Chapter two hundred and ninety-eight of the embarrassed marriage
Huanghuafang, Dongcheng, is a dilapidated residence with only two main rooms and one east fire room. It is very small and cramped.
There was only a water tank and stone tables and benches placed in the courtyard, and the space was almost full.
Xu Miaoxuan was sitting on the stone bench, with a sad face. Suddenly she heard someone knocking on the door, and someone shouted: "Sister Xuan, open the door!"
Recognizing the voice of her uncle Xu Guangxi, Xu Miaoxuan opened the door and invited her uncle into the courtyard to sit down.
Xu Guangxi sat down and asked: "How have you considered the marriage with the Zhang family?"
Xu Miaoxuan lowered her head and replied: "Although the Zhang family was famous for a while, it was not a good family."
The Zhang family these two people are talking about is none other than the Zhang family with the worst reputation in the capital, the Zhang family of Empress Zhang, the model couple of the Hongzhi Dynasty.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Zhang family in the Hongzhi Dynasty has been the most favored by relatives. At that time, Queen Zhang's two brothers are now Zhang Heling, the Duke of Chang, and Zhang Yanling, the Marquis of Jianchang.
Later, in the Zhengde Dynasty, Empress Zhang became Empress Dowager Zhang, and the Zhang family's power did not diminish at all.
The Zhang brothers are also known to be arrogant and domineering, and do evil things. It is not an exaggeration to say that they have committed many evil deeds, but no one can deal with them.
Later, Emperor Zhengde had no children, and his cousin Emperor Jiajing took over the throne.
Although Queen Mother Zhang was still the Queen Mother in the palace, she was arranged by Jiajing to be the "Aunt Queen Mother" through a great ceremony. Moreover, Emperor Jiajing was not related by blood to the Zhang family, so he would not give the Zhang family a good look.
Therefore, the power of the Zhang family began to decline during the Jiajing Dynasty, and their power was not as strong as before. However, the Zhang family brothers remained arrogant and domineering, and their reputation has always been very bad.
After all, Empress Dowager Zhang originally chose Emperor Jiajing to take over the throne, and it was impossible for Emperor Jiajing to turn against him and kill the Zhang family.
However, after Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he made some political changes and issued an edict that the titles of relatives should not be inherited hereditary.
This means that there is only one generation of Zhang brothers, one duke and one marquis, and there is nothing after that.
Everyone can see that the Zhang family has begun to decline, and it is an irreversible decline.
When the old Zhang brothers pass away with their titles, and when the Queen Mother Zhang dies, the Zhang family will be completely depleted and will immediately fall into the mortal world.
Now the grandson of Zhang Yanling, Marquis of Jianchang, named Zhang Guoxiu, has reached the age of getting married, but he can't find a suitable partner.
The Zhang family is used to being arrogant, and they still have a high vision when it comes to marriage matters, but no one from a wealthy family wants to get married to the Zhang family, which is a sinking ship.
Then under this embarrassing situation, Xu Miaoxuan fell into the eyes of the Zhang family.
After all, she is a relative of Duke Dingguo's Xu family, and the sister of an alternate commander, Tongzhi. It is not too insulting to be the grandson of the Zhang family to have it on the lintel.
As for the poverty of the family, it doesn’t matter, the Zhang family is not short of money!
You said you still have a fiancé in Nanjing? That’s not even a problem!
Just tell that fiancé to go away! As long as the character is suitable, stealing someone's fiancée is nothing to the Zhang family.
But with Xu Miaoxuan's intelligence and character, how could she possibly like the notorious Zhang family? Moreover, this is a Zhang family that could collapse at any time.
Looking at his niece, Xu Guangxi sighed: "A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. How can we, the empty-headed relatives of the Duke, compare to the Zhang family?"
Xu Miaoxuan replied: "The Zhang family will be defeated sooner or later, and all prosperity is just a mirror."
