[Through the Book] The ancestor only wants to live a long life

"Xu Changping, you are really good at playing hard to get!" Madam Zheng snorted coldly and looked at Xu Changping with displeasure, "You are even using your tricks on me and your mother."

Liu reacted and glared at Xu Changping in pretended anger.

Xu Changping stopped smiling and his tone returned to its usual calmness. "If grandma doesn't agree, just pretend that I never said anything. I'll leave everything to grandma and mother."

Seeing her son's expression, Liu felt as if needles were stabbing her heart. She immediately put away her anger and said in a panic, "All is up to you. All is up to you. You like the concubine's daughter of Shun'an Marquis's Mansion, so we will find someone to propose marriage."

Madam Zheng glanced at Liu, who was eager to protect her child, shook her head, and asked Liu: "Have you forgotten that you said that you would never let Xiaowu marry the concubine's daughter of Shun'an Marquis Mansion?"

Liu's expression froze, and then she asked awkwardly, "But, didn't mother say that Shun'an Marquis Mansion didn't want to marry their daughter to us?"

Madam Zheng shook her head helplessly and stopped talking to Liu. Liu only wanted to make her son happy, so she would probably agree to marry a poor commoner.

He then looked at Xu Changping with a serious expression, "Are you really determined to get the concubine's daughter from Shun'an Marquis's Mansion?"

Xu Changping answered seriously, "Yes. If I let my grandson choose, he would only want to marry Miss Yun Wu."

Madam Zheng frowned deeply, "You should know that the situation in Shun'an Marquis's Mansion is very complicated. Perhaps marrying Yun Wu will bring more trouble than marrying Anyang County Lady!

"After all, no matter how much trouble Princess Anyang makes, she is still just an orphan. For the sake of her father, His Majesty and the Queen Mother will indulge her as long as she does not commit a serious fault.

"But Shun'an Marquis's Mansion is just the opposite. Perhaps a small matter can arouse the suspicion of the emperor. Your life is already very difficult now. Do you have to live in fear and anxiety in the future?"

Xu Changping supported himself on the armrest of the chair, stood up awkwardly, bowed deeply to Madam Zheng, and said with a firm look: "My grandson knows all this. But, my grandson still wants to marry Miss Yun Wu. My grandson is just a useless person now, and he just wants to do his best to protect Miss Yun Wu and live a good life.

"If, if one day, something really happens in Shun'an Marquis Mansion and it involves my grandson, I will never regret it! I just hope that by then, grandpa and grandma can decisively draw a line between themselves and my grandson, and not let my grandson's willfulness bring trouble to Anguo Duke Mansion."

Madam Zheng looked at Xu Changping with mixed feelings. After a long time, she sighed deeply and waved her hand for him to sit down.

"You have even thought of the worst possible scenario, which shows that you have really made up your mind to marry Yun Wu. In that case, I will not stop you. I just hope that you will not regret it in the future."

"Thank you, grandmother, for your help." Xu Changping bowed again and a smile appeared on his face again.

Seeing this, Liu was also relieved and asked with a smile: "Mother, who do you think would be a good person to propose marriage to?"

"It's a little early to come and propose marriage now." Madam Zheng was too lazy to talk to Liu. "You may have forgotten that your son wants to marry someone's daughter, but she may not be willing to marry her daughter to your son. Don't I have to find someone to test the waters? I have to get her to agree to the marriage before I can find someone to formally propose marriage."

After hearing this, Liu became anxious, "I don't even mind that their daughter is a concubine, how dare they mind my son?"

Madam Zheng glared at Liu in annoyance, "Alright, don't get involved in this. I know what's going on. So, you can go back and help Xiaowu prepare the betrothal gifts. Xiaowu should also go back and have a rest, don't read books all day. Go out for a walk as well."

"Yes." "Yes." The mother and son agreed, said goodbye and left.

Old Madam Zheng was thinking about who to find at Shun'an Marquis' Mansion to get the inside scoop.

