Chapter 90 A talented man and a beautiful woman, locked in!
"Dad! If you don't let me marry Senior Sister Qingyan, I won't go to school!"
Xiang Wenyuan's voice came from the side hall of the Xiang Mansion from afar, followed by the sound of things being thrown and smashed.
The servants who were busy sweeping outside seemed to have been used to it for a long time, and they were doing their own things calmly.
Another celadon teacup was smashed to the ground and shattered. Mr. Xiang, who was born as a military officer, was so angry that his beard trembled. He pointed at Xiang Wenyuan and cursed:
"You little bastard, are you getting cocky now?
How dare you talk to your father like this for a woman! ? "
As he said this, he picked up a cane from the door and was about to beat him.
"Master!" Mrs. Xiang quickly stopped him and winked at Xiang Wenyuan, telling him to stop talking.
"I don't care. We can't let Chen Ziming take the person away!" Xiang Wenyuan said with his neck stiff.
Mr. Xiang was so angry that he almost passed out.
"Little beast, can't I cure you?
Someone, come, lock him up in the woodshed and don't give him any food for two days!
No one is allowed to let him out without my order!"
Xiang Wenyuan was coaxed and dragged into the woodshed by several burly servants.
"Master." Madam Xiang poured him a cup of tea and gently stroked his chest to help him breathe. "Yuan'er didn't mean it. He was just possessed by a ghost for a while. He will be fine in a few days."
Mr. Xiang put the teacup heavily on the table and said, "Isn't it all because of you?"
"Yes, yes, it's my fault." Madam Xiang coaxed him softly for a few more times, and Mr. Xiang finally calmed down.
"Anyway, it's up to you to decide. If you marry a girl from a small family, people who don't know will think our Xiang family is doomed!"
"Okay, let me handle this matter, ah."
After finally appeasing Mr. Xiang and sending the man away, Mrs. Xiang called over her most trusted nanny and gave her some instructions.
Not long after, two well-dressed young men were called over.
"Mrs. Xiang." The two greeted each other with a somewhat frivolous smile on their faces.
"But Master Xiang is looking for us?"
The two of them were people from Jiangzhou City who specialized in accompanying young masters in entertainment and serving as guides.
This group of people has a title, called "hangers-on". They are good playmates of those playboys, but also thorns in the eyes of these parents.
Although Mrs. Xiang felt disgusted, she smiled kindly and amiably, asked the two of them to sit down, and ordered someone to bring a table of extremely exquisite snacks.
When they heard that Xiang Wenyuan would have to study hard at home for the next few days and could not go out to play with them, a trace of disappointment flashed across their faces.
After all, taking Xiang Wenyuan out to play not only doesn't cost a penny, but you can even get rewards if you have fun. The more these young masters spend, the higher their share will be.
However, there are certain requirements to become a "hanger-on". One must be well-informed and quick-witted.
Madam Xiang calmly placed two silver ingots on the table. The two men's eyes suddenly lit up and they immediately guessed Madam Xiang's intention.
"Madam, just ask us if you have any questions. We will tell you everything we know!" A young man laughed and pocketed the silver.
"But let's make it clear, if you want us to stay away from Young Master Xiang, we can't promise you that.
We can choose not to provoke him, but if Mr. Xiang comes to us to have fun, we can't refuse, right?"
What a bunch of flies, Mrs. Xiang cursed in her heart.
She asked them with a smile if they knew that Xiang Wenyuan had a lover.
The two of them immediately understood and laughed.
"We are close to Mr. Xiang, but we are even closer to money. We take money from others to help them get rid of disasters. Madam, don't worry, we will definitely tell you everything we know!"
Then he told her how Xiang Wenyuan thought about Zhu Qingyan day and night and how he tried to please her in every way. He also said that these things were not a secret at all in Longchang Academy and everyone knew about it.
"But, Madam, you don't have to worry too much. I heard that Zhu Qingyan has already gotten together with the second young master of the Chen Mansion and has moved to the Chen Mansion!
Their relationship is a done deal, Master Xiang probably doesn't have much of a chance, tut tut."
After sending the two away, Mrs. Xiang sat alone for a while and called the nanny.
She asked the nanny to send invitations to several other ladies in Jiangzhou City, and told Madam Chen from the Chen Mansion to be sure to invite her.
Since the little girl surnamed Zhu comes from an ordinary family, she must want to marry into the Chen family. How could her purpose be simple?
If she and the second son of the Chen family didn't succeed, then the next choice would definitely be her own son Xiang Wenyuan.
Madam Xiang couldn't let her precious son become such a scapegoat, so Zhu Qingyan and the Chen family must be tightly connected, and she had to add a lock with her own hands.
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Jiangzhou City is very big, and there are officials and rich people there.
While the masters are working hard outside, the wives naturally cannot sit idle.
The gatherings among these ladies often become an invisible bond for expanding personal networks and exchanging information.
That afternoon, several dignified and graceful ladies were invited to the inner courtyard of Xiang Mansion.
Mrs. Xiang had arranged tea and a banquet early on. The ladies sat in two rows, burning incense and sipping tea, looking very elegant.
Madam Xiang ordered someone to bring a small box and opened it in front of everyone. Inside was a pearl the size of a pebble!
The pearls are translucent white, as if there is a layer of light flowing through them, and they are obviously extremely valuable at first glance.
"What a wonderful thing! Madam Xiang invited everyone here, didn't she just want to show off the new pearls to the sisters?" A lady giggled.
Madam Xiang smiled, and the servant put the pearls back into the box and handed it respectfully to Madam Chen.
Mrs. Chen was puzzled: "What do you mean, sister?"
"Of course, congratulations to the Chen family for finding a good daughter-in-law!"
Madam Xiang's eyes were extremely sincere, "I heard that although the girl surnamed Zhu comes from an ordinary family, she is quite outstanding among the students of Longchang Academy.
Master Chen and she are engaged, they are truly a match made in heaven!"
"Yes, congratulations to Mrs. Chen!"
The other ladies also followed suit and congratulated, with bright smiles on their faces, but there was a hint of gloating in their eyes.
The Chen family actually wanted a maid from a poor family. They were so hungry that they would not be picky about food. It seemed that the Chen family had fallen into decline!
Mrs. Chen also came from the social circle, so she naturally understood everyone's thoughts.
She took the gift slowly and said with a smile:
"Yes, Ziming has been a worry-free child since he was young. Flies don't bite cracked eggs. Just look at the gang of hangers-on in the city. How many young masters have been raped? But our Ziming is a clean-minded person and has nothing to do with them.
Now that we have a girl we love, it is natural for us as parents to support her.
Although our Chen family is not a wealthy aristocratic family, fortunately, both of our sons have achieved academic success and have a promising future. We don't need to rely on marrying noble ladies to show off.
This Zhu girl, I think she is pretty good."
Mrs. Xiang's mouth stiffened slightly, as she realized that the words were a sarcasm towards her.
But it doesn't matter, she achieved her goal anyway.
Once Mrs. Chen's words are made public today, they will soon spread throughout Jiangzhou City.
By then, she wouldn't be able to stop Zhu Qingyan from entering even if she wanted to.
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