PFC Chapter 337 In this life, we will not be burdened by our status
Chapter 337 In this life, we will not be burdened by our status
Chapter 337 In this life, we will not be burdened by our status
In order to show the deep love between father and daughter, Xu Chaoqian wanted to marry his eldest daughter off from the Xu Mansion in half a month.
This is also where etiquette and law lie.
But how could Xu Rongrong agree?
From the moment she moved into Zhuxiang Yayuan, she never thought of returning to the Xu Mansion.
She didn't believe that Xu Chaoqian had any father-daughter feelings for her, and that he wanted her to marry out of the Xu family just for face. But between face and money, she knew what Xu Chaoqian's real lifeline was.
It was money. So, she only had to say: "Marrying out of the Xu family will add a lot of burden to my father..."
This was enough to make Xu Chaoqian start thinking again:
This time when I came to Zhuxiang Yayuan, I only asked for five hundred taels of silver from Xu Rongrong.
It is still unknown how long it will take to sell the farmland outside Beijing.
If Xu Rongrong were to marry out of the Xu Mansion, the initial expenses would surely be enormous! I'm afraid even the gifts he received in return wouldn't be enough to cover his expenses!
It's a losing business after all...
Thinking of this, he pursed his lips and squeezed out a sentence: "But the Xu family has its own house in Beijing, and my father has returned. If Rong Jie'er marries from here, I'm afraid it won't be appropriate, right?"
This sentence is an exploration.
He needs a reason, an excuse, a stepping stone.
Xu Rongrong frowned, "Father, do you know the old saying: Home is where the father is...Wouldn't it be nice if the father came earlier on the day of your daughter's wedding?"
These words made Xu Chaoqian's eyes light up.
To be honest, this is exactly what he wanted.
With Xu Liu dead, who would handle his daughter's wedding? How could a grown man like him understand such matters? There were a few maids in the mansion, but none of them had ever met a powerful person. How could they handle such a major event?! It would be impossible for him to avoid mistakes.
But if it was at Zhuxiang Yayuan, that would be a different story. It wasn't his place anyway, so he wouldn't have to take any responsibility if something went wrong.
If anyone asked, he would just say that the Xu Mansion was far away, and the Marquis felt sorry for his fiancée having to travel back and forth, so he arranged for her to stay here...
After thinking of the perfect reason and excuse, he nodded quickly: "Sister Rong, what you said makes sense! This Zhuxiang Yayuan is quite famous in the capital, and there is Madam Lu next door who can help. When you get married, I will come here again to take care of you for your father!"
Xu Rongrong smiled. Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Xu Rongrong no longer wanted to keep Xu Chaoqian.
She personally escorted him to the door, and watched him get on the carriage and drive away. A question gradually emerged in her mind.
How could Xu Chaoqian, a person like him, have been chosen by his grandfather at first sight and allowed to marry my mother?
This thought arose vaguely, but before I could think about it carefully, I heard Wen Sha's cold laugh beside me.
She turned her head and looked at Wen Yao's angry expression, and asked with a smile, "Why are you so angry?"
Wen Yao said with a cold face: "After all, he took five hundred taels from the young lady!"
Xu Rongrong didn't care: "Don't worry, we can get it back in two days."
As she expected, on the day when all the female relatives came to add makeup to Xu Rongrong, the sisters Xu Yaoyao and Xu Minmin, in order to avoid being laughed at by others, asked Xu Chaoqian for four hundred taels of silver and bought two sets of exquisite headwear to send to her.
Xu Chaoqian was so angry that he fumed and glared in the mansion, and had to order his servants to go to two more brokerage houses to find a buyer for the farm.
Of course, these are things to follow.
At this moment, Xu Chaoqian happily returned home with five hundred taels of silver notes, planning to bring his young daughter back to Beijing tomorrow, and then send someone to Baiyang Academy to bring back his son who was studying there.
The eldest daughter is getting married, and she is marrying the Marquis of Weiyuan... At that time, there will surely be many powerful people in the capital coming to visit, and the youngest son will take this opportunity to show his face in front of others, and also to make some preparations for his future career.
Xu Chaoqian had a lot of plans, but Xu Rongrong didn't take it to heart at all.
Right now, she has more important things to do.
She called Wen Yao and Luo Shu into the room.
Then, the two older girls saw their mistress handing over two deeds. "This is..." Wen Yao and Luo Shu looked bewildered.
Xu Rongrong smiled and said, "These are the indentures you two left at the government office. I've asked the Marquis to retrieve them and return them to you. From now on, you are no longer servants of the Xu Mansion and can leave at any time. You are free to do whatever you want, whether you're married or not."
The two girls looked at each other, subconsciously pushed the contract back, and knelt down together: "Young lady, do you want us gone?"
Xu Rongrong was startled and quickly helped them up: "Why would I want to give you up? I just don't want you to be slaves anymore. I hope you can be free from now on. No matter where you go or what you want to do, you will no longer be restricted."
"Especially Luo Shu... Your brother has been traveling back and forth with the Xu family for years, enduring a lot of hardships, all for the sake of taking care of you, his sister. I know he's been waiting for the day he can bring you home."
Luo Shu raised his head: "My brother and I have never regretted following the young lady." Looking at Luo Shu's sparkling eyes, Xu Rongrong subconsciously turned her head away.
She felt a little sad, because she knew that the Luo family had regretted it! In her previous life, when Luo Chen held Luo Shu's ashes, his heart was ashen, and he regretted that he could not save his sister. Thinking about it now, she could still vividly remember the look on his face.
Luo Shu naturally didn't know what her young lady was thinking. She was so anxious that she was about to cry: "I don't want to leave. I want to continue to follow my young lady."
Wen Yao, on the other hand, had calmed down considerably. She looked at Xu Rongrong and said, "Young Lady just said...that servants can go wherever they want. In that case, can I go to the Marquis' Mansion and continue to serve Young Lady?"
Luo Shu quickly wiped away her tears: "I want to go too! I want to follow the young lady, follow Sister Wen Yao!"
Having been together for two lifetimes, no one understands them better than Xu Rongrong.
She knew the two girls were speaking the truth, so she stopped trying to evade them. "If you're willing, you can go with me to the Marquis' Mansion. But you must keep this contract safe. Even if you go with me to the Marquis' Mansion, you will still be free."
After saying that, she stuffed the deed back into the hands of the two maids.
No matter what happens in the future, she will eventually fulfill her wish to set these two girls free.
As their eyes welled with tears, he held their hands tightly and said solemnly, "I hope that in this life, we will not be burdened by our status. If we are tired or exhausted, we can freely choose to persevere or give up. If you meet the one you love, no matter if he or she is a peddler or a civil official or a general, you can walk to her with confidence and courage."
As she spoke, she looked at Wen Yao.
Mu Ai tried every possible means to come to Zhuxiang Yayuan to look for Wen Yao, but this girl always found excuses to escape from him.
Xu Rongrong could see that Wen Yao was not without affection for Mu Ai, but she just felt that her status as a slave was not worthy of Mu Ai, the deputy general.
Today she wants to tell Wen Yao: You are a woman with a clean background, and you deserve any man you like!