Tianliangyuan

Chapter 339 Love to hear and see

Xu Zhaozhao's words prompted the two of them to start thinking carefully.

The Song family didn't have many resources to begin with, especially in recent years. His Majesty clearly had no intention of re-employing General Song. Many people benefited from this northern expedition, but none of the Song family members, from General Song to his sons and nephews, were assigned to the battlefield.

This is very telling.

Otherwise, the Song family wouldn't be so clinging to the Cui family.

The Cui family has close ties with the royal family, and Emperor Yong'an still highly values ​​his two cousins. If they could recommend them, it might change His Majesty's attitude towards the Song family.

This is what General Song truly wanted.

Ultimately, all parties agreed, and Xie Xiaolin also thought Zheng Tuo was a good candidate, mainly because he had personally witnessed Zheng Tuo's performance on the battlefield, so he had high hopes for this young man.

Xie Zheng found an opportunity to bring the person to the mansion.

In order not to disturb too many people, Xie Zheng only said that he was taking him to pay his respects to the old lady, which was also a matter of etiquette.

Zheng Tuo didn't think too much about it. It was only natural to pay a visit and greet one's elders, so he naturally went along.

Upon arriving at the destination, Zheng Tuo discovered that in addition to the two elders, there was also a young and beautiful woman who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old. However, because she was dressed as a woman, Zheng Tuo realized that this might be the famous Princess Anle.

After he greeted everyone, the old lady asked him to sit down and talk.

Xu Zhaozhao and Xie Zheng naturally sat together, their seats almost touching.

"I've heard my husband mention several times how brave and valiant Captain Fang is. Seeing him today, I never expected him to be so young. Truly, heroes emerge from among the young!"

Zheng Tuo's face instantly turned red. This Princess Anle was not only beautiful, but also so eloquent. He didn't dare to look up.

"Who else is in Commandant Fang's family? Is he married?"

Zheng Tuo answered each question one by one, until he had almost revealed all his family's wealth, before he realized that he might be being considered by his elders.

As they were leaving, a young woman emerged from behind a screen as tall as a person. She was beautiful, graceful, and possessed a youthful charm.

Zheng Tuo was stunned for a moment.

Although the girl in front of him was not as beautiful as Princess Anle, her eyes and brows were extremely beautiful. Especially when she looked at him, Zheng Tuo felt as if a stone had been thrown into the calm lake, and the ripples did not subside for a long time.

Even after Zheng Tuo left the Duke's mansion, he remained in a daze.

Is that even a question?

Zheng Tuo's behavior alone is enough to show that he is satisfied with Xie Chan.

However, this was only the first meeting; love at first sight is nothing more than lust at first sight.

Therefore, Xu Zhaozhao sent another invitation to Zheng Bao'er of the Gu family, inviting her to come to the mansion to admire the flowers.

Only Zheng Bao'er received the message, and Gu Dongyang was completely baffled when he found out.

Although he didn't have much contact with this Princess Anle, he knew very well that she was a person who thought three steps ahead before taking any action.

Why would they invite Zheng Bao'er for no reason?

Could it be to curry favor with the Gu family?

But there's no need for that!

Moreover, Gu Dongyang believed that although his official position was decent, it was still no match for the Xie family, which had a rich history and resources.

Therefore, Gu Dongyang felt it was worthwhile to take another look.

Respond to all changes by remaining unchanged.

Since getting married, Zheng Bao'er has rarely gone out for social events. Because she married Erlang, who was also an illegitimate son, she would avoid certain things as much as possible, and try to keep a low profile and avoid disputes with her sisters-in-law.

Unexpectedly, she was the only one to receive a letter from the Princess of Anle County.

Zheng Bao'er was genuinely afraid that she had unknowingly caused some trouble, and what if the county magistrate summoned her to question her?

As a result, Zheng Tuo arrived that very evening.

When Zheng Tuo learned that his sister had received the county princess's invitation, he immediately started grinning foolishly.

Zheng Bao'er was startled: "A-Tuo, are you alright? Why are you suddenly acting so silly?"

Zheng Tuo then said somewhat embarrassedly, "Um, sis, it might be good news."

Zheng Bao'er's eyes widened: "Explain yourself clearly!"

After waiting for a while, Zheng Bao'er was a little stunned. It seemed that her younger brother had been taken a liking to the Xie family's daughter.

"real or fake?"

Zheng Tuo blushed, his tone somewhat uncertain: "I think so, I think there's a chance."

Zheng Bao'er was invited to Jinxiu Garden, mainly because she and Xu Zhaozhao were of the same generation. The two could exchange opinions briefly first. If Zheng Bao'er disagreed, it wouldn't be considered a formal marriage proposal, and it wouldn't affect Xie Chan's reputation if word got out.

"This is wonderful news! My younger brother is tall, but he's always been restless and doesn't like to study. I'm so grateful that Miss Xie doesn't mind that my brother is a martial artist!"

Zheng Bao'er's words were deliberately flattering Xie Chan, because she was happy about this marriage.

After Xu Zhaozhao understood her meaning, she naturally brought up the matter of the Zheng family elders.

Zheng Bao'er's smile faded: "My parents died early. When my younger brother was young, our family was separated by my grandfather. The documents for the separation, which were witnessed by several elders in the clan, are still well preserved."

Furthermore, after my father passed away, my grandmother felt that my mother, my two children, and I were a burden, and she frequently made statements indicating that she didn't want to have anything to do with us anymore. Anyway, we weren't registered as a single household anymore, so if they didn't want us to visit, we had no choice but to accept it.

These are all things that Xu Zhaozhao could easily find out by asking around.

That's why Zheng Bao'er didn't hide it.

This kind of thing is a family scandal to talk about, but Zheng Bao'er doesn't think her family is in the wrong. She sees it as the elders being unkind.

But now that he has exposed his shortcomings, he still feels somewhat dissatisfied.

"Sister Zheng is a straightforward person. I like dealing with people like you. There are no complicated things, and it makes things easier for both of us."

"I hope the Crown Prince's wife doesn't mind that I don't have much of a scholarly air."

"Sister Zheng, there's no need to be modest. If we follow your logic, then by agreeing to this marriage, you and Captain Zheng have already made a promise?"

Zheng Bao'er nodded: "That's exactly right."

"Alright. Then I'll have to trouble Sister Zheng to take care of things. In any case, since we have a girl here, it's better for Captain Zheng to take the initiative."

Zheng Bao'er understood that this was an implication for Zheng Tuo to send a matchmaker to propose marriage.

“What you say makes sense. I’ll help arrange it later. By the way, my younger brother’s current residence is in Yongning Ward. Besides an old steward and two old servants, he also has a follower he’s taken in, who usually runs errands.”

This implies that Zheng Tuo is usually very virtuous and doesn't even have a maid in his household, which puts Xie Liu Miss at ease.