The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Ding Meishu's face was still red as blood, and her eyes were wandering. As a girl who had never heard of her own marriage, she was too embarrassed to look up.

"It's best for the mother to make the decision on matters like this. Daughters always listen to their mothers."

Bai looked at Ding Haimo, who had been silent, and kicked him lightly under the table. What's wrong with this stupid guy?

"Husband, please speak up. Did you meet Duan Shilang that day? What do you think of him?"

Ding Haimo was kicked and was afraid of being discovered, so he quickly glanced at his daughter. Seeing that she didn't notice anything unusual, he quietly signaled Bai to stop making trouble.

"It's okay."

Bai and Ding Meishu were waiting for Ding Haimo to continue speaking:?

"That's it?"

Bai was very angry at this stupid guy.

Ding Haimo felt a chill down his spine, with a bad premonition. After thinking for a moment, he continued:

"A few days ago, Mr. Guo invited me to his house for a chat and mentioned Duan Jia Silang. From Mr. Guo's tone, he seemed to admire Duan Silang very much. He even said that if his family hadn't had a granddaughter of the right age, he would have recruited him as a grandson-in-law long ago. At that time, he even laughed and said that he didn't know which family recruited him as a son-in-law..."

At this point, Ding Haimo suddenly paused, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. Could it be that Mr. Guo was giving him a heads-up? Otherwise, why would he suddenly invite him over to talk about this, especially since his eldest daughter was just waiting to be married.

Seeing her husband's sudden realization, Bai Shi had nothing to understand. She thought that Mr. Guo must have had his eyes on Duan Silang for a long time and secretly advised this stupid guy to quickly recruit him as his son-in-law.

As a result, this person didn't understand the old man's meaning at all, and Bai kicked him twice in anger.

If it hadn't been mentioned earlier, maybe it would have been decided by now.

These days she was also waiting to see whether Duan Silang could get a good job, so she didn't take any action until the documents came down today, and then she brought it up in front of them.

If I had known earlier that Mr. Guo valued this person very much, and that he was Duan Silang's examiner, with the recommendation relationship involved, I would not have worried about not getting a good job.

Even if the emperor has forgotten him, Mr. Guo will not let a good seedling slip away. After all, in the officialdom, who has the wider network of contacts is the most important thing. A good seedling may grow into a towering tree. Today I am of higher status than you, but one day I may ask you to do something for me.

"Then I guess Duan Silang is excellent. The family background of a third-rank earl is comparable to that of our third-rank assistant minister. Although our family power is a little weaker, we can still help the Ministry of Justice. It seems that they are a perfect match."

The more Bai spoke, the happier she became. The more she spoke, the more she felt that this was a match made in heaven and they were a perfect match.

"There's no sign of success yet. Why are you so happy?"

Ding Haimo looked at his excited wife and blurted out without thinking. He regretted it right after he said it. He wanted to slap himself twice and tell him to stop talking.

As expected, Bai felt like she was poured with a bucket of cold water. Thinking that there were so many people proposing marriage to the Duan family, she would be furious if someone else got there first.

Thinking that her promising son-in-law was gone, Bai was so angry that she twisted Ding Haimo's arm twice.

"It's all your fault, it's all your fault. If I, your good son-in-law, were gone, you wouldn't have come home!"

Ding Haimo grimaced in pain but didn't dare to resist. This was his problem, but he really didn't understand what Mr. Guo meant.

If you want to know how he got to the position of Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, you have to talk about Bai's family background.

Bai was the youngest daughter of an aristocratic family whose influence was modest, though she had an older brother who held a lowly position in the Ministry of Personnel, the Langzhong (fourth rank).

The Ministry of Examination was responsible for the promotion qualifications of all officials in the court, mainly examining officials from four aspects: morality, merit, physique, and knowledge.

Ding Haimo himself is diligent, and apart from the exams every three years, there is no need to worry too much about other aspects.

Thanks to the relationship with my brother-in-law, I have been rated as excellent every year. I am a down-to-earth and well-behaved person, and I have never made any mistakes. I have gradually reached my current position.

In fact, Ding Haimo knew the main reason well. It seemed that the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice had some dirty dealings with Mr. Guo. He was fair, polite and principled, so he was supported by Mr. Guo to balance with the Right Vice Minister.

The situation inside was much more complicated. Mr. Guo knew that Ding Haimo was not a smart person, but he didn't expect that he was a complete fool.

If he knew that Ding Haimo didn't understand his hint at all, I wonder if he would be so angry that he would wake up in the middle of the night and call him "idiot".

"I was wrong, I was wrong. Duan Silang is a good boy. When he toasted me earlier, he seemed a little drunk but he was not rude at all. As the saying goes, a person's character is revealed by his drinking habits. I think he is barely worthy of our Meishu."

Seeing that her husband was obviously very satisfied but still said so, Mrs. Bai ignored him, rolled her eyes and continued eating.

Ding Meishu, who was standing by, was happy to see that her mother and father had such a good relationship, and she couldn't help but imagine whether she could be as loving as her parents in the future.

Thinking of Duan Silang whom her mother mentioned, Ding Meishu's face turned red again.

At night, Bai came to Ding Meishu's boudoir

Ding Meishu was holding a book, staring blankly out the window when she heard a noise behind her. She turned around and saw her mother coming, so she quickly stood up to greet her.

"Mother, why are you here so late?"

Bai pulled Ding Meishu to sit on the bed. Under the warm yellow candlelight, Bai carefully looked at her eldest daughter's eyebrows.

She has willow-shaped eyebrows, almond-shaped cheeks, a slim figure, and a pair of fox eyes like her father. Unfortunately, both of them have the same clear eyes, without any shrewdness, and even a hint of stupidity.

"My Shu'er has grown up and is getting married."

Bai touched Ding Meishu's hair lovingly. Ding Meishu was shy but reluctant:

"Mother, I don't want to get married. I want to stay with you forever, isn't that good?"

"Silly child, how can I be with you forever? Stop talking nonsense."

"I won't waste any more time on this. I came to ask you tonight because I wanted to see what you think. You heard what we had tonight. What do you think of Duan Shilang?"

Ding Meishu also knew the seriousness of the matter, and she spoke to Bai seriously, suppressing her embarrassment:

"Mother, I've been thinking about this tonight. Duan Silang is young and promising, and he's also highly regarded by Mr. Guo. I'm sure he'll have a bright future if nothing unexpected happens. Besides..."

Ding Meishu came close to Bai and whispered a few words

Bai was shocked

"Why didn't you tell me about this?"

Ding Meishu felt a little aggrieved.

"I just heard it when I was playing with Sister Ning. At that time, our family had no relationship with the Duan family, so I didn't take it seriously."

Goddess, if this news is true, then the Duan family will have no worries about wealth and prosperity.

"If that person really gets better..." Bai said, making a number six.

"The Duan family always has a strong backer. My dear daughter, mother will definitely arrange this marriage for you."

The fire in Bai's eyes became even more intense, and she couldn't wait to visit the Duan family as soon as it was dawn the next day.