Volume 1 Chapter 164: San Niang Arranges a Marriage

  Chapter 164: San Niang Acts as Matchmaker

  The previous chapter number was wrong, it should be Chapter 163.

  Excuse me.

  Three days later, Mozi woke up from a deep sleep and saw Qiuliu sitting alone by the window, staring blankly. She immediately thought she had been sent back by Yuan Cheng, but when she looked around, she found herself still lying on the big bed.

  "Grandma, did you come through the door or jump over the wall?" Mozi forced a smile, grabbed the pillow and propped herself up.

  Qiu Sanniang had originally wanted to help out, but seeing Mozi's movements were a bit slow, his spirit looked fine, so she sat back down again.

  "Didn't you know that I'm not easy to go out nowadays? The opening of the Lianwanglou was also cancelled, and I felt suffocated. My mother-in-law and I had just mentioned going out, but she used the old queen's birthday as an excuse to make me prepare things and said that I couldn't leave, making me lose face. The more I think about what Xiao Yi said last time, the more I feel it makes sense, all because of that scoundrel Xiao San who divorced two wives."

  "This tone doesn't sound right."

  "Did you have a fight with your husband?" Eh---she almost died, why should she care about other people's business? Yet she has a soft heart.

  "No." The reply was brief, followed by a snort. "Two days ago, the old lady hinted that she wanted to send Silken's child to Mochen Residence for upbringing. I don't know how Silken got wind of it, but she rushed to my place and cried her heart out, asking me to plead with the old lady on her behalf, so that she could raise her own child herself. Coincidentally, Xiao San happened to come in just then, and saw her kneeling there with tears streaming down her face. I was afraid of spoiling our appetite for dinner, so I told them to go back to their own quarters and cry there instead. Guess what?"

  Mozi smiled weakly and said, "Don't make me think too much. What if I get seriously injured? Wouldn't that be a waste of all the soup you've been feeding me?"

  "He immediately turned his face away from me, without saying a word, and stormed out. I was thinking for him, but he wasn't happy about it. I remember when Hongmei first came, she wanted to establish rules for Silai to serve me meals, and he said that serving is just serving, don't put on the airs of a legitimate wife for no reason. Heaven knows, who was she establishing rules for? Clearly, it was to make my mealtime miserable. How could I possibly have a good expression? It's not like I'm facing that golden phoenix bird or something." Only Xiaoyi and Mòzǐ can hear her venting. Xiaoyi rarely speaks, even if she says ten sentences, she won't get half a response. Mòzǐ is much better, very understanding of her thoughts.

  Thinking of those days, Mozi felt that they were very far away from himself.

  "Grandma, this expression of Brother-in-law's should be seen at the right time. If it was when he first saw Silken Maiden, then naturally he wouldn't distinguish between good and bad; if it was after you let him and Silken Maiden cry together, then this expression isn't wrong either. He regards you as a confidant, so even that treasured book pavilion would be open to you, yet you treat him lightly." A certain part of her heart had already become a vast ocean, with waves crashing against the sky, one wave higher than the next. She spoke with Sister-in-law San, her tone unwavering.

  Qiao San Niang lowered her eyes, and for a long time she didn't make a sound. When she opened her mouth again, she didn't mention Xiao San Jin Si, but asked her, "How did you get this injury? Xiaoyi examined you after that and came back to tell me unclearly, with a pale face and red-rimmed eyes. I thought I couldn't see that she had cried, yet she kept blinking. I wanted to come over myself to take a look, but then Hongmei Mo Yu and the others were on night duty."

