The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

After the Ling family left, Lord Liu looked at Gao Min with delight, "I didn't expect Madam to have such a discerning eye; she chose a good family for Zhen'er."

Gao Min knew he was overthinking things, but she didn't say anything. "As long as the child is happy, that's all that matters. I think the Ling family doesn't take concubines."

Lord Liu was somewhat displeased. Gao Min's words were like reopening old wounds, and this matter was not going to be resolved.

“I think Madam is doing a good job in this regard. After Zhen’er gets married, Madam should also take care of the marriages of the other children in the backyard and help them find a match.”

Gao Min didn't have that kind of time to spare. "Let's talk about it later. I haven't settled things with my daughter yet. Don't forget what you promised me for Zhen'er, sir."

Lord Liu was in a good mood today and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry, I will keep my promises."

Gao Min was satisfied and got up to leave. She wanted to see Zhen'er. Now that they were engaged, the two families could visit each other, and Zhen'er could also go to the Ling family to play and get used to things.

The Ling family gathered together again that evening, happily talking about what had happened that day. Da Bao's marriage was something that Ling's mother had been worrying about, and now that it was settled.

He married the daughter of the county magistrate, which was a high-status marriage, and Ling's mother was overjoyed.

However, she didn't think about going out for a stroll, as she still couldn't accept the gossip in the village.

Over the next few days, the Ling family began preparations. Since many people were going to the capital, they needed to prepare several carriages. However, they didn't need to hire a security escort agency, as the people around Ling Silang and Du Mingxian were enough to protect them.

In addition, Du Mingxian herself is strong enough, and Ling Silang has also prepared a lot of medicine and poison powder. If something really happens, the poison can be used to knock her out.

Previously, he suffered because he couldn't be taken down easily, which led to his capture and caused many subsequent troubles. Now, Ling Silang is particularly cautious and has prepared all these medicines.

However, since the Ling family is leaving, they definitely don't have enough carriages at home, and besides, the family also needs carriages, so they need to purchase these.

Ling Dabao has been helping his family tidy up these past few days.

Today, when he went to town to buy oilcloth, everything was fine after he finished buying it. But as soon as he left town, Xi Yuchang blocked his way. Ling Dabao was sitting on the carriage shaft, looking very unhappy. He had a cold face and didn't get off.

Xi Yuchang didn't mind and ran up to her, saying, "I really like you. Can our marriage still stand?"

“Miss Xi, what’s done is done. Don’t say anything more. Besides, I’ve already re-engaged. If you say things like that, my fiancé will be unhappy, and I don’t want to cause any misunderstandings.”

"Kechen, you're lying to me, aren't you? You used to send me things all the time, how could you forget me so quickly? I told you, what happened between us before was really because my parents didn't want it, and I've already convinced them."

The acting was so fake it couldn't be more so. Ling Dabao felt disgusted. His fourth aunt had told him all this before: don't rush to help girls on the street, and keep your distance from the opposite sex.

Furthermore, do not let your compassion get the better of you. You might unintentionally do something that will attract a clingy girl you can't shake off, ruining your life.

“Miss Xi, I think my family has already made it very clear that there is no possibility between us. Please step aside.”

Xi Yuchang wouldn't let go, and even reached out to grab Ling Dabao's hand. Ling Dabao immediately grabbed her arm, and Xi Yuchang missed and was about to fall on top of Ling Dabao.

He dodged and jumped to the ground, avoiding her attempt to embrace him.

A carriage came from behind, but neither of them noticed.

Xi Yuchang threw herself onto the carriage shaft. The carriage shaft, which had no carriage compartment, was very simple. Her chest hit the shaft directly, and the pain made her tears fall immediately.

He bent over and hugged himself, and it took him a long time to come to his senses.

Ling Dabao didn't step forward either, but stood far away. "I've already said it, the past is the past. I'm already engaged. Miss Xi, please respect yourself."

Xi Yuchang looked up, tears welling in her eyes from the earlier collision. Her eyes were red, and she looked up at me pitifully. "Are you really that heartless? We had a past too."

“We are engaged, which was arranged by our parents. The gifts I sent you before were just out of courtesy. Each time, my family prepared them and I just took them. We don’t meet very often, so Miss Xi, please don’t make things complicated.”

"I……"

Ling Dabao found the person in front of him annoying and didn't care whether she was a woman or not, or whether she had any shame. "When our family had trouble before, your family broke off the engagement faster than anyone else, and even said some harsh words. Later, when my uncle came home, our family's situation improved. When your family saw that our situation was better, they came back to cling to us."

"What do you mean your parents didn't agree? What do you mean you've convinced them? I don't think it's about convincing them. It's more like they're just trying to latch onto our family now that we're getting back on our feet."

Xi Yuchang was naturally unhappy that her face had been ripped off, but so what? As long as she could marry into the Ling family, "So what? Even if I wanted something from your family, I genuinely wanted to marry you before."

"Now that you're engaged, can you guarantee that the woman you're engaged to doesn't want anything else but you as a person?"

Ling Dabao sneered, "The girl I'm engaged to now is someone you can't compare to. She doesn't want anything from our family; she only wants me. She also wants me to marry only her and never have another woman in my life."

"You're kidding me. Your family is now a royal merchant family. In the future, your fourth uncle will become an official, and your family business will only grow bigger and bigger. More and more women will come to you. Can you guarantee that you will only marry one person?"

“But I’m different. I agree to you marrying other women. It’s normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. But Chen, I love you, so I’m willing to accept other women. Please don’t push me away, okay?” Xi Yuchang already knew that Ling Dabao was going to the capital with his family. If she couldn’t salvage the situation this time, she would have no hope.

Her family said that if she still couldn't win over Ling Dabao, they would immediately arrange a marriage for her.

However, the people the family found were all of average means, none of them were as well-off as the Ling family.

She didn't want to miss it.

Ling Dabao took a step back. "I, Ling Kechen, swear that I will only marry one wife in this life. If there are any other women or concubines, may I die a horrible death."

“If you can accept your man having multiple wives and concubines, then you don’t love him enough. My fiancé has me in his heart, but he can’t accept that there are other women around me.”

"So, Miss Xi, please save some face for yourself."

Xi Yuchang was about to say something when she suddenly looked behind Ling Dabao. Ling Dabao sensed something was wrong and was about to turn around when he heard a familiar voice behind him.

"Young Master Ling."