Chapter 284 The Little Girl Takes Responsibility

Chapter 284 The Little Girl Takes Responsibility

Chapter 284 The Little Girl Takes Responsibility
Cui Mei sneaked out of the door and took a car to Xiao Xia's house. When she arrived at the door, she happened to meet Xiao Qing and A Chu coming back from shopping in the city. Xiao Qing knew Cui Mei and asked hurriedly, "Miss Cui, are you looking for my young master?"

Cui Mei asked anxiously, "Has Brother Xiao come back?"

"Not yet. It may take two or three days for me to come back."

Cui Mei stamped her feet anxiously, "What should we do? It's too late!"

Xiao Qing was Xiao Xia's bedmate. Xiao Xia had told her about Cui Yu. She quickly said, "Let's go inside first!"

She pulled Cui Mei into the mansion, and when she found an opportunity, she whispered to Ah Chu, "She is the future young master's sister-in-law!"

Ah Chu finally understood and immediately went to the kitchen to pour some hot tea for Cui Mei.

In the living room, Cui Mei anxiously told her father about arranging a marriage for her sister, and said in a tearful voice, "The day after tomorrow is the auspicious date for the engagement. What do you think we should do?"

Xiaoqing and Achu didn't know what to do. They just wanted to run away and elope, but this was not something they could decide.

Ah Chu thought for a moment and said, "I'll go ask my mother if she has any good ideas."

She ran to the kitchen.

Xiao Qing comforted Cui Mei and said, "If it really doesn't work, you can go find your eldest brother and ask him to help."

Cui Mei nodded and agreed that she could indeed go find her cousin.

At this time, Ah Chu came back and said to Cui Mei, "My mother said that we must have a wedding invitation on the day of the proposal. If we can't find the invitation, we have to make a new one. The procedures for wealthy families are complicated. It will definitely be too late to propose the day after tomorrow. We have to wait until the next auspicious day. The earliest will be five days later, and the young master may be back."

Chen is indeed an experienced person. The wedding invitation is also called the Geng Tie. The bride and groom each have a copy, which records their date of birth, birth date, and the situation of three generations of ancestors.

Usually it is given when a child is born, similar to a birth certificate. Small families do not have any particular requirements for it, but large families are different. It is issued by the family ancestral hall and requires signatures from three elders, and ancestor worship is also required.

If you lose it accidentally, you can get a replacement, but the procedure is rather complicated. If you forget your date of birth, it will be even more troublesome, as you will have to go to the ancestral hall to look for the copy from that year.

This is a good idea. Cui Mei was a little embarrassed and said, "I don't know where my sister's engagement letter is?"

Xiao Qing was Princess Xiao's personal maid before, she had experience, so she smiled and said, "Usually it's kept by mother. You can ask mother's personal maid, she will definitely know. Give her some benefits that will make her excited, and she will help you steal it."

Cui Mei nodded. Now she knew what to do. The worst that could happen was that she would be beaten by her father.

Xiaoqing comforted her again, "Don't worry! As soon as the young master comes back, I will inform you."

Cui Mei's mother's surname was Zheng, and she was also from the Xingyang Zheng family, one of the Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats. She had a personal maid named Chunxiang.

Chunxiang was indeed moved by the pomegranate seed ruby ​​in Cui Mei's hand. It was obviously a very precious gem, enough to cover her dowry. Under the temptation of wealth, she really stole Cui Yu's engagement letter from the lady's room.

"Don't betray me, little lady!"

"Don't worry! I'll say that I stole it. I promise I won't implicate you!" Cui Mei patted his chest and promised.

Cui Mei stuffed the ruby ​​into Chunxiang's hand and ran away with her sister's engagement letter.

Cui Yu was locked in the room and couldn't get out. She was sitting in front of the window, feeling sad. Suddenly, she heard a rustling sound behind her. When she turned around, she saw her sister climbing in through the back window.

"Sister, there is a way!" Cui Mei said excitedly with her face flushed.

"any solution?"

Cui Mei smiled and handed the engagement letter to her sister, "Without this, we can't get engaged the day after tomorrow. We have to postpone it for a few days, and that's when Brother Xiao will be back." Cui Yu was surprised and happy. This is really a good idea. She hurriedly asked, "Did Xiaoqing say when the young master will be back?"

"I asked, and Sister Xiaoqing said they would be back in two or three days. Some of the young master's men have already returned. They seem to be transporting something, so they will be two days late. Otherwise, they will be back tomorrow."

When Cui Yu got her engagement letter, she copied a copy and then, with a ruthless heart, cut the original into pieces.

The next day, Zheng couldn't find her daughter's engagement letter. She said to her husband anxiously, "I usually put it in the document cabinet and never move it. Xiaomei's engagement letter is there, but Xiaoyu's is gone."

