activa-t Chapter 214 Notification
Chapter 214 Notification
Shen Tang's eyes suddenly widened.
Although she also hoped that the Jiang family would have a grandson-in-law who was the top scholar, she didn't dare to think about it. She didn't expect that they would actually get engaged.
Gingko asked quickly, "Is it the eldest cousin or the second cousin?"
Si'er said, "It's my eldest cousin."
There is no need to ask. The one whose foot was stepped on and the jade pendant was stuffed into her was Jiang Ning, so she must be the one who was engaged.
But how did they get engaged?
Shen Tang asked, but Si'er didn't know, and the person who brought the news didn't say much. Shen Tang was really curious. She looked at Yin Xing, and before she could say anything, Yin Xing said, "I'll go to the Jiang family and ask."
Shen Tang said, "Take some snow pears with you and tell them that we're going to hold a family reunion banquet the day after tomorrow. Please ask your cousins to come and help entertain the guests."
It’s always a bad idea to go empty-handed. The tribute pears taste good and grandma will definitely like them.
Ginkgo followed Shen Tang back to Qingyi Garden, and then went to Jiang's house with the food box.
Inside the house, the old lady leaned on a large pillow, closed her eyes, and listened to Mother Wang reciting Buddhist scriptures to her.
After listening to the Buddhist scriptures twice, the old lady felt much calmer. After reading the Buddhist scriptures again, Mother Wang took the time to tell the maid, "Ask the kitchen to cook some rice porridge and bring it over."
The old lady hasn't eaten anything for the past two days. How could her body possibly be in good shape? She needs to eat something so that she can recover faster.
The maid went to the small kitchen to pass on the message, and then came back, seeming to be hesitant to speak.
The old lady saw it and said, "Tell me what you want to say."
The maid said, "The eldest daughter of the Jiang family is engaged to the top-scoring scholar, Young Master Jiang..."
The relationship between the Pingyuan Marquisate and the Jiang family has been restored. The Jiang family is pregnant, so the old lady should be informed. However, the old lady is worried about the second house and is sick. It feels like rubbing salt into the old lady's wounds.
The old lady sighed, "With two Jinshi in the same exam and a grandson-in-law who is the top scholar, the Jiang family will surely become a prestigious family in a hundred years."
Mother Wang felt that it would not take a hundred years. Don't forget that the Jiang family still has a granddaughter of the Crown Prince's wife, Prince Jingyang, and a grandson of the Crown Prince Ning. If the second young master can be found, he will be a marquis. With the current momentum of the Jiang family, it will prosper quickly.
The old lady was happy for the Jiang family from the bottom of her heart.
The news that the eldest daughter of the Jiang family and the young master of the Jiang family were engaged spread like wildfire throughout Kyoto, and all the civil and military officials were envious.
Having two grandsons who passed the imperial examination in the same year was enough to make people envious and jealous, but I didn't expect that the top scholar position would finally fall into the hands of the Jiang family. How come the Jiang family got all the good things?
The grandsons and granddaughters are doing well, and the grandsons-in-law are doing even better. This group of young people has managed to raise the status of the low-profile Jiang family by two levels. Even though Old Master Jiang does not hold a high official position, no one will dare to underestimate him in the court in the future. More importantly, Old Master Jiang still has a granddaughter, and his three grandsons are not engaged yet.
Many ministers were eager to propose marriage for their sons and daughters.
After Ginkgo left, Shen Tang embroidered to pass the time. After finishing embroidering a peony, Shen Tang rubbed her neck and looked at the clepsydra from time to time. Ginkgo had been gone for a long time, why hadn't she come back yet?
Qiu Tong brought tea to Shen Tang. Shen Tang took two sips when he heard footsteps outside. Qiu Tong said, "Gingxing is back."
Shen Tang looked towards the screen and saw Ginkgo come in with a grin on his face. He poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in two or three gulps. Qiu Tong asked, "Did you find out anything?"
Ginkgo nodded and said, "It was Madam Jiang who went to the Jiang family to propose marriage. She said that Young Master Jiang liked the eldest cousin, so she gave the jade pendant to her..."
Shen Tang, “…???”
Didn’t Young Master Jiang originally want to give Jiang Ning the high school entrance talisman, but in a hurry he mistakenly gave her the jade pendant?
However, the feel of the jade pendant and the high school talisman are very different, so the possibility of giving the wrong one is very small.
