"Oh, fourth sister-in-law, look how mad you have made mother." Mrs. Lin San walked over with a smile and sat down on the chair beside her mother-in-law.
Xiao Zhenniang turned to Lin: "Third sister-in-law, how did I make you angry?"
Lin pretended to be surprised: "If it weren't for you, why would mother come all the way to this poor place to escape?"
Xiao Zhenniang raised the corners of her mouth slightly, "I thought I was here to attend Shu'er's wedding, but it turns out I'm not."
She turned to look at her husband and said, "Silang, is mother here to call you to task?"
Wen Silang was about to slip away when his wife pulled him back. He said in a good-tempered manner, "How is that possible? Mother came here specially to attend Shu'er's wedding."
Old Madam Wen's face became increasingly gloomy, but she couldn't say anything to refute in front of her son.
She has always disliked her fourth daughter-in-law, not only because of her poor family background, but also because she is arrogant and doesn't take her, the mother-in-law, seriously at all. However, her fourth son has always spoiled her and would rather disobey his elders than say a word against his wife.
Look, even Wen Shu's marriage was handled hastily, and she found a poor family with no father's family for her granddaughter.
"Go and call that Li Xu over so I can see who he is." Old Madam Wen said.
Xiao Zhenniang was about to say something when her husband pulled her back.
Wen Silang smiled at his mother and said, "Okay, I'll go and call her right away."
Having said that, he dragged his wife out of the main hall.
When they got outside, Xiao Zhenniang shook off her husband's hand and said coldly, "Why are you looking for Li Xu? I'm telling you, Wen Yanmin! If your mother ruins my daughter's marriage, I will never let you go, even if I die!"
Wen Silang sighed: "My mother is old, and she is not sober in her actions. Why do you bother with an old lady?"
Xiao Zhenniang said nothing and turned back to the house.
She really didn't bother to pay attention to the people from the Wen family.
Just let your husband handle it alone and don't take care of him yourself.
Jiang family.
Wen Shu was talking to Ying Bao when she saw the little maid Huan Er running to her: "Madam, the old lady and the third lady are here, you should go back quickly!"
"Grandma is here?" Wen Shu frowned.
My grandmother has always been strong. She must have come all the way here with bad intentions.
Huan'er nodded repeatedly: "It's really the old lady, and here also came the third lady and her two daughters."
When Wen Shu heard this, he quickly got off the kang, put on his shoes and ran out.
Only when I ran to the door did I remember to wave goodbye to Yingbao.
Yingbao leaned against the window and watched Wen Shu hurriedly run out of the yard and disappear behind the screen wall with the maid Huan'er.
I have never met the old lady of the Wen family, but from what Sister Wen said, I know that the old lady is very strict and authoritarian.
I hope that old lady is not here to break up Sister Wen.
Li Xu was brought into the main hall of the Wen family. Under the guidance of his father-in-law, he bowed to the old lady in the main seat and said, "Grandson-in-law greets grandmother."
The old lady glanced at the young man and saw that he had a righteous face, a steady expression and was not smiling. She felt relieved and asked him his name, hometown, and his eighteen generations of ancestors.
Li Xu answered a few questions carefully, and did not answer any unreasonable questions.
Madam Wen San suddenly asked, "Li Xu, did you really not have a wife before? You wouldn't abandon your wife and marry a girl from our Wen family, would you?"
Li Xu was unhappy, but still answered honestly: "I have no wife. It is my honor to be engaged to Miss Wen this time."
"That's not necessarily true." Lin smiled slightly and said, "If you deliberately lied, who would know?"
Li Xu: …
Seeing that his mother had asked all the questions she needed to ask, Wen Yanmin ignored his third sister-in-law's sarcasm and took his future son-in-law and left the house.
When he came outside, he whispered to Li Xu, "This is our family elders examining the younger generation, please don't mind."
Li Xu clasped his fists and said, "I know, father-in-law, don't worry, I really don't have an ex-wife."
Wen Yanmin sighed and patted Li Xu's shoulder, "You are a good person. I am relieved."
A few days later, Li Xu went to pick up the bride using a hired sedan chair and musicians.
Yingbao and Erni served as Wenshu's bridesmaids. They accompanied Wenshu throughout the ceremony and sent her to the bridal chamber.
I thought the matter was over, but the next day, the old lady from the Wen family sent someone to the Jiang family and asked Yingbao to see her.
"Our old lady wants to see the young lady. Please come with me." The maid who came to deliver the message was arrogant, making Chunniang angry.
Yingbao patted her mother on the shoulder and told her to be patient, and she went with the maid to see Old Madam Wen.
Chunniang was worried about her daughter, so she insisted on following her.
In the main hall of the Wen family, Old Madam Wen sat at the head of the table, next to her was Third Wen's wife, Mrs. Lin, and two older maids. Madam Wen and her husband were not there.
It seemed that the old lady had called me here because her fourth son and daughter-in-law were away.
"Madam, the young lady from the Jiang family is here." The maid said respectfully.
Yingbao and A Niang bowed to the old lady: "Old Madam."
After a long while, Mrs. Wen seemed to have just seen Yingbao and her daughter. She hummed and said, "Are you Yingbao from the Jiang family? Sit down."
Yingbao glanced at the small bench on the ground but didn't sit on it.
Just as A Niang was about to sit down, Ying Bao pulled her back.
She asked calmly, "Madam Wen, please tell me what you want to say. My mother and I are very busy and don't have time to stay here for too long."
In Dongchen Village, she was the host, and Madam Wen and her party were the guests. How could she and her mother sit in the servants' position
In a wealthy family, the master sits on a high chair and the seats given to the servants are small stools like this. Myself and my mother are not servants of anyone, so there is no need to accommodate her.
Seeing the little country girl being so rude, Old Lady Wen was furious.
Just as he was about to get angry, he suddenly remembered something and said, "It's not a big deal, I just wanted to ask you if you would be willing to come to my side."
In the past few days, she asked her servants to inquire about it. The little girl of the Jiang family has very good medical skills and is also good-looking. If she can be won over, she will be a good gift when she grows up, which can pave the way for the Lin family.
That’s right, the old lady’s surname is Lin, and she is a close aunt to Mrs. Lin, the third wife of Wen.
She originally wanted to marry Wen Shu to the Xiao family and get her nephew out of prison, but that damn girl secretly canceled the engagement.
As for why she didn't marry Wen Tian or Wen Jiao to Xiao Chengjun, it was because they were still young and couldn't get married early, and secondly, she planned to send her twin granddaughters to the palace to win favor. With their outstanding looks, they would surely charm the emperor.
Ying Bao asked with a smile: "Madam Wen wants to buy me as a slave?"
When Chunniang heard this, she couldn't help but get angry. She grabbed her daughter's hand with one hand. Before she could scold her back, she suddenly heard her daughter ask again: "How much money is Madam Wen prepared to pay?"
Madam Wen was stunned by the question of this little girl who didn't play by the rules. After a while, she said, "How about one hundred taels?"
"One hundred taels?" Ying Bao's face darkened. "The old lady actually wants to buy someone with one hundred taels? Is your silver more precious than others?"
She said disdainfully, "My monthly pocket money is more than 100 taels, and you actually want to use this little money to buy someone from our Dongchen Village?"