Chapter 198: 197 Matchmaking Conference (Part 2)

Gao Zheng scanned the hall on the first floor.

He did not see anyone he fancied.

Gao Zheng is attracted to good looks.

Although he knew he couldn’t find a wife like Luo Zhen, he still wanted to find someone with some charm.

That way, he would also save face.

However, the women here were either broad and stout or had sallow faces, freckles, rough skin, or were somewhat dark-skinned.

It was hard even to find someone with fair skin.

Generally, women with outstanding beauty were usually daughters of wealthy merchants or officials.

After all, beauty is cultivated.

Among farm women, beauties are rarely found.

Even if there were, after years of farm work, sun, and wind, they would be worn down.

And in between, there were also famines and rebellions.

Any attractive women would have already caught the eyes of the Rebel Army and been violated, leaving very few.

Thus, after two rounds, Gao Zheng still didn’t find anyone he liked.

Fortunately, Chen Mo opened a back door for him and asked Fu Bi to look out for a few possibilities for him.

“General Gao, please follow me,” Fu Bi found Gao Zheng and took him to the fourth floor.

They entered one of the private rooms.

And in this private room, it happened to be diagonally opposite Chen Mo.

Chen Mo could see clearly from the high ground.

“Damn that Fu Bi, is this how I told him to handle things? Even though I asked him to keep an eye out…”

Chen Mo started cursing; after all, the girl in that room did indeed have some charm.

If it was rated on a ten-point scale, it would be a seven according to Chen Mo’s aesthetics.

But this girl was young, seemingly not yet an adult; Gao Zheng could be her grandfather.

“Bring me the roster,” Chen Mo beckoned behind him.

The women attending the matchmaking conference all had records on a roster.

Xu Miaozhen handed the roster to Chen Mo from the table next to him.

Chen Mo searched through it, then said, “Wang Miaomiao, aged fourteen, daughter of a merchant, her parents were killed by the Rebel Army, she was… violated by the Rebel Army…”

Meanwhile, as Chen Mo was going through the roster.

Gao Zheng also came out of the private room.

Although Wang Miaomiao matched his aesthetic taste, she was evidently too young.

Probably not yet of age.

Even though at this age, in the common folk, it was widespread to marry.

But this petite appearance made Gao Zheng hesitate.

So after saying sorry to Wang Miaomiao, he left the private room.

“I did not misjudge him.”

Chen Mo praised Gao Zheng’s actions.

Though Chen Mo gave them relative freedom at this matchmaking conference.

The age gap between Gao Zheng and Wang Miaomiao was too large.

If Gao Zheng were just in his early twenties, Chen Mo wouldn’t have said anything.

…

Gao Zheng came to another person recommended by Fu Bi.

Also with some charm.

But this woman had been violated by the Rebel Army.

When the Song Army recaptured Celestial River City, she was rescued from the Rebel Army.

Her name was Song Hong, formerly a constable’s wife, with a daughter over two years old.

But both her husband and daughter were killed by the Rebel Army.

Leaving just her.

Age-wise, she was almost thirty.

However, the two did not hit it off.

Thus, Fu Bi led him to the last recommended person.

This woman was named Chen Jie.

Thirty-one.

Her charm slightly surpassed that of Wang Miaoke.

And she had not been violated by the Rebel Army, and she had wide hips.

Hearing that Gao Zheng was a captain, she was quite satisfied with him.

But Gao Zheng did not fancy her.

Only because Chen Jie said she could not bear children.

In the Great Song Dynasty, women who could not bear children were deeply despised.

Moreover, as long as the husband wrote a divorce letter, he could end the marriage.

Although disappointed, Chen Jie understood why Gao Zheng did not choose her.

Due to her infertility, she had been divorced by two husbands before.

Chen Mo cursed again, “He usually has a pretty sharp mind, but now he can’t figure it out?

Even if Chen Jie can’t have children, you can still take a concubine! No wonder he’s been single for so long.”

“Sir, calm down.” Luo Zhen gently stroked Chen Mo’s chest, helping him to cool down.

“Forget it, I won’t interfere. Let him choose however he wants, it’s not my business.”

Chen Mo was quite angry, turned over, pinned Luo Zhen’s hands, and pressed her beneath him, saying, “Zhen’Er, help me…”

Luo Zhen blushed deeply, “Master, Miaozhen is still here.”

“I’ll take my leave,” Xu Miaozhen on the side also blushed and hurriedly left the room.

After she left, Chen Mo kissed Luo Zhen’s red lips, then whispered in her ear, “Zhen’Er, shall I teach you an instrument?”

…

When Xu Miaozhen re-entered the room, she happened to see Luo Zhen rinsing her mouth with tea, giving Chen Mo a resentful look.

Naively unaware of what had transpired, she sat down behind Chen Mo, continuing to massage his shoulders.

And as Chen Mo felt a bit tired, he said to Xu Miaozhen, “Stop massaging, let me use your legs as a pillow; I want to take a nap.”

“Ah?” Xu Miaozhen was stunned, her face reddening.

“Is it not allowed?” Chen Mo turned and glanced at her.

“No… it’s not that,” Xu Miaozhen stammered.

“Then it’s okay.”

Without a second thought, Chen Mo used Xu Miaozhen’s legs as a pillow and then drew Luo Zhen into his arms, closing his eyes.

Xu Miaozhen, watching Chen Mo on her legs, felt a bit at a loss.

She looked at Chen Mo’s face, and inexplicably her face reddened even more.

At this moment, Chen Mo’s eyes suddenly opened.

Xu Miaozhen hurriedly gazed elsewhere.

Chen Mo said, “When the matchmaking event ends, remember to wake me up.”

“Ah… sure,” Xu Miaozhen nodded foolishly.

…

…

Chen Mo was awakened by a series of knocks on the door.

Then Xu Miaozhen’s voice came to his ears, “Sir, wake up, sir, something’s happened…”

Chen Mo groggily opened his eyes, meeting Xu Miaozhen’s somewhat anxious face and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Just as Xu Miaozhen was about to respond.

The knocking sounded again.

“Who? Come in!” Chen Mo uttered.

Luo Zhen, who had already gotten up from Chen Mo’s embrace, went to open the door.

“Greetings, madam.” Liu Dan bowed to Luo Zhen, then said to Chen Mo, “Sir, there’s trouble, people are fighting downstairs.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo immediately perked up, stood up, and asked, “What happened? Who’s fighting?”

“It’s Wang Liu and Li Qi, they’re fighting over Chen Jie,” Liu Dan replied.

Chen Mo frowned, “Take me to see.”

Wang Liu and Li Qi were both commanders.

The gist of the situation.

Was that both Wang Liu and Li Qi fancied Chen Jie.

And Chen Jie was quite satisfied with both of them, but leaned more towards Li Qi in her heart.

Therefore, she had to reject one.

But she was afraid of offending Wang Liu, so she didn’t say anything for a long time.

Unaware of this, upon seeing her hesitation, Wang Liu suggested to Li Qi that they have a fight, with the loser backing out.

Who knew the fight would become real once they started.

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