It's good to exchange marriages. My sister eats coarse food while I wear gold and silver.

"Young Madam, what did you say? Mu Qing is at the mansion now, taking care of the young marquis?"

Master Mu, who had just returned from work, was shocked to hear that his daughter was in Wanning Marquis's residence. He took a long time to come back to his senses: "Then I have already arranged a marriage for her, so does that mean it will be ruined?"

"Can you first tell me which good boy you chose for her?"

"Mu Qing is my biological daughter after all, and I will not place my hatred for Shen Fengyue on her, so I chose a very good marriage for her. The other party is a tea merchant I met many years ago. Their ancestors started by setting up stalls to sell tea, and now it has developed to five generations. The business is very big, and his youngest son is just old enough to get married. Mu Qing will marry him as his legal wife, and the two of them can live separately after marriage. If she is willing, she can help with the family's tea business. If not, she can choose the business she wants to do."

"Then this family is quite open-minded."

"Their family's business is getting better and better because of their open-mindedness and unity. I have also met his son, he is handsome and polite. I heard that he studied with a famous local teacher for several years. However, as a merchant, he has no way to participate in the imperial examination, otherwise he would definitely have a place in the court."

"I understand. As Mu Qing's father, you chose a very good husband for her. If it were any of the major families in the capital, it would be difficult for them to accept Mu Qing fighting in the battlefield and living and eating with a group of men."

"It's for this reason that I took Mu Qing into consideration. She has had a bad temper since she was young. Even if a young man from aristocratic family is willing to marry her, I won't agree to her getting married. What if the couple quarrels and Mu Qing hits someone without restraint and injures them? That would be disastrous." Master Mu could disown Shen Fenyue, but he could not sever ties with his daughter. Besides, he was going to take his mother back to the Mu Mansion. As his daughter, Mu Qing naturally couldn't do anything too out of line, otherwise he would have to regain the face that the Mu Mansion had lost.

"I'll tell the young marquis about this. I think if the young marquis tells Mu Qing about this, she might be more receptive."

"But Madam, don't you want to..."

"Master Mu, nothing in the mansion is more important than Mu Qing's lifelong event. Don't worry, I know my limits."

"Okay, then it's up to Madam Lao Shao."

When Yuan Buwei told Lu Sui about this, he agreed without hesitation.

That afternoon, he called Mu Qing over to talk.

"Young Marquis, I'm in the kitchen today learning how to make some of your favorite game dishes from the cook. I'll cook them for you tonight, okay?"

"Mu Qing, please sit down first. I have something to tell you."

Mu Qing looked at Lu Sui, who had a serious look in his eyes, and his heart skipped a beat: "Did Yayue tell you something?"

"Not Yayue."

Lu Sui waited until Mu Qing sat down before saying, "You are not young anymore. Your father has arranged a marriage for you. You..."

"what?"

Before Lu Sui could finish his words, he was interrupted by Mu Qing: "I don't have a father, I only have a mother and a grandmother."

"But in the eyes of outsiders, you are still father and daughter. He still recognizes you now, so what qualifications do you have to disrespect him?" If Awei hadn't explained, Lu Sui would never have had the patience to say this to Mu Qing.

To Mu Qing, it seemed that Lu Sui was concerned about him.

In an instant, her eyes turned red.

"Young Marquis, in fact, from the beginning, I didn't want to be the head of the Mu family at all. I just wanted the Mu family to return to the past and for my father and mother to live in harmony. But why did everything change overnight?"

"This is a grudge between them. As children, it will be more difficult. But now, this door..."

"Lu Sui, you clearly know how much I love you." This time, Mu Qing not only interrupted Lu Sui, but also called him by his name, "Why can't you see my sincerity?"

"Mu Qing, considering that you are a meritorious official, I don't want to say anything too harsh."

"If you had liked someone else before, I wouldn't be like this, but you didn't have anyone you liked before, and I was the one who stayed by your side the whole time. You can't deny that I was the one who accompanied you through countless long nights on the battlefield. Even if I didn't have any merits, I must have worked hard, right?" Mu Qing had been holding it in for a long time. Now that she had the chance to be alone with Lu Sui, she naturally had to say it out loud. "Yuan Buwei is just lucky. If the emperor hadn't granted the marriage and she hadn't happened to know medical skills, how could she be worthy of staying by your side and taking care of you."

"It's not that she's lucky."

When Lu Sui heard Mu Qing's comments about Yuan Buwei, his expression turned cold, and his voice became as cold as ice: "I am lucky to have met her. Mu Qing, I am just passing on your father's wishes to you. It is up to you whether to marry her or not."

Such a cold and distant tone.

Mu Qing smiled, with sadness in her eyes: "I, Mu Qing, have never done anything wrong in my life. I can do everything a woman can and cannot do. I don't know where I went wrong, and why did I lose the right to pursue love?"

"No one has deprived you of your right to pursue love. It's you who shouldn't like me, let alone want to marry me." Seeing Mu Qing falling deeper and deeper, Lu Sui said, "Do you think that the emperor didn't consider you when he granted me marriage?"

Mu Qing was stunned, not quite understanding.

"Your grandfather and grandmother were both meritorious officials. Putting aside the things your grandmother did, the Mu Mansion was indeed glorious in the past. You can think carefully about the situation of your Mu Mansion over the years. Although your father chose to do business and your eldest brother was in poor health, they did not do anything out of line. Your father even became a famous wealthy businessman in the capital. He was well-known, but no one cared about him."

"I..." Mu Qing thought about it, but couldn't figure it out. He looked at Lu Sui with confused eyes.

"Your grandmother dreams of restoring the glory of the Mu Mansion, so she set her sights on me..." Lu Sui paused, "You can return to the Swift Wind Camp, so your grandmother must have made some kind of deal with the emperor, right?"

"No." Mu Qing panicked, "We are going to see the emperor, but..."

"Mu Qing, you keep saying that you like me, but now you don't even want to tell me the truth. And your grandmother obviously treats me as a tool to glorify the Mu family. What benefits can you give me to make me willingly use you?" Lu Sui shook his head, "Mu Qing, I can't bear your love like this."

"No, young marquis, I didn't use you. I really like you. You don't know what it feels like to like someone to the point of going crazy..." Mu Qing couldn't help crying, "Grandmother likes me, and I don't want to disappoint her, but I am also a woman, I also have my weak moments. I want to have a shoulder to lean on when I am frustrated and sad. This is all I want. Why don't you even give me a chance?"