Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Let Her Get Married
Xiao Shuzhen had rouge in her room, but when she heard that the noble ladies in the capital were vying for the cosmetics from Yunshuang Pavilion, she naturally wanted to buy some to take back. However, when she arrived at Yunshuang Pavilion, either the things she liked had already been ordered by other girls, or Shuyun had bought them a long time ago and had not come to pick them up in the past few days.
After walking around for a long time, Xiao Shuzhen returned empty-handed and walked out of Yunshuang Pavilion with a gloomy face.
Xin Er comforted her, "Miss, the things in Yunshuang Pavilion are rare and precious, so they are hard to buy."
Xin'er lifted the curtain and helped Xiao Shuzhen into the carriage. "Ms. Yun's rouge and powder are all from Yunshuang Pavilion. Sometimes when new colors come out, the shop assistants send them to the Marquis' Mansion for Miss Yun to choose from. Miss Yun just returned to the Marquis' Mansion and hasn't shown up yet. She thinks few people know that she is the legitimate daughter of our mansion."
Xin'er said some comforting words, but Xiao Shuzhen's face became even uglier. She quickly closed her mouth, not realizing she had said anything wrong.
The carriage turned the corner and went to another rouge shop. A young man was sneaking around, trotting after it, avoiding the driver and looking back from time to time.
Xiao Shuzhen went to two rouge shops, but nothing she saw caught her eye. No wonder the noble ladies were scrambling to buy things from Yunshuang Pavilion.
She was not in the mood and caught a glimpse of a familiar figure beside the carriage. She was so frightened that her face turned pale and she stepped back repeatedly. Xin'er helped her to steady herself.
When she was at the Tian family, Tian Wangshun often bullied her, so Xiao Shuzhen became frightened when she saw him approaching.
Tian Wangshun laughed and said, "It's true that clothes make the man. I can hardly recognize our Niuniu."
Xiao Shuzhen hated her original name, and even more so, she hated people mentioning her past.
"Look, we were going to sell you as a maid, but you didn't want to. You scratched your arm on purpose and got injured all over, so the owner didn't dare to buy you. If you had listened to us, you would have come back as a rich girl long ago."
"Your outfit is worth a lot of money."
Tian Wangshun is the son of Tian Lao Da. He is addicted to gambling and has bad luck with gambling. He loses nine times out of ten and is heavily in debt. He has squandered all the spare money in the family.
A few days ago, someone from the Marquis' Mansion gave him money, and he used the ten taels of silver to win money.
But after winning, he wanted to make up for what he had lost. After gambling for a day and a night, he not only lost everything, but also owed another five taels of silver.
The family is broke, but we still have a cousin who is enjoying a comfortable life in the Marquis' Mansion.
Tian Wangshun stared blankly at the purse on Xiao Shuzhen's waist and grabbed it. Xin'er tried to grab it, but he pushed her away.
After weighing his purse, Tian Wangshun was quite satisfied. His ferocious expression immediately changed and he said with a smile, "It's worth it that our family has raised you for so many years."
Xiao Shuzhen clasped her hands tightly, her palms covered in cold sweat. She told herself not to be afraid. She was the daughter of a marquis, and it was the lowly and vicious Tian family who should be fawning over her.
Tian Wangshun took a large sum of money and left. With the gambling money, he felt particularly happy. All the anger he had suffered outside the Marquis's mansion yesterday disappeared. "Niuniu is really obedient. Unlike that ungrateful person who forgot his ancestors and refused to recognize his poor relatives in the countryside."
"Wait a minute." Xiao Shuzhen suddenly called out to Tian Wangshun who was walking away.
"What's wrong?"
"You forgot one thing."
Xiao Shuzhen showed a twisted and complacent smile on her face, and said with ill intentions, "You won't have to worry about not having money in the future."
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Shuyun felt the scratch on the back of her hand, heartbroken. The long, thin mark was about two knuckles long. She was worried about scarring, but then she thought, "Brother has given me some ointment, so it's sure it won't."
The red marks on my wrists have long since disappeared, and the scratches will soon disappear too.
Shuyun curled the corners of her mouth and took some ointment to apply on the back of her hand.
Xiao Shuan took the embroidery supplies and came to find Shuyun.
As the weather warms up, there are more insects, so Shuyun plans to make some insect repellent sachets.
The two sisters were chatting and embroidering in the house to kill time. Xiao Shuan told a funny story she had heard, and Shuyun smiled with her eyes curved.
Just as she was laughing heartily, Nanny Wu appeared at Chanxueju. Her steps were hurried, and her eyebrows were almost furrowed together. "Madam, tell Miss Yun to go to the flower hall quickly."
Shuyun was puzzled and did not dare to delay. She put down the unfinished sachet and went to the flower hall immediately. She had a vague ominous premonition along the way.
