diskusbooks Chapter 107 Taking advantage of the situation
Chapter 107 Taking advantage of the situation
"Tell me, why do you do this?" Xu Changping took Yun Ye back to his residence alone.
"You should know that if you say that in public, it is very likely that I, Princess Anyang, and your aunt will all fall into an abyss."
"Although we have only been teacher and student for two months, I know you. You are calm and composed, and your intelligence is far beyond that of an ordinary eight-year-old child. From what I know about you, you are not someone who would say those words in public."
Xu Changping put away the anger, shock and other complicated emotions on his face, and looked at Xu Changping calmly, "Master Xu, since you can see that I did it on purpose, you should understand that I just want you to clarify in public. As long as you clarify in public that the rumors are false, we, Shun'an Marquis Mansion and Anyang County Lord Mansion, will naturally lead the matter to the intentional slander by someone with ulterior motives."
He even thought of the people who would take the blame. Miss Liang and Princess Lingchuan were definitely the best choices. Who knows, maybe they really were the ones who spread the rumor.
With a little guidance, I believe that the focus of gossip will not be the emotional entanglement between the three people, but that some people are malicious and try to use a false rumor to discredit the three people at the same time. And who is the one who has a grudge against the three people at the same time, everyone knows it without saying it.
Yun Ye had thought of everything, but he misjudged Xu Changping's reaction.
He frowned and looked at Xu Changping in confusion.
Xu Changping smiled and patted Yun Ye's head. "I just used his tricks to achieve my own goals."
Yun Ye's eyes widened in surprise and he asked in disbelief, "Master Xu likes my aunt?"
Grandmother did not hide from him the fact that the Duke of Anguo's Mansion had sent someone to the house to sound out the situation a few days ago.
He felt that his grandmother's decision was not wrong.
Whether for the stability of Shun'an Marquis's Mansion or for the future happiness of my aunt, the Anguo Duke's Mansion cannot be considered a good in-law.
Of course, the most important thing is that neither he nor his grandmother thought that the reason why the Duke of Anguo came to propose marriage was simply because he had a crush on his aunt.
Because, in their opinion, the little aunt is good for nothing!
The future of the impoverished Marquis's Mansion was bleak. She was born a concubine's daughter, and her appearance was at most pretty. She was not the kind of peerless beauty that could make people fall in love at first sight, not to mention her personality. More than two months ago, she couldn't even speak clearly, and just wanted to hide when she saw people.
As for talent, that was even less true. To be honest, he had doubts about how many words the little aunt knew.
If we have to say what is good about my aunt, it would probably be the generous dowry of 10,000 taels!
But, would the dignified Anguo Mansion care about this little bit of dowry? The answer is absolutely no!
So the question is, no matter how you look at it, someone like my aunt would never be favored by the Duke of Anguo's Mansion.
Then, the Duke of Anguo's coming to propose marriage must have ulterior motives.
This was a consensus reached between him and his grandmother.
However, what he never expected was that the truth was that Xu Changping might really have fallen in love with his aunt.
"How can this be?"
Yun Ye was still shocked by his own guess.
Xu Changping looked at Yun Ye's changing expression with amusement, "Why is it impossible for me to like your aunt? Is your aunt so bad in your eyes?"
Yun Ye shook his head quickly, still a little bit unbelieving, "It's not that my aunt is too bad, okay, my aunt is indeed not outstanding. But the key is, Master Xu, you are too good! You are extremely knowledgeable, elegant, have an outstanding family background, and are handsome! You and my aunt are like the bright moon in the sky and the weeds on the ground, you are not a match in any way."
"Hahaha!" Xu Changping laughed out loud.
By the time they reacted, Yun Ye and Xu Changping were stunned.
Yun Ye hadn't seen Xu Changping smile so happily in the two months since he entered school. Xu Changping's smile had always been faint. He looked very gentle, but there was no sense of happiness in his smile.
Xu Changping was also a little stunned, but soon he stopped smiling and his expression returned to his usual calmness.
"Yun Ye, the teacher is not as good as you say, and your aunt is not as mediocre as you say." Xu Changping pointed at his broken leg and said, "I am disabled. I have no future."
Yun Ye couldn't bear it and was about to retort, but Xu Changping raised his hand to stop him.
"Since I became disabled four years ago and my career was cut short, my heart died along with my broken leg. I have been lingering on all these years only because I couldn't bear to see my elders at home sad and upset."
