Chapter 286
Chapter 286 Marriage Proposal
The Zhou family acted very quickly. On the third day of the welcome banquet, they sent a matchmaker and a middleman to propose marriage.

Moreover, Xia Shangshu, Mrs. Xia, Xia Wan and Xia Lingyang were not there.

Mrs. Xia wants to take a pair of children to the temple to fulfill their vows.

Xia Shangshu felt sorry for his wife, so he went with him.

Therefore, when the matchmaker came to the door, when the family members were not there, it was the mother and daughter of the Liang family who welcomed the person in.

"Matchmaker Zhao, you are..."

Liang looked at Matchmaker Zhao in surprise.

Matchmaker Zhao is also one of the most prestigious official matchmakers, with a very conspicuous matchmaker mole on her mouth.

Mrs. Wu, the middleman hired by the Zhou family, has a good relationship with Mrs. Xia.

But the better the relationship, the more he accepted such a bad marriage and came to help lobby.

Matchmaker Zhao didn't speak, Madam Wu spoke first, "Aunt Liang, it's like this, Mrs. Zhou has taken a fancy to the young lady of your house, and specially sent the matchmaker over to make a kiss."

"Look, I brought so many presents alone, which shows Madam Zhou's sincerity."

"Mrs. Zhou, which Mrs. Zhou?"

Liang was a little surprised.

Could it be Mrs. Zhou from Taifu's Mansion?

"Our Taifu Zhou's wife."

"Did Mrs. Zhou send someone to propose marriage to the second son? Is it me?"

Xia Xueyu at the side instantly became excited.

This excitement makes it easy to say nothing.

Mrs. Wu was stunned for a moment, and even the eloquent matchmaker Zhao was a little confused, looking at her in astonishment.

"Snow and rain."

Mrs. Liang gave Xia Xueyu a hard look.

Matchmaker Zhao smiled and said, "The second lady is also good, but the age of the eldest lady may be more suitable."

Xia Xueyu's complexion suddenly turned dark.

What's the matter with Qianrui, asking the eldest sister to marry into the Taifu's mansion to be the young mistress, isn't this putting money on her face?

In the end, Liang's mind was more active, and after careful thought, he knew that it was impossible to mention the second young master.

Mrs. Zhou still doesn't like the girl from their Xia family.

"Which son is it?"

"It's the third son of our Taifu's mansion."

puff...

When the matchmaker said this, Xia Xueyu couldn't hold back, and laughed instantly.

It turned out to be the lustful and lustful Mr. Zhou who had defiled countless women from good families.

This marriage is too good!

"The third son is a good one."

Xia Xueyu stopped laughing, nodded her head and praised: "Outsiders all praise the third young master as Yushu Linfeng, a good-looking talent, a good character, and a good status. This family is really the elder sister's favorite."

What Matchmaker Zhao wanted to say was blocked again.

She, the matchmaker, was about to praise her relatives, but Xia Xueyu said all of them.

"Madam Wu, please sit down."

"Matchmaker Zhao, please sit down too."

"Let's sit down and talk about it slowly."

Liang's thoughts changed, and he opened his mouth with a smile.

Mrs. Wu hesitated, "But Xia Shangshu and Mrs. Xia are not here, this..."

Matchmaker Zhao tugged at Mrs. Wu's sleeve and said with a smile, "It's the same, it's the same, it's the same with Aunt Liang."

This is absurd. What qualifications does an aunt have to be the daughter of the lord? If it spreads out, it will probably make people laugh out loud.

Mrs. Wu understood what matchmaker Zhao meant.

It is impossible for Mrs. Zhou to invite them to marry a concubine.

The family status of the Xia family is not as good as that of the Zhou family, but how could a good daughter of his concubine marry your concubine.

Now that Mrs. Xia is not here, if Mrs. Liang accepts the gift and agrees to the marriage, wouldn't it be considered as completing Mrs. Zhou's confession?
Therefore, Mrs. Wu didn't say much.

