Old Madam Wei was originally satisfied with Shen Chen. Her only concern was the Princess Linjiang who was in trouble behind Shen Chen. Since Shen Chen knew what was going on and had already fought back, she didn't say anything more.
They had been together since they were young. Although her fate with her husband was not long, because they liked and respected each other, she felt that this life was enough, and it was not much worse than other long-term couples who were not compatible in appearance and heart. Because of this, she understood more clearly what was the most important thing to be a couple. Wei An and Shen Chen loved each other, which was the most rare thing. If it was not a last resort, she would not give up Shen Chen, a good candidate for grandson-in-law.
When in Quanzhou, Madam Wei noticed that Shen Chen treated Wei An differently. Many of Wei An's trusted confidants, she realized after returning, were actually people around Shen Chen.
Obviously, he also had to deal with Liu Biping at that time and was in a dangerous situation, but he still put Wei An's safety first and couldn't bear to see Wei An worried.
It was natural for Old Lady Wei to be attracted to such a man. She treated Shen Chen like her own nephew and was not shy about it. During Young Master Lin's New Year's Eve banquet, she even asked Shen Chen to take good care of Young Master Lin.
In fact, the New Year's Eve banquet was just a family banquet, because it was in a foreign land, and the people present were just their own family members and some people from the Lin family, as well as a few main figures from the four major families who were very close to Shen Chen.
Young Master Lin is a native of Rongcheng and knows some people from the four major families. In fact, there is nothing to take care of.
Madam Wei just wanted Shen Chen to see how Master Lin treated others and what kind of person he was.
Shen Chen knew it very well, so he started chatting with Master Lin diligently.
Mr. Lin is an elegant man, but his elegance does not mean he is a nerd, nor does he show off his knowledge and literary talent. He speaks and treats people very gently and has a good temper.
He has a good temper and is not arrogant like a nobleman or a scholar. This is rare. When the banquet was over in the evening, Mrs. Wei heard Shen Chen's evaluation of Mr. Lin and smiled again: "Since even you say he is good, he must be really trustworthy." She looked at Mrs. Wei again and said kindly: "Since you are all satisfied, I think the child is also polite and sensible, so let's settle this matter. But Amin, there, I still need to tell her."
After all, Wei Yumin is the mother.
Madam Wei had solved a problem and looked much more lively and energetic. After hearing what Old Lady Wei said, she quickly agreed.
In Rongcheng, the Wei family had no roots, but because of Shen Chen, the four major families gave him face. The Lin family was also very polite and well-mannered, and soon sent a matchmaker to formally propose marriage.
The person invited was Mr. Xu’s wife.
Mrs. Xu was a competent matchmaker and did her best to convey their message. After both parties agreed on the rules, they set a date and officially held the engagement ceremony.
In addition to the four major families, other relatives of the Lin family and the governor of Quanzhou all sent gifts. Although the Wei family was the guest family, they also prepared more than 20 tables of banquets.
Zhu Yuan's identity is Zhu Fang's daughter. Although the relationship has been separated, everyone knows that her identity is somewhat embarrassing in the capital.
Those who were of low social status were afraid that they would wrong her, and they felt guilty about it.
However, those noble and prominent families would mind her identity and worry that she had no legitimate and formal maternal family.
Old Madam Wei also privately told Zhu Yuan the reason why she agreed to her marriage with the Lin family so quickly. At the end, she patted her hands and whispered, "Don't feel wronged. Don't think that you are superior to the Lin family because of your status. In life, even if you can't be in perfect harmony with each other, you have to respect each other as equals."
The truth had been said countless times, and she was also worried that if she said it too much, the young people would not be able to listen and get bored, so she stopped talking and took a box from Aunt Hua and handed it to her: "This is a little gift from me to you, you take it and live a good life."
Zhu Yuan was somewhat flattered. Her marriage was arranged by Old Lady Wei, who had ordered Madam Wei to take out five thousand taels from the public treasury to arrange it for her. Five thousand taels was indeed a considerable sum. If it were placed in an ordinary noble family, it would be enough for the daughter to get married. Besides, she was not a proper member of the Wei family.
Now that Mrs. Wei had clearly given it to her, she wanted to give it again, and she hurriedly refused.
Old Madam Wei smiled and said, "If you say it's for you, just take it. As long as you live a good life in the future, I will be happy. What does the rest of my possessions mean to me?"
Zhu Yuan had no choice but to take it. When he returned to the room and opened it, he couldn't help but be stunned.
The things that Old Lady Wei gave were really too generous - there were 10,000 taels of silver notes alone, which were from Baotong Silver Bank and could be exchanged on sight. The face value of each note was 500 taels.
In addition, there is a complete set of ruby and emerald headpieces. It is obvious that they were specially given to her according to her status in the Lin family.
There is even a villa outside Rongcheng...
All these things added up, the total is at least more than 20,000 taels, such a large sum...
She had always known in her heart that Old Madam Wei looked at Wei An like the ball of her eye, but she had never expected that she would be willing to give her so many things.
Even the most favored daughter of a noble family would have almost the same things.
She was somewhat touched, but also somewhat worried, so she went to find her grandmother to tell her about it.
Madam Wei was much calmer than her. She took a quick glance and then reached out to pull Zhu Yuan to sit beside her: "You came at the right time. I was just about to go look for you. This is a gift from the old lady to you. I dare not refuse it. You just know how good the old lady is."
Zhu Yuan was still a little uneasy: "But this is too many. There are other sisters in the mansion..."
"The old lady has her own ideas. Since she gave them to you, she has thought about all these things. Don't worry about them." Madam Wei smiled and said, "As for the other sisters you are worried about, there is no need to worry about them. They are all good children..." At this point, Madam Wei glanced at the maid next to her, took a small box and smiled, "If you are worried about An An, then you are worrying for no reason. These things are what she sent to me and asked me to give to you. Take a look."
Zhu Yuan was a little surprised.
Wei An hasn't married yet, so it's not her turn to give her anything. When she saw clearly what was in the box, she couldn't help but stare wide-eyed.