Cui Hongzhou was so angry that he was stunned. Of course he knew what happened. It must have been the eldest daughter who stole it. Since the eldest daughter couldn't get out, it must have been the youngest daughter who did it.

He angrily found his youngest daughter, Cui Mei. Cui Mei clenched her fists, her eyebrows stood up, and she looked as fierce as a little tiger. She looked up at her father and said, "I stole the engagement letter and burned it. My sister said she would rather die than marry Yuwen Shiji. Your parents are so cruel, but I will not let my sister die. I am not afraid. You can beat me or kill me as you like!"

Cui Hongzhou was so angry that he raised his hand to hit his little daughter, but in the end he couldn't do it. He had no choice but to go back to his wife.

Zheng remembered her daughter's birth date and she was a little worried, "Isn't it a bit rude to just write a copy for the other party?"

"I know. I'll make a new one, explain it to my father, and ask my three brothers to sign it. It will have the same effect. It will be in time."

Zheng was still worried, "But my daughter doesn't want to marry Yuwen Shiji. You are forcing her to marry me like this. I am very worried about my daughter. You know she has a strong personality. What if she can't get over it?"

Cui Hongzhou sighed and said, "If it was someone else, I wouldn't force her like this, but she just happens to like the son of King Jin, who is an illegitimate child."

"Is that child a bad person?"

"His character is OK. He fought for the country, made meritorious service, and was granted the title of Prince of Xihai County. In fact, it doesn't matter if he is an illegitimate child, as long as the emperor recognizes him. The key is that he is the son of King Jin. Everyone knows that the emperor is dying and will probably die in the next two years. Once the prince ascends the throne, given his narrow-mindedness, he will definitely kill King Jin's entire family. Xiao Xia will not survive, and her daughter will become a widow. Moreover, our Cui family will be dragged down, and the new emperor will definitely not use us anymore."

Zheng was also frightened by her husband's words. She hurriedly said, "If that's the case, husband, go get the Engagement Certificate immediately and explain it to Xiaoyu later. I believe she will understand her father's painstaking efforts."

Cui Hongzhou hurried to the mansion of his brother Cui Hongsheng. Of course, Cui Hongzhou had to explain the matter to his brother first. Cui Hongsheng was the father-in-law of Henan Prince Yang Zhao, and Xiao Xia was Yang Zhao's brother. Because of this relationship, Cui Hongzhou had to listen to Cui Hongsheng's opinion.

In the outer study, Cui Hongsheng listened to his brother's story. He pondered for a long time and said, "I suggest you don't be too hasty about this matter. Otherwise, if you don't handle it well, you will get into big trouble."

"What kind of trouble will it cause?"

"Xiao Ping told me once that she and her husband Yang Zhao were the ones who brought Xiao Yu and Xiao Xia together. I didn't take it too seriously at the time. Now the key is that I don't know how far Xiao Yu and Xiao Xia's relationship has progressed. What if they have already secretly decided to spend their lives together?"

Cui Hongzhou's face darkened and he interrupted his brother, "Without my consent, it's useless even if they get married secretly!"

Cui Hongsheng waved his hands, "Don't worry, listen to me. What I mean is, if Xiao Xia values ​​Xiao Yu very much and regards her as his fiancée, and hastily gets engaged to the Yuwen family, Xiao Yu can be happy with whatever she wants, but what about Xiao Xia?
This is revenge for stealing my wife. Who is he? He is ruthless and cruel, and he is extremely favored by the emperor. A few months ago, he almost caused the crown prince to be deposed. The King of Han was unable to defeat him and was confined to his house for a year. If he goes all out to deal with the Cui family, I guarantee that our entire family will be driven out of Chang'an and go home to farm."

Cui Hongzhou frowned, "Is it that serious?"

Cui Hongsheng nodded. "You know I always say what I mean, and I never exaggerate. If I say this, then it is not false."

Cui Hongsheng lowered his voice again and said, "I suspect he is a warrior from Lingyan Pavilion."

Cui Hongzhou was a little embarrassed. "What should I do? I have already promised Yuwen Shu! And once the prince ascends the throne, do you think he will let them go?"

Cui Hongsheng said slowly: "I am not against Xiaoyu and the Yuwen family's marriage, but I advise you not to be too hasty and postpone the Yuwen family's proposal until Xiao Xia comes back. If Xiao Xia doesn't care about Xiaoyu and Yuwen Shi and the marriage, then it won't be too late for brother to accept the Yuwen family's proposal. This is actually giving Xiao Xia a face. He knows that we gave him face, and he won't hate the Cui family too much. We have to think carefully before doing things!"

Cui Hongzhou also felt that his brother was right and that he was indeed a little too hasty, so he nodded and said, "Brother is right, so I'll give Xiao Xia some face and use the matter of the Engagement Letter as an excuse to delay it until he comes back!"

(End of this chapter)