Chapter 96 Marriage
Xinnuo shook his head, "Mr. Chu is very skilled in martial arts, we won't get in the way, but you guys, please be careful on the road, don't..."

Seemingly sensing something was wrong, she shook her head and said nothing.

Cheng Xuelian curled up the corners of her stiff lips and said, "Thank you, sister, for the reminder."

I don't know if there is any prejudice against the Cheng family, but Xin Nuo always feels that Cheng Xuelian's attack this time is a bit weird.

Chu Wei stood with her, watching the torch disappear into the night, and said: "It is indeed strange. When a girl from the Cheng family goes out, the worst she can do is bring a driver with her. Where is the driver?"

Xinnuo pointed to the cave, "Shall we splash the person awake and interrogate him?"

"Don't worry," Chu Wei said, "I have left a mark for Zhang Ku and the others and brought them back to the government office for further questioning tomorrow. After we come down from the mountain, I will take you home."

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When the Cheng family got the news, Mrs. Cheng and Mr. Cheng rushed to Cheng Xuelian's residence.

Lu Fan had not left after sending someone back. Cheng Xuelian held his hand tightly. When he saw the two masters of the Cheng family, he could only bow his head in greeting.

Even so, Cheng Xuelian still thought he was leaving, so she held his hand a little tighter.

Cheng Pu frowned and scolded, "Xuelian, where are your rules?"

Cheng Xuelian shrank back, but Lu Fan blocked her and said apologetically: "The eldest lady was very frightened to protect my sister. Please forgive me, Mr. Cheng."

Cheng Pu's eyes fell seriously on Lu Fan.

Mrs. Cheng didn't want to interfere with the affairs of these concubines at all, but she had to do so. She advised Cheng Pu, "Master, don't be angry. Let's see how Lian'er is doing first."

At this time, the servant woman came in with an old doctor.

Mrs. Cheng winked and helped Master Cheng out.

After a while, a maid came in from outside and said to Lu Fan, who was still standing next to Cheng Xuelian: "Mr. Lu, our master and his wife have something to ask you."

Cheng Xuelian was nervous for a while, holding his arm tightly like a frightened little animal.

Lu Fan patted her and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, it's safe. I'll go out and say a few words and then come in."

As if she was comforted, Cheng Xuelian slowly let go of her hand and said in a rustling voice: "You come back soon, I'm afraid."

Lu Fan felt heavy in his heart, and he vaguely realized that with Cheng Xuelian like this, he might have to bear the burden of her life in the future.

How can a man who has no relationship afford a woman's life? The only way is to marry her.

However, he didn't want to take care of Cheng Xuelian in this way.

He still has hope for his future life, and he wants to try to marry his beloved woman.

While thinking, people had already come outside. Seeing the expressionless Mrs. Cheng and the angry Master Cheng, Lu Fan almost raised his hand and slapped himself.

Miss Cheng is acting like this all because of his sister.

How could he consider such a thing while the other party was still in the shadow of fear.

"Who are you?" Cheng Pu's first sentence was to ask about Lu Fan's origins. He had never met this young man.

Lu Fan told himself about his family background, and those who could settle down in the back streets of the Cheng family were more or less involved with the Cheng family.This is the case for the Lu family. The Lu family's grandfathers were officials in the capital and have close ties with the Cheng family.

Cheng Pu also knew Lu Fan's father. Once he heard about his ancestors and relatives, Cheng Pu understood. He nodded and said, "It turns out he is Brother Cheng Ming's son."

He changed the subject and said, "I see that Lian'er has been greatly frightened and relies on you a lot. What do you think?"

Lu Fan lowered his head and said, "The eldest lady deduced my sister into danger. No matter what kind of responsibility, I am willing to bear it."

Cheng Pu said: "Lian'er's behavior now will definitely affect her future marriage. Do you have any fame?"

Not allowed to lie, Lu Fan had no choice but to tell the truth: "My nephew is the candidate of Gengyin Branch."

Cheng Pu was even more satisfied. After all, although Xue Lian was the eldest daughter, she was born as a concubine and would be married off in the future.

What's more, the young man in front of him is still very good-looking.It would be a very happy event to conceal the past events and marry the concubine's eldest daughter to the throne.

Cheng Xueyao's happy marriage was over, and she had to ask Yuan Chen for it. Cheng Pu had already lost a lot of face.

The matter of the eldest daughter was quite troublesome, but it was a blessing in disguise that it could be solved like this.

"Go back and discuss it with your mother. Cheng Pu said, "In order for Lian'er to live a stable life in the future, you are the only one who marries her.You shouldn't dislike her, right? "

Lu Fan felt bitter in his heart, lowered his head and said, "Mr. Cheng, what are you talking about? I am only grateful to the eldest lady."

