No matter what, now is a critical moment. It would be better not to offend that guy He Chengyu. After all, the engagement letters are about to be exchanged, and the news of the marriage between the two families has spread long ago. It would be very disgraceful to change the middleman at the last minute.
He adjusted his mindset. Everything was going smoothly now anyway. Even if He Chengyu, that old fogy guy, was difficult to get along with and found some rules that were not in line with etiquette, he could just change them according to his wishes. What was the big deal
He smiled, straightened his clothes and went out to greet him, then bowed to He Chengyu.
He Chengyu, who always attached great importance to etiquette, did not return the greeting. Instead, he pointed at Master Peng's nose and cursed, "Despicable!"
Master Peng Er could no longer bear it and stood up. He spoke out in a headache to stop them: "Master He, please respect yourself! We sincerely asked you to be the middleman, why are you speaking ill of us and blaming the master?!"
Blame the owner?!
Master Peng also reacted. He stared at the furious He Chengyu suspiciously. He really didn't understand how he had offended this old antique. He called out to his senior brother tentatively: "Senior brother, what's wrong? Why don't you sit down and talk it over?"
If they made a mistake, they can correct it.
Is there anything more important than this marriage with the Wei family right now
He Chengyu sneered twice, his voice trembling with excitement. He paced anxiously in the room with his hands behind his back for several circles. When he heard Master Peng say to sit down and talk it out, he glared at him angrily and shouted angrily: "This is outrageous! This is outrageous!"
Although He Chengyu is an old antique, he is not brainless. It seems that he is really angry. Master Peng reacted and keenly realized that something was wrong. He stretched out his hand to stop the second master who was about to speak again. He frowned and asked in a persuasive way: "I wonder what we did wrong to make you angry? Or is there something we did not do that made Dingbei Marquis Mansion angry? No matter what it is, can we sit down and talk it out..."
He Chengyu clapped his hands and sneered: "How can I talk to you nicely?! Your family has bad conduct. Today is the day when we come to ask for marriage, and you guys make such a fuss. Where can I put my face?!"
This statement becomes increasingly wrong.
Master Peng Er was so annoyed that his beard almost stood up. "Master He, if you have something to say, just speak clearly. I have asked you questions all the way and you have scolded me all the way. But I don't even know why I was scolded. Isn't this too unfair? Even if it is a three-level court hearing a case, it still needs to distinguish right from wrong. You just talk about my family. What exactly did my family do to make you so indignant? Just tell me the truth!"
Master Peng raised his hand quietly to interrupt Master Peng's questioning, and looked at He Chengyu calmly. After a while, he said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "I asked you to be the middleman because I admire you and respect your character... If there is anything we did wrong, please tell us, and we will humbly ask for your advice."
He Chengyu couldn't help sneering: "That sounds nice. You asked me to be the middleman, and I thought it would be a great thing, so I agreed. But I have been the middleman for so many relatives and friends, and I have never encountered such a thing..."
Master Peng Da and Master Peng Er both pricked up their ears.
"You...what's going on with your family? How dare you ask for Princess Shouning's hand in marriage when you've already arranged a marriage with someone else?!" He Chengyu was even more fed up than the two of them and finally cursed out loud: "Since ancient times, marriage has been about marrying two families. How can this marriage be successful if you do this?!"
Master Peng Er finally grasped the point and said angrily: "What is Lord He talking about?! I don't understand!"
What do you mean you have arranged a marriage with someone else? Who is it with
Master Peng was also confused. When he saw his brother looking at him, he also looked at He Chengyu: "Master He, please be careful with your words!"
He said: "Our Peng family has always been upright and honest, how could we do such a thing?! What about arranging another marriage? This is even more nonsense - don't we know about our son? There is no way such a thing would happen!"
He Chengyu sneered: "It sounds like I have wronged you..." He threw a letter out of his sleeve: "Take a good look at it!"
Master Peng's eyebrows jumped, and when he saw that the second master had picked up the letter, he hurried over.
It was Madam Peng's handwriting. Master Peng's right eyelid twitched suddenly, and it took him a long time to calm down and continue reading.
This made me break out in a cold sweat - Mrs. Peng wrote clearly in the letter, asking her niece's parents to send her birth certificate, and also said that she would come to propose marriage soon.
How could that be?!
Mr. Peng was shocked and frightened. He had no time to think about how to blame Mrs. Peng. The first thing he thought of was - what did He Chengyu say before? He said that he knew about this when he went to the Wei family's house
Did the Wei family also know about it
If the Wei family knew about this, how would we cover it up
Before he could figure it out, He Chengyu angrily turned away, "Your family is so excessive that it has even caused a death..."
What the hell, what's going on with this murder case? !
Master Peng was so shocked by this sudden incident that he was unable to react for a while.
Master Peng Er also felt that what happened today was like a fairy tale. He frowned and wanted to say something at a loss.
He Chengyu refused to listen to a word, sneered several times, and finally said: "Your family's behavior is really a shame for scholars like me. I am ashamed to have anything to do with you!"
He walked very fast, as if the Peng family was some dirty place and he was anxious to escape from this sea of suffering.
Master Peng Da and Master Peng Er looked at each other, both filled with anger at the scolding.
A good thing suddenly fell through. The key lies in this letter. The second master shook his head at the first master in a bad tone: "Brother, you should ask the eldest sister-in-law what is going on. He Chengyu is an old-fashioned person. He went to be the middleman, and this happened. It really slapped his face. What's wrong with the eldest sister-in-law? "
Mrs. Peng has always been very prudent in her work, how could she make such a mistake this time? !
He even wrote a letter to his parents' home asking them to send Zou Yiru's engagement letter. What was he thinking? Wasn't it already agreed that Peng Caichen would marry Wei An
Master Peng was also filled with doubts and anger. He only hummed when he heard this and ran to the backyard. However, before he had taken a few steps, the messenger outside hurried in again, and this time he was even more panicked: "Master, Master, this is bad, this is bad!"