What their young lady had done before had already angered the three brothers of the Ming family. If something else happened, she was worried that the young lady wouldn't even be able to enter the Ming family's door.
However, Yu Manxue didn't care about this at all.
Hearing the maid's words, she sneered and said, "Do you think I care about this? I still have my great-grandmother. As long as she is at the Ming family, I can go there anytime I want."
"Just wait, I will go back and ask my great-grandmother to ruin the engagement of that bitch Ming Wanning." Yu Manxue said viciously.
The maid felt like she didn't know what to say. How could the emperor's arranged marriage be ruined just like that
When Madam Yu came over, she heard her daughter say this. She frowned slightly and walked over to her and said in dissatisfaction, "What nonsense are you talking about, kid?"
"Mom, why am I talking nonsense?"
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"The engagement between Ming Wanning and Su Jiu is not an engagement between the two families, but a marriage bestowed by the emperor. This is not something you can ruin just by saying so. If you dare to interfere with their engagement, you are disrespecting the emperor." Madam Yu said, feeling helpless about her daughter's self-righteousness. They have spoiled the child so much that she doesn't know what to say or what to say.
"But I won't accept this. Why should Ming Wanning, a bitch who is unwanted by everyone, be superior to me now?" Su Jiu is no longer the fourth-rank official he used to be. He is now a second-rank official and a favorite of the emperor. Su Jiu now has a bright future.
Why should Ming Wanning get such a good thing
"That's enough. What can you do even if you're unwilling? You've already completely angered your uncles with what happened before. Do you want to do something else to make them completely hate you?" Although she often did things that hurt her three brothers, she had never thought of completely severing ties with the Ming family.
The Ming family is her strength.
After being scolded by Mrs. Yu, no matter how unwilling Yu Manxue was in her heart, it was useless and she could only endure it in frustration.
But she regretted it so much in her heart. If she had known this day would happen, she would not have snatched this man away.
No matter how much she regretted it, the matter was a foregone conclusion.
On the other side, after the imperial decree of marriage came down, Su Jiu began to prepare the engagement gift.
Like Su Yu, he prepared 99,000 gold, as well as some good things that Su Yu brought back for him after traveling around the country over the years.
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When Su Jiu was preparing the betrothal gift, Su Yu came to him and said, "Brother, do you have enough stuff here? If not, go get some from me."
"I have kept all the things you gave me over the years carefully, so you can rest assured." Although he did not have as many things in his hands as Su Yu, he still had quite a few.
Although Su Yu didn't say anything after seeing this, he still gave Su Jiu 200,000 taels of gold notes.
"Are you bleeding heavily?" He was given so much money at once.
"Just take it if it's given to you." Su Yu said unhappily.
Su Jiu looked at Su Yu with a helpless look, seeing that this boy was still like this.
"good."
After Su Jiu prepared the betrothal gift, he asked Su Xi and his uncle to help him make the betrothal gift.
Su Long was naturally willing, and went to the Ming family with his father, wife and nephew to make the move.
The date was agreed upon in advance. When they went there, all the members of the Ming family were there, except for Ming Wanning's brother who worked in another place and his family.
Even Yu Manxue and her daughter came over shamelessly. She wanted to see what kind of betrothal gift Su Jiu would give to Ming Wanning.
However, when Yu Manxue saw the betrothal gift brought by Su Jiu's family, her eyes turned red.
The nearly 100,000 taels of gold alone were worth nearly 1,000,000 taels of silver, not to mention the fine fabrics, beautiful jade head ornaments, and even the nine jars of wine that Su Jiu had stored away.
Every time Su Yu brought it to him, he would put the wine he couldn’t finish in the wine cellar.
Such an engagement gift is considered a grand gift even in the capital.
The head of the Ming family and his wife were very happy when they saw these betrothal gifts, not because of how much Su Jiu gave but because of how much Su Jiu valued Ming Wanning.
Ming Wanqing looked at those things and couldn't help but said, "Brother-in-law is so nice."
Su Jiu was pleased by Ming Wanqing's words "brother-in-law" and took out two thousand taels of silver and gave it to Ming Wanqing: "Use it to buy delicious food."
Ming Wanqing was frightened by Su Jiu's generosity. Not only that, she turned around and looked at her parents, wondering whether she should take it.
After all, two thousand taels is not a small amount.
"Just take what your brother-in-law gives you." Mrs. Ming was really satisfied with her son-in-law.
"Thank you, brother-in-law." Ming Wanqing thanked him happily.
The daughters of Master Ming and his family were a little envious: "Brother-in-law is so nice and generous."
Su Jiu did not show favoritism and gave five hundred taels to each of the children present today except Yu Manxue.
There are still six unmarried girls in the family and four boys studying in the academy. Su Jiu spent a lot of money just on this.
However, he also knew that the three brothers of the Ming family had a good relationship, and their children also had a very good relationship, otherwise he would definitely not give the money, and he was not a sucker.
"Thank you, brother-in-law." Although the money was not much lighter than Mingwan's, they still thanked him with satisfaction.
After all, Qingqing is my cousin's biological sister, so it is reasonable for her brother-in-law to give her more. What's more, five hundred taels is already a lot for them, as their monthly salary is only ten taels of silver.
Now that they have these five hundred taels, they don't have to be so tight on money.
Originally, Yu Manxue thought that she would definitely get a share of the money, but Su Jiu didn't give her any at all.
Everyone had it except her, which made Yu Manxue feel very embarrassed.
"What does this mean, cousin-in-law?" Yu Manxue asked Su Jiu while gritting her teeth.
Su Jiu didn't even look at Yu Manxue, and didn't even think about paying attention to her.
This result made the girls in the Ming family cover their mouths and laugh secretly.
Yu Manxue deserves this.
It seems that my brother-in-law knows everything and is venting his anger on my sister.
Ming Wanqing approached Ming Wanning and whispered, "Sister, my brother-in-law is so powerful. Look how ugly Yu Manxue's face is."
Ming Wanning had a smile in her eyes. She reached out and pulled her clothes, signaling her to stop talking nonsense.
Although she was very happy, she also felt very refreshed in her heart.
Madam Ming frowned and looked at Su Jiu: "Who are you looking down on?"
"Didn't Miss Yu come here before to show off how much betrothal gift she had? If that's the case, she shouldn't be interested in my small amount of money." Su Jiu had a faint smile on his face, and his words were impeccable, leaving them unable to find any fault with him.
Yu Manxue's face turned blue and purple, looking very ugly. She didn't dare to say anything more at this time. She could only stay there feeling depressed.