When Old Lady Xie saw the content, she said to Xie Jue, "Remember your elder sister's expectations of you and don't let her down."

Xie Jue responded happily and went back to his yard.

Madam Xie immediately called Ying'er in: "Go and see if the eldest master and the young master have returned."

Ying Er called Xie Anfeng and Xie Yu over after a while.

Old Madam Xie showed them the letter that Xie Zhaozhao asked Xie Jue to bring.

Xie Zhaozhao brought the letter back through Xie Jue, which shows that this matter is very important.

Xie Anfeng thought for a moment and said, "Liu Jigao, the governor of Yingzhou, is an old acquaintance of mine. I have met his second son, Liu Zekun. He is modest, polite, and very motivated. He may pass the imperial examination in the next imperial examination. It would be a good idea for Tingting to marry him."

Madam Xie nodded. "I have some impression of Liu Jigao you mentioned. His wife is a lady from a noble family. This family is well-known for their noble character. It is a blessing for Tingting to marry into their family."

Xie Yu said: "Third sister is very proud, she even looks down on Ling Xun. If we ask her to go to Yingzhou, she probably won't be willing."

"If she doesn't want to, we will sign a letter of severance. Her life and death will be up to her." Old Madam Xie said without hesitation, "We raised her in the mansion. We don't expect her to bring much benefit to the family, but we hope she won't be a burden to the whole family."

Madam Xie pointed to the end of the letter and said, "Zhao Zhao went to Huguo Temple on the 29th to burn incense for his mother and invited Yu'er to go with him. What does this mean?"

Xie Yu couldn't think of anything for a moment, so he said, "In previous years, I always took my sister to burn incense for mother. Maybe my sister wants to do it as usual."

That night, Xie Fu sent a letter to Liu Jigao, the governor of Yingzhou, by express horse.

Although there is a folk saying that "if you don't get engaged in the twelfth month, you can't get married in the first month", Old Lady Xie and Xie Anfeng still decided to get engaged first.

Three days later, Liu Zhizhou, along with his wife and second son Liu Zekun, rode at full speed to the Xie Mansion in the capital to personally propose to Xie Tingting.

Liu Zhizhou was quite puzzled when he received the letter. He didn't know what Xie Anfeng meant. Why was he willing to marry his legitimate daughter to his second son?

The difference between the two families was so great that he couldn't believe it.

It's New Year's Day, why are you in such a hurry?

Xie Anfeng took him to the study and did not hide the truth from him: "First of all, I am familiar with Brother Liu and know Ze Kun inside and out, which is better than a blind marriage. In addition, the Crown Princess has passed away, and the Crown Prince will definitely choose another concubine. The Xie family does not want to cling to the rich and powerful, but only wants peace and safety."

Only then did Liu Jigao understand why Xie Anfeng chose his family to marry into.

The prince wants to choose a concubine, and the Xie family would rather let their daughter marry a lower class than send anyone to the palace.

I really didn't expect that his Ze Kun got such a big bargain for nothing.

Xie Anfeng was the Prime Minister, with the same rank as vice prime minister. His sister was the imperial concubine in the palace, and his eldest son-in-law was the emperor's most favored close minister, Gu Ge Lao!

Liu Jigao felt that he must have been very lucky in his previous eight lives to be able to marry into the Xie family.

Old Madam Xie had already asked someone to bring Xu and Xie Tingting back from the ancestral temple, and told Xu that she wanted to arrange a marriage for Xie Tingting.

Xie Anfeng had reached an agreement with Liu Jigao, and Madam Liu had also reached an agreement with Old Madam Xie and Xu. So he sent his maid Liu to call Xie Tingting to meet with Madam Liu and Liu Zekun.

After being locked up in the ancestral temple for so many days, Tiffany Xie was finally brought back. She and Mrs. Xu thought it was the New Year and they wanted Mrs. Xu to come back to take care of the household chores.

I didn't expect that he came back to discuss marriage.

Xie Tingting was brought to Madam Liu by Madam Liu. Madam Liu grabbed her hand and said happily, "Miss Third was very cute when she was little. Now that she has grown up, she is even more beautiful."

Xie Tingting said nothing and looked at Mrs. Liu with a forced smile.

Seeing her like this, Mrs. Liu knew that she was unwilling.

When Liu Zekun saw that Tiffany Xie was very beautiful, he liked her and his face turned red.

