My old husband who can read minds

Chapter 40 An Unexpected Turning Point

The people in Wu'an Hou Mansion waited uneasily for a few days, but saw Princess Hetai summoning Mrs. Xie alone again. No one knew what she meant, but Mrs. Tang's eyes flashed with joy.

"I called you here today because I have something good that I want to discuss with your Zhou family. Please listen to me for now. If there is anything you don't understand, you can explain it to me later."

Princess Hetai got straight to the point as soon as she came up, so Ms. Xie had to listen carefully.

"I have a nephew who is twenty-four this year. He originally had an original wife. Unfortunately, he suffered a disaster during the birth, and both adults and children are gone. Now that Xiao is full, the family has asked me to look after him again. We are related to each other. To be honest, I have taken a liking to the third young lady of your house and want to be a matchmaker for the two families. If you, the Zhou family, are also interested, you might as well find an opportunity to come and see each other."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xie's eyes lit up and she said happily: "Princess is really magnanimous. Not only did she disregard past grudges, but she also found such a proper marriage for my niece. How can we not be happy about it?"

Although they are step-brothers, they have no heirs, so this step-brother is just like the first wife.

Sister Ying's marriage has always been a big problem, and the family is almost worried to death. After all, her sister is not married, so it is difficult for her younger brothers and sisters to get married to her.

What's more, Princess Hetai was the matchmaker herself, so Mr. Xie really felt that this marriage was a good one.

After hesitating for a moment, Ms. Xie asked: "As far as I know, the four rooms in General Xuanwu's residence live together. I wonder which young master in which room the princess is talking about?"

"He is the eldest son of Sanfang, ranking second in the family. However, Sanfang and his family are not in Beijing, but are serving as officials in Qingzhou. My cousin's name is Deng Yunheng. Despite his young age, he is now a fifth-rank cavalryman. The captain's official position is the same as that of his father, the governor of Qingzhou. He is really a young and promising man, and he will never disgrace the third lady of your house."

Mr. Xie was shocked when he heard this. How could this be said to be an insult?

It was obviously Sister Ying who had the upper hand. Such a good relationship, if the princess hadn't pointed out that she was interested in Sister Ying, she would have fought for her daughter.

After thinking for a moment, Ms. Xie asked cautiously: "Princess, don't blame me for being careless. With the conditions of the Second Young Master Deng, there should be many people competing for the position of stepmother. I'm afraid it won't be Sister Ying's turn." .”

Princess Hetai chuckled: "Cousin Xie is really a smart person and attentive. There is indeed a hidden secret in this. Last year, when Yun Heng was suppressing bandits in Qingzhou, he accidentally hurt his face. Now there is a scar from his left forehead to the corner of his eye. Scar. Little girls love to be pretty, so that scares away a lot of people."

"Thank you princess for speaking frankly. I need to go back and report this matter to the two elders of the Ming family and let them decide. I also need to ask Sister Ying what she wants. After all, it is a major event in her life."

Xie was just a messenger, so of course she didn't dare to blindly agree.

"As it should be! My nephew is also a magnanimous person, and he is currently in Beijing to report on his work. He said that if the girl's family also wants to see each other, they can meet with each other in private under the arrangement of the two elders. This will allow the girl to He makes his own decision, whether to marry or not, and he doesn’t want to force others to make things difficult for him.”

Princess Hetai said in a deep voice, with a somewhat pity expression.

Mrs. Xie couldn't help but nod and praise: "It shows that Mr. Deng is an upright man and is truly a good match."

"This is all I have said, and the rest will be decided by your Wu'an Marquis Mansion. Give me a clear reply within two days. Is there any doubt?"

Xie shook her head repeatedly: "There is absolutely no doubt, it all depends on the princess's orders. But if Sister Ying does not want to marry, then the three-year Qingxiu agreement..."

Princess Hetai lowered her head and took a sip of tea, smiling without saying a word.

Mrs. Xie understood immediately and hurriedly stood up to leave without daring to say any more.After Mrs. Xie left, Shen Yuan, who was pregnant with a big belly, was supported by Qin Minzhen and walked slowly out from behind the screen.

"How is it? Do you think the Zhou family will agree to this marriage?" Princess Hetai asked with a smile.

Shen Yuan replied: "Ignoring the Zhou family, if Zhou Ying is really a smart man, he will definitely agree."

Princess Hetai looked at her youngest daughter: "Zhen'er, what do you think?"

"If it were her daughter, Miss Zhou, she would agree. She has no choice." Qin Minzhen nodded firmly.

"My mother's move was really clever. It not only alienated the relationship between the Song and Zhou families, but also attracted the Wu'an Marquis Mansion to my Qin family. At the same time, it also cut off an arm of the six princes, mother and son. It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone."

"Oh, no, it should be said that it kills four birds with one stone."

Shen Yuan smiled and said, "By the way, I also settled the marriage of my cousin from the Deng family."

She heard that the inner residence of Wu'an Hou Mansion was very lively these two days, and that Mrs. Zhou had lost her power to run the house for decades.

Shen Yuan could only admire Princess Hetai's overall view and political outlook on this matter.

After the incident happened, instead of being angry for a moment, they immediately saw the essence and found the best solution, so that the Qin family could turn from passive to active in this matter and become invincible.

She never thought that the Zhou family would disagree with this marriage.

Since there has been trouble with the Song family, and the Song family is now weak and helpless to the Zhou family, and is even a hindrance, it is inevitable for the Zhou family to abandon it and find another more reliable and powerful ally.

The Qin family extended an olive branch at this moment, and the Zhou family had no reason to refuse.

Unless Mr. Zhou, who is in charge of the family, is a stick.

Princess Hetai looked at her daughter and daughter-in-law and spoke earnestly: "There are no real enemies between aristocratic families, and there is no unchanging friendship. Today we fight to the death, and tomorrow we can shake hands and make peace; or if we were close in the past, we can also be together in the future." Turn against each other and become enemies. Everything comes to you for benefit, everything goes to you for benefit. If you use benefit to lure someone, and if you use benefit to guide them, nothing in this world will be impossible. You will understand this slowly!"

Qin Minzhen looked thoughtful after hearing this.

Shen Yuan was so shocked that she wanted to give her mother-in-law a thumbs up on the spot.

Isn't this the wise saying said by a great foreign man: There are no permanent enemies and no permanent friends, only eternal interests.

This sounds very utilitarian, but it is very humane.

(End of this chapter)