Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Perhaps he misunderstood the conversation between Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan, and mistakenly thought that Cheng Yan wanted to marry a wife, He Chutai, the son of Duke Mao, waved a folding fan, and walked up to him in a dawdly way: "Master Cheng, I told you Yes, I have a concubine sister, she is 16 years old, she is as beautiful as a fairy and has a gentle disposition, she is the best match for Master Cheng. She is also here for dinner today, see you later?"

Cheng Yan endured the impatience in his heart, and smiled politely at him: "No, I have no intention of marrying a wife for now, let's talk about it later."

Among the many families who want to get married with Cheng Yan, Mao Guogong He's family is the one that Cheng Yan dislikes the most, not only because they are still entangled after being rejected, and they can't get rid of like a dog's skin plaster, but also because they It's not that she wants to marry her daughter, but that she intends to recruit a wife.

One side is a nobleman who inherited the title for generations, and the other side is a poor scholar who came from the imperial examination. There is such a big gap in family status, and Cheng Yan is alone with no father or mother. It is obvious what the He family is planning.

Cheng Yan is not a rigid person, if he really meets a woman he likes, it is not unacceptable to marry him.The point is that the He family didn't really want to get married, but wanted to use their daughter to tie down an upstart in the imperial examination with a shallow foundation. If Cheng Yan became his son-in-law, it would be no different from prostitution.

Facing Cheng Yan's alienation, He Chutai didn't seem to have seen him, and sat down beside him familiarly: "Master Cheng, don't refuse in a hurry, at least we'll talk about it later, in case you are really serious to her It was love at first sight?"

As he said, he clasped Cheng Yan's shoulder pretending to be intimate, and said, "I don't need to say much about my family's status. But you haven't seen my younger sister, so you probably don't know much about her. However, she is proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and female celebrities are good at cooking. Whether it is taken out to support the scene, or stayed at home to serve, it is the best, warming up is very satisfying."

He Chutai's words did not seem to be introducing his sister, but rather selling products to customers.It is also a person with a younger sister, Gu Yunji frowned when he heard it, and before he could speak, Cheng Yan had already pushed He Chutai's hand away, and said indifferently: "I have no intention of being someone else's son-in-law, let's forget it .”

He Chutai's face froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal, and said with a smile: "Being married is nothing more than living in the woman's house. In fact, it is no different from marrying a wife. Look at Mr. Gu Mingxuan, what he said at the beginning was marrying the county lord. Wouldn’t it be better to live with the Prince of Pingyang’s family in the future? What’s the difference?”

"Besides, our family doesn't have to recruit a family. It's just that we pity Mr. Cheng and want to give you a family."

Seeing that Cheng Yan was unmoved, He Chutai struggled for a while, as if he had made up his mind, he pretended to be straightforward and said: "How about this, when Mr. Cheng and my sister get married, the first child you will have after marriage How about a male with your surname Cheng?"

"He Shizi!"

Cheng Yan stood up all of a sudden, with a frosty face: "I have neither engaged nor seen Lingmei, and we have nothing to do with each other. Isn't it too early for the son to think about the child's surname now? What's more, Lingmei is now It's the maid who lives in the boudoir, isn't he afraid of ruining her reputation by acting like this?"

Cheng Yan spoke directly without leaving any leeway, and He Chutai's complexion instantly turned ugly.

"Miss Gu, please point me, who is Master Cheng Yancheng?"

At the banquet of the female relatives dozens of steps away, He Huishu searched among the male guests, but couldn't tell which one was Cheng Yan, so she had to ask Gu Yunqiao next to her.

Gu Yunqiao turned her head to look at her, suppressed the surprise in her heart, and pointed out for her: "The one sitting on the chair over there is my brother, and the one next to him is Mr. Cheng."

He Huishu looked in the direction Gu Yunqiao pointed, and when she saw Cheng Yan's handsome and gentle face, she blushed immediately.She hesitated for a while, holding back her shyness and whispering in Gu Yunqiao's ear, "According to Miss Gu, Mr. Cheng...how is his character?"

Everyone knew that He Chutai intended to marry his younger sister to Cheng Yan, even if he was rejected, he would not be reconciled and entangled him for a long time.But in matters of marriage, no matter what the father and brother plan, it is not easy for the woman to intervene. Now that the two have not seen each other, and the characters have not been written, it is not He Huishu's turn to ask.

Cheng Yan seldom interacts with people on a daily basis, and the only one who can be called close is Gu Yunji. If you want to know his character, it is indeed the best choice to ask Gu Yunqiao who has been in contact with him several times.But the key point is that Gu Yunqiao and He Huishu met for the first time today, asking for information from the person they met by chance, if the other person's character is unreliable, and they turn around and preach that she hates marriage, wouldn't her reputation be ruined?
Gu Yunqiao was puzzled, she didn't know whether to say He Huishu was bold or brainless, she couldn't figure out her intentions for a while.

Seeing that Gu Yunqiao hadn't answered for a long time, He Huishu seemed to know that she was acting out of line, her face changed from blushing to pale, and she bit her lip in embarrassment.

Gu Yunqiao's relationship with Cheng Yan is not far or close, and she is an unmarried girl, so it's hard to comment on him, but she couldn't bear to see He Huishu not come down, so she thought about her words and said: "Master Cheng is upright and a gentleman. .As for personality...he is relatively calm and gentle, always smiles at people, and has always been polite."

Honest and upright, with a gentle personality, a person like Cheng Yan, even if he is forced to marry a wife, probably won't be too indifferent to his wife after marriage...

Thinking of this, He Huishu's uneasiness weakened a little, and she felt relieved a little.

During the men's table, He Chutai felt a little embarrassed when he noticed the gazes falling on him. He couldn't maintain the previous fake intimacy, so he lowered his voice and approached Cheng Yan, warning: "Cheng Yan, no matter how you say it, my family is also State Duke's Mansion, Generation Lord, you are a small imperial examination scholar, our family considers you highly when we recruit you as a son-in-law, don't be ashamed."

Cheng Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, with a chill in his eyes, and asked coolly: "If I insist on not marrying, can you still tie me up hand and foot and force me to marry you? If you can't make a marriage proposal, you can use your power to oppress others. How does your government behave?"

He Chutai looked provocative: "That's right, this is the behavior of our government. What can you do to us? As long as we think about it, isn't squeezing you to death as easy as crushing an ant?"

Cheng Yan chuckled, and said sarcastically, "'Squeeze me to death'? He Shizi, you are too arrogant. After all, I, Cheng Yan, is the number one scholar handpicked by His Majesty, an official appointed by the court, and I want to scare you with these words I, too underestimated my guts."

"What's more, as far as I know, the Maoguo government has been passed down for many years, and the descendants are gradually becoming mediocre, and they no longer have the courage of their ancestors. In recent generations, let alone making meritorious deeds, they can't even get a Jinshi examination, and they have to rely on yin and yang to obtain official positions. Even if you want to overwhelm others with power, you should have enough capital and confidence, right? Given your declining 'momentum' these days, you have the nerve to overwhelm me?"

He Chutai just lowered his voice on purpose, but Cheng Yan said this clearly, his voice was loud enough to attract many people's attention, He Chutai's face turned livid in an instant.