They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 488 Rejection
Liang Minglang remained calm and feigned compliance, which greatly pleased General Meng.

There is drama.

While pleased, he couldn't help but feel a little contemptuous: He'd been so adamantly opposed back then, but now he'd softened his stance, hadn't he? Hadn't he finally come to terms with and accept reality? What right did he have to look down on him back then?
With such complex feelings, General Meng finally got to the point with Liang Minglang.

Liang Minglang was completely dumbfounded.
He suspected he was hallucinating, or that General Meng was just drunk and talking nonsense.

"What did you say? Say it again."

General Meng wore a knowing, knowing smile. "Your Excellency is truly fortunate. If you were to form a marriage alliance with the Rong'an Marquis's family, not only would old grudges be wiped clean, but with such a prestigious and established noble family as your backer, you would have the Rong'an Marquis's resources and connections at your disposal. Congratulations, Your Excellency! Your future is limitless, and you'll soon be advancing even further! Hehe!"

"Lord Marquis's luck is truly something to be envied!"

General Meng said this, but he was very dissatisfied in his heart.

Liang Minglang was certain he had heard and understood clearly. But he felt the Rong'an Marquis's residence had probably lost its mind.

He's going to arrange a marriage with their family? Marry that Bai family's daughter? And he's even going to divorce his wife, Zhichun?

Ha ha!

What a big face, what a boastful tone.

"You don't need to be envious. When did I agree to that?"

General Meng was taken aback. "What?"

“I have never had such an intention. If the Rong'an Marquis’s Mansion sent you, tell them exactly what I said: I have no interest in marrying into the Rong'an Marquis’s Mansion. I have a wife and will never marry another in this life.”

General Meng opened his mouth: "."

He couldn't quite describe the feeling in his heart; he was incredulous, yet inexplicably a little happy.

He couldn't help but ask, "My lord, are you... are you really willing to part with it?"

Liang Minglang scoffed, "What's this about being willing or unwilling to part with something? What does that have to do with me?"

“That’s the Rong’an Marquis’s residence! And there’s Consort Xue in the palace.”

The Emperor currently only has two princesses and no princes. Consort Xue has a powerful family background and the Empress Dowager's support, so the possibility of her having a great future is very high.

After all, if the Empress were capable of giving birth, she would have done so long ago; why wait until now?
Besides the Empress, isn't Consort Xue the most likely candidate?

Such enormous wealth.

Liang Minglang remained unfazed. "None of this has anything to do with me."

He stood up. "Don't look for me again."

He really disappointed him. It's best if we don't have any more private contact in the future. We can't avoid business, but that's all.

When Liang Minglang stood up, he was still a little dazed. He never expected that a person could change so thoroughly, so thoroughly that he became a complete stranger.

What’s past is past.

Our paths diverge.

General Meng wanted to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he met Liang Minglang's cold gaze and immediately fell silent.

He felt uneasy, embarrassed, and angry, yet also incredulous and strangely relieved.

Ultimately, he still didn't want to see Liang Minglang rise to a higher level.

When the Marquis of Rong'an's household asked him for a favor, he readily agreed, hoping to establish a connection with them and have them owe him a debt of gratitude. However, Liang Minglang refused, though he himself was secretly hoping for the same thing.

After Liang Minglang had been gone for a while, General Meng finally sneered, "What are you pretending for? You're so high and mighty."

General Meng hurriedly went to the Rong'an Marquis's residence to report back.

After seeing him off, Lady Rong'an couldn't help but frown and grit her teeth: "Who does that Liang guy think he is! How dare he refuse! Or is Madam Xu just a jealous woman who can't tolerate anyone?"

Marquis Rong'an's face was also very unpleasant. "You ungrateful wretch, since that's how it is, then forget it. You can find another good family for your niece."

Although the Bai family is not in a good situation now, they are wealthy and have the Rong'an Marquis's mansion as a marriage alliance, so Bai Jinfu can still find a good husband, even if he is not of high social standing.

The wife of the Marquis of Rong'an was heartbroken.

She thought the matter was a done deal and would be settled easily. She had gone to great lengths to persuade her sister to agree. Now she was being asked to tell her sister that Liang Minglang had not taken a liking to Jin Fu.
How could she open her mouth like that?

Even if she can't open her mouth, she has to open it, and this is no small matter; she has to open it herself.

Sure enough, as soon as Lady Rong'an finished speaking hesitantly, Aunt Bai exploded.

"what!"

"That bitch dares to look down on my Jinfu? That's not what you said before! My Jinfu is a perfectly good young lady, how could she suffer such humiliation! How dare they, how dare they!"

"Sister, what did you say to me back then? Why did this happen?"

Lady Rong'an was extremely frustrated. She should have known better than to meddle in this trivial matter; now she was caught in the middle and didn't want to be bothered by anyone.

She could only accept her sister's harsh scolding and had to swallow her anger to comfort her, promising to find her a good marriage for her niece.

After crying and making a fuss for a while, Aunt Bai said with tears in her eyes and resentment, "No, since you've brought this up, this matter can't be left like this. This marriage must go through."

Otherwise, what will happen to her son?
Aunt Bai's mind is now filled with thoughts of her son. Whenever she thinks that her son is still in exile, her heart aches, and she wakes up in pain almost every night.

Lady Rong'an was taken aback by her words and was completely dumbfounded. "W-what?"

Aunt Bai sneered, "Is my Jinfu so worthless? Does he get to pick and choose and then just say he doesn't want her? This marriage must go through. Given time, I don't believe Jinfu won't have the means to win him over."

It would save her son, and her daughter becoming a Marquis's wife would sound good to others. It would also be a great way to punish and retaliate against Xu Zhichun, the culprit. No matter how you looked at it, it was a very worthwhile deal.

Aunt Bai still loathed, or even hated, Liang Minglang, but this did not affect her determination to bring about the marriage.

Lady Rong'an was completely dumbfounded: "."

"Sister, you have to help with this."

Lady Rong'an sighed. What should we do?
You can't just ask a matchmaker to come to your door and propose, can you?

General Meng and Liang Minglang have such a good relationship, yet he refused without hesitation. Who else can we ask to act as an intermediary? What if he refuses again? Don't the Xue and Bai families have any shame?

Lady Rong'an had no choice but to discuss it with her husband, hesitatingly suggesting that he could go and talk to Liang Minglang.
Marquis Rong'an was almost furious.

What a mess!
Let him go? Does that guy surnamed Liang deserve it?
He's a genuine father-in-law, yet he has to turn around and ask Liang Minglang for help?

What kind of inverted Heavenly Gang is this?!

Surprisingly, Marquis Rong'an actually went there in the end.

He might still be clinging to the hope that Xu Zhichun's daughter is on his side, but is just too embarrassed to say it and is too stubborn. In that case, it wouldn't hurt for him to have a talk with Liang Minglang.