Chapter 195 Changfeng's Marriage

Molan's marriage was the first one to be arranged among the remaining children of the Sheng family.

After Molan's marriage was decided, Lin Yunting was also eager to make a move. He asked his father to go to the Sheng family to ask for help many times. Every time the Sheng family answered, "My daughter is still young, there is no rush." ​​Lin Yunting was very anxious. Every time he saw Liang Han, he looked at him with envy.

Since the daughters' marriages were in sight, the sons could not be left behind. In fact, Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu were both looking for Changbai and Changfeng. Sheng Hong had chosen a girl from the Hai family for Changbai, but the Hai family required a son-in-law to marry a girl. Only if the girl was 40 years old and childless could they take a concubine. Wang Ruofu was not very satisfied with this. She felt that the girl from the Hai family was too charming. Her Changbai could choose from many girls, and he did not have to choose the Hai family.

But Sheng Hong said that the noble families who were interested in marrying Minglan were attracted by Minglan's status. They were just trying to curry favor with the powerful. They looked glamorous, but were actually in a state of disgrace. The Hai family was better. They were a typical noble family with a long history of learning. Their ancestors had two imperial tutors, and the family was full of talented people. Most of the men in the Hai family were officials in the court, and they held prominent positions, which could bring more benefits to Changbai. After thinking about it, Wang Ruofu listened to Sheng Hong's suggestion. It

was much more difficult to choose a wife for Changfeng than for Changbai. Sheng Hong wanted to choose a good Yue family for Changfeng. Maybe those who were attracted to Changbai were either concubines of a noble family or were not from a prominent family. At this time, Sheng Hong's good friend Liu Ming's daughter Liu was originally engaged to Jiang Gongzi of the Jiang family in Ding'an. However, Jiang Gongzi gave birth to a son with a maid during the mourning period, which seriously violated the etiquette and made the Liu family very dissatisfied.

For the happiness of their daughter, the Liu family had to cancel the engagement with the Jiang family. After Sheng Hong learned about it, he asked for Chang Feng to marry. Chang Feng was outstanding in appearance, passed the imperial examination and got an official position. After careful consideration, the Liu family agreed to the marriage.

Sheng Hong was very satisfied with Chang Feng's marriage. The Liu family was also a family of scholars, with generations of hairpins, a prominent family, and strict etiquette and family style. Liu is the legitimate daughter of the Liu family. She grew up in such a family environment and was naturally deeply influenced by it. She is a dignified and steady person who is well versed in etiquette. She is just the right person to cure Changfeng's recklessness. If they get married, Sheng Hong can rest assured about Changfeng.

But Changfeng is not very willing. He has heard about the legitimate daughter of the Liu family. According to rumors, she is not good-looking. Changfeng loves beauty the most. It is naturally difficult for him to accept that his future wife is a plain woman. However, he dare not disobey Sheng Hong, so he can only go to Changbai, drink to relieve his sorrow, and pour out his sorrow under the moon.

The two brothers were drinking and admiring the moon at the waterside pavilion at home, and they heard Chang Feng complaining. Chang Feng did not hold back his voice, and the three sisters who were walking there heard it.

"Speaking of the girl from the Liu family, I have also heard something about her..." Mo Lan frowned slightly, and her words revealed a bit of deep thought.

"She has a calm personality, does not like ostentation, and has never liked to attend poetry parties. The Liu family is a family of poetry and books, and Miss Liu also prefers books. This calmness and talent are rare. Daddy chose such a wise wife for the third brother, and he was very thoughtful.

"It's just that Third Brother has always been attracted to lively women who can get along well with him, and he is quite particular about appearance... I don't know whether this arrangement is right or wrong..." Molan's expression was solemn. She agreed with the rationality of Sheng Hong's choice, but she also felt that one should choose someone she likes when getting married. In marriage, the most beautiful thing is the love between two people.

"Then is this Miss Liu really as beautiful as salt?" Rulan was even more curious about the appearance of the rumored Miss Liu.

"I haven't seen her, and I heard others mention her at the poetry meeting. It's her... There are quite a few rumors about her breaking off the engagement, and they are not good words." Molan said, sighing heavily, and she was really worried about Chang Feng. "

People's words are scary, so we need to distinguish right from wrong. Aren't all the rumors I encountered before malicious slander out of thin air? Miss Liu broke off the engagement because Mr. Jiang, to whom she was previously engaged, had an affair with a maid and gave birth to a child during the mourning period, which violated the ethics and morality. No girl could tolerate this.

However, there are always some people who like to blame the girl for the mistakes, saying that Miss Liu was not beautiful and could not keep Mr. Jiang's heart, or that Miss Liu was really boring and was not liked by Mr. Jiang. Then they excused the men and attributed everything to Miss Liu's appearance and temperament, as if all this was due to her "ugliness and boringness", and then condoned Mr. Jiang's infidelity and debauchery.

It's all lies, it's nonsense, we must not believe it, if we hear such remarks in the future, we must firmly refute it, and don't allow them to speak recklessly and damage the innocence and dignity of women. "Although Minglan did not witness the scene in person, she had already seen through the prejudice of the world, and was deeply indignant about the unreasonable accusations against women.

After listening to Minglan's words, Rulan nodded heavily. She had to make an exception. In the future, Miss Liu would marry Changfeng, who was her third sister-in-law and a family member, and she had to stand by her family.

Molan also fell into deep thought at this moment. She bit her lip lightly and reflected on her own mistakes, "Minglan, you are absolutely right. I shouldn't listen to one side and believe it, and I shouldn't worry about it. However, I am really curious about this Miss Liu. "

When Rulan heard this, she immediately perked up, her eyes sparkling with excitement, "Yes, me too! I'm very curious about this Miss Liu."

The two of them turned to look at Minglan at the same time, their eyes full of expectation. Minglan blinked, a sly smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Then why don't we find a way to meet Miss Liu?"

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Outside a bookstore in Bianjing City, the three sisters of the Sheng family squeezed in a carriage, opened the window, and looked towards the bookstore.

"The girl in the dark blue clothes who just came in is Miss Liu?" Rulan leaned on the window and asked Minglan uncertainly.

Minglan stood above Rulan, leaning on the left edge of the window, and nodded affirmatively, "You can't be wrong, Xiaotao followed all the way from the Liu family to the bookstore. Miss Liu doesn't go out often. If she goes out, she mostly visits the bookstore. "

Molan bit her lower lip lightly, her expression showing a hint of hesitation, but she finally mustered up the courage to speak, "Why is Miss Liu dressed so calmly? Even her hair bun is so dignified. If I hadn't known it in advance, I would never have dared to recognize her." There was some confusion in her words.

The three of them sighed in unison. It seemed that Miss Liu was indeed not the same kind of person as Chang Feng.

Seeing this, Minglan shook her head lightly, put aside that subtle emotion, and cheered herself up again, "Since we're here, let's go in and see her. "

The three of them entered the bookstore, their eyes wandering among the dazzling array of books, but they could not find Liu Wenxuan. The bookstore clerk saw that the three of them had not found the books they were looking for, so he smiled and greeted them, "Have the girls found the books they wanted yet? There are many treasures hidden upstairs, why not let me take you there to have a look."