Out of the arch.
After passing through the winding corridors and several garden courtyards, we finally arrived at the Welcoming Pavilion.
There was already a maid waiting outside.
When he saw them, he immediately came over and said anxiously, "Let's go and change clothes quickly. The master and the mistress are waiting for you."
Luo Qingzhou followed the two maids into the room in the small courtyard next door.
A maid had already prepared a new set of clothes.
The clothes are soft and smooth, full of luster under the reflection of the white snow, and very comfortable to touch. It is obviously made of high-end fabric.
"This is the second young master's clothes. Wear them first, but don't get them dirty. You will have to return them later."
The maid named Meihua helped him put on his clothes while giving him serious instructions. She did not treat him as a young master in the mansion at all and did not take his feelings into consideration at all.
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and said nothing.
I changed my clothes and combed my hair.
The maid brought a basin of water and asked him to wash his face.
Then, he hurriedly took him out of the yard and into the living room.
There seemed to be something wrong with the atmosphere in the living room.
Sitting on the top main seat was the master of Chengguo Mansion, his father Luo Yannian.
Sitting next to her was the eldest lady, Mrs. Wang.
Sitting below were Luo Yannian’s two brothers and other elders of the Luo family.
Standing behind were the young men of the Luo family.
Sitting at the reception seat on the left were several middle-aged men wearing brocade robes and with extraordinary demeanor.
However, at this time, those middle-aged men all showed anger on their faces.
When Luo Qingzhou entered the living room, everyone's eyes turned to him.
Second Madam Yang came out from behind the first madam and said with a big smile on her face, "Second Master Qin, look, this is my Qing Zhou. He is elegant and handsome, and he is also a scholar."
Although Yang was the second wife, she was just a concubine, so she had no seat.
However, Luo Yannian and the eldest lady were not in a position to speak about what happened today, so they let her speak.
"Qingzhou, come here quickly and show it to the masters of the Qin family."
Yang warmly greeted Luo Qingzhou, took his hand, led him to the guests, and praised him with a smile: "Our Qingzhou has a good personality since he was a child, and he works very hard. When other children are playing outside, he hides in the house and studies wholeheartedly..."
He praised a lot.
The middle-aged man on the left sneered and looked at Luo Yannian who was in the main seat and said, "Brother Yannian, are you really going to regret it?"
Luo Yannian showed a faint smile on his face: "Brother Ruohuai, I have no intention of regretting. My father has arranged a marriage for me, how dare I regret it?"
Another burly middle-aged man on the left stood up angrily and said, "What do you mean? The marriage that your father and our father arranged was between my brother's daughter Jianjia and your second son Luoyu, not a bastard like you who was picked up from some unknown corner!"
Luo Yannian frowned but did not answer.
Second Madam Yang immediately apologized with a smile, "Third Master Qin, calm down, calm down. I have actually heard about this matter, and it is written in black and white, and witnessed by Prince Jing. However, what I heard is that Jianjia from your house is to marry my master's son, but it did not specify which son. Third Master, you see, my eldest son Changtian has gone to Kyoto, and the second son Yu'er is now at a critical moment preparing for the exam, and we also asked, and neither of them has any plans to get married for the time being. So..."
"So you're just going to use this wild kid you found from who knows where to get away with it?"
Master Qin, who was leading the group on the left, said with a gloomy face.
Fourth Master Qin, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly sneered and said, "Why do I remember that it was said that our Jianjia would be engaged to the youngest son of your Luo family? At that time, your youngest son was Luo Yu, and the engagement tokens had already been exchanged. I have never heard that your Luo family has another son. Could it be that you saw that our Qin family was in decline and wanted to cancel the engagement, so you deliberately found someone to fool us?"
When Yang opened her mouth to argue, Luo Yannian waved his hand to stop her from speaking, then stood up from his chair, clasped his hands and said, "My three brothers, I will personally go to your residence tomorrow to explain this matter to Brother Wen Zheng. I am an upright person and will never shirk my responsibilities, nor will I tear up my father's previous promise. I will definitely give Brother Wen Zheng a satisfactory explanation."
"Hmm, I hope so."
Everyone in the Qin family didn't want to stay any longer, so they stood up, bowed, and left with gloomy faces, without even looking at the young man standing in the hall.
Butler Wang, who was standing outside the door, immediately bowed and followed behind to see the guest off.
"Hmph, Master, the Qin family is really delusional! The girl was kidnapped when she was ten years old, and now she is sixteen years old and has just been found. Who knows what she has been through outside? Do you really think that we, the Luo family, are fools? Our Yu'er is handsome, talented, and has a bright future. She is about to be admitted to the Dragon and Tiger Academy. How could she marry a woman whose virginity is unclear?"
After everyone from the Qin family left, Second Madam Yang immediately sneered and ridiculed them, completely disregarding Luo Qingzhou who was still in the living room.
"I see."
At this moment, Luo Qingzhou seemed to understand something.
He was actually used as a tool to break off an engagement!
Madam Wang, who had been silent the whole time, also spoke calmly at this time: "Not only that, according to the information I have gathered, the eldest daughter of the Qin family seems to have a problem with her brain. She doesn't talk to anyone, doesn't go out, and no one has even seen her smile..."
Yang was surprised and asked, "Is he a fool?"
Then he sneered even more, "So that's how it is. No wonder the Qin family is so anxious to come and remind us about this marriage. Do they really think we are easy to bully?"
Luo Yannian's eyes flickered as he looked at the young man who was still standing in the hall with his hands down, and said in a deep voice: "Qingzhou, do you know why we asked you to come here?"
Luo Qingzhou bowed his head and said respectfully: "I don't know."
Just a tool!
Do you really think I'm a fool
Second Madam Yang immediately walked up to him with a big smile on her face and said, "Qingzhou, great news! Great news! Tomorrow the master will go to the Qin family to propose marriage for you. I estimate that in a few days, you can marry the eldest daughter of the Qin family. The Qin family is just like our Luo family. They both have hereditary titles. When you marry into the family, you will be the son-in-law of the Qin family. You will have everything you want."
"Marry into the wife's family?"
Although Luo Qingzhou was prepared, he still couldn't help but frown.
It's fine to be a tool and marry a silly woman, but he actually wants to marry into the family
In this era, marrying into his family is absolutely shameful and undignified for any man.
Sure enough, it was impossible for this family to give him any of their property.
In this way, you can kill two birds with one stone.
Marrying him into the family would not only prevent him from staying at home to divide the family property in the future, but would also prevent the second son Luo Yu from getting the marriage arranged by his parents.
high!
Was this idea thought of by his hypocritical and cold-blooded father, or by the eldest lady who was extremely cunning and wished he would disappear as soon as possible
Or maybe…
He looked at the pretty Second Lady in front of him.
At this moment, he suddenly heard the second wife say in her heart: "This bitch is really cruel and despicable. No wonder she didn't even blink an eye and poisoned this kid's mother with her second son. Xiaolou and I must be more careful in the future. This kid is also pitiful. His mother died and he was almost killed. Now he is being driven out of the mansion to marry a fool. His life is over. Alas..."
Luo Qingzhou's pupils shrank.
He could actually hear what the second lady was thinking!