Song Mo nodded and said: "I happen to have something to do in Daxing's Tianzhuang tomorrow, you can send a notice to Chen Qu Shui!"

  Everyone in the room was stunned. Elegant words and emotions were first expressed by Ya Wen.

  Just now they were still discussing going to visit San Shu Ma Shi Cong Lan, how in the blink of an eye did Song Mo change his mind?

  Liao Bifeng was new to the scene and didn't quite understand Song Mo's temperament yet. He glanced at Yan Chaoqin, who was quietly sipping tea with his eyes downcast, and remained silent as well.

  Chen He retreated at the sound of his name being called.

  Liao Bifeng continued the topic: "Although Guo Gongye has the intention of continuing the marriage, Shizi Ye is already at the age of studying, and Er Ye has also passed the age of wearing a hairpin. A good family may not be willing to marry their daughter into our family, and a poor family cannot achieve the effect of alliance by marriage, which is useless in the current situation. This time, Guo Gongye pushed for the daughter of Peng Feng, the commander of Xuanzhou Wei, and sought to marry the younger sister of Changxing Hou. It can be seen that Guo Gongye has a plan. It's a good idea for Gongzi to take the opportunity to visit Shi Chonglan and let the Shi family know that Shizi Ye has great ambitions. With the usual behavior of the Shi family, they will probably not agree to Guo Gongye's proposal."

  Yan Chaoqing nodded slightly and praised: "The Shi family has always valued profit over emotion, likes to form alliances with wealthy and powerful families. Otherwise, Shi Xianglan wouldn't have married the princess either. The Duke wants to marry a girl from the Shi family for the same reason. The young master's plan is quite good - if the Shi family feels that they can't gain anything from this marriage, or even offend the young master, they will definitely not agree to it."

  There is a saying in the officialdom that one should not deceive young men, because they have unlimited possibilities. Who knows when they will become powerful and wealthy? Moreover, Song Mo's momentum is so strong, if Shi Ruilan agrees to marry his sister to Song Yi Chun, he will have no room for maneuvering and will be standing on the opposite side of Song Mo.

  Song Mo did not make a sound, appearing somewhat absent-minded.

  Liao Bifeng thought Song Mo was worried about Song Yichun's marriage, thinking of the conflict between Song Mo and Song Yichun. He couldn't help but lean forward, offering advice to Song Mo: "Young Master, the mansion doesn't have a host for the dowry, and the Duke wants to remarry, it's a natural thing. No one can stop it, but if you get married, it would be different - the Duchess is a concubine, the Young Master's wife is the first wife, one occupies the position of elder, the other occupies the position of legitimate birth, who will take charge of the household chores in the Duke's mansion? At this time, it depends on whose status is more prominent." He said this and looked at Yan Aqing again, softly speaking out the words they had previously discussed, "The younger sister of Wang Qinghuai, the second daughter of the Grand Duchess' natal family... and Princess Jingyi, who was born to Empress Wan, have all reached marriageable age. Young Master will come out of mourning in January next year, it's time to make arrangements!"

  Song Mo laughed: "I'm afraid my father probably had this idea too?"

  Liao Bifeng smiled but did not speak.

  Song Mo said, "Let's talk about this later, first let him go to the Shi family and hit a wall." With an expression of not wanting to discuss it further.

  Although this is the case, if Shi Jia had not explicitly rejected the British groom, then this marriage might have been possible.

  Liao Bifeng hastily asked: "Where are those three imperial sons-in-law?"

  "Let's arrange it for the day after tomorrow!" Song Mo said calmly.

  Isn't it too late?

  Liao Bifeng was about to persuade Song Mo a few more words, but felt his sleeve being pulled, and then heard Yan Chaoqing's voice: "In that case, we'll take our leave first. The young master can also rest, and set off for Daxing early tomorrow morning."

  Song Mo hummed in agreement.

  Yan Chaoqing and Liao Bifeng stood up and bid farewell.

  As soon as they came out of the main hall, Liao Bifeng hurriedly asked Yan Chaoqing in a low voice: "Who is Chen Qu Shui? The young master actually treated him with such courtesy. From the young master's tone, he seemed to be working as a staff member for someone, why didn't you invite him over?"

  Yan Chaoqing really didn't know how to answer him.

  To explain who Chen Qu Shui is, one has to mention Dou Si Xiao Jie... Apparently, the Crown Prince's greatest concern now is getting Dou Si Xiao Jie involved. But he can't not tell Liao Bi Feng about Chen Qu Shui's identity - Liao Bi Feng is now the Crown Prince's aide, if he doesn't know anything about the Crown Prince's affairs, it's easy to make a wrong judgment and cause trouble.

  Miss Duan is about to get married, and even if the relationship between the young master and Wei Tingyu was still good, they wouldn't be able to interact like this anymore.

  The young master knows Miss Duan Si, and he'll tell Liao Bi Feng about it later!

  Yan Chaoqing quickly thought of an excuse: "Chen Quanshui, whose name is Bo, used to be the attendant of Zhang Kai, the Fujian governor who abandoned the city and fled. Later, he returned to his hometown of Zhending and found a job as an accountant in the North Building of the Duan family's seventh house. He was quite favored by Master Duan and helped take care of Master Duan's eldest daughter, who had been left behind in Zhending. When the young master got into trouble, Chen Quanshui happened to be in the capital city. Having received favors from Duke Dingguo before, he had helped the young master out of trouble. Also, since the Duan family had taken him in when he was down on his luck, he cherished the old kindness and did not want to resign, so he stayed with the Duan family. Now that he has come to the capital city, the young master will certainly do his best to fulfill his duties as a host."

  Liao Bifeng felt that Yan Chaoqing's words had a flaw.

