"But all of them who were married off were concubines, and they received a lot of money because their daughters were all beautiful."
As early as half a year ago, the old lady of the Liu family announced that she wanted to find someone with a good family background and conditions who could help her grandson.
Young Master Liu's favorite haunts were brothels and pleasure quarters; he frequented every brothel in the capital. He had countless concubines in his household, and even the maids he bought from outside were forcibly defiled by him.
Hearing this, Er Ya turned pale, and Su Muyao interrupted Lin Yu by waving her hand.
"You can go now!"
After Lin Yu left, Er Ya suddenly teared up: "Little Princess, I was being unreasonable. Let's call off this marriage."
Seeing that Er Ya could figure things out on her own, Su Muyao nodded without trying to persuade her further.
After leaving Su Muyao's room, Er Ya went out of the mansion and walked on the street, looking at the bustling street with a restless mind.
"Why are you making fun of me like this? I thought you were different from others, but I didn't expect this."
Just as Er Ya was talking to herself, a pair of hands patted her on the shoulder from behind.
"Hey, little girl, are you thinking about me?"
When Er Ya turned around and saw that it was Young Master Liu, she snorted and was about to leave, but Liu Yu wouldn't let her go and grabbed her arm!
"What's wrong? Why do I look like this today? Who spoke ill of me to you?"
Er Ya wanted to strangle the man in front of her as he pretended to be a gentleman and flirted with her.
"Since you already have so many concubines, why do you insist on clinging to me?"
Liu Yu rolled her eyes and said, "Didn't I already explain it to you? It was all arranged by my family. You know I'm their only son, so they all want to have a grandson."
But don't worry, you're the only one in my heart. And if you don't like any of the concubines and maids after you enter the manor, you can just sell them off.”
Er Ya asked again, "You said that the concubines in your room were arranged by your family, so how come your visits to brothels were also arranged by your family?"
Don't lie to me anymore, I know everything about you.
Liu Yu wasn't nervous at all; he just smiled and gently touched Er Ya's head.
Er Ya slapped away the large hand that was on her head: "What are you doing?"
Liu Yu chuckled: "What's wrong, little girl? Are you jealous? After all this time we've known each other, don't you know what kind of person I am? Those were just temporary measures."
You know that this family's business is declining day by day, and those rich young men are the only way I can climb up to them.
Going to brothels and eating and drinking with them was really just to please them. Sometimes I despise myself for feeling inferior, but what can I do? I have a whole family to support.
Er Ya roared angrily, "I heard that the girls you bought were also forcibly defiled by you. How do you explain that?"
Liu Yu was furious: "You should know what kind of person I am. Have I ever touched you in all this time?"
The maids I bought, seeing my handsome appearance, always tried to get into my bed. After I punished them, they even went around spreading rumors. Fortunately, they were eventually sold off.
Er Ya looked up and examined the man in front of her. He was indeed handsome and treated her very well.
But others had a different opinion of him, and his own explanation was barely plausible.
Er Ya is currently in a state of great turmoil; she doesn't know whether she should trust him or not.
But fearing that the man in front of her might be deceiving her with sweet words, she finally shook her head and said, "Forget it! I'm not good enough for you. Don't come looking for me again."
The man in front of her was clearly flustered: "Little girl, you're really overthinking things."
If you don't like me going to brothels, I won't go anymore. At worst, I'll live a simple life as long as you're happy.
"I'll go back and send all the concubines away right now."
After Liu Yu finished speaking, she was about to leave.
When Er Ya saw the man's appearance, her suspicions about him subsided.
"No, since it was arranged by your family, don't disobey your parents. It's good that you have me in your heart."
Liu Yu then turned around happily: "So you've agreed to this marriage?"
Er Ya blushed, lowered her head, and nodded gently.
Liu Yu was so happy that he kissed the shy girl right there on the street.
"What are you doing? Put me down!" Er Ya struggled in Liu Yu's arms.
After Liu Yu released the little girl from his arms, she ran away in a flash.
Liu Yuze chuckled softly from behind: "She really is just a little brat."
Er Ya's heart pounded all the way back to the manor, and the spot where Liu Yu had kissed her was burning hot.
After returning home, he pondered for a long time in his room before going to the old lady's room.
"What did you say? Yao Yao said this person isn't suitable for entrusting your life to!"
Er Ya knelt down and kowtowed to the old lady before speaking, "Liu Yu and I have feelings for each other, and I hope that you, old lady, can grant our wish."
Grandma Su was deeply hurt by these words, as the two girls always called her "Grandma".
The implication of calling her "old lady" now is that she is not related to her, but merely lives in the mansion and has no right to interfere in her affairs.
"Alright, alright! Since you've already said so, how can I not grant your wish? Just don't regret the path you've chosen later."
Er Ya nodded firmly: "I won't regret it."
Old Man Su shook his head from the side: "Since that's the case, there's no point in saying more. We will naturally prepare some dowry for you when you get married. However, once you're married into the Princess's Mansion, you will have no connection with it. Please remember that."
Startled by what Old Man Su said, he suddenly raised his head, then lowered it again as if he had thought of something.
Yes, she almost forgot that she and her sister were just maids who had been bought, so how could they dare to hope that they could be treated as her maternal family?
After Er Ya left, Grandma Su looked at her husband and said, "How could you say that? Although we bought these two girls, they have been with us for so long."
And they're both Yao Yao's..."
Old Su patted his wife's hand: "You're just too kind. If she really cared about us, she wouldn't have asked for a marriage with that man because of the princess's family."
Even though she knew it might involve the Princess's Mansion, she had already made her choice, hadn't she?
Also, she's just a girl we bought. Don't treat her like your own granddaughter and do everything for her. A little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment.
Grandma Su nodded; she understood perfectly well what that meant!
It's only for Yao Yao's sake, because they are, after all, Yao Yao's older sisters, and blood ties come first.
"Da Ya, you should also find her a good family to marry into! Otherwise, she might bring trouble to the Princess's mansion in the future."
"Sigh, what a mess this is! Look at that Wang family boy, he's quite good, he's a scholar."
The key is that the kid is ambitious and hardworking, unlike other students who think they are scholars and always put on airs.
"It would be good for that kid to go and help his grandparents with chores when he's free."
"Then you should also make arrangements for Cheng's marriage, so that she can get married on the same day as Er'ya."
When Grandma Su spoke to Daya, Daya nodded. Although she didn't know much about that scholar Wang, she heard from her grandmother that he seemed like a good person.
After Grandma Su left, Er Ya stood up for Daya, saying, "Sister, how could you marry so casually? You should at least find someone you like, shouldn't you?"
"Besides, we are no longer slaves sold into servitude by the Su family; we can make our own decisions about our marriages."
Daya stared at Erya in horror. "How could you say such a thing? The Su family is so good. If it weren't for the Su family, we wouldn't know where we would be working like slaves."
How bad could the marriage arranged by Grandma Su be? Isn't it better than blindly choosing someone without any discernment?
Besides, marriages have always been arranged by parents and matchmakers; you've become so unreasonable.
"Hmph! Go live a hard life from now on! Don't come crying to me when you're in trouble." After saying that, Er Ya turned her back and began to sort through the silver she had saved.
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