If this is true, then Young Master Jiang is quite skilled in pursuing girls.
Besides, Young Master Jiang, after all, was the top scorer in the imperial examination, his fame spread throughout Kyoto, and he had endless appointments these days. He had just finished dinner with someone and came out of the private room when someone who knew him came up to congratulate him, "Congratulations, Young Master Jiang, congratulations, Young Master Jiang, you have two of the four great joys in life at once, how enviable!"
Young Master Jiang, “……???”
Confused.
The four greatest joys in life are the wedding night, getting one’s name on the list of successful candidates, a downpour after a long drought, and meeting an old friend in a foreign land.
He knew that he had passed the imperial examination, but where did the other one come from?
Young Master Jiang asked, "Of the four great joys, which two did I get?"
The man smiled and said, "Successful in the imperial examination and a happy wedding night."
Young Master Jiang blushed, "Don't talk nonsense, where did I get the wedding candle?"
The man smiled and said, "Not yet at the moment, but once the marriage is settled, won't it be soon?"
Young Master Jiang was bewildered. "When did I get engaged?"
The man was confused, "No? Everyone is saying that you, Young Master Jiang, are engaged to the eldest daughter of the Censor Jiang family..."
Young Master Jiang, “……!!!”
When did he get engaged to Miss Jiang?!
Since it concerns the girl's reputation, such rumors will not be spread casually. Young Master Jiang did not even bother to say goodbye to his classmates. He flew down the stairs and rode back home.
The Jiang family is a prominent family in Qizhou. Qizhou is only more than 200 miles away from the capital, and it takes seven or eight days to get there by carriage. When the young master Jiang won the first place in the imperial examination, the news was passed back to Qizhou. Mr. and Mrs. Jiang held a buffet banquet for three days and three nights. Someone at the banquet joked that the young master Jiang had the talent of a top scholar and was also good-looking. If he passed the imperial examination, he would definitely be chosen as a son-in-law.
When Mr. and Mrs. Jiang heard this, they could no longer sit still. Fearing that their son had really been captured, they packed their bags that night and rushed to Kyoto early the next morning.
After arriving in Beijing, he bought a house and moved in.
Two days ago, Jiang Mingxiu failed to find Jiang Huaizhi, so he came to find Xiao Huan. Xiao Huan simply invited them to meet at Zuixianlou. They drank and chatted, and had a great time.
Jiang Mingxiu handed the jade pendant that he had kept in his arms for several days to Jiang Huaizhi. Jiang Huaizhi was a little confused. This was his ancestral jade pendant, which was lost on the day the results were announced. He had been living in fear for the past few days, fearing that his parents would find out and scold him. He was just worrying about what to do, but he didn't expect it to be in the hands of Young Master Jiang.
Jiang Huaizhi thanked him repeatedly, then wondered, "How did Young Master Jiang know that this jade pendant was mine?"
Jiang Mingxiu, "..."
This is sloppiness to a certain level.
Jiang Mingxiu said, "You gave it to my sister yourself. How could you not know that the jade pendant is yours?"
boom.
Jiang Huaizhi's face flushed red.
Knowing that Jiang Huaizhi had accidentally given it to the wrong person, Jiang Mingxiu stopped teasing him. His own sister would have no trouble finding a husband, so he wouldn't make fun of his own sister.
Jiang Huaizhi blushed for a long time and toasted in thanks.
Because he was happy, he drank a few more glasses of wine and was helped back home drunk. Mrs. Jiang asked the servant why he drank so much. The servant said truthfully, "The young master was happy, so he drank so much."
The servant told Madam Jiang everything about Prince Ning inviting Jiang Huaizhi to drink.
When Mrs. Jiang was leaving, she noticed that her son was wearing the jade pendant again, so she asked, "Aren't you afraid of losing it? Why did you wear it again?"
The servant said, "Young Master wasn't afraid of losing it. He had mistakenly given the jade pendant to the Ning Prince's cousin, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family. Young Master Jiang returned the jade pendant today..."
The servant was telling the truth, but Mrs. Jiang was thinking too much.
My son has finally come to his senses and realized that he likes the girl. It must be the first time he gave a gift to the girl, and he was too nervous, so he stuffed the wrong thing in her pocket. It seems that he likes the girl very much.
The Prince of Ning had saved her son's life. The Jiang family was upright and honest, and they had two successful candidates in the imperial examinations. The daughter of the Jiang family must be right.