  If that's the case, Young Master should be concerned about Chen Qu Shui's well-being in the Duan household, but judging from his tone, he seems to care more about Miss Duan's marriage.

  Thinking of this, Song Mo's thoughtful expression floated in Liao Bi Feng's mind.

  He had a slight movement in his heart.

  Could it be Young Master...

  But he soon suppressed this idea in his heart.

  He didn't go through that disaster with Young Master Ye, and to gain the recognition of Young Master Ye and his trusted followers, it would take some time.

  There's no hurry about this matter, he'll find out sooner or later anyway.

  Liao Bifeng smiled and asked Yan Chaoqing about Song Mo's trip to Daxingtian Village: "Do you want me to come with you when the time comes?"

  "Let's see how Master Shizi arranges it!" Yan Chaoqing also saw Song Mo's thoughts, thinking that if something was spread out, it would be unbearable. He made up his mind not to let Liao Bifeng follow him, so when he spoke, he had a few excuses, "Chen Quanshui is after all helping others, let's see if he can get away with it!"

  Liao Bifeng responded with a murmur and changed the subject, then went back to instruct his servant to pay attention to whether there was an invitation card from Chen Qu Shui.

  The next day afternoon, Xiao Shichen came back and said: "I didn't see any visiting card with the name Chen Qu Shui."

  Could it be that Chen Qu Shui refused the good intentions of Young Master Shi?

  Liao Bifeng couldn't help but mutter to himself.

  Chen Qu Shui had already arrived at Tian Zhuang in Daxing.

  How could he post a reply in his own name to Song Mo, wouldn't that expose himself under the nose of the British Duke?

  Since Song Mo's invitation couldn't be declined, he might as well come see him directly himself.

  Song Mo saw him with great enthusiasm and invited him to taste tea.

  After a few pleasantries, the conversation turned to Du Zhao's marriage.

  Chen Quanshui most admired Dou Zhao's ability to judge people.

  At first, when he was in Tianzhuang, Dou Zhao carefully and even reverently sent off Song Mo. He had some doubts, but later events proved that Dou Zhao was wise.

  He felt it was absolutely necessary to keep a certain distance from Song Mo, so he didn't even think of telling him his true intentions.

  "Last time when Aunt came back, the dowry for Fourth Miss was almost ready, just waiting for Uncle to finish his mourning period and set a date." Chen Quanshui said, "Aunt asked us to come ask Master Qi whether Miss is marrying from Zhengding or from the capital? Who will be the matchmaker? What are the customs when a high-ranking family in the capital marries off their daughter? Are there any additions or subtractions on Miss's side... all these things take up at least two quarters of an hour, not to mention the things that need to be done." He sighed with a helpless expression, "Getting married is really such a troublesome thing!"

  "Really?" Song Mo suddenly felt a little downhearted.

  After Dou Zhao gets married, the one she will be thinking about in her heart and mentioning with her mouth will be Wei Tingyu... If he goes to see her again, even if she is still as open-minded and Wei Tingyu is not paying attention, it's probably a bit inappropriate!

  He suddenly felt a sense of loss, his interest waning, and thought he should still go to the Third Prince's mansion...

  But when Kei knew Chen Qu Shui had come to Kyoto, he was very excited and asked his son: "Is the news reliable?"

  "It's reliable!" Zi Xi patted his chest and said, "He lives in the fourth young lady's pen shop. Two days ago, he even went to visit several old masters of the Duan family. He was discovered by us when he went to Daxing to visit friends today."

  Ji Yong showed great interest and asked: "Have you found out Chen Qu Shui's friend's identity?"

  "It's been found out." Zi Xi said, "This person's surname is Yan, name Yun, courtesy name Chaoqing. He is the aide of the British Duke's son."

  Ji Yong was taken aback: "The British Duke's aide... I should have met him in Fujian..." He thought of the rumors he had heard about the British Embassy a few days ago, and couldn't help but ask, "Do you know what Chen Qu Shui came to Kyoto for?"

  "I heard it's about discussing the marriage of Duan family's fourth young lady with Old Master Duan." Zi Xi said, "The Marquis of Jin'ning will be out of mourning in two months."

  Ji Yong couldn't help but curl his lip and said, "Is Du Zhao really going to marry this Wei guy?"

  His son was sweating, and he hurriedly said: "This marriage was decided by Miss Duan Si when she was a child. If Miss Duan Si doesn't marry the Marquis of Jining, can she marry someone else? Isn't that how the Duan family rejected the He family's proposal?"

  Ji Yong said to himself: "I always feel that Duan Zhao marrying this Wei guy is a big loss..."

  As soon as he said that, he felt very uncomfortable in his heart, as if he saw dust falling on Du Zhao's originally spotless collar, and if he didn't brush off the dust, there would always be a thorn in his heart.

  He patted his clothes and said, "Let's go see Chen Qu Shui."

  "This, this isn't good, is it?" Zi Xi jumped up and blocked Ji Yong's path, "Mr. Chen has come to discuss the marriage of Miss Dou Si, you go see Mr. Chen, what are you going to say... If young master does something 'righteous' again and messes up this matter, that would be terrible!"

  Before he could finish speaking, he was disdainfully glanced at by Ji Yong: "I am Dou Zhao's cousin, I care about her marriage a bit, can't I?"

  What kind of brother is this!

  "Go, go, go!" Zi Xi heard the words and suddenly felt dizzy, "However, asking Auntie should be the same, right? Mr. Chen came and went to visit Auntie, Dou Si Miss has been following Auntie since she was a child, some things, Auntie might know more than Chen Qu Shui..."

  Before reporting to his wife, he must intercept Ji Yong first no matter what.

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  Sisters and brothers, update on February 23rd!

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