How could an ordinary young couple live like mortal enemies?
It didn't make sense.
He couldn't figure it out, either.
The old matriarch declared righteously, "A matter as grave as marriage cannot be faked."
She then feigned a look of regret. "So you see, it's not that we don't want this marriage alliance, it's that we're truly afraid. If something were to happen to our own ill-fated girl, it wouldn't have much of an impact. But Jing is different. This boy is destined to study for the imperial exams, to become a Scholar, then a scholar. If a girl from our family were to hinder Jing's official career, then our Chen family would become sinners in the eyes of the entire Zhao Village."
As soon as the old matriarch said this, the main hall instantly fell silent.
Looking at the faces of the elders in the room, they had all grown solemn, each and every one wearing a grim expression.
There was a reason for this.
