The Chen family was filled with joy. Censor Chen took Wei Jie to the study, and Mrs. Chen said to Chen Mianmian, "A Jie is a good child. I used to worry that Old Madam Wei was so powerful, and Miss Wei Qi was also so powerful. You might have a hard time with such powerful elders and sisters-in-law above you. But now it seems that your father is really good at judging people and found such a good son-in-law for you."
Chen Mianmian had lost a lot of weight. Her family did not have time to order custom clothes, so the Dingbei Marquis's Mansion sent many embroiderers to come and take the new clothes that had been made for Wei An for the New Year and altered their sizes.
She timidly held Mrs. Chen's arm and buried her head in her chest affectionately: "Mom, please don't say it... I'm so embarrassed."
Madam Chen touched her head lovingly: "Girl, you are grown up, what is there to be shy about? You don't have the habit of learning those coy ways. If you like him, you like him. If you like him, you should live with him wholeheartedly. Wei Jie is a good child, and the old lady of Dingbei Marquis's Mansion is kind. I think the successor that Master Wei Wu has decided on this time is also a good one. The one that both Old Lady Wei and Wei An have agreed to can't be wrong. As long as you are wholeheartedly devoted to Wei Jie, your future life will not be bad, but will only get better and better. For a family like ours, marrying off a daughter is really a worrying thing - we can't always find someone whose family background doesn't match, because that would make people laugh. But those whose family background matches are either dandy, or philandering, or don't know how to live... ..You stay with your mother and look at your aunt and your auntie. Which one is happy? Either they have face but no substance, or they have neither face nor substance. It's rare to see anything good."
This is true. What Chen Mianmian has seen over the years is how her aunt quarreled with her uncle, and how they retreated step by step until they had nowhere to retreat.
She didn't want to live like this, but after marrying Wei Jie, she no longer had these worries.
She leaned against Mrs. Chen and whispered, "I know everything. An An is a good person, and so is A Jie."
She had already started calling her Ah Jie. Mrs. Chen smiled and held her daughter's hand, saying, "It's best if you know. Serve the father-in-law and mother-in-law well, and let the old lady take care of you. As for Wei An, she is not interested in the backyard and will not make things difficult for you. You will have both face and dignity in the future. The most important thing is that Ah Jie is not the kind of person who does evil things. I think he is very attentive to you."
The mother and daughter chattered all night long. Censor Chen in the study was not idle either. When Wei Jie came in, he handed him a letter. He took out the letter and read it for a long time. He was absent-minded under the lamp for a long time. After a long time, he looked up at Wei Jie and asked him: "Is this the letter that Pingxi Hou asked you to bring?"
Wei Jie nodded, still a little reserved in front of Censor Chen. Seeing that he seemed to have finished reading, he said, "The Marquis said that you should just follow the letter. There is no need to ask too many questions about the rest."
Censor Chen looked a little solemn and did not speak for a while.
Shen Chen said in the letter that Princess Linjiang seemed to favor Xu Anying's granddaughter to be Chu Jingwu's Crown Princess, and asked him to find a way to stop this.
Xu Anying is an expert at changing her stance according to the situation. She always goes wherever the wind blows. Moreover, she has a son-in-law like Hong Xinyuan, who himself has extremely dirty hands.
When Prince Linjiang comes to power, even if he won't take action against him at first because of Xu Anying's help in overthrowing the father and son of the Jiang family, he will be the target sooner or later.
How can such a person be a relative
Princess Linjiang was not a fool. She must have known that Xu Anying's initiative to approach her was just an act of speculation. She also knew that Chu Jingan and Concubine Yu were eyeing her covetously, but she still made this decision. Perhaps she had some kind of deal with Xu Anying.
Xu Anying must have promised Princess Linjiang something, but what was it
Censor Chen thought about it and felt that anything that could make Princess Linjiang so moved that she even promised her son's marriage could only be related to Shen Chen or the Wei family.
It's really one thing after another, Princess Linjiang is really...
But Shen Chen clearly said in the letter that there was no need to ask more questions. He put the letter on the lamp and burned it, nodded and said to Wei Jie: "I know, you go back and tell the Marquis to rest assured."
Wei Jie replied, and Censor Chen relaxed his frown and said with a smile, "This time, we are all thanks to the Marquis's Mansion. When you go back, please report to the old lady on my behalf and thank her for her kindness. Also, please come over more often. We are all family, so there is no need to be so taboo."
Wei Jie was a little embarrassed, and nodded quickly after hearing what he said.
Censor Chen then took him back to say goodbye to Madam Chen.
Mrs. Chen packed a lot of cakes and gifts for him to take back, and then said: "I originally wanted to go and deliver the invitations in person tomorrow, but now that you are here, I will let you take them over. On the day of the Little New Year, please invite the old lady and the ladies, young ladies and young masters to come and have a meal together."
Wei Jie nodded in agreement, and Madam Chen said, "Go back and tell the old lady that I will bring Mian Mian and the others over tomorrow to join in the fun."
The storms had subsided, and the Wei family began to discuss marriage with Miss Xu Si of the Ping'an Marquis's Mansion.
The two families had almost finished discussing the matter, and even the gift-giving ceremony had begun, but something happened in the middle and delayed it. Wei Jie is old now, and his marriage to Chen Mianmian has been planned for such a long time, so they have to get married after the mourning period. Wei Yangqing's own marriage has to be urgent, otherwise the family will still not have a lady in charge, which will cause many inconveniences.
It was a big event for the Wei family, and the Chen family had to go after receiving the invitation.
Wei Jie stood up and responded respectfully, glanced at Chen Mianmian, and they both lowered their heads a little embarrassedly before saying goodbye and leaving.
It was already very late, and when he returned to the Dingbei Marquis' Mansion, the lights were already on. He got off the carriage and saw Wei An's usual carriage entering from the side door.
He stopped and was a little embarrassed and hesitant at first, not knowing whether he should go forward to say hello or turn around. He thought Wei An was being self-protective and refused to help, and he felt very resentful towards them.
But when he found out that Wei An and Shen Chen had already made arrangements and thought of everything for the Chen family, he felt extremely guilty and didn't know how to face them.
When he was feeling embarrassed, Wei An had already seen him, stopped and called him, "Brother." Then he stood there and smiled at him.
Wei Jie walked a few steps forward and responded. The embarrassment in his heart disappeared, and he asked her gently: "Have you just returned from Prince Zheng's Mansion?"
There was news about Prince Zheng, but she didn't know whether he could come back or not. Princess Zheng was very anxious every day. (To be continued)