Not being refused, Mrs Zhu went away smiling with joy.
As soon as she left, all the smiles on Lady Xu Yan’s face receded and she instructed her housekeeper, “You send someone to guard the entrance to the palace, and have him come back quickly as soon as the master comes out.”
The housekeeper answered and called out to a smart boy to go.
Lady Xu Yan could not sit still and walked back and forth in the house.
She didn’t expect Madam Zhu to come to her door to propose a marriage. With the Zhu family’s rank, she could indeed match Yue’er, but Yue’er was used to being uninhibited, so I was afraid she wouldn’t be able to adapt to such a high family.
When Uncle Xu saw that Madam Zhu had left, he went to the Second Lady’s side to report to Song Wan Yue. When Song Wan Yue came over, she saw her aunt walking around the house and asked with a smile, “Aunt, what’s wrong?”
Mrs. Xu Yan was thinking about something and was startled to hear her voice coldly, and subconsciously replied, “It’s not the Zhu family ……”
Only after a few words left her mouth did she react to the fact that it was Song Wangyue in front of her, taking a deep breath, she swallowed back her eager words and let her sit down, taking a few sips of tea herself, she spoke again with deliberation, “Today Madam Zhu came over to propose a marriage, saying that Zhu Wen has his heart set on you.”
Song Wan Yue accompanied the second madam and felt thirsty, so she poured herself a cup of tea to drink.
Lady Xu Yan nodded, “That’s what Madam Zhu said.”
“Impossible!”
She had played chess with Zhu Wen not once or twice, if that boy really had his heart set on her, he wouldn’t act like he was seeing his buddies every time he saw her, hating to call her a brother.
Madam Xu Yan also thought it was impossible, but today Madam Zhu came to her door to propose marriage, “Zhu Wen has stated that he will not marry you. I don’t think Madam Zhu is lying.”
“There must be some reason for this, wait for cousin to come back and ask him.”
Mrs. Xu Yan nodded her head.
Song Wangyue finished her tea and said, “Didn’t cousin brother say he was going out on a trip? I’ve transferred a few people from home to protect them along the way, in case anything happens on the way.”
Mrs Xu Yan knew that she had trained some people and knew that those people were not weak, she only had such a son and did not want anything to happen to him, “There is still half an hour before he leaves school, when he comes back you can tell him yourself.”
“Okay. Then I’ll go to the kitchen and cook some dishes first.”
As soon as she came over, she went back to the kitchen to make some dishes, and Mrs Xu Yan did not stop her, instructed her to be careful and let her go.
Xu Yan came back first, and before she had time to change her clothes, she asked, “What’s wrong?”
Mrs. Xu Yan brought him some clothes and answered as she changed him, “Today, Madam Zhu came and said that Zhu Wen was in love with Yue’er and wanted to marry her.”
Xu Yan didn’t even think about it, “No.”
Mrs. Xu Yan wanted to say something else, but when she heard his words, she swallowed them back.
Xu Yan washed his hands and sat down at the table, “The Zhu family has a lot of rules, Yue’er is not bound by them, and besides, Zhu Wen is not good enough for Yue’er.”
Although that boy was not bad, his niece was better, and naturally a niece that good had to find someone better than her.
Mrs Xu Yan lost her smile, the only person in the whole capital who dared to say that Zhu Wen was not good enough for Yue’er was him, his uncle.
“Don’t worry yet, I just told Yue’er, she said it’s impossible, seeing her firm attitude, I also think there’s something fishy about this, wait for a while to come back and ask Cotoneaster, if not, let Cotoneaster call Zhu Wen to ask him what’s going on?”
“Yue’er is here?”
“Well, it says that a few people have been transferred from home to protect Cotoneaster when he goes on his travels.”
Without having to ask, Xu Yan knew that his niece had gone to the kitchen.
There were quite a few cooks in the government, so she would not have been needed, but every time she came over, she had to cook a few dishes for them that they loved.
“When Madam Zhu came today, she also reminded me that Yue’er is thirteen this year, and it’s time to discuss marriage.”
“How come so soon?”
Mrs. Xu Yan once again lost her smile and continued the conversation she had just had, “When we eat later, I will ask what kind of person Yue’er likes, so we can also help to find out.”
Xu Yan thought of Gu Yi, the boy whose heart and eyes were full of Yue’er, if he hadn’t been in trouble, he would have been a good match for Yue’er, but ……
He sighed, “Don’t ask yet, I don’t think she has let go of Gu Yi yet.”
Hearing him mention Gu Yi, Lady Xu Yan thought of the tragic death of the Gu family’s 113 members and sighed along with her. At the beginning, Yue’er even gave up her life and came to the capital to sue the imperial government, so it was clear how much Gu Yi was in her heart, not to mention that only a few years had passed, even in her lifetime Yue’er would not be able to let go.
At the gate, the carriage stopped and Xu Cotoneaster got down, followed by Zhu Wen. Since the day he had said in his haste that he loved Song Wan Yue, his mother had never nagged him again, and he had spent the past few days in a relaxed manner.
“Is cousin Yue’er coming today? If not, you can accompany me to South City to find her after dinner, I want to play a few games with her.”
Xu Cotoneaster ignored him.
Zhu Wen didn’t care either and went in with him, just as he reached the long corridor, Uncle Xu came over, “Young master, madam asked you to come over when you return.”
“Got it.”
Xu Cotoneaster gave Zhu Wen his book bag and told him to go back to the courtyard first, while he himself came to the main courtyard, “Father, mother.”
“Let me ask you, has Zhu Wen run into something lately?”
Xu Cotoneaster froze slightly, “My son didn’t hear him say anything, but looking at him like that he shouldn’t have.”
“Madam Zhu came to the house today to propose a marriage, saying that Zhu Wen has his heart set on Yue’er ……”
Xu Cotoneaster suspected that he had heard wrongly, Zhu Wen was interested in Yue’er?
“Father wait a moment, Zhu Wen is coming over, my son will go and ask for clarification.”
Before Xu Yan could say anything, Xu Cotoneaster turned around and walked quickly outside, almost trotting all the way back to his house, grabbing Zhu Wen by the lapels and lifting him up, “Zhu Wen, what do you mean?”
Zhu Wen was a little confused, “Sh…… what do you mean?”
“You have your heart set on my cousin?”
Zhu Wen’s heart was weak and went to break his hand, “Listen to me, I that is expedient ……, no ah, how do you know?”
Xu Cotoneaster gritted his teeth, “Your mother came to our house today to propose a marriage.”
Zhu Wen slapped his head, he really didn’t expect his mother to come to the Xu residence, didn’t his father say he didn’t agree to anything that day?
“Listen to me, listen to me …… Hasn’t my mother been forcing me to settle down? That day I was pushed, and in my desperation I thought of your cousin, thinking that if I said I had my heart set on her, my parents would surely not dare to agree, how could I have known that my mother would really come to the door to propose marriage?”
“You ……”
Xu Cotoneaster really wanted to smash his mouth hard, so that he would dare to talk nonsense in the future.
Zhu Wen naturally sensed his intentions and covered his mouth with one hand while blocking his fist with the other, “Don’t get angry yet, just let Cousin Yue’er not say yes.”
Xu Cotoneaster was furious and grabbed him by the lapels and dragged him out, dragging him all the way to the front door and pushing him out, “You are not allowed to come to our house again.”
Zhu Wen tried to fight for himself, but Xu Cotoneaster, who was always mild-tempered, waved his fist at him and commanded, “Close the door.”