  "I don't know if it's because of the new clothes made by Green Chrysanthemum, but they're so well-made that people think I'm rich. Or maybe it's my fate to encounter a bandit who demands money from passersby. I took out all the silver on me, but he thought I was hiding more and started pulling at my clothes. I thought that was unbearable, so we got into a fight. Who knew he was extremely vicious and stabbed me with a dagger? I fainted on the spot. When I came to, I saw Mr. Yuan from next door. Thanks to him, I was saved; otherwise, I would have been dead for sure. At the time of the robbery, no one else passed by, so even Mr. Yuan didn't know what happened, let alone a small thing like this." Mozi lied. It wasn't her first time lying to Qiu San Niang, but it was the first time she felt guilty about it.

  "It's no wonder I asked Yuan, he only said that you were seriously injured and lying on the side of the road, but didn't know who did it." Before Mozi was injured, Qiu San Niang had no idea that this abandoned house had been occupied. Such a big thing, Xiao Yi and Mozi didn't reveal a single word to her, if Mozi wasn't in critical condition, she would have caused trouble. Knowing full well that there were people living next door, they still jumped over the wall, what if it got out to the people at Jing Wang Fu? How could she explain it clearly? She can move out, but definitely not under the circumstances of being driven away by the other party.

  Xiao Yi repeatedly assured her, and even pulled out a younger brother she had never heard of, using their shared sect's friendship to say that the people next door would keep their secret. She was half-believing and half-doubting when Yuan Cheng also asked Xiao Yi to pass on a message to her, which more or less meant not to talk too much, making her feel slightly more at ease.

  Come over in person, not only to check on Mozi's injury, but also to take a look at that Yuan gentleman. After taking a glance, I found that the other party was a refined and elegant Taixue doctor, polite and courteous, speaking with sincerity, and finally put down my worries.

  As Yuan Cheng said before, there are many people with the surname Yuan in the world. Qiu Sanniang did not associate this Mr. Yuan with the first greedy official who came over with Mozi at all.

  "Is your excuse for taking a shortcut?" Qiu San Niang smiled sweetly, "Does he look so easy to deceive?"

  "He's not easy to deceive, but a gentleman has the beauty of being an adult. I'm just a small servant girl with a very honest appearance. He's so poor that he doesn't even have money to clean up the garden, and there are only two or three servants. What could I possibly steal from him?"

  Qiao Sanniang raised an eyebrow, seemingly disbelieving. The next words nearly made Mozi's wound split open: "Mozi, I heard you were injured in the chest and almost died from a pierced heart. If it was a woman who saved you, that would be one thing, but now the one who saved you is a man. Although Yuan Gong is kind-hearted, it's also true that he has ruined your reputation. A Taixue doctorate is similar to a teacher, a sixth-rank official with no real power, and at most collects gifts from students during holidays. However, having you as his virtuous wife might just make him rise to prominence and achieve great success. Why don't I speak with him and arrange for you to be betrothed to him?"

  Stunned and speechless.

  "What's wrong? Are you too shy to speak up? You also know that I'm not a good person, saving your life would cost you ten years of freedom. If he is willing to marry you, I won't say another word, the engagement at the dock will be cancelled, and the contract for selling yourself into servitude will be returned to you immediately." Qiu San Niang smiled mischievously, winking at Mo Zi with a playful glint in her eye.

  Is this a joke?

  "According to you, I'm not marrying Young Master Yuan, but a doctor instead."

  "Miss Mozi, don't worry. On the day I treated your wound, my entire body was wrapped up tightly. The one who pulled out the knife was a doctor, but the one who applied medicine to stop the bleeding was the doctor's wife." Yuan Cheng continued to speak.

  This person handles matters thoroughly. Mozi glanced at Qiu Sanniang and winked at her.

  Qiu San Niang sat calmly, smiling and said, "My daughter is stubborn, I'm too lazy to bother with her nonsense. However, sir, as a scholar who has read extensively, how can your words be so unreasonable? As the saying goes, 'men and women should not be intimate'. Although you saved my daughter with good intentions, she has been living alone in your mansion for over ten days. Regardless of whether you two are innocent or not, to outsiders, Mei Zi's reputation is already tarnished. Sir, isn't this what people would say?"

