Chapter 279 Slapping the Matchmaker
Chapter 279 Slapping the Matchmaker
"What did you say? Who is the sedan chair coming to pick up?" Xie Lan narrowed his eyes and stared coldly at Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang was not a brave person to begin with. She fell to her knees with a thud after being overwhelmed by Xie Lan's aura.
"Girl, spare me. The bridal sedan is here to marry you."
"You damned old woman, I think you are suffering from hysteria!
The eldest girl has not even reached marriageable age, has not even had a date, let alone been promised marriage.
What kind of relatives are they welcoming in that bridal sedan? "If eyes could eat people, Mrs. Wang would have been eaten alive by Aunt Zhang.
Even Tiechui stared at Wang Po with an unfriendly look.
At this moment, Mrs. Wang was really shocked and angry. She was just an old gatekeeper and had no idea what was going on.
"Girl, please spare me, girl, please spare me. What I said is true. I am not lying."
Xie Lan saw that although she was scared to death, the expression on her face did not seem like she was lying.
Could it be that the bridal sedan was really coming for her?
But she has not been betrothed to anyone, so who would marry her?
Could it be Lord Xiao?
As soon as the thought came to his mind, Xie Lan suppressed it.
Although she did not plan to get married, in this era, getting married was a very important event.
No matter how poor a family is, if they want to marry a wife, they have to go to the girl's family to propose first.
What's more, for those wealthy families to get married, every step of the three books and six ceremonies is indispensable.
No matter what, Xiao Jin is the Minister of Justice. It is impossible for him to come here in a bridal sedan to marry her without her consent or even proposing marriage.
But apart from Lord Xiao, Xie Lan really couldn't think of who would come to marry her for such a strange reason.
Seeing that Mrs. Wang was so frightened that she was incoherent and couldn't utter a single useful sentence.
Xie Lan looked around and found a few servants hiding in the corner to watch the fun. She pointed at a servant who looked more clever and said to Tiechui, "Catch him for me."
The servant secretly cursed his bad luck. Seeing Tiechui looking at him with murderous intent, he did not dare to run away and just followed him obediently.
"I wonder what the young lady wants?"
"What's with the sedan chair outside? Is it really coming to marry me? Do you know which family it belongs to?"
"My dear young lady, I heard that the wedding procession is indeed here to pick you up. According to the matchmaker, the family name is Song."
"Which Song family?" Xie Lan frowned and searched her mind, but she couldn't remember any Song family she knew who was so bold and fearless to come and marry her.
Under the threat of Tiechui's long sword, the servant said, "My dear young lady, I heard from the servants who came to pick up the bride that their master was a royal merchant who was selected not long ago."
Xie Lan was even more confused, because she didn't even know the imperial merchant Song family.
That was all the servant knew. Xie Lan knew that he would not get anything out of him if he asked any more questions, so he simply went to meet the wedding procession. When they were still a long way from the main entrance, Xie Lan heard the impatient voice of the matchmaker, "Hey, how long are you going to drag on with your daughter?"
If you don't come out now, you will miss the auspicious time. If Mr. Song gets upset waiting, your daughter will not get any good results. "
"Wait a little longer. I have sent someone in to tell the eldest lady a message."
Several servants at the door were dealing with the matchmaker cautiously. It wasn't that they were very dedicated, but they were unsure about the wedding procession and were afraid that they might make mistakes and offend Xie Lan.
Just when he was about to find someone to urge her, he saw Xie Lan unexpectedly and finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Miss, you're finally here."
The matchmaker at the door had been waiting impatiently for a long time. When she heard the servant's words, she suddenly threw the handkerchief in her hand, turned her head, and looked Xie Lan up and down with sharp eyes, as if she wanted to see through her.
"Oh, so this is your eldest daughter? She does look a bit seductive, but are you stupid? On your wedding day, you don't wear your wedding dress, and you don't even cover your head. In this state, do you expect to get on the bridal sedan in a respectable manner?"
"Oh, look at my memory. I was so anxious that I forgot. You are not going to be a wife today, but just a concubine. You are not lucky enough to wear this bright red dress.
Forget it, forget it, we have been dawdling for so long, it is too late to go back and change into wedding clothes. So let's just leave it at that, hurry up and get on the sedan chair.
Don't be so arrogant just because you are pretty. You should know that before you, Mr. Song already had eight concubines. Don't take yourself too seriously...
The Song family's coming to welcome the bride was really confusing. When Xie Lan saw the matchmaker, he wanted to see if he could get some information out of her.
But the matchmaker was disdainful of her when she saw that she was wearing plain clothes without any luxurious silk or satin.
He also heard that Xie Changting was just a lowly clerk, an insignificant official in the court.
I'm afraid he is not as powerful as Mr. Song, the imperial merchant, among the rich and powerful, so naturally he would look down on Xie Lan.
What's more, for the sake of money, she would rather marry a man who is old enough to be her grandfather as a concubine. This Miss Xie is not a good person either.
Not only was the matchmaker's words full of contempt, she even wanted to forcibly pull Xie Lan towards the sedan chair.
Xie Lan's eyes shone, and she dodged the matchmaker's pull, her eyes instantly turning cold. She raised her hand slightly, and Tiechui, who had been holding back his anger for a long time, immediately understood, took a step forward, and grabbed the matchmaker's collar with his big hands like iron pliers.
"Pa!" A loud slapping sound exploded in the air. "Where did this mad dog come from? Instead of eating your shit properly, you dare to come to our Xie Mansion and bark. Do you think your life is too long?"
The matchmaker was beaten so hard that she saw stars and was about to curse. But before she could open her mouth, she was slapped hard on the other side of her face. Her mouth was bleeding, so how could she dare to be arrogant?
The crowd watching the scene was in an uproar, everyone was talking and talking. They were just waiting to see the bride get on the sedan chair. But no one expected that the bride not only didn't get on the sedan chair, but the maid beat up the matchmaker.
The wedding procession looked extremely unhappy. Steward Song, who came to welcome the bride on behalf of the head of the Song family, dismounted with a sullen face and walked quickly forward.
He suppressed his displeasure and said with a fake smile: "Miss, this auspicious time does not wait for anyone, don't delay any longer, get on the sedan chair quickly, don't miss the important event."
Not to mention being a concubine, even if she were to be his wife, Xie Lan would not marry.
"Butler Song, right? Although I don't know what kind of relative you are welcoming, I don't know your Master Song at all, and I am not betrothed to him. I will not get on this bridal sedan. Please go back."
When Butler Song saw the matchmaker he brought was beaten in public, he felt ashamed and annoyed, "This is not up to you. We have the documents for taking a concubine, and you are already our Master Song's ninth concubine.
You have to get on this bridal sedan, whether you want to or not."