Chapter 1864
The Late Northern Song Dynasty
Wu Song got married.
His wife was Cheng Wan'er, the daughter of Cheng Wanli, the prefect of Dongping Prefecture.
The fact that the prefect's daughter married him was something even Wu Song himself hadn't expected to be so lucky.
Liu Tong, however, knew that Cheng Wanli had been forced into this situation.
One of his subordinates was named Dong Ping, the military commander of Dongping Prefecture. He was handsome and skilled in both literature and martial arts.
Dong Ping took a liking to Cheng Wan'er and wanted to marry her.
But neither Cheng Wanli nor Cheng Wan'er liked Dong Ping.
Dong Ping was arrogant and unruly, and relying on his military power, he didn't even respect Cheng Wanli.
This man was also quite a womanizer. Although he was unmarried, he had many female confidantes and often frequented brothels.
How could Cheng Wanli possibly be willing to marry his daughter to such a lecherous man?!
Cheng Wan'er was also unwilling. Even though Dong Ping was really good-looking, she couldn't like him at all.
However, although Cheng Wanli was the prefect, he could not obtain military power and could only be suppressed by Dong Ping.
He truly loved his daughter and couldn't do anything about Dong Ping, so he thought of seeking help from outside and marrying his daughter off to another place.
Cheng Wanli took a liking to Liu Tong, after all, he was the youngest prefect and a favorite of the emperor, so he was sure to have a bright future.
Cheng Wanli wrote a letter to Liu Tong, discussing the marriage alliance.
Liu Tong didn't want to marry Cheng Wanli's daughter, but he also felt sorry for the father and daughter.
Their experience was quite tragic.
Dong Ping was a despicable scoundrel. When Liangshan attacked Dongping Prefecture, he saw that the situation was unfavorable to Dongping Prefecture, so he contacted Liangshan and joined them. He then helped Liangshan take Dongping Prefecture by working together from the inside.
He seized the opportunity to kill Cheng Wanli's entire family, then kidnapped Cheng Wan'er and forced her to become his wife.
With her husband being the enemy who killed her entire family, would Miss Cheng really be willing to become Dong Ping's wife?
What will be the consequences of being unwilling?
It's something you can easily imagine.
Liu Tong rejected Cheng Wanli's marriage proposal, but out of sympathy and disgust for Dong Ping's character, he summoned Wu Song and Shi Qian and asked them to go to Dongping Prefecture to deal with Dong Ping.
After all, Dong Ping was a government official, so the matter could not be resolved openly, but only covertly.
Wu Song was incredibly strong, and Shi Qian was exceptionally skilled in light-footed martial arts. Together, they killed Dong Ping, but no one could find out who the murderer was.
Cheng Wanli was overjoyed!
She treated Wu Song and Shi Qian, who came to deliver the letter, with great kindness and did not hold a grudge against them for Liu Qiu's refusal of the marriage proposal.
Since Dong Ping is already dead, his daughter isn't in a hurry to get married.
He never expected that his daughter would fall for Wu Song.
It turned out that Cheng Wan'er had heard the legend of Wu Song, the tiger-slaying hero. Now, seeing Wu Song's heroic and handsome appearance, which was no less than Dong Ping's, and his upright character, she was immediately smitten.
Although Cheng Wanli felt that Wu Song's official rank was too low and he was not good enough for his daughter, he accepted it because his daughter had chosen a son-in-law and was willing to marry him.
He was afraid that if he proposed marriage to Wu Song, he would be rejected. He had already been rejected once by Liu Tong, and if he was rejected again by Liu Tong's subordinates, would he still have any face left?
Cheng Wanli first arranged for Wu Song to meet Cheng Wan'er. He believed that with his daughter's looks and talent, few men would not be attracted to her.
As he expected, Cheng Wan'er was gentle, elegant, dignified, and virtuous, which captivated Wu Song.
