C5 Marriage

That day, Su Lingyou brought Su Ziwan to the Du family. Su Manjing's marriage was naturally the most important matter at the moment.

After all, the Du family was a prominent family in the area, but at this moment, it was empty. Even though they were holding a funeral, no one could be seen entering or exiting the house. A few servants were lazily sitting in the corner, leaving two at the entrance.

There was probably no one in the area who did not recognize the Su Manor's carriage. The sharp-eyed servants immediately called them over and lined up at the entrance to wait for them.

Along the way, Su Lingyou lifted the curtain on the window to let Su Ziwan know the way.

"Miss Su, the Du family is just up ahead. Our two families can be considered to have some friendship. Du Heng's father Du Chuanbai and grandfather Du Fengshi are both officials of the imperial court. Mrs. Du is the Mrs Wen of Huazhou, not her original wife."

Su Lingyou had also told her a lot about the Du family. In the future, there would be many places where Su Ziwan would need to move around. Now, she had to get familiar with them.

Looking at the cold and cheerless entrance of the Du family, Su Lingyou sighed a little: "Du Heng died young before he even got married. Other than the disciples of the same generation, no one else came to pay their respects. Besides, his matter, and..."

At this point, the carriage stopped. Su Lingyou did not want to continue, but Su Ziwan had also guessed something.

"But can't their family bring him justice?" The Du family was not an ordinary family. How could they not do anything? Su Ziwan could not understand.

Su Lingyou shook his head and did not say anything else.

This short period of silence explained too many things. Even if Su Ziwan had yet to come into contact with it, she could still understand something from the palace fighting novels she had read.

At this moment, the wind at the entrance of the Du family's residence became even colder.

As soon as the servant at the door finished bowing, the butler of the Du Family ran out to welcome him.

"Lord Su, I apologize for not coming out to welcome you."

The butler was actually a little frightened. A few days ago, Su Lingyou and his master had even quarreled. Furthermore, he had clearly been here before, so why was he here today?

However, Su Lingyou was the biggest official in the Cangdale territory. If he came, no one would dare stop him. The butler could only lead the way to the hall.

"My lord, please follow me. I have already sent someone to inform the master."

"There's no hurry, let's go burn some incense first." Su Lingyou walked towards the mourning hall, and the servants of the Du family could only follow him.

When they were about to reach the mourning hall, the sound of chanting came from afar. There were priests and monks. Su Ziwan could not help but stop in her tracks. She was still in a soul state. She couldn't have been exorcised just like that, right? However, when she listened carefully, she heard a lot of noise. It was similar to the sutras that the fake monk on her side was chanting, so she felt relieved.

Seeing that she had stopped for a moment, Su Lingyou was afraid that she would reveal a flaw, so he could only continue walking forward. Su Ziwan quickly caught up, but did not reveal anything. The servants of the Du family followed from afar with their heads half lowered. They did not find anything unusual.

The voices in the mourning hall were very mixed, but they were surprisingly harmonious. On one side were priests and on the other side were monks. They each took care of their own business and were not as hostile as outside.

After entering the door, the first thing he saw was a praying mat. A woman was leaning against the coffin, dressed in white. She didn't move for a long time, as if nothing here had anything to do with her.

This was Mrs. Du, Du Heng's birth mother. Mrs Wen.

Sensing that someone had entered, he slowly turned his head to take a look. Seeing that it was Su Lingyou, he stood up in surprise. However, her body was too weak, and she still stood up with the help of Wet Nurse Wen.

"Lord Su."

Because she had been crying for so many days, she was a little mute. If it wasn't for her moving mouth, no one would have noticed that she was talking.

Su Lingyou was currently lighting an incense stick. After bowing once, he nodded to Mrs. Du.

"Mrs. Du, I came here this time to discuss something important."

"Lord Su must have come for the engagement, right?" After what had happened, Mrs Wen could more or less guess what was going on. Her son was dead, and she couldn't delay the girl any longer.

"Don't worry, Lord Su. My son died young, so this engagement naturally doesn't count..."

"No, no, no, I didn't come here to break off the engagement."

As soon as these words came out, even Wet Nurse Wen was stunned. However, the two of them were smart and quickly reacted.

"Lord Su, you are..."

Before Mrs. Du could finish speaking, Su Lingyou had already nodded his head. At this moment, the excitement in Mrs Wen's heart was greater than hesitation. After all, she was married and was going to be a widow.

Even if she married again in the future, her reputation wouldn't be that good.

Mrs Wen wanted to say something else, but Wet Nurse Wen pulled her sleeve.

"Lord Su, let's go somewhere else to talk in detail."

There were too many people in the mourning hall, and it was not a good place to talk.

Mrs Wen led the way, and the two of them headed in the direction of the side room. This matter was extremely urgent for the two of them, especially Mrs Wen. She could not wait any longer.

