Female-male sex: Salted fish forced to rise to prominence

"Da da da", with the sound of horse hooves, a luxurious carriage drove into Taohua Alley.

The neighbors who saw this were all very curious and stretched their necks to look in the direction of the carriage. In this Taohua Alley, only Su Yu's family had a carriage, but it was not this luxurious!!!

"Whoa!" the coachman shouted and tightened the reins, and the carriage stopped steadily at the gate of the Su Mansion. Exquisite curtains woven with crimson silk hung on both sides of the carriage.

The crystal agate curtain on the carriage was lifted by tender little hands, and then a Nanny Yan, dressed in gorgeous brocade, was helped down from the carriage on a horse stool by a young maidservant in blue, Bihe. Following them came a young man Chen Zhenglin, dressed in luxurious clothes and with white powder on his face, and his personal servant Lu'er.

"Young Master, Madam Yan, this should be the courtyard where Su Yu, the young lady's husband arranged by the old master, lives now," said the maid Bihe in green respectfully.

Nanny Yan looked up at the courtyard in front of the door. It was just a small courtyard, and the disdain in her eyes became even stronger.

She was the dowry nanny of the eldest lady of the Chen family. She was highly favored by the mistress, who specially sent her and the second young master here to quietly cancel the marriage.

She had watched the Third Young Miss grow up since she was a child, and treated her like her granddaughter. She felt very sorry that the Third Young Miss, with such good character and appearance, was only engaged to the son of a mere seventh-rank official. What's more, this man was expelled by the academy teacher, and was really useless.

Now, seeing that they, mother and son, had lived in such a small courtyard for many years and had never returned to the old Su Mansion in the capital, would the Third Young Lady also have to suffer the same hardships if she married into the family in the future? Therefore, the thought of breaking off the engagement became even more urgent.

The second young master Chen Zhenglin, who was standing by, looked like he was enjoying the show. Yesterday, when he and General Bai were playing on the flower boat, the boy had been drinking alone. After three rounds of drinks, it was discovered that the boy was worried about his sister being engaged to the son of a minor official, and he had been trying to find a way to help break up the engagement.

He similarly expressed his dissatisfaction with the marriage and said he was confident he could convince his mother to send someone to cancel the engagement, but… hehe!!! He touched the banknotes in his arms, his smile becoming even more cunning.

The maid Bihe saw Nanny Yan standing in front of the mansion and the second young master standing far behind, neither of them showing any intention of coming forward, so she tactfully walked forward and knocked on the door. After a while, a tall maid came out from inside the door.

The maid Mingyue looked at the luxurious carriage in the distance, and the old man and the young man in gorgeous clothes. They were obviously maids and old women from a wealthy family. There was also a young man and a servant who were also dressed gorgeously following behind. Mingyue asked respectfully, "I wonder if you are a distinguished guest, what's the matter?"

Nanny Yan held her head high and said nothing, her eyes and brows full of disdain. She glanced at Bihe beside her.

The maid Bi He received the instructions and immediately raised her head and said proudly, "We are from the household of Lord Chen, the Minister of Revenue. Our Second Young Master and Madam Yan have come to visit us to discuss something with your master. Why don't you let us in immediately?"

If you don't know the tone and attitude, you might think it's some rich girl bossing her around.

Mingyue felt that although the girl in front of her, named Bihe, was very arrogant and disliked her, she still didn't dare to act on her own and kick her out. She quickly calmed down the urge to curse and said, "Dear guest, please wait a moment. I will go and inform them." With that, she slammed the door shut and turned to leave.

This made Nanny Yan, Bihe and others very angry, but the second young master Chen Zhenglin didn't care.

The mansion actually only had a two-story courtyard. The maid Mingyue had long legs, so she took a few big strides to the main hall and saw her master who had just finished his meal.

The three people were chatting and laughing, and Mingyue said, "Madam, Master, Miss, the second young master and the maid from the family of the Minister of Revenue are here to visit us, and they are waiting outside the door now."

Su's mother asked: "Can you tell me why you came?"

Mingyue said: "I have already asked, but they did not reveal their purpose. They just said they had something to discuss with Madam." The maid Mingyue was also afraid that Madam would blame her for not doing her job well, so she explained that a little more.

Mother Su frowned slightly, wondering if the visitor from Minister Chen's family was here to discuss Yu'er's marriage. But she still felt a little strange. Why hadn't they posted an invitation in advance?

Su's mother recalled that many years ago, her grandfather had a close relationship with Chen Zhili, who was not yet the Minister of Revenue at the time, and her grandfather was very optimistic about him.

So the marriage was arranged between Yu'er and Chen Shangshu's granddaughter Chen Manli. The two parties only exchanged engagement letters and had not yet carried out the subsequent procedures of gift books, betrothal gifts, and congratulatory messages.

