Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

"Master Ji, what are you talking about? Mingzhu is a rare and sincere person. We all like Mingzhu very much."

Having said that, Cheng Wan reacted quickly and helped Ji Dahai up, while giving Cheng Daniu a look.

After Cheng Daniu received the look from Cheng Wan, he immediately said, "Mingzhu is naive. It's not Mingzhu's fault for what happened today. It was my brat who was inconsiderate and deserved to be punished. I have already scolded that brat severely."

"No, no, no, I've already made it clear. It was Mingzhu's fault. Young Master Deng Xiong meant well. How can you blame Young Master Deng Xiong?" Ji Dahai waved his hands quickly, his tone very sincere.

Cheng Wan and other members of the Cheng family naturally could not agree with Ji Dahai's words, and they also felt that Deng Xiong was more at fault for Ji Mingzhu's visit to the Cheng Mansion.

So a scene occurred in the hall where both sides competed to say that it was their own child's fault.

Cheng Wan took a sip of tea, listened to the excitement around him, and thought about Gu Yan and Cheng Daping in his mind.

It is now the end of April. What is the latest progress of the war?

Are the people she misses safe?

When can I return home?

……

The argument about who was wrong and who was more wrong came to a temporary end. Cheng Daniu and Wang looked at each other. Old Mrs. Lin was not there at the moment, and Cheng Wan had no experience in this area, so the two were a little unsure whether they should mention the matter of Deng Xiong and Ji Mingzhu now.

Well, there are still many things that need to be clarified.

Let’s not mention it. My boy brought someone else’s daughter back. We can’t just say that my boy was wrong and let the matter go.

"Mingzhu told me that she likes Master Deng Xiong and wants to marry...marry..." Ji Dahai's cheeks flushed, he lowered his head in shame, and said in a low voice: "Marry Master Deng Xiong."

Um? ? ? ! ! !

Including Cheng Wan, the three members of the Cheng family present were shocked by Ji Dahai's words.

So blunt, direct, and forthright?

This makes the men seem so passive and dishonest...

"cough!"

After a moment, Cheng Wan reacted the fastest and coughed lightly to make Cheng Daniu and Wang come back to their senses.

She is the younger sister, and some things are better left to the elders to say.

"Miss Ji's kindness is of course extremely precious. It is a great honor for my boy and our Cheng family to be favored by Miss Ji. Let me ask in detail..."

“No, no, no…” Ji Dahai waved his hands hastily, shaking his head like a rattle: “Shu Ren, you are really going to embarrass me.”

As he spoke, Ji Dahai stood up hurriedly and bowed to Wang, who had been interrupted by him.

Wang was shocked by Ji Dahai's reaction, but she had experienced some big scenes after all, so she reacted quickly and appropriately and helped Ji Dahai up.

Ji Dahai secretly glanced at Cheng Wan's face, and seeing that Cheng Wan looked normal, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"My Lord, Lady, Master Cheng, that's not what I meant."

Ji Dahai swallowed his saliva, trying his best to control his legs that were shaking with nervousness, his eyes full of sincerity and honesty:

“I am only a ninth-rank official. My ancestors have never produced any capable people. My relatives and friends are all ordinary people. My parents and brothers still make a living by farming.

My Lord, you are a marquis of super, super rank. The Cheng family is both rich and noble. Our family is absolutely not worthy of marrying into the Cheng family.

What I just said was actually that I felt…I felt…”

Ji Dahai licked his dry lips, lowered his head, and continued in a low voice: "I feel very embarrassed. I want to apologize to you on behalf of Mingzhu."

When Ji Dahai said this, the hall was very quiet.

Cheng Wan, Wang Shi and Cheng Daniu were all listening to Ji Dahai very carefully.

The more I listened to the three of them, the more I felt that Ji Dahai seemed to be a really honest man.

Cheng Wan recalled that when she first entered the Xingnong Yamen, Xu Zhuocheng told her that Ji Dahai was a very upright and honest person. Because he was too honest, Ji Dahai was not very sociable in the Xingnong Yamen.

Ji Dahai's current performance has confirmed Xu Zhuocheng's evaluation of Ji Dahai.

Cheng Wan raised a smile, his eyes were gentle:

"Master Ji is an honest man, and I speak the truth to him.

Lord Ji should know that our Cheng family used to be an ordinary farming family, and to this day, we haven’t enjoyed three full years of good life.

In this case, even if a man from our Cheng family wants to marry a noble lady with an extraordinary family background, she may not look down on our Cheng family."

At this point, Cheng Wan suddenly chuckled, his voice loud and clear:

“When my Cheng family marries a daughter-in-law, what we value most is the other person’s character and whether the other person’s family is reasonable.

My future sister-in-law is not from a wealthy family, but our whole family likes and respects her.

So Lord Ji, there is no need to worry or be nervous about the slight gap between the Cheng and Ji families, and there is no need to rush to reject Miss Ji's relationship with my third brother.

Maybe Miss Ji and my third brother are really a perfect match."

"Yes, yes, that's exactly the truth!" Wang quickly agreed with a smile.

Cheng Daniu also immediately echoed the words.

To be honest, after meeting Ji Dahai and having this conversation with Ji Dahai, Cheng Daniu has a pretty good impression of the Ji family.

Cheng Daniu even thought absentmindedly that if it were in the past, he would never have dared to think of marrying his children to a family as well-off as the Ji family.

No matter how low the ninth-rank official is, he is still an official!

That was an official whom many ordinary people could not reach even if they stood on tiptoe.

"My Lord, My Lord..." Ji Dahai's eyes were red.

moved.

A super-ranking marquis and a ninth-rank minor official.

How can such a gap be described by the word "slight"?

Ji Dahai is just honest, but not a fool.

He knew that what Cheng Wan had just said was sincere, and he also provided him with comfort and respect that Cheng Wan didn't need to do.

If possible, he really wants to marry into the Cheng family.

He wants to do both public and private things.

As for whether Deng Xiong’s surname is Deng or Cheng, as long as Cheng Wan, the Marquis of Zhaoping, treats Deng Xiong as his third brother, it doesn’t matter what Deng Xiong’s surname is.

Can……

"My Lord, my Lady, Mr. Cheng, I won't hide it from you, my Mingzhu..." Ji Dahai wiped his face and sighed deeply: "The brain is not normal."

Cheng Wan's brows twitched slightly, and the smiles on Cheng Daniu and Wang's faces suddenly froze.

"Mingzhu was ill when she was young, at that time..." Ji Dahai's eyes were a little wet: "At that time, in order to support my studies and imperial examinations, our family was very poor. Her mother thought it was not a big problem, and that she could just drink more hot tea and cover herself up to sweat.

Her mother was busy doing farm work and taking care of two children who couldn't walk yet, and she temporarily ignored Mingzhu. By the time she realized something was wrong, it was too late.

Ji Dahai wiped his tears, his voice a little hoarse:

“I found out after I got home from the exam that Mingzhu’s brain was damaged by the high fever.

Mingzhu's brain is not as smart as that of ordinary people, and most of the time she just eats and laughs.

It is also because of this that Mingzhu has the sturdy and rounded physique she has now. "