Shi Jingyang understood what Ning Yu was referring to, but he didn't want to explain too much, so he said, "Yingzhe, don't worry about anything else. I will make arrangements. Besides, A Wei and I are engaged."
Ning Yu sat up straight, stared at Shi Jingyang and said, "Qing'an, hasn't that engagement been canceled? Grandma came to the door to cancel it in person."
Shi Jingyang said: "Yingzhe, this engagement was made by my grandfather and my grandfather together. If they want to cancel the engagement, it should be done by the two of them. No one else has the right to cancel the engagement."
"Qing'an, you...this is a bit unreasonable." Ning Yu said.
Shi Jingyang glanced at Ning Yu and asked, "Why are you being unreasonable? What I said is not the truth?" After saying that, he walked out.
Ning Yu saw him and asked, "Qing'an, where are you going?"
Shi Jingyang said: "I have something to do, so I'll take the first step."
Ning Yu stood up and said to Shi Jingyang: "Qing'an, you have to think twice and don't act recklessly."
Shi Jingyang looked back at Ning Yu and gave him a reassuring look, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Shi Jingyang came out of Qi Mansion, got into the car, and told Qingshan: "Go and ask where Ah Wei is now?"
Qingshan replied: "Master, no need to ask, I just saw Qiao Fei and Qiao Shi in Qi Mansion, and Miss Ning was in Qi Mansion."
Shi Jingyang said: "Have someone notify Hu Rui that Ah Wei will come out from Qi Mansion soon and ask her to take Ah Wei to Sanpinxuan in Yujie North to see me."
After receiving the order, Qingshan turned around and snapped his fingers. Then, Qiao San quickly came over and walked to the carriage inadvertently to listen to Qingshan's instructions.
After Qiao San left, Qingshan asked: "Master, shall we go to Sanpinxuan now?"
"Go back home first." Shi Jingyang said calmly.
Ah Wei came over to accompany Zhang Zhu and didn't leave so quickly. He had to go back to his house first and get the marriage contract in his hands.
Qingshan leaned forward and said: "Okay, sit down now, let's set off."
Shi Jingyang's car drove to the gate of the Hou Mansion and met Mrs. Hou who was out.
Qingshan stopped the car and said, "Sir, this is my wife's car."
When Qingshan heard that it was his mother's car, he got out of the car, bowed to Mrs. Hou and said, "Hello, mother."
Mrs. Hou lifted the curtain, looked at Shi Jingyang through the car window, and asked with some surprise: "Didn't Brother Le go to Qi Mansion? Why are you back?"
Shi Jingyang leaned forward and said, "There are some things that need to be dealt with, so I came back first. Where is mother going?"
Ever since her son came to the East Palace as consul, Mrs. Hou was very sensible and did not ask what Shi Jingyang was busy with. She only said: "Your aunt asked me to go to Qi Mansion today, and I am about to go there."
Shi Jingyang stepped aside, bowed and said, "Son, don't delay your mother anymore. Mother, please go slowly!"
Mrs. Hou nodded, lowered the curtains, and the coachman drove away.
Shi Jingyang waited for Madam Hou's car to drive away before walking towards the house. He asked his servant, "Is father out?"
The servant leaned forward and replied: "Come back to me, Master, the Marquis has not gone out yet, so he will be in Lanyuan."
Shi Jingyang heard this and went straight to Lanyuan.
After hearing the servant's request for an audience with his son, the Marquis ordered: "Please come in."
Shi Jingyang entered the study and bowed to the Marquis behind the desk.
Mr. Hou put down the pen in his hand, looked up at Shi Jingyang, pointed to the chair opposite the desk and said: "Sit!"
Shi Jingyang bowed and thanked him, then walked over and sat down.
The Marquis looked at Shi Jingyang and said, "You came just in time. I have something to ask you for."
After hearing what the Marquis said, Shi Jingyang swallowed the words on his lips. Sitting upright, he looked at the Marquis and asked, "Excuse me, father, what's the matter?"
When the Marquis was about to speak, the servant came in with tea.
The Marquis waited for the boy to serve him tea and said, "Step back and don't let anyone come in and disturb you."
The boy bowed down and left the house.
The Marquis watched the boy close the door and looked back at Shi Jingyang. He said, "Deputy Envoy Liu of the Privy Council wants to transfer Xu Guanjie to Zheng Peijun's team."
Zheng Peijun is the general of the second battalion of the three major camps in Gyeonggi Province. He and Liu Zhongxue are close friends.
Shi Jingyang frowned slightly, "Is he trying to rob someone openly?"
The Marquis nodded, "That's what I mean. Now, Deputy Ambassador Liu is in charge of the promotion of people in the military camp. We really have nothing to say."
Shi Jingyang thought for a while and asked: "Transfer the order?"
The Marquis shook his head and said, "That hasn't happened yet. However, Deputy Ambassador Liu had already met with Xu Guanjie yesterday for a meeting. As for what was discussed, we still don't know. But we can't let them snatch this person away. We have to find a way to stop him.
This issue."
Shi Jingyang thought for a while and said, "Father, find a way to meet the emperor, talk about Qiu Xiang, and see if it is possible for the emperor to transfer Xu Guanjie to the imperial palace as a bodyguard."
Who dares to snatch the person the emperor calls for?
The Marquis's eyes lit up, "This is a way, I will enter the palace later. By the way, why are you looking for me?"
Shi Jingyang said: "Is the marriage contract between grandfather and Ning Mansion with father?"
The Marquis was stunned and asked, "Why are you looking for that engagement? Your mother took that engagement away."
"When did mother take it away?" Shi Jingyang asked.
The Marquis looked at his somewhat anxious son and said, "The day after Mrs. Qian broke off the engagement, your mother-in-law took away the engagement contract."
Shi Jingyang stood up in despair, "My son understands. Thank you very much, father. My son has something else to do, so I'll leave first."
The Marquis raised his hand and shouted: "Wait a minute."
Shi Jingyang raised his head and looked at Mr. Hou, "Father, is there anything else?"
The Marquis asked with concern: "How come you are asking about the engagement? Are you attracted to the girl from the Ning family? Are you planning to discuss marriage?"
Shi Jingyang did not deny it, nodded and said: "Returning to father, yes, I want to propose a marriage!"
The Marquis knew very well how much his wife hoped that his son would marry her niece Wu Mingyi, so much so that everyone in the Duke Chengguo's family had long regarded his son as a prospective son-in-law.
"Your mother doesn't know about this, right?" Mr. Hou asked.
Shi Jingyang shook his head, "I don't know, my son hasn't mentioned this matter to his mother yet."
The Marquis made a serious face and said solemnly: "Nonsense, marriage has always been the order of the parents. How can the matchmaker's words mean that the marriage will be private for life?"
Shi Jingyang said: "Father, the marriage between the Hou Mansion and the Ning Mansion was arranged by my grandfather and the old man of the Ning family.
The father was aware of this matter, and it was not that his son had a private life-long contract with Miss Ning.
It is true that Mrs. Qian came to cancel the marriage because Mrs. Qian was simple and unpretentious and not greedy for vanity. This was because Mrs. Qian was noble and upright.
My father taught his son from an early age that he should be upright and honest and keep his word.
My son doesn't know why his grandfather made this marriage arrangement with Mr. Ning. Since we made a promise, we should keep our word.
We are not happy just because Mrs. Qian comes to cancel the engagement. This makes us look very unkind."
The Marquis was silent for a moment and said, "Why didn't you express your position when Mrs. Qian came to visit?"