  Yuancheng smiled and nodded, "Indeed it is."

  "...Some ink was left with his eyes wide open and tongue tied."

  "Does the gentleman have a wife? If madam is wise, she should be able to accept my family's Mozi." Ji San Niang was just speaking casually, but suddenly became passionate.

  "Yuan had never married or taken a concubine, and is still alone to this day." What need has a wicked man for family burdens?

  Purple ink stunned, all of a sudden, under one person and above ten thousand people, unexpectedly not having a big wife but a bunch of wives? Is this person planning to devote his whole heart and soul to revenge or is he too extravagant preparing to play for a lifetime?

  Qiu San Niang was also stunned. Xiao Er wanted to marry a princess, but at over 20 years old, he still hadn't gotten married - what could be done about it? Could it be that the teacher of noble children was really so poor that he couldn't even afford a wife?

  "Look at Master's age, it's already over twenty, why hasn't he gotten married yet?" asked Jiǔ Sān Niáng in surprise.

  Yuan Cheng hadn't spoken yet, when Mo Zi opened her mouth, "My grandma, I'm just a lowly maid without any status, so the concept of chastity doesn't apply to me. Moreover, are you planning on making a scene and letting everyone in the Wang estate know that we sneaked out?"

  The next sentence was like a basin of water, dousing the fiery passion of Zhu Yingtai.

  Her eyes sparkled as she smiled deeply.

  After Qiu San Niang left, only these two were left alone together.

  One views feudal etiquette as dirt, one holds a heart that is open and upright with no crooked thoughts.

  "I didn't expect my master to be a woman? Few words" Mozi is in good spirits today and doesn't feel tired.

  "I didn't expect that, but it doesn't matter much. Whether it's a woman or a man, with Mozi's intelligence, they can all be used well." In short, precise positioning.

  "I'm completely exposed in front of you, sir. You're really too formidable. Probably no one in this world dares to deceive you." Flattery with little sincerity.

  "I'm not that great." Not calling himself by his name, and changing the subject, "Are you hungry?"

  Then ask her if she's hungry? This is going to discuss human feelings now.

  Mei Zi had an idea, "I'm hungry, but we can eat and chat at the same time, that's okay."

  Yuan Cheng called Lao Ying and Ming Nian over, instructing them to prepare food, then he himself put on a black shirt and sat down at the original round table.

  "Actually, I didn't want to acknowledge Mr. at first, but since he's been so keen on returning this favor, it would be impolite of me not to let him do so." After a good sleep and proper nutrition, her mind had cleared up.

  Yuancheng hummed and asked, "What do you mean by this?"

  "On that day, Mo Zi was dressed in men's clothing. As soon as Mr. Yuan opened his mouth, he called me Mo Zi. Why is that? According to Yuan Cheng's plan, he should have called her 'Mo Ge' instead. Wasn't she not recognizing him, and he wasn't recognizing her either?"

  Yuan Cheng suddenly stood up, and his tall shadow gradually stretched out to the front of the ink-purple bed.

  "If you don't recognize me and call me Mo Ge, then even though I'm asking for your help, I haven't acknowledged our dual identities. The person you're saving now is just Mo Ge, not Mo Zi." Mo Zi gazed at Yuan Cheng as he approached, her eyes narrowing and lips curling up, daring him to say it. With just a slight change in his form of address, she would be equivalent to acknowledging that Mo Ge was indeed Mo Zi.

  Yuancheng lowered his head, raised his eyes and faced Mozi. His eye color was like fog, making it impossible to see through.

  "Mozi girl, you were wrong. Yuan Cheng is a trustworthy person. That day, I called you Mozi girl, if you didn't say the two words 'Mo Ge', then by now, Mo Ge would be a dead man." He just designed it very cleverly, making the possibility of himself being untrustworthy zero.

  But in this case, it's better not to say anything, although he was surprised that Mozi had discovered it.

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