Chapter 171 Meeting the parents-in-law and discussing marriage

Nangong Muyan thought that the capital was so big that it would take at least two or three days for the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion to carry the portrait to look for someone everywhere. However, she never thought that Zhou Yi and his parents were invited to the mansion that afternoon.

Luo Siyi stood aside and instructed Xiaoru: "Pick a set of brighter clothes for her, and comb her hair higher to make her look more energetic."

"Yes." Xiaoru replied.

Nangong Muyan sat woodenly and let Yinggu put on makeup and dress her up, and then listened to Luo Siyi's instructions: "When Zhou Yi's parents come later, be sweeter and smile more obediently, and remember to call them uncle and aunt."

"Got it." Nangong Muyan replied weakly.

"As soon as the people sit down, you go and pour tea. Speak softly, and say, 'Uncle and aunt, you have worked hard on the journey, please have some tea.' Then you just stand behind me and your father obediently, and don't talk nonsense."

"Got it."

"And you are not allowed to stare at Zhou Yi with lustful eyes, don't scare him away."

"... Got it."

Luo Siyi wanted to say something else, but Jin Hui came running in and shouted at the door: "Madam, the second lady, they are here, they have entered the mansion!"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

Luo Siyi urged Xiaoru and Yinggu, and she followed suit. The three of them were in a hurry, and finally after half a cup of tea, they pulled Nangong Muyan out the door and ran to the living room.

But it was too late, Zhou Yi's family was already sitting inside, and Nangong Ya was greeting the guests with a stiff smile on his face.

Hong Yuanping and Zhou Zhili were really panic-stricken at the moment, and they were fidgeting. They

were just checking the accounts with their son in the restaurant and discussing the purchases for the next month, but a few guards who claimed to be from the Prime Minister's Mansion came and respectfully said that the Prime Minister had something to discuss, and hoped that the three of them would go to the mansion.

How could they not agree to this?

The couple looked at each other, with nothing but worry and confusion in their eyes. They had no idea how they could offend the Prime Minister just because they were doing business honestly.

Zhou Yi, who was ignored by them, had been silent since he heard the word "Prime Minister". At this moment, he sat in the living room with his head slightly lowered, and his expression was complicated and difficult to discern. After

Nangong Ya asked the three Zhou family members to sit down, he looked at the second son-in-law quietly.

Well, he looked better in person than in the portrait, and he was quite handsome, but not to the extent that Nangong Muyan would be lustful and obsessed with him. She would have to...have to...Alas!

Nangong Ya sighed in his heart and slapped the armrest of the chair with a "pop" sound, which frightened Hong Yuanping and Zhou Zhili.

The couple immediately dared not sit down and stood up tremblingly. Zhou Zhili bowed to Nangong Ya and said, "I wonder why your Excellency called me here?"

Nangong Ya knew that their families were a scholar and a businessman, respectively, with a huge difference in status. He must have believed that Zhou's father and mother must be very frightened at this moment, so he quickly put on what he thought was the most friendly smile and said to the two of them, "Mr. Zhou, Mrs. Zhou, please sit down, please sit down, don't be polite, just make yourself at home..." The

couple felt very strange, but still sat down as he was told, but they sat up straight with their backs, feeling stiff and uncomfortable.

Nangong Ya waved at Jin Hui again, called people to his side, and whispered: "Go and urge them!"

Jin Hui nodded, and just as he stepped out of the door, he saw the group of people coming. He quickly stopped and stood outside the house with Xiaoru and Yinggu, leaving the living room for them.

Zhou Yi was immersed in his own thoughts, ignoring the sounds from the outside world until he heard a familiar female voice: "Uncle and aunt, please have tea!" He suddenly came back to his senses. In a blink of an eye, the hateful woman was standing by with a smile on her face, serving a cup of tea to each of his parents.

"Nangong Muyan, what do you want to do? What are you planning?"

Zhou Yi stood up emotionally, staring at Nangong Muyan with a bad face and questioning.

