Since hearing what Aunt Han said last time, Mrs. Hou thought about it for a long time, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that what Aunt Han said was reasonable.
The son's heart is not with Sister Yi. If the two of them are forced to be together, how aggrieved will the son be?
"But, how do you explain it to Duke Chengguo?"
Everyone in Duke Chengguo's palace had long regarded Shi Jingyang and Wu Mingyi as a couple.
Mrs. Hou was about to reply when she looked up and saw Shi Jingyang at the door. She swallowed her words and called instead: "Brother Le is here."
Shi Jingyang stepped into the house, greeted his parents, and said bluntly, "Mother, is grandma giving you a hard time?"
Mrs. Hou did not hide anything and briefly told the affairs of Chengguo Duke's Mansion.
The Marquis looked at Shi Jingyang and said, "Brother Le, your grandmother's words have been very clear. What do you think we should do about this matter?"
Thinking of Mrs. Cui relying on her old age and selling her old age, being so unreasonable, Shi Jingyang felt a flash of disgust in his heart.
In order not to make his mother sad, Shi Jingyang thought for a while and said, "Since grandma said so, let's slow down the matter of going to the Ning family to propose marriage first, so as not to intensify the conflict.
However, this is just a delaying tactic, as I said again, I will not marry Yi'er.
Father, I will go to the military camp tomorrow. There are some things that need to be arranged, so I will go and get busy first."
After saying that, Shi Jingyang bowed to say goodbye to Mr. Hou and Mrs. Hou.
Looking at her son's lonely back, Mrs. Hou felt very uncomfortable.
Her son had an indifferent temperament. From childhood to adulthood, he never asked her for anything. Finally, he met someone he liked, but she couldn't get what he wanted.
Mrs. Hou wiped the corners of her eyes and turned to Mr. Hou: "Master, Brother Le's marriage is a matter for our Weiyuan Hou Mansion. We don't need to care about other people's opinions. I have invited a matchmaker and will go to Ning's house tomorrow.
Propose marriage."
Mr. Hou patted Mrs. Hou on the shoulder and said in a gentle voice, "Madam, don't be anxious. Please listen to Brother Le and take your time on this matter."
My mother-in-law's temperament means that she knows that the old man can't bear to be anxious. If she is made anxious, something might happen.
Let's take it slow for now, Brother Le is working under the prince.
There is a lot involved in this, and the empress and the prince will not stand idly by, so we can just watch."
Mrs. Hou asked: "What if mother attacks that girl from the Ning family? We will also watch?"
The Marquis pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Don't worry, if that girl can catch Brother Le's eyes, Brother Le can protect her."
The Marquis has full confidence in his son's means and abilities.
It’s not that he looked down on his mother-in-law, but the two heroes from Lingnan fell into Brother Le’s hands, so what did the little tricks of his mother-in-law mean?
After hearing what Mr. Hou said, Mrs. Hou felt a lot more at ease.
Shi Jingyang returned to Yayuan and ordered as he walked in: "Get the car ready, I want to go out."
Qingshan bowed down and turned around to give the order.
Shi Jingyang changed his clothes and came out. Qingshan had already parked the car at the entrance of the courtyard.
After Shi Jingyang got in the car, Qingshan put away the footstool and drove to the door, "Master, where are we going?"
Shi Jingyang said: "Go to Mingyuan."
In Mingyuan, the family had just sat down in the dining room when Changxing hurriedly walked in and said: "Old madam, the Crown Prince of Weiyuan is here to visit."
Everyone in the room was shocked. Madam Qian stood up and went out to greet her, saying, "Please come in, and I'll greet you."
When Ning Yu came back, he told her what Shi Jingyang said in Qi Mansion. Mrs. Qian was very happy when she heard it.
Mrs. Qian saw everything Shi Jingyang did for their family these days.
The more she watched, the more she liked it, and the more she watched, the more she regretted that she should not have listened to Ning Wei and called off the marriage.
In Mrs. Qian's opinion, it is difficult to find another person like Shi Jingyang in this world who thinks about Ning Wei in everything.
Mrs. Qian stood up and went out to welcome him, and the rest of the people also got up and went out to welcome him.
Ning Wei stayed with Mrs. Qian, supporting Mrs. Qian and tensing up nervously. She couldn't understand why Shi Jingyang came to the door at this time.
According to Beijing's rules, marriage proposals are usually made in the morning, as it is important to do good things as early as possible.
This is what I ordered for dinner, I shouldn’t be here to propose marriage.
The group of people arrived at the door and saw Shi Jingyang walking over with Qingshan Qingping. Except for the three of them, no one else was seen, and Ning Wei's doubts became even more serious.
Shi Jingyang first handed it to Mrs. Qian, and Mrs. Jiang greeted her as a gift.
After some pleasantries, Mrs. Qian said: "Your Majesty, we are planning to have dinner. I wonder if your Majesty has eaten yet? If not, we might as well come together."
Shi Jingyang was not polite, leaned forward and said, "Then I'm bothering you."
Mrs. Qian said with a smile: "You are talking about nagging, it's just a simple meal."
With that said, Mrs. Qian politely allowed Shi Jingyang to walk to the dining room.
Shi Jingyang walked to Mrs. Qian's right side, and Ning Wei accompanied Mrs. Qian on the left and right.
Ning Yu walked beside Shi Jingyang. Shi Jingyang slowed down, turned sideways and asked softly: "Yingzhe, have you told the old lady?"
Ning Yu raised his eyebrows at him, gave him a reassuring look, and said softly: "I said it."
Shi Jingyang looked at Ning Yu gratefully, "Thank you!"
When everyone entered the dining room, Yue Niang had already asked someone to add a pair of bowls and chopsticks.
On Shi Jingyang's left was Mrs. Qian, on his right was Ning Yu, and Ning Wei sat next to Mrs. Jiang.
After the meal, everyone went aside to drink tea and talk.
After talking about family matters for a while, Shi Jingyang changed the topic to the main topic, "Old madam, Yingzhe has already explained to you what I mean. I want to ask to marry Ah Wei as my wife.
It was originally planned to invite a matchmaker to propose marriage in the past two days. However, things have been troublesome. As soon as I returned home, I received an order from my superiors asking me to report to the Gyeonggi Camp tomorrow.
The matter of proposing marriage has to be postponed for a while, and I ask the old lady for your forgiveness."
Is it too coincidental that I received the mission at this point?
Mrs. Qian's heart skipped a beat and she asked worriedly, "Your Majesty, are you really on official business? Or is it that the Marquis is dissatisfied with this marriage? That's why he was transferred out."
It's no wonder that Mrs. Qian thinks too much. There is a huge disparity in family status between the two families. It is understandable that Mr. Hou and Mrs. Hou do not agree with this marriage.
Shi Jingyang hurriedly explained: "Old madam, I really have official business, so I have to postpone the marriage proposal.
Yingzhe knows that in our house, the wishes of the children are the main factor in marriage matters, and parents will not interfere. Yingzhe, right?"
Shi Jingyang said, dragging Ning Yu down to testify for him.
Ning Yu was pulled into the water, nodded and said, "I heard Mrs. Hou say this before in the Hou Mansion."
Mrs. Qian asked: "How long does the prince plan to postpone it?"
Shi Jingyang thought for a while and said: "The earliest will be the end of the year, and the latest will be after the martial arts competition at the beginning of the year. If the old lady is worried, how about I go back and ask my mother to come over for a visit?"
Mrs. Qian hurriedly waved her hands, "That's not necessary. Since the prince is busy with official duties, he should be busy with official matters first. The matter of discussing the marriage will be postponed for a while."
