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Chapter 72
"impossible!"

Cao Guanshi blurted out.

Doesn't he know the identity of the Taiyuan Wang family?It was the top clan of the entire New Tang Dynasty, and the Wang family's direct branch existed like stars in the sky, and it was not something ordinary people could climb up to.Even if the Cao family was ordered by Chang'an, if the wife from their family wanted to marry the Wang family's children, it would be tantamount to a dream, and it would be more or less the same if she was a concubine for the Wang family's offspring.As for the Mu family, who are much lower than the Cao family, what qualifications do they have to propose marriage to the Wang family?And it was the young lady of the Wang family who brought the official media here in person!

If there is an official media, then it is a famous wife!How could the Mu family, He De, be able to receive such an honor?He doesn't believe it!
The housekeeper couldn't understand the Cao family who had been going to Mu's house for a long time.Listening to him say this now, I felt a little uneasy in my heart, so I said coldly: "Impossible, I don't know. But it is a fact that Mrs. Wang took the initiative to find the door today. There are official media who came with Mrs. Wang. This is even more true."

This is the second time!

After Mu You treated him as nothing, even a little butler of the Mu family didn't take him seriously anymore?So, is the Mu family really going to climb up to the Wang family?

Cao Guanshi's heart skipped a beat.

Mu You was also dizzy when she heard this - marrying the Wang family?This is something he can't even imagine.Thinking about it now, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, his hands and feet became weak, and he could hardly move his feet...

Forget it, forget it.What really happened is still uncertain, what is the identity of their Mu family, don't you know in your heart?Even if the Wang family is the most humble bastard, they will definitely look down on their lady.Maybe Mrs. Wang's visit this time is just to invite Liu Niangzi to see her doctor!
Well, the more I think about it, the more I think this idea is the most reliable.After all, Liu Niangzi just cured Mrs. Cui's illness, didn't she?As the daughter of the Cui family, Mrs. Wang must have known the news immediately.If someone in the Wang family is also sick, I'm afraid they will think of Liu Niangzi immediately.It is also reasonable for her to come forward to invite her.

As for the official media... Maybe it was a coincidence, or maybe the housekeeper misread it, anyway, it must have nothing to do with the marriage of the Wang Mu family!

When all kinds of thoughts were running at high speed in his mind, countless possibilities jumped out of Guanshi Cao's mind.Like Mu You, he also refused to believe that the Wang family would marry the Mu family.But it is also true that Mrs. Wang came to the door in person. In this case, it at least proves that the Mu family and the Cui family have already had an indistinct relationship.If one is bad, even the Wang family will get involved.

In this way, their attempt to use the power of the Cao family to force Mu You to agree to this marriage will not work.For now, the only way is to find out what is the real intention of Mrs. Wang's visit!
So, he grabbed Mu You and said, "Go, let's go and have a look too!"

But it was said that Mrs. Gong ate several times in a row, and had been sulking in the room for a long time.It was so easy to hear the news that the Gu family came to propose marriage early in the morning. She just had time to feel better when she heard that the Huang family and the Cao family had also sent people here, and they were all rushing to marry Mu Jiaojiao!
Even the eldest daughter of the Mu family, born to her elder sister, has never been so sought after!And her Ninth Lady, Mu Yiyi, probably won't be treated so well in the future.

But everything in front of him actually belonged to that girl Mu Jiaojiao!

Gong's stomach suddenly overturned the jar of vinegar, and she was so sour that she really wanted to bring Mu Jiaojiao up, and ask her if she secretly gave people ecstasy when she was seeing a doctor, and that's why they asked these people to act so inappropriately. Come on with the rules.

"Hmph, it must be. This girl is just like her mother, she is used to deceiving people's minds. Otherwise, why did the master marry her mother as his second wife without telling the family?"

Gong said to himself.When it comes to Mu Jiaojiao's mother, she feels even more uncomfortable.

