Chapter 81 Yue Wei Marriage
Wuyingbo was the most inconspicuous noble family in Beijing. It was also passed down from generation to generation by the grace of their ancestors, but each generation was inferior to the previous one. Until now, Wuyingbo Wei Xiang could only barely keep this signboard.
Wu Yingbo had only one son and two daughters, none of whom were born to Wu Yingbo's wife. Wu Yingbo had a very difficult time having children. He and his wife had been childless for six years, so he had no choice but to raise two concubines. It was not until he was 26 years old that he had his eldest son.
Two years later, the concubine gave birth to a daughter and nothing happened. The old lady had no choice but to find three more concubines for her son, but only one of them gave birth to a daughter for Wu Yingbo the next year, and no more children were born since then.
The only son was in poor health and had to take medicine every day. He married his stepmother's niece last winter, but there was no good news for half a year. This was undoubtedly another heavy blow to the Wuying Earl's Mansion, which was already out of favor with the emperor and whose family was getting worse and worse.
Wei Chi is the eldest daughter of Wu Yingbo, but she is a woman with a masculine character. It is said that she helps her stepmother to manage household affairs at a young age, and she is a very prestigious young lady in the mansion. Because Wu Yingbo only has these three children and his wife is unable to have children, the marquis' wife raised these three children under her own name.
Wei Chi is eighteen years old this year. He had been engaged for a long time and had already started the six rituals. However, the process suddenly stopped after he went to Jiangnan with his uncle at the beginning of winter last year. The next news came out was that the man had started to look at other girls. No one outside knew what had happened, but since then no one has come to propose marriage for Wei Chi.
I didn't expect that the Wuying Marquis's Mansion would actually marry the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion. Although she would be the second wife of Master Yue San, I heard that Miss Wei was extremely happy.
Since Master Yue San was remarried and Miss Wei was of appropriate age, the marriage was arranged quickly.
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The next day, seeing Meng Qi coming into the house with an unhappy face after greeting, Su Qing went to see Yuan Dong. Yuan Dong helplessly spread his hands and whispered, "The Crown Prince's wife promised the Prince's Mansion that two foster mothers will be sent from the Prince's Mansion to teach the fourth young lady from next month."
Su Qing said, "Oh, the palace is not like the marquis's palace. The rules are much stricter. The maid hired by Wang Shi is naturally not as professional as those from the palace. My family should be more cautious first. A few months before the wedding, the palace will definitely send someone to teach etiquette. At this time, the small splint was hit again. For a lively and active person like Meng Qi who is most impatient with those rules and regulations, it is undoubtedly a life without desire."
Thinking of this, Su Qing thought of Zhou Yu again. These two people were living in a honeypot, as we can say now. It was hard to imagine what their future life would be like.
Su Qing stood by the bed and looked at the clothes she would wear when she accompanied Meng Qi to the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion tomorrow. She suddenly felt depressed. She would have to face Wang Xiaoer every day in the future. The previous contacts made her show her true self in front of him. Now when Meng Qi married into the family, Zhou Yu would be her male master. How could she still speak so freely?
Thinking of this, Su Qing felt upset. What's the point of being Meng Qi's husband? It would be great if he was Meng Juan or Meng Xiu's. Although they couldn't meet all the time, at least she wouldn't have to wear a mask when talking to him.
Thinking of Zhou Yu, Su Qing suddenly remembered why the name Yue Sanye sounded so familiar to her. That's right, during the days when she was taking care of Wu Hen, Zhou Yu mentioned this person, saying that Wu Hen was injured in order to save him, and also said that he was going to the south.
At that time, Zhou Yu also said that Master Yue San was also injured, but not seriously. Su Qing thought of what Yuan Dong told her yesterday about the eldest daughter of the Wei family, who also went to Jiangnan at the beginning of winter last year, and her original marriage was cancelled after she came back. Could there be any connection between them?
Meng Qi was different from usual when she got up in the morning. She rarely allowed anyone to help her when she put on her underwear. She sent everyone out and fiddled with it for a long time. And the jewelry she wore was not the one she had chosen a few days ago. Usually, Meng Qi didn't like jewelry that was too luxurious or too large. She felt it was a headache.
But today her hair was covered with pearls and jade, and even her ears were hung with two heavy gold earrings. She originally only had one jade belt around her waist, but now she had several more belts of gold and silver that she had found from somewhere. This outfit made Mother Liu exclaim, "My dear lady, you can't wear this. This, this... it must be so heavy."
"No, this looks good, I'll wear it like this." When Meng Qi was getting dressed, she actually greeted Master Yue San. It would be great if he got married in winter, and she could buy a few more items.
"But, Fourth Miss..."
Meng Qi waved her hand and said, "I want to wear it like this. You don't have to worry about it. Just stay at home and watch over the door."
Seeing Meng Qi lift the curtain and go out, Yuan Dong and Yuan Yue hurriedly followed. Mother Liu handed the bundle to Su Qing, "See if you can get a chance to coax her to change. This shiny outfit will make people laugh at her."
At this time, the shining person was standing in the middle of the yard with everyone waiting for Song. Since she entered the yard, Meng Juan has been laughing non-stop. She laughed out loud at first, but then she kept it back after she realized something was wrong. Even Meng Xiu was trying hard to hold back her laughter, but she didn't dare to laugh too much.
Meng Qi, for the rare occasion, ignored them and stood there alone, thinking about how much she had put on her body. If successful, it would be enough for herself and Hong Zhe for a few days. Thinking about what was written in the notebook, it should only take five or six days. She could just wait for the two families to find her and then start discussing the marriage.
The trouble is that she has to break off the engagement with the Prince Shen's Mansion first, but that is not what she cares about. Thinking that her plan is waving not far away, Meng Qi is in a very good mood. Hong Zhe's gentle eyes and the warmth when he held her hand made her stand up straighter.
When Wang came out with Song and Liu on her left and right, she couldn't believe her daughter's golden appearance. She didn't care about Song's presence and hurriedly walked to Meng Qi to look her up and down, "Go back and change your clothes. What's wrong with you?"
"No, mother, I like this, it's so festive." Meng Qi didn't wait for Wang to say anything else, and turned to Song, "Grandma, let's go, it will be bad if we are late."
Mrs. Song was also very surprised by Meng Qi's outfit, but Mrs. Song also liked this kind of jewels and gems on a daily basis. Even if no one came to her house, she would wear a lot of jewelry on her head. So she didn't think Meng Qi was too much, and felt that this little granddaughter was most like her.
Then she patted Meng Qi's hand and walked out. Wang Shi was helpless when she saw this, so Su Qing hurriedly took a few steps and said, "I took the clothes I chose for the fourth young lady and went to the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion to coax the fourth young lady to change into them."
Wang turned around and looked at Su Qing, feeling indescribably close to her. "Okay, this is really..."