"No, Mom, are you sure you're not kidding me?" Wen Renying thought she had seen a lot of things, and now...
Han was a little amused, "Can I joke with you about this kind of thing?"
Wen Renying put away her surprise, regained her rationality, and thought about it for a while—her son’s former fiancée, whose engagement was over, was still being adopted as her adopted daughter. People who didn’t know would think that the wife of Marquis Pingjin loved her very much. In fact, “They are targeting Fourth Sister, right? In order to get involved with Fourth Sister, they have done everything they can.”
"It's not that serious. Maybe they are worried that something like Hua Bochen will happen again."
Wen Renying pulled the corner of her mouth and smiled with a bit of sarcasm, "In fact, it's just that our family is weaker than Pingjin Marquis Mansion. - It seems that Pingjin Marquis Mansion is at a disadvantage in this matter, but in fact it is not the case. If anything happens to our family that involves their family, they will directly benefit."
Han raised her eyebrows imperceptibly. To be honest, this little daughter, just like Hua Bochen, was brought up in a pampered manner and had never been exposed to any troubles, big or small. Her biggest worries and sorrows were probably the various minor conflicts with other sisters. Sometimes she was so angry that she cried and jumped up and down, but in Han's view, these were just trivial matters and not worth mentioning. So, she was somewhat surprised by what Wen Renying said now.
It was an accident, but it wasn't that surprising. After all, she was her daughter, so she had to inherit some of her traits.
Han was mysteriously proud and confident in this regard.
Wen Renying felt a little scared when her mother looked at her, "Mom, why are you looking at me like that?"
Han shook his head, "Nothing. - So what you mean is, you disagree?"
"I agree. Why not? They can benefit now, and so can I. Besides, there's nothing wrong in giving Fourth Sister another backer." With more adoptive fathers and stepmothers, there will be more people backing her up. Wen Renying really doesn't care about this. She doesn't think she will encounter any big problems that require a backer of one kind or another.
Although this seems a bit like taking advantage of someone.
There is another point. She had never bothered with Hua Bochen in the first place, but now, the opportunity was simply given to her to get back at him. She had been "wronged" and "bullied" before, and it was natural for her to vent. As long as she knew how to act, even if she bullied Hua Bochen to death, the other people in Pingjin Marquis' Mansion would definitely stand on her side, and she wouldn't have to get involved in the mess between Hua Bochen and Li Ruoshui. It felt great just thinking about it.
God is helping her. It shows that Hua Bochen really deserves to be punished.
Han touched Wenrenying's head and said, "Our Ying'er has grown up too."
Wen Renying looked a little uncomfortable. When she died in her previous life, she was actually older than her mother is now...
Compared to her mother, she is really so much inferior. She is so ashamed!
As Han expected, her husband also agreed, and when the other family members found out, they all had the same idea.
Xiaocao was the last person to know about this. She was also confused for a while. She wanted to ask, is this a magical operation or a tricky operation? However, she had something else to do and didn't have time to think about it. Since her family thought it was okay, then it was okay. Professional matters should be handled by professionals.
The people in the Wen family took this for granted. In their eyes, Xiaocao was essentially the same as Wenren Yang. Although Xiaocao did not look stupid, nor was she as "obsessed" as Wenren Yang, they positioned the twin siblings in the same way. They did not need to worry about anything and could just focus on their own affairs.
For the next two days, there was no movement at the Pingjin Marquis Mansion, but it had no impact on the Wen family.
Wen Renxu needed to take up his post immediately. If he delayed any further, he might not be able to arrive on time. Fortunately, the journey was not too far. It would only take about ten days for the whole family. Since Youshi had already packed and prepared, they did not rush when they decided on the date of departure. Han allowed them to take the child with them, but also said that Youshi must bring the child back for one or two months after the New Year.
The journey was not far, so Youshi naturally had no objection. After all, her mother-in-law wanted her to stay, and she had no choice. Her mother-in-law was reasonable, so she would definitely satisfy such a small request.
The two little kids, the younger one fell asleep, and the older one seemed to see that something was wrong and didn't seem to be going out for a walk and then coming back, so he burst into tears, causing others to cry. However, Han "impatiently" urged them to leave quickly.
