how you two treated Zhaodi in the past few years. Zhaodi is over 20 years old and still can't get married. Now it's hard to find someone willing to marry her, and even willing to support you two. You still refuse to marry such a generous family?"

Yang Xian was stunned. "Second Uncle, I just feel sorry for Zhaodi."

"If you feel sorry for her, then let her go free." The old man stood up. "Poor Zhaodi has worked hard for this family for many years. Now she finally sees her day to shine, but you two are trying to stop her. This is settled."

"That's my daughter!" Ma became angry when she saw the old man standing on the man's side.

"If you two insist on your wrongdoings, we will expel you from the clan tree when we discuss matters together!"

The old man left after saying this.

Being expelled from the family tree was a symbol of disgrace in this era. After the old man left, Yang Xian and his wife were furious. Ma said, "Last time, my second uncle said he would hold the man tightly, why did he suddenly change his attitude today?"

Yang Xian patted the bed and said, "This matter... this is my family's family matter, what does it have to do with the clan?"

The couple was furious for a while, and then Yang Zhaodi came back after closing her stall.

"Father, mother."

Yang Xian and Ma looked at their daughter, and felt a chill in their hearts when they thought of Xu Wei's identity and the importance that the Bo's Mansion attached to this marriage.

"Zhao Di!" Yang Xian forced a smile, "Then the marriage..."

After Yang Zhaodi learned of her parents' attitude, she gave up the idea and said calmly, "I won't get married. From now on, I will serve my parents until the end of my life."

You're not getting married?

What the hell!

Yang Xian and his wife were very anxious.

"That Xu girl is great. How can I not marry such a good match? Marry, marry, marry!"

"Yes, it will be decided tomorrow."

Yang Zhaodi: “…”

When the old man arrived home, Hu Zongxian was waiting for him.

"how?"

"The couple was scared."

"it is good!"

After Hu Zongxian left, the old man picked up the money bag he left behind, opened it and took a look, and said with satisfaction: "I made a lot of money on this trip, it's worth it."

……

Jiang Qingzhi finished reading the list of candidates.

He closed the booklet and said in confusion, "Why are all these women described as virtuous and generous?"

On second thought, for emperors and princes, the wife is mostly just a decoration. It is said that a wife should be virtuous and a concubine should be beautiful. A virtuous and generous wife means that she will not be jealous and can help the emperor manage the concubines, which is a lot less troublesome.

This is also the structure of a wealthy family, where the wife is high above and the husband and wife respect each other like guests.

The male host stays in his wife's room on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. How... decent!
The wife is treated respectably and also has the power to manage the concubines. Wouldn't life in the harem be more lively?
Tsk!
Jiang Qingzhi imagined a scene where a group of women appeared in his backyard.

Every day when I returned home, there would be concubines waiting shyly by the path, "Master, do you want to meet me tonight?", or concubines playing the piano or dancing under the eaves or in the corridor...

She also wears revealing clothes.

Tsk!
This day...

"Husband, spit!"

"Where?" Jiang Qingzhi calmed down and touched the corner of his mouth subconsciously, "No! I was wondering why you came back so soon?"

Li Tian sat down, "Yan'er, help me take it off quickly. I'm so tired wearing this."

"You are the armor and glory of women." Jiang Qingzhi teased.

After taking off her armor, Li Tian stretched her shoulders and neck. "My husband was right. Those two still want to exploit Xu Wei and Yang Zhaodi."

Sure enough... Jiang Qingzhi was not surprised, "How did you deal with it?"

"I'll give them a condition. The Bo's Mansion will spend money to support them and hire people to take care of them." Li Tian raised his eyebrows. "But Ma is still not happy. I didn't give her a good face."

"My lady is wise." Jiang Qingzhi praised.

"That's it!" Li Tian laughed.

After the couple had finished their fancy fighting, someone came to the front yard to look for Jiang Qingzhi.

"What would you like to eat for lunch, husband?" Li Tian asked Jiang Qingzhi.

"Let's make glutinous rice!" Jiang Qingzhi suddenly wanted to eat glutinous rice. That soft and sticky texture and taste, wow!

"Make some dried Houttuynia cordata, ask the kitchen to soak it, mix it with chili powder, wrap it in glutinous rice, and add some fried beans and minced meat... slurp!"

Jiang Qingzhi was really greedy.

When he arrived at the front yard, Hu Zongxian was waiting for him. "The matter has been settled. The man took the money and forced Yang Xian and his wife to surrender."

"it is good!"

Jiang Qingzhi said: "This matter is easy to handle, but the marriage of those two boys is a headache."

Hu Zongxian smiled and said, "Anyone else would be flattered to be able to preside over this matter. That is, my Lord..."

"Master, someone wants to see you." The doorman came and handed over the invitation. "The man gave me a string of money, but I confiscated it."

Jiang Qingzhi took a look at the post and saw that it was from the wife of a doctor in the court.

This matter...

He suddenly thought of something, took out the booklet from his sleeve, and flipped through a few pages. "Sure enough."

"Are they those families?" Hu Zongxian asked.

Jiang Qingzhi nodded, "Trouble is coming."

Jiang Qingzhi then cordially met with the candidate's mother.

Logically, it should be Li Tian, ​​but the Taoist asked Jiang Qingzhi to make the decision on this matter. If Li Tian takes action and something goes wrong, people will say that Jiang Qingzhi does not take the marriage of his two nephews seriously.

Accompanied by Ruyu, the host and the guest had a harmonious talk.

The guest mentioned vaguely that his daughter was virtuous and generous, and praised the simple decoration of the mansion. He also said that his husband was a staunch supporter of the new policy.

Hu Zongxian, who was accompanying him, secretly complained that he had an impression of this doctor. He was a staunch opponent of the new policy.

Jiang Qingzhi also praised the young lady's grace and virtue. The woman smiled with her eyes narrowed as she praised him.

I'll leave later.

After leaving the Bo's house, a maid asked, "Madam, how is it?"

The woman's face suddenly turned pale. "Jiang Qingzhi has been fooling me. I'm afraid this... won't work."

(End of this chapter)