219, Angry
219, Angry
When they rented the house here, Lu Mingfei heard from his father that the owner of their house was an official in Kyoto Prefecture.
At that time, their family was still in Kyoto Prefecture, setting up stalls and renting a house. They had only seen a rent collector and had never even seen the owner of the house. To them, such a family was like heaven and earth.
So, logically speaking, for a poor boy like him to be favored by the wife of an official, and to be given a daughter by her family as her wife, she must have thought highly of him. Because in those days, girls from wealthy families would only marry the sons of wealthy families, and would not marry a poor boy who had nothing.
The "nothing" here means that there is no one in the family serving as an official in the court and the family has no assets.
Although, after so many years of hard work, their family bought a small house in the city, opened several shops, and bought dozens of acres of land outside the city.
However, compared to those wealthy families who owned thousands of acres of land, countless houses, shops, and servants, their family property was really very meager. Not to mention that their shop was rented and could not be considered their own property at all.
Therefore, it was no wonder that the housekeeper Song was so arrogant when he came here on behalf of their eldest lady to propose marriage to the girl in their family. Because in the eyes of most people, if a boy from a poor family could marry a girl from a wealthy family, he would be marrying up.
Their family had lived in Kyoto for so many years, and Lu Mingfei had seen the dowries of daughters from wealthy families marrying off. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that the dowries were so extensive that it was no exaggeration to say they stretched ten miles. If the daughter marrying off happened to be a legitimate daughter, and the man she married off to was also a young master from a wealthy family, the dowry would be even greater. The dowries of daughters from aristocratic families were no less than those of princesses in the palace.
Therefore, if an ordinary man could marry a girl from a high-ranking family, he could save himself thirty years of hard work. In particular, if he married a woman from a high-ranking family or an official family, and if she was supported by her father-in-law, her career in the officialdom would be much easier than if she had no support.
Although he was currently a Juren, there was still a huge gap between Juren and Jinshi. Even if he passed the Jinshi exam and became an official in the court, he would have to start from the bottom. To climb to a high-ranking official position of the fourth rank or above, he would have to endure ten to twenty years at the bottom before he could reach the top. This was even if his career had been smooth sailing.
If he had encountered something bad along the way, he might have wasted half his life in a minor official position.
Therefore, if he could marry a noble lady from a prominent family and have a father-in-law who was an official, it would also be helpful to his own career.
However, for others, it was a blessing. But for Lu Mingfei, he really didn't care about these things. "Thank you for your Madam's favor. However, I have no intention of getting married yet. Please ask Steward Song to go back and inform your Madam."
"I am blind and have failed the Madam's kindness."
"You!" Hearing the rejection, Butler Song's face changed. It was obvious that he didn't expect that he would come to the family's house on behalf of their eldest lady to propose marriage to the girl in the family. He thought that what he thought was a sure thing would be rejected by a boy from a poor family.
It was Manager Cao who helped Manager Song.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Manager Cao quickly stepped forward to smooth things over and said, "Lu Jieyuan still has to take part in the imperial examination next year. It is understandable that he is not in the mood to think about marriage right now."
"Butler Song, why don't we go back and tell the eldest lady at home? I'm sure she will understand."
Manager Cao knew that their master wanted to marry his illegitimate daughter to Lu Jieyuan because he valued Lu Jieyuan's potential. Lu Jieyuan was only seventeen or eighteen years old, but he was already a juren. If he could get the first place in the provincial examination, he would definitely do well in the imperial examination.
The future of an eighteen-year-old Jinshi gentleman must be limitless.
He said that the housekeeper Song in their mansion was so used to being flattered that he thought he was still in the Song Mansion and was dealing with people who came to ask their master for business. So when he came to the home of Lu Jieyuan to propose marriage to his concubine's daughter, he was still so arrogant and rude.
Moreover, if Lu Jieyuan knew that they were here to propose marriage to the illegitimate daughter of the family, he would probably be even less likely to agree to the marriage.
If he had such a promising son, who at the age of seventeen or eighteen had become a juren and even won the first place in the provincial examination, Cao Guanshi felt that he would not allow his son to marry a concubine's daughter of an official. Putting himself in their shoes, he felt that the Song family had no sincerity at all.
Steward Song still looked unhappy as he stood up and bowed to Lu Jieyuan, saying goodbye: "Well, we'll excuse us from today. Goodbye!"
"Haha, we will come to visit you again next time." Manager Cao laughed.
"Please take these gifts back. No reward without merit." Lu Mingfei glanced at Guard Ma.
Guard Ma understood what was going on and actively carried the gifts brought by the Song family to the carriage outside the door.
When Butler Song saw that this boy was so tactless, he threw down his clothes, got on the carriage with a gloomy face, and left.