All the maids were standing outside the flower hall. The atmosphere was solemn and they kept their heads down and said nothing.
In the hall, Xiao Shuzhen lowered her head and sobbed, wiping her tears with a handkerchief, looking like she had been bullied and wronged. Hearing the noise, she looked at Shuyun with tears in her eyes.
Wang Huilan sat at the top, her face ashen.
There were five unfamiliar faces standing on the left, one of whom was the young man who scratched Shuyun's hand that day. Shuyun subconsciously covered the back of her hand, feeling terrified and approaching Wang Huilan in anxiety.
"Mother." Shuyun greeted and stood there stiffly.
Wang Huilan nodded, raised her chin, and said, "That's the Tian family over there, they're here to look for you."
"This must be the youngest's daughter, with fair, radiant skin. A girl who is pampered is always different. I am your eldest uncle's wife, your aunt."
Aunt Tian has a pointed face, high cheekbones, sunken eye sockets, and looks shrewd and difficult to get along with.
Shu Yun's eyes moved as she looked at the remaining two men and one woman.
One was Mr. Tian, a short man with a half-circle beard, and the other two were the mother and son of the Luo family.
As soon as Shuyun came in, Luo Fangming's eyes were all on her. He was the son of a fisherman, and his family made a living by fishing and selling fish. Due to long-term exposure to the sun and rain, his skin was wheat-colored, his facial features were rough, and his two thick black eyebrows made his face look even more ferocious. He was in his early twenties, but looked five or six years older.
Luo Fangming and Tian Niu were engaged, but because Tian's youngest daughter-in-law became crazy, the Luo family never mentioned the marriage again. In the past two years, Tian's eldest brother also came to urge them to pay the betrothal gifts, but the Luo family was not stupid and kept dragging their feet. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that Tian's eldest brother wanted to take the betrothal gifts from the youngest daughter.
Yesterday, Uncle Tian brought his son to the Luo family and brought up the matter again.
The daughter of the Marquis was swapped with the daughter of Tian Laoyao.
If you can establish a relationship with the Marquis' Mansion, you will never have to worry about food and drink in this life. Under the instigation of Boss Tian, Luo Fangming and his mother went to the Marquis' Mansion today to discuss this marriage.
Tears welled up in Xiao Shuzhen's eyes. She looked at Wang Huilan pitifully and choked up, "But the agreement was made with the bloodline of the Tian family. I have the blood of the Xiao family in my body, so the girl the Luo family wants to marry is not me."
"Yes...it's Sister Yun."
Xiao Shuzhen looked at Shuyun innocently, and everyone's eyes in the hall were focused on Shuyun.
There was a brief silence in the flower hall. Tian Wangshun echoed, "Logically, that's right. Niuniu..." He caught a glimpse of Xiao Shuyunzhen from the corner of his eye, paused, and changed his words, "The third young lady in the mansion is surnamed Xiao. It was the young aunt's fault for swapping the children back then. Now that the two younger sisters' backgrounds have been revealed, the marriage should be restored."
Aunt Tian said politely to Wang Huilan, who was sitting at the head of the table, "Marquis, the marriage of our two children was agreed upon several years ago, and both sides exchanged tokens. Although we are country folk and cannot compare to the wealth and status of the Marquis's family, we also know that a promise must be kept and a promise must be kept..."
Wang Huilan frowned, and Nanny Wu observed her expression and coughed lightly. Aunt Tian paused and shut up awkwardly.
Shuyun felt that it was unreasonable. When Xiao Shuzhen was in the Tian family, the Luo family did not marry her. Instead, they let her be sold by the eldest uncle of the Tian family for money. Now the two families came to the Marquis' Mansion to ask for her and discuss the marriage.
Shu Yun calmed down and said, "Although the child of the Tian family was chosen, it was Zhen'er that the Luo family was looking at at the time. It was Zhen'er that they preferred. Marriage should be based on the three books and six rituals. Whoever is written in the marriage certificate is the one."
Xiao Shuzhen is now the apple of A'niang's eye. A'niang will definitely not agree to her marrying Luo Fangming. Shuyun knew that if she continued, A'niang would definitely be angry, so she changed the subject and said, "But the situation has changed. This marriage should be cancelled. No marriage or marriage. Zhen'er's future marriage will be decided by A'niang and A'niang. There is no reason to force a sale."
Wang Huilan's eyes moved slightly, and her expression relaxed a little, but the Luo family had objections at this time.
"I can't give up!" Luo Fangming's heart started pounding when he saw Shuyun. It was a throbbing feeling, a feeling of love at first sight. He hurriedly took out the marriage certificate.
The marriage certificate was held upside down, and Shuyun tilted her head and looked at it sideways.
The three words "Tian's daughter" were written clearly and distinctly on the paper.
Luo Fangming said, "I want to marry! The girl from the Xiao family has been found and my Luo family is marrying the girl from the Tian family. I will come to propose in a few days."
