Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

"Then... could you please ask your daughter to come out and meet me?"

Censor Cui glanced at the pile of gift boxes outside the door, as if he had just woken up. He suddenly realized that his daughter could actually get married. A hint of melancholy surged in his heart, "Come, ask the young lady to come over and pay her respects to the Duke of Wei and his wife."

The girl turned and went downstairs, but after a while she came back again, walked in with her head lowered, and leaned over to say, "Master, the young lady...she went to the mountains outside the city."

"What?" Censor Cui was anxious when he heard this. "When did you go?"

Didn’t we agree to go together when we were free? Why did you just slip away?

"Just now, when the Duke and his wife came in, the young lady heard that you were going to entertain guests, so she left a message for you and went out. The young lady said, 'You should stay home. There are too many insects in the mountains, and your hands, which are used to writing and grinding ink, may not be good at catching them. It's better to stay home and chat with people. You are good at that, but you are not good at catching insects.'

Puff, cough cough cough.

Mrs. Yuan choked on the tea and started coughing. She didn't expect that the girl from the Cui family was so funny. When she returned, she must go to the general's mansion to learn from the old lady. She would definitely be able to make the old lady laugh. No wonder everyone in the general's mansion liked this girl. If she were her mother-in-law, she would like her too.

"Since your daughter isn't at home, we won't stay any longer. We still have to go to the General's Mansion to report back to the old lady and the mistress," Madam Yuan said. "The gifts outside were sent by my husband and me on behalf of the General's Mansion. Here's the gift list. Please review it, Master Cui."

Censor Cui took the gift list, glanced at it twice, and had no idea what he was looking at. His mind was completely confused.

Madam Yuan sighed secretly and winked at Duke Wei.

Duke Wei coughed and said to Censor Cui, "Lord Cui, you are indeed a good parent. You haven't seen the expressions of the two wives of the Fang family. They are so excited when they talk about your daughter. It's obvious that they truly love her."

He paused for a moment and whispered, "Hey, Master Cui, let me be frank. You have no one to help you. Your daughter is old enough to get married, but you don't even have anyone to discuss matters with. Our daughter is so lucky that she has been favored by the Fang family without you having to worry about anything. What a wonderful thing, don't you think? Other families may not be able to catch the Fang family's eye even if they try their best, but you are the only one. You are not a good person, but you are a good person. There is no doubt that the Fang family values ​​the family's reputation and your daughter's personality. They are really satisfied with it no matter how they see it. Now, we are just waiting for your nod. Then my husband and I will ask for your daughter's name and birth date to be calculated by a master."

Oh, and I also need my daughter’s birth date.

Censor Cui woke up as if from a dream.

I vaguely remember that it was the same when I married Lan'er's mother.

He quickly stood up and was about to order someone to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, but then he stopped and asked the Duke of Wei, "Should we write it down like this?"

He seemed to remember that he had to write on red paper.

Duke Wei and his wife sighed at the same time.

I didn't expect that Cui Yushi, who was ruthless and would confront anyone he caught, would be so ignorant about family affairs. He was really a pitiful man.

So after some instructions, Cui Lan'er's name, birth date, and even birthplace were all clearly listed and given to Mrs. Yuan. The couple then repeatedly congratulated Censor Cui and wished him good luck, then said goodbye and left.

In the evening, Cui Laner returned from the suburbs and ran into her father's yard like a flash, holding two bottles in each hand, each filled with centipedes and scorpions. "Dad, Dad, look, look how many I caught today. What do you think? Am I awesome?"

She winked proudly at Cui Yushi, "Don't worry, Dad. Once I've taken good care of them, I'm sure they'll sell for a good price. Sister Li said the eldest prince is a fool but rich, and these things can be taken to the battlefield once they're finished. I'll sell a few more batches to the eldest prince and save up money for you to marry me off. Oh, and I have to save some for Sister Li. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't know these things could sell for such a high price, right?"

After chirping, she carefully placed the two bottles on the table. Then she looked up at her father in surprise, "Huh? Why aren't you talking about me today?"

Censor Cui looked at his carefree daughter, and suddenly a mixture of emotions filled his heart. He reached out and touched her hair, saying in a gentle voice, "You're already grown up, and you're still so crazy. You have to change your ways in the future."

Cui Lan'er's heart suddenly started to ring with alarm bells.

Her father had never spoken to her so gently before. Something was wrong today. There was something wrong, definitely something wrong.

"Father, I went out today and heard that Duke Wei and his wife came to our house. What are they doing here?"

Cui Yushi's hand was stretched out in the air, but he slowly retracted it after hearing what was said. He was a little unhappy and said, "Nothing, I'm here to be a matchmaker."

"Ah!" Cui Lan'er looked at her father in surprise, her eyes rolling around. She looked him up and down, then looked up at the furnishings in the room and said worriedly, "I should have changed the things at home earlier. At least change them to something presentable so that others don't look shabby. Dad, whose family are they talking about?"

Censor Cui looked at his heartless daughter and lamented in his heart that she was a motherless child after all. She didn't feel shy when talking about her marriage, even if she was pretending.

"The Fang family, the residence of the General of the Cavalry."

"Ah!" Cui Lan'er was shocked again. It took her a long time to come back to her senses. After a long while, she frowned and thought, "That's not right."

Censor Cui looked at her, not knowing what was wrong with what she said.

Cui Lan'er then said, "That's not right. The Fang family has no old maids, nor any widows. There's no one who can marry you, father? Could it be that the Duke of Wei and his wife are trying to trick you?"

Censor Cui once again felt the urge to take off his shoes and hit her.

Really.

If there weren't two bottles of that stuff on the table, he definitely wouldn't be able to resist.

"The eldest son of the Fang family wants to marry you, not me, your father!" Censor Cui roared, sending dust from the roof scattering to the ground. "They're asking for marriage to you, not your father."

Cui Lan'er was stunned for a moment.

With a cry of "Ah", he covered his face and ran away.

"Bugs, your bugs." Censor Cui shouted anxiously from behind.

That thing is placed here and no one dares to touch it. This daughter wants to scare him to death.

Cui Lan'er turned around, picked up the bottle and was about to run again. She accidentally stepped on the edge of her skirt and the bottle in her left hand slipped out of her hand. It was about to fall to the ground, but Cui Yushi was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He quickly picked up the hem of her skirt and caught it.

Wiping the cold sweat from his head, Censor Cui took a closer look and found that the bottle cap had fallen off and there was a centipede inside.

Winding and circling, surging and surging.

The sight made his hair stand on end, and he quickly put the cap on the bottle.

"You kid, you're so reckless, why are you running?"

Cui Lan'er turned a deaf ear to his words and was busy looking at the bottle in her right hand.

Thank God, it didn't fall out, and the lid didn't fall out either, otherwise scorpions would be crawling all over the floor, what if they stung her father?

Several dozen silver coins.

Not wanting to talk to her father, Cui Laner snatched the bottles from his hand, holding one in each hand, and left in a hurry.

As he watched, Censor Cui laughed, "Huh, that face is as red as a monkey's butt, huh."

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