Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 412 The Last Chance
Matchmaker Chen's words were not meant to deceive Wen Yanjing. In general, the marriages of wives and daughters of wealthy families were arranged in advance, and inviting a matchmaker was just a formality.

Otherwise, the two families have a good relationship. One family wants to marry its son to a girl from the other family and asks a matchmaker to propose marriage. But the other family is unwilling. Wouldn't the two families become enemies?
In the original drama, the Earl of Yongchang's Mansion is of higher status than the Sheng family. Madam Wu fell in love with Minglan, but she did not directly ask a matchmaker to propose marriage.

Instead, he went to the house and secretly expressed his intention, and Mrs. Sheng then secretly declined. No one outside knew about it, and it didn't hurt the relationship.

Wen Yanjing was born in a humble family, so he had no idea about this. Seeing that the matchmaker was about to refuse, he quickly said, "Of course it was agreed upon. Otherwise, why would I ask Matchmaker Chen to come to my house?"

"Really?" Matchmaker Chen looked at Wen Yanjing with some suspicion.

"Of course it's true. After all, I would be embarrassed if I was rejected. To be honest with Matchmaker Chen, the master of the Sheng family is my teacher." Wen Yanjing said.

"Haha, that's good."

Matchmaker Chen thought about it and smiled again, saying, "There's no need to choose an auspicious day to propose marriage. What day do you want to go?"

Wen Yanjing thought about it and realized that the day after tomorrow was Sheng Hong's day off, so he said, "Then how about the day after tomorrow?"

"Okay, you need to bring some gifts to propose marriage, but they don't need to be too expensive. Also, you have to ask the elders in your family to go with me. You have to prepare the things and find the person in the next two days. We will go there the day after tomorrow morning." Matchmaker Chen said.

"Matchmaker Chen, my family is not from Bian Jing, and I don't have any relatives or elders here. Do you think it's okay for you to go alone?" Wen Yanjing said.

"Proposing a marriage is not like talking about marriage. How can a matchmaker go alone?" Matchmaker Chen said unhappily, "You are not going to make fun of me, are you?"

If the woman agrees to the marriage proposal, the three letters and six ceremonies must be discussed, which are not something a matchmaker can promise.

It's also a respect for the woman.

"No, no." Wen Yanjing shook his head repeatedly and said, "I really don't have any elders around. How about this, I go with you?"

"That's fine." Matchmaker Chen nodded.

It may not be a good idea to go in person to propose marriage, but it is not impossible.

Wen Yanjing had no elders around, so he had to go alone.

Wen Yanjing asked Matchmaker Chen what gifts to prepare, agreed to go to Sheng's house together the day after tomorrow, and then left.

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Towards evening, the polo club ended and the families returned to the city in carriages.

Sanlan took a carriage. Because Molan was there, Rulan and Minglan did not talk about Wen Yanjing.

Molan looked unhappy from the moment she got in the car, as if someone owed her money.

Under normal circumstances, Rulan would have to say something to put pressure on her.

However, today, Rulan was happy because Wen Yanjing promised her that he would go to the Sheng family to propose marriage in the near future. She did not bully Molan, but whispered with Minglan, and bursts of laughter could be heard from time to time.

Molan was just like an outsider. She was already in a bad mood, and the two people's laughter made her even more irritated.

But she was in no mood to argue with Rulan and suppressed her impatience.

As soon as the carriage stopped, he got off first.

Without even waiting for Ru Lan Ming Lan to get out of the car, she bowed and said something to Madam Wang, then walked in with her maid.

"Why does she look so unhappy, as if someone owes her money?"

Madam Wang was a little surprised, but she didn't think much about it. If it were any other day, she would definitely send someone to inquire about it and eat some melons or something. However, today at the polo field, she deliberately made friends with some noble ladies who had sons of marriageable age, and was going to discuss Rulan's marriage with Sheng Hong, so she had no intention of eating some melons.

Molan returned to Linqi Pavilion with a grim look on her face. When Lin Xiaoniang saw her daughter coming back, she came up to her with a smile. Just as she was about to ask about the progress, she noticed that Molan's face looked very grim.

Molan didn't even bother to greet him. She just sat down in front of the couch, picked up the teacup on the low table and started drinking.

Lin Xiaoniang waved her hand, sent the maid out, came to sit next to Molan, and asked, "Why didn't Liang Liulang go? Or didn't you find a chance to talk?"

"boom!"

Molan put down the teacup heavily and said, "Mother, don't mention it. I was chatting well with Liang Liulang, and Madam Wu called him over. I don't know what we talked about, but he has been sitting in front of Madam Wu and following her. My daughter couldn't find a chance at all."

"What's there to be angry about? I've already told you that Liang Liulang is a playboy. You have to give him some sweetness to taste." Lin Xiaoniang said nonchalantly.

Mrs. Lin still had some self-awareness. She knew that Molan was a concubine's daughter, and given the Liang family's status, Mrs. Wu would not look down on her at all.

Without using some special methods, it is almost impossible to enter the Liang family.

Didn't she use some tricks to stay in the Sheng family?

As long as she can achieve her goal, she doesn't care what the means are.

"Mom, you also said that he is a playboy, and you asked me... asked me... What if he takes advantage of you and refuses to admit it?" Molan said angrily.

"My silly daughter, the more philandering a man is, the easier it is to control him. With your looks and the tricks your mother taught you, are you afraid that you can't subdue him? If Liang Liulang was a gentleman, your mother would not let you waste your time on him. As for your worry that he would take advantage of you and deny his guilt, I was just gambling at first, but now you don't have to worry at all. Sheng Changbai is engaged to the Hai family, and now his future father-in-law is already the deputy envoy of the Privy Council. The Liang family dare not offend the Hai family." Lin Xiaoniang said with a smile.

At the beginning, Lin Xiaoniang was gambling with the entire Sheng family. She was gambling that Sheng Hong and Old Lady Sheng, in order to save the face of the Sheng family, would help Molan marry into the Liang family even if Molan really did that kind of thing.

Moreover, if this matter becomes a big deal, the Liang family will lose face.

Now she is even less worried. Knowing that Sheng Changbai and the Hai family are engaged, it would be a lie to say that she is not jealous.

But everything has two sides. The Sheng and Hai families became in-laws. If the Sheng family was embarrassed, the Hai family would also be embarrassed.

This also increases the possibility of Molan marrying into the Liang family.

"Mo'er, there's no time. Once the marriage is settled, it will be too late for you to regret." Lin Xiaoniang said.

"But...but..."

Molan was influenced by Lin Xiaoniang and had a bad temper, but Lin Xiaoniang had never treated her like this before.

The ethics she was taught since childhood made it difficult for her to make up her mind to do such a thing.

"Stop it!"

Lin Xiaoniang advised: "If you are willing to marry into a low-class family and suffer, then don't do it. Now all the farms and shops your father gave you have been taken away, and I don't have money to supplement your dowry. Rulan and Minglan have reached the age of marriage, how much dowry can I give you? When you get married, your in-laws will look down on you. But the Liang family is different. They are marrying into a high-class family. For the sake of face, their family will prepare a generous dowry for you. And do you want to go back and be laughed at by Rulan and Minglan?"

"I..." Molan opened her mouth, but finally fell silent.

"Next time Madam Wu goes to the Sanqing Temple to pay homage, you should dress up nicely. This is your last chance. If you delay any longer, your father might arrange a marriage for you."

Seeing her daughter's silence, Lin Xiaoniang knew that she had agreed, so she stood up, put her arm around her daughter's shoulders, and whispered in her ear.

(End of this chapter)