The next day, An Yiyi was already gone, presumably searching for a way to rescue Xu Jinling and his nephew.
Yanluo helped Su Ruojin get out of bed and have some breakfast.
"Miss, where are we going today?"
"Go..." Su Ruojin hadn't finished speaking when there was a knock on the door.
Yanluo opened the door and saw a plump aunt standing there, dressed in a red and green floral dress, with a large red flower in her hair and an excessively thick gold hairpin.
My aunt's face was very white, obviously because she had applied a thick layer of powder. It looked like the powder on her face would fall off as soon as she opened her mouth, and her cheeks were covered with red rouge.
The aunt was followed by a young man.
Seeing her aunt's extravagant attire, Yanluo was momentarily stunned and forgot to ask who she was looking for.
The auntie smiled broadly when she saw Yanluo, tossing a red embroidered handkerchief in her hand, "Oh, is this from Miss Zhao's family?"
Yan Luo then came to her senses, her face wary. "Who are you looking for?"
"Oh, young lady, I've come to bring good news to Miss Zhao." The aunt's voice was loud. After speaking, she tried to squeeze past Yanluo and go into the house, but Yanluo stopped her.
"Get out!" Yan Luo said coldly, directly kicking him out.
The aunt was taken aback at first, then her smile widened. "Young lady, I've come to tell Miss Zhao some good news. This is truly a joyous occasion!"
"Say what you have to say, or leave!" Yanluo put her hand on the door, preventing her aunt from going in.
When the aunt saw Yanluo's posture, her eyes rolled around, she flicked her handkerchief, stretched her head into the room, and deliberately raised her voice.
“Miss Zhao, I am here today on behalf of Prefect Tong to propose marriage. You are truly blessed to marry into the Prefect’s household and enjoy a life of happiness.”
After saying that, the aunt waved to He Zhong, who was following behind her. He Zhong quickly took out a bag of silver from his pocket and handed it to the aunt.
The aunt took the silver and was about to stuff it into Yanluo's hands, saying, "This is the betrothal gift from my master, it's twenty taels of silver. I've had someone calculate it, and today is an auspicious day. Why don't you pack up and go to the Tong residence today, young lady? From now on, you'll live a life of luxury and won't have to stay in an inn anymore."
"Yanluo." Su Ruojin's voice came from inside the house.
"Miss." Yanluo turned around and glanced back.
"Send it out."
"Yes, Miss."
Without saying a word, Yan Luo kicked out, catching the matchmaker off guard. She was knocked down, and He Zhong, who was behind her, was also knocked down in the process.
The two rolled around in a ball, and the matchmaker cried out in pain.
Yan Luo slammed the door shut and angrily said to Su Ruojin, "Miss, why don't you just let me poison him to death?"
Just now, Yanluo was so angry that she was about to take out poison powder and sprinkle it on the two of them. If it weren't for Miss stopping her, the two of them outside would be in big trouble now.
This so-called Prefect Tong is like a toad trying to eat swan meat. He should take a good look at himself in the mirror before daring to set his sights on her young lady.
"Forget it, that matchmaker was just doing a job for money, she doesn't deserve to die."
Su Ruojin guessed that it must have been that Tong Mingshan had taken a liking to her in court that day. Recalling Tong Mingshan's serious and businesslike demeanor in court, yet his actions were so different, it further confirmed that it was highly likely that Tong Mingshan had secretly orchestrated the Xu family's affair.
Just then, the matchmaker started knocking on the door again, saying, "Miss Zhao, this is a wonderful opportunity! You'll only have one chance like this once in a lifetime. You should think it over carefully, Miss Zhao."
Yanluo opened the door and kicked it out again. This time, the matchmaker was prepared, and her plump figure nimbly dodged Yanluo's kick.
"How could you be so rude, girl? I came to your door with good intentions to bring you good news, and you kicked me. You have no manners at all."
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