As she spoke, she turned around and said to Mrs. He, "It's such a mess. Our family has lost all face for generations. If it weren't for Young Master Su and Assistant Secretary Song, things would be even worse than they are now. I even suspect that I have done something wrong to cause this..."
From Mrs. Wang’s perspective, encountering such a thing is naturally extremely upsetting.
Mrs. He understood very well. She said softly, "Never mind. Good things take time. You will meet better people in the future."
As she spoke, Old Mrs. Xie came in.
Mrs. He's eyes fell on Mrs. Xie, and she couldn't help but be stunned - Mrs. Xie's hair had turned completely white, and her white hair was neatly combed into a bun at the back of her head. She only wore a silver crown without any other decorations. She was wearing an autumn-fragrance-colored robe with a swastika pattern. She looked energetic and didn't look like an old woman who was about to turn ninety years old.
But she was old after all, and as soon as she walked in, the age spots on her face could no longer be concealed and were exposed to everyone's eyes.
After all, this man was an old feudal lord. Even though Mrs. Wang was angry, she couldn't deny him her dignity and stood up quickly.
Mrs. He and Second Mistress He also stood up.
Old Mrs. Xie took two quick steps and supported Old Mrs. Wang's hand. It was not easy for her to go out at such an old age. She was a little out of breath. After catching her breath, she said to Old Mrs. Wang in a steady manner, "I thought I had the blessing to drink this cup of granddaughter-in-law tea, but it was unfortunate for our family that such a thing happened. We are sorry for you."
Old Mrs. Wang was a little depressed: "It's all in the past, forget it, old lady, there's no need to mention it again."
She didn't want to have anything to do with the Xie family anymore, and she didn't want the Xie family to admit their mistakes.
A broken mirror cannot be mended, and she knows Wang Yuerong's character.
Besides, someone like Xie Mujun really cannot be trusted for life.
Mrs. Xie understood what Mrs. Wang meant at a glance, and she was very frank: "Sister, don't worry, we don't have the face to ask for anything. I came here because I really feel sorry for it. It's not good for girls to cause such a thing. If I don't come here, I won't feel at ease."
As she spoke, she glanced at Mrs. Xie.
Mrs. Xie San hurriedly knelt on the ground. This time she lost all her arrogance and kowtowed to Mrs. Wang to apologize.
Old Mrs. Wang still felt a little embarrassed to face Old Mrs. Xie, but she really couldn't have a good face to Mrs. Xie San, so she simply turned her head away in disgust.
Mrs. Xie did not force her. After Mrs. Xie San finished her kowtow, she said to her, "Go wait for me outside."
Mrs. Xie was at a loss as to what to do. She came out and stood in the corridor, not knowing what to do.
Mrs. Xie in the room had already spoken: "Sister, besides asking her to kowtow and apologize, I have something else to ask." As she spoke, she took a box from the person next to her: "This... ..is because the man has regretted the engagement. According to the rules in our place, this betrothal gift cannot be taken back. You take it. I know you don't care about it, but anyway, it's a little compensation from us to Fanfen."
Mrs. Wang immediately refused: "This is inappropriate."
"There's nothing inappropriate about it." Old Lady Xie said sincerely, "It's always good to have more money. If you find it offensive, you can exchange it for silver or buy other properties. I know that the mistake has been made and cannot be undone, but it's better to make amends."
Old Mrs. Wang didn't know what to say for a moment.
In fact, it is obvious from Mrs. Xie's behavior that she is completely different from Mrs. Xie San.
It’s a pity that this marriage was messed up by Mrs. Xie San.
She hesitated for a moment, and Old Lady Xie said softly: "Sister, I don't know if you can trust me. If you can trust me, I have a candidate here, who must be worthy of this child."
What, a matchmaker is here?!
Old Mrs. Wang was so surprised that she didn't care about the betrothal gift for a while.
Mrs. He, who had been silent the whole time, also looked at Mrs. Xie thoughtfully.
Old Lady Xie spoke calmly again: "Our Mu Jun does not have this blessing, and I don't want to say anything on his behalf. What happens to him in the future depends on his own luck. But the reason why Fanfen has come to this point is because of our Xie family, so I thought about it and came up with this idea. If it can promote a good marriage, our family's sins can be alleviated a little."
Old Mrs. Wang looked at Mrs. He with some suspicion, her face full of shock.
Mrs. He also felt that it was too sudden. She coughed and said, "This is not good. It is better to be cautious about things like marriage."
"I know." Old Mrs. Xie nodded in agreement: "I just recommended a candidate. Mrs. He might know this candidate."
Suddenly being called by name, Mrs. He was unable to react and asked suspiciously, "Do I know him?"
Old Madam Xie nodded and looked at her slowly: "I heard that Madam He grew up with Empress Xiaoci since she was a child, so do you know Qi Yunxi?"
Qi Yunxi...
It had been too long since she heard this name. Mrs. He frowned at first, then she couldn't help but widen her eyes: "You know her?!"
When Emperor Yuanfeng started his rebellion, Empress Hu was in charge of her fiefdom. However, the enemy tried to attack Wei to save Zhao and sent troops to attack their fiefdom. Empress Hu personally led people to the city wall to encourage the soldiers. After an arduous struggle, they finally waited for Emperor Yuanfeng to return for help.
It was at that time that Qi Yunxi came to Queen Hu's side. Queen Hu was captured and assassinated, and it was she who rushed out to warn and stood in front of Queen Hu.
From then on, Queen Hu adopted her as her sister, and she also called Qi Yunxi "Auntie".
But later Qi Yunxi married General Zhaoyong and went to Datong, and there was no further news about her.
Mrs. He had a complicated expression, and she was thinking a little more - Qi Yunxi was married off in the year when Queen Hu fell ill, and as soon as she left, Queen Hu could not hold on.
When she came back later, the prince was in trouble again.
Perhaps because she always thinks of these things when she thinks of her, Mrs. He has hardly remembered this person in recent years.
Now, when she heard Mrs. Xie suddenly mention it, for some reason, she felt her heart skip a beat, as if an invisible big hand had grasped her heart, and she had difficulty breathing.
Old Lady Xie was very sincere: "She followed her husband back to Chenliu to worship their ancestors. When she heard that we were going to the capital for this matter, she mentioned it to me and said that if possible, she wanted to propose a marriage for her husband's nephew."
Mrs. Wang looked at Mrs. He in confusion.
Mrs. He pondered for a while before asking Mrs. Xie: "How did you suddenly think of me knowing her?"
"She brought it up herself." Old Mrs. Xie sighed, "She said that you and the Wang family are related by marriage."