The young man was taken aback, shook his head, "No."
The Xue Family smiled again and said, "The girl who asked you for food just now is my husband's younger sister. Her name is Li Yuzhu, she is twelve this year, hasn't been promised to anyone, very innocent. I intend to sell her to you."
The young man raised his head and looked at her in surprise.
The Xue Family glanced toward the door, then whispered, "Regarding the price, I could reduce it. Originally, we planned to sell her for eighty taels, how about I charge you forty... forty-eight taels? Forty-eight, a lucky number, don't you think?"
She didn't know how much it cost to sell a bride, so she mentioned a price that she thought the young man could accept.
The young man looked at her, then put down the basket he was weaving and stood up.
Gently brushing off the bamboo chips on his clothes.
The Xue Family thought he agreed, happily added, "She's very obedient, she'll do whatever you ask."
This time, the young man ignored her and walked out with big strides.
The Xue Family didn't know what he intended to do and followed him out.
Outside, Li Yuzhu was holding a bowl, feeding mush to the Xue Family's two children.
The two-and-a-half-year-old Li Jing sat obediently on a small tree stump stool, while the half-year-old Li Guoguo was held by the third son Li Xing'an.
The young man looked at Li Yuzhu and said loudly, "Li Yuzhu, your sister-in-law wants to sell you to me, the price is forty-eight taels."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the Lu Ling Royal Mansion turned to look at the Xue Family, their eyes filled with indignation.
The Xue Family was terrified, thinking, how could this foolish boy shout it out?
"Am I that cheap? Only worth forty-eight taels?" Li Yuzhu said self-deprecatingly.
"Xue Family, how dare you?" Princess Consort Wei was furious.
"Zhen Niang, how could you do this? She's your husband's younger sister!" Li Xingmao was also very dissatisfied.
"I... I... I was doing it for her good! Would you rather watch her starve to death?" The Xue Family said aggrievedly, "She just fainted from hunger, how many times can she faint?"
"My daughter, I would rather she starve to death than be sold!" Wei said coldly.
The young man's gaze slowly turned to Li Yuzhu.
"What's the fuss? Enough!" Prince Luling Li Boxuan couldn't stand it anymore and walked away.
If the argument continued, they feared all the family's secrets would be aired out for outsiders to hear.
Did he not care about his reputation?
Wei gave the Xue Family a fierce look and also left.
Li Yuwen and Li Yu En, seeing that there was nothing to eat, had no interest in staying either, so they left too.
Second Young Master Li Xingsheng urged Li Yuzhu and the third brother Li Xing'an, "Hurry up, you two."
"Coming," Li Yuzhu scraped the last bit of mush in the bowl with a spoon and fed it to the two children.
Li Jing smacked his lips contentedly, "So delicious, Aunt."
Li Guoguo grinned at Li Yuzhu with the two small teeth he had.
"Thanks, when we have food again, I'll definitely repay you," Li Yuzhu returned the bowl to the young man.
"No need, it's just a bowl of mush," he accepted the bowl and went back inside.
The Princely Heir Li Xingmao came to hold the child, "Third brother, third sister, I'll carry Guoguo."
The third brother Li Xing'an coldly glanced at the Xue Family standing aside and handed the small baby over.
"Third sister, let's leave, you kindly help them take care of the children, but they plan to sell you! Hmph!" Li Xing'an pulled Li Yuzhu's arm and walked away, "Perhaps they think you don't carry the children well, let them do it themselves!"
Li Yuzhu was also displeased, so she left with Li Xing'an.
Everyone left, leaving the Xue Family behind.