It was when Xie Yi was still young. Since the old Marquis Xie and Lord Zhou were on good terms, Xie Yi naturally played with Zhou Yunqing.
One day, Lord Zhou joked with the old Marquis Xie about forming an in - law relationship. However, the old Marquis Xie only had Xie Yi as his legitimate son and no daughter.
Lord Zhou then said, "Well, let's wait for their future children to marry then!"
Who would have thought that Zhou Yunqing very disdainfully said that Xie Yi couldn't study well or practice martial arts well, and he would never let his daughter marry Xie Yi's son in the future. But if Xie Yi had a daughter, he would be willing to let his son marry her.
Xie Yi was very unconvinced and said that if he had a son in the future, he would surely teach him better than Zhou Yunqing's son.
Zhou Yunqing then told him to definitely have a daughter. He promised that he would surely teach his son well. If the girl married into the Zhou family, he would surely not let her suffer any grievances. Lord Zhou also chimed in.
However, years passed. Their old friend's family was ruined, and the only son changed his surname to Qin. The Zhou family no longer existed.
Xie Yi remembered all this, and his eyes dimmed.
"Yunqing, Brother Yunqing, he's not such a person!"
"Xie Yi!"
The old Lady Xie shouted sharply. She said to the Grand Princess apologetically, "Your Highness, Xie Yi is being muddle - headed!"
The Grand Princess raised her hand to stop the old Lady Xie and asked, "Since Lord Xie has remembered, I wonder if the words back then still count."
"Of course, but it's a pity..."
"Don't say it's a pity. Yunqing's son is right here. He's here to marry your daughter according to the agreement. Xing'er, pay your respects to Uncle Xie."
Qin Junxing walked up to Xie Yi and bowed deeply, "I'm Qin Junxing, a junior. Greetings, Uncle Xie."
"This, this, this... You're not, you're not..."
Xie Yi recognized Qin Junxing's face and looked as if he had seen a ghost.
"Yes, it's me. You also said that you wanted to marry your daughter to me!"
The memories that Xie Yi had forgotten last night suddenly came back.
He originally wanted to go to a brothel, but then he remembered what his mother said. The eldest daughter was going to marry the Crown Prince, and as a father, he should set a good example and not disgrace his daughter. So, somehow, he ended up at a teahouse.
Then he drank with this person. Right, he said he was a Prince from the Princess Mansion and his surname was Qin!
Xie Yi slapped his forehead.
How could he not have thought that there were only a few Princess Mansions in the whole capital, and only a few Princes with the surname Qin!
The old Lady Xie on one side saw her son's regretful look and heard the conversation between the Grand Princess and her son. If she still didn't understand why this mother - son pair had come, then she would have lived all these years in vain.
"Your Highness, that was just a joke. It can't..."
The Grand Princess gave her a sideways glance and asked with a smile, "Does the old Lady think my son is not good?"
"Of course not. The Prince is handsome and talented. How could he not be good?" The old Lady Xie quickly denied. "It's just..."
"Then does the old Lady think my son is not worthy of your precious daughter?"
"Of course not. It's Fengran..."
"Since he is worthy, that's that. Moreover, this was also Yunqing's last wish before his death. I'm sure it was also the old Marquis's wish." The Grand Princess sat up straight and looked at Xie Yi. "Furthermore, marriage is a matter of parental order and matchmaker's words. If Lord Xie thinks it's suitable, I'll go back and send a matchmaker to propose marriage."
"Lord Xie, what do you say?"
When it came to business, the Grand Princess became much more serious. Her words gave Xie Yi enough face.
Xie Yi felt his mother's gaze beside him and immediately felt like sitting on pins and needles. But the Princess opposite was staring at him, so he didn't dare to turn back.
This was like putting him on the fire!
The Grand Princess didn't urge him but just looked at him calmly.
Xie Yi couldn't bear it anymore. "Your Highness, can I have some time to discuss this?"
"Isn't this just a matter of a single word from Lord Xie?" The Grand Princess raised her eyebrows. "It's not that it's impossible, but you know, I haven't gone to the palace to pay my respects to the Emperor since I came to the capital this time. And I might as well tell you the truth. The Wang family's case is related to Yunqing's rebellion case back then. After leaving the palace, I still have to go to the Ministry of Justice to supervise them myself."
"So, please forgive the old Lady Xie and Lord Xie. It's better to settle the matter of these two children as soon as possible."
The old Lady Xie frowned. Her mind was in turmoil. Her first reaction was whether the Wang family's case would involve the Crown Prince and whether the Emperor would change his mind and prefer the Second Prince to succeed to the throne.
In her opinion, only if Xie Fengran became the Queen could the Xie family make a comeback.
As for Qin Junxing, she didn't even consider him.
However... Before she could say anything, there was a loud bang!
"I knew Yunqing would never do such a thing. I agree to the matter of these two children."
Xie Yi slapped the table and excitedly agreed.
"Good. Lord Xie is really straightforward." The Grand Princess waved her hand. "Let them in!"
The female official walked to the door and clapped her hands. Immediately, half a dozen matchmakers in bright red jackets rushed in.
"Congratulations, congratulations!"
"The legitimate eldest daughter of the Xie family marrying the Prince from the Princess Mansion is simply a match made in heaven!"
"Congratulations, Lord Xie and old Lady Xie!"
The old Lady Xie: "..."
Xie Yi: "..."
Lady Yun: "..."
Qin Junxing didn't expect his mother to do this either. He glanced at the confused people from the Xie family and moved closer to his mother. He whispered, "Mother, isn't this a bit too much?"
"What do you know? The longer it takes, the more likely something will go wrong. Since you like this girl from the Xie family so much, I have to marry her to you earlier. I'm still waiting to hold my grandson!"
Qin Junxing twitched the corner of his mouth. Remembering what he said last night, he deeply felt that his mother's dream was a bit far - fetched!
The matchmakers were all ready, waiting to exchange the betrothal cards. Once the cards were exchanged, even if the old Lady Xie wanted to go back on her word, she couldn't.
At this moment, the old Lady Xie was extremely regretful.
Why didn't she set the engagement between Xie Fengran and the Crown Prince earlier? If she had, there wouldn't have been this situation today.
Although Xie Yi knew that his mother wanted to betroth Xie Fengran to the Crown Prince, he had a simple mind and didn't think too much. Anyway, he wasn't close to this eldest daughter, so it didn't matter who she married.
Moreover, he was the son of Brother Yunqing, and with the old friendship, he quickly came to terms with it.
As for Lady Yun, she never had a say in this family and didn't have any feelings for this daughter either.
The Grand Princess saw the reactions of the three people opposite. Her eyes flashed, and she became even more curious about this prospective daughter - in - law she had never met.
The father was unreliable, the mother didn't care, and the grandmother only cared about the family's glory. What kind of person would this girl grow up to be?
How could she make her son care so much?
The old Lady Xie originally wanted to delay, but the Grand Princess didn't give her this chance. Since the people hadn't left, she didn't dare to pretend to be sick and avoid it. So she had to exchange the betrothal cards.
The Grand Princess was satisfied and finally got up. "Old Lady, Lord Xie, Lady Xie. I'll invite the imperial astrologer to choose a date some other day and then send people to propose marriage. I'll also ask the Ministry of Rites to take care of all the procedures. You can rest assured. No one dares to treat the legitimate granddaughter of the old Marquis Xie disrespectfully!"
After saying that, she gave the old Lady Xie a deep look, supported her son's hand, and turned to leave.