Yuan Qingling was very surprised, "Xu Yi, you should ask your mother to come forward in this matter. How can I help you propose marriage?"
Xu Yi said: "Yes, Crown Princess, although the minister is now an official, he is still a minister under the Crown Prince. You are my master. It is okay for you to propose marriage with me."
"But..." Yuan Qingling remembered what Lao Wu said about his family, and asked tentatively: "Is it inconvenient for your mother to come forward? Have you told them about your appointment?"
Xu Yi hesitated for a moment, "I went back and didn't talk about it yet. They just talked about the marriage proposal. What they meant was that Wei Chen was a little... some thought was too beautiful. My mother thought it would be better to come to propose marriage.
I am not willing to be humiliated."
Seeing his hesitation, Yuan Qingling felt that his mother's original words may not have meant that he was thinking too well, but she might have said something like a toad wanting to eat swan meat.
"Xu Yi, I don't know if it's against the rules for me to propose marriage. Can I ask Mr. Tang first?" Yuan Qing Ling said.
Xu Yi thought that Yuan Qingling was unwilling to come forward, so he hurriedly said: "Prince Concubine, don't worry, the gifts bought for the marriage proposal, the matchmaker's money, and the red envelopes distributed will all be paid by Wei Chen, and the Crown Princess will never be asked to contribute a penny."
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Yuan Qing Ling looked at him in surprise and explained: "Xu Yi, that's not what I meant. I'm not stingy with money. It's just that I know that marriage is about the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. You have parents here. If you propose marriage,
I'm afraid that the elders in the family don't come forward when the time comes. I'm afraid that the old lady thinks you don't respect me enough. After all, the ordinary family may just ask a matchmaker to ask. The Yuan family has rules. It's a big family, so we have to follow their rules.
Yes or no?"
Xu Yi lowered his head, "Then...you ask Mr. Tang first. Actually, I don't know how to handle these rules myself. As you said, if the old lady thinks I don't respect you enough, I won't do it."
alright."
Yuan Qingling nodded and said gently: "Okay, I'll talk to Master Tang right away. Don't worry, we will always have a way to help you get it done."
"Thank you, Princess!" Xu Yi looked at her moved, but there were also some unspeakable emotions in his eyes.
In Yuan Qingling's previous view, Xu Yi was a simple and transparent creature. He could see everything at a glance and couldn't hide things in his heart. Anything big as a needle's eye would fill the mansion with noise.
But now he has something on his mind.
She asked Man'er to invite Tang Yang over and told him Xu Yi's request.
After hearing this, Tang Yang was silent for a moment and said: "Actually, what should I say? Judging from his status, even if Xu Yi is now an official, he is not in the right family. Wei Chen doesn't know much about him and his family, but
I also heard a little bit that his father was a seventh-grade official with a small salary, and his stepmother liked to show off her appearance, but was not very capable and spent a lot of money. Xu Yi took all the money he had earned over the years to his family. I heard a while ago.
His second brother wanted to get married, so he asked Xu Yi to move his room out, saying that it was not enough room. So, strictly speaking, Xu Yi didn't have a family now. Did he still have to live in the palace after marrying a wife?
Even if Ah Si is willing, can the Yuan family agree? When Xu Yi proposed marriage to Ah Si, he probably didn't expect such a long-term outcome."
Yuan Qingling didn't expect the situation in the Xu family to be like this. She frowned, "Don't talk about him, I didn't expect it to be so long-term. After getting married, you still need a wedding room. You can't let the Yuan family leave this house, otherwise Xu will do it in the future."
How can you hold your head high when you are in the Yuan family?"
Tang Yang continued: "Also, she asked you to propose marriage. It's not impossible. It's just that he has parents here, so he has to ask for their permission. You rashly brought a matchmaker, which seems a bit disrespectful to the Yuan family.
There is indeed something unjustifiable about Xu Yi’s parents.”
Yuan Qingling also knew this truth, but it was really confusing, "What do you think we should do?"
"Two things. First, buy a house. Second, if his parents really don't come forward, you can ask for their consent and you can come forward to see if this is okay."
Yuan Qingling nodded and sighed, "In fact, I told Lao Wu about Xu Yi's marriage a few days ago, and it's rare that he and Ah Si have such interest in each other. It would be best if they could get together. I will talk to you about this house.
Lao Wu discussed it, and then asked his nanny to go to the Xu family and ask Mr. Xu what he wanted. If Mr. Xu doesn't object, I will be the one to take part in the matter. I'll ask Aunt Xi to find out what gifts he wants to prepare.
Find a matchmaker to guarantee the match, and that will be fine."
"If you go, then you don't need to find a matchmaker, you can be the matchmaker." Tang Yang said, doing some calculations in his mind, "Buy a house with a standard that is not unreasonable, and is close to the palace."
I'm afraid it won't be cheap, as the houses around here are extremely expensive."