Bondage

Ming Xiang nodded, knowing that there was nothing wrong with what Song Wan said, she couldn't stop her.

"Hearing what Wan'er said, I can always feel relieved. Then when I go back today, I will tell my mother that I will not stop my marriage with the Qi family."

Song Wan smiled faintly, and sent Ming Xiang out of Yi Pavilion.

Although Mingxiang felt that the marriage with the Qi family was very inappropriate, there was nothing he could do at this time. He could only ask the concierge to let Mrs. Song enter into a marriage contract with the Qi family, and the two governments would exchange notes.

Qi Jiakong has the airs of a nobleman, but he has been shy inside for a long time, and there are really not many families in Shangjing who can talk to him about marriage.They look down on the short ones, and the tall ones look down on him, that's why Qi Sulun's marriage has been delayed till now.

Right now, the old lady of the Qi family is very satisfied with being engaged to the Song family, and the two houses are in a hurry, so they exchanged the invitation before seeing each other.

Qi Sulun frowned at his mother, very dissatisfied with this marriage.

"My child respects Mr. Song, and also knows that Mr. Song's going to Suhe is an order of the court, but this marriage with the Song family is really impossible."

"How can there be a house mistress betrothing the daughter-in-law of the family at this time? Don't say that Mr. Song is in the whirlpool, even ordinary families rarely have just passed the national funeral, and they are trying to get married when they are in a precarious time."

Mrs. Qi quickly waved her hands: "What nonsense are you talking about? If your grandmother hears about it, your mother will be reprimanded again."

"Do you think I have a crush on the second daughter of the Song family?"

With a flick of the veil, Mrs. Qi frowned: "Let's not say that the eldest daughter of the Song family is married for the second time and cannot be on the stage, and that what Song Lan'an did this time is not a glorious thing."

"You married that daughter of the Song family, and in the future you might even be infamous."

"But the old lady is right. Although Song Lan'an will be scolded by the world, he is doing his best for the court this time. Others don't know, but His Royal Highness always knows his grievances and difficulties. Maybe he will compensate him from other places in the future. .”

"And if you marry the second daughter of the Song family, he should always support his son-in-law."

After Mrs. Qi finished speaking, there was a bit of contempt in her eyes: "Then Song Wan was able to enter the Eastern Palace with a broken body, so it can be seen that she is very powerful, and do you know what the name of her residence in the Eastern Palace is?"

"It can be seen that the crown prince was seduced by this foxy son and lost his soul. The Song family is afraid that there will be great fortune in the future."

There was disdain in Mrs. Qi's words, and she hated Song Wan for rejecting the post she asked the eldest daughter-in-law to send.Even though that Jiang Yan was short-lived, she still hated her for a long time because the other party looked down on her Qi family.

Right now, the second daughter of the Song family is eager to marry their family, which made Mrs. Qi vomit a lot of the suffocation she had in her heart back then.

Qi Sulun listened to his mother's words, his eyes dimmed but he didn't say anything.

The Qi Mansion is in decline, and the family heads of these generations, from the patriarch to the mistress of the mansion, are rarely able to accomplish anything. No matter how prosperous the Song Mansion is in the future, those who can show their daughters at this stage are not sober-minded people. Such a daughter raised by the mistress...

Qi Sulun sighed, and only hoped that the second daughter of the Song family would be clear-headed.

Qi Sulun was not the only one who was dissatisfied with this marriage, even Song Yao was also very displeased.As a noble daughter from Shangjing, she has also heard about the affairs of the Qifu.

But my mother was right, although the Qi family has a weak family background, at least they still have a title, so she won't be too different from Song Nian and Song Wan in the future.

The same sisters, if she arranges to marry a student from the house like her father did, how will she hold her head up among the sisters in the future?

"Don't think about it too much. Although Qi's mansion is not as good as before, but Qi Sulun is an orthodox descendant. Can his Qi mansion be short of you two?"

Mrs. Song took Song Yao's hand, and comforted her earnestly: "He is a five-year-old man. You will have no pressure from the head of the family and no heirs when you get married. The young couple can live happily with each other. We women have husbands and sons-in-law who love and care for us. If you don’t have to worry about food and clothing, this life will be considered an excellent way out.”

"Mother is right."

Relieved by Mrs. Song's words little by little, Song Yao let go of his worries and slowly smiled.

Her mother was right, as long as her future husband-in-law loves her and the house can't afford her food and clothing, then it will be fine.

And that Qi Sulun is Li Guogong's direct descendant after all, so much better than Naming Shiqi.

Song Yao's heart fell to the ground, so he concentrated on preparing for his own marriage, and Mrs. Song called Ming Xiang to prepare a dowry for Song Yao and Song Nian.

"There is a fixed amount of dowry in the mansion, and the amount that mother said is really not available in the mansion now."

The red sandalwood kang table, large carved chair, step-by-step bed with treasure chest, screen, comb mirror, dishes and cloth, etc., were all prepared by the Fuchu.But Mrs. Song now needs six additional shops, plus 2000 taels of cash per person.

"Before the war with Nanqing, this amount is nothing, but right now the government really can't afford it."

On that day, the crowd raised military expenses in front of the palace gate, and everyone in the capital contributed a lot, and his father even set aside [-]% of his private treasury and public funds and sent them to the court.

But Mingxiang didn't know that Song Lan'an hadn't told Mrs. Song about this.

"Ah."

Mrs. Song snorted coldly: "Song Fu and Song Wan's marriage can be done in a big way, but when it's my turn, Yao'er Nian'er's house can't afford money? I didn't know how much money was in the account when I was in charge of the house. Now you Are you not guilty of telling me this?"

"I don't know."

Ming Xiang smiled faintly, and saluted Mrs. Song slightly: "The husband's dowry and Wan'er's dowry are more than half from the wife's dowry. Mother shouldn't know."

"If mother has nothing to do, Xiang'er will go to work."

After finishing speaking, Ming Xiang turned around and left, ignoring Mrs. Song again.

Since her father said to let Mrs. Song take full control of Song Yao's marriage, and both Song Fu and Song Wan let her ignore Mrs. Song's unreasonable troubles, why should she ask for trouble?

For more than ten days since then, Ming Xiang has never appeared in front of Mrs. Song.

Mrs. Song was in a hurry, but she could only bite the bullet and distribute the three melons and two dates of the dowry she married into the Song Mansion to Song Yao and Song Nian.

"Leave the mother to the second sister, the child doesn't need it."

Song Nian put down the big red mandarin duck hexagram that was being embroidered in his hand, and said softly: "It is enough for the child to have the dowry from the mansion. Although the daughter is married to a side branch of the Ming family, her situation is better than that of the Qi mansion. The second sister is worse than the child. The silver is needed."

"And there should always be some left in mother's hand, not to mention the two of us in the future..."

"Who wants your money?"

Before Song Nian finished speaking, Song Yao snatched the bank note from Mrs. Song and threw it in front of her: "Do you mean that you are better married than me? How is Qi Mansion?"

"Tell me, how is the Ming family better than the Qi family?"

"Forget it, Nian'er is also for your own good."

Picking up the banknotes on the ground, Mrs. Song comforted the two in a low voice, and then carefully stuffed the banknotes in Song Yao's hands.

Song Nian looked down at the scene in front of him, but didn't say a word.

The three mother and son were thinking about each other, and they were silent when they heard the cries and cries outside the house from far and near to their ears.

Mrs. Song raised her eyes in a daze, and stared blankly at the house official's wife who ran in crying all the way.