Chapter 391: Marriage Proposal
Qin Mengyue frowned after hearing this and said, "What do you mean? If that Young Master Yun doesn't marry my Feng He, then Feng He will become unfortunate and suffer a series of bad luck?"
Matchmaker Wang rolled her eyes and smiled, "I also thought this was strange. How could such unfairness exist in the world? Could it be that the gods would force a widow who didn't want to marry again to marry? But... Madam Qin, you should also know that since ancient times, it is better to believe in the existence of gods and ghosts than not to believe in them. Now Young Master Yun had such a dream. He told me that whatever the dream said would come back to him, and he would have misfortune and restlessness for the rest of his life. He would never dare to even think about it, and would rather suffer such suffering himself. But now that he said it would all come true for Madam Shen, he rushed back day and night and asked me to propose marriage to you, Madam Qin."
After hearing this, Qin Mengyue pretended to be thoughtful, and in her heart she really admired the matchmaker's words.
She naturally knew that Xiao Yunshuo was planning to propose marriage as "Mr. Yun". As a mother-in-law, it was impossible for her to agree without even objecting. She originally thought that it would all depend on her acting skills.
Unexpectedly, this matchmaker Wang actually made up such a high-sounding reason, which saved her a lot of trouble.
After Wang the matchmaker finished speaking, she paused for a moment, then spoke cautiously, "Madam Qin, look... I know you're a widow and orphan in your family. With Miss Shen around, you can explain to the deceased Crown Prince more easily, and your life won't be too hard. But... according to this prophetic dream, if you insist on not letting her remarry, then she's doomed to bad luck in the future, and maybe even Madam Qin and the children will suffer as well. Instead of that, why not be more generous and agree to Mr. Yun's proposal and let Miss Shen marry?"
Matchmaker Wang took a sip of tea and continued, "But don't worry! Master Yun specifically explained that Miss Shen was bullied by her biological father and her aunt and step-sister, so she resolutely drew a line with her scumbag father and severed all ties. Master Yun has heard all about this. Now Miss Qin is Miss Shen's relative. Master Yun thought that if Miss Qin is willing, he would be willing to acknowledge Miss Qin as his godmother. After marrying Miss Shen, he would also take Miss Qin and his younger brother back to the Yun Mansion. In the future, he would be filial to Miss Qin as her son! In this way, Miss Shen would still be your daughter-in-law in name, Miss Qin? You also have a filial godson. It can be said that you have the best of both worlds."
After hearing this, Qin Mengyue pretended to ponder for a moment, then sighed deeply and said, "Madam Wang, what you said is actually not without reason. I am not a fool, so I naturally know that you mean well. Feng He is young, and I would be uneasy if I forced her to stay a widow for decades. However, even though I am the mother-in-law, it is not appropriate for me to agree to such matters without asking the person's opinion. How about this, Madam Wang, you go back today. I will ask Feng He about her feelings and then reply to her tomorrow. Is that okay?"
Matchmaker Wang laughed when she heard this and said, "Why not? You have to ask and consider it before you agree, right? Then I'll go back today. I'll come back tomorrow morning to ask for your reply, Madam Qin."
After sending Matchmaker Wang away and closing the courtyard gate, Qin Mengyue's lips curled up involuntarily.
I was so happy that I couldn't help but shed tears.
Think about all the changes that have happened in the past year, how I have been on the brink of life and death several times, and how things have turned around several times.
Now, Shuo'er can finally call her mother again. He and Feng He, the ill-fated couple who separated right after getting married, are finally going to have a happy ending. How can she not be happy and sigh at the same time?
Chen Fenghe had already heard everything Qin Mengyue and Matchmaker Wang said in the inner room. She came out and saw Qin Mengyue crying. She hurried over and asked, "Mother, what's wrong? Why are you crying all of a sudden?"
Qin Mengyue quickly wiped away her tears and smiled, "Mom is happy. You and Shuo'er haven't been able to be together properly since you got married. I really wronged you. Now you can finally be together properly, and he can call me mom again. How can I not be happy?"
Chen Fenghe smiled and said, "So that's how it is. Whatever happens to me is secondary. It's really worth celebrating that His Highness has recognized his mother. I'll make a few more delicious dishes tonight so we can celebrate the recognition of His Highness and his mother..."
Qin Mengyue wiped her tears, looked at her with a smile, and said, "You forgot another thing worth celebrating, the matter between you and Shuo'er..."
Shen Fenghe couldn't help but blush.
Regarding this matter...it looked like Qin Mengyue didn't even bother to ask for her opinion. It was obvious that she thought it was only natural for her to 'marry' Young Master Yun and had never considered the possibility of her refusing.
I’m afraid Xiao Yunshuo has the same idea?