After the people left, Han was depressed for half a day. No matter whether it was Xiaocao, Wenrenying, or even Wenrenyang, they all wanted to be caring and considerate, but Han drove them away. It was already May, and she still wanted to wear a cotton jacket. Did she want to heat her to death
When I saw Han the next day, she had recovered and was still the capable and efficient mistress of the Wen family.
People from the Pingjin Marquis's Mansion came again at this time, this time including the Marquis Pingjin's wife.
Although the outside world didn’t know about the cancellation of Wen Renying’s engagement with Hua Bochen, the matter was not hidden in the Wen family.
This person's ideas are naturally different...
Wenren Xi once said, "If Eldest Aunt really treats her well, she should switch her marriage with Wenren Ying." Later, she also heard some remarks about Hua Bochen liking Li Ruoshui. She didn't know whether it was true or not, but she also took this opportunity to mock Wenren Ying. Wenren Xi is now "satisfied with a good mother," and has no opinion on the first wife for a long time. She only quarrels with Wenren Ying out of habit, and actually doesn't show much anger or malice anymore.
When she "came to mock" him again, Wen Renying calmly told her the reason. This time, the girl stopped mocking him and got angry instead, cursing Hua Bochen for being a good-for-nothing.
Wen Renying also found it funny. Why did she quarrel with this cousin in her previous life? This cousin was obviously a straightforward person, but in the end, it was still the fault of the second uncle. A good family was ruined by him. But it won't happen now. It's great to see the cousin who is full of energy and scolds people.
Just as there are people like Wenren Xi, there are naturally also people like Wenren Xiang who clap their hands and laugh with joy.
It has been more than a month since she last went to Tianshui Lake. She has been under house arrest, copying books all day long, which has made her very irritable. However, her stepmother took it as an order and would check her copying progress every now and then. If she did not pass, there would be other punishments. If she did not copy well, she would not be able to sleep at night. She could only copy with patience and gritted her teeth. In her heart, she was cursing the entire Wen family.
She, Wenren Xi and Wenren Ying were born very close to each other, but they truly lived up to the saying that people with the same birth destiny have different fates.
Wen Renying is the youngest, and just because she is the legitimate daughter of the eldest son, she can marry into the Marquis's mansion;
Wenrenxi is also a legitimate child. Even if his second uncle is not that powerful, he has the help of his eldest aunt. Wenrenxi's fiancé is also the eldest grandson of a third-rank official. Although this elder is in the local area and is unlikely to be transferred back to the imperial city, the man himself is very good and has a promising future.
Only she, whose illegitimate father is not as good as her eldest uncle, is not even as good as her second uncle. She has no fighting spirit and has the opportunity to go to the local area to improve her resume. However, she is reluctant to leave the comfortable and easy life in the imperial city and just muddles along. It is obvious that she has no future at all.
As a concubine's daughter, her marriage was arranged by her stepmother. Although her fiancé was also a legitimate daughter, he was only the son of a sixth-rank official. When they met, he did not even look at her directly. He said that he was being polite, but in fact, he was only attracted by the Wen family's background and did not care about her at all.
Wenren Xiang is arrogant and thinks she is no worse than any other girl in the Wen family. Just because of her poor background, she is inferior to others in everything. She blames everyone and everything, and wishes that anyone better than her would be unlucky, naturally starting with Wenren Ying. Wenren Ying broke off the engagement, and in her opinion, it was naturally that Wenren Ying was disliked by the Pingjin Marquis' Mansion. But she shouldn't be so happy, because she knew that Wenren Ying would have such a day sooner or later.
However, they were not happy for two days, because with the visit of Lady Pingjin Marquis today, the news that she wanted to adopt Wen Renying as her adopted daughter spread throughout the Wen family. This clearly told everyone that the two parties broke off the engagement and that Hua Bochen was at fault. Lady Pingjin Marquis not only did not dislike Wen Renying, on the contrary, she liked her very much. If they could not be mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, they would try to get closer in another way.
