The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Yao Sheng said that Shi Anxia liked Miss Ming Zhao very much. This was undoubtedly a reassurance for Madam Ma.

This made me feel three points more satisfied.

Earlier, when Mrs. Ma heard Tang Chujun chatting, she let slip that her daughter Xia Er did not think highly of Lu Yonghua and Rong Yan at the time, so she reminded Shi Anxin several times.

But Shi Anxin didn't appreciate it, so Shi Anxia gave up and didn't bother to care. The consequence of Shi Anxia's not caring was that Shi Anxin was exiled to Mozhou, and the man surnamed Lu was also exiled to Mozhou, and they all lived a miserable life.

Therefore, in their circle, a habit has been formed, that is, which family will ask Princess Haiyan for advice like fortune-telling before marrying a daughter-in-law or marrying off a daughter.

Can this girl be married? Can this man be married? Are their parents, brothers and sisters any good?

Although Princess Haiyan also chatted with the quacks, she often said, "No, no, I don't do fortune-telling. The more you calculate your fortune, the thinner it gets. The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed."

But if you pay attention, you can see Princess Haiyan's likes and preferences for someone.

As long as the princess likes it, it will be fine.

The princess likes Mingzhao, and Madam Ma immediately decides... wait a minute, she has to find a local matchmaker to come and arrange the marriage, to make it more serious.

The original three matchmakers actually refer to three matchmakers, including the matchmaker hired by the man, the matchmaker hired by the woman, and a middle matchmaker.

However, if the powerful and aristocratic families in the northern capital attach importance to this marriage, it is popular for the man to invite three matchmakers to come to his house to act as a matchmaker to show his sincerity.

Madam Ma only brought two matchmakers from the capital. She had reserved a spot for a local matchmaker so that she could remedy the situation if she encountered any problems with local customs.

Early the next morning, Mrs. Ma came to the Ming family with three matchmakers.

Everyone in the Ming family was flattered. They didn't expect the Ma family to act so quickly.

The marriage negotiation process went smoothly. The Ming family did not make things difficult, and the Ma family did not have any demands. The two sides hit it off, but it was stuck with the person involved.

Normally, neither Ma Chuyi nor Ming Zhao should be present at the marriage discussion, but they both showed up.

Ma Chuyi first bowed to all the elders and explained that the two parties would be engaged first, and the actual marriage would have to wait three years.

Everyone in the Ming family looked unhappy. What does this mean? What are you going to do? If you delay for three years, how old will Ming Zhao be? Isn't this going to delay things?

Ming Zhao knew that his family had misunderstood him, so he stepped forward to explain, "Mr. Ma, you don't have to take the responsibility on yourself. I was the one who proposed the three-year agreement. I just took over the Ming family, and most of the Ming family's business is in my hands. It can't be handed over for a while. I..."

Ming Yan, who was eavesdropping outside the door, rushed into the room and said, "Sister, don't worry about getting married. I will take over the business."

A group of Ming family juniors rushed into the house, "Sister Zhao'er, don't worry about getting married, we will take over."

Ming Zhao bowed to his brothers and sisters and said, "Thank you all, but since Zhao'er has accepted the jade ring from my great-great-grandmother, I must take on this responsibility to live up to the trust of my elders."

Those complicated interpersonal relationships, how could anyone take over just because they wanted to? Just the bunch of tea farmers on the tea mountain had already been offended by the Ming family's side branches.

She still had to slowly repair the relationship and restore the reputation of Ming's tea. This alone was not something her brothers who were buried in their studies could take over.

Guan sighed, "Zhao'er, we had to make an emergency decision back then." She didn't expect Zhao'er to get married so soon, "If it really doesn't work, can I hold on for a few more years?"

But she knew that in a few more years, the Ming family's business would collapse. If it weren't for Ming Zhao's strong hand to support the current situation, and the fact that they had to borrow from Peter to pay Paul to barely maintain it, they would have been unable to maintain the expenses of such a large family.

Mrs. Ma was a little disappointed. She thought she could prepare for the wedding right away, but she had to wait three years.

But what Tang Chujun was thinking was, how come it also takes three years for a flower to bloom?

She said slowly, "I don't agree. One year! Three years is too long." She looked up and asked, "Madam Ma, if the two get married, will you restrict Zhao'er's travel and not let her show up in public?"

Madam Ma was stunned for a moment, "Mr. Chu means..."

Tang Chujun said, "I know you well. You are not a nagging mother-in-law. You are kind and friendly to others..."

"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't flatter me." Madam Ma didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "How did you learn this trick?"

Tang Chujun smiled, "I just think Ming Zhao is capable, and the Ming family can't do without her for a while. If you don't mind her doing business, you probably won't have to wait so long."

The rich and powerful have always loved money, but looked down on merchants. Not every family can tolerate a daughter-in-law doing business.

Madam Ma thought for a moment and asked her son, "Yier, have you ever told her that you want to go to the border?"

Ma Chuyi answered respectfully, "My son has told Miss Ming Zhao about this, and Miss Ming Zhao told my son that she is willing to accompany him to the border in the future."

Madam Ma sighed, "Miss Ming has agreed to accompany my son to the border, so why shouldn't I let her do business? It's not shameful to do business, and our Ma family doesn't have so many rules."

She looked at Ming Zhao sincerely, then at her son. "One year, is that okay? Three years is too long, I'm afraid I'll get sick from waiting. In one year, I can prepare first and go through the three books and six ceremonies. Jiangcheng is so far away from the capital, so it will take some time to prepare."

Now that it has come to this, if Ming Zhao insists on another three years, it will seem that she is not sincere in getting married. She raised her eyes to look at Ma Chuyi and asked with her eyes, "Is one year okay?"

Ma Chuyi also asked with his eyes, is one year okay?

The two looked at each other and then started laughing.

This small action of the two simply warmed the hearts of the elders.

Mrs. Ma, in particular, had never seen the slightest bit of shyness in her wooden son's eyes, so she immediately decided, "Then it's settled. One year! I'll go back to Beijing to prepare the betrothal gifts. It seems that I have to come to Jiangcheng several times this year. Haha! Jiangcheng is a good place, with nice people and beautiful scenery."

Ma Chuyi had never seen his mother so happy before, and he felt very relieved.

He had not been with his mother since he was a child, and there was always a gap between them. They were polite to each other. Sometimes he envied his younger brother who was as sticky as a dog-skin plaster in front of his mother, but he could never make his mother happy.

Now his mother was finally happy for him. He bowed deeply to her and said, "Son, I am sorry for causing you so much trouble."

Madam Ma waved her hand and said, "As for me, my whole life depends on taking care of you and your brother."

In her words, she was excluding General Ma. It was not that she was jealous and intolerant.

But the man acted first and reported to her later, and only told her the truth after they had a son and a daughter at the border. She couldn't get over this hurdle.

Moreover, she stopped contacting her natal family because of this man, and has been wholeheartedly managing the Ma family over the years.

Was she afraid of hardship and didn't want to go to the border? Of course not. No one knew that she was actually doing business secretly.

Otherwise, how could the Ma family have survived until now?