After listening to Wei Changfeng's succinct narration, Mrs. Song's expression turned ugly. Of course, Wei Gaochan, her granddaughter, could not be compared with her direct granddaughter Wei Changying in her mind. However, she was also a daughter of the Wei family, and she was almost killed The side branch cheated on the marriage - not only did the old lady feel aggrieved for her granddaughter, but she was also annoyed that Song Han and Song Duan had lost the face of the Song family in Jiangnan!
Fortunately, it was her beloved grandson Wei Changfeng who spoke about this matter. Mrs. Song was always gentle and gentle in the presence of her direct relatives, so she did not break out into throwing bowls and slamming cases. She calmed down and asked Wei Changfeng to go back to Wei Huan to learn from her grandfather. She then asked Chen Ruping to go ahead and call Wei Shengnian.
Wei Shengnian didn't know about the change, and Chen Ruping certainly wouldn't tell him. So he thought that his aunt called him to ask about Wei Gaochan's marriage preparations. He was used to being afraid of his parents. As soon as he heard his parents summoned him, he instinctively felt a little uneasy: Should he ask Pei to marry Wei? Gao Chan's extra dowry made the old lady think it was a violation of the rules? Or just asking casually
After speculating about the reason all the way, Wei Shengnian was shocked when he arrived in front of the old lady and took a look at Old Madam Song's face. Sure enough, the old lady didn't wait for him to salute, pointed at him and scolded: "What a good thing you did! "
Wei Shengnian was so frightened that he only wanted to pay family courtesy, so he immediately lifted his robe and knelt down, saying in panic: "Mother, please forgive me, but my son just thought that Gao Chan was the eldest daughter, so he asked Pei to buy her a few more things." , and has no intention of letting her surpass her legitimate daughter."
Mrs. Song was stunned for a moment when she heard this, then she laughed angrily and said: "Who is going to argue with you about a few things?! Do you think I am too busy! Let me ask you, did you promise Gao Chan to Song Duan? Have you carefully inquired about Song Duan and his father’s life?”
No matter how confused Wei Shengnian was, after hearing this, he knew that Mrs. Song was not angry at herself for letting Mr. Pei increase Wei Gaochan's dowry, but because she was dissatisfied with the marriage. He was very upset. His happiness in the past few days seemed to have been poured with cold water, but he was used to being cowardly. When he heard what the old lady said, he was shocked and at a loss. He subconsciously said: "Song Han and Song He's a decent person... listen, son... he's not bad!"
"People are plotting against your daughter, how can you see the bad side?!" Mrs. Song looked at him with hatred, why are these two bastards so careless? The second concubine is smart and capable, but a little too smart and capable. Mrs. Song can't rest assured if she doesn't keep an eye on her for a while. The third concubine is honest, but it's so honest that it's useless. Instead, the elders have to bother to do it for him. Just clean up the mess!
Mrs. Song is happy to be busy with her own children and grandchildren, but she feels tired of worrying about her concubines and grandchildren! So no matter Wei Shengnian was still ignorant about the whole thing, he caught him and scolded him so hard that Wei Shengnian was sweating profusely before he lost his temper and said coldly: "Go back to your room." Ask Gao Chan to spread the news about the illness, hide in her yard for two days, and then go out and tell people that Gao Chan and Song Duan have conflicting fates, so they are not suitable to be a couple! "
At this time, Wei Shengnian was still confused about the reason for his eldest daughter's marriage change, but he did not dare to ask his aunt, so he could only cautiously answer yes. Back in the third room, he listlessly told Mrs. Pei the matter, saying: " You tell Gao Chan to do this first, this is what my mother personally ordered."
Mrs. Pei was surprised: "We've already agreed, how come it's not right again?"
"You ask me who should I ask?!" Wei Shengnian was thinking that he had done something to save his parents' worries in the past two days, and then he was scolded by his aunt like this. He was also holding back a fire in his heart and did not dare to say anything about Song. What's the matter with the old lady? When asked by her wife, she snapped and said, "Why are you talking so much! Can't you just do as you are told? You want to know why you don't ask your mother yourself!"
