I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 199 Mrs. Wang’s anger

Ok?
Brother Cong actually came to propose marriage?

It is very normal for a girl from one family to be sought after by hundreds of families.

But these two people happen to be from the Jia family.

If we compare these two candidates separately, Jia Cong basically wins in all aspects.

He was a man of both civil and military talents, and passed the imperial examination to become a scholar at an early age, and also held two noble titles.

She also caught the eye of Emperor Yonglong and was sure to have a bright future.

Even Cong Ge'er has always been a clean man, and no one has ever heard of him having any romantic affairs such as drinking, drinking, or visiting brothels.

How can Baoyu compare with him?

The only difference is that Jia Baoyu's temper is much softer.

With a girlish character, she naturally has no temper.

As for Congge? It is said that he shot and killed countless rebel leaders during the hunting in Tiewang Mountain.

When he was reorganizing the servants in the mansion and checking the store accounts a few days ago, he was also ruthless.

These are certainly all advantages, but Lin Ruhai still has a vague worry that Yu'er will suffer if she marries him.

For a moment, Lin Ruhai found it difficult to make a decision.

After a while, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but slap his forehead and asked the maid to call Lin Daiyu over.

I am confused too.

This concerns Yu Yatou's lifelong event, why not call her over and ask her and listen to her thoughts?

In this era, people pay attention to parents' orders and matchmaker's words.

The marriage of their children is entirely decided by their parents, and the younger generation has absolutely no say in the matter.

In this era, Lin Ruhai's actions were somewhat unorthodox.

However, Lin Ruhai was not a bookworm who had become stupid because of reading too much and was inflexible.

Otherwise, with his status as the third place in the imperial examination, he would not have been able to work as the Salt Inspector in Suzhou for more than ten years.

The eight major salt merchants in Suzhou were suppressed and could only pay the salt tax every year.

Lin Daiyu's rebellious behavior was also inherited from Lin Ruhai.

Soon, Lin Daiyu walked into the study.

She first bowed to Lin Ruhai, then asked, "I wonder why Daddy called me here?"

Lin Ruhai couldn't help but say: "Yu'er, this matter concerns your life. Your father called you here to hear your thoughts."

Hearing this, Lin Daiyu blushed, but she did not leave.

Lin Ruhai added, "Today, the Rongguo Mansion sent a matchmaker to propose marriage for Baoyu."

Hearing this, Lin Daiyu's heart sank and a look of panic appeared on her face.

Brother Cong had already promised her that he would come to propose marriage.

Originally, when Lin Daiyu heard Lin Ruhai talking about her life-long event, she thought that it was someone sent by the Ningguo Mansion to propose marriage.

Unexpectedly, it was not Ningguo Mansion, but Rongguo Mansion.

At this moment, Lin Daiyu was afraid that Lin Ruhai would agree, and she was also complaining in her heart about her third brother Cong, asking why he was so slow and why he hadn't sent a matchmaker to propose marriage yet?

After seeing the change in Lin Daiyu's expression, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but look thoughtful.

He continued, "Father has not yet made a decision, but unexpectedly, Ningguo Mansion has also sent a matchmaker to propose marriage for Cong."

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that I had misunderstood Third Brother Cong. Third Brother Cong had not forgotten about this matter. He was just a moment later than the people from Rongguo Mansion.

When Lin Ruhai observed the change in Lin Daiyu's expression again, he roughly understood something in his heart.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai continued, "Both Baoyu and Cong are excellent. It is difficult for me to make a decision at the moment." "That is why I called you here to ask you, who do you prefer?"

Hearing this, Lin Daiyu's cheeks turned red. She lowered her head in shame and did not dare to look at Lin Ruhai.

How could she, an unmarried girl, speak up for such a thing?
However, Lin Daiyu did not dare to say that it was all up to her father.

If her father really chose Baoyu instead of her third brother Cong, she would really regret it for the rest of her life.

Thinking of this, Lin Daiyu finally whispered: "Father, Third Brother Cong is a skilled doctor. He can cure your illness."

Lin Ruhai said sternly: "This concerns your lifelong happiness, how can you make such a decision?"

Hearing this, Lin Daiyu was furious and couldn't help but secretly give Lin Ruhai a blank look.

Seeing this, Lin Ruhai secretly laughed in his heart, and then said: "However, your father is also very optimistic about Cong brother, that is, Cong brother."

Hearing this, Lin Daiyu hurriedly stood up and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, "It's all up to father."

After saying this, she turned around and ran out, unable to control her shame.

Lin Ruhai smiled slightly and agreed to the proposal of marriage from Ningguo Mansion.

Then he politely declined the offer from Rongguo Mansion, saying that Lin Daiyu was already engaged to someone from Ningguo Mansion.

……

Soon, the matchmaker came to Ningguo Mansion to announce the good news, saying that the Lin family had agreed to their proposal.

Mrs. Mei was naturally very happy. She asked her maid to give the matchmaker ten taels of silver as a thank you gift.

When the matchmaker saw him, she smiled widely and thanked him profusely.

Next, Mrs. Mei discussed with the matchmaker trivial matters such as when the two families would exchange engagement letters and send betrothal gifts.

Then, Mrs. Mei told Jia Cong the good news.

After hearing this, Jia Cong felt relieved, but he was not very happy.

He didn't know that the Rongguo Mansion had also come to propose marriage. He thought that as long as they came to propose marriage, there was no reason why it wouldn't work out. So naturally, he was not very happy.

Back at Rongguo Mansion, when Lady Jia heard what the matchmaker said, she almost doubted her ears, wondering if she had heard it wrong.
The Lin family actually rejected their proposal and agreed to the proposal from Dongfu Cong'er?

This evil creature actually opposed them at every turn!

Thinking of this, Grandmother Jia's face suddenly became gloomy.

After sending the matchmaker away, Grandmother Jia was still unhappy.

After Jia Zheng got off duty, she told Jia Zheng and his wife the news.

After hearing this, Jia Zheng couldn't help but feel sorry.

But he did not bear a grudge against Jia Cong.

Brother Cong is much better than that evil creature Baoyu.

Even if I were Lin Ruhai, I would only choose Congge'er and not Baoyu.

However, when Mrs. Wang heard that the marriage had not been completed, although she fulfilled her wish, she hated Lin Ruhai very much in her heart.

The fact that we can come and propose marriage is giving honor to the Lin family.

However, Lin Ruhai would rather agree to Cong'er than to them. Lin Ruhai even despises Baoyu and their Rongguo Mansion?

What kind of truth is this?

How is Baoyu inferior to that little beast?
That little bastard just had a title, passed the imperial examination and made two great contributions, one of which was saving the emperor's life.

Apart from these, how is Baoyu inferior to that little beast?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang became even more angry.

However, even Lady Jia could do nothing about it.

If a family has a daughter, hundreds of families will want her, but it is the family's freedom to marry whomever they want.

(End of this chapter)