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Chapter 405 Sending someone away (2)
Originally, in order to show Lu Mingxuan and Lu Zhongxian the greatest decency and respect, Ling Mengqi wanted to invite Master Cao, the commander of his Jin Yiwei, to be the matchmaker for him. As Master Cao used his identity, it was inconvenient for him to get too close to anyone. Naturally, it was inconvenient to be a mediator and declined.

However, he declined politely, but he came forward to invite Gao Yan, the deputy commander of the Wucheng Army and Horse Division, to be the matchmaker for him. However, as a matchmaker for his new son-in-law, he took the initiative to come to propose marriage, which can be regarded as showing face to Lu Zhong.

As the commander of Jin Yiwei, Mr. Cao, there are not many things that the whole capital can hide from him. Of course, he does not know the real relationship between Ling Mengqi and Concubine Luo, but he also knows about Ling Mengqi and a big man in the palace. There are countless connections, and even the emperor looks at him differently. Although he has never explicitly said that he is going to be promoted or what, he always asks about him every once in a while. He is just a fifth-rank thousand. A household, but let the emperor remember his name, Jin Yiwei has nearly ten thousand people, who else has this dignity?

That's why Mr. Cao will devote himself to cultivating him, and when encountering any good things, he will most likely think of him, otherwise Ling Mengqi would not dare to ask him to be his mediator.

But I didn't expect Master Gao to fail to be the matchmaker in the end. It's not that he didn't want to, but that King Duan heard about it from somewhere, and he took the initiative to find Ling Mengqi, saying that Ling Mengqi had saved his life. However, this time he returned to Beijing but failed to reward him based on merit, he felt somewhat indebted to him in his heart, so now he repays Ling Mengqi by protecting the matchmaker himself.

Seeing that Ling Mengqi was still hesitant, he said that regardless of the personal relationship between the two, he only said that his future princess and Ling Mengqi's future wife were good friends in his boudoir, and the princess treated him with deep affection, but the princess didn't care about anything. Without her, he can only be a matchmaker for her boudoir's close friend, which is a little bit of repayment for her affection, Ling Mengqi will not even give him this opportunity.

Ling Mengqi said that it was not good to refuse, and if he continued to refuse, he would not know how to flatter, so he had to thank Duan Wang, which was regarded as an acceptance of the matter.

In my heart, I regretted it. I knew that I should not have said a few words in front of King Duan on purpose in order to repay Miss Wei's kindness to sister Xuan, "The future third concubine and the minister's future wife are fortunate to be good friends. Listen to me." It is said that after the accident of the third prince, the concubine of the third prince was very sad, and she swore that she would never marry again in this life, the third prince is indeed a lucky one, now it makes Wang Duan look like he is very close to him, if Prince Duan's surname is not Murong He has made up his mind on this friend, but his surname is Murong, what's the matter!
So on the day of marriage proposal, when King Duan took Ling Mengqi's Geng Tie and 36-color gifts, and Qingche Jiancong arrived at Lu Zhongxian's house, Lu Zhongxian first thought that the matchmakers are usually elderly and respectable people. , Where did Meng Qi find such a white-faced scholar? What do you mean?Then a little unhappy.

When they sat down in the flower hall and heard Wang Duan introduce his identity and purpose, Lu Zhongxian was frightened and dumbfounded. This, this, this... How could Meng Qi invite such a distinguished person from home to be a matchmaker? I didn't tell myself beforehand, I just thought that I am a woman, and it is human nature to be arrogant, so my words and deeds are a bit inappropriate, won't Prince Duan be angry with him?

After a long while, Lu Zhongxian came back to his senses from the stupefaction, hurriedly knelt down with a "plop", and said in a trembling voice: "I don't know that the Lord Duan is here, if I am rude, I ask the Lord to forgive me!"

Fortunately, King Duan didn't look unhappy at all, he still smiled like a spring breeze, and said: "My lord, please hurry up, today this king is here as the man's matchmaker, since the man's attitude towards marriage proposals should be lowered, otherwise I don’t know how to use the word ‘begging’ anymore, Lord Lu don’t need to be cautious, just treat me as a normal mediator, if you have any request from the man, just say it, this king will listen to you.”

How courageous is he to treat the majestic prince as an ordinary matchmaker?Lu Zhongxian muttered to himself, but said with a smile: "My lord can condescend to be the little girl's mediator. It is already the dignity and honor of this minister and his family. I have no other requirements. This is the same as The lord is exchanging the Geng Tie for the little girl."

This is the truth, it's not because today's matchmaker is King Duan, that's why Lu Zhongxian didn't dare to make a request. Ling Mengqi was originally his favorite son-in-law, and he had been looking forward to asking the matchmaker to propose marriage for a long time today, so naturally he wouldn't be like that. When other people married their daughters, they took the opportunity to make such and such excessive demands.

After Lu Zhongxian finished speaking, he sent someone to the inner courtyard to find Qi's invitation to invite Lu Mingxuan, and at the same time quietly ordered: "The matchmaker invited by Mr. Ling today is Prince Duan, let the wife go to the kitchen to watch them organize the luncheon... Forget it, immediately ask my wife to send someone to Zuixian Tower to order a table of the best noodles, and I must not neglect Prince Duan."

Inside, when Mrs. Qi heard that Ling Mengqi's matchmaker was the majestic Prince Duan, she was also taken aback. After a long while, she came to her senses, took Lu Mingxuan's Geng invitation and handed it to the visitor, and after sending it away, she went Immediately commanded Mama Li and the others in a trembling voice: "Hurry up, hurry up, send me to Zuixianlou to call for dinner... Well, let Xiaotao and Xiaomei dress up again, and serve Prince Duan for dinner later."

As he spoke, he punched his own palm and regretted: "If I knew this day would come, I should have bought two beautiful girls to train them in case of emergencies. Xiaotao and Xiaomei are good looking, as long as The rules are unavoidably rough, how can I get into the eyes of noble people?"

Mother Li and the others were also intimidated, and they all smacked their tongues secretly at the same time. This future second son-in-law really has face, and he invited a majestic prince to protect himself and their second daughter. Although he is already a fifth rank, he is a military officer after all, and he can't compare to the nobleness of the eldest son-in-law after he becomes a Jinshi in the future. Now it seems that the future of the second son-in-law is far better than that of the elder son-in-law. Both of his sons-in-law are so promising. It is really difficult for the family not to prosper!
After Lu Zhongxian received Lu Mingxuan's Geng Tie from his servant, he immediately raised his hands above his head, and respectfully presented it to King Duan. After receiving it, King Duan didn't open it for a closer look. After all, it involved his daughter's boudoir name and birthday. For private matters such as horoscopes, even if he is a matchmaker, he is not good-looking.

So he only handed it to his entourage, and then handed Ling Mengqi's Geng Tie to Lu Zhongxian.

The next step is that the two families will send each other's Geng posts to the horoscope, and after the two sides have combined the horoscope and concluded that the two are a match made in heaven, they will perform the ceremony of accepting the levy.

Seeing that the official business was over, Lu Zhongxian smiled apologetically and said to King Duan, "I have asked my wife to call for a banquet from the drunk fairy tower, and I also asked the prince to move to the flower hall behind, so that I can express my feelings."

Duan Wang smiled and said: "Lord Lu's kindness is appreciated by the king, but after I return to Meng Qi, I have to go to the palace to have dinner with the queen mother, so I won't bother Lord Lu."

(End of this chapter)