The Ge family members were chilled to the bone when they saw this scene, and Ge Xiaomao looked even more embarrassed. Sheng's mother was already strong-willed, and today she even invited a prefectural governor to officiate the wedding. From now on, Sheng's mother would inevitably interfere with the couple's life, making life even more difficult for the Ge family.
Ying Tongzhi glanced at Lu Lin and others and recognized at a glance the identities of Lu Lin, Liang Yuan and other classmates of Fang Yun. In Jiangzhou, these people were well remembered by officials from all over the country. If they were provoked, it would be difficult to end the situation.
Especially the people in Dayuan Prefecture, who jokingly called the book recording Fang Yun’s relatives and friends a talisman to protect officials, and no one could afford to offend them.
Later, Ying Tongzhi saw Ge Xiaomao dressed as a groom and standing with his classmate Fang Yun, and immediately guessed what was going on.
Ying Tongzhi laughed and said, "Brother Xie asked me to officiate at the wedding today. I was busy with work and could not come, but Brother Xie repeatedly said that the groom was very handsome, so I had to come. I don't often officiate at weddings, so I hope you can forgive me if I am not good enough."
The smart people on both sides immediately guessed what Ying Tongzhi meant by this sentence. Ying Tongzhi did not come here to suppress the Ge family, but because of the favor of the Jie family, he had to come here, and he didn't even know the specific inside story. From now on, Ying Tongzhi will just be a normal host of the wedding and will not help either side. If something really happens, it is definitely not what he wants to see. I hope classmate Fang Yun will not misunderstand.
At the same time, he also tried to smooth things over, saying that the Xie family actually still had high hopes for Ge Xiaomao, and if Ge Xiaomao became successful in the future, he should not forget the Xie family.
Lu Lin looked at Liang Yuan, who bowed and smiled, "It's been a year since we last met in Dayuan Mansion. I hope you are doing well, Mr. Ying. We are here to show our friendship as classmates, and I feel honored to meet you."
Liang Yuan has seen enough of the ups and downs of life and remains neither humble nor overbearing.
Ying Tongzhi walked closer with a smile and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time. Brother Liang has become more and more quiet. I would like to know what the Fang family is going to do next so that I can let the people in the clan drink some soup."
"Mr. Ying, you are joking. The Ying family is a famous family in Jiangzhou and they are well versed in business. I am just a little luckier and cannot compare with the several managers of the Ying family."
Ge Xiaomao watched Liang Yuan and Ying Tongzhi chatting and laughing, and sighed in his heart that his former classmates are all extraordinary now. Liang Yuan was just from a better family back then, but he followed the right Fang Yun. Not to mention Tongzhi, he could even talk to the governor of a state.
Ge Xiaomao felt a little regretful. Maybe he should have learned from Liang Yuan and gave up his studies earlier to help Fang Yun.
Afterwards, Ying Tongzhi introduced the head of the Xie family and Xie Zhiwen to everyone present. When introducing Xie Zhiwen, he emphasized that he was a disciple of Sun Guannian.
When they heard Sun Guannian's name, Lu Lin, Fang Zhongyong, Liang Yuan and others' expressions changed slightly, and they looked at Ge Xiaomao with helplessness and sympathy.
It is said that the prime minister is a seventh-rank official. Even if Liang Yuan is the shopkeeper of the Fang family, he is at most a sixth-rank official. Sun Guannian is a fourth-rank official. His friendship with Fang Yun is not as good as these classmates, but his relationship with Fang Yun is actually deeper. The key is that Sun Guannian is expected to become a university scholar, and he has a very good relationship with Cai He. He also helped Fang Yun in the past. All these combined are enough to make Fang Yun's old classmates feel ashamed.
After all, Shengyuan Continent is a world where one’s academic status is valued.
Ge Xiaomao had known about this for a long time, but his eyes were gloomy, because he knew that his family would eventually be suppressed by the Sheng family.
Mother Sheng observed the situation and realized that the outcome was set. She smiled and said, "Ying Tongzhi, my new son-in-law is not only incompetent, but also has a bad temper. I am not afraid of anything else, but I am afraid that my daughter will be wronged if she marries him. Now that you are here, I don't think he will dare to do anything in the future."
