After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 954: Marriage Order

Haijiao was very dissatisfied with Queen Mother Xu.

Although he knew that Empress Dowager Xu was only Jin Jiashu's "aunt" on the surface and would not become his younger sister Haitang's mother-in-law in the future, and the two lived in and outside the palace, and there were palace rules, they would only see each other two or three times a month at most, which would not affect the couple's life, so he did not oppose Haitang and Jin Jiashu's marriage because of her attitude. However, every time he saw her trying to secretly sabotage his younger sister and Jin Jiashu's engagement and find another noble lady for the latter to marry, he couldn't help but get angry.

If the late emperor had not left a will granting the marriage, the Hai family would not have been able to openly reject the marriage. Hai Jiao even wanted to persuade grandparents to change their minds. Even if Empress Dowager Xu could not be my younger sister's mother-in-law, this contemptuous attitude was too disgusting.

It was only because of Jin Jiashu's sincerity that Haijiao swallowed his anger.

Now he saw that his younger sister didn't care about Jin Jiashu being poisoned and still wanted to marry him, which showed that she was determined. As a brother, he had no choice but to help them. But in order to make his younger sister happy, he told her about the change in Queen Mother Xu's attitude so that she could feel a little relieved.

However, Haitang did not take Empress Dowager Xu's wishes to heart. She was more concerned about another thing: "Has the late emperor granted marriage to me and Brother Jin?" The late emperor died so suddenly that she was worried that Jin Jiashu would not have time to ask for the marriage decree. Unexpectedly, he was quite efficient. Jin Jiashu was only Empress Dowager Xu's "nephew", and Haitang came from a small official family that had just entered the capital. Their marriage was not at all noticeable among the marriages granted to the royal family and the sons of dukes and marquises. No wonder no one mentioned it in the rumors.

However, today she finally got the confirmation and she felt at ease.

Hai Jiao told her, "This is what the Seventh Prince and Xiao Jin told me. The marriage decree left by the late emperor involves many young men and women, and you are not conspicuous at all. Others are more concerned about the new emperor, the Seventh Prince, and the brothers and sisters of the Tao, Tu, and Wu families, as well as the princes and princesses of the various princely palaces. Among them, there are several marriages that the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Xu do not approve of. The cabinet and the royal family also have objections, so everyone tacitly agrees to keep these marriage orders secret for the time being. However, there are probably not many people who will oppose this matter now. Except for the sons of Prince Ji's Palace, the marriage orders for others will be issued soon."

Hai Jiao listed several examples. In addition to the choice of the new emperor's wife, the late emperor was still hesitating, the seventh prince's wife had been decided to be Wu Qiong, Wu Ke's wife was decided to be Zhang Yingfeng, a daughter of the Zhang family, and Tao Yue's eldest granddaughter was married to Zhou Yijun, the son of General Zhou Si. In addition, there was the marriage of the prince of An and his second son, the marriage of the grandchildren of the two old princes and the children of the ministers in the court, and the marriage of several eldest princesses and the children of the eldest princesses with the children of several nobles...

In addition, there is another marriage that has not been determined, but the late emperor has already favored, which is the marriage between Tu Rong's son and Zhou's daughter. According to the current opinion of the palace, the candidates for the marriage will most likely be Tu Rong's eldest son and the granddaughter of the Duke of Zhenguo. The children born to Tu Rong's second wife and the children of the Zhou family's side branches have basically been kicked out.

Haitang was stunned when she heard this: "Isn't Tu Rong's eldest son Tu Jinbao? He is still in Ganzhou!"

