in2ebook Chapter 122 If someone agrees to marry you, I will naturally agree.
Chapter 122 If someone agrees to marry you, I will naturally agree.
So that's what you were worried about.
Qin Yizhen thought for a moment and said, "Think carefully about what kind of life you want to live, and then decide what kind of husband you want to choose. I also think the men recommended by Lady Changting and Lady Min are quite good."
She is at least good enough to be with Zhao Rufang.
Although Zhao Rufang had the Pingxi Marquis's mansion as her backer and their relationship was quite close, the Zhao family was indeed just an ordinary family and could not provide her with any assistance.
Those more outstanding scions of prominent families had better options, and she herself didn't have the ability to survive in the inner quarters of a wealthy family.
The two ladies had chosen the most suitable person for Zhao Rufang. They didn't have high expectations of her; they just wanted her to marry into the family and live a good life.
Zhao Rufang looked worried: "I think the illegitimate son of the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies is quite good, and the cousin of the Lady of Changting is also quite good."
In the past, Lady Min and Lady Changting recommended four people to her.
The youngest son of the Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, who lived a harmonious family; a member of a collateral branch of the Min family who ran a cosmetics business; the son of the third sister-in-law of the Earl of Changting, who was a merchant; and the son of the Earl of Changting's family, who was obsessed with painting and had no interest in an official career.
After much deliberation, Zhao Rufang finally wavered between the illegitimate son of the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial and this young master who was obsessed with painting and had no interest in officialdom.
Although she valued money quite a bit, she wasn't entirely stupid. Merchants were of a lower social status, so marrying into a merchant family was not advisable. The collateral descendants of the Min family were even worse, not even as good as merchants. Besides, Lord Min had so many clansmen; how could he possibly take care of just a few?
Qin Yizhen thought for a moment and then said, "Both families are from official families, and there is not much difference between them. However, I suggest you choose the family of the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review."
"Another person is obsessed with painting and has no interest in official career. He always pursues a higher realm of artistic conception. What he seeks may be a beautiful woman who is well-read and can recite poetry and appreciate paintings with him."
In this respect, Zhao Rufang is somewhat unsuitable.
"As for the illegitimate son of the He family, the family of the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial, he is the third son in his family. His birth mother was the personal maid of the mistress, and it was the mistress who promoted her to serve the master. She is a well-behaved and honest person, but her academic talent is mediocre, so she may not be able to enter the officialdom."
"But as long as he behaves himself and you behave yourself, as long as the He family doesn't fall, you can live a peaceful life. You won't be extravagant, but you'll still have enough to eat and wear."
"This is probably the best marriage you can get."
Zhao Rufang found Qin Yizhen's analysis excellent, and her wavering heart immediately took a turn in her favor.
Qin Yizhen smiled and said, "If you are interested, I will invite him to the Marquis of Pingxi's residence another day so that you can meet him and see if he suits your taste."
"What if you don't like it after seeing it?"
"If you don't like it, don't look at anything else." Qin Yizhen wasn't in a hurry to marry Zhao Rufang off. "I promised you that I would find you a marriage that you would be satisfied with, and that promise is definitely true."
Zhao Rufang's eyes darted around: "Can I marry a young master from a prominent family? For example, the owner of Wanshi Tower, that young master Wuxu?"
Qin Yizhen almost burst out laughing upon hearing this. She shook her silk fan and said, "If someone agrees to marry you, I will naturally agree."
"I promise to find you a marriage that you will be satisfied with, but I will not use my power to force the other party to marry you. The other party must also be willing to marry you. You must understand this principle."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Rufang was disheartened: "Then he definitely won't marry me."
She asked herself if she had any merits other than benefiting from her brother's influence and having some favors from the Marquis of Pingxi's family.
It seems that the third young master of the He family is indeed the best one she could have.
"Then this one will do, but I need to meet him. If he's ugly, I can't accept him."
"Okay, okay, I promise you everything."
Qin Yizhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After Song Pingping took her revenge, she would leave the Pingxi Marquis's mansion, and Zhao Rufang had also been engaged. Of the three concubines in the mansion, two of them had been dealt with.
There's only one Wang Xianrong left.
Thinking of Wang Xianrong, who was bedridden and contemplating suicide, Qin Yizhen shook her head again.
When the storyteller from Wanshilou took to the stage, the people in the hall were discussing it animatedly. Eventually, they started talking about the lawsuit between Lin Yuansheng and Song Pingping.
"That third-ranking scholar is a real scoundrel. He not only used him and then discarded him, but he also wanted to kill him. Bah! I used to think he was a man of integrity and upright character, a second Xie Langjun."
"What do you mean 'second Master Xie'? Don't insult Master Xie. Our Master Xie is a gentleman, unmatched in Qin Capital. Don't let any Tom, Dick, or Harry associate with him."
"Do you really believe what that Song girl said? Maybe she just holds a grudge against Lin Tanhua and can't stand seeing him doing well, so she's framing him."
"What false accusation? Putting aside the murder, the engagement between Miss Song and Lin Tanhua is real, and it is also true that Miss Song has supported his studies for many years. Now that he has become a Tanhua, he kicks her aside and marries someone else. He is no good person."
"I heard he fell in love with his current wife at first sight. It's understandable, isn't it...?"
"What love? I think if Madam Lin weren't the Vice Minister's own daughter, he wouldn't have any real feelings for her."
Opinions varied, with some siding with Song Pingping and others with Lin Yuansheng, believing he wouldn't do such a thing.
Qin Yizhen sat by the window on the third floor, listening to the discussions in the lobby with great satisfaction.
"Princess, look over there, who is that?"
Suddenly, Lü Qiao, who was standing next to her, spoke up. Qin Yizhen looked in the direction she was pointing and saw a couple walking by in the second-floor corridor. The two, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, attracted the attention of many people.
"They're still hanging out together?"
Those two were none other than Liang Xize and Fang Shixin.
You should know that Liang Xize was the mastermind behind the burning of Fang Shixin's Fanghua Pavilion!
Green Qiao suddenly thought of something interesting. She said, "Princess, what do you think would happen if this Miss Fang knew that it was her friend who destroyed her Fanghua Pavilion?"
"The person who burned down Fanghua Pavilion has been found? Is it a friend surnamed Fang?" Zhao Rufang exclaimed in surprise.
"Keep your voice down." Green Qiao glanced at her.
Zhao Rufang snapped out of her daze, then nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice. Finally, she asked ingratiatingly, "Sister Lüqiao, who exactly are you and the princess talking about?"
Green Qiao coughed and then said, "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask now. You'll find out when the time comes."
She had forgotten that Zhao Rufang was also there, and then she said that out of turn.
Although the Dali Temple has investigated and found out the truth about the burning of Fanghua Pavilion, the case is still unresolved.
Although we don't know what the Dali Temple is planning, the fewer people who know, the better.