"Sister-in-law, has Zihe found a good match in the capital?" Simeng was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.
"We are here today for this matter. We want to arrange a good marriage for Zihe. Many noble ladies in the capital are interested in Zihe, but unfortunately, the noble ladies in the capital are not in Zihe's eyes."
"What?" Simeng was a little bit incredulous. Was Zihe's standards too high? He didn't even like the noble ladies in the capital. "If it's not a noble lady in the capital, then whose girl is it?"
Lu Yuan, Xiao Lingyu, and Xiao Xier all pricked up their ears to gossip.
Meng Wei looked at Lu Yuan and said, "Ayuan, what do you think of my Zihe?"
Xiao Lingyu raised an eyebrow. Meng Zihe has taken a fancy to Lu Yao!
Why did he ask her all of a sudden? Pregnant Lu Yuan was confused. "Zi He is a good man. Not only is he handsome, but he has also been awarded the highest honor in the imperial examination and is now working in Beijing. He has a bright future ahead of him. I would be very happy to marry him."
Mrs. Meng Wei smiled and said, "Ayuan, now that you say that, your Yao'er and my Zihe will definitely be a loving couple in the future."
"What?" Lu Yuan realized belatedly, "So you're here to propose marriage between Sister Yao'er and Mr. Lu?"
"Exactly! My mother-in-law and I would love for Lu Yao to be our Meng family's daughter-in-law! I wonder if our Lu and Meng families can become in-laws?"
"This..." Lu Yuan couldn't help but frown. She didn't want her sister Yao'er to get married so early!
"So it's Yao'er that Zihe likes!" Simeng came back to her senses and said to Lu Yuan, "Ayuan, I watched Zihe grow up. Our Meng family has a good family tradition and will definitely not let Yao'er suffer any grievances. I think this marriage is a good one."
"The Meng family is indeed good, and Zihe is excellent in all aspects, but it may not be suitable for Sister Yaoer to be with him."
"Why is it inappropriate? You just said it yourself, a woman will be happy if she marries him!" Meng Chen was anxious when she saw Lu Yuan refused. Zihe's personality was the same as Zilu's. Once he set his mind on someone, he would look down on others!
What if Zi He insists on marrying Lu Yao?!
Lu Yuan looked at Meng Chenshi. She was plump and wealthy, but she had been running the shop and taking care of her sister for many years and didn't know the Meng family very well.
"Madam Meng, Second Young Master Lu is currently working in the Imperial Academy and will certainly be an official in Beijing in the future. I'm thinking of finding a good husband for Sister Yao'er in Huayang County. I don't want her to be too far away from her parents' home, nor do I want her to marry far away."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. It turned out to be due to this reason.
"Ayuan, you can rest assured. The men of our Meng family are all serving as officials in Beijing. If the women don't want to go to Beijing, they can stay at the ancestral home to teach the children and take care of the chores. We, the Meng family, are native to Huayang County and we know everyone well."
"Yes, Ayuan." Simeng agreed, "Zihe is very caring. Since he doesn't want Yao'er to get married so early, he can just arrange the marriage first. It won't be too late to get married in two years."
Lu Yuan thought that Lu Yao was sixteen years old now and could not delay for too long. Meng Zihe was indeed a good boy.
The marriage can be arranged and it is okay to wait until the age of 18 to get married.
But what if Meng Zihe fell in love with another girl in Beijing during these two years?
If I cancel the engagement then, wouldn't Sister Yao'er be deeply shocked?
"I need to ask Sister Yao'er first and then I'll get back to you guys the day after tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay, we, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, will come to your house the day after tomorrow."
Seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Lingyu left the Lu Mansion with the Meng family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
"Mother, will Sister Yaoer agree to marry Uncle Zihe?"
Xiao Lingyu shook his head: "I'm not sure, we'll know the day after tomorrow."
Su Xingyi came over and said, "If Lu Yao is stimulated, will her illness relapse?"
"No, the evildoers have been punished, and she has let it go. She is not as fragile as imagined. The Meng family can come to ask for marriage, this is Meng Zihe's intention. He has long been attracted to Sister Yao'er."
"Third brother!" Xiao Xier ran to Canglang Courtyard as soon as she came back.
Meng Zilu and Meng Yunqian raised their eyes at the same time and looked at Xiao Xier who was running happily past.
"Do you have something good to tell us?"
"Meng Zihe, your second uncle is the top scorer in high school!"
Meng Zilu hurriedly asked: "Xiao Xier, who told you?"
"Your mother and your grandmother went to the Lu Mansion and told us that the Meng Mansion will hold a big banquet to celebrate tomorrow! My parents and I will all go to the Meng Mansion to attend the banquet."
"Brother Wen, Daddy has to go back to the mansion to help, so he has to leave first."
After saying that, he left in a hurry with Meng Yunqian.
"Third brother, do you want Sister Yao'er to be your second aunt?"
"What? Sister Yao'er never told me that she wanted to be my second aunt."
Xiao Xier poked Su Ningwen's little head and said, "Sister Yao'er doesn't know this yet. Just now at the Lu Mansion, your grandmother and great-grandmother actually came to propose marriage to your second uncle..."
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When Lu Yao heard this, her face turned red. Meng Zihe actually liked her so much that he asked his grandmother and mother to come to propose marriage!
She hasn't thought about getting married yet!
"Miss, you've met the Second Young Master Meng. He stole the show at the last plum blossom viewing banquet. I noticed at the time that many young ladies from the noble families in Huayang County admired him. Now he's been crowned the top scholar. After the Meng family banquet tomorrow, many matchmakers will be coming to our house. We must hurry and finalize the marriage, or else someone else will snatch it away!"
Nuanyu never dreamed that Meng Zihe actually liked her young lady.
"But I never thought about getting married so early! I still have a lot of skills to learn, and my grandfather is old, so I want to spend more time with him!"
Nuan Yu looked at Lu Yuan anxiously. Lu Yuan said, "Sister Yao'er, these are all easy to talk about. I won't rush you to get married, but I want to know if you like Meng Zihe?"
Lu Yao poked her finger and said after a while, "I don't know if I like him or not, but at the plum blossom viewing banquet I realized that he has liked me for a long time!"
Lu Yuan was shocked. Sister Yao'er actually knew everything?
“…But I never thought of marrying him.”
"You're going to get married sooner or later. In other words, what kind of person do you want your husband to be?"
"...Well, you have to be good to me, like my brother-in-law is to my sister, and like the prince is to Jie'er and his siblings. You have to be a good father!"
Lu Yuan continued, "Then do you think Meng Zihe will pamper his wife and children after they get married?"
Hearing this, Lu Yao thought of Meng Zilu, "He should be as good to his wife and children as his elder brother!"
"So Meng Zihe is very suitable to be your husband?" Lu Yuan said with a smile, squinting his eyes.
Lu Yao is unsure of her feelings now, "Whoever he marries will be a good husband."
"Miss, in this case, please agree to this marriage."
"Let me think about it!"
Lu Yuan was not in a hurry and sat patiently waiting.
Lu Yao sat at the piano table and played a tune. When the tune ended, she slowly said, "I want to meet him first to confirm my feelings and give him a personal answer."
"Okay, eldest sister will make the arrangements."
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