"But, on the day of the tea party, I met your aunt. When she looked at me with such adoration and admiration, I suddenly felt my heart start beating again."
"She gave me the motivation to cheer myself up again, because I wanted to be the shining star in her eyes. ..."
Yun Ye swallowed subconsciously and looked at the passionate and talkative Master Xu in front of him with a confused look on his face.
He seemed to understand what he said, but one thing was certain, that is, Master Xu had been poisoned by his aunt and was bewitched by her.
Yun Ye just looked at Xu Changping as if he was looking at something weird, until Xu Changping finished what he wanted to say and stopped talking.
Yun Ye then confirmed again: "So, Master Xu, do you really want to marry my aunt?"
Xu Changping smiled and nodded, his expression extremely determined.
"But the current situation of our Shun'an Marquis Mansion is not optimistic." Yun Ye expressed his concerns, "If Master Xu marries my aunt, I'm afraid our future life will not be as peaceful as before."
"I will protect your aunt, you and the mansion from now on." Xu Changping vowed, "So, are you willing to let me be your uncle-in-law?"
Yun Ye finally let go of his guard and sighed helplessly, "Master Xu has said so much, how can I not be happy? I just hope that Master Xu will do what he says. I don't expect Master Xu to protect me and Shun'an Marquis Mansion. I just hope that Master Xu can be nicer to my aunt in the future. She is a simple and kind girl."
"I will." Xu Changping said with a smile, "Next, I will ask the young marquis to help me to speak for him. After all, no matter how much we say, it will be useless. The key is to get the lady of your house to agree to marry her daughter."
Yun Ye also smiled, "Master Xu, don't worry, I will take care of this matter."
Yun Ye had a very pleasant conversation with Xu Changping.
At the same time, after hearing the latest rumors, Princess Anyang rushed to the Shun'an Marquis' Mansion.
"Madam, please don't believe the rumors outside! The Anguo Mansion doesn't like me, and they didn't let anyone visit me. I don't know what those villains are talking about." The Princess of Anyang was so angry that she gnashed her teeth and said bitterly: "If I knew who was behind this, I would have someone tear her mouth apart."
Rong Enqing smiled and waved his hands: "County Lady, have some tea and calm down. This matter is not worth the County Lady getting so angry. Speaking of which, the County Lady is probably implicated by us."
Princess Anyang didn't understand what he meant and looked at Rong Enqing in confusion.
Rong Enqing explained, "Some time ago, the Duke of Anguo's Mansion sent someone to propose marriage, but I rejected it. I guess the news got out. Then someone took advantage of it and dragged the county lady into it. Speaking of which, I still have to apologize to the county lady."
Hearing this, Princess Anyang was obviously relieved and said nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? I'll lose a piece of flesh if I get scolded. I was afraid that Madam Tai and Yun Shu would misunderstand, so I rushed over here in a hurry."
She didn't care about her reputation, but she was afraid that she and Yunshu would misunderstand her. Rong Enqing was moved. Who could not love such a county lady?
"However," Princess Anyang changed the subject and looked at Rong Enqing with curiosity, "Why did Madam Tai reject the marriage proposal from the Duke of Anguo's Mansion? I think Mr. Xu Wu is a good person, and it's not wronged for Yun Shu to marry him."
Rong Enqing coughed awkwardly twice and said, "What the county lady said is not about whether Yun Shu is wronged or not. I am afraid that I have wronged Mr. Xu Wu. You know what kind of personality Yun Shu has. How can she adapt to the complicated environment of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion? I want to find her a simple family, so that she will not suffer any loss in the future."
The Princess of Anyang County agreed with this.
The two were chatting happily when Nanshan ran in hurriedly.
Although Nanshan was anxious, he still politely greeted the two of them, and then quickly said, "Madam, I just came back from outside. When I passed by Jingnan Academy, I heard someone say that the Fifth Master Xu of the Anguo Mansion was stopped by our young marquis and the second and third sons to make trouble. Then the Fifth Master Xu asked for the Fifth Miss in public in the academy, and said that he would not marry anyone else but our Fifth Miss in this life."
Rong Enqing and Princess Anyang were both stunned.
Yun Shu, who had hurried over from Tingyu Pavilion because she heard that Anyang County Lady had arrived, had just stepped into the door when she heard Nanshan's words, and she froze at the door. She was neither going in nor going back.