Chapter 858 Testing (5)
General Li and Jin Dapeng thought for a long time, and finally came up with this method. The wedding of the Duke of Anguo and the Marquis of Wuchang will be held as usual three days later, and the Duke of Anguo will select an outstanding legitimate daughter to marry the Marquis of Wuchang. The lady's talent and appearance must be no less than Du Wanqiu, and the dowry must be five times richer than the original dowry!
Although it is a bit difficult for the Duke of Anguo to pay more than five times the dowry, in order to get rid of this plague god, everyone can still do it if they save money. The only thing is who should the outstanding legitimate daughter be chosen?
There is a legitimate daughter Du Wanying in the first house, but she is still young, only fourteen years old, and has not yet reached the age of marriage; although the second landlords Du Wanyue and Du Wanru are fifteen years old, the second brother Du Yongbang said that since the daughter of the first house ran away, the daughter of the first house should marry in her place. There is no reason for them to cause trouble and let the second house suffer. The two brothers quarreled about this matter and ran to let the Duke of Anguo make the decision.
Du Ruhai's old face wrinkled when he heard this. Marrying into the Wuchang Marquis's Mansion is not as simple as marrying a daughter. This daughter must not only have a beautiful and refined appearance, but also have a strong enough psychological endurance. Not only can she face the disabled pervert Jin Dapeng calmly, but she must also be smart and adaptable. At least she must be able to control the plague god. Otherwise, even if she marries and temporarily exchanges for the safety of the Anguo Mansion, it will sooner or later end up with the couple turning against each other and bring disaster to the Anguo Mansion!
Therefore, Du Wanying, Du Wanyue, and Du Wanru do not meet such standards at all, and Du Ruhai will not take the risk of letting them marry in. Looking around, the daughters who can meet these conditions in the whole mansion, except Du Wanqiu, are only the second room's youngest daughter Du Wanqing.
Du Wanqing is only thirteen years old. She has been weak and sick since childhood and rarely comes out to see people, but she is smart and steady, wise and generous, and both her insights and her style of dealing with people are not a little better than those three.
Du Ruhai had an idea in mind, so he told his two sons about his decision. Finally, he said to the second son: "Father knows that you are reluctant to let Qing'er marry Jin Dapeng. Qing'er's qualifications are indeed unfair to marry Jin Dapeng, but it is a matter of rights and interests. We have offended Jin Dapeng and are now on the verge of death. The only way now is to sacrifice the car to save the pawn, and give up her alone to save our Anguo Mansion. At worst, father will compensate you somewhere else..."
Du Wanqing never dreamed that the person who would marry Jin Dapeng in the end would be her. As the saying goes, 'When you are at home, disasters will come from the sky! '
However, Du Wanqing was much calmer than everyone imagined. She didn't cry or make a fuss, because the situation was obvious. Crying and making a fuss was useless. Even running away was out of the question. Du Ruhai learned the lesson of Du Wanqiu. Since it was decided that Du Wanqing would marry, he sent eight maids to take turns to watch over her day and night, fearing that something would go wrong.
The second master Du Yongbang and the second wife Wang did not expect that their gentle and well-behaved little daughter would marry Jin Dapeng. They were so distressed that they almost wanted to commit suicide. However, under the majesty of the old man, they had to hold back their tears and pack their daughter's dowry for tomorrow's wedding...
This tossing and turning seriously damaged the vitality of the Anguo Mansion. It cost tens of thousands of taels to repair the furniture in the East Courtyard. In addition to Du Wanqing's generous dowry, the account of the public was in vain. In order to ease the family's embarrassment, Du Ruhai had to secretly send housekeeper Cao to sell the two farms in the mansion, so that the mansion could barely continue to maintain!
After several days of preparation, it was finally the day for Nangong Yi to return to the court. The 5,000-yuan glass had been burned and properly placed in the box. Tuoba Kui, the Khan of Mengnu, accompanied Nangong Yi. Before leaving, he promulgated three laws.