"Did anyone willingly marry into this marriage?"
Marquis Xuanping sat in his seat of honor with a solemn expression on his face. His cold and stern gaze swept across the faces of everyone in the room.
Everyone lowered their heads and remained silent. There was dead silence in the room.
Lin Ruoxi was among them. She also lowered her head slightly and sat on a small round stool, observing the expressions of the people around her from the corner of her eyes.
The expressions on the faces of the girls present were not very willing. Only Lin Qingyao, the legitimate daughter of the eldest branch, looked calm and confident.
Lin Qingyao was indeed confident. After all, she was the heroine of this book!
Lin Ruoxi thought of her own situation and sighed silently in her heart.
She was a "lucky" storyteller.
Before she wore a book, she was just a college student from a village. She had been working in a big city for nearly ten years and finally saved enough money to buy a house. She didn't expect to be so happy that she felt sad. She died and came here.
He was dead and he was dead. He didn't expect that when he woke up, he would find himself in a novel called The Road of Revenge for the Reborn of the Young Lady.
The lady in charge of this project was Lin Qingyao, the legitimate daughter of her eldest uncle.
In her previous life, Lin Qingyao had been so blind that she had fallen in love with the current Crown Prince. She had thought that the Crown Prince was her destined son!
She didn't want the Crown Prince to show his wild ambition after he ascended the throne and make Lin Mingya, the daughter of her second uncle's concubine, the empress. She even sentenced her to death and threw her into the wilderness.
She had been reborn and vowed to open the road of revenge!
But in her last life, Lin Mings, the daughter of the second concubine, had time-traveled here!
After Lin Qingyao's rebirth, the two of them fought openly and secretly. Coupled with the mess caused by the other sisters in the mansion, a life-and-death battle was going on every day!
As for the original owner, Lin Ruoxi, who was a weak cannon fodder in the book, had lost her life in the first family fight...
What a tragedy!
In order to survive and not be involved in the fight between the leading actress and the supporting actress, she was very careful and dared not provoke anyone!
Until this marriage came.
When he saw that none of the girls spoke, his grandfather's voice grew even more dignified.
"Back then, when I sent troops to quell the chaos, I accidentally fell into the enemy's trap and almost lost my life. Fortunately, a benefactor saved me."
"When I saw that the benefactor had a baby, I promised him that I would marry my granddaughter to the benefactor's descendant in the future."
"In the blink of an eye, 13 years have passed. My savor's family has gone missing. I didn't expect that someone would come to my benefactor's house with the token I left for him!"
"All of you have grown up and are at the age of marriage. The reason I have called all of you over today is to ask all of you if anyone is willing to marry you?"
Marquis Xuanping was born in a lowly family. He didn't have the authority to use the dignity of a noble family to oppress his people and take the initiative to question their children's thoughts.
"That person's surname is Ruan Jin, and his name is Mu Yan. He's 18 this year, and he's famous."
"This time, he came to the capital to attend the imperial examination. Unfortunately, he failed to be on the list, but he was promoted at such a young age. His future will certainly be good. His family has been farming for generations and has a few acres of fertile farmland. His parents have passed away. If he marries into his family, there is no need to serve him."
Upon hearing this condition, the corners of Lin Ruoxi's mouth twitched involuntarily.
In general, the son of this benefactor had lost both his parents and was poor.
"Moreover, I don't know if I can become an Imperial Scholar or not in the name of promotion!"
All the Young Ladies present were the daughters of the Lord Protector's Manor. It was also possible for them to marry a small official or the second son of an aristocratic family. Who would like this poor son?
His grandfather's Xuanping family had a large population.
Although he only had one wife and one concubine, his wife had three sons for him.
Her grandmother gave birth to her eldest son, Lin Qingrui, and her youngest son, Lin Ruo, while her concubine gave birth to her second son, Lin Mingrong.
Her eldest uncle, Lin Qingrui, married the daughter of the Minister of Rites, Mrs. Zheng, gave birth to the eldest legitimate son, Lin Qingyu, and the fourth daughter, Lin Qingyao, the female lead.
Eldest Uncle, Auntie Mo, and Auntie Yao were concubines. Auntie Yao was still very young and could not be found for the time being. Auntie Mo had given birth to two daughters for him. They were Eldest Young Lady, Lin Qingqiong, and Third Young Lady, Lin Qingli.
However, Eldest Young Lady was already married, and Third Young Lady had been engaged for a long time.
Their whole family had the word "Qing" in their names.
His second uncle, Lin Mingrong, was the son of a concubine. He married his wife, Lu Enterprises, and gave birth to his legitimate son, Lin Minghe and Lin Mingxiao.
There were two other concubines who gave birth to three concubine's daughters. They were the married Second Young Lady, Lin Mingheng, the original daughter, the Fifth Young Lady, and the Seventh Sister, Lin Mingxuan.
Their family's name was "Ming".
Lin Ruoyi's father was the third elder master of the manor, Lin Ruoyi.
Lin Ruoyun and the Bai family died young after giving birth to Lin Ruoxi. He married his stepmother, the Ruan family, and the Ruan family gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins, Lin Ruotong and Lin Ruolu.
Lin Ruoxi's home was "Ruo".
This was one of the major families in the Xuanping Manor.
Duke Xuanping's gaze swept across the room, but he didn't hear anyone saying anything. He simply started calling out, "Li'er has already been engaged. Xiao Qi and Lil Eight are still young and haven't reached the age of marriage yet. The only ones of the same age are Yao'er, Huang'er, and Yi'er..."
What a coincidence! It was Lin Ruoxi and the main force of the battle between the two families!
"Father!"
Lin Ruoyi's father, Lin Ruoyi, suddenly stood up and said with a bow, "Before Yi'er was born, the Bai family had already arranged a marriage for her. She is the Third Young Master of the Jing family. Although she didn't have a marriage contract, she also exchanged tokens. I'm afraid that Yi'er will be in charge of this marriage."
Marquis Xuanping was slightly surprised. "Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
Lin Ruo said frankly, "Yi'er was still young. Ever since Minister Bai left, our family has rarely interacted with King Jing's Manor. Furthermore, we haven't written a marriage contract, so I didn't tell anyone about it."
Marquis Xuan Ping harrumphed coldly and lectured, "You don't even need to discuss such a big matter with me. I think you need a beating!"
Lin Ruo said a few times, but she did not dare. She apologized and sat down again.
Lin Ruoxi glanced at the faint smile on her father's face, without the slightest anger of being reprimanded.
Lin Ruoxi's deceased mother, Mrs. Bai, was the daughter of the Wei General Manor. In the past, she had been close to the King Jing's consort, and the one Lin Ruoxi was engaged to was the Third Young Master of the King Jing's Manor, Liu Yuxiao.
Such a good marriage would only be broken down if the old man was confused.
Although the Duke of Xuanping had given Lin Ruo a good scolding, he still accepted this marriage. After all, they had already been engaged before. If they were to easily go back on their word, it would be a bad thing for their daughters' reputations in the future.
"Since that's the case, when Yi'er arrives, send someone to ask for the Jing family's opinion."
Lin Ruo immediately agreed. "I'll keep it in mind."
Since Lin Ruoxi was engaged, there were only two granddaughters of the same age as Lin Qingyao and Lin Mingheng left.
Duke Xuanping's gaze swept over the two of them. "Now that only Yao'er and Huang'er are left, who would be willing to marry Ruan Jin?"
Seeing that Marquis Xuan Ping had changed his target, Lin Ruoxi heaved a sigh of relief.
Finally, it was the female lead and the supporting actress's turn to pinch each other!