Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Time flies and it is already mid-February.

The Chang family scheduled the family reunion banquet for February 12, and Chang Yifei personally picked up Liu Xu's family and went to the Chang family in the provincial capital.

Compared with the one at the Liu family, the one at the Chang family was extremely grand, and all the dignitaries from Yongshun Prefecture were present.

Naturally, everyone wanted to know more about Liu Xu's family, but the Chang family head and his wife only claimed that they were business partners, and because the couple really liked Liu Xu, they accepted her as their godparent.

There was no mention at all that the son knew the little girl first. It's okay to have a broken son, but don't damage the girl's reputation.

[Mr. Chang San: I am the biological child, right? ]

As the ceremony began, Chang Hongxuan and his wife and Xu Ruolan sat in the main seats, and all three of them had solemn expressions.

Liu Xu is wearing a pink long dress today, and the Yuehua brocade fabric is gleaming softly in the sun.

Compared with the previous jacket and skirt, this long skirt is more elegant, setting off her petite figure like a budding flower in spring. The hem of her skirt sways slightly, as if there is a breeze blowing. She wears the same style of short boots, embroidered with auspicious rabbits. The rabbits are vivid, as if they can jump out of the shoes at any time. There are two cute buns on her head, embellished with pearl hair accessories that Li Yueyao brought her from the capital, with delicate tassels hanging down, which sway gently with her movements, adding a bit of agility and cuteness.

Chang Yifei was wearing a sky-blue robe, with a silver belt around his waist and a jade pendant hanging on it. His long black hair was tied on top of his head with a jade crown. As long as he didn't speak, he looked calm and wise.

Both the brother and sister had decent smiles on their faces, but in fact they were chatting about gossip in low voices.

"Did you see the one in goose yellow? She's from the Fang family! Stay away from their family from now on. They want every good thing from the old and young!" Chang Yifei said in a low voice with gritted teeth.

"Did she plot against you?" Liu Xu asked curiously.

"No, she didn't. Don't be fooled by her innocent smile, she's actually very vicious. Half of the reason why your brother hasn't married yet is because of her. She relied on her family background to scheme away all the good girls in the city. I don't know what she sees in me, and I can't change it."

"Are you sure you don't want to get married?" Liu Xu quietly rolled her eyes at him.

"Well, that's not the case. But the person is gone, and I have no one to marry." Chang Yifei refused to admit that it was his problem.

"What does the Fang family do?" Liu Xu asked again.

Just as Chang Yifei was about to reply, he heard the master of ceremonies singing loudly: "The auspicious time has arrived, and the recognition ceremony begins."

The two of them quickly collected their thoughts, stepped forward together, and knelt down to pay homage to both sets of parents.

The two moved synchronously, looked respectful, and after kneeling, they offered tea to their elders with both hands. Chang Hongxuan directly gave Liu Xu a seal, which was her proof of being the eldest daughter of the Chang family. With the seal, she could withdraw 200,000 taels of silver from any Ruifeng Bank, and Liu Xu had priority in all the Chang family's business with the seal.

As for Liu Xu's free meal at Zuiyunxuan, that was his third son and his little girl's business, so he wouldn't say anything about it.

The guests present were all extremely surprised.

"Hiss, Master Chang is really generous!"

"This is no different from having a biological daughter."

"Shh, stop talking. Look at the faces of the second and third wives of the Chang family. They are all very angry."

Chang Hongxuan has three younger brothers and one younger sister. His second brother Chang Hongkai and third brother Chang Honghui are born out of wedlock, while the fourth brother Chang Hongyao and youngest sister Chang Yuxi are his brothers from the same mother.

No one knew what happened, but neither he nor his younger brother or sister had a daughter, but the second and third wives each had a daughter.

"Tsk, don't Chang Yunjiao and Chang Yun claim to be the only two young ladies in the Chang family? Now we're going to have a good show."

"Not really. After all, this little girl from the Liu family is an adopted daughter."

"Even if she is an adopted daughter, she is still a legitimate daughter! And you see, not only the head of the Chang family, but also Madam Chang gave her the jade bracelet that she has always worn on her hand. I heard that it was her dowry."

No matter how the guests talked, the situation was not affected at all.

Liu Xu accepted the gift from the Chang couple, and Chang Yifei also accepted the gift from Xu Ruolan.

A dagger, given by Liu Donglai, a trophy of his killing. There were also two folded papers, Chang Yifei opened them and looked at them, his eyes widened at first, then he smiled like a fool, saying "Thank you godmother, thank you little sister" repeatedly.

Liu Xu took a look and couldn't bear to look at it. It was too stupid!

It's no wonder he did that. One of the two pieces of paper was the cooperation agreement of her mother's Lanxin Embroidery Workshop; the other was a recipe for making dried noodles she gave him, as well as a diagram of a simple hand-cranked noodle machine.

People in Dongsheng country eat water noodles, which are freshly rolled noodles. Such noodles are fresh and taste good, but they are not easy to store. Dried noodles are different. This is not just a matter of making money. With this, the eldest brother of the Chang family may be able to move up.

Those who saw it with sharp eyes were even more curious. The person who could make Chang Yifei lose his composure must be no ordinary person.

However, Chang Yifei immediately and carefully put it into his heart and hid it.

The gift is not important, but it not only represents their recognition of each other, but also symbolizes that the two families will become as close as one from now on.

After the ceremony, the guests took their seats. No matter what everyone felt in their hearts, on the surface, this family reunion banquet was still successful.

Liu Xu also met the so-called Magistrate Ding that day. He was in his forties, of medium build, and had a square face.

When he knew that Xu Ruolan was Xu Mingli's biological sister, he called old man Xu and his wife "junior" all the time, expressed guilt and praised Liu Xu and her daughter. However, Liu Xu found a dark light flashing in this man's eyes.

At the same time, he also tried to find out how the Chang and Liu families knew each other.

No one present was stupid, and when Liu Xu came, she had already planned to expose the workshops and businesses in plain sight. Anyway, these things could be found out with a simple investigation, so she just had to hide the information about the grain seeds.

On the way, Chang Yifei also told her that those people probably didn't know her father's information yet, and if someone asked about it, she could just say that he had been conscripted.

This was indeed the case. After the family reunion banquet, Ding Maoye did immediately send someone to inquire, but the reply he received was indeed the same as what the Chang and Liu families had said at the time.

However, the people who went there also found out about Liu Xu being kidnapped and Liu Chengming.

"Sir, is the Chang family so powerful? They were able to rescue people from Langya Village? Moreover, I also found out that Liu Chengming was sent away by Chang Yifei after his tendons were cut. In that case, I'm afraid he died halfway."

"Rescue people? I'm afraid Chang Yifei paid money to redeem them! The bandits in Langya Village usually come for money. Once the money is paid, they will naturally release the people." Ding Maoye had no doubts about this.

"However, it seems that the Chang family values ​​this goddaughter very much. Haha, they are lucky. They just recognized Xu Mingli's niece." Ding Maoye was very jealous of this. Although he and Xu Mingli were of the same rank, how could a local like him be compared with someone who walked in front of the emperor? If not...

"Then sir, what about our manpower?" the man asked cautiously.

"Forget it, in that case, just leave two people to keep an eye on it." Both Xu Mingli and Chang Yifeng were not easy to deal with. For the sake of the overall situation, he'd better not provoke them, although he was also jealous of those two livelihoods.

Ding Maoye sent people to investigate. Liu Xu knew about it, but she didn't care and just asked He Lei to keep an eye on it secretly.