A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 132 Forced Blind Date

After Li Yunye finished applying the medicine to him, Mu Liang reached out and took out a wooden box from the counter beside the bed and continued in a gentle voice: "This is for you by your stepmother."

Li Yunye took the box and opened it curiously. Inside was a pair of crystal clear white jade ruyi. The top of the jade ruyi looked like a huge Ganoderma lucidum, and the texture of the grooves was naturally undulating. The handle was slightly curved, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. The handle was carved with Ganoderma lucidum branches, and a pure white lotus bloomed at the bottom of the handle.

There was also a letter under the jade ruyi.

"In seven days it will be Madam Zhuo's birthday. This is the birthday gift your stepmother has prepared for you." Mu Liang, who was still lying on the bed, replied in a gentle voice.

My great-aunt's birthday? Li Yunye held the box with a helpless look on his face. Since it was my great-aunt's birthday, he had to go even if he didn't want to. Fortunately, Brother Mu Liang was back so he didn't have to face his cousin's serious and scary face alone.

"What's wrong?" Seeing the gloomy look in Li Yunye's eyes, Mu Liang asked with concern.

Li Yunye shook his head, stood up and walked to the window to open the letter in the wooden box. It was several thick pages. The beginning of the letter was still about his mother's concern and care for her son. She also scolded him for leaving Liangdu without permission to go to Xiyue Country to look for dyes. She continued to ask him to spend more time with the Zhuo family and visit Old Madam Zhuo more often for her. Finally, she even mentioned that her father Li Xingyuan was considering finding a marriage for him.

"Ahhh, what the hell!" After reading the last paragraph, Li Yunye broke down and went crazy on the spot, completely ignoring the fact that Mu Liang was still in the room.

"What's wrong? What did my stepmother say?" Mu Liang was frightened by Li Yunye's strange words and actions. He quickly picked up a blue shirt beside the bed and put it on, then stood up and walked to Li Yunye and asked.

"My family wants to arrange a marriage for me." Li Yunye slumped down in a chair like a deflated ball and handed the letter in his hand to Mu Liang in distress. When he raised his eyes, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of his brother's strong and smooth chest faintly visible in his half-tied and half-unbuttoned blue shirt. Mu Liang, who had always been dignified and polite, was extremely seductive at this moment. Li Yunye could not help blushing and his heart beating fast, so he quickly lowered his head shyly.

Although he is a man now, there is a normal woman living inside this body!

"You are the only child of the Li family, and the young master of the famous Li family in Jiangnan. You have a heavy responsibility. It is necessary for you to get married as soon as possible to expand the Li family and continue the incense." Mu Liang naturally did not notice Li Yunye's abnormality at this time. He just smiled indifferently after reading the letter, and then said seriously.

"Your tone is exactly the same as my uncle and grandmother!" Even brother Lian Muliang treated him in the same way. Li Yunye was naturally unhappy. He angrily pulled the letter back from his hand, stood up and walked out of the room. At the same time, he couldn't help complaining in his heart: How can I, at my age, still a single dog, have the nerve to urge others to get married early?

"Hey, why is your face red? Why is my suave brother Yunye shy?" Mu Liang couldn't help but joked when he saw the blush on Li Yunye's face. He just thought that his brother was shy because of talking about marriage, and had no idea that he was the "cause of trouble" that made Li Yunye blush.

Being teased by Mu Liang like this, Jiang Siyao felt even more annoyed and ashamed, and her face felt like it was on fire. She ran away in panic and hid back in her room.

Two days later, An Yun handed over the invitation from the Zhuo Mansion. Li Yunye guessed without even looking at it that it must be an invitation to his uncle's grandmother's birthday.

On the day of Madam Zhuo's birthday, Li Yunye and Mu Liang arrived at the Zhuo residence early. The guests had not yet arrived, and only Zhuo Yanzheng was with Madam Zhuo. Although Madam Zhuo's hair was all white, she was not yet sixty years old. In addition, Zhuo Yushi and his mother, Madam Zhuo, were always low-key and quiet people, so this birthday was not a big celebration. They only invited some relatives, friends and neighbors who often visited to come.