Mrs. Pei was so angry that her eyes were red, and she almost shed tears - this marriage was originally promoted by Wei Shengnian. If Wei Shengnian hadn't said that Song Duan was so good, she would have given Wei Gaochan the favor of Mr. Pei. When choosing her husband's family, she would not fall in love with Song Duan, lest people say that she deliberately buried her eldest daughter!
Now that something happened, as a wife and legitimate mother, why should I ask about it, right? I don't want Wei Shengnian to take out his anger on Mrs. Song instead of taking it out on himself! It's just that Mrs. Pei has always felt inferior to her family and has no legitimate son to support her. After all, she feels that there is no place to talk in her husband's family, and she is afraid that Mrs. Song will give up Wei Gaochan's marriage beforehand - I still don't know what made the old lady. He stopped the already approved marriage and now started a quarrel with Wei Shengnian, which upset the old lady and made her even more disgusted with the third wife.
With such a balance in mind, Mrs. Pei gritted her teeth and endured this, and called her confidant maid to tell Wei Gaochan.
But after Wei Shengnian confessed the matter, he angrily went to Xinna's concubine's room to relax. After Pei's grievance, she was worried and just didn't ask. She just followed Wei Shengnian's words and asked Mrs. Song. She didn't dare, so she thought about it and went to the big room to find Mrs. Song in person on the pretext of sending a few flowers in a vase.
At this time, Mrs. Song also heard the news about the change in the marriage of her third wife. Seeing Mrs. Pei coming over, she still didn't know the reason? The two sisters-in-law exchanged a few words. When Mrs. Song saw that Pei's face was not very good, she dismissed the servants and asked with concern: "But are you worried about Gao Chan? Don't think too much, this marriage is not that good to begin with. Now that my father found out that Song Han and Song Duan were of bad character, he was worried that Gao Chan would be deceived by marrying him, so he ordered the marriage proposal to be stopped. "
Mrs. Pei originally guessed that there was something wrong with Song Han and his son that did not suit Wei Huan or Mrs. Song, so they turned down the already agreed marriage. Now when he heard what Mrs. Song said, he sighed and said: "So that's it? Just now, my husband went back and hurriedly told Gao Chan to be ill for a few days. People said that his destiny was in conflict with Song Duan's... Before I could find out the reason, he left because of something. I was confused. What should I tell Gao Chan? I think I should come to my sister-in-law to find out."
How could Mrs. Song not know Wei Shengnian's character? As soon as he heard this, he knew that Wei Shengnian was afraid of being scolded by Mrs. Song, so he did not dare to talk back to Mrs. Song, so he went back to his room to have an argument with his wife. After the attack, Wei Shengnian left on his own. The Pei family always treated their concubines as children. From a personal perspective, even if I had a quarrel with him, I couldn't let go and leave Wei Gaochan alone. I had no choice but to go to the big room to ask myself about it. It was really not easy for this younger brother and sister.
Mrs. Song had always looked down upon Wei Shengnian, but now she felt more and more that her brother-in-law was incompetent and confused, so she said: "Third brother, you are going too far. Why didn't you leave without telling you clearly about the eldest daughter's marriage? I just have something to do. How much time does it take to explain a few details?"
Although Mrs. Pei was full of complaints about Wei Shengnian at the moment, she didn't want to listen to others saying that her husband was not good. After all, husband and wife were one, and Wei Shengnian was not good, and Mrs. Pei herself had no face, so she changed her mind and said, "Sister-in-law is still good." Please tell me about Song Han and Song Duan's bad behavior. We checked before and it seemed that he was a decent person?"
"It's not easy to talk about this matter right now. Father is investigating." Mrs. Song whispered, "It involves the war in the north of the state... It's not convenient for us women to interrupt. We have to wait for Changfeng to come back to know the details. Anyway, our family is just talking about it now. After agreeing to the marriage, Song Han hasn't arrived in Fengzhou yet! Let's take care of Gao Chan first. Song Han's parents are here and they will definitely not make it easy for them!"
… Doesn’t saying this mean that we didn’t say it? Pei was helpless but thought again: "It involves the war in the north of the state. It sounds like the matter is not small. My husband respects Song Han so much... Could it be that in addition to the cancellation of the engagement, it will also affect the third bedroom?"