Ganzhou... General Zhou San is currently in charge. Could it be that they want Tu Jinbao to marry General Zhou San's daughter Zhou Huajun? Zhou Huajun is still in Chang'an, so these two people are not close to each other, right? However, Tu Jinbao is under the command of General Zhou San. If this marriage is confirmed, it will be convenient for General Zhou San to train his unemployed son-in-law, right? Hai Jiao smiled and nodded: "I also thought of these two people at the time. People in the palace don't know much about them, but Xiao Jin knows it. He told me privately that fortunately I have spent a lot of effort over the years to straighten Tu Jinbao and lead him back to the right path. Otherwise, based on his appearance as a dandy and useless person in the capital, it would be a waste of a good girl if he was matched with any daughter of the Zhou family! Zhou Yijun also privately rejoiced with me. In the past few years, he has taken Tu Jinbao to learn riding and archery martial arts, and washed away many of Tu Jinbao's bad habits. Otherwise, he would rather disobey the order than let his sisters at home down."

With such a marriage, Tu Jinbao will probably be transferred back to the capital soon. He no longer needs to rely on his father to gain a foothold in the army, and can move out of the house to start his own business. Madam Tu and her children may be very good at intrigue, but these tricks will not work in front of the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo. Who knows how they will be defeated in the future.

Haijiao and Haitang looked at each other and smiled, both feeling like enjoying the show.

After Hai Jiao finished laughing, he said, "The Miss Zhang who was given to Wu Ke was the daughter of the Zhang family's side branch that Empress Dowager Xu had her eyes on. She originally wanted to give her to Xiao Jin. I didn't expect that she would be destined to be with Wu Ke."

Haitang had no idea of ​​being jealous. Miss Zhang Yingfeng was actually a pitiful person. How could she decide her own marriage and fate? Even if she was not married to Jin Jiashu by Empress Dowager Xu, she was married to Wu Ke by the late emperor, or she was betrothed to a young talent favored by the Zhang family by the head of the Zhang family. In short, it was not her turn to make the decision.

Haitang only said, "I heard that Miss Zhang is quite smart and capable, so Madam Xu hopes that after she marries Brother Jin, she can support the Jin family again. Now that she has been granted marriage to Wu Ke, it is the same. Wu Ke also needs a capable and virtuous wife to support his family that has been in decline for a long time. But Wu Ke originally wanted to marry a noble lady who could help him in his career and family business, but now he may be disappointed."

The Zhang family sounds prominent, but in fact, they have long lost their power and glory, not to mention that Zhang Yingfeng is a daughter of a branch family who lost her father at a young age. For Wu Ke, this marriage is destined to be only respectable on the surface, but not beneficial at all.

And Wu Qiong, she was actually granted marriage to the seventh prince, Prince Kang, and after hesitating for many days, the Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager Xu, the new emperor, and the cabinet acquiesced to the late emperor's marriage decree without making any changes. This marriage was actually just a matter of internal digestion by the surviving descendants of the Wu family, without any help. Not to mention whether close relatives can bring happiness to both parties in the marriage, Prince Kang has been weak since childhood, which further reduces the possibility of them giving birth to healthy offspring. If Prince Kang unfortunately dies, Wu Qiong will be a widow and will have no hope of remarrying. This marriage is really not a good choice for her.

Haitang couldn't help but sigh for her best friend. Haijiao knew what her little sister was thinking, so she whispered to comfort her, "In fact, the Wu brothers and sisters are quite satisfied with this marriage. Wu Ke has been living in Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion these days, but Wu Qiong stayed in Cining Palace, serving the Empress Dowager, relearning palace rules and etiquette, striving to be a good princess, and taking good care of the Seventh Prince's health... The Seventh Prince had no objection. Although the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Xu both hope to marry him a healthy and fertile wife, he himself feels that the daughters of other families may not be reliable, but the daughters of the Wu family will definitely take him to heart... He is willing to be closer to the blood of the Wu family."

Since the parties involved have no objection, outsiders cannot say anything more.

Haitang pursed her lips and changed the subject: "Since the palace has decided to issue the late emperor's marriage decree as it is, and only exclude the marriage decrees for Prince Ji's sons, then... how to solve the marriage of the new emperor? Elder Tao already knows about the son of the Grand Secretary, right? Then is the daughter of the Grand Secretary still a popular candidate for the new emperor's empress?"

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