The Kong family's mansion is different from other people's mansions. When King Xiang lived here in the past, he wanted to have gold bricks and jade carvings and cover the entire house with gold. But when the Kong family came to live here, the entire mansion seemed like two different places from the former King Xiang's mansion.
There are almost no dazzling and gorgeous things to be seen. All furnishings and utensils are mainly made of wood of various colors, which are elegant and quiet, making people forget the worldliness when they see them.
Old Madam Wei withdrew her gaze from the furnishings and said with a half-smile and a hint of sarcasm: "The things are so beautiful, but the behavior is so terrible. The Duke of Yansheng's Mansion..." She glanced at Madam Kong, whose face had changed drastically and who had been hanging her head since she came in, and spoke quickly and venomously: "When did the Duke of Yansheng's Mansion become a pimp? I don't know. How can you face your ancestors a hundred years from now?! If your ancestors knew what you did today, would they be able to rest in peace in the underworld?!"
Old Mrs. Wei was old and had experienced countless hardships. She had already made plans for the worst and thought she had nothing to fear. But now, in her rage, she had pushed Mrs. Kong Da and Mrs. Kong Er to the point where they had lost their last bit of dignity.
The most important thing to the Duke of Yansheng's Mansion is not the title, nor the masters in the mansion. What matters most to the world and the emperor is nothing more than a statement. If this reputation is lost... ...
Mrs. Kong was about to cry, but she was more sober than Mrs. Kong, who only knew how to cry. She threw herself in front of Mrs. Wei and cried loudly: "Grandma! We... we have no choice..."
The old princess has not yet recovered from her shock. She knew that the Kong family must have had ulterior motives in taking Wei Yumin out, but she never expected that the Kong family actually took Wei Yumin to the courtyard where Cheng Enbo of the Fang family was resting. What a vicious heart!
Who doesn’t know about Earl Cheng En from the Fang family
There are two branches in the Fang family, two dukes in each family, but they have nine sons. The eldest branch, Duke Changxing, is very strict in managing the family, and has produced a talented woman like Empress Fang and a chaste and heroic woman like Madam Fang. However, the second branch, Duke Cheng'en, has been demoted for generations, and in the end only had the third-rank title of a loyal general. If Emperor Longqing had not given the title of Earl Cheng'en to the incompetent and notorious playboy of the Fang family after Empress Fang ascended the throne, the second branch of the Fang family would have almost fallen.
Everyone in the Fang family is a good person, except for Fang Zhengrong, the Cheng'enbo, who flirts with other women all day long and does nothing good. The bad thing about this man is not only that he sleeps with many women, but also that he is shameless.
Back when Master Wei was still alive and the Ming family was still at its peak, this fellow dared to secretly bribe the Wei family's servants when he was a guest at the Wei family, and went all the way to the backyard where the female members of the family were entertained. He even shamelessly picked up the handkerchief that Wei Yumin had dropped.
Then, he sent someone to propose marriage, claiming that the handkerchief was a token of love given privately by Wei Yumin.
Master Wei was furious, and he caught the man and beat him up, almost killing or crippling Fang Zhengrong. After the beating, he showed no weakness to the Fang family and submitted a memorial to Emperor Longqing, saying that Fang Zhengrong was a black-hearted bitch, and that if he was asked to marry his daughter to Fang Zhengrong, he would rather raise his daughter for the rest of her life.
Emperor Longqing might have already had his eyes on Empress Fang at that time and wanted to be a peacemaker. He even said he would mention Fang Zhengrong's title so that Wei Yumin would not suffer any loss if she married him.
Finally, Master Wei was pushed into a corner and said that it was okay for his daughter to marry. He beat Fang Zhengrong to death and let his daughter marry a tablet. He said that even if his daughter lived with a tablet, it was better than marrying that wolf with a human face and a beastly heart.
Having said that, the Wei family was in control of the military power and was a noble family. Emperor Longqing also had to give face to the Ming family and Queen Ming, so he could not say anything more. He issued an edict to reprimand Earl Cheng En for his absurd behavior, put all the blame on Earl Cheng En, temporarily stripped him of his title, and ordered him to return to his hometown to reflect and not return to Beijing for three years.
From then on, the Wei family and the Fang family fell out and stopped having any contact with each other.
Later, when Zhu Fang came to ask for Wei Yumin's hand in marriage, Master Wei initially refused.
He privately told Old Lady Wei and the first lady that there is no man who does not care about a woman's reputation. Although Wei Yumin did nothing wrong, in the eyes of some narrow-minded and busybodies, usually such things will be blamed on women even if it is not the woman's fault.
Zhu Jia, with the dignity of a marquis, wanted to marry her at the height of the crisis. Although it seemed like he was doing good for others, he always felt it was too mysterious.
Old Madam Wei and the first lady also agreed with this.
But Zhu Fang was determined and stood at the gate of the Wei family for three days with sincerity, almost fainting from dehydration.
The reputation of the Zhu family's eldest son for being loyal and righteous spread throughout the streets and alleys, and even Emperor Longqing personally inquired about it.
Master Wei refused to give in until Zhu Fang actually fainted at the gate of the Wei family. However, he still refused to agree to let the young master of the Zhu family go hunt another pair of wild geese.
It was already winter, and the wild geese had already flown south for the winter, but the prince of the Zhu family managed to get one...
To this day, the girls in Shengjing still cannot forget the infatuation of the Zhu family's eldest son.
But Mrs. Wei just felt disappointed.
In recent years, many nobles in the capital have suffered, but they know that the past always has its consequences. Now that the Kong family has done this, those people will only conclude that Wei Yumin had an affair with Bo Cheng Enbo in the past, and that Wei Yumin is fickle and still does not behave herself even after getting married and is secretly meeting with her ex-lover.
The Zhu family wanted to get away, but they used such a sinister and vicious method!
I used to think Zhu Fang was a good man!
Her face turned pale, and she couldn't control herself. She stood up and slapped Madam Kong in the face: "You are so cruel! How did our Wei family offend you that you want us to die?!"
This was truly an attempt to kill Old Madam Wei and to dig out her heart. Even the old princess was trembling with anger: "This is really eye-opening. If Duke Yansheng knew about this, he would probably jump out of his coffin because of you unworthy descendants. I have never seen anyone do things this way! How could you..."
Wei Yumin was crying so hard that she couldn't speak. Her fingernails, stained with pink balsam juice, dug into her palms, but she didn't feel any pain. Wei An hugged her and patted her back gently.
She knew that pain.
As touched as Wei Yumin was by Zhu Fang's devotion once, she feels heartbroken now.
Giving you hope and then leaving you with despair is much more heartless than never giving you hope at all. The Zhu family is really vicious to the extreme.
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