Zhou's father and mother were both stunned. They didn't know how their son got to know the daughter of the prime minister, and it seemed that the two had conflicts.

Nangong Ya and Luo Siyi were also stunned, and then they looked at each other and understood each other's thoughts.

They had previously suspected that Nangong Muyan deliberately said that she forced him in order to protect Zhou Yi, and now seeing Zhou Yi's alert look as if he was facing a powerful enemy, it seemed that it must be the truth.

Four pairs of eyes fell on the two of them. Nangong Muyan smiled and put her hand on Zhou Yi's shoulder: "Sit down first and talk."

Zhou Yi brushed her hand away, took a step back, and stood farther away.

"Mr. Zhou, please sit down, please sit down, we have no bad intentions." Luo Siyi gently persuaded.

"Son, sit down, sit down, this is the prime minister's residence!" Hong Yuanping also said.

Zhou Yi sat down reluctantly and turned his face away, not wanting to see Nangong Muyan again.

Nangong Muyan looked at Zhou Yi's obvious disgust, smiled indifferently, and returned to stand beside Luo Siyi.

Nangong Ya saw that the situation was temporarily stable, took a deep breath, and spoke slowly: "Mr. Zhou, Mrs. Zhou, I am sorry to invite you here today because I have something important to discuss..."

Nangong Ya pointed at Nangong Muyan and considered every word, more cautious than talking to the emperor: "This is my second daughter, Nangong Muyan, who will be eighteen in a month. She has learned music, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was young, and is quite knowledgeable. She has a good appearance and character... She is virtuous and gentle, with a kind heart and a beautiful appearance..."

Nangong Muyan listened to her father's false propaganda and didn't know what to say.

Zhou's father and mother were holding tea cups with a confused look on their faces. What is the prime minister going to do?

Nangong Ya racked his brains to praise Nangong Muyan like a queen selling melons, and finally said: "So, I invited you two here today to discuss the marriage of my son and my daughter."

With a "crack", the teacup in Hong Yuanping's hand fell to the ground and broke into two pieces. Zhou Zhili was not much better. His hand tilted and most of the tea spilled on his legs. Both of them were so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths. They suspected that there was something wrong with their ears and they heard it wrong.

Zhou Yi heard this and flew into a rage. He stood up and pointed at Nangong Muyan and was about to curse: "You still want to marry me? You queen---ah!"

Nangong Muyan was quick-witted and rushed over to cover his mouth in time.

Looking at the man who was glaring at her, Nangong Muyan laughed and covered his mouth tightly. She turned around and smiled at the four people who were in doubt, "You guys talk about yours, and we talk about ours."

After that, she pulled Zhou Yi's collar and dragged him out.

"What are you doing! You bastard! Let me go! Let go..."

"Stop making noise, let's have a good chat..."

The voices of the two gradually faded away. Hong Yuanping and Zhou Zhili noticed something and wanted to follow them out, but were stopped by Nangong Ya: "Mr. Zhou, Mrs. Zhou, please sit down. Your son will be fine. I promise you!"

The worry about his son overshadowed the fear of the superiors. Zhou Zhili looked at Nangong Ya calmly and asked his doubts: "Prime Minister, what is going on? Why is my son related to your daughter?"

"Uh..." The Prime Minister, who was well-versed in science and eloquent, was at a loss for words. How could he explain in a high-sounding way that his daughter was tempted by a man, then raped a man, and ended up with a pregnancy, and now planned to get married with a baby?

Nangong Ya was still trying to organize his thoughts, while Luo Siyi chose to get straight to the point: "To be honest, my daughter is pregnant with Zhou Yi's child."

This statement caused a huge uproar, and Zhou Zhili and his wife opened their mouths wide again, as if they could fit an egg.

"This, this, this..." Hong Yuanping stammered and couldn't say a complete sentence. "

It's absolutely true," Nangong Ya felt embarrassed: "We won't joke about our daughter's innocence."

Luo Siyi added: "It's been a month now, and we need to settle the marriage as soon as possible, otherwise it will be obvious when the month is too late. I hope Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou can understand."