Chapter 289: Please ask Mother to refuse for me.

“That’s right, Miss is rich, everyone in the house knows that.” Xiu Mei nodded.

Though they didn’t know how rich their lady really was.

“Let’s get on with our drunken seafood and raw cured seafood, your lady I’ve been craving for a long time.”

Wei Ruo’s attention immediately returned to the food.

“Uh, I’m going to make the sauce for the raw marinade and chop up some onions, ginger and garlic.”

The master and servant continued to work on theirs.

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The next morning, after Wei Yichen and Xu Fengyuan rejoined, Xu Fengyuan looked a bit strange, as if he had something to say to Wei Yichen but hesitated to open his mouth.

“Brother Xu might as well be straightforward if he has something to say.” Wei Yi Chen took the initiative.

Xu Fengyuan pondered for a while before saying, “Brother Wei, my grandfather talked to me yesterday and said that he wanted to see me start a family earlier.”

With this fall, Elder Xu became somewhat anxious about his grandson’s marriage.

He was afraid that his old bones couldn’t wait to see his granddaughter-in-law enter the house.

Although everyone advised the old man not to think too much, he will surely live a long life, but the old man wants to see the eldest grandson married to the idea has moved.

Wei Yi Chen looked at Xu Fengyuan, he had already mentioned once last time that his mother, Mrs. Xu, was interested in his eldest sister, so although Xu Fengyuan did not say, Wei Yi Chen already felt that he intended.

“Then I can only congratulate Brother Xu in advance.” Wei Yi Chen said.

“As you know, Brother Wei, my mother’s favorite is your eldest sister.”

“Uh-huh.” Wei Yi-chen did know, but he had talked to his mother about it last time, and he couldn’t say much if both parents wanted it.

“I don’t know what Miss Wei’s impression of me is.” When asking the question, Xu Feng Yuan’s face had a few more blushes on it, looking a little not very nice.

“I’m not really sure.” All Wei Yi Chen could get was that Ruo’er’s sister hadn’t been talking to him much lately, let alone talking to him about her impressions of Brother Xu.

“Brother Wei, if you have something to say, just say it, no need to hide it from me.” Xu Fengyuan sniffed with some concern, fearing that he had given the Wei family’s eldest girl a bad impression, and that was why Brother Wei was unwilling to say much.

“Brother Xu, I’ve been inside the academy these days, rarely returning home, and I’ve spent so little time with my eldest sister that I really wasn’t aware of it.”

“That’s right.” Xu Fengyuan reacted, and in turn lost his smile, “It’s me who owes it to thought.”

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After Wei Ruo returned from Tian Qin Yuan, she was called by Cui Ping to Cang Yun Yuan.

“Missy, Madame has something to talk to you about today.”

Cui Ping’s face had a joyful look on it, and Wei Ruo’s face looked skeptical.

If Cui Ping had a stony face, she wouldn’t be too worried, but Cui Ping being like this, in turn, made her heart lose its bottom.

When he entered the main house of Cang Yun Yuan, Yun was waiting for himself, full of redness and joy.

Wei Ruo’s heart sank two more points, not that she couldn’t see Yun’s good, but Yun’s joy today if it was related to her, then it wasn’t a good thing for her to be afraid of.

“Ruo’er, come and sit next to Mother.” Yun beckoned at Wei Ruo, signaling her to come to her side.

Wei Ruo hesitated for a moment, still choosing to sit down in a closer seat.

“Mother is looking for me in such a hurry, but is there something important?” Wei Ruo asked.

“Don’t be anxious, there’s nothing bad going on.” Yun’s voice was gentle as she said, “Today, Mrs. Tongzhi paid me a visit and said something to me.” ….

Hearing this Wei Ruo already had a rough idea inside his head.

“In fact, this matter previously Mrs. Tong Zhi had also hinted at me, just at that time did not formally mention, I was not good to say with you, today Mrs. Tong Zhi formally mentioned with me, then I will not hide from you. You should have met the Xu family’s eldest son, right?”

“Mother, can you help me rebuff Mrs. Tong Zhi?” Wei Ruo didn’t make a fuss either, and didn’t wait for Yun to explain her intentions in a step-by-step manner, and made her attitude clear in a straightforward manner.

The joy on Yun’s face at those words dissipated, and her face sank and sank.

After a long moment of silence, Yun suppressed the anger that was about to rise: “Ruo-er, do you know that the Xu family is a famous family in Taizhou?

Don’t look at the fact that Tongzhi Xu’s official rank is about the same as your father’s today, but the actual difference can be quite a bit.”

Yun was afraid that Wei Ruo was not clear, explained in detail: “Firstly, the status of civil officials in our dynasty is higher than that of military officials; secondly, the Xu family is a hairpin family, and nowadays there are four people in the dynasty who are officials, among them, Xu Tongzhi’s own brother of the same mother is now serving in the capital, and he has the opportunity to often meet with the Emperor.”

“Don’t look at my Wei family has hereditary count position, but in the dynasty has long had no say, your father has been the only one in three generations to do this position, your two uncles, your grandfather are no achievements, this title can be kept are not good to say, even if it can be kept, inheritance is also your eldest uncle, and your father is not relevant.”

“Besides, the Xu family’s eldest son, like your elder brother, at a young age, he took the examination, and his performance in the Anzhou Academy is also very outstanding, and if he wins the examination in the fall of this year, his future will be even more unlimited.”

“Ruo’er, the Xu family is willing to talk to our family at this time, it is our family’s good fortune, but also your good fortune, really wait for the Xu family’s son to pass the examination, I’m afraid that my Wei family can’t climb up the ladder even more.”

Yun really couldn’t find a reason for her daughter to reject this marriage, no matter from which point of view, her daughter was a high climber.

“Mother, I’m not willing to marry so early, and I don’t think I’m fit to marry into the Xu family. Isn’t mother afraid that they will know that I am not a qualified lady of the house? Aren’t you afraid that they will know that I am not a qualified lady? Aren’t you afraid that they will know that I run away all day long, and that what I do every day is not to help manage the family’s affairs or to take charge of the central treasury, but rather to go to the fields to cultivate the land?”

“How can you say that? Since you know that this behavior of yours nowadays is not in line with the paragon of a great lady and is not appropriate for future marriages, you shouldn’t have gone about it like this.” Yun frowned and said.

“I’m not me, I’m just like that. Can I disguise myself for a while and not for a lifetime?” Wei Ruo asked rhetorically. Wei Ruo asked rhetorically.

Yun’s face was instantly replaced by anger, and her chest rose and fell violently.

Wei Ruo guessed that Yun might get angry, but still had no intention of compromising and looked at Yun with a firm expression.

Four eyes facing each other, the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder, and the aura of the two not giving way to anyone made both Cui Ping and Xiu Mei, who were serving in the room, feel tense.

After a while, I don’t know what came to mind Yun suppressed her anger and persuaded Wei Ruo: “In fact, you don’t have to worry too much, your things Mrs. Tongzhi also knows a thing or two, the thing of opening up the land in the south of the city of Xingshan County, as well as your last reminder of Mrs. Tongzhi to replace the rice seedlings in time, all of them make Mrs. Tongzhi have a very good impression of you, maybe the Xu family likes exactly this kind of you.”

“Did mother want to facilitate this marriage because she thought that the Xu family could accept the real me who is not a lady of the house, or did she agree to it because the Xu family is a prestigious family?” Wei Ruo inquired. .

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