This is no wonder. No matter who it is in the world, it is unlikely that anyone would blatantly refuse the order of the crown prince, the future emperor, right?
Chen Fenghe couldn't help but sigh in her heart. In this situation, she really couldn't say "no".
"Mother, let's follow Madam Wang's wishes and have 'Young Master Yun' acknowledge you as his godmother first. Of course, we'll have to invite the whole village to a meal and celebrate together. After the recognition, we can talk about the marriage..."
Qin Mengyue thought for a moment and said, "I think it's best to do both things at once. Mother knows you're thinking of her. First, acknowledge him as your godparents, then talk about the marriage. That way, the villagers won't say I'm just taking advantage of you and getting a 'godson' for free. Mother isn't afraid of gossip. As long as our family can live together in harmony, what outsiders say won't matter."
After hearing this, Chen Fenghe couldn't help but laugh dryly. Could she say that she simply wanted to delay time?
Early the next morning, Matchmaker Wang arrived on time as expected, and Qin Mengyue told Matchmaker Wang what Chen Fenghe had agreed to.
Upon hearing this, Matchmaker Wang beamed with joy. She said, "Madam Qin, I knew you were a sensible person. This is a truly joyous occasion, so I'd like to congratulate you. I'll immediately return to the Yun family and have them prepare the betrothal gifts and come to formally propose marriage. Oh, and Young Master Yun mentioned the recognition of our relationship, so we need to take care of it too. This is a double celebration! Madam Qin, just wait for my good news!"
After saying that, he immediately turned his butt and went to the Yun family to report the good news.
In the countryside, such news always spreads quickly. Within half a day, the news that Master Yun had asked a matchmaker to propose to Miss Shen and also planned to appoint Miss Qin as his godmother spread throughout the village.
"I told you, Mr. Yun must have taken a fancy to Miss Shen and will definitely ask for her hand in marriage. Isn't this a formal proposal?"
"Young Master Yun is truly generous and righteous. How could someone marry his mother-in-law and his younger brother-in-law as well? But Young Master Yun actually asked to bring them all home, and even acknowledged Madam Qin as his godmother!"
"You can't say that. You've forgotten the identities of Madam Qin and Madam Shen. To be honest, Master Yun is still marrying above his station!"
"This is a different time. What queen and princess are all passing clouds. Now it seems that Miss Shen is indeed marrying up..."
"With Mr. Yun's character and family background, why would he want to marry a widow? My distant niece is such a good candidate. I don't understand!" Some people disagreed and were very upset.
Upon hearing this, Madam Yang immediately laughed and scolded, "Oh! You're still thinking about your distant niece? Don't you know that the day after Master Yun moved to the village, she excitedly went to propose marriage to her distant niece, but was rejected by Steward Yun with a few cold words. She kept making up stories every day saying that Master Yun was in poor health and that even if they got married, he wouldn't live long. Now you're regretting it again? Really..."
The man felt his sore spot was touched. He glared at Aunt Yang fiercely, turned around and went back to his home to sulk.
Everyone was still discussing enthusiastically, and Chen Meixin, who was walking over with a bamboo basket on her back, couldn't help but look pale.
Damn it! I didn't expect that Master Yun or that bitch Chen Fenghe would move so quickly!
Before she had time to plan and finished the previous step, Master Yun actually came to propose marriage!
No! She couldn't let them get married!
The chatterbox continued, "Speaking of which, it seems that Butler Yun sent someone to buy food. This morning, I saw two large carts parked at the back door of the Yun family's house. They were filled with chickens, ducks, fish, pork, lamb, and other things, as well as a lot of preserved meat... I guess they're preparing for a wedding banquet."
"The Yun family is small, and Madam Qin's family was exiled, so they don't have any relatives here. The Yun family bought so many ingredients, do you think they are planning to treat everyone in our village?"
"You're dreaming! Ask yourself, which family invites the whole village to their wedding banquet? How much would that cost? Most people only invite their own relatives."
"Who knows? The Yun family is so wealthy and generous. They might even invite the whole village!"
As everyone talked like this, Chen Meixin couldn't help but become a little fascinated and walked a few steps slower.
Yang Cuicui coughed painfully twice—her cough hadn't gotten better, but had actually gotten worse. Xiao Yunqi and Shen Shi'an at home were also experiencing similar symptoms, and even Mei Xin would cough occasionally. Plus, Mei Xin said it might just be a cold. She'd already asked someone experienced in the village and gone up the mountain to gather some herbs to make a drink for everyone. So, she couldn't bring herself to ask the doctor alone.
"Mei Xin... ahem! What are you looking at? Hurry up and get into the mountains. If you're late, you'll be scolded by your father and uncle again..."
