Yunxi suddenly remembered something again and said, "Xiyang is also sixteen this year. I remember that you and Yi'er were worried about Xiyang's marriage a few years ago. Has there been any result now?"
"Not yet." When Xiyao heard Yunxi mention this, she frowned: "During the Chinese New Year, Aunt Twelve and my concubine recommended her natal niece, but I later asked Aunt Twelve to take her to the palace to have a look. , I felt it was not suitable for Xi Yang, so I declined."
"In addition to her, my mother has also seen me a lot these days, but none of them are satisfied."
"Aunt Twelve's niece is Wu Zhong's daughter, right? Why, is she a bad person?" Yunxi asked.
"It's not bad, it's just that Xiyang himself has a bit of a tough temper, and the twelfth aunt's niece also seems to have a tough temper, so I don't think she's suitable for Xi Yang."
"Oh," Yunxi thought for a moment after listening to Xiyao's words, and then said, "I promise to give Xiyang a wife, how about it?"
"The woman your husband likes must be good, and both the concubine and her parents must be satisfied. I wonder which girl your Majesty has chosen?" Xiyao said with a smile.
"You should have seen Qitai's eldest daughter, her name seems to be Yan'er." Yunxi said.
'Qi Tai's daughter?' His wife did not take her into the palace anymore. Now I have a very weak impression of that little girl.
At this time, Xiyi, who was sitting on the other side of Yunxi, suddenly said: "Qitai's daughter? Is she the girl I met at the Lantern Festival during the Lantern Festival?"
"Yes, it's her." Yunxi suddenly understood. "During the Chinese New Year this year, you were still pregnant and did not leave the palace. I forgot that I took Xiyi out of the palace to see her." He said to Xiyao.
Xiyao didn't pay attention to what Yunxi said, and lowered her head to think back. "Is it the girl you mentioned who was saved by her father after you came back from the palace on the fourteenth day of the first lunar month?" she said to Xiyi.
"That's the girl." Xiyi replied.
Xiyao recalled what Xiyi said to her at that time. At that time, Xiyi praised Qitai's daughter. Not only her, but even Yunxi also said that Qitai's eldest daughter was well-educated. Marrying away is a huge advantage.
If Yunxi just said that, it might be a favor to that woman's face; but Xiyi also said so, Xiyao believed that she was indeed good.
Originally, since Yunxi had already spoken, she had no room for evasion; not to mention that this woman named Bian'er had a good family background and a good tutor. Xiyao would not refuse, and said with a smile: "She seems to be a good woman. Minister I would like to express my gratitude to my husband for being a good matchmaker on behalf of my concubine’s brother.”
"My husband will not act as a matchmaker himself." Yunxi smiled and said, "My husband has already found a very suitable matchmaker."
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The next day, March 19, Qitai, who had been busy all day, returned to his mansion from the Hubu Yamen in a sedan chair. Recently, Yunxi had made a lot of troubles. In addition to preparing food and grass in the northwest, he seemed to be doing something else. While making preparations, he and several other officials in charge of the Yamen in Beijing had a lot more work to do, and they were exhausted every day.
Moreover, when he visited the palace yesterday afternoon and this morning, he always felt that Yunxi seemed to be looking at or scrutinizing him, which made him very confused and made him even more tired.
Qi Tai was very puzzled: "Could it be that His Majesty wants to adjust my position again? But I didn't have any conflicts with anyone when I was in the Ministry of Household Affairs, let alone any mistakes. Where do you want to transfer me to? Sanqin? It's possible."
, but His Majesty made it clear a few days ago that he has no intention of letting Zhao Haode move.'
Qi Tai, who was puzzled, could only put down his thoughts and close his eyes in the sedan to relax. After a while, the sedan arrived at the mansion, and he got out of the sedan and walked into his mansion.
Yu Minyue came out to greet him as usual, and he also smiled and talked to his wife; several children in the family, including Qi Delong, the eldest son of his second brother Qi Jingzong, who had just come from his hometown, also came to say hello, and Qi Tai asked them one by one.
What did you do at home today?
After a while, Yu Minyue came over and said, "Ms. sir, the food is ready. Can we start dinner?"
Qi Tai was about to answer when suddenly his own doorman walked to the door of the living room and said to him: "Master, Mr. Chen from the Ministry of War is here."
"Brother Fuchu? What is he doing here?" Qi Tai was a little surprised and said, "Please come in quickly."
After a while, Chen Xingshan walked in, smiled at him and said, "Brother Shangli."
Although he was smiling, Qi Tai felt that his smile was a bit forced and felt strange. He saluted, "Brother Fuchu."
He added: "Brother Fu Chu, have you had your meal? It happens that my family is going to have a meal, so come together."
"I have something to do later, so I won't have dinner at Brother Shangli's house. I came here this time to talk to Brother Shangli about something," Chen Xingshan said.
Qi Tai observed his expression carefully and felt that it didn't look like a bad thing, but it didn't look like a good thing either. He was even more puzzled and said, "What on earth is going on?"
"This time I was entrusted by someone to propose marriage to Brother Shangli." Chen Xingshan said.