Still sulking, the butler hurried in and said, "Ma'am, the third young lady of the Wang family in Taiyuan is here. Master, please go out with Liu Niangzi to receive her."

Why is it Liu Niangzi again?
"No!" Gong Shi blurted out.

It was only after she said the words that she suddenly realized—"Who are you talking about? Who's here?"

"Taiyuan Wang, the third young lady of the fourth room." The housekeeper said every word.

Gong's eyes lit up immediately. "It's her? Is it really her? Are you lying to me? Why did people from Taiyuan Wang come to our house? Am I dreaming? Or are you wrong?"

The housekeeper looked helpless. "Madam Wang has already entered the door, Madam, you should hurry up to pick it up! Someone has already sent someone to invite Liu Niangzi."

"Yes, yes, no matter what, I have to go to greet her first. Even if it's just a member of the Wang family, I should dress up to greet her. If I offend the Wang family, it will be a big deal! Come here Hurry up and take out my big purple Shu brocade dress, comb my hair, trace my eyebrows... By the way, hurry up and bring Ninth Lady and Eleventh Prince over here. There are distinguished guests at home, they must You have to show your face in front of the distinguished guests. If you can win the favor of the distinguished guests, it will be of great benefit to them for the rest of their lives!" Mrs. Gong was busy running around for a while, directing this, pushing that, like a fluttering butterfly, I almost dizzy myself.

After finally tidying up, Ninth Lady Mu Yiyi and Eleventh Prince Mu Hao were also carried over.Mrs. Gong took one of them with each hand, and hurriedly walked out.After leaving the courtyard, she remembered again: "There is also the second lady, you go and call her too!"

"Madam, the master said that you and Miss Six are here to entertain Mrs. Wang." The housekeeper reminded her patiently.

Mrs. Gong rolled her eyes: "Sixth lady, what rules does she know? She is very delicate. If Mrs. Wang sees her sickly appearance, she might be so angry! It's still the second lady and my ninth lady who are ten years old. Ichiro looks fat and chubby looking at Xiqing, it's good for them to entertain Mrs. Wang with me."

Just thinking of Mu Hao's illness again, her thought of taking Mu Hao to show her face in front of nobles faded away, and finally she just passed away with her own two children.

Mrs. Wang entered the inner hall with the official matchmaker, and met Mrs. Gong's brilliant smile that made people feel tired.

She smiled shallowly at her, and after the two exchanged simple greetings, Mrs. Wang talked about her intentions: "I'm ashamed to say that. A few days ago, my natal grandmother was seriously ill. It was useless to seek treatment from famous doctors inside and outside Chang'an City. In the end, she was treated by your family. Shang Liu Niangzi was cured by a miraculous doctor and recovered. My natal parents, brothers and sisters are all very grateful to your sixth lady, and so am I. There is also a sixth brother in my natal family. Filial piety, his grandmother has been sick for a long time, and he is also worried about it. A few days ago, he learned that his grandmother was well, so he went to visit, but by chance, he caught a glimpse of the sixth lady of your house and fell in love with her. In front of the elders Crying and fussing, saying that he just likes her, and wants to marry her in this life, and swears that as long as he can achieve his wish, he will definitely change his ways, be a good man, and resolve to make a career. The family The elders are very annoyed by him, and seeing that he is sincere, he can't bear to make him sad, and healed according to his wishes. So today, I was ordered by the elders to come here to discuss with you. What do you think about the marriage?"

He came to propose marriage again!

Gong's mind went blank, and everyone was dumbfounded.

As soon as Mrs. Wang's words fell, there were several suppressed gasping sounds from behind the screen in the inner hall where they were sitting-this was because they were so entangled by Cao Guanshi that they had no choice but to bring a group of people who proposed marriage together. Mu You and his party came over to secretly listen to the corner.