***

"What did the lady just say?"

Rong Enqing looked at Zhao, the wife of the Minister of War in front of him with a look of surprise.

Zhao said with a smile: "Madam Tai is very happy. You heard it right. I was asked by Madam Zheng from the Anguo Mansion to come to the mansion to propose marriage to the fifth young lady."

Rong Enqing was still a little confused, "Who are you talking to? Who are you talking to?"

Zhao glanced at Rong Enqing in a reproachful manner and said with a smile, "Oh, look at what the Madam said. Madam Zheng asked me to come to your house, and she was talking about Xu Changping, the fifth son of the Duke of Anguo's mansion. As for your mansion, isn't it that the fifth daughter is of marriageable age and has not yet been engaged?"

"Master Xu Wu? With our Yun Shu?" Rong Enqing always felt that things were a little unexpected.

She had never thought of letting Yun Shu marry into the Anguo Mansion.

The ideal husband she had chosen for Yunshu should be someone from a simple family whose social status could not be too high.

The population is simple, without intrigue. If the family is not high, there won't be too many strict rules. Yun Shu can live a more relaxed life after marrying into such a family.

Even if some unsolvable conflicts occur in the future, she will support Yunshu or help Yunshu divorce, and will never let Yunshu suffer in vain.

But if Yunshu’s in-laws were changed to the Anguo Mansion... forget it, her thighs are not even as thick as their arms.

What's more, she had also tested Yun Shu, and Yun Shu didn't seem to have any interest in the fifth young master of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion.

So Rong Enqing calmed himself down and said with a smile, "Don't be surprised, Madam. I am just too surprised that the Anguo Mansion would like our Yunshu. Our Yunshu is just a concubine's daughter and is not worthy of the Fifth Master. Therefore, I would like to trouble Madam to reply to the Anguo Mansion and tell them that we know we are not worthy of them and we would rather not get married."

Zhao looked at Rong Enqing in shock and asked in disbelief: "Madam, are you going to cancel this marriage? Have you thought it through? That's the Anguo Mansion!"

Rong Enqing nodded firmly, but pretended to be regretful and said, "I really don't dare to marry someone who is too high. There were so many families who went to the banquet at the Duke of Anguo's mansion that day, and any one of them was better than our Yun Shu. I felt ashamed when I saw them. Let's just forget it."

Seeing that Rong Enqing really didn't want to marry into the Anguo Mansion, Zhao's expression froze, and she asked tentatively, "Madam Tai didn't even ask Fifth Miss's opinion, and she rejected this marriage so resolutely. Is there any other reason?"

Zhao paused and guessed, "Could it be that the Madam despised the Fifth Young Master's disability and cut off his career as an official?"

The Shun'an Marquis' Mansion is in a situation where it lacks someone who has a say in the court. If they can really find a family with an official position for the concubine's daughter, it might be helpful to the Marquis' Mansion.

Could this be what Madam Rong was planning?

The more Zhao thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case. She immediately became a little dissatisfied with Mrs. Rong. Sure enough, she was not her biological child! She didn't even respond to such a good marriage offer.

Rong Enqing knew that Zhao had misunderstood, and quickly explained: "Madam, you misunderstood. How could I dislike the Fifth Young Master? I really think Yun Shu is too mediocre and unworthy of the Fifth Young Master who is so talented."

"Okay, I got it. Madam, there's no need to say more. Since you've made up your mind, I won't stay any longer. I'll take my leave now. The Anguo Mansion is still waiting for my news." Zhao stood up with a gloomy face, said her goodbyes, and turned away without waiting for Rong Enqing to reply.

"I'll take Madam out." Rong Enqing stood up quickly. Unfortunately, the man had no intention of waiting for her at all. Before she even raised her foot, Zhao had already walked a few meters away.

Rong Enqing curled her lips and didn't chase after him. She sat back on the chair. If she was not allowed to send him off, then forget it. She was too lazy to send him off.