Chapter 613 - 248 Deep Talk (Part 2)_2
Mingzhu was speechless, "Yueyao, how can you still think I’m young? I’ll be fourteen after the new year, and I’ve already reached the age of betrothal." Generally, girls of thirteen or fourteen were already engaged. Her sister-in-law was already looking for suitors for her, which was why she was particularly conflicted. She thought Brother Xuan was very good, but everyone said he wasn’t, so Mingzhu was very torn. She wanted to give up but couldn’t bear to; she didn’t want to give up but feared that her future life would not be good.
Yueyao smiled.
Mingzhu actually envied Yueyao for being betrothed early: "Yueyao, Shen Conghao isn’t bad either. Last time on the mountain, I saw him wanting to talk to you, but it’s a pity you ignored him. Next time you see him, you should talk more to him."
Yueyao shook her head and said, "I don’t want to see him." Yueyao had nothing against Shen Conghao, it was just that the shadow of her past life was too heavy, and she didn’t want to get involved with the Shen family.
Mingzhu was very surprised, "Why? Aren’t you satisfied with Shen Conghao? He is your fiancé after all." Mingzhu felt Shen Conghao was not bad.
Yueyao replied with a smile, "I’m different from you. I have no parents or elder brother to rely on. The only person I can depend on is my uncle." Her uncle was quite good to her, except for occasional outbursts concerning the affairs of the back house, which sometimes overwhelmed her.
Mingzhu didn’t understand the meaning of Yueyao’s words and asked curiously, "Don’t you still have the Lian family?" In this era, the clan was still very influential, and to commoners, the Lian family seemed more reliable than the Ma Family.
Outside, the wind howled, and the glass of the windows clattered, while the oil lamp lit inside flickered and swayed from side to side.
Yueyao let out a soft sigh, "Do you know how I got the reputation of being a star of calamity?" Amid Mingzhu’s confusion, Yueyao smiled, though the smile was extremely bitter, "My Eldest Aunt spread it, and my uncle knew but pretended not to."
Mingzhu’s expression became solemn as she asked, "Why? Why would they do this to you?" There must be a reason; nobody would be so despicable without cause.