eurekapd Chapter 161 Name
Chapter 161 Name
Even though Shen Tang had already refused to marry Prince Jingyang once, it was already very difficult for Prince Jingyang to arrange a marriage for him. If he refused again, even if his daughter, Shen Sui, was the most beautiful woman in the world, Prince Jingyang would probably not be willing to marry Shen Tang.
Besides, this marriage had already been approved by the Emperor, who had urged him to come and propose before. The Prince of Jingyang had saved Shen Tang several times, and the Prince of Jingyang had also contributed to finding Shen Yan. It was also Xie Guimo's men who stopped Shen Ying from plotting against Xiao Huan, and he had helped the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion so much. More importantly, his own daughter also liked him, so how could he not agree?
The Fourth Wife said, "I wasn't around when Tang'er refused to marry, but I heard that my eldest sister-in-law didn't let her marry because she was afraid of a rift between them. Now that Xian'er is about to become the Second Prince's consort, Tang'er marrying the Prince of Jingyang won't affect their sisterhood, so why would my eldest sister-in-law object?"
"Tang'er is betrothed to the Prince of Jingyang, and it should be a foregone conclusion that Xian'er will become the Second Prince's consort."
The Second Wife also knew that the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion had a relative in the Jingyang Prince's Mansion, which would be better for Shen Ying to secure the position of the Second Prince's Consort. However, Shen Ying and the Second Prince were not in love with each other, and the Prince of Jingyang had even gotten together with the Prince of Changping Marquis twice for Shen Tang!
Wasn't Concubine Ye absolutely sure that Prince Jingyang would not marry Shen Tang? Now that she has proposed marriage, could it be that her plan has failed?
Shen Sui had already agreed, and the old lady also approved of the marriage. It was useless for others to object, so the second wife simply shut up and stopped talking.
The second master asked, "What does Old Prince Ning want to see my eldest brother about?"
Shen Sui didn't say anything, just sipped the tea. The old lady sent them out, "I will discuss Tang'er's marriage with the Marquis, you all go back."
The second master frowned deeply. The old lady was talking to the eldest brother and actually sent him away. Was there anything she couldn't let him hear?
The second master walked away, looking back every few steps.
Shen Tang stood up, but did not leave. She also wanted to know why Prince Ning was looking for her father. She was concerned about everything related to her eldest brother.
After everyone left, the old lady asked, "Why would Prince Jingyang want to marry Tang'er?"
Although the Second Wife's words were harsh and the Old Lady felt that Prince Jingyang would not be that kind of person, Shen Tang had the bridal sedan carried back empty. After all, it was embarrassing. There were so many ladies from prominent families in Kyoto, and Prince Jingyang could marry any of them. There was no need to hang himself on the tree of their Pingyuan Marquis Mansion.
Shen Sui said, "The Prince of Jingyang wanted to marry Tang'er from the beginning. It was Old Prince Xie who made the mistake and arranged the wrong marriage. The lottery slip at the Jokhang Temple was written by the Prince of Jingyang. His original intention was to have Tang'er marry in place of Xian'er, but he didn't expect so many troubles to arise later. Prince Jingyang apologized to me for this."
But when it came to this apology, Shen Sui felt more ashamed than angry.
He knew very well that even without the fortune stick, Shen Xie was afraid of being a widow and was unwilling to get into the bridal sedan chair. Moreover, Prince Jingyang only made a fortune stick to scare Shen Xie, but no one forced Shen Xie to drug himself and frame Shen Tang.
When Shen Xizhen got into the bridal sedan, Prince Jingyang had no choice but to accept her as his princess.
The old lady looked at Shen Tang and asked, "Do you know that the person the Prince of Jingyang wants to marry is you?"
Shen Tang shook her head and said with a blushing face, "If I want to know, then no, I'll get married..."
That's true. If they were in love with each other, the Jingyang Palace wouldn't have suffered such a huge loss of face.
The old lady said, "Xi'er will marry the Second Prince, and Tang'er will be betrothed to the Prince of Jingyang. Everyone is very happy."