Xie Tingting felt embarrassed when she saw him, and she was even more annoyed. She was the third daughter of the Xie family, married to Yingzhou, and she was still a scholar without any official title?

I couldn't help but smile and said, "During the Dragon Boat Festival, the new champion came to stay at home for a few days, and then moved away. Otherwise, I could have exchanged ideas with Brother Zekun."

She said it so easily that Mrs. Liu instantly understood what she meant and felt a little disappointed.

Is she looking down on Ze Kun's low level of knowledge? Is she looking down on Ze Kun's being a commoner? Or is there something wrong between her and the new number one scholar?

Madam Xie looked at Xie Tingting and smiled faintly: "Go and play with your sister!"

Xie Tingting left Wutong Garden and went to Xu's yard to wait.

When Xu came back, she was so angry that her face turned blue. All her daughters had married off to low status, and he even wanted to marry Tingting off to Yingzhou!

Xie Tingting naturally didn't want to marry to Yingzhou, but she also knew that she couldn't change her mind, so she smiled and said to Xu: "Mother, I haven't seen my sister for a long time. Can I go to the Marquis' Mansion to see my sister?"

Xu thought that she hadn't seen Xie Xiangxiang for half a year and didn't know how she was doing. Xie Anfeng didn't allow Xie Xiangxiang to come back or visit her, so it was a good idea for Tingting to secretly go and see her sister.

When Xie Tingting arrived at the marquis's mansion, the two sisters hadn't seen each other for half a year and missed each other very much. They held each other's hands and cried. When Xie Xiangxiang learned that Xie Tingting was going to marry in Yingzhou, she was very angry.

"Father and grandmother's hearts are bent on heaven, and they want to leave everything good to those two siblings. Xie Zhaozhao is already married, and they still want us sisters to marry lower than her?"

"I don't want to, but mother can't make the decision." Xie Tingting said, "Sister, if we don't get engaged in the twelfth month, we won't get married in the first month. I won't make a decision in the next few days. Sister, the Crown Princess is gone, can you ask my brother-in-law to help make the connection?"

Xie Xiangxiang said, "Are you crazy? The prince is already 31 years old, how old are you? Father and grandmother will not agree."

"Oh, of course they don't agree, they want to marry me to Yingzhou!"

"The prince is back," Anxiang said outside the warm curtain, and the two sisters immediately shut up.

Gu Chengyan came back from outside.

The court closed its doors on the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, and Gu Chengyan stuck to Guan Yingying every day. He came back today originally wanting to pass a message to Xie Tingting through Xie Xiangxiang, but he didn't expect that when he returned to Fanghua Garden, he saw the person he was looking for in front of him.

"Third sister is here?" Gu Chengyan greeted her gently, saying, "Third sister is about to get married, congratulations!"

Tiffany Xie was shocked. She and Liu Zekun had not exchanged engagement letters, so how did Gu Chengyan know about it?

"Brother-in-law, you are really joking. Where does your happiness come from?"

"The Crown Prince is choosing a concubine, and my third sister is also on the list. She is very likely to be the Crown Prince's Consort and the future queen mother. This is a very good thing. Didn't your father-in-law tell you?" Gu Chengyan said in surprise.

He knew that Xie Anfeng would not tell Xie Tingting. Xie Anfeng was unwilling to take side, so the prince forced him to take side.

Gu Chengyan felt that Xie Anfeng might not be willing to marry Xie Tingting to the prince, but Xie Tingting would definitely be willing to marry the prince.

As long as he becomes the prince's brother-in-law, Third Uncle will automatically join the prince's party whether he likes it or not. Your Majesty will be isolated and helpless, and will naturally become the late emperor.

The prince has become addicted to taking the panacea elixir. If he ascends the throne, Guan Yingying will be able to overturn the case, and he himself will be able to gain wealth and glory.

In fact, Gu Chengyan wanted his younger sisters to become the Crown Princess or the Concubine, but unfortunately, his two younger sisters were not ambitious enough and the news of them being sold out was spread out, causing no one to marry the girls in the family.

There were so many women participating in the beauty pageant this time, but not a single girl from the Marquis's Mansion made the list.

Tiffany Hsieh was really shocked. She was actually the designated Crown Princess?

This is like a sleepy head meeting a soft pillow!

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