klisemfg Chapter 673 Chapter 673
Chapter 673 Chapter 673
After all, Xu Lingqiao and Mu Yunzhi had just met. If it were in the past, she would have let out a few words about Guan Zhou just recovering from a serious illness, but ever since she was kidnapped, she had become defensive.
When Mu Yunzhi asked, he said it was fine.
But she was introverted and had a soft temper, so she didn't want to ask them how they met. But as they were both unmarried girls approaching their twenties, they could still talk to each other.
"Is your sister engaged?"
Zhulan bought some freshly baked chestnut cakes, tangram pastries, and three-layer glutinous rice cakes, and Lianhua helped them place them on the round table.
Chen Taohua also sent a rouge sample.
A whole tray, with cups as small as a spoon, filled with all kinds of beautiful and fragrant delicacies.
When Xu Lingqiao heard Mu Yunzhi ask this, she thought of the bastard who had taken away her innocence, and a layer of loss appeared in her eyes.
After a moment, the delicate head shook slightly.
Mu Yunzhi was a little surprised. "Sister is such a good person, but she has stayed until now. Guan Zhou is also like that. Why doesn't he want to make arrangements for you?"
Xu Ling's oval face turned slightly red and she quickly shook her head.
"Sister, you misunderstood. It's my own fault that I didn't live up to my expectations and never met a good match."
Mu Yunzhi waved her hand, "We are the kind of people who never leave the house, so we still need the help of our family--"
Having said this, I just remembered that Song Guanzhou seemed to have mentioned that this cousin only has an elder brother who has just passed the imperial examination to rely on.
"Forget it! What is destined to happen will happen. I see that my sister has the same appearance as Guan Zhou. I will not be greedy and just find a husband like the fourth young master of her family."
This is a relief.
Xu Lingqiao smiled gently, like a gentle breeze caressing the water, rippling the waves. Her moon-like face was six or seven times similar to Song Guanzhou's. Because of this Hunan girl's smile, even though they were both women, Mu Yunzhi was stunned and did not hear Xu Lingqiao's reply.
She was stunned for a moment, then covered her mouth and laughed.
"My sister's smile has captured my heart. Fortunately, I am not your husband, otherwise I would have pestered you and begged you to marry me."
Mu Yunzhi rarely speaks so boldly.
Maybe it was because the other person was more shy and taciturn than she was, "I didn't even hear what my sister said just now."
Xu Lingqiao was stunned for a moment and wanted to say something else.
It was Zhulan who was standing beside him who whispered, "Miss, Miss Xu asked if you are married..."
These words touched upon the biggest knot in Mu Yunzhi's heart.
She couldn't tell her sisters at home, but since Xu Lingqiao was not familiar with her, she wanted to confide in her.
"She is still very young and is engaged to her uncle's cousin."
Hearing this, Xu Lingqiao immediately became confused, "Sister Mu, since you have been engaged since childhood, why haven't you married yet?"
She asked very carefully. Mu Yunzhi smiled faintly and sighed.
"Sister, you don't know that my cousin is also a handsome man. Although he is not as dazzling as the fourth son of the Pei family, he is also a man of some achievements. My uncle and aunt are also very kind people. They have treated me like their own child for many years."
Xu Lingqiao became even more confused after hearing this, "Isn't this a great marriage?"
Mu Yunzhi turned sideways and wiped the corners of her eyes with a soft handkerchief. Xu Lingqiao now understood the other person's sadness and quickly stood up and knelt to salute.
"Please forgive me, Sister Mu. I overstepped my bounds."
Mu Yunzhi quickly helped her sit down, smiling sheepishly, "It has nothing to do with you. This is not my life."
Maybe she had been suppressing her emotions for too long and had no place to vent.
Perhaps it was because Huang Zhi had been so tactful and attentive during the past two days at the Mu Mansion that everyone in the mansion praised him highly.
This soothing approach made Mu Yunzhi feel uncomfortable.
She would rather Huang Zhi keep a cold face and continue to express his dislike for her than have him deceive his family.
pity--
Looking at the smiles on her mother and brothers and sisters' faces, she could only bear it.
Facing Xu Lingqiao at this moment, she lowered her head, with a bitter smile, and slowly said, "He has someone in his heart and intends to break off the engagement, but I have been mourning for my father for three years. Now I am twenty years old and already an old maid. My uncle and aunt swear to protect me to the death."
Just these few sentences were enough to make Xu Lingqiao feel the same way.
She looked at Mu Yunzhi with a sad face, "Sister is so good in every way, but she can't stand up to the person in his heart. It's so cruel. Just hearing it makes me sad for my sister."
Mu Yunzhi took Xu Lingqiao's hand and softened her voice.
"But what can I do? My elders are eager to see me find a home. But -"
Xu Lingqiao looked in the direction of the voice and saw Mu Yunzhi's eyes filled with tears.
"I'm only 20 years old, and I still have decades to live. I shudder to think about the days when I will face his cold face."
Xu Lingqiao's face was filled with heartache when she heard this.
After a long time, he softened his voice and comforted Mu Yunzhi, "People are always changing. Now he is bewildered by wild flowers and mistakes fish eyes for pearls, so he doesn't know how good your sister is. Guan Zhou praised your sister several times, and I also think your sister is kind and compassionate. Given time, your future brother-in-law will surely come to his senses and return to the right path."
Mu Yunzhi thought of Huang Zhi's temper and shook her head slowly.
"My cousin will probably remember that girl for the rest of his life."
After hearing this, Xu Lingqiao let out an almost inaudible sigh. She hated herself for not being Song Guanzhou and for not having better words or reasons to enlighten and relieve Mu Yunzhi's dire situation.
But she had shallow eye sockets, and when she heard Mu Yunzhi was so upset, and thought of the bad things that had happened to her, she also felt sad.
For a moment, in the small Caiwei Pavilion, a pair of young girls in their prime looked at each other and shed tears.
Lianhua quickly supported Xu Lingqiao, "Miss, you and Miss Mu can meet each other in this faraway place, it's a happy event, why are you crying?"
After saying this, he took out his soft handkerchief and wiped Xu Lingqiao's tears.
Zhulan said the same thing, "My dear girl, you always say soothing words to me. Why do you feel wronged when you meet Miss Xu today, which is a happy occasion like what Lotus said?"
When Mu Yunzhi heard what the two maids said, she chuckled and laughed with tears in her eyes.
"Sister Xu, it's my fault."
Mu Yunzhi quickly supported Xu Lingqiao, "I shouldn't have made you cry for no reason. We just met, it's a great fate, why are you crying?"
Zhulan quickly knelt down and apologized to Xu Lingqiao on behalf of her own girl.
Xu Lingqiao quickly supported Zhulan and said, "No, it's my tears that are weak."
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have mentioned this unpleasant thing. But this marriage cannot be cancelled. From now on... this is the only way."
Of course I can’t retreat!
Huang Zhi, he was the person hidden in her heart for many years. Apart from her father and mother, he was the most important cousin. But he changed his heart overnight and became the third cousin she didn't even know.
So indifferent!