7 Rejection (2/2)

Née Qin was furious, but she could not say anything else. When only she and An Jinju were left in the room, née Qin muttered to herself, ”It's better if you don't regret it in the future!”

An Jinge humphed and said, ”Mother, she is indeed pretentious. An Jinxiu is the best at this. She thinks she is a young miss of a rich family.”

Grand Preceptor An had been a bit preoccupied with his own matters all day and it was rare to see that he hadn't done it for the sake of the country. He had always ignored the matters of the inner court. It was just that Grand Preceptor An had no choice but to think over the matters of the inner court. Even though An Jin was a Shu's daughter, she was still her own daughter. Grand Preceptor An wasn't the type to disregard having children born out of a concubine.

Shangguan Yong had also gone to the morning assembly that day. The three hundred and fifty taels of silver dowry had made him unable to sleep well for the past few days. When Madame Wang left that day, her face had turned green and red, which made Shangguan Yong start to reevaluate his marriage as if it had come from the heavens.

After thinking about it for a few days, Shangguan Yong felt that he had gained the noble family's support. He came from a military background, and had only learned a few words in the military. He also thought about how he had a pair of younger siblings at home. Since Second Miss An had married into the family, would he wanted to marry a wife that would act as a mother to his siblings. Could this young miss Jin, who was used to living a life of wealth at Gao Men's Mansion, really do this?

”Grand Preceptor,” Shangguan Yong stopped in front of Grand Preceptor An's palanquin after the assembly. He had already made up his mind that he wasn't going to have an easy time with a young lady from the Residence of Peace, lest he waste her entire life.

Grand Preceptor An was already in the palanquin. When he heard Shangguan Yong's voice, he hurriedly got out of the palanquin again. He called out to Shangguan Yong's watch, ”Wei Chao, what's the matter?”

Shangguan Yong said, ”Please lend me a hand, Grand Preceptor.”

Grand Preceptor An thought that Shangguan Yong wanted to explain the matter of the salary to him, so he and Shangguan Yong stood behind each other. After hearing Shangguan Yong's words, Grand Preceptor An was so angered that a scholar almost started fighting with a military husband like Shangguan Yong. So this fellow was trying to end the engagement!

”Grand Preceptor,” Shangguan Yong still stood there, looking at him honestly.

Grand Preceptor An was silent for a long time before saying, ”Shangguan Wei Chao, my daughter and you are already engaged to be married next month. If you break off the engagement now, what will my daughter do in the future?” Have you ever thought about her? ”

Shangguan Yong was stunned for a long time. He had not expected that he would not want to miss An Jin's life, but it would also ruin her reputation.

”Why aren't you saying anything?” Grand Preceptor An thought back to what An Jin had said to him that morning, then looked at Shangguan Yong. He felt more and more that this daughter of his had been married off, and this Shangguan Yong was a martial arts man who didn't understand any grand principles!

”I …” Shangguan Yong was at a loss for words, he said: ”I just feel that I'm too incompatible with Miss, I've never thought of anything else, it's not that Miss is bad, it's because I'm unsuitable, my family, my family is poor.”

Grand Preceptor An's face drained of all color. ”Then you're saying my daughter thinks she's poor and loves to be rich?”

”No, I definitely did not mean it that way.” Shangguan Yong panicked, waving his hands as he said, ”I was just afraid that I might have wronged Miss.”

Grand Preceptor An held in his anger. ”Then my daughter personally said today that she didn't want the dowry.”

”You don't want it?” Shangguan Yong was still dumbfounded, he said: ”Miss, why don't you want it? Don't all the girls in the capital still need the bethrotal money when they leave the house?”

This wasn't just a matter of the capital. Which family in Shun Dynasty would marry a girl without paying for the job? My silly daughter! By now, Grand Preceptor An had started to worry whether this Shangguan Yong could actually support An Jin. How could he know nothing about mundane affairs other than riding horses and fighting?

”My daughter said that General Shangguan used up all his family fortune to help his stepmother treat her illness. He's a filial son, and as long as she follows you well and lives with you, she won't have to worry about not having a good life,” Grand Preceptor An passed on An's words to Shangguan Yong. According to his daughter's words, he shouldn't have let any other man know, but at this time, Grand Preceptor An was scheming to let Shangguan Yong think about An Jin's life.