In the east courtyard of Xue's house, a small tree that had been transplanted recently sprouted tiny flower buds.

Du Wulang watered the tree, and when Liu Xiangjun called him to have a meal, he turned back to the lobby and saw hot lamb chops, biscuits and a few seasonal vegetables on the table.

"Go wash your hands first."

Liu Xiangjun said this before setting off. Xue Sanniang had already scooped out water and was washing Du Wulang's hands under the eaves.

"Liu Lang said to wash hands before meals, and also said that children should eat more meat when they are growing up." Liu Xiangjun handed Du Wulang a lamb chop, "Wu Lang is in the cooking business, don't dislike the cooking skills at home."

Du Wulang thought for a while and realized that "Liu Lang" referred to Xue Bai.

"I ate too much stir-fried vegetables, but my aunt's steamed lamb chops were delicious. Why doesn't Xue Bai come to dinner? I only see the rules he left behind in this house, but I haven't seen him in a day or two."

Xue Xin was holding a piece of mutton and chewing it fiercely. His mouth was filled with oil, and he said: "Brother Six, put it in your folder."

Du Wulang didn't understand, so he sighed and said, "Just close the gate to the west backyard and separate from him. From now on, he and Qinglan will live together there."

This complaint really speaks to Liu Xiangjun’s heart.

She had long thought that everything was fine with Xue Bai, except that he was not close to her. He lived in a small private courtyard and sometimes felt like a neighbor.

On the contrary, this young man from the Du family is enthusiastic and careful, and is really a good boy.

Xue Xin put down the clean bones in his hands and said, "Sixth brother is not at home. He took Sister Qinglan to the mountains. Don't fifth brothers know?"

"Oh, he told me." Du Wulang said, "I forgot."

Xue Sanniang couldn't help lowering her head and snickering.

Du Wulang glanced quickly, knowing that she could understand his humor and felt very proud.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, the steward Xue Gengbo hurriedly ran to greet the guests, and the faint sound of conversation reached the front yard.

"Your Alang hasn't come back yet? But the wedding has to be done."

"..."

Not long after, Uncle Xue Geng came back and whispered: "Madam, it's the Xiao family here."

Liu Xiangjun then asked his daughters to stay away, opened the screen, boiled water and made tea, and entertained the guests in the hall.

Du Wulang had already guessed which house he was coming to.

Sure enough, a father and son in Jinyi led the servants into the hall. The sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy was the Xiao Fan mentioned in the marriage certificate. He looked... indeed not bad.

Du Wulang was stunned for a moment. He usually joked, but now he suddenly panicked.

"The eldest lady of the Xue family is polite. At the beginning of Tianbao's fifth year, you and I agreed on a marriage contract. The Xiao family has already given a betrothal gift. I guess it is time to fulfill the engagement now, right?"

The Xiao family was being polite, because it was indeed Liu Xiangjun who was wrong.

At that time, Xiao Fanzhi had just moved to the capital. He was deceived by Xue Ling in the name of Pingyang County Duke. He paid a very generous betrothal gift to his son to marry Xue Sanniang. However, Xue Ling lost everything in the blink of an eye. The Xiao family heard that

After talking about it, I checked carefully and found that the Xue family still owed a huge debt.

Xue Bai meant that after paying back the betrothal gift, the marriage would be forgotten. Sanniang was still young and there was no need to climb up to the Xiao family.

Liu Xiangjun was a little hesitant, and Wan Fu said: "Originally, Mr. Xiao, you said you would give up on this marriage..."

Xiao Fanzhi waved his hand and sighed: "That's because Xue Ling went too far... Oh, but there is no need to involve the younger generation, the marriage is still the same."

"Can……"

"Does the Xue family want to regret their marriage?"

Liu Xiangjun had nothing to say. She actually felt that this was a good marriage. Her only concern was that Xue Bai disapproved of it.

Seeing that she didn't respond, Xiao Fangzhi said: "Since there is no reason to regret the marriage, the two families are asking for a date to welcome the bride..."

"No!" Du Wulang suddenly stood up.

The Xiao family's father and son looked at each other with doubts, thinking that Xue Xue's card playing style was extraordinary, why did he look like this?

"Dare I ask, but in person to Xue Liulang?"

"No, but Xue Bai and I are brothers, and his opinions are mine." Du Wulang waved his hands in a desperate manner: "This marriage can't happen!"

"Why?"

Du Wulang said excitedly: "The Qian family regretted the marriage first, but then went back on their word and refused to break off the engagement. This is just because they dislike the poor and love the rich. They are definitely not a good match!"

This was said quite rudely. Xiao Fang was stunned. His anger welled up, and he suppressed it and said: "Whose family doesn't pay attention to well-matched marriages? Is it yours?!"

