Double Life: The Long Road to Chasing Your Wife

Mrs. Xiao came back the next day.

"My child has met his mother. How is everything going to go to his cousin's house?"

Mrs. Hou smiled and held Xiao Yan's hand.

"Everything is fine, especially your cousin Wang Jingxuan, who takes good care of me."

Madam Hou was hinting at Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan also understood that there was something in his mother's words.

"Since mother is happy, why not choose a day to propose marriage."

"Really?" Mrs. Hou was very happy. She had mentioned it so many times, but Xiao Yan rejected it. Xiao Yan suddenly relented, and Mrs. Hou still couldn't believe it.

"I've said it so many times before, but you don't agree. You insist on finding someone you like. How come you suddenly figured it out?"

"Back to mother, you are well-informed and experienced. You will never be wrong about the person you like. Madam Hou's position is very important. If you meet someone you like in the future, after she gives birth to a legitimate son, mother will make the decision to take a concubine for me. That’s it.”

Mrs. Hou was so happy that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear.

"Okay, okay, mother will arrange it for you."

"The sooner the better, why don't mother go tomorrow! I just came back from my cousin's house today, it would be too hasty to go right away. Mother will bring a matchmaker to propose marriage for the child tomorrow."

"Why are you so anxious all of a sudden? Will it seem insincere if you go too fast?" Mrs. Hou is still very sensible.

"Mom, it is the greatest sincerity for you to go in person. I believe that my cousin and uncle will definitely agree."

"I will arrange for the housekeeper to prepare the betrothal gift. If you have nothing to do tomorrow afternoon, you can go with your mother to appear more sincere. Although your cousin is only a sixth-grade official, give them enough face so that others will not treat Jing in the future. What can Xuan Duo say?"

Xiao Yan understands his mother's concerns. As a marquis, many families with daughters are eyeing her, giving the Wang family face so that Wang Jingxuan will not be bullied and pointed at by others when she goes out to attend banquets in the future, so she nods and agrees.

Xiao Yan may not have thought that Lin Shu would be isolated and helpless every time he attended a banquet in the previous life. It was because he and Mrs. Hou didn't want to see her, so outsiders also didn't want to see Lin Shu.

In this way, mother and son acted separately.

On the second day, Xiao Yan changed into regular clothes after going to court, and went to the Wang's house in the east of the city with Mrs. Hou to propose marriage.

"Cousin, please take a seat quickly. I just returned yesterday and today I brought my eldest nephew to the door. What are you doing here?"

Mrs. Wang had guessed in her mind that Mrs. Hou had told her before that she wanted to marry her family. She thought it was just a talk. After all, Wang Jingxuan's father Wang Zhuang was only the sixth-rank head of the Ministry of Household Affairs and was beyond the reach of her family. .

"Old cousin, I came to the house in person with my son and betrothal gift. Can't you tell what I am doing?" Mrs. Hou asked with a smile.

This marriage was a high-profile proposition for the Wang family, and Mrs. Hou and Xiao Yan were sincere, so the Wang family had no reason to refuse.

"It's a blessing for my cousin to like my Xuan'er, but my master hasn't come back yet, and I can't make the decision alone. Why don't my cousin and my eldest nephew wait for a while, and I'll send someone to ask my master to come back, and we'll be together at noon. Eat at my house.”

"Of course this is good, where is Xuan'er?" Mrs. Hou asked her future daughter-in-law. She looked at Xiao Yan beside her and motioned to Mrs. Wang to let Wang Jingxuan come out so that the young man could cultivate their relationship.

"I was negligent. Nanny, go and ask the lady to come out. Tell her that a distinguished guest is arriving and ask her to come out to accompany the guest."

Aunt Wang understood what Mrs. Wang meant and went to Wang Jingxuan's room.

"Miss, Mrs. Xiao and the Marquis have come to propose marriage to you. Madam asked you to dress up quickly and go out to accompany the guests."

"Really? Cousin Hou came to propose marriage to me. He had always been alienated from me before, so why did he suddenly come to my house to propose marriage."

Wang Jingxuan was very surprised. Mrs. Hou and Mrs. Wang had matched many times before, but Xiao Yan did not accept it. Why did she suddenly figure out that no matter what, she could be Mrs. Hou. Her status instantly rose, and Wang Jingxuan was naturally happy.

"This is my blessing, young lady. Please hurry up and get ready, change into suitable clothes, and go to the front hall with me."

"Okay, I'm going to change clothes right now."

When Wang Jingxuan arrived at the lobby, Mr. Wang had not come back yet.

"Xuan'er, I'm coming soon. I've met your cousin and cousin."

Wang Jingxuan went to Mrs. Hou and Xiao Yan to salute respectively.

"Xuan'er has met her cousin and met her cousin."

"Good boy, get up and sit next to your cousin."

Mrs. Hou looked at Wang Jingxuan up and down, and she was satisfied with everything. She was afraid that she would not be able to control Xiao Yan if he married the daughter of a wealthy family, and that she would not look down on someone whose status was too low.

The Wang family is just suitable, and they are relatives. The official position is not as high as that of Xiao Yan. Wang Jingxuan knows everything about it, and Mrs. Hou personally takes care of it. The couple will naturally get better and better in the future.

"Cousin, look, what a perfect match for a beautiful couple." Mrs. Hou said to Mrs. Wang.

"Thanks to my cousin, who doesn't mind my Jingxuan's low status, she is willing to come and hire her in person. We can discuss the marriage when my master comes back."

Wang Jingxuan's face turned red due to shyness, and she lowered her head to secretly observe Xiao Yan's reaction.

Xiao Yan started to look at Wang Jingxuan when he walked in. For those with low official status, Xiao Yan, Mrs. Hou's relatives and relatives, generally did not move around much, so Xiao Yan did not have a deep impression of Wang Jingxuan.

The only thing that impressed me deeply was that in the previous life, Mrs. Hou took Lin Shu to eat Wang Jingxuan's son's full moon wine. Mrs. Hou saw that other people younger than herself were holding grandchildren, and she felt unbalanced. That is, after that dinner, Mrs. Hou kept talking about it every day, only then did she and Lin Shu go to burn incense together, only then did she encounter Ma going crazy and go back to three years ago.

The reason why Xiao Yan chose Wang Jingxuan this time is to make Mrs. Hou happy. The daughter-in-law chosen by Mrs. Hou will definitely not be like Lin Shu in the previous life, who made Mrs. Hou angry every three days, and she does not have to deal with it. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law; secondly, I know that Wang Jingxuan can give birth to a son. If he gives birth to a legitimate son as soon as possible, the Hou family will have a better future.

Xiao Yan's father, Mr. Hou, and Mrs. Hou were destined to be children. Later, Mr. Xiao helped the current emperor seize power and earned the title of Marquis. Mrs. Hou's status rose accordingly, so Mrs. Hou He wanted Xiao Yan to marry the daughter of his natal relatives, so as to promote the career development of Mrs. Hou's natal family.

It's just that Mrs. Hou's biological brothers and sisters don't have girls of the right age, otherwise this good thing wouldn't happen to Mrs. Hou's cousin's daughter.

After Mr. Wang came back, the two parties reached an agreement and decided to get married before the year.

After discussion, we finally decided to set the wedding date on the eighth day of August. Firstly, it had a good meaning, and secondly, it was a peaceful period. The Sixth Prince was recruiting troops and had no time to make small moves in secret. The wedding happened to be completed so that Xiao Yan could focus on At the court.