The three daughters still hung low, from Chen Xiang's angle, only her side face could be seen, only the high and somewhat unusual cheekbones and nose tip could be seen.

  The aura surrounding him made the atmosphere in the hall suddenly cold, and Song Da Lao Ye glanced at Song Lao Tai Tai sitting at the top, only to see Song Lao Tai Tai slightly shaking her head towards herself. It seemed that Song Lao Tai Tai had already thought about this matter beforehand, so she didn't appear anxious at all, still calm and composed. Since his mother already had a way to deal with it, he also gave up on the idea of speaking up, and followed Chen Xiang to look at San Niang, with a curious expression, saying: "San Niang, did you hear clearly? This is Chen Zhen Yu, the young and promising General Chen, who has a bright future ahead of him despite his young age."

  "Thank you, old lady and master." San Niang immediately curtsied and said quickly and clearly: "It's just that our young lady really doesn't plan to get married. If you can't stay here with the old lady and master, then we'll have no choice but to go to the Chen family. Although the Chen family has declined, there are still some relatives left, and I suppose they should be able to provide a place for us servants to eat."

  "This San Niang! Qing Tao couldn't help but curl her tongue and smiled at Zi Yun: "You said it, as if our family is now forcing them to marry out. With what she just said, how can our old lady and master not consider their opinions?"

  It's precisely this principle that Song Chuyi tapped her fingers on the table, extremely satisfied with San Niang's attitude. She kept saying that she was going to go to the Song family, and Chen Xiang would find it difficult to bring up the matter of the Song family taking charge later on. Otherwise, the Song family would have to bear the blame for bullying a lonely girl from another family, disregarding her wishes, and forcing her into marriage.

  The old master indeed seemed a bit embarrassed, coughing several times and waving his hand in discomfort, seemingly both annoyed and angry: "What are you talking about? Would our manor be so untrustworthy as to drive you and your servant away? It's just that Lord Chen's conditions were extremely good and he came with sincerity, so we specially called you over to ask what your young lady means by this. What are you thinking? Could it be that we would force you to marry, and what would our manor become then?"

  Chen Xiang's face was indeed somewhat unsettled, he was after all a commander of the Imperial Guards, even if he had to bow down to the royal family, but how many royals dared to accept his courtesy? In this world, apart from the Emperor, they, the Imperial Guards, thought they could arrest anyone and throw them in prison, yet high-ranking officials in the court still feared him like a tiger. And now, this little servant girl actually treated him as if he was nothing, it really made one's heart burn with anger.

  Although he was already furious in his heart, he still didn't dare to make a big fuss on the surface. Although San Niang was rude, after all, she was Chen Niang's person, and Song Lao Tai Tai and Song Da Lao Ye had not been remiss in their courtesy towards him, and they were all speaking up for him.

  This also made him more determined that the Song family should still not know about the secret letter on Chen Jinxi's body, otherwise they would be foolish to try their best to help him.

  He had changed his mind several times before he smiled gloomily at San Niang: "I heard that you were specially entrusted by Old Lady Su to follow Chen Niang for a lifetime, and you must be a loyal servant. Since you are a loyal servant, why don't you think about your young lady? I may not be the best, but I am not a spoiled and overbearing person either. This time, I came with sincerity to ask for her hand in marriage. Why didn't you go and ask your young lady's opinion before directly rejecting me? Are you really thinking of relying on the Bo family and troubling them for the rest of your life? Even if you think that life at the Bo residence is comfortable and quiet, does your young lady also think so? Although the Bo residence has its advantages, it is not your own home. Your young lady may not be willing to live under someone else's roof."

  As expected, being a spy for so long has made him skilled at hitting people's weak spots with his words.

  San Niang was not moved by his threats and temptations, suddenly turned her head to stare at Chen Xiang, and after a long time, she smiled in a mysterious and eerie way, asking him: "Last time our eldest lady came to the Bo Mansion to make trouble several times, she also saw our young lady. She told our young lady that if she didn't agree to the young master's proposal, you would put our young lady in prison. Didn't she tell you after she went back that our young lady got a strange illness?"

  That stupid donkey! Chen Xiang gritted his teeth and cursed Su Daitai in his heart, but on the surface he looked somewhat surprised: "Su Daitai?! I only saw her during the house search, and after that I never heard any news about her again. How could she suddenly take me to scare people? Could it be that I really have the ability to stop children from crying at night, and they actually think I'm some kind of evil spirit?"

  After reacting, he immediately asked again: "What strange disease? Isn't Miss Chen's body in good health? If what you're worried about is this, I will definitely ask a good doctor to diagnose and treat her at that time."

  San Niang sighed, her expression softened as she looked at Chen Xiang for a while, and then bowed slightly with a low tone: "When the Su family was in trouble, you came to inspect the dowry list, and you should have seen the scene at that time. Our young lady lost half of her life when she fell into the water. Although the Bo Mansion has been taking good care of our young lady, she has become more and more reluctant to speak. Nowadays, she doesn't say a word all day long. How can she get married like this? How can she manage the household?"

  It turned out to be the case, Chen Xiang felt relieved and his face regained its warm smile: "I thought it was something big, but as long as I treat her sincerely, she will naturally recover slowly. Don't worry, when the time comes, I will definitely treat her well."

  San Niang's eyes suddenly had tears in them, and she looked at Chen Xiang with the corners of her eyes filled with tears, her voice trembling as she asked him: "Is what you said true?!"

  It seems like a sure thing, Chen Xiang became even more relaxed and happily replied: "Of course."

  "Doesn't she mind that our young lady's reputation will be ruined and her body will be harmed, and in the future she won't be able to give birth to children?!" Third Sister pressed on with her questioning, almost walking up to Chen Xiang: "You know that previously our young lady had a marriage agreement with the eldest young master of the Su family"

  He knew there was an engagement, but he didn't know they had already consummated their marriage! Chen Xiang was stunned on the spot and couldn't react for a moment. He married Chen Jingxin only for his own benefit, but marriage is not something to be taken lightly. As a dignified commander-in-chief, he would have to hold a grand wedding with dozens of tables and invite all the nobles and friends. If it got out that he had married a woman with a tarnished reputation who couldn't bear children as his legitimate wife, wouldn't he become a laughing stock for the whole world?!

  The unstable internet at home makes me want to go crazy, it seems like the laptop's network adapter is the problem, fixed it and then it breaks again, annoying. Can't wait to get to my aunt's house.