Hearing from the butler before that Mrs. Wang brought the official media over, Mu You felt a little hopeful about the Wang family's marriage proposal.Although I know this is ridiculous, but I can't help it. What father doesn't want his daughter to marry a wealthy family, so that he and himself can follow suit?But it is one thing to think so in his heart, he is a self-aware person anyway, so from the beginning he suppressed himself not to think too much, and told himself again and again that he was thinking too much!
But now I found out, where did he think too much?He clearly just wanted less!
Where did Mrs. Wang come to propose marriage on behalf of the palace?She came to help the Cui family propose marriage!
The Cui family, that belongs to the old Cui family who belongs to Qiwang of the five surnames, and the head of the family is still working in the Zhongshu Province, and is commonly known as Zuoxiang in the folk!And the sixth brother Mrs. Wang is talking about now is her half-brother, Cui Pu, the biological son of Mr. Cui Ge.

Mu Jiaojiao's so-called repayment from the Cui family before, could it be this?
This reward is too big!He can hardly bear it!
Gu Yan and others were also unable to bear it.Now their faces are pale, and all kinds of thoughts are flying in their minds, and there is a sentence that keeps flying in front of their eyes--Miss Mu Liu is going to marry into the Cui family, and the Mu family will follow suit !

Seeing Mrs. Gong's bewildered face, Mrs. Wang was slightly stunned: "Why, didn't Mrs. Mu Liu mention this matter to you after she came back?"

"No!" Gong Shi foolishly shook her head.Suddenly, a flash of light came to her mind, and she quickly shook her head a few times, "Madam Wang, are you making a mistake? As far as I know, my sixth lady has been betrothed by my master to the Huang family who is also a merchant. My family Although the master is in business, he has always been the most disciplined, and he will definitely not do the business of betrothing a woman to two families."

Mrs. Wang's eyes darkened when she heard this.

"Oh, there is such a thing? I have never heard of the marriage between Mrs. Mu Liu and the Huang family. However, how did I hear it before? Mrs. Liu was originally engaged to the husband of the Gu family since childhood. But the Gu family suddenly repented. Did you ruin the marriage with the sixth lady and change the appointment to the second lady of your mansion? Dare I ask Mrs. Mu, what's going on?"

"Ah, this... This is because Liu Niangzi is too weak to have children, and the Gu family has no choice, so they want to replace the candidate with a strong second lady. Speaking of which, my second lady is also a poor person. She is so young, she has only been married for more than a year, and her husband-in-law passed away! As for Liu Niangzi, we have always wanted to compensate her! The Gu family is now thinking about giving her a title, Let's just carry her through the door with the second lady!" Gong Shi said with pretended sadness while holding a handkerchief and nodding at the corners of her eyes.

The corner of Madam Wang's lips tugged slightly. "Didn't you just say that you betrothed him to the Huang family? Now why are you saying it's the Gu family? Who are you going to marry Liu Niangzi to?"

"Ah, I made a mistake just now, it's the Gu family! The Gu family! Ma'am, haven't you heard that Mrs. Liu has a marriage contract with Mr. Gu's family? , how could he live up to her affection?" Gong Shi immediately realized that she had said something wrong, and changed her words hastily.

Mrs. Wang seized the flaw and continued to be aggressive: "Mrs. Mu, tell me again, is it the Huang family or the Gu family? If it is the Gu family, I would like to ask. Since she promised to be the Gu family from the beginning, but now the Gu family is clearly not The candidate has been replaced by the second lady of your family, so what kind of status will the sixth lady marry? Didn't the Gu family despise her for being unable to have children, so even if she gets married, how will the Gu family treat her?"

In the past, Mrs. Gong only hung out among a group of businessmen and women.And because of Muyou's status as the richest man in Chang'an, most of those people flattered her, and they only followed her words and helped her check for gaps with sweet words. How could she have been forced to question like this?Mrs. Gengjian Wang was powerful and sharp-tongued. Every word she said turned into a sharp sword and stabbed straight at her face, driving her into chaos and confusion.Up to now, she can't even say a whole sentence.

