There is no wall that is impenetrable.
Jiang Yuehui grilled fish and shrimp in the yard to entertain his sister, and the maids also enjoyed the meal.
It’s all because Chen Fei’s cooking skills are so good that even Lord Jiang and his wife came here to try it.
Seeing the room full of young ladies and maids who were unable to move, Madam Jiang finally got angry: "How can this be disgraceful! Master, arrange a marriage for Hui'er tomorrow. The farther away the better! Look at her, she's been fooling around with her maids, guards, and servants all day long. Who else around here would dare to marry her?"
Out of sight, out of mind. Let my in-laws discipline this lawless girl!
Lord Jiang was mixed with joy and sorrow. He was happy that his daughter always had delicious food here, but he was sad that his daughter married too far away and he had no one to share the delicious food with.
"Don't be angry, mother. We came back late and thought you wouldn't want to eat these wild river fish after dinner." Jiang Yuehui smiled and said, "Next time, I'll remember to ask Chen Fei to prepare it and send it to you first. I guarantee it's freshly made and will be delivered to you fresh and hot!"
She casually changed the topic to food.
Mrs. Jiang said weakly: "No need, this is the last time you mess around."
As soon as she went out, she asked someone to call a matchmaker, and called all the matchmakers in the city. She didn't believe that her daughter couldn't get married!
Mrs. Jiang didn't expect that her words would work. Before the matchmaker could go out to the city, someone really came to propose marriage the next day.
The people who came were none other than Chen Fei's long-lost father and brother Chen Baili and Chen Jun.
Over the years, the father and son have been traveling around, visiting many countries, winning battles and being captured, following several armies, and finally making military achievements and returning home in glory.
After redeeming Chen Fei's short-term contract, the Chen family father and son gave him generous gifts as a thank you.
Prefect Jiang accepted it with a smile: "Fade Chen has been in my family for many years. We all treat him like one of our own family members. From now on, our two families will visit each other frequently."
After thinking about it, it was fortunate that his daughter usually wore men's clothes and went out with servants as guards. She treated Chen Fei with trust like a brother, which went beyond the relationship between master and servant. This behavior, which was despised by the world, had now become an excuse to win over Lord Chen.
Chen Fei suddenly had a father and brother, and now he had a backer. He secretly begged his father, "Miss Jiang is getting married. Please find a wife for me."
Thanks to the emperor's grace, Chen Baili was appointed as the right general for defending the city, an official position equivalent to that of Prefect Jiang.
If General Chen asked for help, I believe Governor Jiang would not refuse.
Chen Baili's eyes lit up: "That's right, your elder brother hasn't married yet! Good boy, you know how to think about your elder brother. Good, you are worthy of being a member of the Chen family!"
Chen Jun didn't flinch, but he didn't seem anxious either. He asked calmly, "What does Miss Jiang look like? What's her personality like?"
Fade Chen secretly groaned and stammered, "Dad, I've been with Miss Jiang since I was little. Thanks to Miss Jiang's support over the years, I've learned some martial arts and literacy, so..."
Maybe my father doesn’t understand what he means, so let him explain it more clearly.
Unexpectedly, Chen Baili laughed and said, "So, Miss Jiang is both your master and your benefactor. If you want to marry her, wouldn't you be ungrateful?
Besides, you are only fifteen or sixteen years old, two years younger than Miss Jiang. Your elder brother is twenty-four this year and holds an official position, so he is worthy of Miss Jiang.
How about this, you come with me to join the army and train for a few years, then you can get a position, and then I'll marry you off to a rich and beautiful woman, is that okay with you?"
Chen Xiaoer felt upset. His biological father and elder brother were of the same mind. It was not that they did not understand his feelings, but that they disdained his ideas.
He refused.
"Miss," Chen Fei asked Jiang Yuehui, "Are you willing to marry me?"
Jiang Yuehui was shocked: "Fade Chen, are you crazy?"
Fade Chen said without hesitation, "Miss, I didn't dare to think about it before, but now my father has come back to pick me up. I'm no longer a poor kid, no longer homeless. And Lord Jiang wants to marry you off, so why don't you marry me?"
Jiang Yuehui waved his hand: "Don't listen to what my mother said, she was just angry at the moment. My father was reluctant to marry me off."
For a commoner like you, even if you have a general as your father, my parents will still have the inertia to think of you as a silly boy who guards them.
At this moment, Lord Jiang also came to Jiang Yuehui to discuss: "My daughter, General Chen's other son, Chen Fei's eldest brother, is now serving as a guard in the palace. He is a handsome man. What do you think of him?"
Jiang Yuehui suddenly felt shy: "What do you mean by what I think? I've never met him, and I don't know anything about him, so how can I know if he's good or bad?"
Prefect Jiang smiled and stroked his beard. "Hey, I'll prepare a meal for Master Chen and his two sons at home. General Chen is a handsome man, a bit like Fade Chen, but much more impressive. Why don't you go and take a look for yourself? If you're satisfied, I'll agree to it for you. What do you say?"
You see, men who doted on their daughters existed in ancient times!
Jiang Yuehui covered his mouth with a chuckle, a hint of shyness on his face: "Dad, why don't you arrange a marriage for Yueying? Yueying is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Wouldn't it be a match made in heaven for her to be paired with General Chen?"
Magistrate Jiang wanted to please his daughter and make up for the innocent scolding she had received the night before: "With Yueying's talent, she can marry anyone. But you don't do needlework and don't like to take care of housework. If you get married, I'm afraid your in-laws will despise you and use the rules to restrict you. You will die faster than anyone else..."
Jiang Yuehui said angrily: "Dad! Are you praising me?"
Prefect Jiang was a man of few words and would make mistakes if he spoke too much, so he quickly slipped away: "Alright, Dad will go greet the distinguished guests now, be careful and don't let anyone see you again!"
Jiang Yuehui: “…Got it!”
The Jiang family's servant chef was diligent and quickly prepared a large table of Manchu and Han banquet. Prefect Jiang also had someone bring three jars of old wine.
Wine is a good thing. Drinking a few more glasses can reveal a person's true character.
The previous son-in-law was a bad person. He got drunk after drinking a jar of wine and pretended that he died of a sudden illness.
Fortunately, my daughter is not married yet, so there is still time.
Magistrate Jiang had no son, so there were only four men at the dinner table with three jars of wine. As they drank and chatted, their faces soon turned red and the noise of conversation suddenly became lively.
Chen Baili was a great drinker, holding up his wine bowl and urging him to drink: "Master Jiang, I'm offering you three bowls of wine. If you don't drink, you're looking down on me!"
Prefect Jiang complained bitterly. He couldn't handle General Chen and his son alone, let alone the three of them now.
At this moment, a young man approached and stood beside Prefect Jiang. He reached out to take the wine bowl and said, "Dad, let me toast to General Chen on your behalf!"
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