Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1153 - 1150_1

Chapter 1153: 1150_1

Without concerning the children, the Empress Dowager was surprisingly benevolent to her now, "To reply to the Empress Dowager, yes, indeed."

"I heard he’s not yet engaged?" The Empress Dowager didn’t ask if he was engaged, but stated that she had heard he wasn’t. This was her way of telling Xiao’er not to try to fool her, she had already investigated!

Hearing this, Xiao’er understood the Empress Dowager’s intent and felt more at ease, "To reply to the Empress Dowager, he indeed hasn’t publicly announced his engagement but the two parties have privately agreed and are preparing to officially announce it."

After saying this, Xiao’er gave Gu Qiqi a smiling glance.

Gu Qiqi also guessed the Empress Dowager’s intention, her younger sister talked about her senior brother every day, everyone in the family knew her feelings.

If the Empress Dowager interfered abruptly, knowing her younger sister’s temper, she would likely refuse marriage for the rest of her life!

She felt a bit anxious.

The Empress Dowager unconsciously furrowed her brows after listening to this, "It’s such a coincidence, who is he engaged to?"

Did she guess her intent of arranging a marriage for her brother, and intentionally made up an excuse to refuse!

After listening to the Empress Dowager’s words, Xiao’er looked at Gu Qiqi and laughed, "Fourth Imperial Sister-in-Law, why don’t you speak?"

When Gu Qiqi saw Xiao’er say this, she knew that Marquis Shengping’s Mansion had agreed to the marriage, she felt relieved and stood up to give a bow.

The Empress Dowager was not pleased and did not invite her to sit down and reply.

Seeing this, Xiao’er felt a bit guilty. She should have said it, but forgot how petty the Empress Dowager could be.

However, if she had revealed it, she was worried that the Empress Dowager wouldn’t believe her and forcefully arrange the marriage anyway, that would truly be the arrival of a great disaster. And so she let Gu Qiqi speak it instead.

"To reply to the Imperial Grandmother, the second son of Marquis Shengping is discussing marriage with a younger sister in my daughter-in-law’s family. I heard from my grandmother that everyone in the family is very satisfied with the second son of Marquis Shengping. Moreover, he was favored by her grandfather, and also childhood friends with her, the marriage should be settled soon."

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager found it hard to disbelieve. The letter she received was from two days ago and she hasn’t mentioned it to anyone. She just thought of arranging a marriage for her half-sister’s daughter when she saw Xiao’er, she hasn’t revealed this to anyone at all.

Why she knew that the second son of Marquis Shengping was not engaged was because many ladies in the Imperial City have set their sights on him. She accidentally heard it during the servants’ chats.

Therefore, unless their two families were discussing marriage, Gu Qiqi couldn’t have cooperated so well, saying such a thing.

The Empress Dowager regretted a bit. If she had known, she wouldn’t have asked Princess Rui whether her brother was engaged. She already knew that the second son of Marquis Shengping was not engaged, all she needed to do was to issue an edict!

Now after asking, she knew he was already discussing marriage, and even discussing it with the Imperial Master’s youngest granddaughter—the marriage can’t be arranged then.

Although she is the Empress Dowager, the Imperial Master being the emperor’s teacher means even the emperor has to show him respect. Now that she knows about it, she definitely can’t snatch his prospective grandson-in-law!

People in the world all value respect for teachers and moral integrity!

The Empress Dowager was filled with regret at this moment!

How could she not have thought to directly issue an edict to arrange a marriage! Now where could she find a suitable match for her half-sister’s daughter?!

"So they are already in marriage discussions. I originally intended to arrange a betrothal for my niece to the second son of Marquis Shengping, but it seems my niece won’t have such luck. By the way, do you have any sons of reputable families like the second son of Marquis Shengping to introduce?"

Xiao’er and Gu Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this! The Empress Dowager has decided to give up on Jinghao.

Xiao’er couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, such a formidable family network can indeed make the Empress Dowager apprehensive!

Xiao’er believed that if it weren’t the Imperial Master’s granddaughter who was in marriage discussions with Jinghao today, the Empress Dowager would not have given up so easily.

As for introducing a suitable match to the Empress Dowager’s niece? There were plenty of exceptional and eligible young men in the Imperial City! However, no one in the room dared to respond to the Empress Dowager’s words. Who knows what the character of the Empress Dowager’s niece was like? If she was like the Empress Dowager, wouldn’t that be a disaster for the other family!

"I truly am not aware of any suitable sons of the right age and unengaged in the Imperial City. I suppose it’s something I won’t pay attention to until Nuannuan and Qingqing are grown up!"

"That’s right, I haven’t paid any attention either!" Ruan Weizhen and Gu Qiqi both chimed in!

What a joke, marriage is a union of two families, not a vendetta; who would dare be a matchmaker for the Empress Dowager’s niece!

Somehow, all three didn’t have the impression that the Empress Dowager’s niece would be a good lady!

The Empress Dowager listened to this and glanced at the two great-granddaughters, who were sleeping and blowing bubbles, on the couch, "When they grow up, you should find a good match for them! Marriage for a girl is like being reborn, it mustn’t be taken lightly. And, it’s better not to choose a son from a military family. Such couples spend little time together; my golden granddaughters shouldn’t be wronged!" The Empress Dowager was alarmed by the Fifth Princess’s issues!

She didn’t know if she would live long enough to see her great-granddaughters get married, so she could only express her opinion in advance.

The Fifth Princess’s expression stiffened upon hearing this, but she quickly relaxed.

Xiao’er knew that the Empress Dowager was genuinely considering the children’s future and said, "I will certainly take into consideration the Empress Dowager’s opinion in the future."

Seeing the Empress Dowager brought up old matters again, Xiao’er asked the Fifth Princess, "Fifth Princess, did anybody from the Duke of Zhen’s Mansion give you a hard time these days?"

The Empress Dowager heard this and also looked at the Fifth Princess, she snorted coldly, "They dare!"

Her precious granddaughter, originally a blooming bright flower, spent her youthful years waiting while Duke Zhen aged to the point where the flower was almost withering before marrying into the family. In the entire Minze Dynasty, no maiden shared her granddaughter’s deep emotions if The Duke of Zhen’s people dared to bully her granddaughter, she would be the first one to make them pay dearly!

The Fifth Princess said after hearing this, "With my status, who dares to bully me! However, Duke Zhen’s Mansion has been without a lady of the house for a long time and it’s a bit chaotic. Thankfully mother arranged for so many dowry maids for me, otherwise I really wouldn’t know where to start."

"If anyone dares to give you a hard time, feel free to dismiss them! If you lack servants, come back and tell me, I’ll give you several people!" Her granddaughter was married to enjoy bliss, not to endure hardships!

Having not suffered any grievances living in the palace for over twenty years, she shouldn’t start in her husband’s family. It would be better to not get married at all!

"Nobody dared to give me a hard time, it’s just that my husband, being a big man, doesn’t manage the affairs of the inner court. He himself is busy with military affairs and doesn’t manage the affairs of the house, so everything feels a bit disordered. Even the cleaning in the garden is not as clean as in the palace."

The previous lady of Duke of Zhen’s Mansion was already punished by her, so even a servant without eyes would dare to give her trouble.

But indeed, the servants in the house are quite lax.

Among her dowry servants, she had people for every task, so things will no longer be chaotic once she sorts everything out in a few days!

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