The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 334 Wedding Date

Fu Nanjun's implication was very clear.

She hoped that Shi Yao would get married soon to avoid any unnecessary trouble.

Ever since Shi Yunfan was reborn, she has been keeping a closer eye on the people in the mansion, fearing that someone else might be reborn unexpectedly and emerge as a big villain.

She was not afraid herself, but she was afraid that the other party would awaken bad memories and hurt her two sons.

Le Anning asked: "June, is it too hasty? Is it in time?"

Fu Nanjun smiled and said, "It's not too late, it's not too late. The Xie family is already preparing the betrothal gifts, and the old lady has already prepared Yaoyao's dowry. Once the new house is decided, we can go and measure the house and decide on the size, and then we can directly ask someone to make the big items such as the bed and cabinets. The rest are just formalities such as the three books and six gifts, the three matchmakers and the six betrothals."

When Ji Yun heard this, her heart skipped a beat.

It seems that the current situation of the Duke's Mansion is worse than she imagined.

She had only heard Shi Yao say that before, and she thought that a family like the Xie family was already a good one. But now she was faced with the urgent needs of her aunts and sisters-in-law.

Moreover, the old lady seemed to be in a bad mood today, which seemed a bad omen. I don’t know how the old man is doing after all these things have happened.

Shi Yao was about to speak when Ji Yun held her hand under the table and said with a smile, "We are from a small place and have never seen the world. Grandma is a considerate person. I feel relieved to have Grandma take care of Yaoyao. Just follow Grandma's arrangements for everything."

Fu Nanjun secretly praised Ji Yun for her insight. He did not ask her directly why she was anxious. He smiled and said, "I am sharing my heart with my second sister. Aunt Ji, please don't be polite with me. Just call me by my maiden name, Nanjun."

How dare Ji Yun call someone by her maiden name casually? Even if she was free again, the difference in their status was still there, so she couldn't take it for granted. Therefore, she just smiled and didn't answer.

Fu Nanjun didn't force her, and smiled again: "June is indeed a bit hot, but I have discussed with the Xie family and held the wedding in the capital. It's just the distance from West City to East City, which is cheap. There are fewer people holding weddings this month, so the roads are quieter."

Ji Yun echoed, "What Grandma said is right. When I was on my way to the capital, the capital was so prosperous and bustling. The streets were full of people. It was so lively, much more lively than when I left the capital."

Shi Yao poured wine for A Niang and explained with a smile: "Mother, you came back a day late, otherwise I would have gone out with you to watch the parade of the top scholar. The results will be announced today."

Ji Yun suddenly realized, "So that's it! I missed it so much. Before I got married, I only saw the number one scholar parading in the streets once. Someone stepped on my heel and my shoe fell off. I was busy looking down for my shoe and missed seeing what the number one scholar looked like."

Everyone at the table laughed.

Shi Yao felt a little sad.

When A Niang was young, she was probably a lively and bright girl. But once she married into the Duke's Mansion, her fate suddenly became difficult.

At that time, the Ji family was only moderately wealthy, and my maternal grandfather was just a minor official in Jingzhao Prefecture. Logically, he could not marry into the Duke's Mansion.

Shi Jianan was in a coma. His wife prayed to gods and Buddhas everywhere and asked the master of the Imperial Observatory for help. She got a Geng Tie with his birth date and finally found the Ji family according to his birth date.

The Ji family was overjoyed and married Ji Yun happily without caring whether she would become a widow as soon as she got married.

At that time, Shi Jian'an was unconscious, and it was the second master Shi Jizhen who went to pick up the bride.

When they were worshipping in the hall, the unconscious Shi Ji'an was placed in a wheelchair and his head was held down for worship.

Therefore, Ji Yun was completely a tool for bringing good luck.

Shi Yao couldn't imagine how scared, uneasy and embarrassed A Niang must have been in that situation.

At that time, she was just a teenager.

Shi Yao was thinking about this when Fu Nanjun brought her back to reality with a word: "Since Aunt Ji and Second Sister trust me, I will send someone to tell the Xie family tomorrow that the date will be set on June 18th, a little later so that our two families can be more fully prepared."

Shi Yao was about to say yes again, but Ji Yun kicked her under the table. She immediately acted shy, lowered her head and ate her food in silence.

Really, it’s her own marriage and I can’t even say a word.

Ji Yun showed a perfect and friendly smile: "Just listen to Grandma, June 18th is an auspicious day."

The next morning, Fu Nanjun told the Taifu the result of the horoscope matching, and also informed the second wife, Shen, and the third wife, Rong.

Shi Yao's wedding was supposed to be organized by her stepmother, Rong, but the person to be married was not Tang Zhan. Rong was not interested as she had to worry about her eldest son who was a eunuch, her eldest daughter-in-law who had a miscarriage, and the future of her second son and youngest son. Seeing that Fu Nanjun was nosy and took charge of everything herself, she did not say a word and asked for the power to host the wedding back.

After Shen returned to the capital, she had been discussing family affairs with the old Duke and the Duke of Zhenguo, or cleaning up the Shi family's mess, running around, contacting in-laws and old friends, and going out to attend banquets almost every day.

Shi Mingzhen had been stabbed three times and was bedridden, and Shi Mingying was depressed and drank every day to drown her sorrows. She was so busy that she had no time to preside over Shi Yao's wedding.

Moreover, after Shi Yao lost her value in political marriage, she no longer valued Shi Yao much.

In the future, as long as we put pressure on the Xie family occasionally and support Shi Yao, Shi Yao will live a smooth life. She should not hold too much hatred against the Shi family and want to execute the entire family.

Seeing that they didn't care, Fu Nanjun took over everything and managed it with all his heart.

As April approaches, the weather gradually becomes warmer.

On the sixth day of April, the Xie family invited a matchmaker to come and deliver the marriage certificate.

Mrs. Jiang, the second wife of Xie, made a special trip to Beijing for her son's marriage.

When Shi Yao met her future mother-in-law for the first time, Jiang was gentle and kind, but there was a hint of fear in her eyes. It was obvious that she had not seen many wives of officials and had some social phobia.

Jiang gave her a pair of jade bracelets as a gift.

Shi Yao accepted it generously and said politely, "Thank you, Second Madam."

Jiang held the armrests of the chair with both hands, and was so frightened that she almost stood up to return the greeting. She hurriedly said, "No need to be polite, no need to be polite, Second Miss."

When Shi Yao returned to her seat, she saw Jiang secretly wiping her sweat, and she smiled slightly.

Hey, what’s going on with the Xie family?

She's not a tigress, so there's no need to be afraid of her, right?

It seemed that Master Xie was also extremely polite and courteous to her.

How will you live in the future?

That’s it, let’s talk about the rest later.

It's good to be polite, it's easier to get along with others than being rude.

The two families discussed the wedding date and officially set it on June 18th.

When Ji Yun saw that the old Duke and the Dowager Lady had no objection, she knew that one or both of this elderly couple who had enjoyed a lifetime of honor might be in poor health.

When she was driven to Jinling, she was resentful at first, but as Shi Yao grew up, she gradually became calm.

Fate was unfair to her, but it also gave her the most precious gift in her life.

As long as Shi Yao is safe and sound, she can let go of what happened back then.

Therefore, after seeing the Xie family off, Ji Yun whispered a few words to Shi Yao.

In the evening, Shi Yao personally cooked a bowl of lotus seed and bird's nest soup and sent it to the lady's room.