108 ways to die for supporting characters

Chapter 92 The Marquis's Commoner Wife

Ning Yan waved her hands in panic, "No, no! I don't want to be your concubine. Please stop talking nonsense, my Lord."

Han Yongjin said, "When did I say that I wanted Miss Ning to be my concubine? If I marry you, it will naturally be as my principal wife!"

Ning Yan's face suddenly turned red. She didn't say yes or no. She just ran back to her yard with a shy face.

Mrs. Ning, who had not walked far in the first place:... As expected, this man has bad intentions and is really coveting my simple, naive and innocent sister-in-law!

However, as an ordinary woman, she really didn't have the courage to confront the Marquis of Zhennan. She bowed to him awkwardly and then hurried back home.

Marquis Zhennan was amused by what he saw. This little woman was really shy.

No, he had to go back quickly to prepare for the marriage proposal. It would be right to bring her home as soon as possible.

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After entering the courtyard, the eldest sister-in-law took Ning Yan's hand and said worriedly: "Little sister, it's not that the eldest sister-in-law thinks you are not good, but that the status of the Zhennan Marquis is too high. He can't marry a commoner woman. Even if he makes you his principal wife, he will still take a concubine. After all, it is normal for officials to have three or four wives.

Think about it, let alone whether you can bear such a day, can you handle it?"

Marriage requires a match between the two families' social statuses. If the gap in social status is too big, the younger sister will be the one who suffers.

If she were to say, it would be better for her to marry an ordinary person with similar conditions. Although it would be a bit harder at work, life would be promising. Like her, Mr. Ning is honest and down-to-earth. The four brothers and sisters in the family have a harmonious relationship. The parents-in-law are not the kind of people who would bully others. The output from the land is enough for the whole family, and she can go to the city to sell snacks to supplement the family income. Her life is so comfortable.

There was a maid in their village who worked in a wealthy family. She had heard a lot about the fights in the backyard that led to people dying. Compared with staying alive, what did a little hardship matter?
Ning Yan hugged her sister-in-law's arm and said innocently, "I know that sister-in-law said this for my own good. I will listen to her."

But when Marquis Zhennan came to propose marriage, would their family dare to refuse?
My sister-in-law has good intentions, but her ideas are still a little simple.

The eldest sister-in-law was satisfied, touched Ning Yan's hair and praised her, "It's good that you know it. You are the youngest and the most innocent in the family. I am really afraid that you will be deceived by some pervert one day.

You didn’t even eat the food I bought for you at noon, so I’ll cook for you right now.”

She was looking for her little sister so hard that her bun accidentally fell and she didn't get to eat it. She was really hungry now.

Thinking of those four buns, she felt sorry for them. She had wasted several copper coins.

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After returning home, Marquis Zhennan went straight to Shou'an Hall where the old lady was.

"Mother, my son wants to get married!"

The old lady was drinking tea and was surprised when she heard this: "What? Who are you going to marry?"

"Ning Yan, a girl from Ningjia Village in the suburbs of Beijing."

"Village girl? Are you crazy? I don't agree!"

Han Yongjin, who was originally very happy, suddenly showed displeasure, "I said I want to get married, not to discuss it with mother, just to inform her. I have already decided that Ning Yan is my wife, and it is useless for anyone to stop me."

The old lady was so angry that she covered her chest. "You, say that again? I, I worked so hard to raise you, and in the end you are disobedient and unfilial?"

Han Yongjin was puzzled, "Is it disobedient and unfilial for me to want to marry the woman I like?"

The old lady was also afraid of ruining her relationship with her son, so she changed her tone after just a moment, "Son, this is for your own good. Your father passed away early..." blah blah blah... She kept talking about how difficult it was for the old lady to raise her son alone, and if it hadn't been for the help from her mother's family, it's hard to say whether they mother and son could still be alive today.

If his son wants to marry, he can only marry his cousin Chu Yingying, otherwise he would be letting down his uncle's family!

Han Yongjin didn't understand. He got the title of Marquis of Zhennan by defeating the Kingdom of Nanlin. What did it have to do with his maternal family?
Yes, their family did fall into poverty after their father died on the battlefield, but they and their mother had no worries about food and clothing, so why did they need help from their maternal family to survive?

"So, mother, do you want our Han family to have no descendants?"

The old lady, who was thinking about how to change her son's mind, stopped talking and asked, "What did you say?"

"I said, I will marry Ning Yan. If mother disagrees, forget it. I will apply to go to the border tomorrow and never return to the capital!"

The old lady pointed at her son's face and said, "You, you, are you trying to piss me off to death?"

She had waited so long for her son to come back from the battlefield. She was really afraid that he would go to fight again. Now that her son had been conferred a title of nobility by the emperor, she had no other wishes but that he would be well and give her a big fat boy soon!

If her son really never came back and refused to marry, how would she face the ancestors of the Han family?

"I promise!"

Han Yongjin:!

Things in this world are always like this, either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind prevails over the east wind!
When you are strong, she is weak; when you are weak, she is strong!
"However, I have conditions."

Han Yongjin: ...His mother is particularly good at making him half happy!
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Three days later, Han Yongjin asked a matchmaker to bring betrothal gifts and go to Ningjia Village to propose marriage.

That really shocked the entire Ning family.

Marquis Zhennan, not only has a high status, but he is also the most trusted and favored minister of the current emperor. Yet he came to their house to ask to marry their daughter (younger sister) aunt?
This doesn't sound credible!
Could it be that Marquis Zhennan wanted to trick their little sister into becoming his concubine?
Father Ning, who was almost fifty, trembled as he confirmed with the matchmaker again: "The Marquis of Zhennan wants to marry my daughter as his principal wife, right?"

The matchmaker patiently said cheerfully: "Oh, old man, don't doubt it, this is true, the Marquis of Zhennan wants to marry your daughter as his legal wife! I am the official matchmaker, how can I lie to you?
This is the best marriage in the world. The Marquis of Zhennan holds a high position, is upright, dignified, and brave. If your daughter marries him, she will enjoy happiness!"

Father Ning glanced at the Marquis of Zhennan, who was sitting there with a smile on his face but still gave him an infinite sense of oppression. Finally, he decided, "I, I still have to ask my daughter's opinion. If she agrees, our family has no objection. If she disagrees..." He didn't dare to say the rest, but everyone understood what he meant.

Han Yongjin was very confident in himself. He smiled and said, "Go ahead and ask. We'll be waiting here."

Father Ning went to his daughter's room with shaking legs and trying to remain calm. Their house was small and there was no proper room to receive guests, so when guests came, they could only stay in the room of the old couple.

But now there is no time for anything else.

At this moment, all the family members except Ning's father gathered in Ning Yan's room.

As soon as Father Ning said this, Ning Yan nodded, "Dad, I heard what you just said. I will marry you."

The three sisters-in-law and Ning’s mother: ...No, we just agreed to it, why did the child agree to it?
"Dad, do you think the Marquis of Zhennan would allow our family to refuse?"

Everyone in the Ning family: ...

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(End of this chapter)