After Li Yunye and Mu Liang expressed their congratulations to Old Lady Zhuo, Li Yunye presented a pair of jade ruyi that Madam Li had prepared in advance. Seeing the pair of flawless, elegant and refined white jade ruyi in front of her, Old Lady Zhuo naturally liked them. She asked the servants to accept the gifts and happily pulled Li Yunye to sit next to her.

Mu Liang was also invited by Old Lady Zhuo to sit next to Li Yunye. He had a gentle face and a smile in his eyes, like a modest gentleman, but there was still a trace of thought in his eyes. When he entered the hall, he secretly glanced at Zhuo Yanzheng. When he saw him for the first time, he was not much different from the rumored censor.

"Since mother has someone to accompany her, I will go and get busy." Zhuo Yan, who was sitting aside and was serious and taciturn, stood up and said to his mother before Madam Zhuo could speak.

"Go, go. You're sitting here with a stern face. Yunye doesn't even dare to say a word." Seeing that her son was about to leave, it was exactly what Madam Zhuo wanted, so she sent her son away with a look of disgust.

Li Yunye has been acting cautiously since he met Zhuo Yanzheng, and he was even more silent when sitting next to Old Madam Zhuo. Everyone in the room could tell that Li Yunye was afraid of Zhuo Yanzheng.

"Your cousin has always been like this. Just get used to it." After Zhuo Yanzheng left, Old Madam Zhuo took Li Yunye's hand and comforted him.

"Yunye understands." Li Yunye nodded obediently and said with a smile.

After the three people in the hall chatted and laughed for a while, guests began to come in one after another. Most of them were wives of officials or scholars, and occasionally there were unmarried daughters. The originally quiet hall suddenly became lively.

With the introduction of Mrs. Zhuo, Li Yunye met the guests one by one. Some women, seeing that Li Yunye not only came from a wealthy family but also had a handsome and likable appearance, all pulled their daughters forward, which made him a little at a loss.

Mu Liang, who was squeezed outside the crowd, looked at his brother being surrounded by people and smiled meaningfully. Mrs. Zhuo was probably not interested in this birthday party today. It seemed that his brother's marriage did not need to be taken care of by his stepfather and stepmother.

After a long time, Li Yunye finally took advantage of the fact that Old Madam Zhuo was chatting and laughing with a few other women and had no time to pay attention to himself, so he quickly slipped out of the crowd and pulled Mu Liang out of the hall.

"It's too boring in there!" When he arrived in the garden, Li Yunye took a deep breath and suddenly felt at ease.

"I wonder which girl Brother Yunye has taken a fancy to?" Mu Liang walked up to Li Yunye, patted his shoulder and asked with a smile.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Li Yunye rolled his eyes at Mu Liang, angrily shook off his shoulder, turned around and sat down in the pavilion, and pouted at Mu Liang, "You've ruined my good mood again."

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more." Mu Liang's handsome eyebrows curved, and he followed into the pavilion with a smile and sat next to Li Yunye, and continued to ask curiously: "You really can't see it?" I have heard in the past that this brother lingered in the flowers day and night and picked countless flowers. Today, even he could see the shyness shown by these girls, so how could brother Yunye not know?

"Hehe, what do you mean? These people were arranged by my aunt and grandmother to go on a blind date with me? But... but what kind of girl would show up in public for a blind date? What's more... most of them are from official families. How could they possibly look down on a merchant's son like me?" Li Yunye belatedly realized the unusual hint from his brother-in-law and widened his eyes with a look of panic on his face.

"The prosperous city of Liangdu has always been informal, and girls can go out in public without being trapped at home. Jingsong State has no laws prohibiting officials and businessmen from marrying each other. For some officials who have a difficult career, marrying a wealthy businessman is another way out."

After hearing Mu Liang's words, Li Yunye's face was filled with despair. He never expected that he would be plotted against by his uncle and grandmother today.