Shen Meixin came back to her senses, and a terrible plan was already in her mind. She turned around and saw Yang Cuicui coughing. She also coughed twice and then said, "Mom, it's okay, let's go."
Recently, they went into the mountains just to have an excuse to go out so that they could contact several men in the village.
Now, in addition to Zhu Dazhuang and Zhang Youcai from another village, Yang Cuicui also found two other people from the same village, one with the surname Wang, named Wang San, and the other with the surname Li, named Li Gouzi.
Of course, just by hearing these names, you can tell that this is definitely something that Chen Meixin would not like, so naturally she just used some coquettish methods to keep them hanging and did not let them actually touch each other.
I went into the mountains today to meet Wang San.
After pretending to pick some mushrooms, the two of them walked towards the place in the mountains where they had agreed to meet Wang San.
As soon as they arrived at the place, the two looked around for a moment. Seeing that there was no one around, they were about to speak with a secret signal when suddenly a figure rushed out and hugged Chen Meixin.
"Ah!" Chen Meixin exclaimed in a low voice.
But the other party had already whispered: "Sister Mei Xin, I miss you so much!"
Yang Cuicui was also startled. She looked closely and saw that it was Wang San who jumped out. She said angrily, "Wang San, why are you so abrupt? You almost scared us to death! Let go of Mei Xin quickly. If we are discovered, we will all be thrown into the pig cage!"
After Wang San had touched Shen Meixin all over and satisfied himself, he let go of her and said with a lewd smile, "Godmother, I just miss Sister Meixin too much. Don't be angry, Godmother and sister, look what I brought you!"
As he spoke, he walked behind a tree and pulled out a pheasant. "Look," he said, "I bought this fresh pheasant at the market in town. It weighs three pounds! It cost me fifty or sixty coins!"
Seeing such a large pheasant, Yang Cuicui's anger subsided. She glanced at Wang San with a charming look and said with a smile, "You are a filial son."
As she spoke, Yang Cuicui raised her hand and took the pheasant impatiently, and couldn't help but throw a coquettish glance at him.
In the past, Yang Cuicui was considered a middle-aged woman, and someone like Wang San, who had never seen the world, would usually be fascinated by her for a while. However, Yang Cuicui's face had been gray in the past few days, and now with those seductive eyes, there was a sense of fear. Wang San couldn't help but shudder and quickly looked away, saying, "Godmother, look at such a big pheasant. Can you at least let me and Sister Mei Xin talk alone for a while?"
Yang Cuicui glanced at Shen Meixin and said, “Meixin, seeing Wang San’s sincerity, why don’t you talk to him for a while, ok?”
As she spoke, she had already retreated behind a tree with the pheasant in her hand.
Chen Meixin had never liked this. Talking alone meant being physically assaulted. Although it didn't come to the final step, these rude country men were enough to disgust her.
However, she had other plans today and did not resist too much.
After being flirted with by Wang San again, Chen Meixin grabbed Wang San's hand in time and said with a sad tone: "Third brother, do you really care about me sincerely?"
Wang San was anxious when he heard this: "Sister Meixin, are you still doubting my feelings? If I wasn't sincere, how could I be so obsessed with you that I couldn't eat or drink every day?"
After hearing this, Chen Meixin looked at him lovingly and said, "If you are sincere, would you be willing to do something for me?"
Wang San immediately said, "Good sister, let alone one, I'm willing to give you ten or a hundred!"
Chen Meixin hesitated for a long time before finally telling Wang San what she wanted him to do.
Wang San turned pale after hearing this and hesitated: "Sister Mei Xin, this... this is not a good thing..."
Chen Meixin didn't wait for him to finish, and immediately pushed him away, sneering: "Just now you said you were willing to do ten or a hundred things, but now you don't want to? If you don't want to, I won't force you. Today is the last time we meet, and from now on... from now on, we'll just pretend we don't know each other!"
Wang San was anxious: "Good sister, I just hesitated for a moment, why are you angry? I...Isn't it okay for me to do it?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Meixin's face changed to a shy expression, and she whispered, "Third brother, don't think I'm cruel. It's really... I've been wronged and have nowhere to seek justice, so I'm always depressed. This is just to vent my anger. When this is done, I... I... I am willing to give myself to Third brother..."
Wang San was stunned when he heard this, and then he realized what Shen Meixin meant. He couldn't help but jump three feet high with excitement: "Good sister, are you serious?"
Chen Meixin lowered her head, and after a while she whispered, "I'm almost dying of embarrassment, and you still want me to repeat myself..."
After hearing this, Wang San quickly laughed and said, "Stop talking! My brother knows everything, hehe..."
