Ke Shi nodded, "Even mom has her own ideas, and she really has to rely on you to help her come up with ideas on weekdays!"
Lian's mother is steady in her work, and now she can't live without Lian's mother even more. She has to ask Lian's mother for advice on everything.
"Isn't this the duty of a slave? Besides, my wife is pregnant, so how can I do any work? It's my duty for a slave to share your worries!"
Even my mother doesn't dare to take credit. She knows my wife's temperament best. Now this is just a reflection, but if she really agreed, my wife would feel uncomfortable.
"Well! With Lian's mother by my side, I feel much more at ease." There was a smile on Ke's face, and Lian's mother couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this.
"This is a marriage granted by the emperor. How can anyone else do anything about it? Let him see what kind of marriage his good daughter has said, hum!"
I have to say that apart from the loss of face in the capital, this incident really made Ke Shi feel relieved.
"Father, what do you mean by the emperor's marriage grant?" The Yao brothers and the old Duke gathered in the study room to talk about the emperor's marriage grant today.
Seeing this, the old Duke leaned back while sitting behind the desk, "How do you teach me as a father, and why are you so uncontrollable?"
Seeing that her old father was not in a hurry at all and still looked calm and composed, Yao Qinglan suddenly became angry.
"Sir! We've got the news. Today, it's not just us and the Gu family who are receiving the imperial edict, but also the Mansion of Mr. Li, the Minister of Taichang Temple, and the Mansion of Anhehou."
The old Duke's entourage quickly entered the study, and as soon as he entered the room, he couldn't wait to speak.
"Oh? Are these two families also because of the marriage grant?"
The old Duke's eyes were shining brightly. Since there were other two families, Princess Jing must be in one of them.
Which house could it be? The old Duke felt that it could not be the Anhe Hou Mansion, because his eldest daughter did not have a marriageable eldest daughter.
"Indeed! The legitimate daughter of the second wife of the Anhe Hou Mansion was betrothed to Prince Jing as a side concubine, while Master Li's legitimate daughter was the principal concubine."
The old man touched his beard with his hand, and then said, "Interesting!"
"Father, isn't this Li Wei from the Xia Qing lineage? It's really strange that the emperor gave his legitimate daughter to Prince Jing." Yao Qingcheng couldn't hold himself back and asked first.
"Why not? Is Li Wei's legitimate daughter not worthy of Prince Jing?" After the old Duke replied, he sat down and thought deeply.
Yao Qingcheng was speechless when asked, "Yes! Isn't it unworthy? The identity does match!"
"But" Yao Qingcheng suddenly remembered something, and before he could ask again, his father spoke again.
"The emperor's move is very meaningful! The establishment of a crown prince is definitely a move that is beneficial to the court and the people! Haha!" The old Duke laughed, very heartily.
Xia Qing! You have been making all the changes in the court for so many years. It’s time for you to have a taste of being restrained.
Several people looked at each other, and they didn't understand what the old man was laughing at.
Yao Qingcheng and the others were confused by the laughter of their old father, but he suddenly thought of his daughter who was given a marriage, and he couldn't help but feel secretly happy.
"Father! What about the marriage between the second and third girls? Let's not talk about the second girl, but it's such a pity for the third girl. Gu Chengyu is only a fifth-grade girl. This time he wasted a good opportunity to marry into a noble family!
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Yao Qinglan's face turned pale when he heard what his second brother said. One was a concubine of the second rank, and the other was Yiren, a fifth-rank concubine. But that Yiren was his own daughter, which made his face really dull.
"Do you think the third girl has been wronged by being betrothed to Gu Chengyu?" The old man raised his eyes and looked at his three sons, his expression dark and unclear.
The boss has mediocre abilities, but he is very thoughtful. He is also a bit stubborn and sometimes does not listen to advice at all.
The second child likes to be different from his eldest brother, thinking that his eldest brother was born a few years before him, so he took advantage and was able to inherit the title.
Moreover, the second child thinks that his elder brother is not as capable as him, so he is always aggrieved.
On weekdays, the second daughter-in-law always quarrels with the eldest daughter-in-law over trivial matters, and there is also the connivance of the second child in this.
As for the third child, the old Duke sighed. Looking at this taciturn bastard, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart.
If it hadn't been for his old wife, the third child wouldn't have been able to still take care of the household affairs at this age.
After thinking about it, although the third child was a concubine, he was far more talented than the eldest brother and the others, and his temperament was more stable.
It's all because of his own selfishness that the third child has wasted all these years.
In recent years, the eldest and second eldest sons have also gotten up, so there is no need for the third eldest son to be humble anymore. It is time for the third eldest son to also enter the official career.
If the third child can stand up, then the Duke's mansion will prosper.
It's impossible to just rely on the boss. The boss will only focus on the title.
But if it weren't for the fact that the eldest son couldn't stand up, how could he not give up the throne at this age? Aren't you afraid that the Duke's palace would be defeated by these sons?
He knew that the boss was very dissatisfied with him for still occupying the title in recent years. This could be guessed from his daily actions and words. The old Duke sighed deeply.
Yao Qingqi felt the old man's gaze, but did not raise his head. He was not surprised that the old man would ask him to come to the study to discuss it together. It was not because of the imperial edict, and he had to be there to receive the edict at that time.
It was probably just a matter of convenience to ask him to come over.
"Father, Gu Chengyu has no foundation after all. Who knows how far he can go in the future?" Yao Qinglan frowned and replied.
Yao Qingcheng said nothing, but judging from his expression, he was probably thinking the same thing as his elder brother.
"Third son, what do you think?" Liang Zhirui ignored the eldest son's words and turned his attention to Yao Qingqi.
Yao Qingqi was stunned. He raised his eyes and looked at the old Duke. He was surprised that his father suddenly asked him for his opinion.
The expressions on Yao Qinglan's and the others' expressions immediately became very subtle. The two of them looked at each other, and their hearts suddenly trembled.
"Since the imperial edict has been issued, we have to be willing even if we don't want to. Is it necessary to think so much?"
Yao Qingqi replied indifferently and stopped talking.
"Third son, my father knows that you are still concentrating on your studies these years. I think you were still a second-ranked Jinshi at that time. It was my father who delayed you."
The old Duke suddenly lamented, his eyes filled with guilt.
As soon as these words came out, the three people had different expressions.
Yao Qingqi didn't expect his father to be so abnormal today, but when he said this, there was naturally a trace of resentment on his face.
If my father hadn't taken advantage of the power of the old lady's family, how could he have sacrificed himself? It's a pity that he has accomplished nothing after so many years.
Although he was not in the top grade in the imperial examination back then, he was still a Jinshi. With his connections in the Duke's office, where could he find a vacancy?
But the old lady was jealous and intolerant of others. And because his father favored his aunt, he and her became a thorn in the old lady's side.