Quick Wear Beauty

Chapter 888: The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers ()

Chapter 888: The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (10)

Wei Ying, the Marquis of Annan, was tall, handsome, and a master of martial arts. He was a renowned figure in the capital, with countless women eager to marry him. If the old marquis hadn't once joked with the prime minister over a drink about marrying their children to each other, and had given him a token of engagement, it's unlikely the prime minister's daughter would have married into the marquis's household by now.

The outside world was not aware of the marriage proposal, but the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Marquis' Mansion were aware of it.

Three years ago, when the old Lord of the Marquisate was seriously ill, he mentioned this matter, hoping to see his grandson get married soon. Unfortunately, the Prime Minister at that time felt that his eldest daughter, who was twelve years old, was still young, and his second daughter was only ten years old, so he said to wait a few more years to discuss the marriage.

The old marquis also said that his son was only sixteen years old, a perfect time to make achievements and establish himself, and there was no need to rush into marriage. The old feudal lord understood and accepted this, though with some regrets. Three days before his death, he met with the sisters Song Qingli and Song Qingting and gave Song Qingli the bracelet that was to be passed on to his daughter-in-law.

Now that the old lord of the Marquisate has passed away and Wei Ying has returned from the border after having made meritorious service, the old marquis has also submitted a memorial requesting a title for his son, and Wei Ying has become the new Marquis of Annan.

It was time for nineteen-year-old Wei Ying to get married, and the Prime Minister was also preparing to discuss the marriage with the old marquis. The originally planned marriage partner was naturally Song Qingli, who was fifteen years old and had already reached the age of marriage.

At this time, the seventh prince came to the enclosure to rescue the emperor, which made the emperor suspicious of other adult princes. He also thought of his poor little son, so he prepared to find a princess with a good family background for his son, and the daughter of the prime minister caught the emperor's eye.

It is better to marry the prime minister's daughter to the powerless younger son than to marry her to the crown prince as a concubine or to the family of other sons' in-laws.

After the emperor hinted several times, the prime minister knew that the emperor wanted him to decide which daughter to marry into the royal family within a month. Since the emperor was interested in marrying into the prime minister's family, the prime minister could not refuse, otherwise it would cause the emperor's dissatisfaction.

The Prime Minister focused on court affairs and was not interested in women. He would rest in the front yard for more than 20 days every month. There were only two concubines in the mansion, who were promoted from maids. These two concubines were infertile, which resulted in there being only a legitimate eldest son and two legitimate daughters in the mansion.

Song Chen was engaged in the past, but the marriage was delayed because she had to observe mourning for her grandfather who passed away. After finally getting engaged, her fiancé fell off a horse and died half a year before the wedding. Others said that she was unlucky and that good families would not choose her. She also looked down on those who proposed to her. In the end, after much effort, she finally became the stepmother of Prime Minister Song Shuyun when he was interested in remarrying.

Of course, at that time, Song Shuyun was only the Minister of Personnel, not the Prime Minister, otherwise it would not have been Song Chen's turn to marry in.

In short, after Song Chen married into the family, her life was relatively good. Her husband valued rules and would not favor his wife over his concubines. As long as she took good care of the backyard, she would have everything she needed.

Song Chen was cautious at first. After she became pregnant, she treated her first wife's children with some disrespect. After Nanny Lin found out about her fault and reported it to Song Shuyun, she became more obedient. After she gave birth to a daughter and her body could no longer bear children, she became completely obedient.

She has been happy to be a good stepmother over the years, but when it comes to the marriage of her only daughter, she will definitely have to be scheming and plan it out.

Her sister-in-law was interested in marrying Ting'er to her as a daughter-in-law, but Song Chen now looked down on her own family. Her father was an imperial censor, and her brother was only a fifth-rank official, and he didn't work in the capital, so she never agreed.

She coveted the marriage with Annan Marquis, but there was no way to do it because the old lord of Annan Marquis had valued Song Qingli, and Prime Minister Song was more willing to let his eldest daughter marry him.

Her daughter was only thirteen years old, and she couldn't just let her daughter get married before she reached the age of marriage.

But things are different now. One of the two legitimate daughters will marry the Seventh Prince, and the remaining one can marry the Marquis of Annan, right?

In terms of age, Song Qingli is definitely more suitable to marry into the royal family, and her daughter can marry into the marquis's mansion in a few years!