Chapter 283 Cen Mingzhu Chooses a Husband
Cen Mingzhu pouted unhappily and rubbed her handkerchief vigorously, "Dad, it's fine if outsiders look down on me, but how come even you look down on me? Even if I can't marry a royal grandson or a noble, I won't be so pitiful that I have to commit myself to a peasant!
I don't even care about a family like the Yao family, let alone a useless ruffian!"
Originally, she loved the prince and dreamed of marrying him, even if she couldn't be his legal wife. Unfortunately, she was ambushed when she entered the palace and was framed by the scoundrel of the Yao family, so she had to compromise.
Everyone seemed to be satisfied with this marriage, but she didn't want it, so she secretly poisoned her fiancé, and on the wedding day the groom died of the poison before he even entered the bridal chamber.
She thought that this would give her a chance to marry the prince again, but things were not as simple as she imagined.
After the death of the good-for-nothing of the Yao family, she was branded as a jinx. Not only could she not get married, but she was also kept as a widow by the Yao family.
Cen Mingzhu couldn't stand it, and made a fuss for half a year before asking her natal family to help her leave the Yao family.
It wasn't her intention to come to the border. She was tricked into coming here by Cen Yingfan's father.
Cen Yingfan was anxious and angry, and a little powerless, his voice was raised a lot, "Then what else can you do? Continue to stay in the imperial capital and become the object of everyone's criticism? It was not easy for me to get you out of the Yao family. If you don't want to find a good husband to marry, what else do you want to do?
Do you still expect those noble sons from the imperial capital to marry you?"
A newly married widowed woman with a reputation for being a jinx, no one would dare to marry her even if it was a princess, let alone the fact that Cen Mingzhu was only the daughter of a fifth-rank general.
Cen Mingzhu was so angry that she burst into tears.
Cen Yingfan was also distressed, "Well, if you don't like Shen Yi, there are some young talents with good births in the military camp. I will ask them to come over and talk later. You can observe secretly through the screen and choose one you like. I can also check the other party's background carefully."
All of this takes time.
This time, Cen Mingzhu didn't insist, but just lacked interest.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Cen Yingfan immediately asked his men to call over the soldiers he had recruited.
Soon, a group of soldiers gathered in the tent. The sour smell almost made Cen Mingzhu feel nauseous and vomit behind the screen.
She was feeling irritated and holding her breath when she heard Cen Yingfan's unhappy questioning.
"Where's Shen Yi? Why didn't he come?"
Zhu Yixuan hurried forward and bowed respectfully, "General, Shen Yi and Deputy General Pan went to patrol the border. They set out this morning and have been walking for half a day."
"What is Pan Wanli doing? Why let Shen Yi go on patrol?" Cen Yingfan was extremely angry, his brows knitted into a ball.
Zhu Yixuan said sympathetically, "This time, Longxia retreated five miles, and the border patrol area was expanded. Deputy General Pan probably didn't dare to be careless, so he called Shen Yi away. After all, Shen Yi is quick to react and can be of great use at critical moments."
Zhu Yixuan did not hesitate to praise Shen Yi, which made Cen Yingfan look at him a few more times, "What Zhu Baizhang said is not unreasonable, forget it, let's not talk about them, the general asked you to come here today to distribute supplies.
The end of the year is approaching. This year, our army has driven back the enemy, which is a great event. The imperial court has provided sufficient food and fodder, just in time for the soldiers to have a good meal of meat. You will report the number of people in your respective camps later, and also tell me about any special circumstances, and I will let my men make arrangements."
"Thank you, General!" Everyone saluted excitedly, and only turned around and left when it was almost time.
Zhu Yixuan walked at the end. After thinking for a moment, he turned around and said to Cen Yingfan, "General Cen, my family just sent two large carts of fresh mutton. The stuff is temporarily stored in the city's business. Can I have someone bring it over to give the brothers a snack?"
"Oh? Where is your home?" Cen Yingfan asked leisurely.
Zhu Yixuan replied calmly, "My family is from Zhaohua County, Lizhou. The Zhu family is one of the three largest families in Zhaohua County."
Cen Yingfan nodded with satisfaction, "Sure, you can have someone bring the things in with my token."
Zhu Yixuan hurriedly thanked him and left.
As soon as the person left, Cen Yingfan immediately called Cen Mingzhu out from behind the screen and shook his head regretfully, "Dad originally had high hopes for Shen Yi, but Shen Yi is on patrol at the border and it will probably take more than ten or twenty days for him to come back. You two are destined to be apart, so let's just forget about it. What do you think of Zhu Yixuan?"
When Zhu Yixuan was speaking just now, Cen Mingzhu had already carefully observed him. "Dad, this man is very outstanding in his speech, behavior and style of doing things. If you ask me, I naturally have nothing to say. But what is the origin of the Zhu family in Zhaohua County, Lizhou?"
Being one of the three major families, it sounds very powerful, but it is nothing compared to those aristocratic families in the imperial capital.
As soon as Cen Yingfan heard this, he knew that his daughter was still satisfied with Zhu Yixuan, but her old problem had come back and was causing her a headache.
"Our Cen family started to rise during your grandfather's generation. Your father is the most powerful one in the Cen family now that he has reached this position. In terms of family background, we cannot even compare with them. If the Zhu family has a good background, it would also be a good choice. At least Lizhou is far away from the imperial capital, so we don't have to worry about gossip spreading there.
With your father around, you don’t have to worry about your husband’s family disrespecting you. Now that I think about it, this Zhu Yixuan is indeed better than Shen Yi.”
The more Cen Yingfan thought about it, the more fortunate he felt. He felt that God was helping him.
However, to be on the safe side, we still have to send someone to Lizhou to investigate thoroughly. Remember that Shen Yi and Zhu Yixuan are from the same hometown, so we will investigate them as well.
Cen Yingfan acted quickly and sent people to Lizhou the next day.
In the next few days, Cen Mingzhu met several so-called husband candidates, but none of them were as good as Zhu Yixuan. In the end, she acquiesced in her father's vision.
On New Year's Eve, the soldiers in the military camp enjoyed a feast of fish and meat.
Shen Dagou came back from other tents to get information, and his face looked a little strange.
"What's wrong? Who bullied you?" Ye An asked with concern.
Shen Dagou sat down depressed. "No one bullies me, but it seems like everyone bullies us! I saw that the food in other tents was really good. Not only did they have fish and meat, but they also had some wine. Especially in Zhu Yixuan's tent, they even had mutton. Only we didn't have much. We were given some bones with meat on them, that was all."
"This is too much! How can you bully people like this?" Ye An was indignant and felt that the bones in his hand no longer tasted good.
He wanted to find someone to argue with, but was stopped by Song Yongnian, "Chen Yi is not here, don't act rashly, so as not to cause trouble for him."
"Yes, yes, yes! I heard that the woman is still in General Cen's tent. Making trouble at this time will easily attract her attention. We have to endure it and wait for Shen Yi to come back." Su Sheng persuaded anxiously.
In the past, he would have jumped up like Ye An, but since he knew about Cen Mingzhu's existence, he has become obedient.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
