The buzz surrounding a small incident at the Duke Ying Mansion had not subsided when the people of the capital were quickly drawn to another matter.
That was the marriage alliance between the Duke Ying Mansion and the Song Family, decreed by the Emperor, betrothing the second young lady of Prime Minister Song's household to Qi San of the Duke Ying Mansion, uniting the two families in a prestigious match.
Once the imperial decree was issued, some were envious, some were jealous, truly the Song Family had earned the Emperor's favor.
Some, with more perceptive minds, noted that both daughters of the Song Family were engaged to be married: one to a noble family of high rank, the other to a long-standing noble family. With these two connections, the Song Family had transcended ordinary new nobility, becoming a flourishing aristocratic family.