Mrs. Cheng, who rarely interrupted, covered the smile on her lips with a handkerchief. Listen, she was just grateful. In other words, he had no romantic feelings for the girl, so he agreed to marry her just to repay his kindness.

Not to mention the poor family background, if the girl Xuelian had not saved the girl from the Lu family, this Lu Juren would probably not want to marry her.

However, Master Cheng didn't care whether the young man was repaying his kindness or he really wanted to marry him. He laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "That's very good."

Lu Fan bowed and said goodbye.

Cheng Xuelian waited for a while but did not see Lu Fan come back. She began to panic and avoid the maids and mothers in the room. No matter how coaxed by these people, she could not come out from the bed tent.

The servants had no choice but to report the matter to Mrs. Cheng again.

Mrs. Cheng was telling Cheng Xueyao about the joke she had seen before in the room. She looked at her flower-like daughter with joy and sneered: "That girl Xuelian is just like her biological mother. On the surface, she looks honest. In fact, I have more teeth in my belly than anyone else. It’s a pity that I came from a lowly background and was not born with such a good life.”

But the daughter she raised is different. Even if she doesn't have the identity of the Cheng family's daughter, she still has the chance to marry her. As for the girl Xuelian, she doesn't want to marry Lu Juren because of her calculations.

This person is afraid of comparison. Before, Mrs. Cheng was sad that her Yaoer could only marry one Juren, but now, the daughters of those bitches can't even marry a Juren.

The people from Cheng Xuelian's side came over at this time. After hearing the report, Cheng Xueyao was surprised: "Sister is actually injured so much? Even the servants in the family don't believe it?"

The person who came to speak felt that the words were very strange. He raised his head and said, "The young lady is too frightened."

Cheng Xueyao looked at her mother, with a look of ignorance and innocence on her face, "What should we do? We can't call Mr. Lu over and spend the night with her, right?"

The visitor's face turned red with anger, and he could not let her insult his master like this, and said, "How could Miss Yao think so? I just hope that the madam can hire another doctor for the eldest lady, and at least prescribe a bowl of good soothing medicine."

Mrs. Cheng's face darkened, and she patted the soft couch, "You dare to talk to my son like this in front of me, and you don't know how to bully her in private. Someone, slap me."

The maid received ten slaps and did not dare to complain to the master after she left, so she had to go back crying.

Cheng Xuelian was still hiding in the bed tent. When she heard the maid coming back from outside, she cried to her grandma. The fingers of her arms wrapped around her knees pulled her sleeves a little tighter.

Mammy was just about to go to the old lady to seek justice for the eldest lady, when a calm voice suddenly came from the tent: "You all go down."

Looking for the old lady is also in vain. As the mistress of the Cheng Mansion, does the aunt no longer have the freedom to teach the maid?

She has always been stable in her duties, and she cannot let this incident ruin her reputation for many years of business.

Hearing the eldest lady's calm words, the grandmother and the maids looked at each other, then did not dare to say a word, bowed their heads and retreated respectfully.

The room soon became quiet, and even the chirping of insects outside seemed to have faded away.

Cheng Xuelian sat on the bed tent, hugging herself tighter, and her eyes seemed to be staring blankly at her toes, revealing a bit of determination to win.

If she hadn't noticed that Lu Fan was unusually fond of Cheng Nuo's little hoofs and was as distant and polite to her as ever, she wouldn't have taken such a risk.

After thinking about it carefully, she realized that she had done everything right in this drama. Even if Cheng Nuo's coquettish hooves were investigated, no evidence could be found. Only then did Cheng Xuelian's lips slowly curl into a smile.

At this time, at the Lu family, Lu Fan came back and told his mother about the Cheng family's request, and the family fell into silent silence.

For a long while, Mother Lu couldn't even nod her head.

She knew her son's academic ambitions. If it weren't for her and her daughter's drag, her son would have been dismissed from the examination room during the competition three years ago.

With her son's knowledge, the teacher said he would definitely win.

If she becomes a Jinshi, her family's previous connections may still be able to be connected, and a bright future lies ahead. How could she bear to ask her son to marry a concubine because of such a thing.

As the saying goes, it is better to marry a legitimate daughter from a lower family than a concubine from a high family.

Don't talk about anything else, just talk about the upbringing vision of the concubine, I'm afraid it's not as good as the daughter of a small family.Not to mention that people in the capital value their daughters very much, and concubine daughters are also raised like legitimate daughters, that's all superficial.

What kind of wife can teach a concubine step by step, and keep her like a kitten or puppy by her side, raising her to be either ambitious or cunning?

The Lu family did not have the habit of taking concubines. She and her husband had lived together for more than ten years.

Mrs. Lu really couldn't bear to let her son marry a concubine.

What's more, she didn't see that her son had any friendship with Miss Cheng.

"Tomorrow I will go to Cheng Mansion to meet the eldest lady."

