Madam Su looked at the betrothal letter in the hand of the Marquis of Xuanyi and was somewhat taken aback.
I just arranged a marriage for Xiao Jin yesterday, and now someone is coming to propose to Mu Yao.
Lady Xuanyi smiled and said, "Madam Su, my son Zixuan is handsome and honest, and he is a perfect match for Miss Su. Madam Su, please rest assured that once Muyao marries into our Xuanyi Marquis's mansion, I will treat her as my own daughter."
Seeing that Madam Su remained silent, Lady Xuanyi was somewhat displeased, but she still smiled and continued:
“My son Xuan’er met Miss Su by chance last time and has been unable to forget her. He is determined to marry her. Madam Su, you see, our two families are well-matched. In my opinion, we can exchange birth charts. If our horoscopes match, we can arrange the marriage between the two children.”
Madam Su frowned slightly. It was somewhat unsettling that someone would take a liking to Mu Yao and propose marriage after only one meeting.
She looked at Lady Xuanyi and said, "Lady Xue, when it comes to marriage, our Su family values mutual affection. Mu Yao and your second young master have never met, so there's no rush."
“Oh, Mrs. Su, isn’t marriage all about the parents’ decision and the matchmaker’s words? As long as we think it’s a good match, the children will naturally develop feelings for each other after spending some time together.”
"Madam Xue should know that the men of our Su family are not allowed to take concubines. The Marquis of Xuanyi's mansion is large and powerful. If the Second Young Master Xue only marries Mu Yao, it may be unfair to him." Madam Su politely declined.
"No, no, my Xuan'er is willing to marry only Miss Su. As long as the young couple can live a good life together, why marry so many?" Lady Xuanyi said hurriedly.
She didn't care about the Su family's rules. Once she married Su Muyao and trained her, as long as Su Muyao agreed to Xuan'er taking a concubine, the Su family wouldn't have anything to say.
Madam Su returned the betrothal gifts to Madam Xuanyi. "Madam Xue, there's no rush. My daughter Muyao is still young, and I'm reluctant to let her get married. Let's wait a while before discussing it further."
This was clearly a rejection, and Lady Xuanyi's face darkened.
Their family was already being very generous by agreeing to marry an adopted daughter, yet the Su family is still acting so arrogantly.
However, she remembered what Marquis Xuanyi had instructed her to do, and dared not offend the Su family, so she had no choice but to take her leave.
On the carriage back to the manor, the nanny beside Madam Xue asked in a low voice, "Madam, what should we do now?"
Madam Xue sneered, "Didn't Madam Su say that they've never met and have no feelings for each other? Why not let them meet more often?"
With her son Xuan'er's dashing looks and talent, Su Muyao would surely be captivated at first sight.
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The martial arts competition begins on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month.
Because of the large number of participants, many places in the capital city set up competition venues, making the entire city look even more lively than during the Chinese New Year.
Xing Yue even brought Su Ruojin and Su Muyao to accompany Yuan Hong to the competition early in the morning.
If this weren't a martial arts competition held by the Great Chu Kingdom, and if there weren't any female participants, Xing Yue would definitely have signed up for fun.
Since I can't participate myself, watching Yuan Hong's match is a good alternative.
Xing Yue patiently shared her competition experience with Yuan Hong, who listened attentively. This was his first time participating in a martial arts competition, and he was somewhat nervous.
Su Ruojin was happy to see Xing Yue busy with something. Xing Yue had been on the battlefield many times, and it would be good to have her impart her experience to Yuan Hong.
There were too many people at the competition, and they had to queue up when they arrived at the venue. Xing Yue waited for a while and got a little bored, so she asked Su Ruojin to accompany Yuan Hong. She pulled Su Muyao to go with her to buy some food so they could eat while watching the game.
Various snack shops and candied fruit shops also saw a surge in business due to the martial arts competition.
Xing Yue arranged for herself, Mu Yao, and Hong Xiao to queue up at different shops to buy food.
After a while, the three of them gathered together, each carrying the snacks and dried fruit they had bought.
"I'll have Yuan Hong eat some more candy later to replenish his energy. Xiao Jin loves dried apricots, so I bought her some extra."
As Xing Yue was muttering to herself, she looked up and found that someone was blocking their way, or more accurately, blocking Mu Yao's way.
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