Mrs. Jiang had the idea of proposing a marriage for her son at that time. In the evening, when Jiang Huaizhi sobered up, Mrs. Jiang asked him what happened between him and Miss Jiang. Jiang Huaizhi blushed and was embarrassed to say that he had stepped on the girl's foot and it was wrong to return something. He was even more afraid that his parents would think too much, so he didn't dare to eat at the same table with them and slipped away on the pretext that he was not hungry.
Mr. and Mrs. Jiang just thought that their son was shy. After all, he had never spoken to any other girls except his cousins in the mansion. It was normal for him to be nervous and shy.
Besides, the marriage of children is decided by their parents and the matchmaker, so there is no need to discuss it with the son.
Mrs. Jiang, who wanted to give her son a surprise, immediately ordered people to prepare gifts and went to the Jiang family after breakfast the next day.
The Jiang family, who had come with the intention of proposing marriage, were even more delighted to see Jiang Ning. Old Madam Jiang praised the top scholar in the Jinke exam endlessly. Madam Jiang smiled and said, "Old Madam Jiang is praising my son so much that I feel embarrassed. I wonder if Old Madam Jiang would be willing to have a grandson like my son?"
The marriage proposal came unexpectedly, and Old Madam Jiang was stunned. "Is Madam Jiang playing a joke on my Jiang family?"
Mrs. Jiang said, "How dare you make such a joke?"
Seeing that Mrs. Jiang was serious, Old Lady Jiang said, "There are many ladies from prominent families in Kyoto, and Young Master Jiang is a top scholar. Why would he want to marry my daughter?"
Mrs. Jiang smiled and said, "Although it is the parents' decision to decide their children's marriage, we still hope that they can spend their lives with the person they love."
The implication is that Young Master Jiang likes Jiang Ning.
As early as when Mrs. Jiang proposed marriage, Jiang Ning ran away in shame and was dragged by Jiang Li to eavesdrop behind the screen. As soon as these words came out, Jiang Li couldn't hold her back and ran away in one breath.
Mrs. Jiang was afraid that the Jiang family would not agree, so she said a lot of good things, and only then did Mrs. Jiang nod.
After the marriage was decided, Mrs. Jiang sent someone back to Qizhou to report the news, and then thought about the betrothal. She and Mr. Jiang might not stay in Kyoto, so where to hold the wedding banquet was really a problem. Since Mr. Jiang had entered the Hanlin Academy, he would definitely stay in Kyoto and become a close minister to the emperor in the future.
As for this small courtyard, when I bought it, I only thought about it being close to the palace. It only has four entrances, and it always feels a little small. I have to find a way to buy the house next door and expand the mansion.
Just as she was thinking about it, Jiang Huaizhi came in with a gust of wind, "Mom, why didn't you tell me before going to the Jiang family to propose marriage?!"
Mrs. Jiang smiled and said, "Isn't this what Mother wants to give you as a surprise? Besides, you have to give Mother a chance to inform you."
surprise?
It was clearly a shock.
Young Master Jiang said, "Are you really engaged? You're not lying to me, are you?"
"Are you still not confident in your mother's work?" Mrs. Jiang said proudly.
Young Master Jiang was a little upset, "My son never wanted to marry Miss Jiang."
Mrs. Jiang was confused. "If you don't want to marry, then why did you give Miss Jiang a gift? But you mistakenly gave her the heirloom jade pendant?"
He knew there was something wrong.
Young Master Jiang told Madam Jiang about how he had given the jade pendant to the wrong person.
Mrs. Jiang said, "You stepped on the girl and picked up her things. Doesn't this just show that you two are destined to be together? Back then, your father just picked up an embroidered handkerchief from your mother, and you said it was fate."
"Yes, but..."
But after a long time, there was no follow-up.
Can't deny the fate.
There were so many girls in Kyoto, and he would step on them and pick up the things they dropped.
Mrs. Jiang smiled and said, "Mrs. Jiang looks pretty good. Don't you like her?"
Young Master Jiang's mind flashed with Jiang Ning's blushing face, and his ears also turned red, "I don't know..."
If you don’t deny it immediately, that means you like it, at least a little bit.
Knowing her son's shyness, Mrs. Jiang didn't say much, only saying, "The marriage has been decided, there is no room for regret. If you don't like her now, you can marry Miss Jiang later and slowly cultivate her."