novelaction Chapter 190 The marriage is off!
Chapter 190 The marriage is off!
Madam Li entered the inner room, her face cold. "Miss Chu, as A-Nuan's mother, how could I not know that my A-Nuan and your brother were engaged? Where does your claim of being unchaste come from? Miss Chu, what exactly are you trying to do by making such a big show of ruining my A-Nuan's reputation?"
Madam Chu rushed in at this moment and pulled Chu Moli aside. "What nonsense are you talking about, child? Your brother and Anuan are completely innocent and not engaged at all. How can you say he's not a virtuous wife? How dare you say such things? Don't you know where you are?"
Seeing the strange looks from so many ladies and young women, Chu Moli realized she had made a mistake, but instead burst into tears.
Mu Xin Nuan smiled slightly, "Miss Chu, why are you crying? It was me, Mu Xin Nuan, whose reputation was just tarnished here. I haven't even cried yet. Isn't your crying a bit inexplicable?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Moli's eyes immediately welled up with tears, which rolled back and forth, unable to fall or be held back.
Madam Chu looked embarrassed. "This girl, she probably had a few cups of fruit wine outside, so she's a little drunk and confused. Lanxin, don't take it to heart with this child! Anuan, your aunt apologizes to you on her behalf."
Mu Xin Nuan quickly shook her head, "Auntie, if Miss Chu really has drunk too much, I naturally won't mind. But today is my cousin's wedding day, what is Miss Chu trying to do? Isn't the wedding procession from the Marquis of Anyang's mansion about to enter the manor?"
Liu also came in, managing a forced smile. "Wanyue, come and sit down quickly. What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and see if Miss's makeup needs touching up?"
"Yes, ma'am."
Madam Chu felt incredibly embarrassed, cursing Chu Moli in her heart countless times! Why did she always cause trouble for her? She had come to escort the bride, hoping to share in the joy, but why was this girl so restless?
Now things are really messed up. Not only has she angered Mu Xin Nuan, but she has also offended everyone from both the Mu and Li families! How is she supposed to get along with them now? More importantly, this happened in front of so many ladies and young misses today. It's obvious that her daughter is talking nonsense and slandering Mu Xin Nuan. If this gets out, how will her daughter ever get married?
Among all the virtues of a woman, besides chastity and filial piety, the most taboo is being talkative and gossipy! What good man would want to marry a girl who speaks so tactlessly and without regard for the occasion? Isn't that just asking for trouble in the future?
Furthermore, today is the day when the Zhenguo General's Mansion and the Anyang Marquis's Mansion are getting married. Doesn't this mean that the Anyang Marquis's Mansion has been indirectly offended as well?
On someone's wedding day, to behave so improperly and upset the bride—if word gets out, who knows how awful it will sound?
After seeing Li Wanyue off, Madam Li and Mu Xinnuan did not linger for long and went straight back to their residence.
The mother and daughter rode together in a carriage, but neither of them spoke a word.
When they were almost at the gate of the mansion, Madam Li said with a stern face, "Come with me to Jin Courtyard."
After changing her clothes, Li sent everyone out to keep watch. With a serious expression, she asked, "Tell me, what do you think of Chu Rong?"
"Replying to Mother, I am not very familiar with Young Master Chu. He only occasionally brings some small trinkets over, so we can exchange a few words."
Li frowned, which meant that the two of them still had things to talk about when they were together.
“Anuan, your mother is asking you today what you think. Just tell me. I said last time that Chu Rong is indeed a good boy, but Chu Moli is really a handful! You're not even married yet, and she's already making things difficult for you like this. If you really marry into her family in the future, won't she make you cry every day because of her?"
“Mother, I am not determined to marry Young Master Chu. I am still young, and there is no rush for marriage.”
Looking at her graceful and elegant daughter, Li felt that she was the best no matter how she looked at her!
If my daughter, whom I raised with such difficulty, doesn't live well after marrying into her husband's family, wouldn't I feel heartbroken? After all, I've raised my daughter to be so outstanding, so that she can enjoy a good life in the future, not be sent to her husband's family to suffer mistreatment!
"Anuan, your mother will talk to your father tonight. Let's call off your marriage with Chu Rong."
Mu Xin Nuan's eyelids didn't even twitch. "It's all up to Mother to decide."
"Alright, you should go back now. Don't take today's events to heart. After this incident, if the two families don't arrange the marriage, it might be easier to talk when we meet in the future. But once we're engaged, it will probably be even more awkward when we meet."
"Yes, mother."
That evening, Li waited until almost midnight before Mu Chang'an returned to Jinyuan. Li forced herself to cheer up and told Mu Chang'an about what had happened during the day, basically saying that she no longer wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Chu family.
Upon hearing what Li Shi had said, Mu Chang'an was furious!
This Chu family girl is so insensible! Even if the two of them were engaged, let alone before the engagement is finalized, they shouldn't be so ostentatious! And it was a young girl who said it; isn't she afraid people will say she's a gossip?
Mu Chang'an loves Mu Xin Nuan the most!
Of all his children, he valued Mu Xin Nuan the most. Even Mu Qing Xuan couldn't compare to this daughter in his eyes! As soon as Madam Li finished speaking, he waved his hand and said that the matter should be dropped and should not be mentioned again.
However, when Mu Chang'an returned after changing his clothes, he asked again, "What does Anuan mean? Have you asked her? What if she has fallen for Chu Rong? If we forcibly separate them, she might resent us in the future."
“I have asked her. Judging from her attitude, she is obviously very unhappy. No, she is quite indifferent to this marriage, only saying that it is up to us to decide.”
Upon hearing that his daughter wasn't particularly interested in Chu Rong, Mu Chang'an immediately made the decision, and the marriage with the Chu family was off!
As for the Chu family, after Madam Chu explained the whole story in front of Chu Qinghe and Chu Rong, Chu Qinghe was about to punish Chu Moli with family discipline on the spot!
Chu Rong stood there blankly for a full quarter of an hour before finally saying in a daze, his voice full of bitterness, "In that case, won't my marriage with A Nuan be in big trouble?"
Seeing her son's distraught state, Madam Chu felt even more distressed. "Arong, don't worry, I will personally go to apologize tomorrow and talk to Madam Mu properly to persuade her to agree to the marriage."