Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 409: Have You Been Engaged?
Meng Changqing had breakfast at the Zong Mansion. She waited until Doctor Hu and the imperial physician came and took Zong Ruwen's pulse before she made an excuse to leave.

Coincidentally, just as she finished speaking, a servant came to the door and announced, "The old lady and the lady are back."

Zong Shouqing immediately said to the servant who delivered the message: "Tell the old lady that Master Xiao Meng is here."

"Shu Bo has already said so." The servant continued, "The old lady wants to see Master Xiao Meng."

Meng Changqing knew he couldn't leave, so he said to the man, "I will pay my respects to Master's wife when she returns. Please let me know."

After the messenger left, he returned more than half an hour later and said, "The old lady has gone to the courtyard where the old master is recuperating. Please ask the master and Lord Meng to go with her."

"Let's go."

Zong Shouqing took Meng Changqing and went to the courtyard again.

Meng Changqing walked to the gate of the courtyard again, and while Zong Shouqing was not paying attention, he took a deep breath and walked in.

Seeing a maid walking around in the yard, Meng Changqing only looked forward.

After walking with Zong Shouqing for some time, Meng Changqing adjusted his expression. When he saw Madam Zong, he immediately greeted her warmly, asked about her health, and asked her if she had encountered any unusual things on her trip to worship Buddha.

Madam Zong sat on a chair and said to Meng Changqing, "If I had known you were coming, I would have definitely changed the day I went out. My child, you must have had a hard time coming all the way from Liangzhou."

Meng Changqing didn't dare to admit the hardship and joked about other things.

"I just went to the inner room to see your master. He is in better spirits than before. He is probably happy to see you." Madam Zong said, "It is normal for people to have some physical problems as they age. There is an imperial physician to see you. Shouqing should not have called you back. But it is good that you are back. Otherwise, I don't know when I can see you again."

Meng Changqing had a premonition that something must be happening behind these words.

Sure enough, Madam Zong continued, "I remember you are sixteen this year. Has your mother arranged a marriage for you?"

"Not really. I'm still young, so my mother told me to focus on the present and warned me that getting married too early is not a good thing." Meng Changqing asked, "But, Master's wife, are you paying attention to me when you ask this?"

"There is such a person. I should have discussed it with your master before telling you, but I think you have been very opinionated since you were a child, so I might as well tell you directly. If you think it's good, I will go and make peace. If you think it's not good, I won't mention it, and your master won't have to tell you about it."

Madam Zong said, "Do you know Doctor Mo from the Ministry of Personnel?"

"Could it be that the person Master's wife is talking about is Doctor Mo's daughter?" Meng Changqing asked.

"That's right. Miss Mo is one year younger than you. She has a good appearance and a strong personality. Her father is a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Rites. Her family background is not bad either. What do you think of Miss Mo?"

Meng Changqing said: "Miss Mo is a very good person, as she is praised by the master's wife. However, I am far away in Liangzhou, and I am afraid that the daughter of a Beijing official will not look down on me."

"Don't say that. Miss Mo has met you and has a very good impression of you. If I come forward to propose marriage, I think the Mo family will agree." Madam Zong wanted Meng Changqing to say something definite, "Just tell me whether you are willing or not."

"Mother." Zong Shouqing's expression was a little strange. "When Changqing returns to Beijing, there will be no girl from a good family that he can't marry."

As soon as these words came out, Madam Zong immediately glared at Zong Shouqing, "Ridiculous, you only listened to a few idle words and then followed suit to slander the innocence of the girl."