Knowing that Zhang Huahan wanted to co back and see her more often, she specifically limited her choice of a husband to within Huai’an Province, stirring feelings of both emotion and sadness in her heart.
"The Fan Family is just a minor aristocratic family, without any particularly outstanding mbers. I know you think the Zhang family has too low of a status, but with the Yan Family, you really don’t need to worry too much about that."
Zhang Huahan poured a cup of tea for Yan Yile with a smile. After Yan Yile accepted it, she said with a smile, "Mother, I really think the Fan Family is quite good."
"Although I could rely on the maternal family to marry into a prestigious and noble family, such a household’s inner court is not sothing your daughter can fully handle."
"I don’t ask for great wealth or high rank, but only to live peacefully with my husband, with fewer disputes and conflicts. If so, your daughter would be very content."
"Uncle and aunt have repeatedly assessed the young Master Fan, and his character and learning are both good. I truly quite like him, without any reluctance."
Yan Yile looked at the earnest expression of Zhang Huahan and sighed, saying nothing further, implicitly approving her match with the Fan Family.
That afternoon, Yan Yile unprecedentedly sent soone to invite Master Zhang to the Wutong Courtyard, personally discussing the marriage arrangent with the Fan Family.
Only then did Master Zhang learn that the Yan Family had arranged for Zhang Huahan to marry into the Fan Family of Xuzhou.
Yan Yile considered the Fan Family’s status not high, which was in comparison to the Yan Family, but Master Zhang found it quite satisfactory.
The Fan Family of Xuzhou is also an official aristocratic family, and although in recent generations no major officials have erged, there are always so serving in the court, far surpassing the Zhang family’s status.
Previously, he was worried that the Yan Family would arrange too good a match for Zhang Huahan, and if the disparity between the families was too great, it might not be a good thing. The Fan Family turned out to be quite suitable, within reach of the Zhang family.
For Zhang Huahan’s sake, Yan Yile and Master Zhang rarely sat together in a spirit of peace and concord.
Without much discussion, Yan Yile directly stated her requirents for her daughter’s engagent.
Master Zhang agreed to all the terms with nods, thinking of his daughter, and given his many years of debt to her, he also hoped she could have a splendid engagent.
On the fifteenth of the twelfth lunar month, the Fan family mbers ca to the Zhang family in a grand procession to deliver the betrothal gifts, drawing crowds of townsfolk.
For the first ti, Yan Yile officially appeared before the Zhang family, eting Madam Fan and the third young Master of the Fan Family. She confird that the Fan Family was indeed quite good and then accepted the betrothal gifts.
After discussions between the two families, the wedding date was set for one year later.
Once the wedding date was set, Master Zhang imdiately began busying himself with preparing Zhang Huahan’s dowry. During this ti, Yan Yile also sent her attendants to the provincial capital to purchase so fine items.
anwhile, Zhang Huahan focused on embroidering her wedding dress in her courtyard.
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In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.
To show his regard for Zhang Huahan, the third young Master Fan personally ca to Qingshi County to escort the bride.
At the sa ti, a passenger boat from Beijing docked at the Qingshi County pier.
On the day Zhang Huahan left her ho, before dawn, several chests of embellishnt gifts were carried off the boat in a grand procession heading straight for the Zhang Residence.
As the gift-giving procession entered the county, it imdiately caused quite a stir.
Looking at the prominent ’Yan’ characters on the gift boxes, everyone around couldn’t help but take notice, with many following the procession all the way to the Zhang Residence.
This ti, the commotion was even greater than when the Fan Family delivered the betrothal gifts.
The leader of this gift-giving delegation was also capable, having tid it such that when the gift procession reached the Zhang Residence’s gate, they happened to encounter the Fan family coming to escort the bride.
Both the Zhang family and the Fan family thought it was Yan Wenjie sending people to bolster the occasion for Zhang Huahan. Just as they were about to exchange pleasantries, unexpectedly, the leader stepped onto the stairs, cleared his throat with a smile, cupped his fists towards both families, and then took a gift list from his sleeve.
"I am the butler of the Prince Residence of Weiyuan, specifically ordered by the Princess Consort to present embellishnt gifts to your fifth young lady today."
These words imdiately stirred an uproar in the crowd, leaving the Zhang and Fan families in shock.
The leader opened the gift list with a beaming smile:
"The Princess Consort of Weiyuan presents a female doctor to your fifth young lady as an embellishnt gift."
"The Little Prince Xiao sends a pair of Jade Ruyi to your fifth young lady as an embellishnt gift."
"Princess Chun’an gifts a red satin Kesi Silk screen with a hundred children to your fifth young lady as an embellishnt gift."
"Duke Gu presents two sets of twelve zodiac crystal ornants to your fifth young lady as an embellishnt gift."
"Madam Yan... sends..."
"Master Yan... sends..."
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