The general's wife knows medicine

Chapter 181 How dare you plot against me

When they heard her mention Grand Secretary Song, everyone shook their heads, "How is it possible? The Song family is a noble family, and Grand Secretary Song is now a first-rank official. How could they let his descendants marry a country girl?"

"But the Song family in the capital only has the family of Scholar Song?"

"Maybe he is just an unknown person?"

Everyone thought about it and realized that for aristocratic families like theirs, it was impossible for them to marry a country girl. Even illegitimate sons had to marry girls with similar backgrounds. Only in this way could their family prosper.

When Tang Peipei rushed to the front yard, the eighty-eight loads of betrothal gifts had already been placed in the hall.

A woman dressed as a matchmaker came forward to greet Tang Peipei when she saw him, and said with a smile, "Madam General, I am Li the matchmaker from the official matchmaking office. I am here today to present a betrothal gift to the cousin of the mansion on behalf of the Song family and to propose marriage."

As he spoke, he asked someone to take down the red silk on the betrothal gift pole, and then said, "These are the betrothal gifts prepared by the Song family according to custom. In addition, there is a villa, eight shops, and six thousand taels of silver as betrothal gifts for my cousin. I hope Madam will accept them."

As he said this, he handed the gift list in his hand to Tang Peipei.

Tang Peipei took it and said politely, "The Song family is so thoughtful. This lady accepts it on behalf of my cousin."

When Matchmaker Li saw Tang Peipei accept the gift list, she felt that her mission of betrothal was successfully completed. She smiled and said, "Madam, that's not right. This is what the Song family should do. As long as you don't mind the small gift, that's good."

This was obviously a polite remark. Such a betrothal gift would not be light, but it also showed the Song family's importance.

Moreover, within just one day, the Song family prepared all the gifts that were required according to custom, which also shows the Song family's intentions in this matter.

Tang Peipei originally thought that although Song Yichen had feelings for Xinyu, as the Song family had a grandfather who was a first-rank official and was one of the most prestigious families in the capital, they would probably be somewhat dissatisfied with Xinyu.

But today it seems that she was overthinking it. Since the Song family agreed to marry Xinyu, they should not be dissatisfied with her.

Tang Peipei called matchmaker Li and asked someone to take her downstairs to have a drink, and then asked people to carry the betrothal gifts into Lu Xinyu's yard.

What Tang Peipei didn't expect was that just as she finished, she heard the servants come to report that the third prince brought some people, carrying more than ten loads of things, and was outside the door, saying that he was here to propose to his cousin.

When the people present heard this, they began to whisper to each other.

Tang Peipei was extremely grateful that the Song family acted faster.

But since people are here, Mu Jintang and Tang Peipei still have to go out and take a look.

"Your Highness the Third Prince has arrived. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person." Mu Jintang said with a smile, and Tang Peipei followed behind him and bowed.

"Jin Tang and Madam, there's no need to be so polite. After today, we will be a family."

Tang Peipei was left speechless by his shameless words. If she didn't have to maintain her image as a general's wife, she would have wanted to roll her eyes at him.

"Your Highness the Third Prince, what do you mean by that?" Mu Jintang asked back, pretending not to understand.

"It's like this. Today I'm here to propose marriage to my cousin." The third prince said with a smile, and stepped sideways to show the dozen or so things behind him.

"This..." Tang Peipei looked at Mu Jintang with some embarrassment, "The Third Prince may be a step too late. The Song family has already come to pay the betrothal gifts, and now they have probably been carried into my sister's yard."

The Third Prince's expression instantly turned ugly. He didn't expect that someone could act so quickly and cut off his beard.

After just a moment of thought, the third prince immediately cast a sharp look at Mu Jintang.

But who was Mu Jintang? She had been to the battlefield and killed countless people. How could she be afraid of his eyes that had no killing power?

Mu Jintang pretended not to see it and said without reservation: "However, I thank the Third Prince for his kindness, but my sister already has an engagement, so I really cannot accept the Third Prince's proposal."

The Third Prince gritted his teeth and said, "Is there no room for maneuver?"

"This is a family matter. Please don't make it difficult for us, Third Prince." Mu Jintang said firmly.

The third prince looked at Mu Jintang deeply, then turned around and left with his men.

What the third prince didn't expect was that this matter was not over yet.

The Third Prince had originally planned to have the daughter of the Ye family as his consort. Now that he had not yet married his first wife, he actually went to the General's Mansion in person to propose marriage, which naturally caused dissatisfaction in the Ye family.

Also, when the Song family proposed marriage, they sent 88 boxes of betrothal gifts, but he was stingy and only brought a dozen boxes of things.

Yes, the Third Prince must have come here to take the cousin from the General's Mansion as his concubine, so he only brought these dozen loads of betrothal gifts. It is impossible for him to ask for the cousin from the General's Mansion as his principal wife. After all, the position of principal wife has already been chosen, and it was an imperial decree issued by the Emperor himself.

Although he is a prince, which girl doesn't want to be the principal wife and want to be a concubine?

Isn't it self-evident who to choose as a husband?

As soon as the third prince left, Mu Jintang and Tang Peipei invited the guests to take their seats.

At the banquet, Mu Jintang announced the happy event of Song Yichen and Lu Xinyu to everyone.

From then on, Song Yichen and Lu Xinyu's marriage was settled.

Although many people were puzzled as to why the Song family would take a fancy to a girl from the country, however, since they were guests at the general's residence today and she was the cousin of the general's wife, they were naturally willing to give her some face.

The guests present also sent their blessings, and the scene was very lively.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Mu Jintang stood up and thanked all the guests for coming.

The guests gradually said goodbye and left, leaving only our family members.

Mu Jintang looked at Song Yichen and said with a smile: "Brother Song, Xinyu will be handed over to you from now on. I hope you can treat her well." Song Yichen nodded solemnly, "I will, please rest assured."

At this time, Lu Xinyu also came forward. She looked at Mu Jintang gratefully and said, "Thank you, brother-in-law." Mu Jintang waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "We are a family. You don't have to be so polite."

On the other hand, after the third prince returned home, the first thing he did was to ask someone to investigate why the Song family was so sudden and had proposed marriage before him.

This caught him completely off guard.

He thought that he would be able to accomplish it today. In front of so many people, even if Mu Jintang wanted to refuse, he would definitely not be able to find a reason and it would be difficult to refuse.

It was really beyond his expectation. He actually underestimated Mu Jintang.

When the third prince learned the reason why the Song family proposed marriage, he became even more angry.

"How dare you, Mu Jintang, plot against me!" The third prince threw the teacup in his hand to the ground.

The Third Prince just couldn't understand why, as a century-old family, any of the noble ladies in the capital would be more suitable than a country girl and more in line with their family's marriage requirements, but they chose to marry a country girl that no one else liked, and snatched her away from him.

Could it be that the Song family was not afraid of making enemies with him? Or was it that the Song family had survived for too long and wanted to rebel?

At this point, the third prince hated Mu Jintang and the Song family.