C47 (1/2)
Great Benevolent Man Liu was so angry that he pointed at her nose and scolded: ”Nonsense, you unfilial daughter, even if the imperial government chooses your daughter, since I, your father, have received the news today, I will still have to plan things out for you. The county still has many students today, tomorrow I will send people to quietly pick them.
”Lan Er, quickly get up, everything has to do with parents, Master, we have been receiving your help since childhood, and now it is time to repay this kindness. Whether it is in terms of character or looks, my Lan Er would never lose to the young miss of the Shangguan Family, let alone a cousin, this is the perfect place for marriage! Right now, the Imperial Court is selecting a girl, how can we just watch our daughter enter the place of wolves and tigers?”
Her family was just a merchant, even if she entered the palace, Liu Yulan would probably start from the lowest class of palace maid, she could not even compare to the lady from a commoner family, who could fly up the branches and become a phoenix.
She continued: Furthermore, the county is so big, you should know which families have students, and if there was a good one, they would have already been engaged, so how could they possibly find one that is the same age as me, Lan Er.
”Daddy, I'm not going to marry anyone but my cousin. If you don't want me to marry you, then I'm going to jump into the river!”
Great Benevolent Man Liu only had such a precious daughter in his life, how could he not feel sorry for her.
Great Benevolent Man Liu was annoyed, but after being forced by Madam Liu to this extent, he had no choice but to obey: ”I will go and find him, Lan Er has been waiting for him for the past few years. For the sake of past relations, he should be marrying our Lan Er.”
He immediately grabbed a cloak and rushed to the front yard, then called for a servant to prepare a carriage. He planned to travel through the night to the small mountain village, because the mountain road was not easy to walk through at night.
At this time, he was sitting in the hall with a tense expression, waiting for Yang Zixuan to bring up a marriage proposal. However, when he was about to say something, Yang Zixuan spoke first.
”Nephew has always respected uncle and is absolutely not unfilial. Uncle's words just now were so unreasonable, please forgive me for not being able to understand for a moment.”
Yang Zixuan did not want to bring up Liu Yulan's worries. His attitude towards Liu Yulan had been clear for the past few years, and since Great Benevolent Man Liu was a businessman, how could he not understand the logic behind it?
”Hmph. Stop arguing with me. Let me ask you this. Is your cousin always on good terms with you?”
Yang Zixuan quickly replied: ”Yes!”
”Do you really not know what Lan Er is thinking?”
”Understood!”
”You should know why you didn't come to propose marriage, but instead only sent a person to deliver a letter asking Lan Er and I to look for someone else.”
Yang Zixuan sighed in his heart, then said: ”Uncle, please do not be angry, my nephew has always treated his cousin like a brother, there is no other reason.” His heart had already been given to that Lil 'Chili Pepper. How could he allow others to do as he pleased?
The Great Benevolent Man Liu was furious for a moment, he slapped the table and said: ”Hmph, even if you pretend to be stupid now, I will leave your words here, quickly go to my house and propose the marriage, the heptachlor will write first, and then I will write a letter to prepare a gift and send it to the house of the Marquis. I know that you will only think of Lan Er as your younger sister, but not only is our Liu Family has him by the side, she is also considered to be extremely wealthy.
Moreover, the Liu family was famous for being rich. For the sake of Liu Yulan's remaining life, Great Benevolent Man Liu truly hoped that Yang Zixuan would be able to obtain this fortune in the future. For the sake of his cousin, he would treat Liu Yulan well, and only pity her parents.
Yang Zixuan laughed bitterly: ”Uncle, I'm afraid that my nephew will have to disappoint you, uncle, don't worry, first listen to me, I have lost my mother when I was young, and have only survived because uncle used too much silver in a place like the Hou Mansion. To me, Yang Zixuan, an uncle and a mother will never be separated in their lives, and for my cousin's words, I will be like a brother watching over and doing things for them, uncle knows what uncle is thinking, but I hope uncle can forgive me, not to mention the fact that I have already arranged a marriage with wood girl.”
”What?” That Sly... You mean his sister? ” Great Benevolent Man Liu was so angry that he trembled as he pointed at Mu Jinzhi.
”Master Liu, it's fine if we have a happy occasion, but, what does Master Liu mean by this? Do you doubt my sister? No matter what, she is the niece of a third rank official, not to mention if outsiders see her, they would have to address me as Master raising child.
Mu Jinzhi stood up and looked at him in disgust. Back then, if he did not incite Master Zhou and ask someone to smash his rice shop, Zhou Haoran would not have noticed him. Zhou Jing Ran would not have suffered so much.
At the end of the day, it was because Great Benevolent Man Liu did the pushing behind his back, but he had only cleaned his head and tail, which was why he couldn't be found out. It was also because he was Yang Zixuan's uncle that he stopped pursuing the matter after the Liu family let go of him.
Yang Zixuan was afraid that the two of them would fall out, and he knew of the matters of the past. He stood out and said: ”Uncle, let us discuss the marriage in detail, my nephew absolutely does not have the principle of stopping his wife from marrying.” He told Great Benevolent Man Liu that he was definitely going to marry Mu Rousang.