Marry a Duke

Chapter 144 Choose One

Mingyue is young, but she has a lot of crushes on people. She also knows what kind of people she likes. She herself has a lively personality. Mu Yanren is a good guy and she can get along well with him.

If it were in the past, Mingyue would definitely choose Mu Yan. The little princess and the little general are a good match.

But now that Shou Palace has reached this point, she has more things to consider, and she hopes that her future husband's family can be of help to Shou Palace.

It is a mutually beneficial situation for both parties, so she now prefers Ding Menglin from the Zuo Xiang family.

After hearing her words, Mrs. Wei looked at her with a different eye.

"Mingyue, you are so young, and it is thoughtful of you to think about it. Although your father is gone, you still have your mother, your grandparents, and the Wei family who can all support you. You don't have to put yourself in a difficult position in everything."

Mingyue shook her head, her face obviously much more mature and stable than in the past few days.

Sometimes, human growth happens overnight.

"Thank you for your concern, old lady. I have not wronged myself. This is the result I wanted."

Mingyue was almost certain.

There is someone behind the Huo family, someone that the Shou Palace cannot touch for the time being.

"Mingyue, no matter what choice you make, my family and I will stand behind you and listen." Yuan Xin said.

Mingyue nodded.

Wei Lin curled her lips but said nothing.

Fu Ran felt that it was not appropriate for her to speak at this time. Mingyue had her own plans, but Mingyue was still young, and she also hoped that Mingyue would be more cautious when choosing a life partner so that the future would be more perfect.

"My Lord, as far as I know, the Left Prime Minister's Mansion has some dealings with ***." She looked at Wei Xuan.

Wei Xuan raised his eyes, his dark eyes were deep.

The Left Prime Minister has always been regarded as a loyal minister. He usually interacts with all the officials in the court, but he never forms cliques or factions. He did have interactions with ***, but in the eyes of outsiders, it was just normal interactions.

"Yes, there is indeed some contact." Wei Xuan said.

"I used to work in the *** mansion. Although I couldn't see anyone in the backyard, I could hear a lot of news from the front yard. It was the gossip among the maids after dinner. I didn't take it seriously at the time. I only knew that *** had invited Zuo Xiang a few times. I didn't know if the relationship between them was deep enough to affect others."

Fu Ran didn't say it clearly.

But it also indicated something similar.

This matter is related to ***. *** asked the Huo family to come to the capital to propose marriage to the Shouwang Mansion, and asked for an imperial edict from the emperor to pave the way for the Huo family.

If the Left Prime Minister and *** are really friends, I'm afraid *** will know the inside story soon, and the Huo family will definitely know it as well.

I'm afraid this matter can't be kept secret anymore.

"Don't worry, the Left Prime Minister is still a loyal minister for the time being, and no one has made this matter public. The Left Prime Minister doesn't know that this matter is related to the *** government." Wei Xuan looked at her for a moment before looking away and said.

Mingyue was obviously relieved.

She almost thought that her little plan was about to be completely exposed.

If the Huo family knew what she was going to do and sabotaged it in advance, she would not be able to accomplish her goal, nor would she be able to resolve the matter easily.

"That's good." Fu Ran also breathed a sigh of relief: "Since the young princess has set her sights on the Ding family, and the Ding family is a loyal family, perhaps the Ding family will reject this marriage for their own sake." She was just expressing her personal opinion: "More importantly, the person the young princess wants to marry should be someone she likes more."

"Life is long. You can tolerate injustice for a while, but how can you tolerate injustice for a lifetime? Even if you are not compatible with each other in the future and you divorce, the trauma will still be there."

She knew the world better. It would be difficult for a woman to ask for a divorce. If she was divorced, her fate would not be good.

Not all women can bear it.

Mingyue's heart trembled. Looking at Fu Ran, she understood that Fu Ran was also forced into marriage. This marriage was not the best choice for either of them. Both of them were bound by others.

Even now, she still hasn't realized that Brother Xuan likes Fu Ran.

At most, it is better than before, and he is willing to let her become the wife of Duke Weiguo and stand in the open.

"What do you mean by saying this? Mingyue's situation is different now. Besides, she likes Mu Yan more, but it doesn't mean that she doesn't like Ding Menglin. The young master of the Ding family is talented, speaks politely, and is kind. He will definitely treat Mingyue with patience and love in the future." Wei Lin said angrily.

She didn't like Fu Ran, who thought he understood everything.

Mingyue is right to choose Ding Menglin now. Ding's father is the left prime minister, which will be of some help to the Shouwang Mansion.

General Mu is often not in the capital, and General Mu may go to the battlefield at any time. When the Shou Palace needs help, they may not be in the capital.

The emperor is far away and the sky is high, so what use are they?

"I didn't deny Master Ding." Fu Ran said seriously, "Both masters are excellent and are good candidates, but the princess can only choose one. In this case, you still need to consider it carefully."

The marriage still had to be informed to Princess Shou. Mingyue insisted on waiting for the two families to send the news before telling Princess Shou. Before that, she would not reveal a single word in advance.

She had her own plans in mind.

If both families send good news, she will definitely choose carefully.

Fu Ran's words had an impact on her. She could sacrifice herself to protect the Shou Palace, but what if she could have the best of both worlds? She didn't want to live the same life as Fu Ran, where she had no choice in the life.

Wei Xuan went out for a while.

Fu Ran also returned to Chaoguangyuan early, so she no longer needed to arrange dinner.

She could relax for a while.

Today she had a little trouble, which made her realize that being the mistress of a large family is not an easy job.

She had only done some light tasks today. Those that required arranging large banquets and large sacrifices were life-threatening.

She didn't want to try at all.

After returning home, I hugged Wuyou and slept for a while.

If Wuyou hadn't woken up from hunger, she would have probably slept until dark.

She didn't want to go to Qingfuyuan for dinner, so she asked someone to go to Qingfuyuan in advance to inform them that she would stay in Chaoguangyuan to accompany Wuyou and would not go there for dinner.

Old Madam Wei also knew that she had been overworked today, so she allowed her to have her meals in Chaoguangyuan by herself.

Lan Yin also stayed in her own yard to eat.

Wei Xuan returned home at dinner time. He had dinner with everyone at Qingfuyuan before returning to Chaoguangyuan.

He brought back news that the Ding family did have some concerns.

Ding Menglin is interested, but the Left Prime Minister does not want to get involved in this troublesome matter. The Left Prime Minister already knows about the Huo family's visit to Beijing, but if Ding Menglin marries Mingyue, their children will be able to inherit the title of the royal palace in the future. This alone is enough to attract people.

So, the Ding family agreed.

The news from the Mu family is the same. Both families are now interested. It just depends on which one Mingyue chooses. Once the choice is made, the two families will immediately waive all formalities and get married directly.