Contentment with modest wealth

Chapter 213 Do you want to marry me?
Cheng Wenhui's relentless pressure even extended to Lu Jie.

At this point, even if the handwriting was unrecognizable, the truth was clear. He simply handed the paper to Jiang without directly revealing the truth.

Jiang shivered on the spot, then looked at her mother with trembling lips.

Upon hearing these words, Yan Shu strode over.

After glancing at the birth date and time of Jiang's biological father, he immediately turned his gaze to Yan Song beside him!

How could you possibly mistake your own father's birth date and time?
nonexistent!

What's more, it even has a nickname that Yan Song used before!

"Father, you are truly a master strategist!" Yan Shu gritted his teeth. "In all these years, I have never heard a single word from you!"

Keeping a mistress is nothing, but the daughter born to the mistress has already grown up and wants to break away from the Yan family. She no longer listens to the Yan family, and Yan Song is still keeping them all in the dark!

This made him and his wife really think they were about to lose control of her! That they were about to be led by the nose by her!

Yan Song's face was ashen as he stared at the words on the paper, his eyes bloodshot.

"……master!"

Madam Wei understood what was happening. She rushed over with unprecedented speed, kneeling down and letting out a heart-wrenching cry: "Please listen to me!"

"roll!"

"……master!"

"roll!"

Yan Song roared in anger.

Wei slumped to the ground in a trembling voice.

Cheng Wenhui clasped her hands together: "Grand Secretary Yan's family affairs are quite lively. So, now that it's out in the open, let's take the person back!"

“Look, your daughter has already become the wife of a high-ranking official, and you are still leaving her to wander outside. It’s not good.”

"This Lord Lu, a dignified Minister of Rites, has an elderly widowed mother-in-law who has an affair with a court official, and his own legal wife is an illegitimate child. Where will he put his face in the future?"

"You've been married for over ten years, and your daughter is even discussing marriage with your family. You can't possibly ask him to divorce her, can you?"

Every word Cheng Wenhui uttered felt like a whip lashing across their faces.

The Yan family father and son, along with the Jiang family mother and daughter, all looked at Lu Jie at the same time. Under these circumstances, Lu Jie had indeed become a crucial person!

Lu Jie looked at his brother-in-law with a stiff face, and at that moment he just wanted to roll his eyes.

If he divorces his wife, then all the Yan family's efforts to win him over over the years will be in vain.

If he doesn't divorce his wife, the Yan family will have to accept Wei and Jiang as his wives!
This is forcing him to make a statement at the lower levels.

Wei, who had been terrified just moments before, suddenly shuddered.

Jiang bit her lower lip again.

She didn't commit any of the seven grounds for divorce, so why did Lu Jie divorce her?

Moreover, Lu Jie himself wanted to use the Yan family's power. Even if he could take a break, it would mean completely parting ways with the Yan family. Would he be willing to do that?

We can't divorce her, otherwise the Yan family will have no choice but to accept her!

She went to the Yan family and became their illegitimate daughter. What good could that possibly do her?
Could the Yan family really treat her with sincerity?
Moreover, once this is acknowledged, everyone in the world will know that she was born out of wedlock. What glory can she possibly have left?

She gritted her teeth and chuckled softly. That bitch Lu Jia! This was another of her wicked schemes; he had once again led her into a deep ditch!

“Lan Chu,” Yan Song clenched his fists behind his back and said slowly, “It’s freezing cold. Let Lord Cheng go back first. Let’s go back to the Yan residence and sit down to talk slowly.”

“Your Excellency,” Lu Jie said slowly, “this marriage was arranged by you and the old lady. Now I’m very puzzled. What was your original intention when you two acted as matchmakers?”

Yan Song's face turned a deep, liver-colored red.

Lu Jie has his own status and dignity. Now that the fire has reached him, it would be unreasonable for him to remain subservient. "Regarding how to decide this matter, I would like to ask the Grand Secretary to invite the Old Madam to the scene as well, so that we can discuss it clearly first."

