Mrs. Mei went out very sadly. She originally had countless things to say to her daughter. She wanted to tell her how much she missed her daughter all these years, how guilty she felt towards her daughter, and the torment she had endured all these years. But when her daughter looked at her with that look, she suddenly couldn't say a word, because she suddenly realized that no matter how she tried, there was no way, and her daughter's estrangement from them was inevitable.
And they could not agree to the marriage that would best ease the family ties between them. She suddenly realized that it was useless for her to say anything.
It took her a while to calm down. She walked out of the house, looked back at her daughter who was still in the living room, and shook her head with tears in her eyes, as if she couldn't bear it.
Seeing her like this, the maids' mothers could not help but stay away from her, fearing that she would bring bad luck to her. She stood there for a long time before calming herself down. She turned to look at the maid next to her and said, "What distinguished guest did you say just now?"
She really wasn't in the mood to entertain any guests right now, and if the person who came wasn't someone she had to see, she would just send him away.
The maid knew that she was in a bad mood, so she considered her words again and again. She carefully looked at her expression and said, "Madam, yes, it's the old lady from the Dingbei Marquis's Mansion who is here."
Madam Wei from the Dingbei Marquis's residence? Madam Mei paused for a moment. At first she thought she had misheard. After a moment she exclaimed, "Is the old lady here? Is there anyone waiting to greet her?"
They all respected Old Madam Wei very much. Although she was in a bad mood, when she heard that it was Old Madam Wei who came, she still showed her full sincerity: "Go to the front quickly and ask the kitchen to prepare the best wine and food, and invite the old lady to stay for dinner."
As she gave the order, she hurried to the flower hall in front. When she saw the old lady, she smiled and said, "What brings you here? You really bring glory to our humble place!"
She sat opposite Mrs. Wei and sighed, "Madam, I'm so sorry about what happened last time..."
Last time, when Old Lady Wei proposed marriage for Third Young Master Lin, Lord Mei did not agree. Mrs. Mei always felt that this hurt the old lady's face. After all, the old lady was very difficult to please.
Mrs. Wei smiled. Seeing that she looked haggard and not looking well, she asked her with concern, "Why do you look not so well? Has anything happened to you recently?"
Mrs. Mei took a sip of tea, sighed deeply, shook her head and smiled bitterly: "These are all troubles at home, old lady, please don't mention it..."
She was really forced into a corner, so after thinking it over, she told Old Madam Wei about Qingya's affairs.
In fact, she didn't want to hide these things from Mrs. Wei, because Fourth Miss Mei had already told her when she came back that Shen Chen was also there.
Shen Chen is already the grandson-in-law of the Wei family, and has a very good relationship with the Third Young Master Lin. This matter certainly cannot be hidden from Shen Chen. In addition, the two families are close friends, so there is nothing shameful about talking about these things.
Mrs. Mei had tears in her eyes. "I never thought Qingya would be such a person. Ah Si has been away from home for so many years and has suffered so much. We have never had a close relationship with her... We thought we had been good enough to Qingya, but we didn't expect she was still so unsatisfied..."
Mrs. Wei nodded in understanding. Seeing that Mrs. Mei was indeed sad, she said softly, "People's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. We have raised her for so many years. As you said, anyone with a conscience would never do such a thing. Since she is such a person, it is not worth your sadness. You should all be more open-minded and recognize what kind of person she is as soon as possible. At least you won't be schemed by her in the future. Otherwise, who knows what she will do in the future?"
Mrs. Mei lowered her head and was very sad. It took her a while to recover. She said to Mrs. Wei, "Her father couldn't bear to let her go. After all, he had raised her for so many years. He still cared about their feelings. But I can't stand it. Such a poisonous snake can't be warmed. We have raised her for so many years and don't expect her to repay us, but at least she shouldn't stab our hearts with a knife like this? She actually took advantage of our trust and hurt Ah Si again and again. You don't know that Ah Si hates us..."
Madam Mei regarded the old lady as her elder, so she naturally expressed her grievances: "I am also resentful about this matter. He brought the person back, and we took good care of her, but he harmed our own daughter. Now our daughter has become like this, and he doesn't even want to deal with Qingya!"
Old Madam Wei frowned and listened carefully, then asked Madam Mei: "From what you said, it seems that you are not so opposed to this marriage?"
Madam Mei hummed: "Our master doesn't like this marriage and thinks it's not good in this way or that way, but as long as I see that Ah Si is willing, I am very happy with it..."
She wiped the tears from her eyes a little embarrassedly, and looked at Old Lady Wei devoutly: "It's a pity that the one in our family is a stubborn person. Once he has made up his mind, he will never change his mind. He thinks that Young Master Lin is a popular and powerful person, and people like us dare not cling to him..."
Don’t dare to cling
Old Madam Wei was also a very smart person. She understood the meaning of Madam Mei's words and knew immediately that she was declining the marriage proposal and explained the reason very clearly - Madam Mei felt that Third Young Master Lin had a special status and did not want to marry him.
In this case, Wei An was right. What other concerns were there? He was just afraid of being implicated by Young Master Lin.
Mrs. Wei thought for a moment, and then turned her attention to what Mrs. Mei had said before, that if Fourth Miss Mei was willing, she would come. She said "oh" and asked Mrs. Mei with a smile: "Are you going to ignore your daughter's true feelings just for these concerns about your reputation?"
This is not Mrs. Mei's style, nor is it the style of the previous Lord Mei. He has indeed always been unwilling to marry his daughter to the rich and powerful, but he has never pushed his daughter into a fire pit, and he is not the kind of person who sells his daughter for fame. Even if Third Young Master Lin's status and position are not the son-in-law that Lord Mei likes, can't even the feelings of Fourth Young Miss Mei affect their decision
If it is true that Lord Mei completely disregards the feelings of Fourth Miss Mei, then we really have to start from other aspects. Otherwise, I am afraid this matter will not be that easy.
Mrs. May was a little embarrassed to speak up. She didn't know whether she should do this. (To be continued)