The eldest son's talent and stupidity were overshadowed by the legitimate son of the eldest family. Even under a famous Confucian sect like Wei Shigu, he was just a name in vain. Now even the marriage of the eldest daughter of the concubine is like this. Fang and Dafang couldn't relax because of their heavy hearts. They secretly sighed that they were Wei Gaochan's aunt, but now that Wei Gaochan's marriage had changed, she didn't know as much as Mrs. Song, her aunt...
Mrs. Song couldn't ask clearly. Not long after Pei returned to the third room in disappointment, Wei Gaochan, who had red eyes, was accompanied by his sister Wei Changyan, and came over to ask for details on the pretext of asking for peace.
But Mrs. Pei didn't find out clearly, and Mrs. Song told her not to tell anyone about Zhoubei's affairs, so she could only say vaguely: "Your grandmother thinks Song Duan is from a lower background."
"But didn't you say that grandma promised it last time?" Wei Gaochan asked subconsciously. After saying this, she felt that she had lost her words, as if she must marry Song Duan. She burst into tears and cried, "My daughter is not talking about it, but everyone came to congratulate her before and received all the gifts. Now... like this... how can my daughter go out?"
Although Mrs. Pei was not happy in her heart, she felt aggrieved when she saw the concubine like this, so she sighed and comforted: "You can't be blamed for what happened this time. It's all Song Han's fault. Okay, I'm going to hurt you. Fortunately, the engagement gift hasn't passed yet, and there's just some rumors in our family. It's unsubstantiated, so what can we do? And of course my family is against you, so how can I say anything? Are you good or bad?"
Wei Gaochan bit her lip and asked, "Mother, what happened to Song... over there?"
"The specifics are still unclear. It was your grandfather who found out that something was wrong with Song Duan." Mr. Pei said vaguely, "Your grandfather naturally has good eyesight, and he also thinks about you."
He added, "Anyway, things can still be undone now. We don't admit it. Who knows whether the previous marriage proposal was a rumor? You are still of age. Ask your grandmother to find a good one for you in two days. This kind of thing has disappeared. , just treat it as nothing.”
Mrs. Pei calmly comforted Wei Gaochan, and asked Wei Changyan to accompany her concubine properly, and finally sent them back to the courtyard. However, she sighed, frowned and thought about what the third bedroom should do now.
However, although Wei Gaochan was coaxed back to his house, he still couldn't rest assured. When his sister-in-law also returned to the house, he discussed it with his wet nurse Duan: "My grandfather and grandmother agreed to this marriage before, why can't it be done now?" What? This is not correct, I...how can I meet people!"
Mrs. Duan first advised: "Madam said, this is not the fault of the young lady. The young lady never said or did anything from the beginning to the end. She just listened to the arrangements of the elders. And she said that she had promised the young lady to Song Duan, three matchmakers and six certificates Which way did you go? The family doesn't recognize it. Who knows if it's true or not? Miss, please relax. The eldest lady is the most rigorous in running the family. No one dares to whisper. As for the other ladies and gentlemen, they are not gossips. Everyone knows that this time the young lady has been wronged the most, so can we recruit another young lady?”
Although Wei Gaochan thought this was reasonable, he thought that he had shyly accepted everyone's congratulatory gifts before, and was teased several times by his sister-in-law Wei Changyan... He was so excited to get married, but now he was told this... The marriage failed, even though my family didn't want to marry me to Song Duan, they were so anxious no matter how much I thought about it!
She bit her lip for a while and said, "I still don't know what made my grandparents change their minds."
Seeing that she finally stopped crying, Mrs. Duan breathed a sigh of relief and came up with an idea: "The Lord and the old lady love the Fifth Young Master and the Third Young Lady the most. In my opinion, why don't we ask the Third Young Lady to help us find out?"
- Being so confused about getting married and then being told that the marriage was cancelled, just a few days later, what girl wouldn't be so panicked? If he didn't inquire carefully, let alone Wei Gaochan, Duan would not let go of this tone.
But at Mrs. Song's place, Wei Shengnian and Pei didn't dare to ask, let alone their master and servant. After much deliberation, Wei Changying was the easiest to talk to. (To be continued)