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  Chapter 12: The Cost

  Liu Maoxi saw that Lao Ye had agreed, and took advantage of the situation to avoid any further delays. He hastily ordered Zhu Yuxuan to summon Ce Fei.

  Zhu Yichan naturally thought about it even in his dreams, and immediately agreed to a voice, hastily went to the inner courtyard, asked the aunt on the door to go in and report, and invited Ce Fei over.

  The old woman went in to report, and the concubine listened. As soon as she heard this, she immediately smiled all over her face and pulled out Chu Ke'er, walking to the gate of the courtyard and smiling at her, saying: "Go back to your room, we'll talk again tonight, just the two of us."

  Chu Xue was both ashamed and embarrassed, hastily agreeing, not daring to look at Zhu Yi Chen's piercing gaze beside her, she lowered her head and walked towards the backyard.

  The concubine arrived at the study, and both Chu Nan and Liu Maoxi stood up. The concubine hastily went forward to pay her respects to the old master, and after they had exchanged greetings, Liu Maoxi immediately smiled and said, "Regarding the marriage between Yue Chen and Ke Qi, the old master has agreed. Let's discuss what to do next, mainly about the betrothal gifts... Haha."

  The imperial concubine smiled so widely that her mouth couldn't close as she said, "This is indeed a great blessing for our Yongzheng Emperor."

  The old man also smiled and nodded, and Chu Nan hastily humbly said that it was our good fortune.

  "Madam Zheng solemnly said to Old Master Chu, 'Don't worry, Old Master and Big Brother Chu. I will treat Qianxi as if she were my own biological daughter, and I won't let her have any dissatisfaction.'"

  Chu Nancai nodded repeatedly, and Old Man Chu smiled and said, "She's the child's eldest aunt, she definitely won't treat her poorly."

  "As for the betrothal gift, just name it and we have our plans too. We will never let Qiaoqiao suffer any loss..."

  ……

  The old lady returned to the house in a huff, immediately calling all the people who had been called away by the old man to come back and wait in the courtyard. She went inside, dismissing everyone except for Door's family, whom she questioned in detail about the situation.

  Men Shi just pushed it away, saying he didn't know which servant dared to speak out of turn...

  The old lady impatiently said "Who said I was talking too much? I only asked who spread the word about this?"

  "Master, I really don't know... I was also called by the old master to ask about this matter... Before, I didn't even see a shadow of it, how could I be the one who spread it out..."

  The old lady was choked for half a day and couldn't speak, Mrs. Men saw her face was really embarrassed, and in order to show concern, she could only whisper timidly: "Xue Shao Ye is also too reckless... this isn't home... how can it be like this..."

  The old lady was so angry that she felt as if she had been slapped in the face when Madam Meng said this, for wasn't Xue E just a member of her natal family and hadn't he also played a part in bringing about the marriage talks?

  Men said it, saw the old lady's face changed greatly, immediately realized that he had said it, and hastily lowered his head to retreat two steps. "Slave servant spoke nonsense, Old Lady, you can... don't be angry."

  The old lady suppressed her anger and did not explode on the spot. She couldn't be too harsh on them now, or else she might alienate everyone around her. It was a critical moment, and the old man's side was already dissatisfied. She had to win over the people around her.

  She restrained herself from getting angry and said in a low voice, "That car is expensive. Call him over for me. I want to ask him if there's a place..." She stopped herself from saying more.

  Men hastily answered and left. As he went out, he asked in a low voice the several women standing in the courtyard, "Where are Chegui and his two?"

  An old woman whispered: "No, after the old master called him away, he was never seen again..."

  "Yes, there isn't one at all." Another old woman said.

  Meng's family hesitated at the door, thinking of not going in. The old lady seemed to trust no one and didn't call anyone in, but she went in alone. The old lady was dissatisfied and became the target of her anger, turning around several times. Having no choice, under the sympathetic gaze of many people in the courtyard, he could only go in with a stiff upper lip.

  She went in and still gritted her teeth to report the old lady's words to the old lady, who was so angry that she gnashed her teeth and said, "I've raised a few white-eyed wolves!"

  Men's body shrunk and did not dare to answer back.

  "When speaking to the old master, who else was present? Who can confirm that I said this before? And who spread the rumors? On the old master's side, who exactly went to report it? Can the old master just rush over to Xue E's place?"

  "Men Shang naturally, but can she speak? Shaking her head, the slave said: 'Slave indeed did not, when speaking to Master, Slave also said so. As for others, Master did not ask Slave to listen in, it was one by one calling to ask questions, Slave does not know what others answered.'"

  "Has anyone ever heard such gossip from him before?" The old lady asked again.

  "I've never heard of it before, but today is indeed a talented one..."

  The answer was watertight, and the old lady had no way to refute it. After hesitating for a while, she didn't know who to call in to ask, and neither did Door have any good ideas. They both lowered their heads and stood silently in the room, neither of them speaking.

