Zhang Yanling trembled with fright, looked at Xu Yande's angry eyes, and whispered: "Brother, if you have something to say, please speak it out."
"Talk about it! I think you are tired of living. How dare you play tricks on me, Duke Dingguo? You agreed to have a wedding this spring, but now you are just hiding your head and acting like a turtle. The queen and the queen have not come out to speak, and neither has your eldest brother."
Come to the door. What does this mean?" Xu Yande said angrily.
"A few days ago, I saw the British Duke and asked him. He said that it was true that he was a matchmaker, but he had to be invited by the Zhang family to come and choose a date. I finally understood. Do you want to regret your marriage? Hmm? Yes.
Don't you think that my sister has a bad temper and has regretted it? I can tell you Zhang Yanling, this marriage is now known to everyone. If you regret the marriage and make my Duke Dingguo lose face, I don't care who you are, I will never spare you. You
You'd better think it over for me."
Xu Yande's saliva sprayed all over Zhang Yanling's face. After talking about it, he actually had the tendency to reach out and touch the handle of the knife at his waist.
Zhang Yanling realized after listening to his rants that this was the purpose of Xu Yande's visit. It was already March. When Nacai had agreed to marry Xu Wanyi this spring, it might be mid-March.
There was still no movement, and everyone in the Xu family felt a little strange. In addition, they had refused invitations several times, which made them feel that they had regretted it because they disliked Xu Wanyi's weird temper. Only then did Xu Yande come to block him, asking for an explanation.
After understanding this, Zhang Yanling breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Xu Wanyi knew what was good and what was good. After bullying her like that last time, she could hold back, which was unexpected. In fact, after the spanking and forced kissing incident,
, Zhang Yanling regretted her impulse. After all, that kind of behavior was very unbearable and was not something a man should do. It was just that Xu Wan was so angry at that time that she actually threatened herself with Tan Ruqing's safety, so she couldn't bear it.
He violated her. But actually doing that was somewhat disgraceful.
Zhang Yanling's attitude towards Xu Wanyi was that he thought that since both parties were just a marriage of interests, there was no need to break up. It would be better if the two sides did not interfere with each other and kept a distance. At least treat it as normal.
Get along with friends and don't conflict with each other. This way everyone will have an easier time. But if I insult her like that, I am afraid that Xu Wanyi will be hostile in the future. This is not my original intention.
As for the matter of getting married, Zhang Yanling actually did not forget it, and Axiu actually mentioned it several times. But he really didn’t want to fall into this embarrassing marriage so quickly, so he chose to ignore it and delay it. Empress Zhang experienced that
I'm afraid she still hasn't recovered from the incident, so she probably didn't think of it or mention it for a while. It was even more impossible for her eldest brother Zhang Heling to urge her to get married. So Zhang Yanling kept pretending to be confused and suffered for a while.
Zhang Yanling always felt that if she got married, she might lose Tan Ruqing forever. After the weather got warmer, Zhang Yanling sent people to the Tan family mansion almost every day to inquire about the news and see if Tan Ruqing had come back. Now it has been
It was almost mid-March and Tan Ruqing still had not returned to the capital. Zhang Yanling thought that even if she married Xu Wanyi, she would at least wait until Tan Ruqing came back and meet her one last time to make things clear. This was also a sign of respect for Tan Ruqing.
Respect this relationship.
But now that Xu Yande has come to question him, Zhang Yanling has no choice but to face it.
"Oh, so that's what happened. Brother, you misunderstood. How could I regret my marriage? Am I, Zhang Yanling, that kind of person? Wanyi, I have always wanted to marry a woman, and I can't wait to marry her as soon as possible.
Pass. Don’t get me wrong." Zhang Yanling said hurriedly.
"Then why don't you invite the British father-in-law to come to my house to ask for marriage?" Xu Yande softened his tone after hearing what Zhang Yanling said, and asked with a glare.
Zhang Yanling sighed and her mind was racing, thinking of reasons. "Hey, this... of course there is a reason. I'm a little embarrassed to say it."
"What are you ashamed to say? Could it be that you got some disease from messing around outside? Zhang Yanling, if you get those nasty diseases, don't even think about marrying my sister, you will hurt her. Go get treatment quickly. I know a man
Old doctor, this treatment is very effective..." Xu Yande suddenly shut up, feeling as if he had exposed his secret.
Zhang Yanling looked at Xu Yande with a strange expression. Xu Yande said hurriedly: "Don't think nonsense, I didn't say I had that disease."
Zhang Yanling thought: All you need is a loudspeaker to shout on the street.
"Brother, what are you thinking? I don't have that disease. I know that my brother is clean and tidy, so he won't get that disease. My unspeakable secret is actually... Hey, I've been... short of money recently, yes... I'm short of money.
I'm trying to find a way to raise money for the wedding." Zhang Yanling finally thought of a reasonable reason.
"Lack of money?" Xu Yande frowned.
"That's right. You also know that my Zhang family's family is not that rich, and it cannot be compared with your Duke's family. Before that, my family's expenses depended entirely on the income from Xishan Manor, and I didn't have much savings over the years. Last year, there was another
I spent a lot of money to buy a new manor, but I haven't seen the money back yet. After a few times of doing this, there isn't much money left in the account. Wanyi is the princess, and your Duke's mansion is prestigious in my Ming Dynasty.
Hey, I am also a state uncle myself, so I can’t have this wedding be too shabby for people to talk about behind my back, right? So I thought about raising some money to make it a decent one. That’s why I didn’t propose marriage. Hey,
Unexpectedly, my brother misunderstood me." Zhang Yanling sighed.
"So that's it." Xu Yande said with a frown. Most of his anger was gone.
"Of course the wedding can't be too shabby. The princess of Dingguo's mansion is getting married. It's no small matter, and we can't be laughed at. But, according to what you said, I'm afraid it won't be possible to get money for a while. Do you have to wait until
Will it be done after the rent is collected in the autumn?" Xu Yande said.
Zhang Yanling said: "I was thinking, I still have some grain stored at home and sell it to get some money. I also have some antiques, calligraphy and paintings at home and sell them to raise some money. If it still doesn't work, I can only borrow money from loan sharks."
Xu Yande said angrily: "You can't imagine borrowing money at usury? If it spreads, it will make people laugh. I, the noble princess of the Duke's Mansion, married you, the Marquis of Jianchang, but I have to borrow money at usury? You, the Zhang family, must collect some money."
Can’t you even get it together? Your brother Shouning Hou’s family is well-off, why don’t you help him?”
Zhang Yanling smiled bitterly and said: "Last year, when I bought the land in Baodi, most of the money was provided by my eldest brother. More than 100,000 taels of silver were thrown in. He even took out my sister-in-law's dowry money. How could he still have any money left?"
Xu Yande said: "What about the Queen? She won't be short of money, right?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Queen? Brother, don't be joking. Your Majesty is such a frugal person, and the expenses in the palace are all fixed. How can my second sister have much money? Furthermore, during the snowstorm last year, in order to help me, my second sister went to the imperial palace.
The horse warden's warehouse mobilized tent supplies and other supplies for my emergency. In order to prevent others from gossiping, the queen used her savings for many years to fill the hole. Do I still have the nerve to reach out to her now? There is nothing she can do if I reach out my hand."
Xu Yande nodded slightly. Speaking of which, although the Queen's move helped Zhang Yanling, the entire Xungui Group actually benefited. This material expense should actually be borne by the Xungui Group. The Zhang family did not ask for it, and everyone pretended to be confused.
.But in this case, the Zhang family must have spent a lot of money to repair the holes.