Chen Meixin was having a secret meeting in the mountains, while Chen Fenghe was arranging the wedding.
To be precise, it was Qin Mengyue, a few children, and matchmaker Wang from the Yun Mansion who were arranging things.
As the person involved, she actually has nothing to do.
Originally, she was thinking of taking advantage of these few days to think of ways to refuse or postpone it, but on the night that Wang the matchmaker came to her house, Xiao Yunshuo came through the tunnel.
She admitted that she was a little timid and indecisive. Under his burning gaze, she really couldn't say no.
So, things became tacitly agreed.
After breakfast early in the morning, Qin Mengyue said with a smile, "The owner of the tailor shop in the city will be here soon."
Sure enough, around noon, a carriage arrived at the door and a woman in her thirties got off with a maid. She was the owner of the tailor shop.
The shop owner brought a few wedding dresses and had Chen Fenghe try them on.
The phoenix corona and bridal bridal robes for weddings were originally embroidered by unmarried daughters themselves.
However, it would be better to kill Shen Fenghe than to ask her to sit down and embroider. Moreover, time was short and she was "remarrying", so she didn't need to care too much about these things. Therefore, she bought it directly from the tailor shop.
After trying on the dress and finding it suitable, she left it there, paid the shop owner and gave her some tips. The shop owner was so happy that she said a lot of auspicious words before she left.
The three little guys jumped and made noises around Chen Fenghe, who was wearing wedding clothes.
"Sister, you look so good!" Shen Yichuan said.
"Sister, when I grow up I want to wear such beautiful clothes when I get married!" Shen Qingxing said naively.
Chen Fenghe couldn't help but pat her little head gently and said with a smile: "Little girl, do you know what it means to get married? You just say these words?"
Shen Qingxing covered her head with her hands and said, "Of course I know! Getting married means... well... it means... it means going to someone else's house..."
At this point, Shen Qingxing was stunned for a moment, then burst into tears: "Sister, don't you want us anymore..."
Chen Fenghe: “…”
Chen Fenghe was at a loss for words and quickly tried to persuade him, "Who said that sister doesn't want you anymore? Sister will take you with her even if I have to go to the ends of the earth. Stop crying, no one will marry a crybaby in the future..."
Shen Qingxing wiped her tears and asked, "Really?"
"Of course it's true. When has your sister ever lied to you? We will move to Brother Yun's house over there in a few days!" Qin Mengyue couldn't help laughing and interrupted to comfort them.
Shen Qingxing finally breathed a sigh of relief and stopped crying.
Xiao Yunhao, on the other hand, didn't look very happy. Seeing that everyone was laughing, he lowered his head and quietly went out alone.
Chen Fenghe noticed it and followed him, smiling and asking, "What's wrong with Hao'er? Why are you unhappy?"
Xiao Yunhao looked up at Chen Fenghe, then lowered his head again. After a while, he said in a tearful voice, "Sister-in-law, are you no longer my sister-in-law from now on? Are you going to be another child's sister-in-law... Is it true that the Crown Prince is dead... and will never come back?"
Chen Fenghe was stunned for a moment, and her heart couldn't help but soften.
Because they were afraid that the children would let the cat out of the bag, she and Qin Mengyue never told the children that Xiao Yunshuo was still alive.
Although Xiao Yunhao had recognized Xiao Yunshuo before, it had been so long after all, and he and Qin Mengyue had deliberately misled him, so in his eyes, it might be increasingly unlikely that his prince brother would come back.
Now that she wants to 'remarry', it further confirms this fact.
Chen Fenghe raised her hand and touched Xiao Yunhao's head, whispering, "Hao'er, can I tell you a secret? It's a secret that only you and Hao'er know."
Xiao Yunhao raised his head, tears welling in his big eyes. He asked with a twitching voice, "Wh...what secret?"
Chen Fenghe smiled and said, "That's right... my sister-in-law's marriage to this Brother Yun is fake. In reality, my sister-in-law is still your Crown Prince's wife, and will always be Hao'er's sister-in-law. Also, your Crown Prince will definitely come back one day."
Xiao Yunhao was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Really? Really? Sister-in-law, you don't lie!"
Chen Fenghe stretched out her pinky finger, slightly bent it, and said with a smile: "Let's make a pinky promise. If I lie to you, I'll be a puppy."
Xiao Yunhao finally turned his sadness into joy. He excitedly stretched out his little hand and made a pinky promise with Shen Fenghe: "Pin it down and don't change it for half a year!"
Seeing that he was fine, Chen Fenghe smiled and said, "However, Hao'er has already made it clear with Auntie. What Auntie just said is a secret between Hao'er and Auntie. Hao'er must not tell anyone else, not even Yichuan and Qingxing. Do you understand?"
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