Although Cheng Wan'er was not as beautiful as Pan Jinlian, her scholarly air was far superior to Pan Jinlian's.
Wu Song was tempted. When Cheng Wanli subtly mentioned the matter of marrying off his daughter, Wu Song had no choice but to agree. Urged by Shi Qian, Wu Song took the initiative to propose marriage to Cheng Wanli.
Cheng Wanli happily agreed to the marriage and spent half a day discussing the wedding arrangements with Wu Song.
Wu Song said he needed to return to Qingzhou first to ask his superior, Liu Zong, for leave, and then go back to Yanggu County to invite his elder brother and sister-in-law to Cangzhou Prefecture to propose marriage and present betrothal gifts, after which the wedding would take place. Cheng Wanli said that his son-in-law had considered things very carefully, and he was waiting for Wu Song to come with his elder brother and sister-in-law to welcome the bride.
Wu Song and Shi Qian quickly returned to Qingzhou and reported the marriage proposal.
Liu Dong was very happy; thus, Miss Cheng had a good ending.
Wu Song's character is far superior to Dong Ping's.
Liu Dong not only gave Wu Song a holiday, but also gave him several nice gifts as congratulatory presents.
One of these things was the mirror that the Li family had just developed.
Liu Dong has already taken control of the entire Qingzhou, and he has people in the court as well. Therefore, things like glass and cement can be brought out now.
Unfortunately, the officials in Emperor Huizong's court were all short-sighted. No one could see the value of cement, that it was a vital national asset. They thought it was just mud, so no one paid attention to it, and naturally, no one coveted it.
However, the moment the glass appeared, it attracted the covetous eyes of those people.
Liu Dong was quite decisive; he sold the glass formula and then had Li Ying produce inexpensive flat glass for windows.
As for the high-end glassware market, we won't compete with those people in Tokyo.
Liu Dong also sold the method for making glass mirrors.
However, Liu Dong kept the method of making the telescope firmly in his hands, and no one except the three craftsmen and Li Ying knew it.
Wu Song included the glass mirror in the betrothal gifts.
He prepared a very generous dowry.
Over the years, Wu Song has been following Liu Dong and has earned quite a bit of money.
Liu Tong was generous, paying Wu Song and the others high salaries, and giving them bonuses at the end of each year.
The money was only a small part; the little things Liu Tong gave them were what surprised and delighted everyone the most.
For example, weapons made using new steelmaking methods; sweaters that are close-fitting and warm without restricting movement; and down jackets and comforters that are even warmer...
Wu Song returned to Yanggu County and told Wu Dalang about his upcoming marriage.
Wu Dalang was overjoyed. He now had a wife and son, and his biggest worry was that his younger brother was still unmarried.
He asked Lady Wang to find a partner for Wu Erlang.
Lady Wang had considered many candidates, but unfortunately, Wu Song didn't find any of them suitable.
Lady Wang was furious: "With such high standards, let's see what kind of woman you'll end up marrying."
Then he abandoned the task and stopped caring.
result……
When Wang Niangzi, Wu Dalang, and Pan Jinlian heard that Wu Song was going to marry the daughter of the prefect, they were all dumbfounded.
After a long while, Madam Wang finally snorted, "Isn't it all thanks to my husband?"
Wu Song nodded in agreement: "It is thanks to your guidance that I, Wu Song, am where I am today, and that I have the opportunity to be noticed by Lord Cheng and Miss Cheng."
Pan Jinlian felt a pang of jealousy. Although she had long since given up the idea of seducing Wu Song, she still felt quite uncomfortable seeing that he could marry a young lady of such high status as herself.
She simply chose to ignore the Wu brothers and went to take care of her son.
Pan Jinlian's son was almost five years old. He looked just like his mother and hadn't inherited Wu Dalang's unattractive genes. He was handsome and intelligent, making him very popular with both Pan Jinlian and Wu Dalang. (End of Chapter)