Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

“Tell me, what exactly happened?” Chu Heng looked at Han Zhuang and asked.

When Han Zhuang heard this, he slowly said, “In response to Master’s words, I went to Landlord Wang’s house. I asked Luo San and the others to carry the wedding sedan in. Landlord Wang came out to welcome us. He didn’t seem to notice that the person in the sedan had changed.”

“I asked Luo San for some information on the way. I learned that Landlord Wang suddenly found him and asked him to do this. I haven’t heard of this news before, so it should be a last-minute idea.”

“I then ask Luo San if anything major has happened to Landlord Wang recently.”

“Luo San said no. Landlord Wang is the richest family in the entire Black Water Village. In addition, he is old. Usually, no one dares to bully him.”

“Seeing that I couldn’t get anything out of him, I went to ask the matchmaker. She should know some of the reasons why Landlord Wang suddenly wanted to get married.”

“The matchmaker was frightened. I took out a knife and interrogated her. She told me honestly that Landlord Wang seemed to have taken a fancy to the Xiang family’s family background or something, so he wanted to forcefully marry the Xiang family’s daughter first.”

“I thought about it and felt that it was better to ask Landlord Wang directly. After the wedding sedan arrived at the Wang family, I stood out and revealed my identity.”

Han Zhuang’s expression was a little strange. “Landlord Wang was shocked when he heard that I was working for you, Master. Then, he welcomed me in with flattery. I think there’s something wrong with his attitude.”

“I didn’t say that the person in the sedan chair was a matchmaker, so I just casually talked to him. Landlord Wang opened his mouth to test me, to get close to me, to ask about Master’s situation, and to say that our families would be one family in the future. He asked if Master had time to meet him.”

“I saw that he seemed to want to get close to Master, and he already knew that you had passed the examination. I had doubts and angrily questioned why he forced Young Miss Xiang to marry him.”

“Landlord Wang immediately explained to me, saying that Young Miss Xiang did it willingly. He also said that now that the marriage has been completed, it has become a fact that the two families are in-laws. He asked this subordinate to come back and report to Master. He said he will treat Young Miss Xiang well in the future and hopes to cooperate well with you in the future.”

“What?” Chu Heng’s eyes were filled with mysterious emotions. His gaze was cold. “They’re here for me.”

The Xiang family was slightly shocked. They did not expect Landlord Wang to marry Ling’er to gain connections with Chu Heng.

Ye Muyu saw that everyone was in a bad mood. She said gently, “Eldest Aunt, Eldest Uncle, don’t worry. Ling ‘er hasn’t gone to the Wang family yet. Naturally, all their plans will be in vain.”

“Now it seems that we have implicated Ling’er.” Ye Muyu had not expected this, but after thinking about it carefully, she did not find it strange.

The Xiang family was poor and did not have any valuable items. Even the wood ear was not unique. As a result, there was naturally nothing that the landlord would like.

Except for Chu Heng, who had just passed the imperial examination.

Xiang Zhifu finally understood the Wang family’s intentions. He said angrily, “No wonder he wants to force my daughter to marry him. He actually has such a bad idea. We can’t let him succeed.”

“Ah Heng, this has nothing to do with you. Even without Ling’er, if he wants to use us to threaten you, he will have other ways.” Xiang Zhifu understood this rough logic and comforted Chu Heng instead.

Chu Heng nodded. “Eldest Uncle, you don’t have to worry. Since this matter started because of me, I’ll naturally solve it. You can rest assured and learn how to dry wood ears from Ah Yu.”

“Alright.”

Chu Heng got up and brought Han Zhuang out.