Next, it was time for Matchmaker Zhao to perform.

Matchmaker Zhao praised Xia Wan first, and then praised Zhou Chengke desperately. She praised Zhou Chengke as a playboy, a rarity in the world, the only one in the world.

She piled up all kinds of compliments on Young Master Wednesday.

I don't know if that young master on Wednesday can afford to consume such a pile of compliments.

After that, Mrs. Wu talked with Mrs. Liang for a long time.

Later, when Mrs. Wu and Matchmaker Zhao went out, the people following behind had nothing in their hands.

Everyone knew from this posture that the Xia family accepted the gift and agreed to the marriage.

As soon as Matchmaker Zhao left, Xia Xueyu became excited.

"Auntie, it's all over now, Xia Wan is going to marry that swinger Zhou Chengke."

"I heard that although there are not many concubines in his family, in fact, all the maids around him have been touched by him, and there is no girl in the flower house who has not been taken care of by him."

"Xia Wan married and lived with such a womanizer, wouldn't she be humiliated to death?"

Xia Xueyu covered her mouth and sniggered, wishing that the Zhou family would send Xia Wan over without even having to hire her.

However, Liang was not as happy as he imagined.

She took a sip of tea and said calmly: "Your father is the most respectful of etiquette, we can't admit that this matter is up to me, otherwise your father will definitely dislike our mother and daughter."

"But today's matter, you can't let your father know immediately. It's better to delay it for two days. Even if your father doesn't want to, you have to consider whether it will offend the Zhou family."

"Auntie, what should I do?"

When Xia Shangshu was mentioned, Xia Xueyu was also a little scared.

This father is the most pedantic, if he knew that she was meddling in the eldest sister's marriage, it would be strange not to pick her skin.

"Let me think."

Liang rubbed the center of her brows, half-closed her eyes.

She was indeed impulsive in agreeing to this matter, but today is indeed an opportunity, the best opportunity to ruin Xia Wan's reputation.

Xia Wan is the only legitimate daughter of the Xia family, and also the best daughter of the Xia family. She knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

With Xia Wan on top of her, it is impossible for any good thing to happen to her daughter.

Madam Xia is usually cautious, and she can't find any mistakes, but today is an opportunity.

So, no matter what, she had to agree to the marriage.

It doesn't matter if it is successful or not, as long as Xia Wan's reputation is ruined.

"Come on!"

That night, Xia Shangshu and his party did not come back, because when going down the mountain, the little servant girl following Mrs. Xia slipped and fell out, hitting Mrs. Xia, causing Mrs. Xia to roll down the mountain.

Fortunately, Xia Lingyang rescued Mrs. Xia in time, but Mrs. Xia still had some injuries because of a sprained foot.

The group did not continue down the mountain, but chose to live in the temple.

The host of the temple knows a little bit about medicine, and there are many medicinal materials in the temple.

Mrs. Xia's injury was not serious, and she planned to go down the mountain tomorrow after treatment.

But the housekeeper of Xia Mansion sent someone to deliver a letter to Shang Shu, who went out, but never came back.

After Mrs. Wu and Matchmaker Zhao went back, they also informed Mrs. Zhou of the specific situation.

Mrs. Zhou didn't say much, she asked someone to take the reward money to matchmaker Zhao, and prepared a lot of gifts for Mrs. Wu.

In fact, she knew that Xia Shangshu's family was not here today, so she asked Matchmaker Zhao to propose marriage.

If Xia Shangshu was here, he would definitely refuse the family, but now Mrs. Liang has agreed and accepted the gift.

If you dare to go back on your word, you will have trouble with their Zhou family!

Xia Shangshu brought Mrs. Xia back the next day, and Xia Xueyu came out crying as soon as she came back.

"Father, something happened at my grandparents' house. My uncle went out to collect the bills and came back. He was seriously injured when he met a robber on the way."

"what?"

Xia Shangshu's face changed slightly, "How is the situation now?"

