Tianliangyuan

Chapter 393 Wanting to Facilitate This Marriage

Because of Xu Junqing's marriage, Xu Zhaozhao moved back to the Marquis's residence.

The happiest people were Xu Han and Wang Ruolan.

Of course, after the little tiger learned that his aunt had moved in, he stayed in the Purple Garden and refused to leave.

Xu Zhaozhao was no longer considered the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, but rather a distinguished guest, so she didn't usually get involved in the wedding arrangements. She simply focused on taking care of the children, which made things much easier for her.

Now that Xu Zhaozhao has returned to live with Madam Xu, she naturally has to go over every day to pay her respects and greet her, otherwise Madam Xu will definitely find fault with her again.

However, the old lady has perhaps come to understand some things now, so she is no longer so picky about her younger generation.

But since Xu Junqing is getting married, his aunt Xu Lin will naturally be coming back.

Xu Lin was accompanied by Sun Huaizhi's wife, Yang, and her grandson. Whenever someone came to give a gift, she would go out to greet them, which was somewhat against the rules.

Generally speaking, it would be perfectly normal for Xu Lin to go and speak with relatives of the Xu family when they come.

However, if it were just interactions between officials' wives, it would be considered inappropriate for Xu Lin to get involved.

In this rigidly hierarchical society, the wives of officials of the first, second, and third ranks could sit together and drink tea, but you, Xu Lin, clearly do not have that privilege.

In Daxing, first-rank officials were mostly mascots, while those with real power were mostly second- or third-rank officials.

Although Xu Han only held the position of a Grand General and was extremely idle when not fighting, he was still the Marquis of Anxin, and his three sons were all very accomplished.

Of course, the most important point is that Xu Han was once the emperor's study companion, and he genuinely grew up with the emperor.

Judging from the fact that he can attend court whenever he wants and skip it whenever he wants, he is definitely among the top-tier nobles.

Countless noble ladies are now filled with regret, wishing they had made their move on the Xu family's sons sooner.

This fourth young master's future prospects are not bad.

Xu Jun'an is the heir apparent and will inherit the Anxin Marquisate in the future, while Xu Junfeng earned a minor title on the battlefield through his military achievements; as for Xu Junting, he is even more impressive, having earned a baronship by working in the fields with a group of peasants. Tsk, the Xu family is quite remarkable!

Xu Han's three sons all hold titles now, and as long as they do not rebel or betray the country, they will certainly have no worries about wealth and honor in the future.

Xu Junqing's wedding made the entire Marquis's mansion lively for five days.

Wang Ruolan even arranged for people to set up several large pots outside the city gate and provide rice porridge free of charge for five days.

Upon learning this, Li was naturally extremely grateful to her sister-in-law.

Everything went smoothly, the bride was brought home, and all four young men of the Marquis's mansion were finally married.

Of course, Xu Wen also had a son born out of wedlock, but for such a prestigious family, sons born out of wedlock were negligible.

For Xu Han, the only nephew he acknowledged was Xu Junqing. As for Xu Wen, he only had two sons, so of course he couldn't disown his illegitimate son. Besides, the illegitimate son was doing quite well. As long as the family was harmonious, nothing else mattered.

The marriage between Xie Juan and the Qu family was off, and the Qu family's illegitimate son had even caused a scene of snatching the marriage when he was negotiating with the Li family, so Xu Zhaozhao was also unwilling to consider the Qu family's illegitimate son.

Zheng Tuo was a soldier under Xie Xiaolin's command, and now he has achieved some success.

Xie Juan clearly preferred scholars, so she either selected a collateral branch or a son of a concubine from a prominent family, or a scholar or official who came from the lower class.

For example, people like Fu Pei.

Finding a future husband for Xie Juan is much more difficult than finding one for Xie Chan.

If we were to find someone who climbed up from an ordinary background, who knows if Xie Juan would look down on them?

In any case, Xie Juan cannot be married to a son of a concubine, especially not from a family with a simple background.

Given Xie Juan's brainless nature, if she were to marry into a wealthy family, she probably wouldn't survive more than two episodes before being written out of the story.

Just as Xu Zhaozhao was having a headache, Wang Ruolan and Li Shi came to visit.

Xu Zhaozhao was still looking behind them: "Why didn't my fourth sister-in-law come?"

Wang Ruolan lightly patted her arm: "Don't talk nonsense again! Your fourth sister-in-law is still a new bride, how can she go out like this?"

Xu Zhaozhao covered her mouth and chuckled, "It's my fault, let's go inside and talk."

Princess Anhe's due date was approaching, so Wang Ruolan gestured to her sister-in-law to get down to business, as they needed to hurry back.

Li smiled and said, "I have a cousin who comes from a simple family. He is a scholar, but he did not take the imperial examination route. His father was originally a minor official, but later his health deteriorated. Before he passed away, his father arranged a job for him, and now he is a seventh-rank official."

At less than twenty years old, to have achieved the rank of a seventh-grade official is indeed quite remarkable.

However, this young master Li has no male elders above him. What about his future career in officialdom?

“My cousin’s wife is still alive, and my nephew is one of the few civil officials in the family, and he has done a good job in his duties these past two years.”

Although Li didn't say it explicitly, it was clear that the Li family wouldn't give up on a promising young man.

Xu Zhaozhao then asked more detailed questions about this man named Li Shun, such as his age, whether he had any siblings, and which family his mother came from.

After asking the questions, Xu Zhaozhao knew what was going on.

"Alright, I'll write all of this down later, and then I'll ask the old lady and father to take a look. If they think there's no problem, then we'll discuss it."

"Good!" Madam Li nodded in satisfaction. She had come here to make this marriage happen.

In fact, Li really liked that nephew. It was just a pity that if his father hadn't died early, his career might have been smoother.

However, his elder brother was a military officer, so he couldn't really be of much help in the civil service.

But Xu Zhaozhao is different.

If her nephew could marry a woman from the Xie family, it might be helpful for his future career. Moreover, such a simple family background would put Zhaozhao at ease.

Li was trying to arrange the marriage because she knew Xu Zhaozhao was unwilling to get involved in trouble. The two families were also compatible in many ways. After all, Xie Juan was a concubine's daughter, while her nephew was a legitimate son and an official.

Xu Zhaozhao called Xu Zhuzi over and asked him to inquire about this Li Shun. Then she went to consult with Madam Yu.

The two went to the old lady's place together, and Xu Zhaozhao briefly explained Li Shun's situation again. The old lady was still very satisfied.

"That's not bad. And at such a young age, he's already at the seventh rank. His family is also simple, with only one younger brother. After a few years, once his brother gets married, we can separate the family and live a more peaceful life."