"What do you think my mansion is?!"
Wang Huilan said sternly, and the Tian and Luo families fell silent.
Wang Huilan propped her elbows on the armrests of the armchair, pinched her brows, and said, "Madam Wu, I'm tired. Let's talk about this another day."
"Everyone, please go back." Nanny Wu called the guards and led the five people out of the flower hall.
Luo Fangming walked out of the flower hall without forgetting to look back at Shuyun. Shuyun turned her back, her whole body was cold, and the handkerchief in her hand was tightly clenched.
Xiao Shuzhen stood up from her chair, ran to Wang Huilan, and threw herself into her arms, crying, "Mother, I won't marry."
Wang Huilan stroked her head and comforted her, "How could your mother let you marry into a family like that?"
Xiao Shuzhen's lips curled up slightly, and the joy of success was quickly overshadowed by sadness. She said, "The young master of the Luo family has a special affection for Sister Yun. I'm afraid he won't give up just like that."
Shu Yun shook her head and whispered, "Mother, I don't want to get married either."
She also wanted to throw herself into her mother's arms and act coquettishly as she did in the past, but now that place no longer allowed her to do so.
Wang Huilan caressed Xiao Shuzhen in her arms and looked at Shuyun with cold eyes.
This young lady raised in the Marquis's mansion was a well-known figure in the circle of noble ladies in the capital, but now she has married a country fisherman. If this absurd thing were to spread, wouldn't the Anlu Marquis's mansion become a laughing stock in the capital?
However, now is the opportunity for her to send Shuyun out of the house. By the time Anlu Hou returns to the court, Shuyun will have already been married. Even if she is reluctant, it will be difficult to change the situation.
Once the marriage certificate came out, she had no choice but to do it.
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Coming out of the flower hall, Shuyun's palms were covered in cold sweat. The wind blew her skirt, rolling up the withered petals on the ground.
Shuyun returned to Chanxueju, sat on the couch by the window with her knees hugged, looking at the floating clouds outside, and was in a daze for a long time.
If my father had not gone to the war and was still in the Marquis' Mansion, would he have just canceled this ridiculous engagement?
Dad always loves her more than mom.
Shuyun was worried and tossed and turned at night.
*
The next day, Luo's mother and son came to the Marquis' Mansion again with the marriage certificate.
They were stopped by the guards and sat outside the mansion. When the guards drove them away, they waited on the street a few meters away, spread out the marriage certificate and said that they wanted to marry Shuyun.
Wang Huilan had never seen such a rogue and was so angry that she laughed.
When she went to Shou'an Hall to pay her respects this morning, Mrs. Cui mentioned this matter and asked her to handle it properly.
Aunt Fang tried to comfort Wang Huilan, but Wang Huilan took her anger out on her and started to scold her. Aunt Fang lowered her head and silently endured the anger, not daring to complain.
Several burly guards, under Wang Huilan's orders, drove Luo Fangming and his mother away, warning them, "If you continue to act recklessly, you will be reported to the authorities."
When the mother and son of the Luo family heard that they were going to be sent to the authorities, their high spirits suddenly wilted, and they left cursing in their hearts.
Turning into the alley outside the Marquis' Mansion, the mother and son found a gorgeous carriage parked in front of them. A man in black, dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes, half-lifted the curtain and looked at them from the window.
Luo Fangming and his mother looked at each other. Luo Fangming took two steps forward in confusion. The man in the carriage suddenly stretched out his hand and gestured for him to come closer.
Luo Fangming was confused and stood beside the car, "Sir, are you calling me?"
"I heard that there is a girl in the Anlu Marquis's mansion who is your wife-to-be?"
A cold and low voice reached Luo Fangming's ears, and he nodded repeatedly, "The marriage was arranged a few years ago. Are you disowning us because of our low social status?"
The man sneered, pointed in a direction, and said, "I have an idea for you. Go to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion and beat the drum to protest your grievances. Let the government handle the matter for you."
Luo Fangming was stunned. "Ah? The Master asked me... to sue the Marquis' wife? Me?"
"You have the marriage certificate in hand. It's signed, so it can't be faked. The Marquis's Mansion is at fault." The man said leisurely, "It would be more interesting if the matter became a big deal. The noble families value reputation the most."
Luo Fangming felt that what he said made sense, but was afraid that the officials would protect each other. After hesitating for a long time, he finally took his mother to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion.
The man lowered the curtain and the carriage stopped at the gate of the marquis's mansion.
He returned to Yanfu Residence, and Biluo came to greet him and reported, "Sir, Miss Yun came to see you."
Xiao Ye glanced in the direction of Chanxueju, slowly closed his eyes, went back to the house to change his clothes, and ordered Biluo to bring out the set of glazed green lotus petal cups.
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