Meeting in this place always evokes a different feeling.
Even though only a little over a month has passed, it feels like a completely different world.
The Qiao family members were all moved to tears.
The four men have become captains and have been registered with the Ministry of War. Their tokens are all in Qiao Lian'er's hands.
She distributed the tokens to her uncles and brothers, but the one she kept was the general's token.
Even though I already knew the news in advance, touching the token still made me excited.
The men of the Qiao family were filled with turbulent emotions.
Qiao Lian'er led everyone to the camp and inquired about their families' situations. Everyone said that everyone was doing well.
"However, there's one thing." Da Meng glanced at Da Cheng, his eyes looking a little strange.
Upon realizing it concerned him, Da Cheng hurriedly asked, "What happened? Tell me quickly."
Da Meng shrank back after being glared at by Qiao Laosan: "It's nothing."
"You've already made that offer, aren't you just teasing me?" Da Cheng persisted.
"Dad, I'll just tell Da Cheng that he'll mainly be staying in his fiefdom from now on, and he won't be going back much." Da Meng was also holding it in, feeling uncomfortable.
"What a mess." Old Qiao sighed, but did not stop Da Meng any further.
Qiao Lian'er also perked up her ears.
Da Meng said, "When Da Cheng first left home, his grandparents were thinking of arranging a marriage for you, preferably with a girl from town."
Upon hearing this, Da Cheng frowned: "You didn't ask me about this."
"Sigh, it's all arranged by parents and matchmakers. Da Yong is getting married, and you're next. Your grandparents want to make plans for you as soon as possible; it's their way of showing their love."
Da Cheng stopped talking, only feeling a headache coming on.
He could only pray silently that the marriage had not gone through.
Da Meng continued, "The daughter of the wealthy Jiang family in town has just turned sixteen. She has been taught to read and write since she was a child and is a well-mannered girl. So her grandparents brought gifts and went to the Jiang family."
"The Jiang family knew of Da Cheng's reputation and were very willing to arrange the marriage. Just when it was about to be finalized, the grandparents found out that Da Cheng wanted to stay in his fiefdom in the capital. This made the marriage unsuitable, so they had to apologize to the Jiang family and offered to compensate them with a hundred taels of silver to avoid ruining the young lady's reputation."
"The master and his wife were accommodating, but Miss Jiang had already tacitly agreed in her heart that she would marry Brother Dacheng in the future. Moreover, she had seen the imposing presence of Brother Dacheng leading his army and had a good impression of him before. The Qiao family suddenly withdrew their marriage proposal, and Miss Jiang couldn't understand it. She lost her appetite and became thinner and thinner. She hasn't recovered yet and is now so haggard that she doesn't look like a human anymore."
Da Cheng's face turned very ugly as he listened to this.
He didn't blame his family for making the arrangements for him. If he hadn't come to the capital, the cultured girl from the wealthy family would indeed have been a good choice.
But no one knows what fate will do next.
Now, the Jiang family girl is having a hard time because of him, and he himself is also suffering.
What should we do now?
Da Cheng thought and thought but couldn't come up with a solution. Subconsciously, he turned his gaze to Qiao Lian'er.
"Don't worry about her. People can only save themselves. The Qiao family has apologized and made compensation for their mistakes. Brother Dacheng, you don't owe her anything." Qiao Lian'er looked down on people who became despondent over trivial matters.
Those who have read books and gained wisdom know that life doesn't offer only one choice, and that one cannot force things; they should cherish and love themselves.
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