After my mother read my mind, my whole family rebelled

Chapter 196 Six Queens

"Mother, this marriage is really too good!" Xia Xiaoxian just flipped through the "Three Lives Book" in her mind, and immediately exclaimed to Shen Yuyao: "Mother, even if you try your best, you must make this marriage come true!"

[In Xianling, it was Yi Jiang; in Jingling, it was Tai Ren; the position was not Ma Deng, and the seat was not facing high. "Received this blessing from the queen mother", which is what Zhao Sheng said. 】

[This is the evaluation of Zhang in "San Sheng Bo". You should know that this uses six virtuous queens in history to compare with Zhang. ]

[First of all, the book says that Zhang can be listed on the same level as Yi Jiang and Tai Ren. Yi Jiang was the queen of King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa, and Tai Ren was the mother of King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang. Both of them were wise queens in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Putting Zhang on the same level as these two wise queens shows how wise Zhang was.]

【The book is about Zhang, whose family background is not as good as that of Empress Ma, the empress of Emperor Ming of Han, and Empress Deng Sui, the empress of Emperor He of Han. Both of them were empresses with great achievements in history. The book compares Zhang with these two empresses to show that Zhang made great contributions but was not monopolistic. 】

【Finally, it is said that Zhang's position in the court is not as good as Xiang and Gao. "Gao" refers to Song Yingzong's empress Gao Taotao. These two empresses were queens who ruled the country from behind the curtain. Although they did not become emperors, they always had the final say in the court. Comparing Zhang with these two queens means that Zhang obviously has the abilities of these two, but she is not arbitrary. 】

Shen Yuyao hadn't heard Xia Xiaoxian's inner voice for many years. When she suddenly heard it, she felt a little excited.

It seems that we must find a way to make the marriage between Zhang and Xia Linan come true.

However, although Lin'an is a filial and kind child, he is also a person who finds it difficult to change his decisions easily.

If you want to make this marriage happen, you still have to work hard on Lin'an first.

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The next day, Xia Linan had just returned to Luyuan after school when he was called over by Shen Yuyao.

"Mother, I'm fine."

Xia Linan came over still wearing the Taoist robe of the academy. Although he was fat, his facial features were very regular. As he got older, Shen Yuyao always felt that Xia Linan was becoming more and more awe-inspiring.

Xia Xiaoxian already knew Shen Yuyao's plan, so she ran to her mother's room early, waiting to see what was going on.

Looking at Xia Linan sitting upright, Xia Xiaoxian couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth upwards.

Shen Yuyao said softly to Xia Linan, "Linan, how old are you this year?"

When Xia Linan heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

Why does my mother always feel that something is wrong today that she even asks such a question?

Although he was doubtful about dinner, Xia Linan still stood up immediately.

He walked up to Shen Yuyao, bowed respectfully and said, "Mother, my son is fourteen years old this year."

"Oh, fourteen years old, why do I remember that my son should be fifteen years old?" Shen Yuyao pretended to be skeptical, "Am I really old?"

"Mother is not old. You are right. Your son is exactly fifteen years old this year!" Xia Linan smiled and comforted Shen Yuyao.

"Since my son is already fifteen years old, it's time to talk about marriage." Shen Yuyao was secretly happy, "Mother, I will definitely find a good girl for you!"

Xia Linan was speechless for a moment, and could only blush and smile awkwardly, "It's my parents' order and the matchmaker's words. I will never disobey my mother."

He thought that his mother must have asked this question on a whim, so he just needed to answer it perfunctorily. After a while, she would probably forget about it.

"Great! Among all the children in the mansion, Lin'an is the most filial."

Shen Yuyao praised Xia Linan wildly.

"My elder sister, younger sisters and younger brothers are all filial to our mother." Xia Linan continued to agree with Shen Yuyao.

"Lin'an, you will definitely not reject the girl that mother likes."

Shen Yuyao continued speaking seemingly casually.

"What mother chooses is naturally the best. How could Lin'an refuse it?" Xia Lin'an responded softly without any doubt.

Perhaps she was still not satisfied with Xia Linan's answer, so Shen Yuyao asked with a smile, "Mother wants to ask you, do you have a girl in mind?"

Xia Linan's round face turned red, and he gradually showed a hint of embarrassment.

Xia Xiaoxian, who was standing next to him, watched this scene and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

"Except for his sisters, he doesn't know any other girls, so how could he have any preference for her?" Xia Xiaoxian teased.

Xia Linan's round face looked like a ripe apple. "I...only focused on my studies and didn't pay attention to anything else."

After he finished speaking, he was really looking at Xia Xiaoxian's teasing gaze, and suddenly stood up and said to Shen Yuyao: "Mother, I still have some homework to do today, I will make up for it now."

After saying this, he hurriedly bowed, turned around and fled.

Shen Yuyao and Xia Xiaoxian, mother and daughter, laughed out loud at the same time.

"Xiaoxian, I still want to go and see if this girl you mentioned is really as virtuous as you said." Although Shen Yuyao had never doubted what Xia Xiaoxian said, Xia Xiaoxian also said that the daughter of the Zhang family actually took the initiative to show goodwill to Xia Linan.

This doesn't seem like something a reserved and virtuous woman would do.

Could it be that the Zhang family has several daughters?

This can't be wrong.

Xia Xiaoxian had never met the daughter of the Zhang family in person, but came to this conclusion after hearing her name.

What if it’s a case of mistaken identity?

The Dongchang guards under Shen Yuyao acted extremely quickly.

After lunch that day, all the information about Zhang Qi's children was reported to Shen Yuyao.

To be honest, Zhang Qi was just an ordinary military general in the Great Xia Dynasty. His official position and family background were not prominent.

Zhang Qi did have three daughters, and since he had no concubines, all three daughters were legitimate daughters.

As for whether it was the eldest daughter or the second daughter who took the initiative to show goodwill to Xia Linan, the East Factory could not be 100% sure, because Zhang Qi's eldest daughter and second daughter were twins.

The two daughters look exactly the same, even their body shapes are so different that even their biological parents would mistake them for each other.

After reading the information reported by the Eastern Depot, Shen Yuyao was also hesitant.

If ordinary families in the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty had children of marriageable age who were interested in getting married, the boy's family would usually find a matchmaker to go to the girl's house first to sound out the situation.

This is also an established rule, which is mainly to prevent direct contact between the families of men and women.

If the man does not send a matchmaker first, gossip is bound to arise.

Others would speculate whether the man and woman had an affair without the help of a matchmaker. If the marriage was successful, it would be fine. If not, it would be easy for the two parties to not only fail to get married but also create enmity.

Shen Yuyao rubbed her eyebrows with her index finger. Now that Xia Yu was demoted and his whole family were commoners, which matchmaker should she find?