flstandardbreds Chapter 119 Blank
Chapter 119 Blank
Soon, a short and fat matchmaker came in. She was indeed sent by the Marquis' Mansion.
She was wearing a red loose-fitting dress and a big red flower on her head. She was shaking her handkerchief and shouting as she walked, "Oh, Lord Tang, it's a great pleasure." Then she came closer.
The two matchmakers looked at each other. Song the matchmaker curled her lips. Isn't this Zhang the matchmaker? This woman is very good at dealing with people. Not only is she a matchmaker, but she also works part-time as a mourner when she is free.
"Congratulations." Tang Jiang walked out with a smile on his face.
"Your daughter is so lucky to marry into a wealthy family like the Yongning Marquis's Mansion. Your Tang family is blessed." Matchmaker Zhang said as she sat down. She was heavy and tired from the bumpy ride. As soon as she sat down, she picked up someone's cup and gulped down a sip of tea.
Although his behavior was a little ungentle, he was here to celebrate good things after all, so Tang Jiang didn't mind.
When Tang Yue'er saw her coming, she felt more confident.
As expected, Matchmaker Zhang said, "I'm here to bring good news to the Tang family today." As she spoke, she took out a folded booklet from her clothes and handed it to Tang Jiang, "This is something the wife of the Marquis asked me to bring. Please have a look, Master Tang."
Tang Jiang's smiling face froze when he saw the thin booklet.
The cover of the booklet is bright red and festive, but why does it look like it only has one fold?
This is too weird?
Tang Jiang asked in surprise: "May I ask what this is?"
"What?" Matchmaker Zhang was also very surprised by Tang Jiang's words. She raised her thick eyebrows and asked, "What are you talking about? The gift list of the Marquis' Mansion?"
Is it really a gift list?
Tang Jiang's heart was beating fast. This gift list seemed too small. It was totally different from what the Bai family had sent. But he didn't dare to think too much. Maybe the list was small but the things inside were priceless.
Thinking of this, Tang Jiang took the booklet.
Tang Yue'er couldn't wait to know what gift list Zhou Ziyue had brought that would be as good as anyone else's, so she kept moving forward.
Tang Wanru's expression was calm.
In the previous life, Mrs. Du used the excuse that she had contact with a man outside of her family when the King of Wei fell into the water, and did not give even a box of betrothal gifts to the Tang family.
Tang Yue'er's reputation is so bad now. Considering Mrs. Du's sarcastic and mean attitude, how could she possibly give her good things?
At this time, the gift list was opened. Tang Jiang stared at the short line of words on the list in astonishment: The wedding day is September 8th.
There is no other line except this one.
"This?" Tang Jiang quickly flipped through the post, and there was really not a single extra word.
Tang Yue'er's heart sank. What did the Marquis' Mansion mean by this? Where was her betrothal gift?
Tang Jiang thought he had seen it wrong, and asked the matchmaker in a good-tempered manner: "Excuse me, isn't this a gift list? Where is the gift?"
"Isn't that what's written on it the gift?" Matchmaker Zhang, who was sitting with her legs crossed, widened her eyes with a puzzled expression.
Song the matchmaker also tiptoed and took a peek. Then she suppressed her smile. She was too inexperienced to take a gift from that old woman named Du.
"There's only one day." Tang Jiang spread his hands.
"Isn't the date a gift?" Matchmaker Zhang frowned and reached out to grab the fruit on the table and started eating. "Then why didn't the Marquis' Mansion send a date to my family? Isn't it because they want to marry your daughter that they send a date? Isn't this a great gift from the Marquis' Mansion?"
"This..." Tang Jiang was stunned by her words.
"But that's not what you said." Liu came forward, unable to bear it any longer. "The date is the date, and the ceremony is the ceremony. How can you marry a daughter-in-law with only one date? What does the Marquis' Mansion mean by this?"
Tang Yue'er was even more confused. Her face gradually lost color. That day Zhou Ziyue had clearly promised that she would have whatever others had. Now there was only this line of words on the gift list. What did he mean?
Isn't this just teasing her?
Matchmaker Zhang also told the truth when she saw this: "Sir Tang, this Marquis's Mansion is a wealthy family. It is a blessing from heaven to marry your daughter. Why should we be so particular? The date was set by the Marquis's wife herself, which shows how much she values this marriage. What kind of ceremony will be required when your second daughter marries? Don't you think so?"
Matchmaker Zhang has always been a sharp-tongued person, but this is not the truth.
Liu said: "Whether the wife of the Marquis's mansion values her or not, she has to give a betrothal gift. At that time, the marriage was about the Marquis's mansion marrying my daughter as the Crown Prince's consort, not about my daughter being offered the position for free."
Tang Jiang also said: "This is unreasonable."
When matchmaker Zhang heard this, her expression was already very unhappy. She put the teacup on the table with a "bang" and looked very irritated: "Master Tang, to be honest, considering your second daughter's marriage and her reputation in the capital, I didn't want to talk about it. It's not clear, and I will be gossiped about later. If the lady of the Marquis's Mansion hadn't invited me, I would never have accepted it."
What's unclear?
Liu's face was icy. Her daughter Yue'er was pregnant with the Marquis's son's child, and it was the Marquis's son who said he wanted to marry her.
How can there be any unclearness now?
The matchmaker continued, "What I conveyed today is what the Marquis's wife meant. The second young lady of the Tang family has been ill for a long time. The Marquis's family wants her now because the young master of the Marquis's family is well-mannered and willing to take responsibility, not because he is controlled by your second young lady and can have whatever she wants!"
"What do we want?" Liu was about to jump up.
Matchmaker Zhang ignored her words and continued, "The wife of the Marquis's Mansion said that if the second young lady of the Tang family is willing, then she can make arrangements according to the date on this list, and then the prince Zhou will come to pick her up. If she is not willing, then forget it, no one is forcing her."
Forget it, forget it?
Tang Yueer was stunned!
She didn't even say forget it, but the Marquis's Mansion actually said forget it?
Did the Marquis's Mansion think that she was really willing to marry him?
"Forget it?" Tang Yue'er felt wronged and angry. "It was Prince Zhou who took the initiative to tell me that he wanted to marry me. He also promised me that I would have everything that others had. Now, not only is there no engagement gift, but there is not even a betrothal gift? In this case, forget it. I don't want to get married either. You——"
She had rashly agreed to it, and she had regretted it these days. She simply decided not to get married because she couldn't live any longer.
At this point, Tang Jiang got anxious. He quickly interrupted Tang Yue'er and said to the matchmaker, "Since the gift list is here, let's take a closer look. Thank you for making such a trip, Zhang Bai, give me a reward!"
Zhang Bai heard this and reluctantly ordered the servants to give this matchmaker Zhang a silver ingot. She put the silver in her arms and walked away with a look of disgust. Tang Jiang bowed politely behind her: "Thank you for your hard work."
"Then Mr. Tang, Miss, I'm leaving too." Matchmaker Song also said.
"Goodbye." Tang Jiang nodded.
Tang Wanru looked at the man's back, then glanced at Tang Yue'er's gloomy face and held back her smile.