"This, this... Liu Niangzi and Er Niangzi are biological sisters. After marrying into the Gu family, the two sisters can take care of each other. This is a good thing! Besides, she can't have children. Isn't Er Niangzi okay? In the future, Er Niangzi's child will be her The child just happened to save her the trouble of being infertile. The Gu family has a grandson, so naturally they won't do anything to her. "

"That is to say, the second lady of your mansion is the main wife, and the sixth lady is just a concubine at most!" Mrs. Wang summed up her words concisely, and then sneered a few times, "I don't know if the sixth lady knows about this matter." Do you know? Does Master Mu know?"

"They will, they will know sooner or later." Gong said in a low voice.

Mrs. Wang sneered again.Still wanting to talk, Mu You quickly ran out: "Mrs. Wang, please slow down! Since the little girl has broken off her engagement with the Gu family, she will have nothing to do with the Gu family in the future. This matter of sisters serving a husband together is a complete joke. It's a non-existent thing! You are joking, Mrs. Wang, please don't take it seriously."

The two women can't be allowed to stay any longer, otherwise I don't know what stupid things Gong will say again.Although he knew that he would expose the fact that he was eavesdropping just now by rushing out like this, but he couldn't care less about it.

Seeing that it was him, Mrs. Wang finally withdrew her arrogance, but her tone was still not very good: "Master Mu is a person who rolls in the business world, so he should know what to say and what not to say. Kissing this kind of thing hurts the little lady enough, but now there are rumors about sisters marrying together, sister as wife and younger sister as concubine, Liu Niangzi might feel sad when she hears about it! You are weak, and you are not sad to death when you hear about this? No matter how much you love other children, she is still your daughter, and you should give her a meager amount of love. "

"Mrs. Wang taught me that this matter was indeed due to our lack of consideration, allowing someone with a heart to take advantage of it. But fortunately, the matter has not yet reached Liu Niangzi's ears, and there is still room for redemption. In the future, we will not Let something similar happen again." Mu You hurriedly bowed his head to admit his mistake, his ears flushed with shame.

Seeing his good attitude, Mrs. Wang was relieved. "Forget it, this is your family business, and I shouldn't take care of it. It's just that Mrs. Mu Liu is the benefactor of the Cui family, so I have to care about her more. By the way, I just heard Mrs. Mu talk for a long time, but I still don't understand. ——Did Liu Niangzi make a promise to her? From what she said that day, it was clear that after the Gu family resigned, the Mu family didn't promise her any more kisses!"

Now that you already know everything, why did you ask so many questions before?Mu You thought to himself.

"Of course it means—" Gong Shi wanted to open his mouth again, but was stared back by Mu You.

This silly woman!Didn't she react yet?What Mrs. Wang said just now was clearly intentional, and she was deliberately looking for an excuse to teach her a lesson!This shows what?It means that Mrs. Wang already knew everything before she came here, she knew everything at all!There were a few questions just now, and they were just trying to find out about her.And this silly woman is really stupid and handed over all the details, so that now they are passive, and he can't say anything more.

"Of course not yet. But the Huang family came to propose marriage a few days ago, and Mu also thinks the Huang family is a good choice." He apologized with a smile.

"Really? Poor parents all over the world. Since you, Mr. Mu, chose Liu Niangzi, she must be a good family." Mrs. Wang laughed.

"Don't dare, the Cui family is the real rich family, and we will never be able to catch up with others." Mu You responded helplessly.

Mrs. Wang smiled lightly: "Master Mu is joking, we are actually just taking advantage of our ancestor Yu Ze to fool around."

Even though she said so, she immediately took the opportunity to talk about the proposal again.At the end, she said again: "We also know that things are presumptuous, but it's just that my younger brother has always been unwilling to make progress. It's finally hard to make progress now, and everyone in the family cherishes it very much. I have no choice but to come to Master Mu Forgive me and promise Liu Niangzi to my younger brother. Otherwise, I'm afraid he will live in drunken dreams and chaos again."

