"I have heard that the daughter of Lord Shangguan is outstanding in appearance and talent. If my son can marry her, it will be a blessing that can only be achieved after knocking on the wooden fish for several lifetimes."
Every wrinkle on the face of the general of Chengnan Pass was filled with smiles. "Sir Shangguan thinks highly of me, I will definitely remember it in my heart. I will come to visit you after I settle down at the post station."
Shangguan Yue also had a big smile on his face. He patted the general of Chengnan Pass on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You and I are old friends. There is no need to be polite after the court session. The door of our Shangguan family is always open, waiting for you and your son to arrive."
Watching the general of Chengnan Pass go away, Shangguan Yue's smile gradually faded. He sighed deeply, full of helplessness.
He lowered his head and walked forward carelessly, and a figure blocked his way.
Shangguan Yue raised his head and couldn't help but frown.
"What?"
"Uncle wants to marry Ning'er to the son of the general of Chengnan Pass?" Mu Jingrui clenched his fists. This was something he could not tolerate.
Shangguan Yue just glanced at Mu Jingrui indifferently, walked past him, and said lightly: "It has nothing to do with you."
Mu Jingrui stretched out his arm to stop Shangguan Yue, his tone firm and his attitude tough.
"It's related to me. Ning'er... is my fiancée."
"It was originally, but it's not now. Have you forgotten that it was you who asked the emperor to be a witness, and you cancelled your engagement with Ning'er because you couldn't survive the danger of the Zheng family."
Mu Jingrui took a deep breath and tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart from erupting.
"Uncle, other people may not know why I lost, but you do. Even if... you really don't like me, please think about Ning'er. How sad she would be if you just randomly found someone to marry her."
Shangguan Yue remained calm and spoke in a low voice.
"Who told you that I'm just betrothing you casually? The general of Chengnan Pass and I have been close friends for many years. I've also seen his son, and he's a rare talent. Ning'er will definitely not suffer any loss if she follows him."
Shangguan Yue stared at Mu Jingrui with a sharp gaze. "Master Mu, this is my Shangguan family's family affair. We don't need outsiders to interfere."
Mu Jingrui closed his eyes in pain. He believed that Shangguan Wanning always had him in her heart.
He didn't want to, and couldn't give up, and he couldn't bear to see Shangguan Wanning cry.
Mu Jingrui stepped forward and pleaded, "Uncle, for my father's sake, please give me a little more time. I will find a way to resolve the grievances with the Yiyong Marquis Mansion and marry Ning'er as my wife..."
"It's too late." A trace of sadness flashed across Shangguan Yue's eyes. "You can't resolve this hatred at all. You killed the only bloodline of the Zheng family."
"Uncle..." Mu Jingrui's heart was broken, and he said with difficulty, "I beg you..."
"It's useless. The hatred between you and Ning'er is unbridgeable. If you really want Ning'er's good, don't bother her anymore."
Shangguan Yue said this and left in a huff.
Mu Jingrui stood there for a long time, staring at the ground in a daze. When he came to his senses, he found that many officials were watching the excitement.
His desperate pleas to Shangguan Yue just now were seen by everyone. He saw ridicule and mockery in the eyes of his colleagues.
Mu Jingrui didn't mind and turned around and left.
"Dad, I won't marry!"
After hearing her father's arrangements, Shangguan Wanning immediately stood up from her chair. Waves of sadness spread in her heart, and her chest heaved with excitement.
"Marriage is a matter of following the orders of your parents and the matchmaker. You have to marry whoever I say you should marry, and you can't say no."
Shangguan Yue's expression was serious, and the look in his eyes when he looked at his daughter no longer had the pity in the past. "I'm just informing you that the general of Chengnan Pass will come with his son to propose marriage early tomorrow morning. You should dress up and meet him, and don't embarrass the Shangguan family."
"Mom..." Shangguan Wanning saw that her father had made up his mind, so she had to ask her mother for help and shook her arm around her.
Mrs. Shangguan couldn't bear to see her only precious daughter marry so far away, and was about to plead for mercy when she was interrupted by Shangguan Yue.
"Madam, please prepare for Ning'er."
After saying that, he walked out.
"Mom, I don't want to get married. I don't want to marry someone I've never met. Please help me." Shangguan Wanning was a little confused.
The direction of the previous life was completely different.
In her memory, there was no such person as the son of the general of Chengnan Pass, and she didn't even know his name.
"Okay, let me handle this matter, you can take a rest first."
Mrs. Shangguan patted the back of her daughter's hand to comfort her, then followed her husband and walked out.
She personally brewed a pot of tea and sent it to the study. Seeing her husband just sitting at the desk in a daze, she smiled and said, "What's wrong? Do you want to regret it?"
Shangguan Yue put down the book in his hand and sighed silently.
"Madam, I know you can't bear to leave Ning'er, and neither can I. However, given the current situation, I'm afraid I have no choice but to make such an arrangement."
"Master, why is this?"
"Madam, you should be able to see that Ning'er and the boy from the Mu family are in love with each other. In fact... Alas, I feel guilty towards my old friend. Originally, I also wanted to marry Ning'er off in a grand ceremony, but unfortunately..."
"Zhixing is dead. You have seen the attitudes of your father and your three brothers. They will never allow Ning'er to marry Mu Jingrui. And Mu Jingrui... although he is young, he is very cunning. As long as he does not give up on Ning'er, the conflict between him and the Zheng family will become more and more serious."
Shangguan Yue wanted to marry his daughter off as soon as possible to avoid the intensification of hatred.
"I don't want Ning'er to become a victim of their struggle. It's better to cut the Gordian knot as soon as possible and find a good in-law for Ning'er so that she can stay away from this dispute. She will blame me and hate me now, but one day she will understand."
Mrs. Shangguan had originally wanted to plead for her daughter, but after listening to her husband's analysis, she also felt that letting her daughter marry far away was the best arrangement for her.
She secretly followed his lead and had no choice but to acquiesce.
"Madam, don't be sad. I know the generals of Chengnan Pass best. They will treat Ning'er well."
Shangguan Yue came forward and held his wife in his arms to comfort her.
After the morning court session the next day, Shangguan Yue hurried back home to prepare to receive the general of Chengnan Pass who came to propose marriage.
But he waited and waited, but no one came.
Shangguan Wanning was forced to dress neatly and be ready to go to the front hall to pay a visit at any time. She was extremely reluctant and thought quickly for a while about how to make the other party give up voluntarily.
"Don't be nervous, they won't come."
Sun Jinyao walked over slowly. He looked at the beads of sweat on Shangguan Wanning's forehead and handed her a clean handkerchief.
Shangguan Wanning was stunned.
"Brother Yao, how do you know if it's you..."
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