Chapter 1866: Chen Qiu Has a Suitor

Chapter 1866: Chen Qiu Has a Suitor

Now that Pan's father was safe and healthy, it was a cause for celebration. And if they were to find a marriage proposal for Chen Qiu, wouldn't that be even more joyous?

Pan's father was quite kind to his granddaughter, Chen Qiu, especially since she had taken care of him during his illness.

Seeing that his granddaughter was of marriageable age, he began to look for a suitable match for her.

According to Xia Yan, "I heard from the neighbors in the Ten Li Lane that something might be brewing. Chen Qiu has been dressing up and going out often. They inquired about it and found out that the prospective groom is a young scholar who recently passed the imperial examination. He's talented and has a promising future. However, his name and ranking in the exam are being kept secret by the Chen family."

A scholar?

Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng exchanged a glance. "Chen Bing's ambitions are quite substantial. Despite his age, he's still plotting to climb up step by step."

Once penniless, he divorced his first wife and married the daughter of a comfortable family in the city.

Now he wants to marry his daughter off to someone with an official position. Does he aspire to become a future father-in-law of an official? It's fortunate that they approached us. Otherwise, if he had a powerful backing in the future, dealing with him would be more troublesome.

"You think if I visit them tomorrow, it might ruin Chen Qiu's potential match?" Shu Yu asked.

Meng Yunzheng had a different perspective. "I actually think you might be preventing an unfortunate marriage and saving a scholar who's been kept in the dark. You're also helping the court retain talent."

Shu Yu sighed. "You have a way with words."

Indeed, someone like Chen Qiu, who almost drove his fiancée to the brink of suicide because of her interest in Zhou Tiedong, seemed to share Chen Bing's character. Such a person shouldn't be allowed to victimize someone who had worked hard to achieve scholarly success.

They arrived just in time; it was a great deed.

Shu Yu discussed the plan for the next day with Grandma Lu, while the members of the Lu family, feeling both righteous anger and fury, finished their dinner and went to bed early, eagerly awaiting the confrontation tomorrow.

After a night's rest, the Lu family members were all in high spirits.

Especially Lu Sanzhu and his son. Early in the morning, the two of them walked out of their rooms with their hands on their hips and their chins lifted, giving others a sidelong glance. They looked exactly like rich landlords or young masters. They were dressed in new, expensive-looking clothes, with intricate embroidered belts and jade hairpins.

Shu Yu was taken aback by the sight. Her third uncle actually had a jade hairpin? Did her third aunt really buy him such expensive attire? Was that hairpin real?

Feeling a bit baffled, she walked up to the two men, scrutinizing them up and down, and lingering on the jade hairpin for quite some time. Then she blurted out in disbelief, "Is this your most valuable possession?"

Lu Sanzhu, "..."

"I mean, we're not going on a matchmaking session, we're going to fight. Is it necessary for both of you to dress so lavishly?"

Lu Sanzhu dropped his hand from his chin, looked at Shu Yu with a resentful expression, and said, "Shu Yu, you're still too young to understand. Although we're going to fight, at most, each of us will throw a punch or two. This time, we're going more to show off."

Shu Yu looked bewildered. "Show off... what?"