Travel to the mountains and make a fortune in silence

At this moment, in her opinion, whether or not there is a courtyard is irrelevant. As long as the young couple can love each other and grow old together, that is better than anything else.

Moreover, both families had already discussed the marriage. If they suddenly changed their minds and backed out now, wouldn't they become a laughing stock?

If word gets out, her precious daughter will have a hard time finding a husband in the future.

How could her two sons be so reckless? Thinking of this, Jing's mother felt a little annoyed with her two sons.

"Father, Mother, you will regret it in the future if you insist on doing this now." Seeing that his parents were determined to do this, and that he could not make decisions for his sister at the moment, the eldest son, Jingming'an, angrily walked out of the hall with a flick of his sleeve, thinking of thinking of another way.

When Jingming saw her older brother leave in a rage, she flicked her sleeves and followed him.

Jing's father watched his two sons' retreating figures, his face turning ashen with rage. He stomped his foot hard on the ground, repeatedly cursing, "You unfilial sons! You unfilial sons!"

His voice was so loud that it seemed the entire mansion could hear his anger.

Jing's mother seemed flustered and at a loss. She quickly gave the matchmaker and Wu Zihao an apologetic and embarrassed smile: "I'm so sorry, I've made you laugh. My son is rash and impulsive. Please forgive him."

The matchmaker secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Jing's mother's words.

After all, today is the day for the betrothal ceremony. If the marriage falls through because of this, how can she explain it to the groom's family?

Moreover, she hadn't even had a chance to warm the heavy purse of silver she had just received, and she was reluctant to return it.

Moreover, if this matter gets out, which family would dare to ask her to be a matchmaker in the future?

Thinking of this, the matchmaker's face was full of smiles as she comforted Jing's mother, saying, "Madam, you are too kind. The two young masters are only thinking of their sister's future happiness, which is why they are doing this."

"Then, sir and madam, since you two have already agreed to this marriage, why don't you have Young Master Wu take the marriage certificate to Miss Jing's room and press the red clay on her clothes? It wouldn't be good if we missed the auspicious time."

The so-called "pressing the red mud" refers to the act of both the man and woman pressing their red fingerprints together on the marriage certificate after both have expressed their consent, symbolizing their promise and agreement.

Jingyi's two brothers caused this whole mess.

The matchmaker secretly thought to herself that she had to get Wu Zihao to sign the marriage certificate as soon as possible to put her mind at ease! Otherwise, if any unexpected changes occurred, it would be a huge problem.

Thinking of this, the matchmaker, with a beaming smile, urged Jing's parents to hurry up.

Jing's mother immediately summoned a nanny and whispered to her, "Quickly take the young master to the young lady's room to apply the red clay."

The old woman quickly bowed respectfully and replied, "Yes, Madam."

The matchmaker handed the marriage certificate to Wu Zihao.

Wu Zihao accepted the marriage certificate, then bowed deeply to Jingyi's parents to express his gratitude. He then followed the old woman out of the front hall and headed straight for Jingyi's boudoir in the backyard.

Jingyi, who was in her boudoir, was already pacing back and forth anxiously like an ant on a hot pan.

She was so restless that she sent her personal maid, Mei'er, to the front hall to find out what was going on.

Not long after, Mei'er ran back to her room in a panic.

Before she could even stand still, she hurriedly cried out, "Miss, something terrible has happened!"

Upon hearing this, Jingyi felt a sudden tightness in her chest, and her heart instantly jumped into her throat.

She asked anxiously, "What happened?"

Mei'er didn't dare to delay at all and hurriedly reported the news she had overheard in the front hall to her young mistress in detail: "Miss, the eldest young master and the second young master disagree with this marriage and they are arguing with the master."

"What? My eldest and second brothers disagree? Father and Mother are still alive, how can they make decisions for me? Humph, let's go, I'll go and argue with them."

Upon hearing this, Jingyi couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

It turned out that her two older brothers were still not giving up and were actually causing trouble today. How could she not know their wishful thinking? They simply wanted her to climb the social ladder and marry into a wealthy family, so that they could use her to improve their own family's status and wealth.

Jingyi felt furious when she thought about the so-called good husband's families that her two sisters-in-law had introduced to her.

Those families were indeed of higher social standing than hers, but most of those young masters were notorious playboys in the county.

Many families had already kept several concubines and maids in their courtyards before even marrying their principal wife.

Even with wealth and status, how can such a marriage possibly bring any happiness?

She would rather die than marry him.

Fortunately, her parents doted on her and did not approve of these marriages that were not a good match between them.

The father made it clear that his daughter's marriage should be decided by him and his wife, and that his brothers and sisters-in-law did not need to worry about it.

The maid, Mei'er, quickly reached out and pulled Jingyi back, advising, "Miss, don't be anxious. Master just gave the two young masters a severe scolding and kicked them out. Let's just stay in the room and wait for the young master to come find you."

"After my two older brothers made such a scene, will he still be able to come? Will my marriage with him be called off? And what exactly are their reasons for refusing the marriage?"

Although Jingyi was very worried, she remained calm and composed, and did not forget to ask Mei'er what the excuses her two good brothers had given.

Mei'er quickly replied, "Miss, the two young masters said that the groom's family hasn't even bought a courtyard in the county town. They really can't bear to see you marry into such a faraway place and suffer. So they insist that the groom buy a courtyard first before they can set a wedding date."

Hearing this, Jingyi couldn't help but sneer: "Hmph! They don't really miss me; they're just not giving up yet and want to pave their own way by having me marry into a wealthy family!"

The thought of this made Jingyi's heart ache as if it were being pricked by needles.

There was a time when my two older brothers doted on me and showed me great care; they were nothing like they are now.

Looking back, my family was quite poor and we lived a very hard life.

Whenever there was something delicious, his two older brothers would give it to him without hesitation;

Whenever she was bullied outside, her two older brothers would rush to her aid without hesitation, rolling up their sleeves to seek justice for her. But now...

Thinking of this, Jingyi could no longer hold back the tears welling up in her eyes. They rolled down like a burst dam, instantly soaking her clothes.