jdhmnovel Chapter 442 A Ridiculous Contract
Chapter 442 A Ridiculous Contract
The ice and snow are gradually melting.
The spring chill lingered, and the cold air had not yet dissipated.
It was very cold in Beijing in early spring.
It got even colder after the light rain started.
There were very few pedestrians on the way to Prajna Temple.
Miaomiao, Yan Cheng'an, and Xi'er rode together in a carriage.
They chattered all the way, like sparrows.
This is good; it makes it easier to talk.
Miao Miao could clearly sense that Jiang Yunze and his mother were very dissatisfied with her, but they were both holding back.
Especially Jiang Yunze, whose expression was priceless when he saw the appalling back garden just before leaving the house.
Your teeth must be shattered.
Chiu Chiu said that every time he spoke with a smile, the smile on his face would disappear as soon as he turned around.
If it weren't for Chiu Chiu, Miao Miao definitely wouldn't have been able to tell.
They were laughing as if it were real.
Some people even suspected that he had practiced biting chopsticks in front of a mirror.
Yan Cheng'an looked at the silly-smiling Xiao Miaomiao and gently flicked her forehead.
"You can still laugh? Aren't you afraid your scumbag father will beat you up?" Yan Cheng'an still didn't know Miao Miao's true identity.
They assumed she was trying to avenge her mother and get revenge on her father.
That's why I asked him to help cause trouble.
And he did just that. The horse was startled and ran wildly around the garden. No one was hurt, but the flowers and plants suffered.
Looking at Jiang Yunze's face, as black as the bottom of a pot, and the icy gaze he inadvertently revealed.
I'm really afraid this man will kill his horse.
However, he didn't dare to do it.
He made it clear that the horse was a gift from his uncle.
He only had one uncle.
Jiang Yunze, at least openly, didn't have the guts to go against the prince.
But it's hard to say what might happen in private.
Father said that this man may look like a weak scholar, but he is cold-blooded and ruthless, with a vicious mind.
He was still a little worried about Xiao Miaomiao.
I'm worried she'll get beaten up.
Because this younger sister can be quite annoying sometimes.
Miao Miao covered her forehead and glared at Yan Cheng'an: "I am the Princess Mingzhu, personally appointed by the Emperor. He wouldn't dare."
These words were merely meant to comfort Yan Cheng'an.
She may still have some value as a princess now, but if Jiang Yunze were to side with Prince Chen...
If you follow him and act as his accomplice, there's really nothing he wouldn't dare to do.
"Brother An, did you find any clues in the study?"
"We didn't find any clues, but we saw this..." After Miao Miao's reminder, Yan Cheng'an remembered and quickly took out something wrapped in a red silk cloth from his pocket.
Upon opening it, one finds a beautifully bound book of expensive gifts.
Miaomiao reached out and took it, then opened it to take a look.
It contains information about a woman surnamed Lu's family background, clan details, birth date and time, and even a rough list of her dowry.
I didn't look closely at Miaomiao in the back.
But look at the post cover.
Red.
This is for weddings, right?
Could it be Jiang Yunze's new wife?
But judging from the surname, it doesn't seem so.
I heard that he married a woman from the Zhou family, who is Zhou Mu's older sister.
But the post says she is a woman from the Lu family.
Moreover, the age is incorrect; the post states that the Lu family's daughter is only fourteen years old.
He's about the same age as my second brother.
Wait, Miao Miao suddenly remembered something.
The Lu family!
Could it be the marriage that Jiang Yunze proposed to my second brother?
She reopened the post and looked at it carefully.
Minister Lu of the Ministry of Rites.
This girl's father is the Minister of Rites, so...
That's Jiang Yunze's boss.
Oh no! She's suddenly got a second sister-in-law out of nowhere. I wonder what her character is like, and how beautiful or ugly she is.
This is a real case of arranged marriage.
Miaomiao quickly handed the invitation to Yan Cheng'an: "Brother An, do you know what this invitation is? Why does it only contain the woman's birth date and time?"
Knowing that Miao Miao would ask, Yan Cheng'an had Liu Yun inquire beforehand.
"Miaomiao, this is the engagement letter, which is the betrothal letter exchanged between a man and a woman when they enter into a marriage contract. It only becomes effective after both parties exchange it. The one you have in your hand should be the engagement letter that the woman gave you."
"What?" Miao Miao looked at Yan Cheng'an in astonishment: "So, exchanging betrothal gifts means engagement?"
Yan Cheng'an nodded: "You could say that."
Miao Miao's heart skipped a beat.
How to do?
Should they deny it to the death, or call off the marriage?
This is just forcing someone to do something they are not prepared for.
The second brother stayed at home every day, and the siblings were inseparable; they never even went on a blind date.
How did the exchange of letters come about?
Has the second brother's birth date and time been exchanged?
She hadn't even spoken a single word to her second brother, nor had they ever met, yet she had already arranged his marriage.
Scumbag father, other people are bad fathers, Jiang Yunze is bad son.
Second brother would definitely not agree.
Jiang Yunze was undoubtedly making his second brother the target of hatred.
"No, we have to let Second Brother know about this. We need to get off right away." Miao Miao said, trying to stop the carriage.
Although at that time, marriages were arranged by parents and matchmakers.
But she just thought it was absurd.
The elder brother and Princess Rong'an had at least met before, and their feelings for each other developed over time.
But the second brother and the Lu family girl's relationship was completely inexplicable and absurd.
I don't know if Miss Lu has ever met my second brother.
My second brother is so engrossed in the classics that he must know nothing at all.
Yan Cheng'an didn't understand why Miao Miao was so agitated, but still managed to calm her down: "Miao Miao, don't worry. Your brother is about to take the imperial examination. Don't let him get distracted. If he doesn't want to marry the Lu family girl, your father can't do anything about it. He can't just force him to get married, can he?"
Miao Miao calmed down.
That's true; no one can force my second brother's personality.
I'm afraid it will damage the reputation of both the man and woman, and make things difficult to handle.
A woman whose engagement has been broken off will be scorned and will find it difficult to remarry, often only able to marry someone of lower social standing.
Jiang Yunze has caused great harm to many people.
The rain stopped.
The sound of rain hitting the car roof and the raincoat stopped.
There were hardly any pedestrians along the way, but when we arrived at the gate of Prajna Temple, we found many horse-drawn carriages parked there.