HLnovel Chapter 984: Marriage of the Dead
Chapter 984: Marriage of the Dead
But this message has to be told.
Apart from this, there is nothing else that can concern the Earl.
He was just a butler and couldn't ask directly. If he heard something he couldn't bear to hear, he might die at that moment.
The eldest daughter died for no reason, and the master was not sad at all, but more angry.
Even his own daughter could be abandoned. He had been pampered for more than ten years.
He was just a servant born in a family. Although he was a housekeeper, he was still an inferior person and could not be compared with the eldest lady. His life was even more insignificant.
The housekeeper is also more careful in doing things.
Mr. Qiu sighed: "What is coming will come, even if the person is dead, he can't escape."
He stood up and walked out.
The housekeeper followed beside them and didn't dare to make a sound.
It was relatively easy for him to take action against his own daughter, but it was not so easy for the Qian family, a huge family, to take action.
Mr. Qiu did not go to the woodshed, but went directly to the flower hall to wait.
Soon Master Qian was brought over.
Mr. Qian bowed respectfully to Mr. Qiu.
"Get up, Master Qian, please sit down." The Earl tapped the table with his fingers.
Mr. Qian didn't hesitate and sat down directly. He sat at the bottom.
"I wonder why Master Qian came here this time?" The Earl narrowed his eyes and looked at Master Qian and went straight to the point.
"I'm here this time for the marriage of the two children. Since the Qian family is involved with the Earl's Mansion, let's arrange the marriage of the two children. The children of my Qian family need a status." Master Qian said word by word.
Even though the Earl was a calm person, he was also angry and slammed the table and stood up: "How dare you, marriage? A merchant family actually wants to form an alliance with my Earl's Mansion. Do you think that I, the Earl, am a vegetarian?"
The Earl now felt as if Mr. Qian was rubbing his face with his feet, not giving him any face at all.
The merchant family actually wanted to take the initiative to propose a marriage alliance with their Earl's Mansion. What were they thinking? How could they think that their Earl's Mansion would be married to his merchant family?
How could he think that the Earl would agree when he took the initiative to come to his house and propose it?
"Butler, come, please ask Master Qian to leave." The Earl was furious.
The housekeeper and his servant were waiting outside, and they heard the grandfather's shouting at the first moment. The sound was so loud that the servants were frightened, and they hurried over, even if they wanted to take the money with them.
"My Lord, if I go out this time, I'm not sure what I will say. If it weren't for the young master of your Qiu family doing this, how could my daughter die?" Mr. Qian spoke cautiously.
But there was a strong threat in the words.
"You actually want to threaten me? Can a small merchant like you threaten our Earl's Mansion?" The Earl was full of disdain.
"But my daughter's death was caused by your Qiu family! If the Earl agrees to let my daughter be buried in the Qiu family's ancestral tomb, let your son give my daughter a status, and the Qian family will follow the Earl's lead in the future." Mr. Qian said seriously.
The Earl was already furious and about to lose his temper, but when he heard what Master Qian said, "Follow the orders of the master?" Then the Qian family would be the money bag of his Earl's Mansion?
His face was still thin due to anger, and he started to get excited again, causing his face to twist for a moment.
Mr. Qian looked up and saw the Earl's appearance, and was stunned for a moment.
It suddenly became clear.
"What happened in the palace is not your Qian family's fault. Now that it has happened and the child is gone, we cannot leave him alone. So, follow normal regulations and give my second son the title of a concubine!" The Earl has already given the greatest gift.
The second boy is his youngest son, and also a bastard. He gave the Qian family a status, and from now on they are grasshoppers in the same boat.
Master Qian was a little unwilling: "I know our family is a merchant family, but my daughter is a legitimate daughter. Even if she is a merchant, she is a merchant with some relationship with the royal family. At least give her a co-wife." Master Qian bargained.
Now that her daughter is dead, even if the concubine is given a status, it will be no different from a lowly slave. As for being a co-wife, although she is lower than the principal wife, she is already marrying up in their merchant family.
Mr. Qian must work hard to get benefits for the Qian family.
It is also because her daughter came to this world to do something for the family that her trip to the world was not in vain.
The Earl wanted to start cursing, but the old man was just dreaming.
Mr. Qian added: "The Qian family will give a dowry of 100,000 taels of silver, which will be disposed of by the Earl's Mansion at its discretion."
The Earl's face twisted again for a moment.
Master Qian saw it all and seemed extremely calm.
As long as it can be handled with money and the benefits can be maximized, it is not a big deal.
Although the Qian family has a considerable business, many officials are unwilling to associate with them.
The younger sister of their family became a beauty. She was also very pretty and worked as a maid in the palace. She was favored by the emperor and thus gained the status of a beauty in the palace.
Now that I’m getting older, I’m gradually losing my advantage.
His sister no longer has much say in the palace.
Even if a lot of good things were offered to the royal family, it wouldn't make a big splash.
The result is totally disproportionate.
Their reputation can have some deterrent effect on people in small places.
The benefits gained are not great.
The Qian family needs to spread their network wider. If they want to develop further, they should marry into official families. This will make the Qian family better and better.
Even after death, one must be buried in the ancestral tomb of an official family.
"Ahem, since the two children are destined to be together, let the people below take charge of it and deal with it as soon as possible." The Earl's Mansion is not only run-down, but also poor.
In the past, he had always married into families of officials, but he was not good at management, and ended up in his current situation, becoming a penniless person.
I don't have the power, but now that someone is offering me money, I should refuse it. I'll just sacrifice my status as a concubine's wife and be buried in the ancestral tomb. There's no problem at all.
Who can resist one hundred thousand taels of silver?
The butler lowered his head at the door and dared not say a word. The master's expression changed really quickly.
"Butler, give Master Qian some money." The Earl looked calm.
"Yes, sir." The butler agreed.
"Master Qian, please come this way." The butler was now speaking to Master Qian, and he showed some respect by bending slightly and extending a gesture of invitation.
Mr. Qian didn't relax until he walked out of the Earl's Mansion and got into the carriage.
"Go back home." Master Qian said to the coachman in front with a cold voice.
He slumped upright in the carriage.
Fortunately, the worst-case scenario did not happen. The 100,000 taels of silver were worth it in exchange for the Qian family's status among the officials.