Chapter 234: Earl Ningyuan’s Mansion is seeking to marry Miss Su Liu?
The Ningyuan Earl's Mansion invited the most famous female matchmaker in the entire Xiangzhou. In order to show their importance, the Ningyuan Earl's wife also came along and brought a list of betrothal gifts to propose marriage in person.
It was their first visit, and in order to express their sincerity, they brought several large boxes of gifts with red flowers tied on them. They made a very grand visit and attracted a lot of attention.
Su Wan was about to go out to Suzhou, but he ran into the group led by Lady Ningyuan and bumped into them at the door.
Su Wan was confused and his head was buzzing. When he saw the team dressed so festively, he immediately understood what they were here for.
However, as calm as she was, she did not show any panic on the spot.
Liuyun and Liuying looked at each other and frowned fiercely, expressing their incomprehension. At the same time, they were also thinking about how to tell tales in their hearts.
"Miss Su Liu, long time no see." Lady Ningyuan smiled brightly and greeted Su Wan warmly when she saw her.
The wife of the Earl of Ningyuan was of noble status, so Su Wan had to bow to her when he saw her.
"Meet the Lady!"
"Why are you so polite? We are all family, no need to be so formal." The lady took her hand and patted the back of her hand soothingly.
"You're too kind. You're of noble status, and we dare not approach you." Su Wan pulled her hand away from hers. She didn't want to be a family with her.
Mrs. Bo could also see her resistance, but she didn't get angry. Instead, she winked at the matchmaker beside her.
The matchmaker immediately understood and put on a smiling face:
"Sixth Miss, congratulations, your wedding is coming soon. Today, the lady of the uncle's house is here to ask for marriage on behalf of the young uncle. I wonder if Mr. Su and Mrs. Su are at home?
The Earl's wife came to visit in person today, which shows how much the Earl's Mansion values the young lady."
Su Wan couldn't laugh, she just felt a little numb at the moment.
But, they were already at the door, and it would be very impolite not to invite them in.
The doorman ran to tell the master and the mistress.
At that time, Su's mother and father were still bickering in the yard, and Su Yi was just about to go to the painting studio.
Upon hearing the news, the three of them stopped moving at the same time, their expressions frozen.
Su Yi's expression quickly darkened, and he was about to leave.
"I'll go tell them that our Wanwan won't discuss marriage for the time being."
Seeing this, Su's mother quickly grabbed her son and said:
"Don't be ridiculous. She's the wife of the Earl of Ningyuan. We should treat her with courtesy. Let her in first. We can talk about other things later."
"Your mother is right. It's not easy to offend him because of his status. Please let him in first, and then think about how to refuse him." Father Su was still rational.
On Su Wan's side, the wife of the Earl of Ningyuan had already been invited in. Su Wan asked Liuying to take her to the reception room and then served her tea to entertain her.
Su's mother and father also rushed over immediately.
"Mrs. Bo has come from afar. I am sorry for not welcoming you."
It was also the first time for Su's mother to entertain guests of this level, so she looked rather inexperienced.
"You are too polite, Madam. I am here today to propose marriage for my son. Please sit down and let us discuss the details of the marriage."
Mrs. Bo was very confident. She felt that the Su family would definitely agree. As long as she married her son, she would be in this position and become the most noble woman in Xiangzhou.
Su's father and mother looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment, and could only sit down in the main seat.
On the contrary, Su Wan refused first:
"Madam, I'm not interested in marriage right now. Besides, my young uncle and I don't know each other well, and we don't spend much time together. I think this matter is still..."
"It doesn't matter if we don't know each other well, or if we don't spend much time together. My son is a handsome man with a graceful demeanor, and he will have a title to inherit in the future. We can settle the matter first, and then you will have plenty of opportunities to spend time together and get to know each other. Isn't that right?"
Mrs. Bo's words were very meaningful. She was expressing, both explicitly and implicitly, that she should be happy that her son fell in love with her, Su Wan.
Those who didn’t know might have thought that Ning Zhiqian inherited not a title but the throne.
"Madam, our Su family is just a merchant family. We are not a good match for the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion. I am afraid that I will marry someone above my station. My sister's status is even more incompatible with the noble status of the young master. Let's not talk about marriage anymore."
Su Yi refused directly, and his expression was not very good.
In his opinion, the so-called young master of the Ningyuan Earl's Mansion was not worthy of his sister at all. His sister deserved the best of everything in the world.
Su Yi, a junior, interrupted, and Madam Bo was obviously unhappy. She said with a stern face:
"When the adults are discussing matters, it is better for the younger generation not to interrupt. Why don't you take the sixth girl with you to step aside first? I will personally discuss the marriage with Master Su and Madam Su."
"Madam, this concerns my younger sister's future. Please forgive me for being nosy. Isn't marriage a matter of mutual consent?" Su Yi was determined to fight to the end, with an imposing manner of two meters and eight.
"Your body and hair are given by your parents. Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. When is it the turn of the younger generation to interfere?
Madam Su should still teach the younger ones strictly and teach them proper etiquette."
What she meant was that Su Yi was uncultured, and Su's father and mother could only smile awkwardly after hearing this.
Mother Su stood up, pulled her fifth son and whispered:
"Yier, take Wanwan away for a while. Mother knows what to do."
"Mom, you..." Su Wan really wanted to ask her not to agree to this marriage. Of course, Su's mother knew that she didn't want to, so she would refuse.
She gave her daughter a reassuring smile, and her eyes indicated that she should withdraw from her fifth brother for a while.
In ancient times, when the younger generation in the family was discussing marriage, they were not allowed to be present to interfere. It was entirely up to the parents to discuss it, otherwise it would be impolite.
Su Wan could only do this. Su Yi's face looked very ugly, and his hands were clenched into fists. Su Wan could only pull his arms and try his best to pull him out.
"Fifth brother, don't be angry. Mom and Dad will explain everything to her."
After coming out, Su Wan saw that Su Yi still had a stern face, so she could only comfort him like this.
"I know, I just can't stand her condescending attitude. She looks down on others. It's just a title that she inherited. What's so great about it?"
The usually calm fifth brother is no longer calm and is even a little angry.
At the same time, Jiang Yu had also received the news and was dealing with things at Fengying's place.
Then someone told him that the Earl of Ningyuan had come to propose marriage.
Fengying looked at the young master's back. He had his back to him and showed no emotion. He just said calmly:
"I understand. You can go out first!"
Fengying always felt that this was the calm before the storm. At this moment, he didn't dare to laugh anymore and retreated honestly.
As soon as the door was closed, Fengying had just walked into the yard when he heard the sound of porcelain breaking from the study. He knew that the carved porcelain vase worth a thousand taels was probably gone.
He couldn't help but shudder and felt a little numb on his back.
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