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Chapter 138 The City Lord's Daughter Sends Help 15

After paying their respects, as everyone was preparing to leave, Zhiliang suddenly spoke up, "Dad, Mom, Fourth Brother is not young anymore, it's time for him to get married."

Madam Zhi immediately replied, "I think you have a lover and want to marry him/her quickly, so you are in a hurry to urge your fourth brother to get married."

Zhiliang said uncomfortably, "No, mother, I'm not in a hurry. Fourth brother is indeed not young anymore. And mother, do you remember that Aunt Ma often said that she wanted Miss Ma Yuhe to marry Fourth brother? Now Miss Ma is seventeen years old, and will soon be eighteen. If we don't hold a wedding for them, people will talk about it."

As he said this, he winked at his mother. Madam Zhi knew what he meant, so she said, "My son is right. Qing'er should be old enough to get married. What do you think, Master?"

Zhiyuan glanced at Zhiqing and said nothing. Zhiqing anxiously clarified: "Mom and Dad, my love for my cousin is just that of a brother and sister. There is no love between a man and a woman. Please understand clearly."

Zhiliang smiled and patted Zhiqing on the shoulder: "Don't be embarrassed, Fourth Brother. Didn't you tell Miss Meng that you would marry no one but Miss Ma in your life? Isn't that right, Luochen?"

Luo Chen smiled and said, "Yes, Master Zhiqing told me personally that he had a crush on his childhood sweetheart cousin and that he wanted to marry her. I was very touched at the time, and Aunt Ma also said that she liked Miss Ma very much."

Zhi Qing anxiously explained: "I don't have Luo Chen, you know, I like..."

"The one you have always liked is your cousin. You said it yourself, didn't you? What's wrong? Why would Master Zhiqing deny it like this? What happened that caused you two, a pair of mandarin ducks, to separate?" Luo Chen quickly interrupted Zhiqing's confession in public.

Zhiliang also quickly agreed, "Yes, Fourth Brother, if you have any difficulties, just tell me. Today, our parents are here and will definitely help you and help you win the beauty."

Madam Zhi also said quickly: "Yes, Qing'er, just tell me what's going on. Your aunt is hoping that you can marry Yuhe, so you can't go against your aunt's wishes."

Several people spoke one after another, not giving Zhiqing a chance to speak.

Zhiqing was forced to be speechless and had an anxious look on his face.

The eldest lady of the City Lord's Mansion asked at this time: "Fourth brother, is it because of your health that you don't want to implicate Miss Yuhe?"

Zhiyuan saw that his son had no chance to marry Luo Chen today. First, it was revealed that he had a childhood sweetheart, and then the secret of his ruined virginity was revealed. He himself was a bastard, and it was undoubtedly a pipe dream for him to want to marry into a wealthy family under such conditions.

Seeing that his youngest son and the girl from the Meng family were getting along well, he had an idea in mind and said, "Please ask Miss Yuhe to come up."

Ma Yuhe stepped forward cautiously: "Yuhe greets the city lord, madam, may madam be happy and safe."

"Good boy, get up quickly. I called you up here to ask you if you are willing to marry my good-for-nothing son, Qing'er?"

Ma Yuhe glanced at Zhiqing with a happy expression, and found that he was staring at her nervously, so she lowered her head and said, "I, I will listen to my wife."

Zhi Qing's face turned red with anger. He wanted to tell her not to agree, but this woman actually held him back at the critical moment.

Madam Zhi smiled and glanced at Zhi Yuan: "How is it, Master?"

Zhiyuan smiled and said, "If that's the case, then there's nothing to worry about. Let's just settle it."

At this moment, a voice suddenly came: "No, sir, no."

It was Ma, she hurried up and said, "This won't do, Master."

Madam Zhi's face suddenly darkened. Why did this woman come up to her? "Ma, what's wrong? Haven't you always wanted Qing'er to marry your niece? Why is it wrong now?"

Ma was not stupid either. She knew that the direct descendants wanted to cut off her Qing'er's future, which was absolutely not possible.

She knelt on the ground and said, "Master, Madam, although I am of humble origin, Qing'er is your son. How can I marry a concubine's daughter of a merchant? I was teasing these two children before. They were still young at the time, so I didn't take it seriously. I didn't expect to cause such a misunderstanding."

Madam Zhi warned, "Ma, you know you are just a concubine, so it is not your turn to decide Qing'er's marriage. Why don't you go back and don't delay the two children's happiness? Although we are a wealthy family, we are not the kind of people who look down on others. Didn't you marry into the city lord's mansion?"

Ma's mind was working very quickly at this time, and she replied, "But I am just a concubine. Qing'er is the son of the city lord after all. Although he is not as good as the eldest lady's legitimate son, he cannot be married to a merchant's concubine's daughter, sir."

Ma looked at Zhiyuan with tears in her eyes, which aroused a trace of sympathy in Zhiyuan. He seemed to feel that Zhiqing was his son after all, and it would be embarrassing for him if he really married a merchant girl.

Madam Zhi snorted coldly and said, "Madam Ma, today's words have been spoken. If Qing'er doesn't marry your niece, her reputation will be ruined, and she won't be able to marry into a good family in the future."

Ma looked at the pale Ma Yuhe and felt a little uncomfortable. After all, she was still her niece, so she could only say, "Why not marry her as a concubine?"

Madam Zhi wanted to say something, but Zhiyuan said, "That's fine. Your niece's status is indeed low, but for your sake, I can be your concubine. That's it."

Ma quickly pulled Zhiqing to thank her. Zhiqing was disheartened. Seeing Luo Chen smiling at him, he secretly hated Ma Yuhe for acting on her own. Zhiliang had no such idea at all. But Ma Yuhe went there just before the banquet started, and things suddenly became like this. This woman must have said something.

The look he gave Ma Yuhe was full of resentment, and Ma Yuhe was so heartbroken by her aunt's move to demote his wife to a concubine that she didn't realize that her beloved cousin was resentful of her.

The people below looked at the scene above and felt that something was not right. Those who knew the general situation also guessed what was going on and looked at each other tacitly.

Before the banquet was over, Zhiqing took Ma and Ma Yuhe away.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Luo Chen also said goodbye. Zhiliang wanted to see her off, but was rejected.

After returning to the inn, Luo Chen pulled Shen Muxi and He Fancheng to sit at the table and talk about what happened tonight. He revealed the route map of the City Lord's Mansion to the two of them, and told them the purpose of the Zhi family's performance today. He analyzed that Zhiyuan's plan was not small, so he told his father to prepare early.

He Fancheng looked at his cousin in surprise. He really didn't expect that Luo Chen could see so many things from a banquet.

Shen Muxi watched Luo Chen's analysis word by word and felt puzzled. This was not the wisdom and knowledge that a little girl who had never seen the world should have. He was curious about who the old woman who adopted Luo Chen was, and he planned to go back and check.