The only regret is that Shen Yan doesn’t know when he will be able to return to his roots.
The old lady asked Shen Sui, "Is it about Yan'er that Old Prince Ning is looking for you?"
Shen Sui didn't hide it from the old lady, "Old Prince Ning came to me for Yan'er's marriage. Old Princess Ning was hesitating between the Right Prime Minister's daughter and the Minister of Revenue's daughter, and she was hesitating which one was more suitable. Unexpectedly, the Right Prime Minister's daughter was promised to the son of the Marquis of Xuanyi. Old Prince Ning was afraid that if he didn't come to propose marriage again, he would also want to promise the Minister of Revenue's daughter to someone, so he asked for my opinion..."
If Prince Ning didn't know that Xiao Huan was Shen Sui's son, he would have full authority over his marriage. Now that he knew, he would definitely get Shen Sui's approval.
The old lady said, "Princess Ning treats Yan'er as her own grandson, so the girl she chooses for Yan'er must be good. It's just that Yan'er's identity..."
Shen Sui said, "Old Prince Ning intends to adopt Yan'er as his adopted grandson, and he will confess this when he proposes marriage."
He, Shen Sui's son and the prince of Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion, has a good status and is worthy of the daughter of the Minister of Revenue. And as the adopted grandson of Prince Ning, there is no problem at all.
If he had not been sure that the Minister of Revenue would approve the marriage, Prince Ning would not have told him.
The old lady asked, "What do you think?"
Shen Sui said, "I'll let Old Prince Ning make the final decision..."
Before Shen Sui could finish, Shen Tang asked anxiously, "Did father ask what big brother thinks?"
Shen Sui looked at Shen Tang and said, "Marriage is decided by parents and matchmakers. Old Prince Ning and I both agree. Your elder brother..."
Shen Tang said, "Big brother may have a girl he likes."
Shen Sui frowned, and Shen Tang said, "Father, have you forgotten that brother saved Princess Roujia not long ago? The reason I know that my eldest sister plotted against brother is because I ran into Princess Roujia when I left the house. She told me that someone had arranged for brother to meet at Yanqi Lake under my guise. I think brother must have some feelings for Princess Roujia."
The eldest brother told Princess Roujia his whereabouts and asked her to go to Yanqi Lake. If the eldest brother had no feelings for Princess Roujia, he would never do such a thing.
She also hoped that Princess Roujia could become her sister-in-law, so she told Princess Roujia that Prince Ning was not her cousin, but her elder brother.
She had been trying to bring Princess Roujia together for a long time, and she seemed to be somewhat interested in her. But in the end, her elder brother married someone else. How could she ever see Princess Roujia again in the future?
It would be fine if my eldest brother and Princess Roujia had no interest in each other, but what if they fell in love with each other?
At least he should ask the eldest brother's opinion. In the previous life, the eldest brother did not get married, so Prince Ning must have discussed it with the eldest brother, but was rejected by the eldest brother. In this life, he discussed it with his father, so Prince Ning might not ask the eldest brother's opinion.
Shen Sui looked at Shen Tang, "Your elder brother is still the Prince of Ning. He and Princess Roujia are nominal cousins..."
Shen Tang said, "I went to visit Princess Roujia. The Duke of Duan admired my brother's talent for both civil and military affairs. It's a pity that he is Princess Roujia's cousin. Otherwise, even if he were a prince from a baron's mansion, he would have promised Princess Roujia to her. My daughter has always liked Princess Roujia, otherwise she wouldn't have asked my brother to save her. So I told Princess Roujia about my brother's life story."
"I think that my eldest brother likes Princess Roujia. I know that marriage is decided by parents and matchmakers, but my eldest brother has been away from home for many years. I hope that he can marry a girl he likes and spend his life with her."
Shen Yan was found by Shen Tang. Shen Sui and the old lady would listen to whatever Shen Tang said regarding Shen Yan's affairs.
The old lady said, "Prince Ning probably doesn't know about this, otherwise he would definitely be more inclined towards Princess Roujia."
Shen Sui said, "I'll go find Old Prince Ning."