This person was cursing at the Lu family's gate. Little Tiger immediately knew she was cursing his own family, and he was immediately displeased. He ran out from behind the stone lion and asked, "Who are you? What gives you the right to curse people!"
The visitor was none other than Madam Chen, the second wife of the Marquis of Chengen. Madam Chen was somewhat embarrassed, not expecting that a little boy would overhear her words.
But she didn't recognize Xiaohuzi and assumed he was someone else's child from the neighborhood, so she snapped, "What's it to you? Get lost and stop bothering me."
Seeing that she was followed by several servants, Xiao Huzi knew he was no match for them. Instead of confronting them head-on, he quickly opened the door and went inside to call for help.
When Chen saw him enter the Lu family's gate, she frowned before realizing that he was a child of the Lu family. Just as he was about to close the gate, she hurriedly said, "Go and announce that the Second Madam of the Marquis of Chengen's mansion has come to visit, and ask your master to come out."
She stood at the door, her eyes eager to peek through the crack in the door to see what the Lu family looked like, yet she displayed an attitude of disdain, which was truly annoying.
Xiao Huzi disliked her a little, but he didn't know her identity and was worried about messing things up, so he went in and told the adults in his family.
He went to find his mother, Lu Guilan, who was busy in the kitchen. Jiang Jiuniang was also there. Upon hearing the words "Chengen Marquis's Mansion," her brows furrowed instantly.
Lu Guilan, however, was puzzled and looked at Jiang Jiuniang, asking, "Third Sister-in-law, do we have any dealings with the Marquis of Chengen's mansion?"
"We don't have much contact, but I'll go check it out."
Sun's expression was also unpleasant, clearly because she was thinking about what happened yesterday, but since it involved Ruozheng's reputation, she didn't say anything.
The person who came was the second wife of the Marquis of Chengen's mansion, who was the biological mother of the second young master Cheng. I didn't expect the Marquis of Chengen's mansion to be so shameless. They had already made things so clear, but they still had to send someone over.
Then don't blame her for being impolite?
Xiao Huzi took Jiang Jiuniang out, and as soon as they opened the door, they saw Chen Shi standing arrogantly at the door.
Seeing Jiang Jiuniang's excessively beautiful face, Madam Chen immediately guessed her identity. She tilted her chin up and looked at her, asking, "You must be the Third Madam Lu, right? I am the Second Madam of the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion. You probably already know why I've come today. We're both straightforward people, so let's not beat around the bush and just say it directly..."
Just as she was about to unleash her fury, Jiang Jiuniang raised her hand to interrupt her, looking at her with a half-smile, and said, "How can a dignified Marquis's mansion not even know the rules? Yesterday, it was one thing to send a matchmaker to our door without bringing gifts, but today the Second Madam came in person without even sending a visiting card beforehand. She didn't care whether there were people in my mansion or whether they were free or not, she just came straight here. What, do you really think our General's mansion is easy to bully?"
The contempt in the other person's eyes was practically radiating from her face. Jiang Jiuniang didn't need to be polite to such a person, and her attitude was anything but good, clearly a way of giving Chen Shi a hard time.
Chen was already unhappy about coming here, and now that Jiang Jiuniang had given her a cold shoulder, she felt a surge of anger. However, she thought that it was her son's wedding, and if the wedding wasn't done soon, the mistress's child would be born. Considering this, she swallowed her anger and planned to vent it on Ruozheng when she entered the house.
"Madam Lu, please don't be angry. It was indeed my poor planning that led to this. There was a reason for it, and I hope you can forgive me. My second son has been so worried about Miss Ruozheng that he can't eat or drink. As his mother, it breaks my heart to see him like this. So I came to settle things here and let the two children be together in the end. That way, we parents can have some peace of mind."
She smiled ingratiatingly, but her words carried a hint of gritted teeth. Jiang Jiuniang found her hypocritical act ridiculous. It wasn't like anyone forced her to come, but now that she was here, she was acting like a complete jerk. What did she mean by that?
"Second Madam, there's no need to put on such an unwilling look. The Marquis's mansion is too high for us to reach. Ruozheng is not worthy of such an honor. Besides, Ruozheng and your son are not acquainted and have no dealings with each other. So how can there be any talk of them becoming a couple? We will not form a marriage alliance with the Marquis's mansion. Please leave."
As Jiang Jiuniang was about to close the door, Chen Shi panicked and, disregarding everything else, stepped forward and used her body to block the door, saying, "To be honest, we're not here to arrange a marriage with the Lu family. We just want to ask whose daughter Ruozheng is. We'll go to Ruozheng's house to propose marriage! Besides, whether it works out or not isn't up to you, Madam. We should at least ask Ruozheng's opinion, right?"
Now, Madam Chen is not afraid of offending Jiang Jiuniang. As long as she marries Ruozheng, with this connection, her relationship with the Lu family will be good, and she can manipulate them at will.
Jiang Jiuniang never expected her to be so shameless. She hadn't even said a word about it before demanding to see Ruozheng. How dare she!
Her patience had run out, and she didn't want to put up with this crazy woman's antics, so she pushed her away and tried to close the door.
After the New Year, let Lu Baichuan clean up the Chengen Marquis's mansion.
"Let me say a few words to her."
Ruozheng suddenly appeared behind her, his expression calm. He had obviously been there for a while and had overheard their entire conversation.
"OK."
Jiang Jiuniang gave up her seat and went to stand with Xiao Huzi, quietly watching the show.
Ruozheng opened the door. She was quite tall, standing at 1.73 meters, and could easily look down on Chen Shi. For a moment, Chen Shi felt a lot of pressure.
How come I've never heard of Ruozheng being this tall before?
She looked at Jiang Jiuniang suspiciously, and found that Jiang Jiuniang was not short either, and there was no difference between them when they stood together...
Ruozheng, unaware of what the woman was thinking, asked, "I heard your family has always wanted to marry me?"
Chen swallowed hard and nodded repeatedly, her eyes filled with fear. She hadn't brought many people with her when she went out, and she was afraid that Ruozheng would slap her away.
I don't know why, but I just have this feeling in my mind.
Seeing that she actually nodded, Ruozheng continued to ask, "Then what does Madam see in me?"
Mrs. Chen hurriedly shifted the blame: "It was my son who took a liking to the girl. As parents, we naturally want to satisfy our child's preferences... My Ying'er has a very good personality and is sincere to people. You two will definitely get along well in the future."
"Oh, really?"
Ruozheng smiled insincerely and continued to ask, "Madam wants to inquire about my family background, but I have no family background at all. I was kidnapped by human traffickers when I was a child, and I don't even know who I am. How could a noble family like yours fall so low as to marry an orphan like me with no family or power?"
"Or perhaps, Madam loves her son so much that she doesn't care about my background, and she doesn't even care about my age?"
Madam Chen blushed at her words. She did want to find a daughter from a wealthy and powerful family for her son, but unfortunately, those families were unwilling to marry their daughters to him!
Therefore, they had no choice but to settle for second best and set their sights on Ruozheng, who had a very good relationship with the Lu family.
As for her age, Ruozheng looked to be only eighteen or nineteen. In this day and age, people are expected to get married at fourteen or fifteen, so she was indeed a bit older than that. But it was also a good time for her to have children, so being a little older was not a bad thing.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Chen nodded repeatedly: "My family doesn't care about those things, as long as my son is happy."
"really?"
“Of course it’s true, my son. As his mother, I can still do what I’m supposed to do.”
Ruozheng smiled sarcastically: "But I am over thirty years old, and I really look down on your family's second young master who is only twenty years old. Madam, what do you suggest we do?"
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