"You should know that the reason I am here tonight is because she suspected that Jia-jie was engaging in immoral behavior and specifically dragged me out to catch her in the act."

"But I failed to catch my daughter, and who knew that this would happen instead."

He took a deep breath and said no more.

But Wei had already lost half of her soul and spirit, and Jiang's lips had been bitten until they bled.

She suddenly looked at Yan Shu: "How to deal with this matter today is no problem for you, elder brother! Even if my mother is wrong, why don't you prioritize the overall situation and make a big deal out of it?"

"No matter how capable my mother is, she is definitely not as capable as other people!"

Cheng Wenhui wouldn't let her go, and Lu Jie wouldn't pay any attention to her. Was she just going to sit and wait for her death?
She had to remind Yan Shu to understand who their real enemy was!
At this critical moment, is it more important to deal with the mother and daughter, or to unite against the Shen family and the likes of Cheng Wenhui?
Yan Shu took a deep breath, pursed his lips, glanced at him, then frowned and said to Cheng Wenhui, "Lord Cheng, please give me some face."

After hearing what Jiang said, Cheng Wenhui's eyes changed.

He then abandoned the fight, gave a soft hum, and led his men out.

He Qu, Tang Yu, and Yin Liu were all outside the door. After exchanging greetings, Cheng Wenhui left.

He Qu and the others went to the other side of the courtyard wall, where Shen Qingzhou was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, frowning in thought.

"Son..."

"You stay here and keep watch. Yin Liu, Tang Yu, and I are going to the Lu family."

As soon as He Qu spoke, Shen Qingzhou left without giving the order.

……

Lu Ying had the bedding re-laid on the kang (a heated brick bed), and lay down with Lu Jia on it to talk, as it was more spacious than the bed.

Lu Jia silently observed the time in her mind, and it was around the hour of Chou (1-3 AM). At this moment, she heard voices coming from the courtyard. She listened carefully and heard footsteps approaching.

"Girl! Something terrible has happened!"

Fu Xiao's anxious voice rang out from outside.

Lu Jia jumped up: "What happened?"

"Fang came from the front yard and said, 'Madam, you just insisted that the young lady was having an affair with another man outside, and hurriedly dragged the master out to chase after her!'"

"what?"

Lu Ying also jumped up in a flash. She looked at the city gate in shock, then at Lu Jia in front of her, and immediately jumped down, quickly walked to the door and opened it: "Who said that?"

Fuxiao looked anxious: "Several old women in the front yard saw it happen right under the west corner gate."

"This is completely unfounded. Our young lady was clearly in the second young lady's room, so how did it become that she ran out to see another man?"
"Even if you're bullying someone, you can't spread rumors like this!"

Fuxiao was so anxious that she cried.

At this moment, Lu Jia had already quickly put on her clothes, pushed them aside, and ran out the door: "Mother, is she trying to kill me!"
"Where did she and my father go? I want to confront her!"

After saying that, she dashed off like an arrow.

Lu Ying exclaimed in surprise, "Sister!"

Fuxiao and Zhimu, who was working under her, quickly stopped her: "Second Miss, please stop! Everyone in the family has gone out! We'll go after them, Second Miss's safety is the most important thing!"

After saying that, Fuxiao told Zhimu to stay behind, and then she quickly ran out herself!
Lu Jia ran all the way to the front yard, where Changfu was already waiting. There was a carriage in the yard ready, so they just picked it up and left!

When they reached the street corner, Shen Qingzhou had already arrived. Without saying a word, he got into Lu Jia's carriage and recounted the situation in Anqing Alley: "...The Jiang family wants to win over Yan Shu!"

Lu Jia sneered: "If I let her succeed today, I will wear mourning clothes for her when she dies!"

After saying that, she turned her head and said, "You said a couple of days ago that you didn't object to the Yan family's idea of ​​arranging our marriage. So let me ask you again, is Young Master Shen willing to marry me, Lu Jia?"

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