CHAPTER 90: CHAPTER 90: DISASTER LOOMING?

"It shouldn’t be, right!"

Yuan Yindi thought that Yuan Shougui probably wouldn’t be so reckless, after all, he just got beaten up, and his wounds on his backside haven’t even healed yet.

A saying among the common folk goes, "once a scar heals, the pain is forgotten."

But Yuan Shougui’s wounds haven’t completely healed yet!

"Uncle, let’s go take a look!"

Yuan Bao waved her hand, pointing in the direction of the Sheng Family Manor.

Although there was no evidence, her intuition told her that her elder cousin might be heading down a path of no return.

"Alright, let’s go take a look then!"

Yuan Yindi nodded, picked up Yuan Bao, and strode towards the village entrance.

At the village entrance, there was still a group of little kids playing. Among them were the little ones from the Yuan Family, Yuan Shoucheng, and Yuan Shouxin were all there.

Yuan Yindi went up to ask, but no one had seen Yuan Shougui come by.

"Uncle, let’s walk over there!"

Yuan Bao still trusted her intuition.

Yuan Yindi couldn’t resist Yuan Bao, so he had to carry her and loop around that way.

Then, the two of them saw a limping figure making his way laboriously towards the Sheng Family Manor.

"That brat!"

Seeing the limping figure, Yuan Yindi was about to explode with anger.

"Uncle, should we call big cousin back?"

"No, what would we call him back for?"

Yuan Yindi was truly infuriated.

Marriage is about social status matching.

If the status doesn’t match, such a marriage is almost certain to have problems.

What kind of family is the Yuan Family, and what kind of family is the girl’s? Even if this Miss Sheng is currently disdained by her family, it’s still absolutely impossible for her to marry into a family like theirs.

"Uncle, are we just going to leave big cousin be?"

Yuan Bao also didn’t want to meddle, but this matter couldn’t be left ignored.

As the ancient saying goes, "a dragon does not live with a snake."

If they let her big cousin continue to have this clandestine relationship with Sheng Xueyi, and the Sheng Family found out and took their anger out on their family, it would implicate their whole clan.

Separation?

Don’t joke around!

Those high and mighty people wouldn’t care about these things.

To save their own face and vent their frustration, they wouldn’t care about the lives of mere peasants.

"We must intervene!"

"We’ll discuss this when we get back!"

Yuan Yindi, after spending half a year in Daxia, had a deeper understanding of this country.

In Daxia, although military meritocracy provides more opportunities for commoners to rise, nobles are still nobles. Even if a peasant earns a title through military merit, unless they are ennobled to a duke or margrave, in the eyes of those longstanding noble families, they’re still peasants.

Yuan Yindi returned to the Yuan Family with Yuan Bao, then found his eldest brother and sister-in-law to share his discovery.

"Big brother, sister-in-law, what Shougui is doing now is very dangerous!"

"That Sheng Family is not one we can afford to provoke."

"If the Sheng Family learns that our Shougui is coveting their daughter, the Yuan Family will be facing a great disaster!"

Yuan Yindi was not exaggerating; he was just telling the plain truth.

However, Mrs. Li frowned and said, "His uncle, is it really that frightening?"

"Our eldest is not bad-looking, and our second and third are now in the army, both having gained military merit. The ennoblement is likely happening soon!"

"Why are we suddenly facing a disaster?"

Mrs. Li didn’t think this was a looming disaster; on the contrary, she saw it as a blessing sent to their family by Heaven.

Moreover, as long as that Miss Sheng is determined to be with their eldest, or if they even make it a fait accompli, why shouldn’t this marriage work out?