Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 521: Planning a Marriage

She was very strong, and the force of the collision was not much different from that of a bump. Qiaoxiang staggered for two steps before she stabilized her body. She glared at her helplessly, and seeing her confused look, she could only reach out and tap her forehead lightly: "Don't talk!"

Huirong curled her lips and said, "If you don't want to say it, then don't say it."

She didn't understand what was going on, but that didn't stop her from writing it down and telling Zhao Yue about it later!

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Cui Quan closed his eyes and dozed off. A wisp of green smoke from the incense burner on the corner of the table curled upwards and finally dissipated into the beam of light that penetrated through the window panes and poured onto the wolf-hair mat.

"Father, I heard that Sixth Sister is going back to Chang'an with Jiulang." Cui Quan sat upright with the same expression on his face. He looked as if there was a steel needle piercing his tailbone, and he wanted to maintain a proper and solemn appearance at all times.

Although Cui Wei was weak, he was somewhat like his father in this respect. He stood with his thin back straight, staring blankly at a place, not knowing what he was thinking.

No one answered Cui Quan, so he didn't get anxious. He sighed and said to himself, "If Jiulang insists on taking people back, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop him. Later..."

Cui Wei's eyes flickered. "My aunt probably doesn't know about this yet. Let's not talk about it later. We're all family, and it's not good to alienate each other."

"Has Father told Jiulang?" Cui Zhou looked at Cui Quan's face. He naturally knew that he couldn't say it for a while. Not only Zhao Yue didn't know about that matter, but even Wang Xianzi didn't know about it.

Even Zheng, with whom he had slept for decades, knew very little about it.

Cui Wei said this and continued to be in a daze. Because he had been ill since childhood, others could go out freely, but he found it difficult to even walk a little further. Even when riding a horse, he could only ride a docile mare and walk slowly in the stables within Cui's mansion.

It is precisely because of this that he is more eager than others to know what is happening outside, anything.

He knew that Cui Quan had been looking for Cui Bianxu these days, but unfortunately, this ninth brother was a carefree person. After returning from a trip to Chang'an, he was even more slippery and always found ways to shirk responsibility.

Even if he couldn't get away with it, he could always end the conversation in a very short time.

He couldn't reach out to his grandfather's yard, and he couldn't reach out to him, but judging by his grandfather's current reaction, things must not be going well.

"What on earth is that kid from the Wang family doing here?" Cui Quan suddenly opened his eyes and asked a completely unrelated question.

Cui Zhou was startled, then glanced at Cui Wei and said hesitantly, "He and Jiulang have always been good friends, and he said he came here specifically to attend the wedding..."

"Do you believe this?"

Cui Quan pursed his lips, as if he was speechless with his son. He spoke in a stern tone, "Does the Jinwu Guard have any more serious work? Or does the court like to keep idle people? Even if they were good friends, they wouldn't have taken leave to come to Qingzhou to attend the wedding, Wei'er."

Turning his gaze to Cui Wei, his attitude softened: "Did Wang say why he came?"

Cui Wei actually didn't know what Wang Mingqian came for. Not only was there an age difference between him and his younger brother, but Wang Xianzi was also a half-sister from the next room. They had no contact at all on weekdays.

This time, it was Wang Mingqian who entered the Cui Mansion. When he got the news and asked Wang Xianzi, she only then knew that someone from the Wang family had come.

He was quite annoyed by the stupid look on his face.

But later he asked people to investigate carefully. Since Wang Mingqian brought so many guards into the city, naturally someone would notice it.

It didn't take much effort to find out that they first went to Jiang Shangxian's place and then came to Cui's house.

Cui Wei doesn't exercise much, so naturally he needs to use his brain more to consume what he eats every day.

It was strange that Wang Mingqian didn't go to Cui's house first after arriving, but it was unlikely that there was anything dirty going on between him and Jiang Shangxian.

According to the information received, when Wang Mingqian went there, Jiang Shangxian was still beating people in Cui's house.

When they returned, Cui Bianxu personally saw them off. From the time they returned to the time Wang Mingqian left, it only took the time of a meal, and Cui Bianxu was present.

Cui Wei never expressed his own guess, but simply stated everything he knew truthfully.

In fact, Cui Quan knew these things even if he didn't say them.

As the supreme leader of the Cui family, most of the people Cui Wei could use were provided by him. It was also he who allowed Cui Wei to freely inquire about the news of everyone in the mansion and the situation outside.

He mentioned Wang Mingqian at this time only because he suspected that the Wang family of Taiyuan might have also known some news and wanted to get a piece of the pie.

If you say you don't know the news, Wang Mingqian's arrival seems a bit unexpected.

But if he said he knew, it would be a bit disappointing considering his status.

Although Wang Mingqian is the most promising child of this generation of the Wang family, he is still too young...

"Shisanniang's marriage hasn't been decided yet, right?" Cui Quan suddenly asked.

Cui Zhou paused. Although he didn't know why Aye suddenly mentioned Shisan Niang, he immediately replied, "Yes, Zheng dotes on her and said she wanted to keep her for a while longer."

After decades of being father and son, he has become accustomed to his father talking in a haphazard manner and jumping from topic to topic very quickly.

Cui Quan's face was expressionless. He spoke to Cui Wei in a calm tone, as if he was discussing a large piece of braised pork for lunch: "Although the Wang family is now declining, this boy is still a good son-in-law. Later, have your wife write a letter to the Wang family to test their opinion."

"this..."

Cui Zhou's eyes widened slightly. "Are you planning to marry Shisan Niang to the young man from the Wang family?"

What he said just now was that Zheng wanted to keep her daughter around longer, but it was just a nice thing to say. It was true that he and Zheng loved their daughter, but her marriage naturally had to be for their eldest wife, especially with Cui Wei's help, so it could be considered a good marriage.

Although Wang Mingqian is now the Lieutenant General of the Jinwu Guard, it is still unknown whether the Wang family will fall into his hands in the future.

Moreover, the Wang family of Taiyuan was weak and had always demanded a generous dowry for their daughter-in-law. His Cui family's legitimate daughter would have to be given an even richer dowry than originally planned...

As the legitimate daughter of the Cui family, she would have to add a thick dowry when marrying into the Wang family. She always felt that she was at a disadvantage.

According to Cui Zhou and his wife, the only Cui family member who is doing well in the court is Cui Bianxu. Their eldest branch is far behind in this regard. However, given Cui Wei's physical condition, asking him to get up and go to court every day to serve as an official is no different from asking him to die.

Even if the disease is cured in the future, Cui Wei is already in his thirties. At this age, it would be a bit mediocre for him to serve in the court as a new official.

The current emperor has only used the old ministers who helped him conquer the world. If we wait until the new emperor ascends the throne...

Not to mention that the current situation in the court is unclear, even if it is clear, Cui Wei is not as likely to be reused as Cui Bianxu at his age.

Although Cui Bianxu valued military skills, he also studied literature seriously and learned it well.

But if Shisanniang could marry into the Longxi Li family, it would make up for some of the problem.