Chapter 214: Breaking off the Engagement
Hearing the name Mu Liangyuan, Sang Xingjia trembled all over. He grabbed Sang Yongjing's hand and asked, "Is it General Mu Liangyuan, who single-handedly repelled 100,000 enemy troops and guarded the border for 30 years?"
Without waiting for Sang Yongjing to answer, he shook his head again: "No, it can't be him, Dad, you have no connection with him."
Being looked down upon by his own son, Sang Yongjing immediately became unhappy and puffed out his chest.
"Of course we haven't met before. It's definitely him. Fifteen years ago, he brought his family back to Beijing to celebrate the emperor's birthday. As a father, we hit it off right away."
Logically speaking, it was impossible for him, a idler who relied on his brother's protection and wandered around the capital, to make friends with a famous general, even though Mu Liangyuan had not yet achieved any great military achievements at that time.
But who can blame him for marrying a good wife? Xie Qiujin and Mu Liangyuan’s wife Rong Ying have known each other since childhood and have a close relationship.
When the two were reminiscing about the past in the capital, they discovered that Xie Qiujin was pregnant, and they decided to arrange a marriage for the unborn child.
After listening to his story, Sang Xingjia nodded slightly: "No wonder."
When this happened at the beginning, Mu Liangyuan probably didn't take it too seriously.
After all, the other party's children have not been born yet, and it will take a long time for them to grow up and get married. No one knows whether there will be any twists and turns in the process.
However, after he had made great contributions, he tacitly agreed to the marriage.
For a military general, these four words "hitting the lord with great achievements" can be enough to crush him to death.
Especially since the current emperor is not a wise ruler who can tolerate others, Mu Liangyuan's entire family, young and old, are guarding the border and have made unprecedented contributions.
If he still allowed his only son to marry the daughter of a powerful official in the capital, it would probably be because he thought he had lived too long.
"I don't think the other party will give up on this matter. Did they exchange any tokens back then?"
Regardless of Mu Liangyuan's character or his current situation, his younger sister is very suitable for marriage, but he really doesn't want his younger sister to go to the border.
The Daying Dynasty was in a prosperous and peaceful state, but whether it was the southwestern border or the northern border, there were foreign tribes eyeing it covetously and invading from time to time.
If Sang Yu really married into the Mu family, she would have to suffer at the border for the rest of her life, and might even be sent to the capital as a hostage and placed under house arrest after giving birth.
He didn't want his little sister to be confined to one place in the future. She shouldn't stay in that small courtyard for the rest of her life. She should be free in the vast world.
Sang Yongjing didn't understand why he had such a serious expression as if a disaster was about to happen. In his opinion, this was obviously a good thing.
When he was in the capital, he heard people say that although General Mu's only son was young, he had inherited his father's style and was extremely brave in fighting on the battlefield.
However, he thought about it carefully and said, "There seems to be some kind of token. It should be with your mother. I'll ask her when I get back. What do you mean by asking this?"
"I want my younger sister to break off the engagement with him." Sang Xingjia said in a deep voice.
"The young hero will surely make great achievements in the future as he guards the border. Wouldn't it be nice for your younger sister to marry him?" Sang Yongjing felt that sometimes he really couldn't keep up with his own children's thinking.
"Dad, when you were in the capital, you must have often heard of the reputation of this young general." Sang Xingjia did not directly answer his question, but asked instead.
Sang Yongjing nodded: "Yes, most of the rumors in the market praise his bravery."
"Dad, do you know what method civil officials like to use to deal with military generals the most?"
"What is it?"
"Too much praise."
A sage once said: If you want to shrink it, you must first expand it; if you want to weaken it, you must first strengthen it; if you want to abolish it, you must first promote it; if you want to take it, you must first give it.
Translated into plain language, it means that if you want to kill someone, first lift him up high and then kill him with one blow.
He didn't believe that the heroic deeds of the young general who was guarding the southwestern border could be spread to the capital thousands of miles away without anyone interfering.
Those civil servants in the court who wear red and purple robes appear to be upright and are the backbone of the court, but in reality they are evil and dirty.
What happens to the Mu family in the future has nothing to do with him, but he will never let his little sister get involved.
After listening to his detailed explanation, Sang Yongjing finally realized the problem and immediately agreed: "Okay, I'll tell your mother when we get back that we'll return the token."
The person involved, Sang Yu, was so angry that she kept walking forward and couldn't hear what they were saying.
When I got home, a pot of warm oden was ready to be enjoyed.
Sang Yu put the half-filled bamboo basket on the ground, washed his hands and started to pick up plates and bowls. It was time to taste what the pure natural oden tasted like without any technology or hard work.
The Sang father and son, who fell behind due to chatting, came back after a long time. As soon as they got home, Sang Yongjing put down the bamboo basket and went straight to Xie Qiujin.
"Madam, where did you put the token of our daughter's childhood engagement?"
He came back without any reason and just wanted a token of gratitude, which made Xie Qiujin frown slightly.
She stopped sewing and instead of getting up asked him, "What do you want the token for?"
"Cancel the engagement, this marriage is not a good thing, Jiaer said..." Sang Yongjing repeated what Sang Xingjia had just said on the road as if he was spitting out beans.
After listening, Xie Qiujin nodded slightly, and said in the face of Sang Yongjing's delighted expression: "That makes some sense, but I still can't give it to you."
The corners of Sang Yongjing's lips that had just risen dropped instantly. He frowned and asked, "Why? This is also for Yu'er's own good."
"This child marriage was just a joke from the beginning. Neither Rongying nor I took it seriously. The original intention of exchanging tokens was just to allow the two families to continue the relationship in the next generation."
Xie Qiujin had always been obedient to Sang Yongjing, and this was her first time rejecting his request. She felt a little uneasy, but she continued firmly, "As for whether to cancel the engagement or not, it depends on Yu'er's own wishes."
Over there, Sang Yu had just come out with a large pot of oden when she heard her name. She immediately wondered, "What's the deal with breaking off the engagement? Who wants to break off the engagement?"
Sang Yongjing recounted the entire story to her again, his mouth dry, and then looked at her nervously: "Yu'er, do you think this marriage should be cancelled?"
"Retreat, why not? I don't even know what he looks like. What if he's really ugly?"
Sang Yu thought she was obsessed with looks, but when she thought about the famous military commanders in history, they all seemed to be big, fat men with big bellies. She didn't want to marry such a man.
Moreover, she has a lot of ideas in her head about how to make money. Wouldn't it be nice to expand her business and find a good-looking gigolo to live with?
Opening your eyes every day to a pleasing face, isn't that more comfortable than following a warrior with his head tied to his belt?
With the consent of the parties involved, the cancellation of the engagement was finalized.
However, there was not even paper and pen at home, so I would have to wait a while before writing a letter to break off the engagement and ask the other party to return the keepsake.
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