Chapter 662 Madam Luo Comes to Demand People
Qing'er set out the bowls and chopsticks for her as usual and wiped the table for her. "I went to the capital first, but Aunt Wanchun said you were in Cheng'an County, so I immediately rode here as fast as I could."
Mianmian raised her head slightly and asked, "Did you come here specifically to find me?"
Qing'er nodded seriously, "That's right."
His appearance has changed a lot. His handsome face is neither like his mother's nor his father's. His face is aloof and noble, and he exudes a sense of oppression that makes people unable to look up when he is with outsiders. But to Mianmian, he is still the same little Qing'er from before, with gentleness between his brows.
When Mianmian saw that he had come specifically to find her, she was quite happy. "I thought you had forgotten me long ago because you hadn't replied to my letter for so long."
Qing'er lowered her head slightly, a hint of guilt in her eyes, "I didn't mean to not reply to your letter."
Mianmian asked in confusion, "Why is that?"
Qing'er took out her right hand, revealing three or four scars. "These past few years I have been training troops in the Northern Di Cold Mountain. The Cold Mountain is dangerous and the weather is cold. In addition, it is often attacked by enemy people, so I cannot send letters out. I originally asked someone to pass on a message to Miss Qiao, but that person only takes money and does not do anything."
Looking at the scars on his palm, Mianmian felt a lot of the grievances she had felt over the past few years dissipate. She quickly took out some ointment from her bosom and applied it to Qing'er's palm. "These scars were left from training?"
Qing'er said slowly, "Some are, some aren't."
Most of these wounds were sustained during the conquest of the southern barbarians.
Mianmian roughly guessed what was going on, and while applying the ointment to him, she instructed, "This ointment is something I personally made. It's very effective at removing scars. Apply it every day, and you should see results after three months."
After she finished speaking, she closed the box of ointment and placed it in his hand.
Qing'er held the box tightly in her hand, smiling foolishly.
Seeing him grinning foolishly, Mianmian asked, "Brother Qing'er, what are you laughing at?"
Qing'er replied with a smile, "I'm laughing because this injury is so well healed."
Mianmian was completely confused by his words. "Fool, such a horrifying scar, you must have almost lost your hand when you were injured."
Qing'er raised her eyes and looked at her deeply. "Yes, it's true that I almost broke my hand, but I'm still doing well. If it weren't for this injury, you would probably still stay far away from me and wouldn't have been willing to apply medicine to me."
Mianmian was startled and stared at him blankly with wide eyes.
She is no longer the naive little girl she once was.
Qing'er's words made her cheeks flush. She quickly lowered her head and said, "You're talking nonsense again. You're my brother. How could I stay far away from you?"
When Qing'er heard the word "brother," her smile instantly froze.
“Mianmian...I....”
Just then, someone came from outside to deliver a message: "Princess, people from the Luo family have arrived."
Upon hearing this, Mianmian immediately became interested and stood up, saying, "The Luo family is really bold, daring to come here to demand people."
She immediately walked outside.
"Mianmian, wait a minute." Qing'er tried to stop her.
But she had already strode to the front yard.
Aunt Zhou was calling the Third Prince and Zhouzhou to dinner in the front yard when she heard the noise outside the mansion and came to the door first.
Madam Luo and Matchmaker Li got off the carriage.
They came to Cheng'an County four years ago. They only knew that the Zhou family were merchants who had moved from the capital, but they did not know that one of them was the Third Prince and the Princess.
When Zhou Ruiyuan became the crown prince again, their identities were mentioned in Cheng'an County. However, as time passed and Zhou Ruiyuan deliberately sent people to silence them, no one in the nearby area knew their true identities.
Zhang Qiuhe and Wang Qiu also kept their mouths shut.
Madam Luo swaggered to the door and said arrogantly to Aunt Zhou, "I'm here to find someone. My daughter-in-law has run away to your house."
Aunt Zhou didn't stand on ceremony and stopped them at the door, then summoned the guards from the mansion.
The guards were all former servants of the Third Prince, each one tall and imposing, standing in a row, which startled Madam Luo.
Matchmaker Li grabbed Madam Luo's hand and whispered, "Madam, I told you, the Zhou family is not to be trifled with. You should leave now, and I'll find you another young lady later."
Madam Luo immediately scolded, "That won't do. My son likes her. He was making a fuss about it before we came. If we don't find this girl and bring her back, he's afraid he'll tear the roof off."
Matchmaker Li rolled her eyes. "Your stupid son is stupid anyway. You can just coax him a few times."
She tried several times to reveal Zhouzhou's identity, but Madam Luo stopped her each time.
Mrs. Luo spoiled her son too much and didn't care about anything else.
Because she was an official from the capital, she never took the people of Cheng'an County seriously.
"No, they have to hand over the girl."
Aunt Zhou said slowly, "The person you are looking for is my daughter."
Madam Luo glanced at her, showing little surprise, and slowly said, "That's perfect. Let's finalize the marriage today, and I'll send someone to deliver the betrothal gifts tomorrow."
Aunt Zhou sneered, "Let's not even talk about the fact that my daughter is still a little girl, not even of marriageable age yet. Your Luo family should take a good look in the mirror and see what kind of people you are. Wanting to marry my daughter is wishful thinking!"
As she spoke, she raised her voice and continued, "Besides, I haven't even come to settle accounts with you for kidnapping my daughter, yet you've come to my door on your own!"
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