This time they sent someone here, could it be because their daughter is about to come of age, and they came to discuss putting the preparations before the wedding on the agenda? After all, the richer the family, the more complicated the etiquette, and sometimes it is common for the preparations before the wedding to take two years.

Su's mother had a lot of thoughts in her mind. After all, her husband was only a seventh-rank Hanlin lecturer, while Chen's grandfather was already the Minister of Revenue, and her father was also the Vice Minister of Revenue. So this marriage with the third daughter of the Chen family was still a step up for their family. But Su's mother still pretended to be calm and ordered the maid Mingyue, "Welcome them in."

"Yes." The maid Mingyue lowered her head and quickly retreated.

Nanny Wang, who was fanning the lady nearby, looked at the beautiful face of her mistress, which was filled with sorrow. She knew what the lady was worried about, so she couldn't help but comfort her: "Madam, maybe Chen's visit today means good things are coming!!!"

Nanny Wang, who had been serving Su's mother for a long time, knew about the existence of this engagement, but Su Yu, who was standing beside her, was unaware. He was wondering what good news was coming?

His sister Su Wanwan also had a puzzled look on her face. What were Mother and Nanny Wang talking about?

Su's mother Zhao Mumu said: "I hope so."

Afterwards, the maid Mingyue led Nanny Yan and the maid Bihe, as well as Chen Zhenglin, the second son of the Chen family, and the servant Lu'er, who were walking slowly behind them, through the hanging flower gate, stepped over the threshold, and entered the flower hall.

Nanny Yan looked at the three people sitting at the dining table. The older woman should be Su Yu's mother, the one with a younger face should be Su Yu's younger sister, Su Wanwan, and the remaining fat boy should be Su Yu.

Nanny Yan couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Madam Zhao had a gorgeous face and fair and delicate skin. She didn't look like she was in her thirties at all. Instead, she looked like an unmarried young lady in her early twenties. She couldn't help but be amazed for a while.

But she was a well-informed nanny after all, and she quickly realized that when she met her masters, her attitude was naturally different from that towards servants. She bowed to Su's mother as soon as she entered the house, "Greetings to Madam Su, Master Su, and Miss Su. I am Nanny Yan from the household of the Minister of Revenue, and this is my second young master.

Chen Zhenglin also stepped forward and saluted properly: "Greetings to Madam Su, Mr. Su, and Miss Su." When he saw Su Wanwan, his eyes did not hide his amazement.

Su's mother said, "No need to be so polite, please take a seat," and told Mingyue to bring tea. Mingyue quickly went to the kitchen to pour tea.

As soon as Nanny Yan and the second young master Chen Zhenglin sat down, the maid Bihe and the servant Lu'er stood behind Nanny and the master respectively. Mingyue served tea to her own master first, then served tea to Nanny Yan and her group on the coffee table, and then immediately left.

Without even taking a sip of the tea, Nanny Yan said, "The second young master and I have come to the Su Mansion on the orders of my mistress to discuss something."

"What's the matter?" Su's mother, Zhao Mumu, picked up the teacup, took a sip, then put it down and asked directly. She didn't want to make too many random guesses.

Nanny Yan said: "Since Madam has asked, I will tell you directly."

"My third daughter, Chen Manli, will be coming of age next year, and I just remembered that I have an engagement with the young master of the Su family."

She changed the subject, "I just heard recently that your Master Su Yu often frequented brothels and was kicked out of the academy. Our young lady is not the most beautiful in the capital, but she is also a well-read woman. Your Master is really not good-looking and has no literary talent. He is not a match for our young lady, so I came here to cancel the engagement." Nanny Yan became more and more unbearable as she spoke.

Su's mother Zhao Mumu's expression became even uglier as Nanny Yan spoke. If her skin wasn't so fair and tender, it would have been as black as the bottom of a pot by now.

As if Nanny Yan didn't think this was hurtful enough, she added: "I should have gone directly to the Su Mansion in the capital to discuss this matter, but Madam lives in Taohua Lane, so I can only come here to bother you."

Mother Su heard the hidden sarcasm in Nanny Yan's voice, mocking her as the legal wife who was not loved by her husband, mocking her for being driven out of the house and staying in Taohua Lane for many years.

However, Su's mother, who heard the deep meaning in her words, was not annoyed at all. She felt that this was the fact after all and she could not refute it.

But she couldn't stand it when her son was belittled. She raged like an angry bird, "Although my son has no talent for studying, he is loyal and filial. How can a mere servant like you belittle him? After all, he is the legitimate son of an official."

"Besides, it's the parents' order and the matchmaker's words, how can we cancel it just like that? Although we don't want to marry into the high-class family of Chen, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, this engagement was personally decided by my grandfather, Taifu Zhao, and your old man Chen. How can we cancel it just like that?" Su's mother, Zhao Mumu, said in a stern voice, and her momentum was not inferior at all.