The Founding of the Red Chamber

Miss Mu has always been a cold hearted person in the marriage market, and she wants to be a lay Buddhist at home when she is discouraged. If her brother hadn't happened to take her to Yancheng to relax, it is estimated that Miss Mu would have practiced at home.Miss Yimu's short 25 years of life experience, I have to say that there are really many miraculous things in the world.Even like her, a 25-year-old woman, has now become the number one hot spot in the marriage field.

Without him, after Governor Duan proposed marriage, Governor Kong also asked his family members to discuss with Lin Jing. He wanted to marry Ms. Mu for his children. Moreover, he was not a second wife or a concubine, but a dignified principal.Governor Kong also let go of the words. What Governor Kong said was, "Miss Mu is such a heroine, how can she be worthy of the position of concubine?"

Anyway, regardless of Miss Mu's opinion on this, Governor Duan was furious when he heard about it, and was so angry that he moved out of the Governor's Mansion and into the General's Mansion.

Therefore, as soon as Mu Qiuting arrived in Quanzhou City, he immediately tasted the feeling of being grilled on the fire.

Although he has a low status in the arena, but now, whether it is a governor or an imperial envoy, Mu Qiuting cannot afford to provoke him in a short time.Fortunately, Mu Qiuting has no shortage of countermeasures. After listening to Lin Jing's general talk about the matter, Mu Qiuting discussed it with his sister in private.Mu Qiuting said, "In terms of marriage, it looks like a good family on the surface, but one thing, Duan Qinchao is a bit older, and I don't want you to help the family get married. Besides, this is the second wife. , that is to say, look good. The marriage of the Kong family, I see, seems to be a competition with Duan Qinchao. Besides, although the Kong family has a high family background, I have never seen his children. Mr. Yang is boasting about people, who knows if it’s true or not? I’m just worried about these two things.” It can be seen that in this era, Mu Qiuting is really a good big brother, and he really thinks about his younger sister.

Mu Rong is much smarter than her brother, Mu Rong said, "Both of these two don't have any sincerity, so it's good to reject both."

Although Mu Qiuting felt that the sincerity of the two families was not enough, he never expected his sister to directly reject it like this.Mu Qiuting asked, "Don't think about it again?"

Mu Rong looked at her brother, "What's there to consider? I said earlier that I would never marry in this life. Could it be that elder brother hates me?"

"Where is this talking? How can I hate you? You don't know, these two families are good people from outside, and they are also good people we want to climb up to. You are too old, brother can't help but ask What do you mean? These big families are very first-class. What's more, they are big families. If you are tempted, you will suffer in their family. After all, I am not an official. I am afraid Even if you want to help you, you won’t be able to help.” Mu Qiuting smiled, “It’s a good thing you haven’t lost your mind. Although we are born in Jianghu, we don’t lack money and property at hand. Instead of marrying such a rich family who doesn’t know the basics, It’s better to live happily outside.”

Mu Rong was naturally happy when she heard her brother's words, and smiled, "Brother, have you figured out how to reject their two ideas?"

Mu Qiuting really didn't think about it for a while, Mu Qiuting said, "Their two families seem to be competing with each other like this. Why don't you just say it directly, fearing that one family will be disappointed if the other family agrees, so just refuse them all."

Mu Rong said, "You should discuss it with Ah Qing. What Ah Qing means is that it will be delayed for a while."

Mu Qiuting was puzzled, and asked his sister, "Why?"

"I don't understand much about the officialdom." Mu Rong said, "Go ask Ah Qing."

Lin Jing and Mu Qiuting explained it in detail. Lin Jing thought it was quite simple. He first talked about the dispute between Kong and Xie in the capital, then the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, and then the official factions in Quanzhou City. Ting Naoren was in pain, Mu Qiuting rubbed his forehead and said straightly, "My God, there are still these relationships."

"In the officialdom, it always affects the whole body. The anti-corruption situation in Zhejiang and Fujian is very good. The forces in this area, the Kong family wants to intervene, and the Xie family also wants to intervene. They are fighting for life and death in the court. When it comes down to it, it is also a shadow of swords. "Lin Jing said, "Right now, Duan Qin is making inspections on behalf of the heavens, so he can't offend him all at once. Therefore, you should neither accept nor refuse Sister Arong's marriage."

Mu Qiuting asked, "What about the Kong family?" From what Lin Jing said, they seemed to belong to the Kong family.

Lin Jing said, "The Kong family is just making trouble for the imperial envoy Duan. Governor Kong has always been narrow-minded. If he rejects his family, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold back and deliver a letter to the Kong family in the capital. Therefore, we should neither accept , and don't refuse."

Mu Qiuting was dumbfounded, "What should I say?" They neither responded nor refused.Those two families are all third-rank masters, he, he doesn't know what to say!

Lin Jing obviously had a countermeasure long ago, Lin Jing said, "Brother Mu, you don't need to say it, let Sister A Rong say it."

It was even more difficult for Mu Qiuting, and Mu Qiuting was still a little unhappy. He said to Lin Jing, "Ah Qing, I have never treated you as an outsider. This time I have to blame you. Ah Rong is not that easy to deal with." A man's daughter." I thought Lin Jing wanted his sister to be a beauty trick.

Lin Jing was slightly puzzled, looking at Mu Qiuting's expression, he understood why Mu Qiuting was unhappy, Lin Jing laughed and said, "Brother, where are you going?"

