The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

"Miss, you will also sway when you meet the Wan family. Maybe you will sway even more than me."

Hong Jiutong said: "If you say so, I will marry you as well."

Jingjing said, "I'm just a maid, but I'm not that submissive. I can't serve someone like that."

Jingjing picked up the powder puff and applied more powder to Hong Jiutong's face. Hong Jiutong said, "Don't put it on. You've applied multiple layers on me this morning."

Jingjing said: "Miss, you must apply it, otherwise you lose."

"Who did I lose to?" she thought. Was it the ordinary woman Jingjing mentioned? Was she really that bad? Could she be better than the ordinary ones?

Jingjing said, "Lost to the Marquis."

"Ah? What nonsense are you talking about? Why would I compete with the Marquis? Besides, how did I lose to him?"

Jingjing said, "Your appearance. The master and his wife will definitely ask you to go out to meet people later. When you go out, you will lose to the marquis. I must draw a good picture for you."

Hong Jiutong said, "Am I that bad? I have seen that Marquis. When we were reclaiming wasteland, he bullied my father and took my brother away. He was very vicious. I didn't think he was good at all."

Jingjing said, "We were all so frightened that day that we didn't have the energy to see whether he was beautiful or ugly. You will know when you see him today."

“Is it really that beautiful?”

Jingjing nodded and said, "Miss, he is so beautiful that even the most beautiful woman in the country would be eclipsed by him. We can't compare to him."

"You're exaggerating too much." But Hong Jiutong's heart was beating fast. She was getting married to fulfill her father's wish and save her brother. She must not let her appearance ruin this marriage. She grew up listening to the rumors about Wan Lianxing. It was said that this man was loved and hated by people, so her appearance must be inferior to Wan Lianxing. So, she didn't say a word even when Jingjing applied several layers of rouge and powder on her face. She just hoped not to embarrass her parents, to facilitate this marriage and save her brother.

After about half an hour, someone came to call Hong Jiutong to meet the guests. She carefully fixed her makeup before going with them. There were many people in the room. She had not seen a male guest in her house since she was seven or eight years old. She lowered her head unconsciously.

Through her father's introduction, she knew who were coming. Although there were many people, there were actually only a few important ones. One was Marquis Wan Lianxing, one was the Marquis' nephew and niece-in-law, and one was Mr. Ge. She had met Mr. Ge once, and he was her lobbyist for this marriage.

Wan Lianxing asked knowingly, "How old are you?"

"My Lord, I am the fourteenth girl." Just by listening to her voice, you can tell that this woman is a calm and steady person.

"Can you play the piano?"

"know a little."

At this time, Hong Zhe said with a smile: "My Lord, today is a good day. Why don't you let my daughter play a song for everyone?"

Wan Lianxing twisted the tea bowl in his hand and said with a smile: "Great, my ears haven't heard the five tones for a long time. Today, I will borrow your daughter Hong Jiutong's hands to give me a feast for my ears."

The servant hurried to get the guqin. Taking this opportunity, Hong Jiutong carefully looked up at Wan Lianxing who was sitting in the upper seat. He saw that the man was wearing a pair of black leather boots, a smoky gray brocade embroidered dress, a treasure belt around his waist, a purple-gold crown on his head, a world-weary face with a pair of seductive eyes, and a look that made it clear that he was not a good person.

She lowered her head after just one look at Hong Jiutong. She admitted that this man was indeed quite handsome, a look that not everyone could have. She, who thought she had decent looks, instantly paled in comparison with Wan Lianxing.

She thought to herself that someone like Wan Lianxing would definitely look down on her, and the one who came to have a blind date with him today should be his nephew. This should be the case, as which man would bring such a big nephew with him on a blind date? Normally, it is the elders who bring the younger ones on blind dates. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case.

She had seen that Wan Lianxing's nephew was indeed as tall and handsome as her maid had described. Although one could not tell his character at first glance, his appearance was somewhat terrifying. After she had pondered over it in her mind, she began to feel secretly happy. Marrying Wan Lianxing's nephew would definitely be better than marrying Wan Lianxing. She just didn't know whether this nephew could speak for her family in front of Wan Lianxing in the future.

She peeked at the woman again and saw that she was whispering something to Cheng Feng. The two of them were just as the maid Jingjing said, inseparable and in love. She felt mixed emotions. If she went to the Wan family, it would probably be difficult to be a concubine. Why was her life so miserable? It would be more comfortable for her to marry an ordinary family and become a wife than to go to the Wan family. No matter who is betrothed to the Wan family today, life would not be easy.

At this time, Shang Xi and Cheng Feng were talking in a low voice. The conversation went like this. Shang Xi asked Cheng Feng: "What do you think?"

Cheng Feng nodded and said, "Except for the thicker makeup, she looks OK."

Shang Xi said: "Isn't this makeup a bit thick? This is painting on the face."

Cheng Feng held back his laughter when he heard this. "I should dress up nicely to meet your young and beautiful mother-in-law. I don't want to lose too much to you."

Shang Xi said: "You are the only one who knows how to talk. You still don't forget to mock me at this time. Am I young, or is she old? How can we look like mother-in-law and daughter-in-law when we stand together?"

"Okay, okay, don't be angry. You are right. She is older, but she looks more stable and probably knows how to manage the household."

Shang Xi breathed a sigh of relief. It had come to this point, so why was she still being picky? Besides, her words were inappropriate at the moment. She didn't know when half of her home had been pawned by Wan Lianxing. Ever since she met Wan Lianxing, she had no place to talk about the principles of the world.

"Shang Xi, once this woman takes off her makeup, we don't know what she will look like. We hope she won't scare our son."

Shang Xi said: "It's okay as long as he's not a Yaksha. Your son is not a good guy either, just like your Wan family."

Cheng Feng said, "Can you please not scold our whole family when you scold your son? At least I am a good person."

Shang Xi couldn't show off her eloquence in front of other people's houses. Seeing Cheng Feng always showing off his smile to her, she couldn't get angry. She had to get back to the point, "Her parents are there. She looks just so-so. She can't be too bad."

Cheng Feng whispered, "Compared with your other daughter-in-law?"

Shang Xi was so angry that she wanted to roll her eyes, "Are you talking about Chen Zi'e?"

"Besides her, how many wives do you have?"

Shang Xi said, "Humph, I have several daughters-in-law, but it's hard to say. With your uncle's energy, if you don't build a big house for Cheng Youning, there won't be enough space for all these people. Just wait and see what trouble they will cause in the future."