The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

After the Dragon Boat Festival, many families were wavering. On the one hand, they all thought that the Duan family was a good candidate for in-laws. On the other hand, considering that Duan Silang's official position had not yet been determined, they were still waiting and watching.

However, there were some families with ordinary family backgrounds who sent people to inquire. Most of them were families whose fathers or brothers were of the fifth or sixth rank.

Mrs. Lu drank tea every day until she felt like vomiting, but there was no one she liked.

It's not that Mrs. Lu has high standards, but selfishly, she hopes that her brother-in-law can marry a wife from a better family background.

Now Duan Jing'an is about to enter the officialdom. Their family is already a little weak and cannot provide much help to his brother-in-law.

But if he could marry a wife from a strong family, his wife's maternal family would be able to help him.

As for the sister-in-law with a high family background who is superior to her, Mrs. Lu would not be so stupid as to find a fierce and overbearing one, so she has to choose carefully.

After all, she still has a brother named Kang. If she needs help from her fourth uncle in the future, the higher the official position of her uncle, the better.

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"Oh, I won't marry that Duan Silang, mother. I'm your only daughter. Why are you pushing me into this fire pit without doing anything for my own good?"

Deng Lexuan cried and covered herself in the quilt. Huang frowned when she saw this.

"Look at yourself. Do you still have the manners of a lady?"

Seeing that the person on the bed was silent, Huang slowed down her tone and continued:

"Duan Silang is a truly excellent man with both character and appearance. He even won the title of a successful candidate this year. How glorious! So many families have come to him to ask about him, and you're still not satisfied."

Deng Lexuan was very upset and stood up and threw the pillow under the bed.

"So what if they were ranked among the highest in the imperial examinations? The Duan family is just a third-rank earl in name only. How can they be compared to ours?"

"Your father is only a third-rank official, and Duan Silang is still young. With your father's support, you won't have to worry about not making progress in the future. You need to take a long-term view. How can you be so short-sighted? You really make me angry."

Huang said angrily and poked Deng Lexuan's head hard with her hand.

Deng Lexuan dodged to the side in pain, complaining, "Ouch, it hurts, Mom, please be gentle. My dad is the Supervisor of the Imperial Household. I don't care, I won't marry, Mom, just tell Dad that I don't want to."

Deng Lexuan hugged Huang's arm and started to act coquettishly. She just didn't want to marry into the Duan family. The Earl's Mansion didn't even have any real power, it was just a nice name.

With her status, she can go to the prince's palace. Why should she marry down? She is unwilling to do so.

Huang Shi saw that her daughter was really unwilling and did not force it. There were many good men in the capital, not just the Duan family. But even so, she still wanted to ask again:

"The Duan family says that you can only take a concubine if you are forty and childless. Are you sure you don't want to go?"

Mrs. Huang looked carefully at her daughter's expression. Deng Lexuan was indeed a little moved, but so what? She wanted to make a future for herself.

Deng Lexuan shook her head. She wasn't going. Duan Silang might indeed rise to prominence as her mother had said, but she didn't want to wait.

Seeing that Le Xuan had made up her mind, Huang gave up.

She didn't really want Le Xuan to go to the Duan family, after all, there were so many good families in the capital. But objectively speaking, Duan Silang, despite his humble family background, was indeed an excellent candidate for a son-in-law.

After Huang informed Lord Deng about this, Lord Deng could only sigh. He had seen with his own eyes that Duan Silang was indeed a handsome man, but he only had this one daughter, so if she really didn't want him, she could only give up.

Huang's full name is Huang Jingjia. She is the eldest daughter of the Left Prime Minister Huang Fengding. She is one year older than Huang Jingtong and is already 35 years old this year.

Huang found some time to go back to her parents' home to visit her mother, and her sister Huang Jingyu also went back with her.

Mrs. Huang was in high spirits because of the happy event and was in a good mood for several days.

