Early morning.
The sun rose from the east.
On the wide streets of Shangyu County, people came and went.
The peddlers gradually became noisy and lively.
All kinds of hawking sounds rose and fell.
The pedestrians on the road were in groups of three to five. Some were traveling together, while others were talking loudly.
He didn't know when.
An explosive piece of news gradually spread.
"Have you heard? Yesterday, the Zhu family's wedding had caused a huge joke. The eldest daughter of the Zhu family, Zhu Yingtai, helped her sister-in-law, Huang Liangyu, escape from the wedding. She pretended to be the bride and was exposed during the ceremony.”
"What? Was it that Zhu Yingtai who had made Young Master Ma fall head over heels for him?”
"It's her! I could tell that this Miss Zhu wasn't someone to be trifled with. Sigh, what a pity for Young Master Ma! He was so young and talented. Why was he so blind to fall for her?”
"Looks like you guys still don't know? Young Master Ma had already severed all ties with the Zhu Family!”
"What? Is this true?"
"Of course! Yesterday, I also attended the Zhu family's wedding banquet. Of course, I was just an assistant. However, Young Master Ma's attitude had indeed become much colder. He had even scolded Zhu Yingtai in front of everyone!”
"Oh my god, did the sun rise from the west?”
“……”
In less than two hours.
The farce that happened in the Zhu family yesterday had spread throughout Shangyu County.
When people found out about Ma Wencai's actions in the Zhu Family yesterday, many people praised him.
Young Master Ma was finally no longer obsessed.
There were even many rich ladies who cried tears of joy.
After waiting for so long, the opportunity had finally arrived.
……
……
In the main hall of the Ma Manor.
A couple sat in the main hall.
The middle-aged man with an extraordinary bearing was the Ma Clan's Patriarch, Ma Jun Sheng.
The beautiful woman sitting beside him was Ma Jun Sheng's wife, Li Shi.
They were Ma Wencai's parents.
A young man sat beside the couple.
He was in high spirits.
He was Ma Wencai's elder brother, Ma Wenjie.
"Father, Mother, two days ago, a letter came from the capital. The eldest young master of the Cao family in Qu 'a County, Cao Ziheng, won the first place in this year's Fall Quarter Examinations and became a hot figure among scholars. I heard that even those important figures in the Imperial Court favor him. This is not a good thing for our Ma Clan.”
Ma Wenjie held a letter in his hand, his expression somewhat worried.
The Cao Clan that he was talking about was the most prestigious clan in Qu 'a County. Their power was on par with Ma Clan.
Qu 'a County and Shangyu County were the most important areas of influence in Kuaiji Prefecture.
Ma Clan and Cao Clan had been fighting openly and covertly for many years.
Both clans had some influence in the imperial court.
After fighting for so many years, no one could shake the other.
Hence, he decided to do it.
The two families simultaneously shifted their target to the next generation.
Whoever was the first to nurture the next generation of talents would have power over the other.
Now.
The Cao family's next generation had a rising star. This was a bolt from the blue for the Ma family, who was their competitor.
If they were unable to select a young talent from the Ma Clan disciples to compete with Cao Ziheng, it was imaginable that Kuaiji Prefecture would completely become the Cao Clan's territory in a few years.
At that time.
The Ma Clan would be completely crushed by the Cao Clan!
"Sigh! I've seen Cao Ziheng before. He's talented and intelligent. To be honest, in our Ma tribe, only literary talent can barely compare to him. But now…"
At the mention of his youngest son, Ma Junsheng shook his head and sighed.
Consort Li and Ma Wenjie were also frowning.
Ever since he had fallen in love with Zhu Yingtai, Ma Wencai seemed to have changed into a different person. He was absent-minded all day, and his mind was filled with thoughts of how to pursue Zhu Yingtai.
"Old Master, why don't you let me persuade Wen Cai?”
Consort Li hesitated for a moment.
She had tried to persuade Ma Wencai to give up on Zhu Yingtai many times, but to no avail. Instead, it made Ma Wencai even more determined.
No matter how much he tried to persuade her, it would probably be meaningless.
But-
This was the only way!
"Mother, it's not like you don't know Second Brother's personality. If he had set his mind on something, even nine bulls would not be able to pull him back. In my opinion, it's useless to persuade him.”
Ma Wenjie shook his head with a bitter smile.
Why was this brat so stubborn?
Why did she have to hang herself on the Zhu family?
Ma Junsheng was speechless.
Consort Li was speechless.
The main hall was silent.
The atmosphere was a little depressing.
It was difficult!
No matter how great Ma tribe's influence was, if there was no successor, there would be a day when it would fall.
"Master, Madam, something happened."
Fuli's butler, Ma Er, rushed in.
"What is it? Why are you so flustered?"
Ma Junsheng frowned.
He was already annoyed enough and did not want to hear anything else.
"Reporting to Old Master, the entrance of our Ma Manor is surrounded by a large group of matchmakers. They say that they want to matchmake our second young master.”
"There are people from the Zhao Mansion, the Qian Mansion, and the Zhou Mansion. All of them are famous families in Shangyu County. These are the invitations sent by those matchmakers.”
Ma Er happily handed the invitation to Ma Jun Sheng.
However, Ma Junsheng did not even look at it and threw it directly on the table beside him.
"Hmph, what's the use of matchmaking? Didn't they know that Wen Cai already had someone in his heart?”
Ma Junsheng smiled bitterly.
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