Chapter 1817: Chapter 1817: Congratulations to Miss Fang
However, Granny Fang was somewhat worried after hearing this.
“When a man achieves success and fame, many women will flock to him. If some noble family takes a fancy to Yunzheng and insists on marrying their daughter to him, what can we do then? Our arms cannot win over their thighs, what should we do?”
Shu Yu couldn’t help but laugh. This kind of thing is not unheard of.
Not to mention the future when Meng Yunzheng bees successful in his examinations, even in his early years when he pretended to be foolish and achieved nothing, there were girls who fancied his looks and wanted to marry him.
Especially after he personally defeated Gong Qiu, many in the capital considered him capable and believed he had a promising future. At that time, many had designs on him, and if he excels in the future, even more will e.
But if these people knew that in the future Meng Yunzheng only wanted to return to the countryside to be a teacher, they would probably be shocked and avoid him.
However, Granny Fang did not know this, nor did she understand.
Shu Yu could only say, “Aunt, don’t worry. The emperor himself has blessed my and Yun’s marriage, and no one dares to break it.”
Granny Fang was stunned and in disbelief, “R-really? Even the Emperor has approved your marriage?”
That is the Emperor, would he care about the marriage of a Scholar and a Village Chief?
“Yes, I wouldn’t lie to you. Moreover, even if someone does want to defy the imperial order to marry Yun, would our marriage really prevent it?”
Granny Fang thought about it and agreed, a marriage could still end in divorce or separation.
Just like Chen Bing back then, when it es to that point, even being married doesn’t help.
Granny Fang sighed and nodded, “You’re right, what is yours is yours, and no one can take it away.”
She felt relieved and then started talking about Shu Yu’s clothes.
The clothes were made by Granny Fang herself. Knowing that Shu Yu was her sister’s granddaughter, Granny Fang felt that as an elder, she should give a meeting gift to the younger generation.
However, Shu Yu is a Village Chief, and she, an old woman without much to her name, really couldn’t present anything decent.
The only thing she was good at was her craftsmanship. Her embroidery skills, honed over the years, were presentable, so she thought of making a set of clothes for Shu Yu, but unfortunately, she had no suitable fabric.
When she was troubled by this, Shu Yu gifted two pieces of cloth during the recognition banquet with Yuan Gui, with colors neither too dull nor aged, and they were of excellent quality.
Granny Fang used this fabric to make a set for Shu Yu, delivering it to the Meng family escort agency just before the New Year.
Unexpectedly, Shu Yu wore it for the New Year celebration.
Seeing her efforts being valued, Granny Fang felt immense joy.
Shu Yu really liked this outfit, and if she returned to Dongan Province in the future and Aunt agreed, they could even ask Yiren Pavilion for help.
After having lunch in Hedeng Village, Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng prepared to leave shortly.
In the afternoon, Meng Yunzheng had to visit several elders in the Meng family with Meng Pei. Tomorrow, he would return to the prefecture to help Qi Lie, and the time left for him was limited. So, just after 1 p.m., the two took their leave.
Granny Fang and Yuan Gui saw them to the village entrance, and as they were about to return, they saw two women from Hedeng Village getting off an ox cart, returning as if from the county town.
The two women ran to Granny Fang, pointing at the distant carriage, and asked, “Was the girl sitting in that carriage your grandniece?”
Granny Fang nodded in confusion, “Yes, why?”
“Oh my, congratulations, Miss Fang.”
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