xymnovel Chapter 1248: Sounding Things Out
Chapter 1248: Sounding Things Out
"Prime Minister, how should we resolve this matter?" Madam couldn’t hold back her frustrations along the way. As soon as she returned to the main courtyard, she impatiently asked Song Zhiyuan for a solution.Song Zhiyuan accepted the tea she handed over and smiled, "Are you anxious too?"
Madam gave a wry smile, "How could I not be anxious? Father’s actions... If it weren’t for the marriage proposal with the Duke Dingguo Mansion, it wouldn’t be so alarming. I’m afraid that if this matter reaches the ears of the Duke Mansion, it might lead to misunderstandings."
"Both Duke Dingguo and his Madam are people of principle; they won’t dismiss the marriage due to mere rumors." Song Zhiyuan shook his head, "They aren’t fools. Even if they investigate the details, they will know there’s some intrigue in it."
Madam furrowed her brow and asked, "Do you think Qingcheng Marquis really set this up with intentions?"
Song Zhiyuan sneered, "There’s undoubtedly some selfishness involved. Otherwise, Father wouldn’t rush to retract the regret the next day and ask for the ring back, yet his requests were refused, and he fled afterward."
"This..." Madam’s lips twitched.
What kind of friends make what kind of person; the two old men are just the same, but that Qingcheng Marquis is even more shrewd.
Song Zhiyuan asked her, "How many eligible daughters are there in Qingcheng Marquis Mansion?"
How to resolve it isn’t discussed yet, but we have to first get a clear view of the situation.
Madam gained momentum, thought for a moment, and counted with her fingers, "Qingcheng Marquis has three sons and two daughters. Let’s not talk about the eldest, that Yuan Liren was your former classmate, right? How many years has he not returned to the capital due to that lawsuit?"
Song Zhiyuan silently recalled someone in his mind, and upon recalling his incident, he couldn’t help but sigh.
He was also a very stubborn person. Although talented, his expertise wasn’t in literature or arts but in the Mo Family’s techniques. However, he was the eldest son of the Qingcheng Marquis, and the Mo Family’s techniques are considered detrimental among noble families. He insisted on pursuing them and defied family pressures, even leaving home.
To tie him down, Qingcheng Marquis and Madam arranged a marriage for him. Yet he was more defiant, directly escaping over the wall, years gone with no news.
More intriguingly, after fleeing, he dedicated himself to studying Mo Family techniques somewhere, then met his lifelong love and decided to marry, having a son and a daughter.
If it were an ordinary situation, making this rice into cooked rice would be acceptable. But Qingcheng Marquis had initially arranged a marriage, and his fiancée was a virtuous woman who, despite no news from Yuan Liren, insisted on marrying into the family, willing to be a widow.
Years later, when Yuan Liren returned, he was already married, now having two wives, among which one wasn’t by his choice.
Madam continued, "As for the second household of Qingcheng Marquis Mansion, which is now the Princely Heir of Qingcheng Marquis, they have many sons; four sons and three daughters altogether, including both legitimate and illegitimate children. The third household’s illegitimate line also has three daughters and two sons. Another two daughters, one married to Shanxi, and the other, the legitimate second daughter, seems to have been married just last year, to the third son of Marquis Yongping’s Mansion, supposedly named Shen Ming."
Song Zhiyuan frowned, "Marquis Yongping’s third son? Seems he visited our house a few years ago."
"Yes, you forgot. The year you were promoted to Prime Minister, on my birthday, he came with the then Fourth Prince, now Prince Yan, as company," Madam said, "The two are cousins and are quite close."
Song Zhiyuan rubbed his brow, the familial ties in the capital are intricate; a slight detour can link you to relatives.
Looking at this, it seems Qingcheng Marquis Mansion has somewhat boarded Prince Yan’s ship.