Lady Qinghebo said so, but she knew in her heart that this marriage would most likely be successful - Madam Fang's niece's family was now well off - Madam Fang supported her family desperately, and her younger brother even used the money to donate a small official position of the seventh rank, and the family now had money and land.
The girl looked decent, wearing gold and silver jewelry, and was pretty.
That's it, how else can I choose
She laughed and reached a tacit understanding with Madam Fang, and they became more intimate with each other when they went out.
Everyone in the capital is a smart person. By looking at her expression, they knew that the two families were probably going to get married. After asking her carefully, the news that Young Master Lin was going to marry the niece of Mrs. Fang's wife spread everywhere.
Because Young Master Lin was a celebrity, the news spread especially quickly.
How pitiful it is for that girl. From the outside's perspective, Young Master Lin's family is a sea of suffering - not only is he fierce, but he also has a stepmother, a stepbrother, and a younger brother at home. His life is full of ups and downs.
The Third Madam shook her head when she mentioned it: "Madam Fang was willing, but her niece got sick from the fright."
She felt angry and amused when she talked about it: "My father said that she was really scared and sick because of the rumors. The rumors said that Third Young Master Lin killed people like crazy. How could she not be scared as a little girl?"
Old Mrs. Wei was wearing reading glasses and looking at the roster under the lamp. She checked the roster and wrote down the names of all the clan members so that she could have someone go back to Yunnan to carve the tablets and tombstones.
If nothing else can be done, at least try your best to build a cenotaph.
After hearing this, she shook her head and said, "Mrs. Qinghe has been confused all her life, and she has not been able to become more sober until now. This bastard is no longer under her control, but she can't see this clearly. I'm afraid she will suffer a great loss this time."
The Second Madam didn't understand. She was cutting strawberries into small pieces for Old Madam Wei. When she heard this, she was surprised and said, "Even if the Third Young Master doesn't agree, Madam Qinghe said it nicely. How can Madam Qinghe suffer any loss?"
Old Madam Wei was reading out the names while watching Wei An copying them down. When she heard Second Madam's question, she stopped and pushed the strawberry towards Wei An. She laughed and said, "Third Young Master has many ways to make her suffer."
After saying that, he looked at Wei An again.
Wei An also laughed.
That's right. She had already reminded Third Young Master Lin that the wife of the Earl of Qinghe was looking for a marriage for him, but he clearly knew it but did not react.
Therefore, Lady of the Earl of Qinghe could spread the message everywhere, hoping to confirm the matter.
But she didn't know which direction the wind was blowing outside.
Fang Family...
How can it last long
She is a princess, and according to custom she should go to the palace to pay respects and greet the emperor on the first and fifteenth day of every month. Empress Fang has been claiming to be ill for several months, and the palace affairs are taken care of by Concubine De.
This was not normal in the first place. The queen was not someone who would give in. According to her temper, if everything was normal, she would have taken care of things long ago, but she hasn't done so yet.
Emperor Longqing no longer tried to coax her.
Queen Fang still only considered herself a member of the Fang family, and acted just as she did before she gave birth to a son. She acted willfully and recklessly, constantly seeking benefits for her natal family, and even dared to interfere in Prince Duan's affairs.
She thought that Emperor Longqing had no choice but to obey her, but she didn't know that she had just touched Emperor Longqing's taboo.
The more Emperor Longqing cared about the little prince, the less likely it was that the Fang family would be able to live in peace. At this time, the little prince was still a little kid, but they dared to rely on the little prince to ask for this and that, and even interfered in the affairs of the vassal kings.
When they become bolder and the little prince grows up, won't they dare to sell him out? !
But Empress Fang was only in a cold war with Emperor Longqing.
The Fang family didn't hold back at all.
Isn't this just adding insult to injury
The Third Lady and the Second Lady looked at each other, and when they understood the seriousness of the matter, they could not help but stop talking about it. Even when they were out at social gatherings and heard others talking about it, they would never mention it or say a word.
In June, something big finally happened.
Fang Zhengrong was in trouble again - he was building a house in his hometown, spending lavishly, and even took half of the land of a neighbor's house. When the neighbor refused to give it to him, he indulged his servants and beat the young master of that family to death with bricks.
He has always been a troublemaker, and no one takes things like this seriously.
When the letter came from his hometown, Master Fang just frowned and cursed a few words. He wrote a letter back to curse him, and then wrote another letter to the prefect in his hometown.
Old Madam Lian Fang was only angry for a while before calming down again. She kept frowning and said, "If that's the case, just give him compensation. But Zhengrong's temper... he really needs to change!"
It doesn't hurt at all, and scolding him is the same as not scolding him at all.
No one in the Fang family took this matter seriously.
Just as Fang Zhengrong had killed someone before, he was still fine. So they still thought that nothing serious would happen this time.
But this time something really happened - that family was certainly not a family of high-ranking officials, but the young master who died, his grandfather was the Minister of Rites of the previous emperor!
After all, he used to be an official and his family had some connections. He wrote a letter to his brother-in-law's academician, who became furious and immediately wrote a letter to his classmate Chen Chong, who was the Censor of Nanjing.
Chen Chong immediately wrote a memorial and presented it to the emperor, asking Emperor Longqing to give her justice.
The Fang family received the news soon, but they were not too panicked - they had the Queen at home! And the little prince! At most, they just gave him another reprimand.
Old Madam Fang was still thinking about going to the palace to talk to the Empress again.
But no one expected that this time, Emperor Longqing showed no mercy to the Fang family. He threw the memorial away and said lightly, "Let the Jinyiwei conduct a thorough investigation!"
The Jinyiwei were naturally dedicated in their work, so after hearing this, they went and brought Fang Zhengrong back.
Fang Zhengrong was still repairing his house at the time, and was thrown into the imperial prison when he was caught.
This time the Fang family realized something was wrong, and Master Fang hurriedly urged his mother to go to the palace.
But this time, when Mrs. Fang handed the sign in, it was like a drop in the ocean, with no response at all.
They have been making arrangements everywhere outside, but this time no one dares to take the money!
This is the first time ever!
Only at this moment did everyone in the Fang family realize that they were in a panic.
It is true that Fang Zhengrong beat someone to death. There are witnesses and he said it himself that he beat someone to death and was not afraid of it because his sister was the queen.
When this set of confessions was submitted, Emperor Longqing was so angry that he cursed "ridiculous" and "bastard" and immediately called Master Fang into the palace to scold him.
Master Fang was so dizzy from being scolded that he fell ill as soon as he left the palace.