The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife-Chapter 2146 - 2148: Taking a Wife
"Luo Linfei has been imprisoned, but it can be confirmed that she will be the bride the day after tomorrow." Ye Zi’an snorted coldly, "This Prefect is really delusional. His youngest son has already been married, yet he’s divorcing his wife to marry again. Truly bold."
"..." This is madness, managing to do such heartless things. "Isn’t he afraid that his in-laws will cause a ruckus?"
"Business cannot compete with government; the Lan family’s in-laws are merchants."
Ye Zi’an thought to himself, marrying is fine, when guests gather the day after tomorrow, including local officials, there’s no fear of anyone getting wind and fleeing early, then they can capture them all in one fell swoop.
Yang Chuxia understood that no matter how rich the merchants were, they couldn’t compare with a noble daughter like the Luo Family’s.
The Zhejiang Prefecture City was particularly lively that day.
The bridal procession went around the prefecture city twice with booming gongs and drums.
That Young Master Lan on horseback was uplifted by the marriage, his grin reaching his ears.
"Lord Lan, your son truly is fortunate!"
"Indeed, indeed, I heard he’s marrying a young lady from the Luo Family of the Capital City?"
"Oh, not at all..." Prefect Lan politely folded his hands, while he felt secretly pleased.
His son, the fool, originally wanted to hide it from him, intending to cozy up to the Luo Family alone. Fool! As a child of the Lan family, how could he think to enjoy those benefits alone, excluding the Lan family?
It’s just perfect now, under his witness, directly turning that Luo family girl into his daughter-in-law. Haha, the Luo Family is the Emperor’s maternal relatives; by associating with them, they become imperial kin.
With connections in the court, perhaps in the future, they could rise above the confines of Zhejiang.
"Lord Lan truly has good fortune; leaving Zhejiang might just be a matter of time."
"Indeed, indeed, when you get to the Capital City’s realm, don’t forget us colleagues. After all, we are all in the same boat."
A fat man laughed until his eyes were squeezed shut, but everyone present knew these words were a threat.
Everyone was involved in this affair; as one family gains backing, they must find ways to shield the others. Otherwise, if anyone gets caught, they will undoubtedly expose the rest.
"That’s easy enough to say!" Prefect Lan chuckled, "What’s between us? Let’s go, go, go, inside for drinks!"
Yang Chuxia, hidden in the crowd, looked at the once rather elegant County Magistrate Lan, now turned into a vulgar figure like Porky Pig, and felt a bit distressed.
How come there are so few good officials these days, like her Brother An, even fewer, serving not the people but their own interests. They all deserve death!
At this time, Ye Zi’an was conversing with others. He had entered as a merchant, offering a jade Buddha to the gatekeeper to gain entry.
Fortunately, there were many guests today, and having not seen Prefect Lan for many years, Ye Zi’an had managed not to be discovered as he mingled among them.
Yang Chuxia quietly made her way to the harem and soon reached the new room.
At this moment, the young master of the Lan family was inside, appearing to have had some wine.
"My lady, beauty, life’s four great joys: meeting an old friend in a distant land, achieving high ranks on the imperial examination, the wedding night, joy after a long drought, but for me, I only cherish the wedding night. The night is short, let’s not delay."
Saying this, without even lifting the veil, he tried to press down on her.
"Scoundrel! Beast! Get off me!" Luo Linfei’s voice came, "Our Luo family will never let you go."
"Haha, stop pretending, little lady."
