Until they left in the afternoon, little Dumpling Wen Yu almost cried. He was really reluctant to part with Murong Shu. Little Dumpling asked with red eyes, "Sister, can I still come to play with you?"

"Of course you can. Look, I also brought you your favorite little cake. I'll come to your house to see you when I'm free, okay?" Murong Shu also liked Xiaotuanzi very much, and brought him some cakes before leaving.

"Sister, please keep your word. Yu'er will go back today." Little Tuanzi said goodbye to Murong Shu reluctantly. Wen Jing was also reluctant to leave, but they had to go back.

"Brother Ziyu, please make an appointment when you are free. My second and third brothers admire your talent very much, and they have many questions they would like to ask you." Mu Sishu was begged by his younger brothers to ask if he could ask Wen Jing for advice again.

Wen Jing, who was originally thinking about how to find an opportunity to meet Murong Shu, was instantly happy. The opportunity had come. "Brother Mu, Ziyu usually reads at home, so he is free anytime."

"That's great. I'll tell them about this later. They'll definitely be happy. I'll send a message to Brother Ziyu later." Mu Sishu breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally completed what his younger brothers had asked him to do.

In the end, the little dumpling looked back every few steps. Master Wen was very satisfied with the meal, and Wen Jing went back in the carriage happily.

A family meeting was held at the Mu Mansion in the evening.

"Mother, I discussed it with Madam Liu today, and we are going to propose marriage at the Liu Mansion on the tenth of next month. Ruyan has grown up under our care, and she and Sishu have been childhood sweethearts. Now that Shu'er is back, we should also settle down for the two children."

Song Wei felt that her eldest son was not young anymore, and Ruyan had been waiting for her son for several years, so it was time to consider getting married.

"You've been very thoughtful. It's time for our general's mansion to hold a wedding. Let's settle Sishu's marriage first. You and the second brother's family should also help the other brothers in the family to make arrangements."

The old lady no longer cares about family affairs. The eldest daughter-in-law, Song Wei, is well-educated and has a good relationship with the second wife. The old lady is very relieved to hand the Mu family over to her.

"That's great. Sister-in-law, if you need any help, please let me know. Our Mu Mansion has been getting better and better since Shu'er came back."

When Rong Qing heard that Mu Sishu was going to be engaged, he was very excited. The Mu family hadn't held a wedding for a long time, and the relationship between the two branches was harmonious. Ruyan was also a good girl, and marrying her would definitely bring harmony to the family.

"There are so many things I can help with. Next, I'll have to trouble my second brother and his wife. This is also my first time doing something like this. Let's gain some experience together, and it will be smoother for the other brothers later."

Song Wei didn't bother to be polite with Rong Qing. Her sister-in-law was efficient and capable, and she would be much more relaxed with her help.

"Sister-in-law, if you have anything to say, just tell me. Qing'er will do his duty."

"Seeing you sisters-in-law are so united, I feel relieved. Well, don't waste your time here. You sisters-in-law go and discuss it among yourselves. I'll just be waiting for my granddaughter-in-law to come in." The old lady knew that the two of them still had things to do, so she let them go first.

Because both the Liu family and the Mu family were interested in and satisfied with each other, this trip to the Liu family was mainly to exchange "Geng Ties" before starting to discuss the marriage.

The marriage process here is complicated, especially for marrying a legitimate wife, one has to go through the procedures of Nacai, Wenming, Naji, Nazheng, and Qingqi before the wedding can be held.

The marriage proposal is accepted on the tenth day of April.

That is, the man's family asks a matchmaker to go to the woman's family to propose marriage. After the woman's family agrees to discuss the marriage, the man's family prepares gifts and goes to propose.

Although Madam Liu and Song Wei had agreed privately before, the necessary procedures still had to be followed, even if it was just a formality, in order to demonstrate their appreciation for Liu Ruyan.

Mu Sishu was very satisfied with Liu Ruyan, so he went to hunt live geese himself and brought them back. Minister Liu was very satisfied. How could he marry his precious daughter without some sincerity?

After the marriage proposal, the next step is to ask for the woman’s name, that is, the man’s family asks the matchmaker to ask for the woman’s name and date of birth.

After asking for the name, the man takes the woman's name and birth date and then performs divination in the ancestral temple. If the divination is auspicious, he prepares gifts and informs the woman's family, and decides to conclude the marriage.

Only after these things are done can the betrothal gifts be given to the bride's family.

Then they have to ask for a date, which means the man’s family chooses a wedding date, prepares gifts and informs the woman’s family to ask for their consent.

Because both families had no objections, the process went very smoothly. However, when these processes were completed, it was already June, and the two families set the wedding date one month before the New Year.

Song Wei likes Liu Ruyan very much, so of course the sooner she gets married the better, and the Liu family has no objection.

After the wedding date was set, Liu Ruyan had fewer opportunities to go out. Madam Liu arranged for her to embroider her wedding dress at home. Liu Ruyan was also happy to marry Mu Sishu, so she embroidered the wedding dress willingly.

Although Liu Ruyan couldn't go out often, she couldn't stop Murong Shu and Song Yanran from visiting her often, so with their company during the days of embroidering her wedding dress, Liu Ruyan lived a very comfortable life.

They would occasionally make plans to go out together. Because of their younger brothers, Murong Shu and Rong Jing had more opportunities to meet each other. Under Wen Jing's guidance, the academic performance of several young masters of the Mu family improved by leaps and bounds.

Song Wei and Rong Qing had a better impression of Wen Jing. Without knowing it, Wen Jing's status in his future mother-in-law's heart was getting higher and higher.

The weather has been getting hotter recently. Murong Shu is too lazy to go out. She stays in Guining Courtyard every day. After lunch, Xiao Tao brought a note in. "Miss, I heard from Madam Er."

Murong Shu lazily opened the post and smiled knowingly. He had been so busy recently that he forgot that the Second Madam Wen should have good news. "Xiao Tao, ask your brother to prepare the car, and we will go to the Wen Mansion."

"Miss, the sun is still hot outside. Don't you like going out?" Xiao Tao was a little confused.

"Why is your young lady going out if there is nothing wrong? This is a good thing, so of course your young lady has to go out." Murong Shu knocked on his maid's head.

"Miss, if you keep knocking, you won't grow taller." Xiao Tao muttered.

"Drink more bone soup and get more sun, and you will grow taller." What Murong Shu said was true. Xiao Tao thought her young lady was joking with her again.

The room of the second wife of the Wen family.

"Miss, the weather has been hot recently. You ate little for lunch today. Please eat more. You shouldn't have gone out in the morning. Your current symptoms are probably heatstroke." The nanny was very anxious when she saw that her young lady looked unwell and couldn't eat.

"Mammy, don't worry. I sent a letter to Shu'er. She should be back soon. Please go to the door to greet her and ask someone to prepare some ice cubes so that Shu'er won't get too hot when she comes."

Murong Shu had specifically told me before that if I felt unwell I should go to her house immediately, so I sent the letter today.

"Don't worry, ma'am. I'll go to the gatehouse and wait for you now." The nanny helped her young lady lie down and hurried to the door to wait for Murong Shu.