The fourth leader blushed before he could speak, and then glanced at Mu Sisi.
Now everyone understands what's going on. It turns out that the reason the fourth leader has been so diligent lately, vying to do everything, is because of this.
I want to get married.
"Fourth Master, if you have something to say, hurry up and say it." Sun Ergou said with a grin.
Little Li chuckled, "Looks like there's going to be another celebration in our village." He'll probably be next after the fourth leader.
The brothers cheered, and the fourth leader, looking like he was going all out, knelt down before the Marquis of Xinyang with a thud, "My lord, I want to marry your daughter, Mu Sisi."
As soon as she finished speaking, Mu Sisi froze, her face turning as red as a boiled shrimp, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at anyone.
Marquis Xinyang dropped one of his chopsticks with a "clatter," startled by the Fourth Master's loud voice. "I'm sorry, my apologies."
The usually gentle and refined Marquis of Xinyang probably never imagined that someone would propose to his daughter in front of him and everyone else.
"Lord Marquis?" The fourth leader was an impatient man.
Marquis of Xinyang: ... He looked somewhat troubled.
The courage that the fourth leader had finally mustered vanished by half, but he still stubbornly persisted, "My lord, I am just a rough man, and I speak my mind. Please don't take offense. Although I am a bandit, I am honest, hardworking, and single-minded. I will definitely treat your daughter well in the future, and I will only treat her well."
The brothers who were supporting him behind him all looked on expectantly at the Marquis of Xinyang.
Mu Sisi lowered her head further and further, as if she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
The Marquis of Xinyang did not reply for a long time.
The atmosphere at the scene was a little awkward.
Marquis Xinyang did not answer, but Mu Sisi's elder sister, Mu Yuanyuan, spoke up, somewhat disdainfully, "Since you know that you are a boorish man, without a matchmaker or betrothal, how dare you ask to marry the daughter of our Marquis Xinyang family?"
She found it unbelievable when her father agreed to join forces with these bandits, and she came today specifically to see who these people were.
They were just a bunch of rough men, no different from ordinary farmers.
It's like a toad trying to eat swan meat!
The fourth leader's eyes immediately dimmed. "You are—"
“I am Mu Sisi’s eldest sister. With our mother gone, the eldest sister is like a mother to us. This marriage is not a good match, and I will not agree to it.”
Although she disliked Mu Sisi, even hated her, they were both daughters of the Marquis's family. Mu Sisi marrying a bandit would lower the family's reputation, and the other sisters and brothers in the family would also lose face.
Mu Sisi looked up, somewhat surprised, and then glanced at Marquis Xinyang, her eyes dimming.
Sun Ergou retorted, "A good match? You mean our Fourth Master isn't good enough for the daughter of the Marquis of Xinyang?"
Mu Yuanyuan slightly raised her head, her eyes conveying a clear message.
Sun Ergou glared at him. "Don't forget, who helped build your wooden hut? It was the Fourth Leader. And who carried your food there? The Fourth Leader was the first to do it. Your blankets belong to our wives. The hot water you use for bathing is made with firewood from our Black Wind Stronghold. You enjoy everything we provide, yet you look down on us?"
Mu Yuanyuan's face flushed red and then turned pale. "These are two different things. Yes, you helped us, but my father also persuaded two powerful families to join forces with you. We are allies. Don't act like benefactors, and don't try to take advantage of our kindness."
Little Li, who was on good terms with the Fourth Master, couldn't stand it and said, "What do you mean by 'taking advantage of someone's kindness'? That sounds so awful. Why don't you ask if Miss Mu also has feelings for our Fourth Master?"
An old woman stepped forward from behind Mu Yuanyuan. "Brother, please watch your words. What you're saying puts my second young lady's innocence in the light of your words?"
After the old woman finished speaking, several of the noble family's nephews and nieces behind her condemned Little Li and the Fourth Master for their inappropriate behavior, saying, "They are extremely rude."
The fourth leader's face was already as red as a monkey's bottom.
She glared at the old nanny, "You're the ones slandering the second young lady! My relationship with her is completely innocent. I like her, why can't I say it? If you don't agree, then you don't agree. What's with your 'innocence' argument? Are you all clean, especially you?"
He looked at Mu Yuanyuan and said, "The second young lady's elder sister has no tolerance at all. She was jealous of her father's favor before and made things difficult for her at every turn. Now she's just worried that she'll marry someone better than you."
Mu Yuanyuan laughed in exasperation, "What's so great about you? You're just a nobody. Who gave you the confidence to think you're better than us? We are the prestigious Xinyang Marquis's Mansion, with a history of over a hundred years."
Uncle Luo laughed heartily, "According to what you're saying, young lady, your high social standing equates to nobility?"
“Isn’t that right?” Mu Yuanyuan said, “It is precisely because of our high social standing that we have received more etiquette and education than you. Take Mu Sisi for example, although she is a concubine’s daughter, she is proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, as well as the four arts, the four instruments, the five classics, the four arts, the four arts, the four arts, the four arts, the four arts, the four arts, the four arts, and the four arts. She also knows medicine. She has the refinement that has been cultivated by a family with a hundred-year history. Can an ordinary family cultivate such refinement?”
Someone like the Fourth Master, with his humble origins, probably doesn't even know many characters. How could he possibly understand the principles contained in those great works of scholars? You and Mu Sisi are fundamentally different people; your marriage will inevitably be fraught with conflict.
Upon hearing this, everyone thought it made sense.
Moreover, upon comparison, wow, the fourth leader is no less than that girl in terms of appearance and talent.
The fourth leader suddenly felt ashamed of himself, sighed, and was extremely anxious.
Xie Xiao, however, seemed completely unhurried.
Since that's the case, Li Ruo isn't in a hurry.
Li Qing was as steady and composed as a small mountain.
Uncle Luo calmly said, "Then how about I have a discussion with you today?"
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