After seeing the Song family's carriage leave, Guard Ma closed the gate of the courtyard and cursed, "What the hell!"
"Do you really think your daughter is a fairy? She came to propose marriage, and she turned her back on us if we didn't agree. I've lived for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen such a person or encountered such a thing."
"If you ask me, how can a family that can raise such a wicked slave be considered a good family? The girl in their family must be more vicious than a yaksha!"
Lu Mingfei even comforted Guard Ma, "Brother Ma, don't be angry. There's no need to bother with them."
"They're here to propose marriage to me, maybe they think highly of me." Suddenly, Lu Mingfei could understand why his mother had to deal with all these matchmakers all day long. There must be all kinds of people here. It was hard for his mother.
"Young Master Lu, don't underestimate yourself. You're already the top scorer in the provincial examination. You'll definitely be able to pass the imperial examination next year, and maybe even become the top scorer. They're sending someone to propose marriage to you now, isn't it because they believe you'll definitely pass the examination next year?"
"When you pass the imperial examination next year, many people will want to marry their daughters to you. Don't be anxious, we will take our time to choose, and we must choose a good marriage." Guard Ma was also familiar with Lu Mingfei, so he spoke without holding back and said whatever he wanted to say.
This is because his master didn't hear it. If his master heard such words, he might punish him by making him clean toilets for three months.
Hearing what Guard Ma said, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but laugh, "It seems you know more than me."
"How could I understand? I was just saying it casually."
"Do whatever you want. I'm going back to my study to read." Lu Mingfei smiled and shook his head, then went back to the study.
When the guard Ma outside saw that Master Lu had gone into the study to read, he turned around and went out.
When Guard Ma came, Zhao Lang was at the Imperial College.
When he saw the guard assigned to Lu Mingfei coming over, he thought something had happened to Lu Mingfei. After asking, he found out that it was Lu Mingfei who had asked the guard to come over and told him to go there in the evening.
Ever since what happened that day, he didn't dare to appear in front of Lu Mingfei for a while, fearing that when he saw the person he loved, he would not be able to control his emotions and feelings for the other person and would do something impulsive.
However, when he heard Lu Mingfei ask the guards to find him and asked him to come over when he was free, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up a little.
"Okay, I got it. Tell him that I'll come to see him in the evening." It turned out that she missed him and sent someone to find him. Zhao Lang smiled happily in his heart, but he still looked reserved on the surface.
Seeing that the guard was still here, he thought the guard had something else to do, so he asked, "Is there anything else you want?"
"...There is one more thing I'm not sure whether I should mention or not."
"Don't say it if you don't want to."
"...It's about Mr. Lu."
"explain."
The expression on Zhao Lang's face froze, and he changed his indifferent attitude and stared at Guard Ma.
Meeting their master's gaze, Guard Ma told them about how the Song Mansion had sent a steward to the Lu family's courtyard to propose marriage. "That steward, Song, was so arrogant at the time, thinking it was a great fortune for our Master Lu to marry a girl from their mansion."
"Let me tell you, if our Master Lu can pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar, he can even marry a princess from the palace."
"Hey, my Lord, if Mr. Lu can marry the princess, then he will be with you in the future..."
"Shut up!" Zhao Lang's face changed and he glared at the tactless subordinate in front of him.
Seeing that his master was angry, Guard Ma didn't know what he had said to upset him. "Master, did I say something wrong?"
“…” The guard brothers standing aside and the secret guard brothers hiding in the dark.
Seeing that Old Ma was trying to introduce the princess to Mr. Lu with a reckless look on his face, the brothers were all worried for their good brother Old Ma.
Zhao Lang took a deep breath, unable to suppress the anger in his heart, and said to the returning guard with a cold face: "Go back and keep an eye on him. If anyone else goes to their house to propose marriage, come back and tell me!"
"Yes." Guard Ma lowered his head and responded. Seeing that their master had no other instructions, he quickly turned around and ran away.
Before leaving, Guard Ma turned a corner and found his brother in the dark and asked, "Has our prince been in a bad mood recently?"
"Do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know?" the secret guard brother asked the other party.
"I don't know what?" Guard Ma looked confused.
"Hurry back and serve Master Lu, and don't bother me." The secret guards couldn't stand their idiot buddy and drove him away. They thought that before you came back, their master was in a good mood.
After the horse guard who was driven away by his brothers walked away, he scratched his head. So, what exactly did he not know?
Could it be that this matter has something to do with their prince's mood?
However, no one answered Guard Ma's question.
After waiting for Guard Ma to leave, Zhao Lang waved his hand and ordered the guard who came to him: "Go and check which Song Mansion that is." Anyone who dared to covet him must be tired of living!
"Yes." The guards got the order from their master and turned around and left. Author's words: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support. Kisses! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading.
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