This is so right, it seems that if he doesn't agree to this marriage, it will ruin Cui Liulang Jun's way to become Huang Tengda, and cut off his future for the rest of his life!

How can he say this refusal?

Rao is as shrewd and sophisticated as Mu You, it is very difficult to face such a situation.

From the bottom of his heart, he wanted to marry Mu Jiaojiao to the well-matched Huang family.It's just that now facing the forced marriage of the Gu family and the Cao family, the little Huang family is obviously not the opponent of these two families.Now add another Mu family... If he forcibly marries Mu Jiaojiao into the Huang family, he will really harm the Huang family!As for the Cui family, this is indeed a good family.As early as when he heard Mrs. Wang's words of marriage proposal behind the screen, he was very moved.That's the Cui family, as long as one's own daughter marries in, even if she doesn't marry the Cui family's son-in-law, she's just a small steward, that's enough!What's more, the one they propose marriage is still the gentleman of the Cui family?Looking at Mrs. Wang's attitude of admonishing Mrs. Gong just now, she is clearly standing out for Mu Jiaojiao.Doesn't this just mean that Mrs. Wang and even the entire Cui family value Mu Jiaojiao very much and can't bear to let her suffer the slightest grievance?This attitude is completely different from that of the Cao family.In this case, if she married her daughter, she shouldn't suffer much.

Therefore, he was a little moved, but also a little scared.The heartbeat is that with the protection of the Cui family, Mu Jiaojiao's life will be easier in the future, and he and the Mu family will follow the chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven. This is a great thing that is beneficial to the whole family.If he is afraid, he is still worried about Mu Jiaojiao-he is not worried about her marrying into a Cao family, let alone the Cui family with a more complicated and strict family now?If she really married in, would she be able to adapt?Would those savvy people just watch her dumbfounded and bully her on purpose?
Seeing that he was so entangled, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but suggested in a low voice: "Why don't you invite Liu Niangzi out and ask her opinion?"

"This... is also good."

Although Mu Jiaojiao was young, she had her own ideas since she was a child.And in matters of marriage, he is also willing to give his daughter a certain right to choose.After all, he was ashamed of her in the Gu family's marriage before, so now that he talks about it, he naturally hopes to settle on a family that his daughter likes.

But if Mu Jiaojiao does not agree to marry into Cui's family, even at the risk of offending Ge Lao Fu, he will never nod and agree!

Thinking so in his heart, he urged the housekeeper to invite Mu Jiaojiao.

Originally, the butler had sent someone to invite Mu Jiaojiao.It was just because Ruan Xiangju where Mu Jiaojiao lived was far away from the inner hall, and she walked slowly, so she was wobbly, and she finally arrived at this time.

After meeting Mrs. Wang, Mu You explained the current situation, and then said to her daughter: "Jiaojiao, what do you think about this matter? You can say what you think in your heart, don't worry about anything, everything Dad will take care of it for you!"

"Father, I am willing." Mu Jiaojiao said casually.

Mu You was startled. "Jiaojiao, what did you say?"

"I am willing to marry the Cui family." Mu Jiaojiao said again.

"Jiaojiao, do you know what kind of family the Cui family is? There is also Liulang Jun of the Cui family..."

"I know. He's good-looking. I've seen him."

Um?Mu You was startled, as if she couldn't figure out the connection between her words and agreeing to the marriage.

But Mrs. Wang laughed: "Since Liu Niangzi is willing, can you also nod, Mr. Mu? It's rare that my younger brother likes Liu Niangzi, and Liu Niangzi also likes him. The most rare thing in this world is a pair of young ladies." Children have affection for each other, we must not be the executioners who cut off their affection, what do you think?"