"Oh, whose young master is he?" Qi Tai said. "The person who can let Chen Xingshan be the matchmaker to propose marriage is an official of the third rank or above in Beijing, right? But a few days ago, my wife and I had already arranged the promising and third-rank officials in Beijing."
The children of the above-mentioned official families have looked through them all, but there is nothing suitable. It seems that they can only refuse.'
While he was thinking, he heard Chen Xingshan say: "It's Xue Xiyang, the second son of Xue Ning, the left governor of the Right Army Governor's Mansion."
When Yunxi was looking for a suitable matchmaker between Xue Ning and Qi Tai, the first person he thought of was Chen Xingshan. He had a good relationship with Qi Tai, and he also served as a judge in the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion and was also close to Xue Ning.
If it is ripe, it can be used as a matchmaker.
"Who?" Qitai suspected that he heard wrongly.
"Xue Xiyang, the second son of Xue Ning, the left governor of the Right Army Governor's Mansion." Chen Xingshan repeated it again.
Qi Tai stood up without any image, pointed his finger at Chen Xingshan and said: "How can you be a matchmaker between me and a military general? Are you still a scholar? I never agree!" He thought of many candidates for his son-in-law, but
He never considered marrying his daughter to a military commander.
Chen Xingshan's face changed a little when he said that, but he was not ashamed. He said: "Brother Shangli, the person I'm talking about is not a military commander, but a scholar.
Brother Yuan. Shangli, although you passed the Yingtianfu Township Examination to gain the title of Yuan, you still didn’t get the third grade of middle or high school."
"A literati?" Qi Tai was confused. Suddenly he remembered that he and his colleagues had discussed a few words yesterday about this year's Yingtianfuyuan test of Jie Yuan. The reason why they had discussed it several times was that, firstly, this person was even a small and medium-sized Sanyuan, and secondly,
yes……
"This person you are talking about is the younger brother of the current queen?" Qitai said tremblingly.
"That's it. And brother Shangli, let me tell you the truth. His Majesty asked me to be a matchmaker. You can't shirk this marriage." Chen Xingshan said.
Qitai fell into a chair and said nothing.
"Actually, Xue Xiyang is a good person and wants to make progress. Today I went to read his three exam papers and confirmed that his articles are also very good. So he is a very good son-in-law candidate. If not, I would not accept the offer.
This matter." Chen Xingshan said.
After a long time, Qi Tai came to his senses, straightened his clothes, and said to Chen Xingshan: "Brother Fuchu, I understand, you can go back."
Chen Xingshan stood up and said, "Brother Shangli, I'm here to talk to you today. In two days, I will officially come to propose marriage on behalf of the Xue family as a matchmaker." Then he said a few more words and left Qi Mansion.
After he left, Yu Minyue walked into the living room, asked a servant to hold the lamp, and said, "Why didn't my husband keep him for dinner? Aren't you very good friends?"
As she was talking, the lights were turned on. She saw that Qitai's expression was a little strange, similar to the expression of Chen Xingshan she had just seen, and she said, "What's going on? What's going on?"
"Chen Xingshan proposed marriage on behalf of someone else, and the other party was Xue Xiyang, the queen's younger brother." Qi Tai said.
"It must be the person from the company's primary school Sanyuan. By the way, their family also rescued Yan'er during the Lantern Festival." Yu Minyue said thoughtfully.
"It's the person from the Sanyuan Company. If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten that their family did save Yan'er during the Lantern Festival." Qitai said.
"Isn't this good? My husband, why are you looking like this?" Yu Minyue's face was already filled with joy.
"Very good?" Qitai was surprised.
"It's really good. The Xue family is rich, and your daughter won't have to suffer when she marries, unlike if she marries into a poor official's family, she will suffer poverty;"
"We also met ourselves on the Lantern Festival, and I thought it was pretty good;"
"I am willing to study literature and know how to make progress in reading. I have already been selected as a scholar, but I am still a junior."
"His family is from Yingtian Mansion, which is not far from our hometown of Lishui County. Even if you become an official in the future, it will be convenient for you to visit relatives;"
"I have also met his mother, Mrs. Wang. Although she is not a kind person, she is definitely a good family manager. If your daughter marries her, you don't have to worry about being wronged."
Yu Minyue immediately listed five advantages of marrying her daughter to the Xue family.
Qi Tai was stunned. In fact, he had already accepted Xue Xiyang as his son-in-law in his heart, just because he came from a family of military generals. He couldn't change his mind for a while, so he just took it slow. But he looked at Yu Minyue's face filled with joy.
Shen Cai talked about the benefits of her daughter marrying Xue Xiyang but still couldn't accept it.
After a long while, Qi Tai said: "Chen Xingshan said that he will officially propose marriage the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Please prepare."
"Well, I will make sure to prepare well." Yu Minyue said, "But let's eat first." She said and asked the servants to call the children in for dinner.
While they were eating, the doorman came to the door of the living room again and said: "Master, madam, someone came from the palace just now. I asked my wife to bring the eldest daughter into the palace on the first day of next month to pay homage to the Queen."
"I understand, please step back." Qitai said.
"Father, mother, why did the queen suddenly summon her daughter?" Qi'er asked strangely.
Yu Minyue said: "Eat first, and after finishing the meal, mother will tell you."