Xu Guangxi had no intention of forcing Xu Miaoxuan, but just felt a headache, "But this marriage was negotiated by Marquis Wu Ding. The Zhang family doesn't have to give it to them, but what about Marquis Wu Ding's face?"
Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding, as introduced in the previous article, won the special trust and favor of Emperor Jiajing for his support of the Great Ceremony. In terms of strength, he can be regarded as the number one martial artist at present.
Guo Xun was also very arrogant and even had a certain influence on court politics. On the political map, he was an ally of Zhang Fujing, the chief minister, and one of Xia Yan's enemies.
After Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he removed the number of Wanjin Yiwei from his position, probably out of distrust. In the past two years, many people have been petitioning for reinstatement.
Then Emperor Jiajing asked Guo Xun to draw up a list and reinstate a group of royal guards.
The Xu family approached Guo Xun to intercede and included Xu Miaoxuan's deceased father in the list. This was also the reason why Xu Miaoxuan resolutely left Nanjing and went north during the Taoist examination last year.
For the sake of the Duke's family, I don't know how Guo Xun managed to find the emperor, and then the imperial court returned the noble commander Tongzhi, the commander of the Jinyiwei, to Xu Miaoxuan's family.
However, the imperial court stipulated that Wu Xun could only serve as an official when he was sixteen years old. Xu Miaoxuan's younger brother Xu Miaojing was not yet old enough, so he had to go to the Jingwei Wushu School to study.
I don’t know why, but maybe because he thought it was appropriate, Guo Xun introduced Xu Miaoxuan to the Zhang family.
That's why Xu Guangxi said that the Zhang family's face can be withheld, but what about the face of Guo Xun, who introduced the marriage? This is the most embarrassing part.
Not to mention Guo Xun's kindness in helping Xu Miaoxuan's family get reinstated, but the current actual situation is that Xu Miaojing still has two years to formally resume her official position. If Guo Xun is angered, the official position will definitely be lost.
Xu Miaoxuan was worried about this. This was a dead end that no matter how clever she was, she couldn't solve it. After talking to Xu Guangxi for a long time, she couldn't come up with a good solution.
When Xu Guangxi was sent away, his younger brother Xu Miaojing came back from Jingwei Martial Arts School not far away.
Now Xu Miaojing is no longer a child who doesn't understand anything. When she saw Xu Guangxi leaving, she asked her sister: "Have you come to talk to you about marriage again?"
Xu Miaoxuan sighed and asked, "What do you think?"
Xu Miaojing thought for a while and expressed her position: "Compared to these people in Beijing, I prefer Mr. Zeng and Qin Dewei."
Then he said: "Sister, you don't have to lie to yourself. You can hide it from others, but you can't hide it from me.
You swore back then that you would repay whoever helped us restore our family business as a reward, but you see you have completely stopped mentioning it now.
Is it because you are still thinking about Qin Dewei? Otherwise, you can only follow Mr. Guo’s arrangements, so what are you thinking about? "
Xu Miaoxuan was a little embarrassed and scolded: "What are you talking about! I mainly think that the Zhang family is not good!"
Xu Miaojing sighed deeply, "Sister, I have worked hard for me for so many years. I really don't have to wrong myself. At worst, we will go back to Nanjing to take the scholar examination."
Xu Miaoxuan touched Xu Miaojing's head and said, "It's good that you have this heart. If I think of a solution, maybe there will be a turn for the better."
Xu Miaojing asked: "What else can you do?"
Xu Miaoxuan said: "I have been helping Nu Guan copy classics, but if I can't do it anymore, I will go and practice with them."
The emperor believed in Taoism, so the Taoist priests in the capital became very powerful. The leader of the sect was Shao Yuanjie, the old Taoist priest most respected by the emperor.
At this moment, there was a knock on the courtyard door, and Xu Miaojing asked through the door: "Who is outside?"
I only heard people from outside say: "I heard that there is something difficult in your house, so I came here specifically to solve the problem."
