Chapter 624 Heading to the Imperial College (4)_1
"Let’s discuss Wenlee’s marriage," Old Pei also felt her suggestion was too impractical. They didn’t know any powerful people, and getting that special exemption was too difficult.
Speaking of Pei Wenlee’s marriage prospects, Lady Chen’s expression immediately soured. After calling off the engagement with Zhao Junchao, none of the families she approached for a match were willing. Her son had passed the Graduate examinations, and they dared to look down on their family!?
A few women in the village gathered to gossip about the competition between the Fang family and Old Pei’s House. Equally situated, each with a grandson who had achieved the Graduate title, Old Pei’s House even had a government official, but obviously, they lacked the influence of the Fang family. Fang Liuming had gone to the capital to attend the Imperial College, and his future prospects were clearly brighter than Pei Wenli’s.
Based on Old Pei’s reputation and the fact that Pei Wenlee had called off an engagement, even if she was prettier than Fang Fang, she was not as marriageable as Fang Fang.
However, Lady Yu saw it differently. She knew her daughter best: the girl was only guilty of being fat and lazy. If she slimmed down, even if slightly unattractive, she would find it easier to get married.
After the news of Fang Liuming and Fang Fu going to the capital to the Imperial College spread, a family that had previously called off an engagement with Pei Zongli when he obtained the Eighth Rank Preaching position came back with a proposal.
The Li family, Grandma Li, once again expressed her desire to form a marital alliance, seeking Fang Fang’s hand. Now that Fang Liuming had succeeded in the examinations and even attended the Imperial College, at the very least, he could secure a government position. Being his brother-in-law would greatly benefit Li Baoxiang. Fang Fang, being simple-minded, was an ideal candidate; once married into their family, she could be easily molded.
But Li Baoxiang still hesitated, "Fang Liuming’s success in the examinations was only with Mo Heng’s guidance, right? And his attendance at the Imperial College, wasn’t that helped by Pei Qin finding Shen Songming? If we must marry, isn’t Pei Qian a hundred times better than Fang Fang!?"
Marrying Pei Qian... Grandma Li was stunned, a bit troubled. "Their family is not like the Fang family, and since it’s a remarriage, getting Pei Qian won’t be easy."