  The old lady was indeed too muddled, she had always thought that this matter was nobody's business, and it would pass unnoticed. Suddenly, it seemed like everyone had been kept in the dark for too long, and it hit her so suddenly that she couldn't catch her breath, not knowing what to do.

  After being stunned for a while, just as she was about to call someone from outside to come in and respond, a maid timidly replied to the old lady that dinner had been served, and the master said that since they were all relatives, there was no need to be so formal. Tonight, the county king's consort would join them for dinner, accompanied by Third Young Miss.

  The old lady immediately asked, "Aren't you leaving today?"

  "I have something to report to the old madam, just now someone from the master's side came and said that the master has already agreed to the marriage proposal of Consort Shu and Lord Liu. Lord Liu and Consort Shu will be staying in our manor for a few days."

  "Seeking relatives? Seeking who?" The old lady asked in shock.

  "Second Master Biao has proposed to marry our Third Miss, and both Father and Eldest Uncle have already agreed."

  The old lady sprang up with a 'ding', her face turned blue with anger, and shouted "Am I still nothing in this family? Is there no one who cares about me?"

  Who is she asking? Who dares to answer? Men Shi can only regret that he cannot be like others, standing outside.

  The old lady spoke out of anger, anyway it's already like this, and she didn't care if she lost face or not, directly storming towards the front yard.

  They arrived at the front yard hall, where Chuke Gui was summoned again. She was accompanying Ce Fei, who smiled and nodded when she saw Lao Tai Tai. Lao Tai Tai also nodded slightly, then sat down, and Chu Gao Shi immediately went over to her side.

  The old lady's face sank like raw iron in the deep sea, but Ce Fei was not an ordinary person either. She could still be calm and composed in the cold atmosphere, chatting with Chu Keqi as if they were having a great time. As for Chu Keqi, she just had to pretend to be asked and reluctantly answer.

  The old lady's behavior was so unbearable that even the doorkeeper couldn't help but look away. Although the Duke of Devonshire was not a prominent figure in the royal family, he was still royalty after all, and the marriage had been agreed upon by the master and the elder gentleman. The old lady was being too unreasonable...

  Dinner was set up in the side hall of the upper house, which was spacious. After everyone sat for a while, the maids on that side invited everyone to take their seats.

  Chu Ke'er was being pulled by the side concubine as they walked, while Zhu Yi Chen waited at the door. He first bowed to the side concubine, then looked at Chu Ke'er with a smile - now that his proposal had been accepted, he didn't hide it anymore, liking her was just liking her.

  The concubine scolded him in a low voice, and Zhu Yuxuan smiled and lowered his head. As soon as the concubine left, he immediately looked up at Chu Keqi again.

  Chu Keai has not yet confirmed whether Master Chu has indeed agreed, but looking at his delighted expression, his eyebrows and eyes have relaxed, warm and smooth like jade, with a hint of shyness in his eyes, his thin lips lightly pursed, the corners of his mouth curled up, the smile is not very big, but it's the kind of joy that comes from within. Chu Keai's face turned red as she thought: He agreed...

  The two of them were so affectionate, would others not notice? The old lady walked in and went straight to the old man's face, staring at him with her eyes wide open for a while, indicating that she had an opinion. The old man stroked his beard silently, without looking at her.

  "Outside the door, Zhu Yichen said softly, 'Grandfather and Father have agreed to our marriage.'"

  Chu Kei's face turned red as she lowered her head and smiled. On the other side, the old lady started coughing, Chu Kei raised her head to take a look, the old lady's eyes were sternly staring at her, she didn't move, with a hint of a smile, looked at Zhu Yu Xun, Zhu Yu Xun was stunned, the old lady angrily pushed Chu Gao Shi, who then hastily called out to Chu Kei.

  The old lady pushed Chu Gaoshi a bit, got anxious and it was a bit obvious. Everyone in the house saw it.

  The women were on this side of the screen, and the men were on that side. They ate quietly, cleared the table, and then Chu Gaoshi called out to Chu Keqian, saying that their elders had something to discuss.

  Chu Xue was only truly aware of this now, if this matter succeeded, she would really... be married to Zhu Yi Chen.

  Zhu Yichan also slipped away, first returning to the guest house. On this side, Liu Maoshi and Lao Yezi, Chu Nanchang had a heated discussion about the betrothal gifts and other matters. The concubine smiled all over her face, nodding in agreement one by one. Chu Nanchang secretly observed that the concubine was genuinely delighted with her daughter, and he also felt relieved.

  The old lady was ignored and sat alone, her face turned away, others didn't even notice her, she couldn't sit still for a while, got up, and continued to look for someone to settle the bill.

  The old man felt more relieved when he returned to the front yard, although he was still angry about the old lady's affairs, but in general, San Yaotou's marriage had been settled.

  Just as he was about to go to sleep, a servant came up and whispered to the old master, "Someone is asking to see you in the study..."

  "Old master, did you hear that strange person? He didn't even report and just let him in?"

  That servant whispered in his ear, and the old man was shocked. He immediately walked quickly to the study. If you like this work, welcome to subscribe, reward on Starting Point (website). Your support is my greatest motivation.

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