In fact, although Mrs. Lu despised concubines, she had a very good opinion of Miss Cheng. However, this was good, but she faded away when she knew that she was going to be the daughter-in-law of the Lu family.

Lu Fan said: "There is no need for mother to embarrass her, after all, she saved her sister. Tomorrow, mother will prepare a gift and propose marriage directly to Cheng Mansion."

Mrs. Lu asked: "What is my son's wish?"

Lu Fan nodded slowly.

Mrs. Lu smiled bitterly, "You still have a great life. Mom can't let you sacrifice the next few decades of your life just because you want to repay your kindness."

"Mom, brother, what do you mean?"

Before the words could be finished, the door was pushed open with a bang, and Lu Qingyue burst in angrily, "Brother, Sister Xuelian likes you so much and saved me today, why don't you like her?"

"And mother, sister Xuelian is the daughter of the Cheng family. Why do you make it sound like my brother has lost a lot by marrying her?"

Mrs. Lu was not happy at all, and became even more angry when she heard this. She stood up and slapped her daughter in the face, scolding: "Who taught you etiquette, but you actually scolded your brother and mother? Today's incident is all because of you. Get up. Your brother wants to pay for your marriage, why do you listen to you, but your brother still owes Miss Cheng? "

Lu Qingyue had never been beaten since she was a child, and she was rarely scolded. She suddenly felt aggrieved and out of control.

"Mom, it's you who know your kindness but refuses to repay me," she shouted with a thick pool of tears in her eyes, "Sister Xuelian likes my brother so much, and she took me to play because of him, but why does it mean nothing when it comes to your mouth? "

Mrs. Lu was disappointed and said: "You seem to have forgotten who is close to whom and who is distant. Does she like it? She should be grateful to whomever she likes. Does she also like her?"

Lu Fan was very irritated by the dispute between his mother and his sister. He stood up and said, "Mom, there is no need to say more. This is the Cheng family. The reputation of the Cheng family's daughter is not damaged just because we disagree."

After speaking, he walked away.

Lu Qingyue shouted at her back: "Brother, Sister Xuelian is really good."

When Xinnuo went out the next day, he saw several boxes with red silk at the door of Cheng's house. Lu Fan was standing there in pine-colored clothes, and there were two women standing on his left.

One is Mrs. Lu, who is also wearing new clothes today, and the other is a woman with red flowers on her hair and white powder on her head.

Is this a matchmaker?
With her mother, matchmaker, and red silk box.

"Mr. Lu, are you here to propose marriage?" Xinnuo stopped to gossip.

Lu Fan smiled at her and said, "I have admired your sister for a long time, and I came here to propose marriage."

Thinking of what happened last night, Xinnuo couldn't help but clicked his tongue. A good person was going to be bound to Cheng Xuelian.

what a pity.

Xin Nuo nodded, "Do you need my help to pass the door sticker in?"

Mrs. Lu looked at this girl and felt sour in her heart. This is the person her son's heart belongs to. He can't just say it out loud, but he actually wants to marry her sister.

How sad it must be to see each other more often in the future.

"Thank you, Miss Second," Mrs. Lu said. "The post has been handed in. If you have anything to do, please go and get busy."

Chu Wei came on horseback and said before he arrived: "Nuo'er, it's time to go."

Hearing the sound, Mrs. Lu and Lu Fan both looked back.

Chu Wei nodded to them, Xin Nuo agreed, reached out to take the horse held by the servant, and went up to meet Chu Wei.

Last night when she returned to Cheng Mansion with Chu Wei, she took the car assigned to her by the government office to the stables of the mansion.It’s really fun to learn to ride a horse.

Xinnuo and Chu Wei rode side by side, and soon they were a little ahead.

"Master Chu, let's go to the government office quickly to interrogate the two strong men last night." She didn't quite believe that Cheng Xuelian could be so selfless, so she went back to sleep and felt that this was a set-up.

Chu Wei caught up with her, took off the purse from his waist and threw it into her hands, "Longan candy made by the cook at home."

Xinnuo took out one. The transparent round candy was wrapped with a ball of red bean paste filling. At first glance, it really looked like longan.

When held in the mouth, it also tastes like longan.

"Your cook is so skillful," Xinnuo said vaguely.

Chu Wei looked at the road ahead and said, "If you like it, I can bring it to you in the future."

Xinnuo nodded vigorously, "But now we'd better go to the government office quickly."

If anything could be found out, Lu Fan would be saved from jumping into the pit of fire.

However, after arriving at the government office, the two people arrested last night were interrogated. After half an hour of interrogation, there was no doubt at all.

It was a complete coincidence that they were able to surround Cheng Xuelian and the three girls. They just saw these three girls going to the mountains and followed them secretly to make a fortune, but they didn't expect to be able to take them away very smoothly.

(End of this chapter)

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