I dress up as a poor noblewoman, and I bring my whole family home with my literary talent.

Chapter 78 Ye Xu'an as Matchmaker

"I heard that Madam Song brought that girl with her? Thank you so much. I will take care of her for you. Madam Zhang, please see her off." Madam Zhou ordered the guest to leave with an expressionless face.

A middle-aged woman with a very arrogant manner came in from the entrance of the hall. She was probably the Zhang Madam she mentioned. Madam Song compared the size difference and thought that the chance of her staying was very small.

Mother Zhang stood in front of Mrs. Song like a mountain and uttered two words lightly, "Please come in."

But at this moment, something unexpected happened. There was a commotion outside the hall, accompanied by the sound of broken utensils, and the girl rushed into the hall like a mad woman, holding a sharp dagger that came from nowhere in her hand. She gestured at herself and the people who tried to stop her. Most of the maids in the front yard of the Zhou family were serving, and they didn't dare to approach her and hold her down easily.

She shouted hysterically, "Where's Zhou Yisheng! Let him come out to see me! Let him come out to see me!"

Mrs. Zhou was frightened by her. She stood up from her seat and stepped aside in panic, "Mother Zhang...quickly...stop her!"

The girl seemed to recognize Mrs. Zhou as Zhou Yishen's mother, and was about to rush over with a dagger raised.

The sudden change caught Madam Song off guard. Fortunately, the girl did not intend to target her. Madam Song quickly ran behind the table and chairs to hide farther away. She was still frightened and amused as she muttered to herself: "Oh my God, this girl is too fierce. Zhou Yisheng is really hungry and doesn't pick on anyone!"

Mother Zhang rushed forward to grab the dagger from the girl, and in a panic she was scratched on her arm. Blood stained her sleeve red and dripped onto the ground. The pain made her distracted and she was not paying attention for a moment, allowing the girl to slip past her and put the dagger on Mrs. Zhou's neck.

Madam Zhou raised her hands high, her voice trembling: "No, no, no...if you have something to say, please talk nicely!"

The girl didn't want to have a good conversation at all, and her expression was already crazy, "Where's Zhou Yisheng! Let him come to see me! ! Let him come to see me!!!"

"He's not at home, young lady...why don't you put down the dagger? I'll send someone to Cuiweiju to invite him back!"

"You damn old woman! I don't believe you! Zhou Yisheng told me in person that he asked you to marry me, but you always disagreed! Isn't that right!"

The knife on her neck was trembling non-stop. Mrs. Zhou was so frightened that she was afraid that she would lose her grip. She said in panic, "...I swear to God, I don't know you at all. Yisheng never told me which girl he wanted to marry!"

"Hehehe... He was really lying to me!" The girl's eyes were sad and she felt completely hopeless.

Mrs. Song was hiding in the back watching the fun, but then she thought, if this girl really killed someone by mistake, then the "engagement" would be irreversible! Thinking of the reputation of the Song family's daughter, she didn't know where she got the courage to step forward and persuade her: "Girl! Don't do it! You have to think about your parents and your future..."

Mrs. Song had no idea that the girl's parents had died young. To mention her parents at this time was like adding insult to injury! Besides, she didn't even have a clean name or a good reputation, so what future could she have?

The girl's eyes were fierce and she made up her mind. She said to Madam Zhou, "I will send you to hell right now. Zhou Yisheng can't accompany me, so I will drag you down with me. He has ruined my reputation. I want his family to be destroyed!"

The dagger was raised high

"Ah————" Mrs. Zhou screamed with her eyes closed
Mrs. Song covered her mouth, looking pale with astonishment, "Oh my God!"

At the critical moment, the flying folding fan hit the girl's wrist, and the dagger fell to the ground.

The imagined pain did not come for a long time. Mrs. Zhou opened her eyes in a daze and found that the girl who held her hostage had been controlled by Ye Xuan.

Madam Zhou took a few breaths as if she had been granted amnesty, then slumped down in her chair. It took her a long while before she remembered to say thank you: "Thank you, Master Ye, for saving me!"

Madam Song's heart finally settled down. She walked back to her original position and greeted him warmly, "Master Ye, what a coincidence, we meet again."

The servant outside the door hurried in and tied up the girl. If she hadn't considered the presence of outsiders, Madam Zhou would have killed the girl on the spot. She ordered angrily: "Throw her into the woodshed and lock her up! Don't give her any food or water!"

The servant was about to take the man away, but Ye Xu'an stopped him: "Wait!"

"Mrs. Zhou, this girl is a pitiful person. Why do you want to hurt her life?"

Madam Zhou frowned, feeling dissatisfied, but still respectful: "Master Ye, she has hurt me so badly just now. If it weren't for your help, I would have died!"

"How about this, Madam Zhou, hand this girl over to me. I promise you two that she will never do anything to harm our two families again. What do you think, madams?" Ye Xuan asked.

Mrs. Zhou and Madam Song looked at each other, neither of them was quite willing, but neither of them wanted to be the first to refuse.

It was just this little bit of hesitation that Ye Xu'an decided, "It's settled then. I'll take the person away in a while."

"..."

"..."

I haven't agreed yet...

Madam Zhou pursed her lips and skipped the topic. "Master Ye, please take a seat. I wonder what brings you here?"

Ye Xuan was not polite either. He took the first seat and pushed Madam Zhou to sit next to Madam Song.

The two ladies turned their heads and looked at him

"Well, something happened."

"Master Ye, please feel free to speak."

"I came here for the marriage contract between the Zhou and Song families." Ye Xuan said frankly.

"..."Mrs. Zhou was silent for a moment. Why did they come here for an engagement again? Where did the engagement between the Zhou and Song families come from?

"To be honest with Master Ye, I am not in a hurry to arrange Yi Sheng's marriage, so..."

"Hey... Madam Zhou, don't be so hasty to refuse." Ye Xu'an raised his folding fan to interrupt Madam Zhou. "Madam Zhou wants to find a good marriage for Young Master Zhou, and she also wants to improve Young Master Zhou's career as a loving mother. But forgive me for being blunt, if the marriage is delayed again and again, coupled with what happened today, it will be difficult for Young Master Zhou to get married in the future."

Mrs. Zhou looked embarrassed. She knew very well that what Master Ye said made sense, but the Song family was not of high status. The Zhou family enjoyed a fourth-rank salary, and she herself was the legitimate daughter of an earl. If she married a daughter-in-law whose family was not even of the fifth rank, wouldn't she be ridiculed by officials' wives when she went out to parties?

Madam Song saw that Ye Xuan's purpose of coming to the Zhou family was to propose marriage to the Song family, and she was so happy in her heart. With the help of the imperial master, this marriage will definitely be successful!
It was spread that the matchmaker was the imperial teacher, which was the first of its kind in Chang'an.

Mrs. Zhou did not hesitate for long. With Imperial Master Ye acting as matchmaker, was there any room for her to refuse? Given the relationship between the Imperial Master and the Emperor, the Zhou family could not afford to offend him for Zhou Yisheng's future.

The Zhou family had no choice but to accept this loss. At worst, after Song Xianglan got married, they could find a reason to divorce her and remarry.

(End of this chapter)