No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

The person who came was Madam Tong, and Lin Mingyan specifically asked her to come and propose marriage.

Although Madam Tong was in charge of the farm and the restaurant for her, Li Wei was already an official, so she was an official's wife in all respects.

Asking her to propose marriage is much more respectable than hiring someone who specializes in this from outside.

She first handed in a visiting card when she arrived, then came in neither servilely nor arrogantly with a warm smile on her face.

The icy man from the Jin family was glaring at her, which made her look even more likable.

At least Zhang Tingyu's sullen face looked better and he asked her to sit down.

However, because of the previous unpleasantness, he came straight to the point: "Madam Li, which family are you proposing marriage for? It's better to make it clear first."

He didn't want to listen to any more nonsense and then be hit by a pile of shit.

Madam Tong has been doing business for so long that when she came in and saw a fat woman in front of her who had not left yet, she knew that she had run into trouble today.

Listening to Mr. Zhang's tone, it was obvious that he was angry with the person in front.

He clapped his hands in joy: the master was originally worried that the Zhang family would not want to have anything to do with the Fourth Master and would reject the marriage, but now someone came to help.

The previous proposal was bad enough, so now it seems that Mr. Niuhulu is so good!

She smiled heartily and began to speak: "Speaking of this gentleman, Lord Zhang also knows him. You two have a deep connection."

Okay, here comes another one trying to make connections.

Zhang Tingyu couldn't help but wonder, could it be that another colleague's son had lost his wife and was asking his daughter to go back and marry him?

Do you really think he's just here to eat and do nothing?!

"Just tell me who it is!" Zhang Tingyu put down his teacup.

Come on, he will trip you up in the future!

Madam Tong quickly said, "It is your disciple Niu Hulu Mingheng, who knows everything about this. Do you agree with me..."

Zhang Tingyu couldn't even say "get out" which was on the tip of his tongue.

He really didn't expect that he hadn't told Mingheng about this yet, but the other person came to his house first?

He was stunned, and the Iceman over there was even more surprised: "Oh, Master Niuhulu is so desperate!"

"You're leaving so many noble ladies behind to ask Miss Zhang to marry you. Are you kidding me?"

As one of the most icy people in the capital, she had been to Niuhulu Mansion several times.

Although I didn’t succeed every time, there were still many people who came later.

This can clearly illustrate the value of this gentleman.

As soon as these words were spoken, the Zhang family's faces turned dark.

how?

Isn't their eldest daughter a noble lady? !

Zhang Tingyu was so angry that he was speechless. It was Madam Tong who refuted him eloquently: "Oh, Miss Zhang, she is a noble lady among noble ladies."

"Who doesn't know that the eldest daughter of the Zhang family is an expert in appearance, literary talent, and management of the household?"

"A good girl like this is what every family should want."

Then he turned to Mrs. Zhang and said, "It is because of your guidance that you can raise such a good girl."

"I came here today with all my sincerity, hoping to marry such a beautiful girl!"

Old Mrs. Zhang is old and doesn't get angry easily, but what the ice man said was so harsh that her face couldn't help but look ugly.

Now that he was coaxed by Madam Tong, he was actually smiling happily.

However, she no longer had the final say, so she couldn't decide whether to agree or not, and she just pointed to Zhang Tingyu.

Zhang Tingyu had always liked Mingheng, and now that he came to propose marriage himself, of course he had no objections.

However, before agreeing, he turned to the Iceman who hadn't left yet and said, "Please tell your master a message. We are not both admitted to the same imperial examination. I appreciate his kindness."

He was a legitimate Jinshi, but fellow Jinshis were not considered to be on the same list!

After saying that, he snorted coldly: "Let's go, do you still want me to find someone to ask you out?"

After all, he is an official, and he can be very scary when he gets angry.

Normally, no one would make things difficult for the Iceman if he came to visit. After all, it meant good things. However, she did not dare to act rashly at this moment and could only leave in shame.

Mingheng watched the whole show from the side, and only felt relieved when Madam Tong left with a smile on her face.

He clenched his fists in his sleeves: It's done!

Everything went smoothly for Madam Tong. She sent out the token of engagement and received confirmation, so she went back to report to Lin Mingyan.

Lin Mingyan was waiting in the inner courtyard. When she saw her come in with a smile, she knew that the matter was almost true.

"Congratulations, my master, Mr. Niuhulu's marriage is done," Madam Tong swiftly recounted what happened today.

He also emphasized that when he went there, there was already an ice man there, but it was too much.

Lin Mingyan sighed, "The Zhang family is a newly wealthy family, and even the eldest daughter of the Zhang family is being ridiculed like this."

"No wonder women in the countryside who lose their husbands or fiancés have to remain widows."

In the early Qing Dynasty, widowhood was not approved, and some local officials even ordered widows to remarry.

However, this bad habit is so stubborn that some widows would rather die than remarry and lose their virginity.

The word "chastity" is truly a lifelong shackle for women.

Madam Tong sighed and said, "That's right. There's a tenant farmer's daughter on the farm whose life is very difficult as a widow."

"But neither her husband's family nor her parents' would allow her to remarry. The government wanted her to remarry, but she was hanged within two days."

"But do you think she really hanged herself? She had no choice but to die because she had no way out on either side."

Lin Mingyan shook her head: "If she can't change her mindset, it's useless even if I ask her to pay a fine."

However, if a reward could be given to the widow when she remarried, there might be a chance of recovery.

Of course, this may cause other problems.

For example, a woman is sold again by her husband's family or her parents' family.

However, Lin Mingyan has no solution to these problems at the moment. The times are changing, and thoughts need to be liberated little by little.

Since the Zhang family is willing to marry into the Niuhulu family, and Zhang Ruoyu has such a reputation, Lin Mingyan will support her even more.

When the engagement was made, she sent two large carts of rewards in the name of the Fourth Lady.

Prince Zhi was very unhappy when he heard the report from his servant.

"You can't even handle such a small thing!" The teacup in his hand shattered into pieces.

He was determined to get the support of the Zhang family, but unfortunately, the old and the young were like foxes and did not take sides at all.

She killed his daughter's fiancé, hoping to use her children's marriage to bring him to her side.

Unexpectedly, he only asked his servants to give birth to a son, but the fourth brother was generous and directly gave birth to his wife's brother.

However, the eldest son of the Niuhuru family originally had a promising future, but now that he married someone with a bad reputation, it was considered a setback.

Besides, the fourth brother can tolerate it, and now he is standing on the side of the prince, which is probably not sincere.

The Zhang family was won over by him, and maybe he would lead them to turn against them, which would be enough to make the prince suffer!