Noble Lady

"Back then, before our Yu'er got engaged to that bastard from the He family, Prince Cheng wanted to ask for Yu'er's hand in marriage..." He refused.

"What?! The prince wanted to marry our Yu'er? How come you never told me a word about such a big thing?" Mrs. Xue almost jumped up.

She was so excited and her eyes were so sharp that Xue Hou didn't dare to raise his head. "...I wanted to say it last time."

"Is this what I'm talking about?" Mrs. Xue couldn't help but roll her eyes.

She clearly wanted to be a lady, but what kind of things did this outrageous man do?

Prince Cheng asked for Yu'er's hand in marriage, and she hadn't heard a word of it?!

Xue Hou knew he was in the wrong, so he dared not hide it any longer and told everything.

When Prince Cheng first approached Marquis Xue and asked to marry Xiao Yu'er, he was shocked and said, "How can this be possible?"

"Master, do you think I'm not worthy of your daughter?"

"No, no, no, Your Highness, you have misunderstood my intention. Truly..." Marquis Xue found it difficult to speak. "The Wu'an Marquisate was supposed to last for three generations, and by this generation, I have barely managed to live up to the reputation of my ancestors."

"The military commanders in the court are now in decline, and I dare not associate with the prince."

"Secondly, the Crown Prince is a member of a royal family. His Majesty has already issued a decree regarding your marriage. Even if all the noble ladies in Shengjing were summoned for the Crown Prince's selection, it would be no problem. How could my daughter, with my background, possibly catch His Majesty's eye?"

"Besides, the girl in my family has been spoiled by me and my wife since she was a child. My wife has always been an unrestrained person, and my daughter has also developed that kind of temper. She has always been unruly. If she marries into the royal family..." I am afraid that she will suffer a lot of grievances.

Marquis Xue smiled bitterly and didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear.

He was worried that if Xiaoyuer married into the royal family, with the power of the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion, if she suffered any grievances in the future, they, as her parents, would not even have the confidence to support her.

Instead of that, it would be better to choose a man from a lower family for her. At least the Marquis's Mansion can protect her.

After hearing this, Mrs. Xue couldn't help but sigh.

"It seems that the child is really interested in our daughter. Xue Chenyu, on the other hand, seems to be a bit slow in understanding. This is really putting the prince in a difficult position."

Marquis Xue: "You, shouldn't you object?"

"Why should I object? Because our daughter hasn't divorced yet?" Mrs. Xue asked back unhappily.

Marquis Xue: “…”

He thought his wife would object because of his status as the Crown Prince of Cheng.

If he had known this would happen, he would not have stopped him.

Madam Xue: "I also kept Sun Ping'an's affairs a secret from you, so let's call it even."

Of course she knew what her husband was thinking, but she also felt mixed emotions at this moment.

At the beginning, she had also thought of letting Xiaoyuer live a simpler life after getting married, so she chose the declining He family.

She felt that the He family had a simpler staff, and if Xiaoyuer married into the family, there wouldn't be so many messy matters with sisters-in-law and mothers-in-law to deal with, and she wouldn't have to suffer any grievances.

But who would have thought that this noble family was actually so filthy behind the scenes.

Ultimately, it all comes down to a person's character. She shouldn't have been fooled by Old Lady He's lies that her son would not take a concubine.

"..." Marquis Xue didn't know what to say for a moment. After hesitating for a moment, he said tremblingly, "Madam, please don't be angry. I promise that I will tell you everything about Xue Huai and Luo Luo's marriage in the future."

The future is the future, the present is the present.

Madam Xue opened her mouth to complain about his hindsight, but then she remembered how he had rejected Prince Cheng under great pressure, and she couldn't bear to criticize him anymore.

"We all did the wrong thing in this matter. We only cared about family background and ignored the most important thing, character. If we had thought a few steps ahead, we wouldn't have let Xiaoyuer suffer so much after marrying there."

Marquis Xue nodded repeatedly with deep feeling.

……

When Xue Chenyu returned to Furongju, it was already late at night.

She was obviously tired after a day of work, but after taking a shower, she no longer felt sleepy.

In a trance, she seemed to see a flash of light on the attic of Mingyu Pavilion, but when she looked closely, there was nothing.

"Maybe I'm just dazzled." Xue Chenyu said to herself.

Yuzhu stood outside the bead curtain for a long time. Seeing her so distraught, she couldn't help shaking her head.

I just rejected him during the day, how could he come now?

"Maybe my eyes are blurry." Xue Chenyu said to herself.

……

At this time, in Mingyu Pavilion.

Yumei was like a chick being carried by an eagle, and was taken down from the attic by her junior master's uncle by grabbing her collar.

"If you're so reckless again next time, I won't be polite to you."

Yumei: “…”

孽 孽!

"Uncle Master, you are the dignified Crown Prince of Cheng, His Majesty's nephew, and the Crown Prince's right-hand man. How can you come to see a girl in secret?"

A cold gaze fell on her, and Yumei shuddered.

"You know it again."

“…”No, she didn’t know.

With the idea of ​​giving it a try, Yumei bravely asked, "...did the young lady say anything to you today?"

"Humph."

What does "hum" mean?

Does it mean being disliked, or is it a feeling of resentment?

"Junior Master, girls are very sensitive. Sometimes, they may misunderstand you because of a little detail. You have to tell me what happened today so that I can give you some advice."

Situ Zhen gave her a cold look. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes revealed the attitude of "You."

Yumei vomited blood: "You look down on me, don't you?! I'm a girl after all, and I work around her, so how could I not know her better than you?"

"Since Junior Master-Uncle doesn't want to say it, then so be it." Yumei showed no intention of forcing him and turned to leave.

But just as he was about to leave, he was grabbed by the back of the collar again.

Yumei: “…”

The clothes made by the girl are all made of good materials, but they are not durable!

"No, no, no, I'll tell you, I'll tell you."

When Situ Zhen let go, she ran away.

Although it’s far away, it’s actually only three steps away.

At least I can't lift her collar from behind at this distance.

"... Junior Master, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but since you have a girl you love, you shouldn't touch a little girl like me anymore. If she sees you, she'll think you have those kinds of thoughts about me."

She deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the word "that kind". Before she finished speaking, Situ Zhen's face turned dark.

"You pooped all over me when you were little, why didn't you tell me when I was changing your diaper?"

Who on earth would have second thoughts about the bastard he had raised with all his heart and soul? Thinking of how this little girl had peed on two of his most expensive round-necked brocade robes when she was little, he wanted to whip her a few more times.

Yumei covered her ears and tried to ignore it, but she didn't run away after all.

He came back obediently and listened to Situ Zhen's story of what happened when he saw Xue Chenyu in Furongju, the Marquis's mansion during the day.

Yumei belatedly remembered, "...There's something I've forgotten to tell Junior Master."

"Weng, Xue, Mei, it's best if what you forget is something unimportant."

Yumei said seriously, "... Junior Master, the young lady might mind the disparity in status between you and her."

Then she said that after returning from the last Qiqiao Festival, Xue Chenyu asked Yuzhu to tell them not to mention her trip with Prince Cheng.

Situ Zhen, who originally wanted to catch the naughty kid and teach him a lesson, paused and his expression became much more serious.

He still remembered that one of the reasons why Marquis Xue rejected him was the disparity in their social status.

"Maybe she is just afraid that it will be bad for her reputation if this matter gets out. The Marquis' Mansion is also a third-rank marquis. Even if its status is not as good as that of a civil official, it is not so bad that she cannot hold her head up." Prince Cheng said stubbornly.