C18 Surrogate

Even though the mountain forest was a little bigger, he was still a nine year old child after all. He would also be tired, and tired, but Shan Xing would encourage him from time to time and compete with him to see who would be the best student. She would also use some small stories from time to time to point out the benefits that studying would bring to his future, and she would clearly tell her brother that if he wanted to control his own life in the future, he would need to stand at a very good height, otherwise, he would be manipulated by others for the rest of his life.

Among these subjects, Shan Xing could be considered to have some difficulty in shooting and controlling. After all, in her previous life, all the children at home had to learn some of the specialties outside of class, including music, painting and chess, and she had to dabble in them, and although she couldn't learn very well, she could still help a lot in the current study. Shan Xing truly regretted that she hadn't put in a lot of effort in the past, so she had to put in a lot of effort now.

In the blink of an eye, two years had passed, and during these two years, Shan Xing and the mountain forest had been very calm. Every day, Shan Yongxin would go to the Lingao Hall to pay respects, and Shan Yongxin would sometimes stay in the concubine's room to rest. Shan Xing thought that she wouldn't be able to see him every day, but as time went by, Shan Xing found that her father was still rather well-behaved.

Although their days were about the same, but the things she had to learn each day were different, so Shan Xing's interest was always on a high level, and she was becoming more and more interested in learning from them. Now, Shan Xing no longer needed to urge her, and furthermore, she had already learned the four books, "Moderation". For Shan Xing, this was already becoming more difficult, and on the contrary, the mountain forest was becoming better.

In these two years, the only thing that made Shan Xing suspicious was that she had never met that young miss, according to her mother, who had suffered from smallpox, but had luckily survived it, even though she had a scar on her face that affected her appearance. Shan Xing might have been unable to come out because of that scar, or perhaps it was due to some other reason that she didn't want to come out and meet with the rest of the group, because she hadn't seen Shan Xing in the past two years. She once tried to ask the two little girls that First Madam had sent to her, but neither Xiao Hong nor Xiao Hua knew what was the reason.

"Master, Madam Hou from Marquis Yongding's house delivered a post today."

The Marquis Mansion was one rank higher than the Count Mansion, especially Marquis Yongding, who was separated by two generations. Marquis Yongding had followed the ancestor and struck the world, making great contributions, so the hereditary position of a marquis was even more stable compared to his family's. Usually, the two families also had relationships with each other, but they did not have a deep friendship.

"What did Madam Hou say?"

Since First Madam told her about the news, then she definitely had something to discuss. If she was just here to make small talk, then First Madam would directly say that Madam Hou had been here for a quarter of an hour, talking about going to the Shang Shu Manor for a banquet the next day or something, and then just let it go. She seriously told him that Madam Hou had sent a message, so something must have happened.

"Madam Hou wants to make a marriage proposal for her family's noble heir."

Talking about marriage to Marquis Mansion, and even talking about Count Mansion? It was not just the Marquis Yongding Manor, other marriage matters in the Marquis Mansion were always mentioned to Marquis Mansion or to cabinet ministers, and there were even quite a few princesses in the royal family. Why was it that Madam Hou would always remember to come to her own home to discuss marriage matters, and ask her own family to protect the media? However, even though it was a form of security, their family status was a bit too low.

"Why did you come to our house to talk about marriage?"

Since he couldn't guess, he might as well ask. Shan Yongxin didn't beat around the bush and directly asked First Madam.

"They said it's because they have fallen in love with our young mistress. They wanted to tell their family, noble heir, that they have fallen in love with her."

This was getting ahead of himself, but maybe, he should just marry her. Maybe Marquis Yongding just wanted to marry someone with a lower status.

"I heard that Marquis Yongding, noble heir, is thirteen years old this year. If it's a marriage alliance, it's possible, but our daughter is only nine years old. Isn't she a little too young? How did her family think of our daughter?"

Shan Yongxin had to be careful, but he didn't want anyone to fall into his trap. His family's Count's position in the capital was not considered outstanding, and he had to be careful when he was in the imperial court. If someone tripped him, it would be difficult for him to turn the tables.