Du Wulang was immediately choked. Of course the Du family also cares about family status, and his grandfather's arrangement of children's marriages was based on family status.

But he subconsciously glanced in the direction of the backyard, thinking of Xue Sanniang, and felt confident.

He is different.

It wasn't because the Xue family was now rich that he started thinking about it, he just... liked it.

"My home!"

"What?"

"My family doesn't pay attention to being well-matched!" Du Wulang suddenly said harsh words and shouted: "If I can marry Xue Sanniang, even if her family is poor and in debt, I will never regret the marriage!"

"What on earth is Shuzi talking about..."

"You won't be nice to Sanniang, so I will be nice to her!"

"..."

Xiao Fangzhi was sprayed with spit on his face inexplicably, but he still didn't react; Xiao Fan was shocked, wondering that this little fat man, who looked so ordinary, would compete with a beautiful young man like himself.

Xue Xin had stood up and looked at Du Wulang with admiration; Liu Xiangjun was completely stunned and didn't know what to do.

The sun was shining brightly outside the door, and the magpies flew over and landed in their nests under the eaves.

There was the sound of hurried footsteps. Xue Sanniang, who was eavesdropping outside the window, was startled and hurriedly ran back to the boudoir.

The flower trees under the boudoir swayed gently in the wind...

~~

Nowadays, the Du sisters are busy with branch stores, and the Fengwei Building in Daozhengfang has been basically handed over to Daxi Yingying.

On that day, Da Xi Yingying was sorting out the market news that she had learned in the darkroom, when she saw Shi Zhong running over in a hurry.

"Madam, something happened, Du Wulang got involved in a case in Jingzhao Mansion!"

"Are you going to construct the East Palace again?"

"No." Shi Zhong said quickly: "This is just a small case, but some disputes about the marriage contract..."

After hearing this, Da Xi Yingying couldn't help but smile and asked: "But which family is engaged to him and wants to break off the engagement after meeting me? In fact, it's not bad after seeing him for a long time."

"He robbed someone else's bride, and the defendant went to Jingzhao Mansion."

"Huh?" Da Xi Yingying couldn't help but be surprised, "Wulang still has this ability?"

She put down the brush in her hand, listened quietly to what happened, and asked, "What does the Du family say about this?"

"We haven't informed Du Zhai yet that Du Erniang has sent someone to withdraw some money and wants to go to Jingzhao Mansion to settle the matter."

"Let me handle this matter."

It was rare to be able to help the Du family's siblings with their personal affairs. Da Xi Yingying refused to let go of this opportunity and sent people to prepare carriages and horses to go to Jingzhao Mansion in Guangdefang.

…

When we entered Jingzhao Mansion, the case had not yet been brought to court. Only a group of people were arguing in the front yard, and the officials were sitting on the steps watching the excitement.

Du Wulang stood in front of a little girl with his head held high, showing a manly spirit that he had never seen before, and his voice was as loud as thunder.

"Shuzi, there is no need to say any more, we are just doing things according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty."

"I've already arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, am I still afraid of following Tang law?!"

"Well, the Xue family has received the betrothal money. If you regret it, you will get sixty sticks, and the marriage will still go as promised."

"Who is still 'married as promised' to you?!" Du Wulang raised his hand and said, "I say, this engagement is ruined!"

"According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, the marriage will still go as promised. Even if the woman gives someone else a hundred sticks, the marriage will still go as promised."

"Ha." One of the officials shouted, "The woman has promised someone else. It's already done, but it only lasts for one and a half years."

"Okay, follow me!"

Du Wulang turned around, took the little girl's hand, and shouted: "The Xue family has promised Sanniang to me. If you are capable, you can follow me, but I won't marry into your family anyway!"

In a word, everyone around was shocked.

Da Xi Yingying looked around and saw that the little girl whose hand was held by Du Wulang was a little panicked, but did not move away. Her face was red, but her eyes were full of joy and excitement.

In her opinion, she is not beautiful, she is thin, her hair is a little yellow, her skin is neither smooth nor fair, and her figure is even thinner.

Da Xi Yingying then smiled slightly, stepped forward and stood in front of Du Wulang, Wan Fu said: "I dare to ask, Mr. Xiao? Everything can be discussed, why bother to go to court?"

"I will be the supervisor of the prison, Xiao Fangzhi, of the Xiao clan of Lanling." Seeing her beauty, Xiao Fangzhi immediately became more polite and saluted, "I have a clear conscience, and I will never accept the humiliation of this prince for nothing."

"No matter how much loss Mr. Xiao suffers, how about the slave family pays for it?"

"My wife is a sensible person." Xiao Fang said: "But now, it is no longer a matter of betrothal gift."
To be continued...