The butler at the side was shocked and hurriedly went to inform his master. He knew how important this matter was.

Wet Nurse Wen naturally knew how important this matter was, so she hurriedly reminded Mrs Wen not to be too sad and lose her head.

Mrs Wen also knew that Su Lingyou was famous for doting on his sister, and had even had a huge argument with her master earlier. Since someone had brought this up, she was naturally very happy.

After arriving at the side room, Su Lingyou did not put on any airs. "What I mean is that Ziwan and Du Heng should get married, but not live in the Du family. After marriage, return to the Su family and be alone. The Du family is not allowed to interfere."

Mrs. Du naturally had no objections to this matter. After all, she didn't need to inherit any incense, so she might as well go back to her parents' home. As long as they were married, his son would be able to enter the ancestral grave and be worshipped by the descendants of the Du family. It would be better than finding a piece of land next to the ancestral grave.

However, what benefits did Su Lingyou gain?

Mrs Wen could not understand this point. However, there was no need to understand.

As long as Ziwan was married, Su Ziwan would be able to stay in the Su family forever. Even if the clans wanted to interfere, they wouldn't be able to. This way, they would be able to understand their sister's wishes and kill two birds with one stone.

Naturally, they couldn't tell anyone about this.

"This is my sister's decision. As her big brother, I can't deny it. Please take good care of her in the future."

Mrs Wen was very puzzled. Looking at Su Lingyou's expression, she understood 70-80% of what was going on. But thinking about her son, she couldn't care less.

"Don't worry, Lord Su. After we get married, Ziwan will be my daughter-in-law. Even if she becomes a widow, our Du family will never let outsiders bully her."

"Greetings, Master!"

Wet Nurse Wen's voice was so loud that everyone in the room could hear it. The two of them looked at each other in the room and stopped.

Du Chuanbai knew that she was informing the people in the room. He glared at Wet Nurse Wen. The door was wide open. After all, there was a difference between men and women, and it was also to prevent others from gossiping. Seeing that someone had entered, Su Lingyou nodded his head and greeted: "Lord Du."

These three words allowed Su Ziwan, who had been in the room all this time, to hear some clues, and Su Lingyou's attitude seemed to have changed a little. However, this Lord Du seemed to have a face full of righteousness, and no matter what, he did not give an explanation for his son's death.

"Lord Su, why are you free to come to my place today?"

Although he was smiling, his tone sounded a little cold.

"There's something I have to do..."

The relationship between the two families could barely be considered a family friendship, but Su Ziwan felt that Su Lingyou was closer to Mrs Wen. If she knew that Su Lingyou had first discussed this marriage with Mrs Wen's father, she would probably be even more shocked.

The Du family had always been very satisfied with this marriage. Not to mention that the children were congenial, even the fact that Su Lingyou was the highest ranking official in Cangdale, the Du family could not find any reason to refuse.

But, Su Lingyou was actually willing to let his sister be a widow? It was really beyond Du Chuanbai's expectations. After the shock, he was worried.

Worried about Su Lingyou's plans and plans?

In the imperial court, Su Lingyou was famous for his schemes. In his early years, he was also a scholar who was famous throughout the entire Cangdale. Du Chuanbai would never believe this excuse to fulfill his sister's wish.

However, he couldn't make the decision on this matter. Looking at his wife, he couldn't find any excuse to refuse. Besides, he was happy to do so.

How could he not be sad about the death of his most beloved son? If he could be buried in his ancestral grave, it would be a great honor to him. Not to mention, he could marry into the Su family...

Most importantly, his wife would never allow him to oppose her.

But thinking about his other son, Du Chuanbai still agreed to the marriage. However, he still could not understand why Su Lingyou wanted his sister to marry over.

"This matter must be done before the funeral." When Su Lingyou saw that the two of them had agreed, he relaxed.

"The wedding should be held sooner rather than later. There's no need to hold it grandly. I think it should be held in three days."

The couple was stunned. Wasn't this too rushed?

"Lord Su, although we don't need to make a big deal out of it, it would be too much for Ziwan to prepare for three days."

Although Mrs Wen was also very anxious, she did not want to let her future daughter-in-law down.

However, when Su Lingyou thought about his sister's health, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to wait for too long, so he naturally thought that the sooner the better.

After much discussion, they finally decided on five days later, and it could be considered an auspicious day.

Su Ziwan had been listening in the room the entire time, so no one noticed anything strange. However, she had a feeling that these people were hiding something. However, whether it was the matters of the government or the grudges of the family, they were not things that she could understand at the moment.

So, she decided not to think about it anymore. After carefully sizing up the Du family couple, she realized that they would be her "in-laws" in the future. Although he wouldn't be living in the Du family, he might need their help in the future.

As for the details of the marriage, she was more than willing to listen. Although she didn't need to replace him, it was still interesting to hear.