Seeing his two concubines' daughters come back, he looked a little better.

After all, she had always hated those two illegitimate sons, and Huang Jingjia had been raised by her, so the relationship between them was pretty good.

When Mrs. Huang heard Huang Jingjia say that the marriage could not be successful, she did not say anything.

At that time, seeing that Duan Silang had reached the age of marriage, I thought that Huang Jingjia had a daughter who was sixteen years old, which was quite suitable.

So he sent someone to inquire about it. If it was possible, then the Deng family was in the Ministry of Works, and if Duan Jing'an could go to the Ministry of Works, he would have some connections.

If Duan Jing'an is well, the Duan family will be well. If the Duan family is well, Jing Tong's career will also be better.

But now that it doesn't work out, there's nothing she can do. She just asked, and all she can say is that it's not meant to be, and she can't force it.

After a few small talk, Huang Jingyu suddenly asked:

"Sister-in-law, it's already March now, is she feeling well?"

"Good, she's having a very easy pregnancy this time. She hasn't vomited much, and she looks much better."

When Mrs. Huang heard someone asking about her eldest grandson, she looked even happier.

As for why she was sure it was the eldest grandson, Old Lady Huang didn't care. This legitimate grandson had become a source of worry for her, and as long as it was a son, she would have said anything.

Let those old witches see that it will never be their turn to interfere in this family. They even asked the old man to bring the little bitch born by the illegitimate son to Jingtong's lap.

Pooh!

Her son is not incapable of having children, so why would she adopt a bastard? The abacus beads are about to jump onto her face.

Huang Jingjia and Huang Jingyu were both born to Aunt Mei. Aunt Mei was plain-looking when she was young. Apart from having some talent that won the old man's favor, she was a very noncompetitive person.

Having given birth to two daughters who were very respectful to their mistress, Old Lady Huang did not give her much trouble. She was also quite good to the two concubines and did not neglect their education.

"That's great. This baby will definitely be what Mother wants. My sister and I will definitely come to celebrate the full moon."

Huang Jingyu was very sweet-talker and made Old Mrs. Huang feel relaxed and comfortable, creating a warm atmosphere.

Compared with the Left Prime Minister's Mansion, Mrs. Lu from Duan Bo's Mansion was so anxious that she was angry and had two blisters at the corners of her mouth.

Because Duan Jing'an's appointment notice has not come out yet.

After a few days, the capital city fell into silence for a while, and everyone was waiting to see what position Duan Jia Silang would seek.

After all, the Duan family has been in a precarious existence in the eight years since the death of old Marquis Duan.

I got on the Imperial Concubine's boat a few days ago, but we are not related by marriage, and it is hard to say whether this boat is stable or not.

The Duan family did not publicize the matter about the imperial concubine and the sixth prince, so the situation of the Duan Bo Mansion did not change much.

Just as everyone was waiting silently, the Ministry of Personnel finally issued the document.

The cause of the incident started when the Emperor of Chu went to Concubine Ning's palace.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, the Emperor of Chu rested in the Concubine's Palace.

The Queen was the Empress Dowager's niece. She had given birth to a son who died within three months and could never conceive again. She was devastated and remained ill for many years.

In recent years, he has been living with the Empress Dowager in another palace and rarely returns to the palace.

Therefore, although Concubine Ning has the highest position in the palace, she does not have the power to control the palace. All the power is controlled by the four female officials in the Queen's palace.

At that time, the Emperor of Chu wanted to hand over the power of the palace to Concubine Ning, but was rejected by Concubine Ning. Firstly, it was unreasonable for a concubine to hold power in the palace, and secondly, she only wanted to protect Ling'er and didn't want to care about anything else.

It is said that the Emperor of Chu came to Fuhua Palace that day and saw Concubine Ning painting. He just drank tea and watched silently.

When Concubine Ning finished her painting, the Emperor of Chu came forward and saw that the painting was a scene of two children peeling chestnuts.