Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 208 Forced Marriage

"What else do you disagree with? Your grandmother is just waiting for you to give your final nod!" Liu Shang secretly brought this girl into the mansion today, just to settle things at the old lady's bedside.

If we delay any longer and Liu Yuechu finds out, things will definitely go wrong.

It wasn't that he wanted to go against Liu Yuechu, but rather that he wanted to win Liu Musheng closer to him.

If Liu Musheng's marriage and children were also due to his introduction and contribution, then the third branch of the family wouldn't need to worry in the future. He saw it all clearly; Liu Yuechu had absolutely no intention of having any further dealings with the third branch.

Since he couldn't rely on his niece, he could only target Liu Musheng, in addition to the fact that the old lady had always been resentful about Princess Chen's decision to arrange marriages for the two children.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Liu Shang managed to win over the Prefect of the Capital, who intended to marry the Prefect's illegitimate daughter to Liu Musheng.

The old lady wasn't actually optimistic about this marriage either, because when the fourth son was alive, he had mentioned the young lady from the prefect's mansion, but Liu Musheng had refused.

But time has passed, and now the third brother has mentioned her again.

Could it be that fate has its own design? Was this young lady destined to be her eldest grandson's wife?

"What else are you dissatisfied with? The Prefect's mansion is not an insult to you." The old lady had always wanted to be the head of the eldest branch of the family, but neither her eldest son Liu Zhong nor Liu Yuechu listened to her when they got married.

Even on his deathbed, he couldn't fulfill his wish to make a decision for his eldest grandson.

Liu Musheng glanced at Tong Jia'er, who had submitted to him. She wasn't ugly and was well-behaved, but he felt nothing from her head to her toes.

He didn't understand why he thought of Huang Wanwan. Not only did he think of her, but he could still feel the burning sensation on his face from when she slapped him.

“I already have a woman I like, and I will try my best to marry her. Besides, I now hold an official position and my business is thriving, so my grandmother has nothing to worry about. I will take good care of my third uncle’s family.”

The old lady was instantly startled. "You...you've taken a fancy to whose daughter? The Fang family's daughter is already the Crown Prince's concubine. You can't overstep your bounds!" She knew that her grandson had once admired Fang Ziqing.

"What Fang Ziqing? Don't talk nonsense! Our family still wants our heads!" Liu Musheng has been out in the world for a long time now and understands what can and cannot be said. "The woman I admire is single and unmarried, and she is innocent. However, I do not know her thoughts, so I cannot speak carelessly."

"Cough cough cough..." The old lady tried to speak, but she couldn't catch her breath and coughed violently.

Liu Shang hurriedly stepped forward and knelt beside the old lady's bed. He had already caught a glimpse of the prefect's daughter standing to the side looking embarrassed, so he could only force Liu Musheng to agree, "We don't even know if they agree or not. Isn't this ridiculous? It's an arranged marriage. The old lady is already an ancestor of the Liu family. She has made the decision for your marriage. It is the most proper thing for her to do!"

"You should agree to the marriage first. Perhaps the old lady will be so pleased that she can hold on until your wedding day!"

Liu Musheng: "???"

The imperial physicians have already declared that he won't survive the night; this is utterly ridiculous!

Standing to the side, Tong Jia'er stepped forward gracefully, "Master Liu, please don't force me. Marriage is a matter of fate. It is my good fortune to be able to visit Madam Liu today. But I come from the Prefect's residence. If I risked coming out and return in disappointment, I would not be able to return home with dignity... Why don't I stay with the old lady and become her adopted granddaughter? That would save face!"

Her aunt died early, and her father had many illegitimate children, so he couldn't possibly take care of her. In fact, she had long had her eye on Liu Musheng, not for anything else but his money.

From a young age, she began to calculate her expenses. Not to mention a tael of silver, she would carefully manage even a hundred copper coins.

Having witnessed Liu Musheng's extravagant spending, she secretly resolved to cultivate a relationship with this young master of the Liu family.

Unfortunately, despite her best efforts, including pretending to bump into him on the street, he didn't even glance at her.

Having exhausted all other options, she could only ask her younger brother to cultivate a relationship with Liu Mufang of the third branch of the Liu family, so that they could get to know each other and gradually reach where they are today.

Just when things seemed to be on the verge of success, and she could finally escape her predicament and rise to prominence, even having money to help her lover pay off his debts, Liu Musheng refused to agree to her proposal even at the old lady's bedside!

If he weren't rich, she wouldn't want to marry him!

Her words also "hijacked" the Liu family and put pressure on them.

Liu Musheng immediately became anxious, "It wasn't me who sent you, it was my third uncle who sent you. Don't try to shift the blame onto me!"

"Listen to what you're saying! I'm doing this all for you!" Liu Shang exclaimed, even more agitated.

He thought that by using both soft and hard tactics, Liu Musheng would readily agree, but who knew that this kid would be so stubborn, which was not his usual personality!

"Fine, fine, if no one will listen to me, what's the point of me living? I might as well just take my last breath..." The old woman didn't have much breath left, and then she said such a long sentence. The whites of her eyes kept rolling upwards, and she almost suffocated.

Liu Musheng hurriedly shook the old lady, "Grandmother? Grandmother, please don't go. This matter must be made clear, Grandmother?!"

"Young master, please stop shaking!" Mother Liang quickly pushed him away and poured another bowl of ginseng soup into the old lady's mouth!

The old lady coughed twice and then woke up.

But after waking up, she sobbed, "What sins have I committed? I couldn't make my own decisions before I died, and I even ruined a good girl's life. My grandson, instead of listening to his elders, insisted on listening to that little bitch Liu Yuechu! I've lived to be this old, am I not even as good as a virgin? I've been completely fooled by that little bitch!"

Tong Jia'er was also wiping away tears.

The silent weeping evoked even more sympathy from the men. Liu Musheng hadn't done anything, but Liu Mufang was the first to become dissatisfied.

"Elder brother, when it comes to marriage and having children, one should naturally listen to the elders. Second sister has already violated the ancestral rules by making her own decision. But you are the pillar of the Liu family. You shouldn't violate the ancestral etiquette! If outsiders find out, they'll laugh their heads off!"

"fart!"

"I can decide my own marriage, what's wrong with that?"

"Also, stop talking about ancestral etiquette in front of me. Our ancestors wanted you to bring glory to the family, but you didn't even pass the imperial examination."

Liu Musheng was surrounded by a bunch of unruly people, not people with any sense of propriety. He was fine with gentle persuasion, but if someone tried to use his ancestors to intimidate him, he wouldn't hesitate to say those words.

Liu Mufang and his father exchanged a glance; neither of them had expected it wouldn't work.

Tong Jia'er was still hesitating whether to pretend to faint. If she stayed at the Liu family's house for one night, the Liu family would have no excuse to refuse her tomorrow, and they would have to take responsibility for her then.

But she only thought about it for a moment.

A voice immediately rang out from the doorway, "Grandma and Miss Yuechan have arrived!"

The old lady was immediately displeased when she heard it was Liu Yuechu. But she couldn't lift her hand to shoo him away.

Liu Yuechu had already entered from outside.

"I heard the old lady is not doing well? The son-in-law will not be back for a while. Why don't we have Yuechan give the old lady acupuncture to prolong her life a little longer, so that she won't be too late to put on her clothes?"