"A fool! What makes him worthy of marrying Miss Su?!"
Zhu Qingshou pointed at Qin Chuan with a folding fan in his hand, his face full of anger as he looked at the officials.
"Young Master Zhu, that's just how it is."
The official bowed and clasped his hands, saying, "If you wish to marry Miss Liu, you should have reported your name to the prefectural government. Your name is not on the list for this wedding ceremony. We have no choice but to follow the rules."
"I...I..." Zhu Qingshou was speechless with anger.
Below the platform, Madam Yan, with a puzzled expression, whispered to Su Ruxue and Su Ruhua, "According to the rules of the government, sons of officials are allowed to register, so why didn't Young Master Zhu register..."
Immediately, Madam Yan's eyes darted around, and she said as if suddenly realizing something, "...Unless, Young Master Zhu is already married!"
Su Ruxue nodded and said, "That's right, Mother. The rule of the court is that 'officials do not compete with the common people.' The court must first ensure that every man in the country has one wife. If the sons of officials are already married, they cannot register."
Su Ruhua said, "So, Young Master Zhu is already married, yet he's still pursuing Fifth Sister. Could it be that he wants to..."
"Take a concubine!"
When the truth came out, all three women gasped in shock.
You, Young Master Zhu, actually only want to take Ruyan as a concubine!
"That's right! I am indeed married! My wife is the daughter of the Vice Minister of Rites, but today I want to take Miss Su as my concubine! According to the court system, officials' sons who take concubines will be fined 1,000 shi of grain. This is indeed a problem for ordinary officials' sons, but for my Zhu family, it is just a drop in the ocean!" Zhu Qingshou said proudly.
"Yan'er, do you want to marry Young Master Zhu as a concubine, or marry this fool Qin on stage? Think it over carefully..." Madam Yan said to Su Ruyan.
Su Ruyan glanced at Qin Chuan on the stage. Seeing that he was soaking wet, as if he had just come out of a well, and looked simple-minded, she couldn't help but let out a pitiful laugh.
"I, Su Ruyan, could paint at three, compose poetry at seven, and master chess at thirteen. My talent and fame shocked Jiangnan. In the end, I could only choose someone like this..."
Seeing this, Zhu Qingshou hurriedly walked up to Su Ruyan and said, "Miss Su, please consider me. My father is the governor. Even if you marry me as a concubine, you won't be at a disadvantage!"
Su Ruyan didn't want to look at Zhu Qingshou again, a mocking smile appearing on her lips: "A playboy who frequents brothels twelve times a month, dares to talk about marriage with me? It's disgusting..."
Zhu Qingshou was speechless for a moment, his face extremely pale.
He really didn't expect that Su Ruyan would expose his past in public, making him lose face.
“Miss Su, you might as well ask around. Since ancient times, which romantic scholar has not frequented brothels? Visiting brothels is a refined and elegant affair. How come it sounds so vulgar to you?” Zhu Qingshou snapped open his folding fan and said with a self-satisfied air.
"You describe prostitution in such a refined and elegant way, it's practically torture!"
Qin Chuan interjected.
He'd long disliked this young master Zhu, who looked so weak and sickly. Want to steal his wife? No way!
So, taking advantage of Su Ruyan's words, he seized the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.
"You...you idiot! What do you know!"
Zhu Qingshou, furious, walked over with his fan in hand, as if to strike Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan saw that he looked weak, but he wasn't afraid of him at all.
Unexpectedly, Su Ruyan came over and blocked Zhu Qingshou for him.
Su Ruyan didn't even want to look at Zhu Qingshou, and said with her back to him, "He's right. Why do you have to describe what you did in such a refined and elegant way?"
At this moment, Su Ruyan was facing Qin Chuan. Qin Chuan smiled and admired Su Ruyan's beautiful face. He was momentarily captivated by her beauty. So beautiful!
Seeing these things in Su Ruyan's beautiful eyes, she thought he was a complete fool.
"Why……"
Su Ruyan sighed softly, glanced at Qin Chuan, but didn't want to look at him any longer. She immediately turned around, gracefully dragging her red wedding dress, and walked up to the official.
"Excuse me, sir, I need to speak with this Qin... what's his name?"
"His name is Qin the Fool."
"No name?"
“I do have a name, let me look... uh, I found it, his name is Qin Chuan.”
“Alright, I want to marry this Qin Chuan…Young Master Qin.”
"Yes, I will make a marriage certificate for you two right away!"
When Zhu Qingshou heard that Su Ruyan was going to marry Qin Chuan, he was completely stunned, his eyes filled with disbelief!
After a short while, he walked over and asked Su Ruyan, "Miss Su, you're actually going to marry a fool?"
Su Ruyan ignored him, gracefully stepped down from the platform, and bowed to Madam Yan, saying, "Mother, I've finally married myself off. I won't make you sad anymore..."
Madam Yan's hands, which were leaning on her cane, trembled slightly. She simply couldn't believe that her daughter would marry a fool...
She couldn't accept her daughter marrying as a concubine to Master Zhu, but she couldn't accept her daughter marrying a fool even more...
"Fifth Sister! You actually married a fool?"
Su Ruxue stared in disbelief, her mouth agape.
"Fifth Sister, you don't have some inner demons, do you? Are you deliberately trying to anger Mother?" Su Ruhua asked, equally surprised.
“Ru Xue… Ru Hua… Stop talking, it’s fate… it’s fate…” Madam Yan trembled, unable to stand steadily, her whole body shaking as if she were having an epileptic seizure.
"Mom...the child is unfilial!"
Su Ruyan knelt down immediately, two lines of tears sliding down her cheeks.
"Let's go... let's go..."
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