Wenren Xiang was so angry that she smashed everything in the room. All the books she had copied in the past two days were destroyed. After venting her anger, she regained some sense and looked at the situation in front of her. She almost collapsed. Her aunt would never give her extra supplies. If she only gave her one or two items every month, by the time she got married, the room would probably be empty!
She simply couldn't afford to make up for it herself. In the past, Han had generously given them extra monthly allowances, and the other brothers and sisters could still save a lot of money, but Wen Renxiang was just like a "moonlight clan". Not to mention other things, the money would be spent in less than three days. Her aunt gave her most of her own things, but it was still not enough for her to spend. Not to mention now, Han's subsidy was gone, and she had been deducted from her monthly allowance for several months. She was even less well off than the lowest maid. She was asked to spend money to make up for the things in the house? Even if she died, she couldn't do it.
This was not the end. After her stepmother Zhang found out, she brought her aunt over and scolded Wen Ren Xiang severely in front of her aunt. She said that she was a girl with such a bad temper. She only had more than half a year before she got married. If she was still like this after she got married, wouldn’t her in-laws think that she was uneducated
It was because her stepmother didn't teach her well. From now on, she will be given a nanny to teach her the rules. She must be punished for what happened today. She will be made to kneel for an hour and reflect on herself. Then, starting tomorrow, in addition to the content that must be copied every day, she will have to recite scriptures to calm her temper and calm her mind.
Wen Ren Xiang clenched her fists, her eyes filled with resentment. If her aunt had not quickly grabbed her and immediately knelt down to apologize, Wen Ren Xiang would have confronted her stepmother directly.
Zhang looked down at him, "Wenren Xiang, before you do anything, consider the consequences first. The mess on this ground doesn't seem to have taught you enough of a lesson. If you really want to live a life of seclusion, why not help me fulfill your wish?"
I didn't tell you about the last incident, but it seems that you haven't reflected on it properly, which is why you are still so impulsive and brainless. Take a good look at your aunt, she even wants to be a concubine in the mansion of Duke Zhang Chengen. I want to ask you, what is your basis for standing? Wen Ren is naturally nothing in front of the mansion of Duke Zhang Chengen. Do you think you are so charming that you can tie down a man who is so romantic
Even if you tie the person up, do you think you can go against the mistress
You don't want to be a good wife, but you only think of crooked ways. But if you insist on wealth and glory, and don't consider anything else, then you are a slut. It's a pity that it's not easy for a girl like us to be a concubine.
I know you are jealous of Ying Jie'er and wish you could take her place, but unfortunately, you don't have that fate. Your jealous face is really ugly. You and she were born not too far apart. If you were born in your aunt's womb, even if you couldn't marry into the Marquis' Mansion, you would still have a pair of adoptive fathers and mothers who are Marquis' wives."
After Zhang finished speaking, she turned around and left, leaving behind Wen Renxiang, who was becoming more and more resentful and angry, and her aunt, who looked dejected.
Of course, this is a story for later.
The wife of Marquis Pingjin was talking to Han, very enthusiastically. It was obvious that she really wanted to adopt Wen Renying as her adopted daughter. Although sometimes, too much is as bad as too little and one needs to be restrained, in this matter, it was actually unnecessary, because no one in the Wen family was a fool, and everyone knew it. If they still showed some reserve, it might make people feel that they were insincere.
Han was quite reserved, but she acted as if it was natural. She just nodded and agreed when the time was right.
The wife of Marquis Pingjin was overjoyed. Although she was 70% to 80% sure about the matter before, she was still a little nervous. Now that it had come true, she felt relieved, and the smile on her face became more sincere and natural.
Then they decided to pick a good day in the afternoon and hold a grand banquet for the guests.
Of course, before the news was released, word of Wen Renying and Hua Bochen breaking off their engagement should also be leaked first, preferably one after the other, not too far apart, to prevent someone from saying something unpleasant.
Later, when Lady Pingjin Marquis met Wen Renying, she treated her like her own mother. Seriously speaking, even if we put aside the factor of Xiaocao, Lady Pingjin Marquis really liked Wen Renying, and she really wanted a cute and lovely daughter.
Wen Renying also knew that the reason why Lady Pingjin Hou was so nice to her was not entirely because of her fourth sister, so she was also willing to get close to her.