"This... Mrs. Wang is right." Mu You had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Mrs. Wang strikes while the iron is hot: "Since you feel the same, Mr. Mu, can we talk about marriage?" She smiled again, "Don't blame us for being impatient, it's because my younger brother likes Liu Niangzi so much. Ever since I met Liu Niangzi, I have been obsessed with it, and I can't even sleep at night. If I can make a marriage arrangement today, he will be very happy, and the elders of my natal family will also be very happy. Especially grandma, she also wants Liu Niangzi Hurry up and marry the Cui family to be her granddaughter-in-law!"

So far, what else can he say?In fact, from the very beginning, things were out of his control, right?Mrs. Wang said she was visiting as a guest, but in fact, since she stepped into this gate, she has firmly grasped everything in her hands, step by step, step by step, so that all of them can only obediently follow the pace she arranged. Walk.

A woman from a wealthy family really has extraordinary means, and he, the richest man in Chang'an, has to admire her.

With some helplessness, some joy, and some excitement in his heart, Mu You was about to nod when another person came outside.

"Master, Qiu Miracle Doctor is here. He insisted that he has something important to see your sixth lady, but now he is outside!"

Hearing the boy's report, Mu You immediately raised his heart again—why is it Liu Niangzi again!His sixth wife has been mentioned so many times today, that even now, just hearing anyone mention him makes his little heart tremble!
Just thinking about Miracle Doctor Qiu's personality, he breathed a sigh of relief.

That person is his best friend, and the two have been friends for more than ten years.It's just because Miracle Doctor Qiu has an indifferent personality, and he only pursues the improvement of medical skills all his life. He is either treating people, playing with his own medical books, or going to the mountains to collect herbs to study the properties of medicines. He hasn't come to see him for a long time. There is often correspondence.Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to invite Miracle Doctor Qiu to see Cao Shu with just a letter.

Such people, even if they really come to them, they must have a serious business, not people like Gu Yan and the Cao family who come here with power.By the way, with the arrival of Miracle Doctor Qiu, the matter can be temporarily buffered to see if there is any turning point.Anyway, he still didn't want Mu Jiaojiao to marry into Cui's family.

With that in mind, he nodded and asked someone to invite him in.

It's just that Mrs. Wang is a distinguished guest and a female relative after all, so he left Mrs. Gong and the housekeeper to entertain Mrs. Wang, and took Mu Jiaojiao to see Miracle Doctor Qiu.

If possible, he would also like to take the time to persuade Mu Jiaojiao to give up that idea.Now the best way is not to marry anyone, so Mu Jiaojiao simply pretended to be sick, and he sent her to Yangzhou to recuperate for a period of time, and then brought her back to discuss marriage after the limelight passed.Otherwise, it is also possible to marry her directly to the south.

As soon as they met, Miracle Doctor Qiu rushed up in two steps. "Brother Mu, Miss Mu Liu, you are here, that's great! I have something important to tell you!"

While talking, he pushed a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy in front of Mu Jiaojiao: "Brother Mu, Miss Mu Liu, what do you guys think of my son?"

Mu You didn't understand why. "Brother Qiu, what do you mean?"

Mu Jiaojiao sized up the young man carefully. "His facial features are very delicate, and his demeanor is outstanding. He is a rare beautiful boy. What's more rare is his extraordinary bearing. He will definitely be a good man with both talent and appearance in the future."

Miracle doctor Qiu's face glowed red upon hearing this. "Then, Mrs. Mu Liu, how do you think he compares to Mr. Cui Liulang?"

"In appearance, he is better than Mr. Cui Liulang; in terms of temperament and talent, he is far superior to Mr. Cui Liulang."

"In that case, Miss Mu Liu, why don't you consider Xiaogou? He is the most suitable husband-in-law for you!"

boom!
When Mu You heard this, there was a thunder in his head, which almost shattered him into pieces.

He hurried forward to separate Mu Jiaojiao from the young man, and tightly protected his daughter behind him. "Wait! Brother Qiu, tell me clearly first. What do you mean?"

(End of this chapter)