A hint of helplessness flashed across Ying Tongzhi's face, and he smiled and said, "I think the groom is a reserved person, and he will never do anything to offend his wife and children in the future, so Madam Sheng, don't worry."
Mother Sheng immediately shouted, "Ge Xiaomao, did you hear me? Be more polite to our Sheng family in the future and stop being so stubborn!"
Not only did Ge Xiaomao's classmates look angry, but even those scholars who didn't know Ge Xiaomao before also showed displeasure. Ge Xiaomao's temper could be seen at a glance. Even though he was a little stubborn, he was ultimately weak. It was good enough that he was not bullied. How could he possibly bully his wife and children
Those people could also see that Ge Xiaomao might not have a talent for studying, but the two things should be viewed separately. They could not bully Ge Xiaomao just because he failed the examination to become a tongsheng.
Mother Sheng said it was for her daughter, but in the end she only talked about the Sheng family and didn't mention Sheng Rong. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Mother Sheng was not taking care of her daughter so much as taking it out on the Ge family because she was angry at not being able to get close to Fang Xusheng.
The Xie family head smiled and said, "Xiao Mao, from now on you and I are a family. If you have any questions about the imperial examinations, you can bring Xiao Rong to our house and let Zhi Wen teach you."
Mother Sheng laughed so hard that her mouth was crooked. She laughed out loud, "Yes, yes, that's right, big brother is right. When the time comes, you should scold and beat Zhiwen. You should guide him well!"
Although Xie Zhiwen was young, he could tell that his father and aunt's words were unpleasant and frowned slightly.
Ge Xiaomao's face turned red, he clenched his fists, and neither nodded nor shook his head.
Classmates such as Lu Lin were almost furious. Although Xie Zhiwen was young, he was knowledgeable and it was normal for him to give guidance to Ge Xiaomao. However, the words of the head of the Xie family and Sheng's mother were not guidance at all. Instead, they were using Xie Zhiwen to humiliate Ge Xiaomao and make Xie Zhiwen always bow down to the Xie and Sheng families in the future.
Ying Tongzhi showed helplessness. Perhaps the head of the Xie family just wanted to help his sister, but Madam Sheng was a shrewd and mean person. The two families would probably have constant disputes in the future.
"Mom, please say less on such a happy day." The bride's voice came from the main hall.
Mother Sheng thought she had the upper hand and was feeling very proud of herself, but when she heard her daughter say this, she immediately became furious.
"You heartless little thing, who am I doing this for? Isn't this all for your own good? If you don't shock the Ge family, they won't know how to control you in the future! Look at the Ge family, if they didn't rely on their acquaintance with Fang Xusheng, they would just be a pauper!" Mother Sheng's words choked her daughter into silence.
Xie Zhiwen said seriously: "Aunt, today is a happy day, why are you saying these things?"
The child's words made the Ge family and a group of scholars secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Mother Sheng smiled and said, "Zhiwen, you are still young, you don't understand the affairs of this family."
Xie Zhiwen said sternly, "We children don't understand your adult matters, but I at least know that if you respect others one foot, they will respect you one yard. Since we are a family, unless you have done something harmful to others, you can sit down and talk."
"Why are you leaning so far outward?" Mother Sheng's smile froze on her face.
"You just said we were a family, why are we divided into inside and outside now?" Xie Zhiwen said.
Patriarch Xie's face darkened and he said, "How can you talk to your aunt like that? After studying for so many years, have you forgotten the hierarchy of elders? Apologize to your aunt!"
Xie Zhiwen sighed helplessly, bowed to Sheng's mother, and said, "My nephew is rude, please forgive me, aunt."
Mother Sheng smiled happily and said, "This is a good child. Our Sheng and Jie families are stronger than the Ge family. Tell me what happened to the Ge family. I am doing this for Xiaorong's own good."
Everyone in the Ge family was silent. Ge Xiaomao lowered his head, his heart filled with anger. He had never thought that his wedding would be so humiliating. If it weren't for Sheng Rong, he would have overturned the table on the spot.
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