First Madam felt a little guilty after being asked by the Master, but when she thought of what Madam Hou had said that morning, she calmed down.

"Master, Madam Hou said that Lord Marquis hasn't been in good health for a while. A few days ago, noble heir once again started a fire, they wanted to marry a daughter-in-law as soon as possible, and as this is a good time to build a relationship with Marquis Mansion, I didn't openly refuse them. I wanted to wait for Master to come back and discuss it.

First Madam's words were half true and half false. Shan Yongxin knew that Lord Marquis's health was indeed not very good these days.

"Is noble heir's fever serious?"

First Madam did not dare to say that Madam Hou wanted to marry a wife to make a comeback because noble heir had been having a fever for almost half a month and had been burnt to a complete mess. She had invited countless doctors, but still couldn't find the cause of the fever, and had already lost half her life. In the end, she begged a Taoist, who did some magic, saying that noble heir had to marry a wife because he had been possessed by a ghost.

"A child's fever will last for a few days. Madam Hou is just too impatient. But, whoever's son doesn't hurt. I understand Madam Hou's feelings."

Shan Yongxin heard First Madam's explanation and felt that it was believable. Moreover, once this matter was investigated, he would know that First Madam did not dare to lie to him.

"From what you're saying, it seems like you want to end this marriage. Since you think that's okay, then you can make the decision."

Shan Yongxin had always wanted to form an alliance with the Wu Steel Manor. However, he could not find the opportunity. Who would have thought that this opportunity would be brought to him so easily? Naturally, he was willing to do it.

"Alright, alright, I'll listen to the lord."

First Madam was also full of joy. Two years ago, Shan Yongxin had said that he also named Shan Xing his daughter two years ago, and as the direct daughter, she was very unhappy, and had always been thinking of ways to deal with him. This time, she had such a good opportunity, to get rid of this girl, and even had the opportunity to form a relationship with a noble family, she naturally looked forward to it, and even rejoiced over what happened two years ago. If Shan Xing did not have the status of the direct daughter, no matter what she thought, she would not be able to marry her.

However, no matter how ugly his daughter was, she was still his flesh and blood, so why did he have to be such a lowly person? If not, why did he have to stay a widow for the rest of his life, and that was something First Madam could never accept, but luckily, he still had a direct daughter under his name, so he could protect his daughter and not offend her. Why not?

First Madam quickly contacted Marquis Mansion and reported it to Shan Yongxin. With the excuse of Marquis Mansion being anxious and joyful, she used the fastest speed to finalize everything. By the time Shan Xing found out that First Madam had schemed against her, everything was already confirmed and there was no change.

"Why is it Xing instead of Hong Ping?"

When First Madam announced that she would marry into Marquis Mansion six days later, even Shan Yongxin was confused. It didn't seem like that at the start.

At that time I told you, her Marquis Mansion wanted to marry our Count Mansion, so she didn't have any other requirements. As long as she was willing to marry our direct daughter, I thought that Marquis Mansion would be too lowly, no matter what, we still have to pick a good one, because we know that there's something wrong with Hong Ping's face, if we were to marry him, Marquis Mansion would not only say that we have to treat him slowly, but also say that a good marriage would become our enemy. I wanted to marry Shan Xing.

If it was really a good marriage, she wouldn't fight for her daughter. She didn't need to guess that there was something fishy going on here, but even though she knew there was something going on here, she still couldn't shake it off.

"I won't let my sister marry. She's so young, how can she live in another family?"

The forest was already eleven years old, and having read so many books, things were no longer as simple as they were in the past.

"Lin'er, your mother did this for Xing, if it wasn't for the Marquis Mansion, when would our daughter marry into the Marquis Mansion? If it wasn't for Hong Ping, who has some scars on her face, you would have to be happy to see Xing marry now, and since Xing married into the Marquis Mansion, our family would be married to the Marquis Mansion. If anything happens in the future, our Marquis Mansion will have to help out, and this will be a great help to you, with the Marquis Mansion, it won't be that hard for you to support your Count Mansion in the future."