The banquet hall was huge, and all the tables were noisy, so the movements at the main table did not attract anyone's attention, but they were still heard.
Ever since the marriage contract between Shen Mansion and Mu Mansion came out, many people have been speculating that maybe Shen Mansion wanted to wait for the eldest daughter of Mu Mansion to get a hairpin before settling on the marriage, so it has not been made clear, but now it is in full public view. After discussing this matter, Mr. Shen still spoke in person, which was really surprising.
However, there is some difference between Shen Yi himself speaking about this matter and Mr. Shen speaking about it. After all, there is still some room for discussion about the marriage and the parents' orders for the matchmaker to be mentioned by him.
Mu Qingyang burst out laughing, "I and Xiang Tianbabai are friends, and we had said that we would become in-laws a few years ago. I didn't expect that we can actually become in-laws now."
"Hey, I originally thought that when I came back this time, I would give Liu Yun and Lan Xi a good pick, but I didn't expect that you and Xiang Tian had already discussed it. It seems that I, an old woman, am just being sentimental." Mrs. Mu also agreed. He laughed and looked at Shen Yi, feeling that this grandson-in-law was very satisfied.
However, Mu Qingyang and Mrs. Mu were happy, but Lan Xi was very unhappy. She had always liked Shen Yi, so naturally she didn't want the two families to finalize their marriage so early. She originally wanted to find out what her mother had to say. , but she didn’t expect that her father would discuss marriage with Shen Yi before she could find out.
"Our family Yun'er is thin-skinned, sir, you are too. Why did you talk about these marriage matters in front of the girl's family?" Mrs. Lin looked at Mu Qingyang coquettishly and glared at him angrily, "I didn't see that. We, Yun'er, are all blushing and wishing we could lower our heads to the ground."
Mrs. Lin is optimistic about this marriage. After all, Liu Yun has been raised under her knees since she was a child. The Ji family has been obstructing Mu Qingyang from helping her straight because they are worried that her stepmother will treat Liu Yun and Yu Chen harshly. If she After facilitating the marriage between Liu Yun and Shen Yi, the Ji family would no longer have any reason to hinder her from making things right.
"It doesn't matter. Our Shen family and Mu family are family friends. The children of the two families have known each other since they were young. If Shen Yi hadn't left Linyang City and gone to the capital for many years, these two children would have grown up together. ." Mrs. Xia stretched out her hand to pour a glass of wine for Mu Qingyang, and then said, "If the eldest lady's marriage can be decided earlier, Sister Mengxian's spirit in heaven will definitely be happy."
Although the Mu Mansion is a large family, it is still a businessman, so the rules for the ladies are not as strict and cautious as those of a real noble family. They sit at the same table to eat like this, and even talk about marriage in person. , which is quite generous.
But at this time, someone couldn't help but jumped out.
"Cousin, I think you should think twice about your marriage. Aren't they all saying that Sister Liuyun has no talent or virtue? She is pretty good looking, but you can't marry into a magistrate just because of her looks, right? I said, she is not as good as sister Lan Xi. I have heard long ago that the second young lady of the Mu family is very talented and is good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting." Xi Chuqing didn't really praise Lan Xi, she just wanted to be by the side. Fanning the flames and causing trouble, in fact, she doesn't like either Liu Yun or Lan Xi. In her eyes, no one but herself is worthy of his unparalleled talented cousin.
"Sister Chu Qing is really interesting. I don't know which part of the training for girls encourages my cousin to find out about Brother Biao's marriage." Ji Yanran is used to being arrogant, let alone the daughter of a sixth-grade official. Even among the wealthy and powerful officials in the capital, she was never afraid of offending anyone, let alone in Linyang City.
"You..." Xi Chuqing gritted her teeth and swallowed the following words. She also knew in her heart that the Ji family was not easy to deal with. She usually used her father's status as a judge to act tyrannically, but now she was just a dog in front of Miss Ji's family. Paper tigers are nothing to mention.
Liu Yun, who had never spoken a word from beginning to end, suddenly put down her bowls and chopsticks, looked at her father seriously, and asked something that left everyone confused. She said, "Who said I was going to marry Mr. Shen?"
After saying this sentence, everyone immediately became quiet and looked at Liu Yun in surprise.
"Eldest sister is not willing to marry Mr. Shen?" Lan Xi took the opportunity to ask in a low voice, but her voice happened to be heard by everyone.
Dongfang Jing glanced at the black coal-like face next to him with interest, and then cast his gaze on Liu Yun. He felt that this young lady was really getting more and more interesting.
"Liu Yun hasn't even reached the age of hairpin yet, so naturally it's not time to talk about marriage. Even if we do, it will be a few months later. Besides, today is my grandmother's birthday, why are you talking about my marriage?" Liu Yun said. Yun answered slowly, paused and said to Shen Yi, "Although Liu Yun is not a wealthy daughter, she is still an innocent woman. Please show some mercy, Mr. Shen, and don't ruin Liu Yun's reputation." .”
"Yes, I was rude. These matters should have been brought up by my parents." Shen Yi responded quickly, immediately poured a glass of wine, stood up and said to Mu Qingyang and Mrs. Mu, "This glass of wine, I apologize."
Then came the songs and dances prepared earlier, which hurriedly covered up the previous unhappiness. Everyone looked at the performance on the stage, complimenting and echoing all kinds of things, and it was very lively.
Liu Yun ran out early on the pretext of being drunk. Yan Ran wanted to accompany her, but Liu Yun said no. She just went out to enjoy the breeze and came in soon. Yan Ran followed her.
Away from the front hall where singing and dancing took place, Liu Yun walked to the garden corridor and sat down, covering his aching forehead, with the cool breeze blowing on his face, which felt very comfortable.
"You don't wear a windbreaker when you go out. Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?" As she spoke, a coat with a warm breath was draped over her shoulders. Liu Yun was so shocked that she stood up immediately, but was suppressed by someone, "No need." It’s me who’s nervous.”
Of course she knew who it was. She would remember this voice even if it turned into ashes. It was because of this voice that she was so panicked.
"Why are you here?" Liu Yun frowned, trying not to look too panicked.
"It's too noisy in there. Come out for some air. If I see you walking this way, I'll come over and say a few words to you." Shen Yi's voice was usually gentle, with an obvious tenderness, and he walked around from behind. He stood beside Liu Yun, "Are you afraid of me?"
She was naturally afraid of him. As soon as she saw him, she thought of the fire and his cold and contemptuous eyes. She could see clearly that he wanted her to die. The bone-chilling coldness finally extinguished all her feelings. of love.
Liuyun stood up, took off his cloak and put it in his hand, and said seriously, "We are not familiar with each other."
No woman would ever refuse his tenderness, this is the first one.
A strange light flashed in Shen Yi's eyes. He looked deeply at Liu Yun, wanting to see if this was an ordinary woman's favorite trick of playing hard to get, but the more he looked into her eyes, the palpitating in his heart became more intense. The more powerful it is, it feels like a deep spring flowing into my heart, refreshing my heart and mind.
"You have me in your heart." A calm and calm sentence floated over.