Chapter 557: Third Brother Doesn’t Allow Me to Get Married
Perhaps feeling that her words lacked confidence, Xiangyun waved her fist vigorously again, "Third brother promised me that no one would marry me off unless I wanted to. With third brother helping me make the decision, I don't believe my two aunts would dare to force me to marry someone else."
"Third brother is not in the capital right now, so he can't make the decision for you even if he wants to. By the time he comes back, I'm afraid your Yun girl will have already been engaged ."
Xiangyun glared at Daiyu fiercely, then wrapped herself in the quilt and stopped talking. Daiyu had been playing for a long time and was very tired, so she soon fell asleep in a daze.
Early the next morning, when Daiyu woke up, she found that Xiangyun was gone.
"Where is Miss Yun?" Daiyu asked Zijuan who had just entered the room.
"Miss, Miss Yun got up early in the morning and said she had something urgent to do and needed to go back to the mansion. I asked someone to tell the old lady, but Miss Yun refused and left directly with Cuilu, Cuimo, the accompanying maids, and Sister Zhang Xi."
Daiyu was startled, then shook her head helplessly, "This Yun girl is still so crazy."
But Xiangyun went all the way back to the Shi family. Now, Shi Ding was in Shandong, Shi Nai went to war with Jia Cong, and many of the young men in the mansion also went there. Therefore, the mansion seemed much quieter than usual.
"Where is my aunt?" Xiangyun asked anxiously to the old woman who came to meet her after entering the back house.
"My wife has just woken up and is eating in the back hall now."
Upon hearing this, Xiangyun quickly walked towards the back hall.
"Didn't you send a message saying you would be back tomorrow? Why are you back so early? You haven't eaten yet so early, right? Come and sit down ." Shi Nai's wife, Zhao, saw Xiangyun coming back in a hurry and immediately spoke with a smile.
"Aunt!" Xiangyun called out, "I have something to ask you."
"Oh? What's the matter, Miss Yun?" Zhao asked curiously.
Xiangyun mustered up her courage and blurted out, "I...I heard that my two aunts wanted to arrange a marriage for me. Is that true?"
Zhao immediately laughed and said, "Why? Are you impatient, little girl? It's true, you're already sixteen this year, and you're indeed of marriageable age. Don't worry, your second aunt and I will discuss this matter carefully and will definitely find the best match. We won't let you down."
Although she was just a niece, the brothers Shi Nai and Shi Ding both received great kindness from their elder brother, so the two aunts Zhao and Zhou were also nice to Xiangyun.
Moreover, she was only a daughter, a dowry, and wouldn't both families benefit from the benefits of the marriage? Therefore, when Zhao said she would find a good marriage for Xiangyun, she was not just talking.
Today, historians are very different from before.
Before, they were said to be a family of marquises, but the masters of the two mansions were not in power, and even the family lived in poverty. But now, under the support of Jia Cong, the Shi family is obviously being valued, and even the children in the mansion have proper jobs. In addition, the family has also lived a much richer life. The Shi family really looks down on ordinary families.
When marrying off daughters from high-class families and marrying off wives from low-class families, Xiangyun must find someone who is as socially reputable as the Shi family, or even one with a higher social status than the Shi family.
Listening to Zhao's words, Xiangyun clenched her fists and then shouted, "I...I won't marry, I won't marry !"
Zhao was stunned at first, then smiled and said, "What girl doesn't want to get married? However, you don't need to worry about this matter yourself. Your second aunt and I will help you arrange it. You just wait for the young man from some family to come and marry you in a sedan chair carried by eight people."
"No!" Zhao's words made Xiangyun even more anxious. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind, and she said immediately, "My... Third Brother said that I am not allowed to get married. If Aunt insists on arranging a marriage for me, it will offend Third Brother."
After saying that, Xiangyun turned around and ran, "I will go write a letter to my third brother and let him make the decision for me."
Zhao opened her mouth wide and was stunned for a moment.
"What's wrong with you, sister? Was it Xiangyun who came back just now? Why did she run away in such a hurry again?" It was Shi Ding's wife, Zhou, who walked in.
Zhao looked at Zhou and said with a wry smile, "I don't know what happened to that girl."
Then he recounted the conversation he had just had with Xiangyun.
"The third brother that Yun girl mentioned, couldn't it be..."
"Aside from the Marquis of Guanjun, who else does Yun girl call Third Brother?" Zhou said, "But what does Yun girl mean by that? Why would the Marquis of Guanjun care about Yun girl's marriage?"
"Could it be that Yun girl is talking nonsense?"
Zhou shook her head in thought, "When we went to the Jia Mansion before, the Marquis of Guanjun was indeed very kind to Yun girl. What he said may not be false."
"What does the Marquis of Guanjun mean?" Zhao asked doubtfully. "Although the Marquis holds a high position, Yun is still our daughter. How could a Marquis of such status care about such a trivial matter?"
Zhou sat down, thought for a moment, and then whispered, "Sister, do you think it's the Marquis who's doing this to Yun girl..."
"Ah!" Zhao exclaimed, "How is this possible? The Marquis inherits both branches, but the positions are already occupied by daughters from the Xue and Lin families. Our daughter, even if she is the Champion Marquis, cannot marry into them as a concubine. If so, how can we be worthy of our deceased brother and sister?"
"Well, let's put Xiangyun's marriage aside for now. If Marquis Guanjun really said such a thing, let alone us, even if the two masters were here, it would be difficult to offend the Marquis. After all, our Shi family is what it is today because of the Marquis's support. Fortunately, Yun girl is still young, so even if it's delayed for a year or two, it won't hurt."
"Let's find a suitable opportunity and go and test the old lady's opinion. If that's the case, then we'll have to let the two masters consider it."
Upon hearing this, Zhao could only nod.
…
The Jia Mansion was holding a grand banquet today. Although Baoyu was only taking a concubine, he was still the apple of the old lady's eye. In addition, the old lady had originally planned to have two Yu'ers, which made the old lady feel that she owed Baoyu. Therefore, she not only made the announcement, but also added dozens of taels of silver.
With the old lady's suggestion, the rest of the people in the two mansions will naturally not neglect it.
Therefore, just after noon, everyone from the West Mansion gathered in Baoyu Courtyard first .
Wang Xifeng had already had the courtyard arranged by the old lady ready. The decorations and furnishings were not only luxurious but also exquisite. Although it was slightly inferior to Chenwuyuan, it was obvious that much thought had been put into it.
After the old lady inspected the house, Baoyu moved in early.