Lin Jing said, "I feel that Sister Arong is more powerful than you, and she speaks better than you. If you deal with the two of them, you may only be able to pretend to be a snake. Sister Mu is different. Sister Mu is domineering. This matter I want Sister Arong to do it, simple and straightforward. Let Sister Arong shock them first, and then you can say something helpless to the two families, that’s all.” Tell Mu Qiuting the specific method, and Mu Qiuting Ting couldn't believe it, and asked, "Is it like this?"

Lin Jing smiled and said, "Sister Arong will do it."

Only then did Mu Qiuting see his sister's "temperament".

When Mu Qiuting came to Quanzhou, Kong and Duan's family were well informed. In fact, even if his family was not well informed, Lin Jing sent someone to deliver the news to these two families.The two families were very straightforward, and they sent Mu Qiuting a post directly, asking Mu Qiuting to come over and talk.

Among them, Governor Duan had moved to the General's Mansion, so he was even more direct. Hearing that Mu Qiuting had arrived, he went straight to find him.Lin Jing said with a smile, "Oh, I said, Mr. Imperial Envoy, you are really impatient."

Envoy Duan Qin said, "It's not that I'm impatient. Someone wants to tear down my platform. If I don't make it clear in advance, I'm afraid Mu Xiashi will be fooled."

The imperial envoy Duan blocked Mu Qiuting, and Lin Jing recommended them. Although Mu Qiuting was born in the Jianghu, he has experienced it over the years, and he has a very good posture, respectful but not humble.The imperial envoy Duan was also very hospitable, he invited Mu Qiuting to sit down, and first expressed his feelings to Mu Qiuting, the imperial envoy Duan said, "I am sincerely seeking marriage, but there is really a lack of a literate wife in the family to preside over general affairs. I have always respected Miss Mu as a chivalrous woman, so I have the audacity to recommend myself."

Mu Qiuting was also very polite, "My lord's meaning, the younger brother has passed on the letter to me, I know it all. Although it is said that marriage is the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker. My father and mother passed away early, and now my brother and sister are dependent on each other. Nai elder brother, I should consider marriage for my younger sister. Hey, I can make a decision on my younger sister. You also know that my younger sister has a rough fate. Now, she is 25 years old. I still have to deal with it. What do you mean by asking my sister?"

"That's natural." Duan Qinchao is not unreasonable. He likes Mu Rong because of his identity and the imperial court's reward for Mu Rong. , and would not consider such an ordinary-looking 25-year-old woman.But now, Mu Rong is a woman who has been commended by the imperial court, so in the heart of imperial envoy Duan, the value is naturally different.Since the values ​​are different, Imperial Envoy Duan's figure should also be lowered.Envoy Duan Qin said, "I met Miss Mu once in a while, and Miss Mu once mentioned that she didn't want to be a concubine. Hey, let me tell you the truth, my old wife has been ill for a long time. In my heart, I definitely can't wrong Lingmei."

Mu Qiuting said seriously, "My lord is sincere, how can I not understand."

Duan Qinchai smiled slightly, he had seen countless people, and just by looking at Mu Qiuting's expression, he knew that the matter was absolutely certain.

After sending imperial envoy Duan away, Mu Qiuting said softly to Lin Jing, "People in the officialdom really don't care about us people in the world." The imperial envoy Duan came over directly and said to his face, I want to marry your sister as a child.No matter how polite his words were, Mu Qiuting was not really stupid, he really felt a little unhappy.

Lin Jing said, "That's why I said, it's best to let Sister Arong sing a bad face about this matter."

Mu Qiuting held back his breath and said, "That's the only way to go."

The Duan imperial commissioner is like this, the Kong family is not much stronger.

Fortunately, Mu Qiuting's methods of dealing with the two are also similar, basically saying that it is best not to discuss with his sister about life-long events.First support the two families.

After staying for three days, Mu Rong held a banquet in the restaurant and invited Kong Duan and his family to the banquet.

When the two families received the post, they thought it was Murong who invited them to their own family.It turned out that both families had invited them when they arrived at the restaurant. In fact, when they arrived at the restaurant, both families felt that something was wrong.

Mu Rong didn't ask anyone to serve wine and food, and directly invited the two families to sit down. Murong glanced at her brother, "Brother, you sit too."

Mu Qiuting sat next to her sister, and Mu Rong said, "My brother told me all about the recent events. Originally, these years, my marriage was not going well, and I was determined not to marry. But listen to what my brother said, Both of you are quite sincere. I am also 25. When I was 15 years old, I was embarrassed to talk about marriage. At this age, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Let me just say it. Mr. Duan, I said earlier However, I don’t want to be a concubine. If you sincerely ask for marriage, I will only be the main wife. I don’t treat each other as the main wife, but a serious, legally recognized wife. Master Kong, you are the wife of the family. My nephew fell in love with me, but your nephew, what age, what life, what appearance, what talent, is it round or flat, my brother has never seen it at a glance, you are a saint, I don't believe you are joking about my family, Your nephew must be seen by my elder brother so that we can discuss other matters."

Murong said coldly, "Although I am a poor girl, I have shed blood for the imperial court. I don't care about anyone else, and you don't have to go and say those good things to my elder brother and young brother. Sincere or not, it’s not something that can be said just by talking about it. Sincere or not, I can see it myself!”

"That's all I have to say today, farewell!" Mu Rong stood up and left.

Mu Qiuting hastily called out, "Sister!" He got up to chase, but felt impolite, and turned around to apologize to everyone at the table, "Hey, my sister, hey..." He cupped his hands, "I'll go and see first. Look at her."

Mu Rong didn't give anyone face, and the two families stopped.