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Sun Zelan was not exaggerating at all. At that time, Sun Guangbai was beaten to a pulp by his own father, but he stood up stubbornly and said the above words.

Doctor Sun's face was extremely interesting, and in a rage, he beat Sun Guangbai again.

Even though he had been beaten, he still had to agree to the marriage. He couldn't let his son become a eunuch.

Jiang Shaohua was surprised and amused, while Chen Jinyu couldn't stop laughing: "I didn't expect that Sun Guangbai had such a trick."

Sun Zelan also laughed: "Isn't it? I was standing next to you at the time and was also shocked by you, big brother."

"My eldest brother has been refusing to get married for so many years. But once he fell in love, it was like an old house on fire, out of control."

Jiang Shaohua smiled and said, "No matter what, Doctor Sun has already agreed, and your brother has got what he wanted. Tell him to treat Shan Xing well in the future."

Sun Zelan laughed and said, "I don't need to tell you that. The princess didn't see with her own eyes how close Big Brother and Shan Xing were. In my opinion, it's better to get married earlier. Don't make a fool of yourself by getting pregnant before getting married."

When Sun Zelan talked about matters between men and women, she looked calm and not at all shy.

Jiang Shaohua also remained calm: "After the first month of the Chinese New Year, let them get married."

Chen Jinyu was a little shy at first, but when she saw how frank they were, she became frank as well: "Next spring, my eldest brother will also marry a wife. By then, there will be many happy events in the palace, and it will be very lively."

Chen Haoran and Miss Xue Liu had already decided on their marriage. This year, Chen Haoran passed the imperial examination and became a juren. The snobbish old lady Xue immediately liked her future grandson-in-law and finally agreed to set the wedding date. It will be next March.

Jiang Shaohua smiled and said, "There are many happy events in the palace, and this princess is very happy. Doctor Sun and Chen Sheren are also of marriageable age. If you have a man you like, just ask and this princess will act as a matchmaker for you."

As soon as the marriage was mentioned, Sun Zelan immediately asked for her leave and slipped away.

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Jiang Shaohua laughed and said to Chen Jinyu, "Sun Zelan has made up her mind not to get married. It seems that Qin Hu's love for her has been wasted. What about you? You will be eighteen years old after the New Year. Your mother has been urging you to get married. What are you going to do?"

Since last year, Yao had been actively looking for a suitable husband for her daughter. Fortunately, Chen Changshi, the county magistrate, was there to block it, and Chen Jinyu rarely returned to Bowang County, so it has been delayed until now.

Now all the county magistrates have come to the Nanyang Palace, and County Magistrate Chen and his wife have naturally come as well.

Chen Jinyu was exhausted from dealing with her mother who urged her to get married every day. She sighed and said, "My mother gave me an ultimatum yesterday that I must get married after the New Year. If I don't have someone I like, she will take care of it."

Nowadays, it is common for girls to get married at the age of 16. It is indeed too late to get engaged at the age of 18. No wonder Yao was so anxious.

"Young men with good family backgrounds, good looks and talents have all married early. Who would wait for you like Chen Sheren? Your grandfather and your father spoil you, and the princess also supports you. You should find a good marriage while you are young and beautiful. Don't delay until you are too old and ugly to get married."

These are Yao’s original words.

Chen Jinyu angrily repeated it. Jiang Shaohua was amused: "You are right to think so. You are different from Sun Zelan. She is determined not to get married and wants to study medicine all the time to become a female doctor in Daliang. You are willing to get married, so you can think about your husband carefully now."

Chen Jinyu remained silent, and her pretty face turned slightly red as she thought of something. Jiang Shaohua saw something and asked with a smile, "It seems that our Chen Sheren has a suitable candidate in mind?"

Chen Jinyu twisted her fingers and hesitated for a moment.

Jiang Shaohua understood what was going on and looked at Chen Jinyu with a smile.

Chen Jinyu couldn't hold back her words. After a moment of embarrassment, she whispered, "What do you think of Ma Sheren?"

It was indeed Ma Yaozong.

Jiang Shaohua suppressed his laughter and said seriously, "Ma Sheren is two years older than you. He will be twenty after the Chinese New Year. In terms of age, he is just right. In terms of family background, the Ma family is much worse than the Chen family. If the Ma family comes to propose marriage, are you sure your mother will agree to the marriage?"

In the previous life, Yao chose a nobleman from a famous family for Chen Jinyu.

The Ma family is certainly not bad. Magistrate Ma has been running a horse farm in Biyang County for decades, and he also secretly runs a pawnshop. His family is rich and can be called the largest family in Nanyang County. However, no matter how much money the Ma family has, there are not many scholars. Compared with the scholarly Chen family, they are just local rich people.

Would Yao be willing to let her daughter marry down from her parents' family?

Chen Jinyu also knew her own mother's snobbishness: "My mother will definitely not agree. Ever since my eldest brother and the Xue family got engaged, she has walked with a straighter back, and she keeps talking about the governor's mansion. She is hoping that I will marry into a wealthy family so that she can help my eldest brother in the future."

Then, he said with some dissatisfaction: "How can people be so snobbish? Ma Sheren's family background is ordinary, but he is smart, capable, clever and thoughtful. He will have a bright future in the future. How can he not be as good as those young masters?"

Look, his heart has already leaned towards the stableman.

Jiang Shaohua looked at Chen Jinyu with interest: "It seems that Ma Sheren has already expressed his feelings to you."

Chen Jinyu's pretty face flushed a little, and she lowered her voice and said, "Actually, last year, Ma Sheren quietly expressed his feelings to me, but I didn't respond at the time."

Both of them were servants of the princess, serving the princess all day long. Every year when the princess inspected the counties, they would accompany her. They saw each other day and night and gradually developed feelings for each other.

Ma Yaozong, as the eldest grandson of the Ma family, was handsome and worked for the princess, so many people were eyeing him. Since three years ago, there had been many people who went to the Ma family to inquire about marriage. County Magistrate Ma knew what his grandson was thinking and politely rejected them all.

It was not easy for Ma Yaozong to marry Chen Jinyu. He had to get the approval of the princess first, then the chief official Chen and the county magistrate Chen, and then the future mother-in-law who was too picky!

Jiang Shaohua didn't care about that and just asked Chen Jinyu: "What do you think? Is it because you are old enough to get married, so you should at least pick someone you like? Or do you really like Ma Yaozong?"

Chen Jinyu knew the princess's intention of asking this, and did not care about blushing. She thought about it seriously and answered: "To be honest with you, princess, it is a part of both."

"If my mother hadn't urged me to get engaged, I actually wouldn't want to get married. I've been with the princess all day, and I've seen a lot of the world, and I've met quite a few men. After looking around, I think Ma Yaozong is the most pleasing and most suitable to be my husband."

"If you must marry, then marry him. At least, after the marriage, I can continue to work."

Human emotions are the most complicated. Even Chen Jinyu herself can't tell how much is true love and how much is "suitable". (End of this chapter)