Xia Xueyu cried and shook her head, "I don't know yet, Daddy, I want to see my uncle."

"Go and stay with Aunt Liang first."

Xia Shangshu nodded and asked someone to send Xia Xueyu to Liang's house.

Ever since the Liang family and the Xia family got married.

The Liang family moved to Shangjing from other places, although the properties in other places were taken care of by special personnel.

But Liang's younger brother still has to go out to check and collect the bills from time to time.

The Liang family has given the Xia family a lot of benefits and convenience over the years.

Xia Shangshu also had a good relationship with the Liang family, so he was very concerned when he heard that Liang's younger brother had an accident.

Mrs. Xia, who was helped out of the carriage, saw this scene, her face darkened slightly.

Xia Wan and Xia Lingqi helped Mrs. Xia go back.

Xia Shangshu changed his clothes and went to Liang's house.

Before the housekeeper had time to say anything about Xia Wan, Xia Shangshu left.

The housekeeper had no choice but to go to Mrs. Xia to report the matter.

Before Mrs. Xia had time to rest, she heard that Mrs. Liang had accepted a gift from the Zhou family and agreed to the marriage between Xia Wan and Zhou Chengke.

Who is Zhou Chengke? He is famous outside the home. He is ignorant. Because he is Zhou Xuecheng's son-in-law, he can gain some face in Zhou's family.

If Xia Wan married, her life would be ruined.

Mrs. Xia was so angry that she almost didn't come up.

Xia Lingyang was even more angry and wanted to find Mrs. Liang to settle the score.

The whole family was in a mess, but fortunately Mrs. Xia had her own ideas, and immediately asked someone to order the gifts and come to the door to return them, and said that Mrs. Liang was ignorant and made the decision. I hope Mrs. Zhou can forgive her and don't blame her.

In addition, an extra apology was prepared.

Mrs. Xia is currently injured, so it is inconvenient to return the gift in person.

"Miss, Miss Shen is here."

When Xia Wan was about to cry, Shen Tingxue hurried over.

This incident was not fully spread yesterday, but today it has been spread all over the streets and alleys.

Moreover, there are also rumors that Xia Wan and Zhou Chengke have already made a private decision for life, which is why the Xia family agreed to this marriage.

Because the two have already had a beginning and end, even if they disagree, there is nothing they can do.

Xia Wan is a good girl, she was completely ruined by this rumor.

Shen Tingxue was so frightened that she didn't even sit in the carriage, and came galloping on horseback.

"Listen to sister Xue."

Xia Wan went out to welcome her, and seeing that Shen Tingxue could no longer hold back her sadness, tears fell down her cheeks.

"Sister Wan, what's going on, tell me slowly, don't worry, is it the fault of your aunt, I heard that your aunt agreed?"

"Ah."

Xia Wan wiped away her tears and smiled wryly, "Yesterday my father and mother took me and my brother to the temple to fulfill my vows. On the way back there was an accident, so I stayed in the temple for one night. Who would have thought that I would come back this morning..."

"Ms. Liang must have done it on purpose. As an aunt, she has no right to interfere in this matter. Now that she has received a gift from the Zhou family, she purposely hid back to her mother's house. I think it's all fake."

"Sister Wan, have you returned the gift?"

Shen Tingxue angrily kicked over the low stool in the yard, completely forgetting that she is now in Xia Mansion.

She frowned, and said in silence for a moment: "It must have been the reception banquet that day. Zhou Chengke almost hit you with a slingshot, and then he became malicious."

"What now?"

Xia Wan's maid, Taoyao, said worriedly: "Miss Shen, what if, what if the Zhou family is unreasonable and insists on hiring you? You can save our young lady."

The Zhou family is notorious, and even Taoyao expected that the Zhou family might directly hire her regardless.

"Then throw out the dowry to them and let them get used to it!"

Shen Tingxue's eyes turned cold, and she trembled with anger.

(End of this chapter)

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