But Mrs. Mei did not hesitate for too long. As she said, men and women are different after all, and fathers and mothers are also different. Fathers may not value their daughters' opinions so much, thinking that when they grow up, they will naturally understand that everything they do is for their own good.
But she knew that some wounds could never heal, and if she couldn't get the person she loved, it would be a lifelong regret.
She knew the pain and didn't want the already unfamiliar relationship to get worse.
Therefore, she said many things that she shouldn't have said to Mrs. Wei who came to help Young Master Lin propose marriage. But she thought about it and realized that she had already said so much. Even if she was wrong, she would just treat it as a mistake to the end and think that she, as a mother, had finally done something for her daughter.
She sighed, half-truthfully told her the reasons that Master Mei had told her before, and then smiled at Old Madam Wei: "Old Madam, I know why you came. I am fine, but..."
Mrs. Wei understood, and after thinking for a moment, she asked her, "Where is Lord Mei now? Is it convenient for us to see him?"
Madam Mei winked at the people below and stood up: "I'll go and ask him to come over. The old lady is our elder, so he must come to entertain her in person."
Master Mei came out in a hurry. He was very respectful to Old Madam Wei. After bowing, he respectfully asked the old lady to sit down first, and then he sat down himself, smiling: "Why did the old lady come again in person? It's a pity. Last time we didn't know that it was the old lady who came in person, so..."
Old Madam Wei waved her hands: "What's the big deal? I've heard from Madam that you just love your daughter. What's there to say? Not to mention if it was me, even if the late old Princess Zhennan came in person, I'm afraid you wouldn't agree, right?"
Lord Mei was stunned. The old Princess Zhennan was his cousin. When he first came to the capital, it was the old princess who arranged everything for him, even his marriage.
That's why Mrs. Mei is so warm to Wei An and helps protect him in every way.
He nodded after a while, and said with some regret: "In the blink of an eye, my aunt has been gone for such a long time, I really didn't realize it." He saw Mrs. Wei drinking tea, so he hurriedly asked someone to add new tea, and sighed to himself: "I didn't expect that the Lin family could actually invite you. I thought the Lin family had a bad reputation, and the ice man they invited would not be very respected..."
This really doesn't count as discrediting the Lin family. After all, the reputation of Lord Qinghe and his wife is not very good. One by one, they have ruined the family's reputation.
A few days ago, members of the Lin family went to Uncle Qinghe's house again because of this matter, and had a long talk with Uncle Qinghe and his wife.
Everyone knew in their hearts that they were extremely dissatisfied with the Lin couple and felt that they had ruined the reputation of the Lin family.
Under such circumstances, it was indeed a rare thing that Young Master Lin was able to ask Old Lady Wei to be the middleman in proposing marriage.
Old Madam Wei smiled and took a sip of tea. Seeing Lord Mei's probing, she looked at him seriously and said, "Because I am not a person who judges by appearances. Of course, the couple of Lord Qinghe are not to be associated with, but Third Young Master Lin is not like them. He is upright and honest. Although he is an Imperial Guard, he is completely different from Cao Wen and others before him. Since he took over the Imperial Guard, how many unjust imprisonments have been redressed? And has there been any random arrests?"
Master Mei sighed, "I know what you mean, old lady. To be honest, I have no opinion on Young Master Lin. I also know all the reasons you said. But you are not an outsider, so I will not hide it from you. Look at it now... Let's talk about it frankly. If there really comes such a day, how will Young Master Lin cope with it? And if my daughter marries him, she will also suffer these things. What will she do then? And as his in-laws, will we be implicated again?"
He knew that since Old Lady Wei came to lobby for the second time, she must be very optimistic about this marriage, and Young Master Lin must be very sincere as well. Otherwise, with the Old Lady's reputation and status, it would be impossible for her to come again after being rejected.
Since the other person was sincere and his daughter was really interested in him, he didn't play any tricks and honestly told Mrs. Wei about his difficulties and concerns. Finally, he said, "I really have no choice. I know that Ah Si may hate me in the future, but old lady, I am just afraid..."
Mrs. Wei understood everything in her heart. Wei An's guess was right. These were indeed the biggest obstacles. She hummed and put down the teacup calmly, "Young Master Lin and I have thought of what you said. We also guessed that you are not the kind of person who would ignore your daughter's opinion. If you can make this decision, there must be difficulties. As expected, we guessed it."
Master Mei smiled bitterly and nodded: "Tell me, is my worry unreasonable?"
Old Madam Wei shook her head. "All parents in the world worry about their children. I know your difficulties. Madam just told me that you refused to punish Qingya. She thought you were not good to your daughter. But I think it's just the opposite. You care too much about your daughter. You know, if you punish her, the rumors will be even worse. Then people will really doubt the conduct of Fourth Miss Mei."
Lord Mei was somewhat moved.
Old Madam Wei then said, "Actually, these worries are a bit unnecessary."
Master Mei raised an eyebrow and looked at her in confusion: "What do you mean?"
Old Madam Wei told about the relationship between Lin Sanshao and Shen Chen, and said with a smile: "Do you think he is a smart man?"
Lord Mei's eyes lit up. He was indeed a very cautious person and was absolutely unwilling to take sides. However, if Young Master Lin was not purely on one side, then this concern would not be so great.
He asked Mrs. Wei half-doubtfully, "Really? Can the Third Young Master let it go?"
It is far worse for one's brother-in-law or nephew to be in power than for a prince who has no connection with him to be in power. Does Young Master Lin really have such insight and can put these things aside
Old Mrs. Wei hummed: "He is a truly smart man. He is able to let go of power and wealth. So I think such a person is very suitable to be entrusted with life. Moreover, the two children are interested in each other..."
Master Mei didn't say anything for a long time. He hesitated for a long time before frowning and nodding. (To be continued)