Yueyao originally thought this was just gossip, yet unexpectedly, this turmoil soon spread to Ma's Mansion.
On this day, Madam Tang came to Ma's Mansion. Madam Tang observed her daughter's loss of liveliness and instead a growing melancholic aura, feeling distressed. After hesitating for a while, she said, "Daughter, a lieutenant named Qu from the Bu Jun came to propose marriage a few days ago."
Madam Tang was surprised and said, "A marriage proposal? Eighth Sister is sixteen this year, indeed at the age for marriage discussions. Mother, is this Lord Qu a remarriage?" The Tang Family is a merchant family, and since that person surnamed Qu holds a Fifth Rank official position, with a formal proposal, it would certainly be a second marriage. Even for a second marriage, it would be a step up for the Tang Family.
