Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Thousands of miles away in the capital, Mu Jingfeng and Xiao Yan resigned.

It has been three months since I left the Northern Territory. Everything is fine in the capital now, and the Royal Guards have been replaced by trustworthy people.

Pei Yong is in the camp outside the capital. He is a loyal and patriotic man. In addition, Xiao Yan treats him well. As long as Xiao Yan does not seek death, he can rest assured.

Although Xiao Yan was somewhat reluctant, he also understood that only when the border was stable could Dongsheng Kingdom enjoy peace and prosperity.

"Uncle Mu, I have had food and fodder prepared and sent to the northern border urgently. The northern border is left to you!" Xiao Yan personally helped Mu Jingfeng up and said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness. Your Majesty, rest assured that as long as there is one person left in the Mu family, they will definitely guard the northern border for your Majesty and Dongsheng."

This is the promise that Mu Jingfeng made to Xiao Yan, that the Mu family will guard the northern border for generations.

At this time, Mu Jingfeng didn't know how big a surprise Liu Xu had given her when she returned to the North.

At the same time, in the Mu family army camp not far from the suburban camp, Liu Donglai had finished his training and was planning to propose an engagement to Mu Lingxuan.

After the gossiping experience a few days ago, the relationship between the two has made rapid progress, and Liu Donglai is no longer as envious of Ling Xuan as before.

What's more, thinking that this man might become his son-in-law in the future, Liu Donglai looked at Mu Lingxuan today with some of the picky feelings of a father-in-law looking at his son-in-law.

Mu Lingxuan is such a sensitive person that he felt from the beginning that Liu Donglai looked at him strangely today. He wanted to say something at first but stopped himself, and then he felt a little disgusted. Yes, disgusted!

Our young master was immediately more puzzled. After waiting for a long time, the other party still did not speak, so he took the initiative to ask: "Uncle Liu, do you have anything to tell me?"

Liu Donglai was stunned: "Is it so obvious?"

Mu Lingxuan nodded, "Well, you looked at me eighty-nine times during this incense stick. But what happened?"

"Well, it's just... I heard that the general's wife is arranging a blind date for you recently. Have you seen anyone suitable?" Liu Donglai asked tentatively.

Mu Lingxuan was a little surprised, but still replied seriously: "No!"

Seeing that Liu Donglai didn't seem to understand, he explained, "I told my mother that I don't want to consider marriage before I'm 20 years old, so I haven't had any blind dates."

After Mu Lingxuan finished speaking, he couldn't help but wonder, could it be that he had talked too much about the harem with Uncle Liu recently, so that he was now more interested in these trivial matters in the backyard?

If Liu Donglai knew he was thinking this, he wondered if he would want to beat him up.

However, at this moment, his focus was on Mu Lingxuan's statement that he would not consider marriage before the age of 20.

"Then... don't you want to arrange a marriage first? Aren't you afraid that all the noble ladies will be chosen by then?"

"Why must it be a noble lady?" Mu Lingxuan wondered.

The Mu family is now extremely powerful and there is no need for them to marry the daughter of an aristocratic family. Otherwise, the emperor may be wary of them.

"Oh, I see! I heard that your family also has a rule that prohibits taking concubines. Is that true?" Liu Donglai continued to ask.

Mu Lingxuan frowned and looked at Liu Donglai strangely, "Yes! Uncle Liu, why are you asking me this? If you have something to say, just tell me directly."

"Well, um...then I'll just say it straight!"

Mu Lingxuan nodded.

Liu Donglai went to the door of the tent to take a look, then came back and pulled Mu Lingxuan to whisper, "Huai Jin, Uncle Liu needs your help! Since you are not considering marriage now, why don't you get engaged to Baoer first?"

"What?" Mu Lingxuan's eyes widened when he heard that. His heart skipped a beat, and then it accelerated again. Thinking of the little girl who always smiled brightly and praised him for his good looks, his ears instantly turned red like blood.

"Well, it's just...yesterday your uncle Xu and the others discussed it with me, and we are a little worried that that person will target Baoer." After saying that, he looked at Mu Lingxuan's face, and seeing that he didn't look unusual, he continued:

"Your uncle is my only precious daughter. You know Bao'er's temper. If she goes to jail, I'm afraid she will end up in trouble. So..."

"So, Uncle Liu wants me to get engaged to Baoer to dissuade that guy from having that idea?" Mu Lingxuan took over Liu Donglai's words.

Liu Donglai nodded, "Bao'er's second uncle said that if it was an ordinary person, it would be useless to get engaged, so we thought of you. Of course, if you have a lover, forget it, uncle will think of other ways..."

"No, no need, I agree!" Mu Lingxuan interrupted Liu Donglai before he could finish his words.

Liu Donglai was stunned for a moment before he reacted. His eyes suddenly lit up: "Really? Don't you need to ask the general for instructions?"

"I'll tell Dad."

"Okay. If...if you find someone you love later, just tell your uncle and we'll cancel the engagement. Don't worry about any misunderstandings. Your uncle will personally prove it for you then." Liu Donglai promised.

"No." Mu Lingxuan said affirmatively.

Liu Donglai just took what he said as meaning that he wouldn't worry or wouldn't misunderstand.

The matter was resolved, and Liu Donglai was in a good mood instantly, and invited Mu Lingxuan to have dinner at Xu's house. However, Mu Lingxuan refused, saying that he had something else to deal with.

After Liu Donglai left, Mu Lingxuan covered his beating heart with his hand and put a silly smile on his face.

He finally understood why he had felt that way before and did something so inappropriate.

Liu Donglai didn't know that his last sentence "no" actually meant "I won't cancel the engagement!"

Thinking of Xiao Yan's previous series of actions, Mu Lingxuan immediately asked Xuan Yi to lead the horse.

He wanted to return to the city immediately and ask his father to arrange the marriage as soon as possible.

At this time, Liu Xu had no idea that she was about to have a fiancé.

At this moment, she was accompanying her godmother to attend the Bai family's flower-viewing banquet. Also coming with them were the other three branches of the Chang family, and of course the two young ladies from the second branch were also there.

The four great families of Shunxing Prefecture are the Chang family, the Fang family, the Su family, and the Bai family.

The Chang family specializes in tea and salt, which is why they are ranked first among the aristocratic families.

The Fang family mainly operates brothels, restaurants, teahouses and other entertainment venues. However, the Fang family's biggest concern is salt, which is why the Fang family has always wanted to marry their daughter to Chang Yifei. After all, how could a daughter of a noble family really allow her to have such an affair?

The Su family, Su Bijun's family, mainly deals in gold, silver, jade, and jewelry. In addition, the Su family's shipping business is the largest in Yongshun Prefecture. The marriage between the Chang and Su families is the icing on the cake, and it is mutually beneficial.

As for the Bai family, their main business is cloth and clothing, as well as inns and accommodation. However, the Fang family now intends to intervene in the latter.

In addition to the four major families, there are some other prominent families, as well as the families of several officials of Yongzhou Prefecture.

Su Bijun and the others had originally arrived neither early nor late, but it happened that several wives of officials had arrived earlier today.

Because the imperial decree of reward had already come down, several wives of officials already knew about Master Chang's promotion and Liu Xu's identity, so they came early to wait.

The Bai family and the He Tongpan family were relatives, so they seemed to have heard the news. At this moment, when they heard the servants report that Madam Chang was coming with her daughter, they all went out to greet her.