Aren't they all doing it for his own good? Now that he really likes her and wants her, they naturally have to be "good guys" to the end. The means have been revealed, and they have to deal with it.
As his second choice for his wife, Aunt Zhou still put a lot of thought into it. After all, as a concubine, she generally could not go out. Naturally, she could not personally "select and look at" the girls from various families. She could only send her subordinates to do it, which was very time-consuming.
Marquis Pingyang slapped her in the face.
In fact, not only that, the matchmaker who first came to the Wen family to "propose marriage" was also arranged by Aunt Zhou. To say that this marriage is to establish friendship between the two families, not to create enmity. According to the arrangement of Pingyang Hou, although the matchmaker was sent directly to propose marriage, the person Aunt Zhou found was so deceitful and arrogant that he completely angered the Wen family. However, after returning, he made up a story about the Wen family. Pingyang Hou didn't know why the Wen family was so angry, and only thought it was because they proposed marriage directly. Now they have come to apologize, but the Wen family still refuses to give in. You can imagine how angry they are.
Unfortunately, Marquis Pingyang is now firmly controlled by his son and has no choice but to let himself be stepped on by others.
After this, did Aunt Zhou regret it? She regretted it so much that her intestines turned green. Wei Tingyu was a useless man who would not live long, but they were controlled by him. She felt resentful and did not want him to have a good time in his last days, so she came up with a "clever trick".
When He Chujian saw that place, not only did he not plan for him, but he was also tricked.
The daughter of the Wen family grew up outside, was a female doctor by profession, was vulgar, ignorant and lowly, how could she marry into a good family? However, such a person was a "match" for their prince, wasn't she? Originally, in Aunt Zhou's view, if some benefits were promised, this marriage would be basically a sure thing. But in the end, going to the Wen family was like kicking against a rock.
Since he didn't know what was good for him, he would just find a chance to deal with him. He didn't care much about it. As a result, Wei Tingyu actually took it seriously. Aunt Zhou realized that something was wrong and sent someone to investigate carefully. After the investigation, she was so angry that she wanted to die. With such good medical skills, if she really wanted to marry him back, although it was estimated that even the Golden Immortal of Daluo would be powerless to save Wei Tingyu, what if he could extend his life? It doesn't have to be too long, just a year or two, and they will all suffer.
He turned around and severely punished the people who had been looking for candidates before.
However, it was too late to regret. They had chosen the person and she had attracted Wei Tingyu's attention. Whatever she could find out, Wei Tingyu could definitely find out too. No one wanted to die if they wanted to live, so Wei Tingyu would naturally not let go of the opportunity. If he couldn't get his way, the entire Wei family would be implicated. Aunt Zhou also wanted her son to take the position of Marquis of Pingyang. No matter before or after, she needed the help of the clansmen. After all, one person could not support the whole family. Therefore, she would not allow anything to happen to the Wei family.
—The most puzzling thing is that Wei Tingyu not only got the handle of his own father, but also the handle of his clansmen far away in the ancestral land. He is obviously a good-for-nothing who lives in seclusion and has nothing. How did he do all this? And the people around him, I didn't notice them before, but I found out in recent months that none of them are good people. —It can be seen how deep Wei Tingyu hides, and he has fooled all of them.
Choosing the lesser of two evils, the natural thing to do is to help him marry her. After all, extending his lifespan is only a possibility. If you choose to refuse, he will really be cruel and ruthless and attack his clansmen.
However, since they had offended the Wen family before, it would not be so easy to get married.
Marquis Pingyang had no choice but to visit the Wen family every day. Even if the Wen family didn't agree, he would still visit every day. It can be said that this man was able to "let go" when he had no way out.
People who don't know the truth may see his sincerity, but those who know the truth think he is extremely shameless.
Han was very angry and really wanted to have them driven away. However, marriage was the ultimate goal, so she naturally could not be too ruthless. She really wanted her daughter not to care whether Wei Tingyu was dead or alive. However, seeing Xiaocao's silence and impatience, she could not speak. She felt helpless and felt pity for her son-in-law, but she was even more angry because he had a father like Pingyang Hou.
As for Marquis Pingyang's shamelessness, Wei Tingyu had nothing to say. Sometimes he actually doubted whether he was Marquis Pingyang's son. To be honest, with such a father, he was quite accepting of the fact that his mother had given birth to him with someone else.
Marquis Pingyang came to the door every day, and it was almost like beating gongs and drums to "announce the whole city". Many ordinary people knew about it, not to mention the upper circles, who were idle and watched the joke. However, the families who had received favors from Xiaocao naturally could not tolerate Marquis Pingyang's reckless behavior. They put pressure on him and joined forces invisibly. Marquis Pingyang could not stand it all of a sudden.
It was at this time that Pingyang Hou, who had never taken the Wenren family seriously, realized that he might have really hit a wall this time. Wei Tingyu was even more ruthless. Members of the Wei family were impeached one after another. Several people who held lucrative but not high positions had been removed from their posts. This was told to Pingyang Hou in the most straightforward way, which really pissed him off.
Marquis Pingyang was sweating profusely. He no longer dared to have any hope against his cruel and ruthless son.
The Wen family refused to give in, and Marquis Pingyang was helpless, so he had to ask Prince Dun for help, hoping that Prince Dun could mediate.
It must be said that among the several princes, Prince Dun was the first to know about this matter. However, in his opinion, it had nothing to do with him. What's more, the Wen family did not give him face in the matter of Yuan Qi Yu, and in the end he could do nothing. He was very angry, but he could only give up. However, because he noticed it, he also discovered the ability of the Wen family.
Even though Prince Dun was not a very smart man, he still had some "staff" around him and was very calculating. Therefore, when Marquis Pingyang approached him, he agreed to help because the two families were "relatives".
Originally, Prince Dun could have also approached Wenren Taibo in private, but he didn't. He went to Wenren Taibo's house in such a grand manner, hoping to "get closer" to him in a legitimate way.
Although the Wen family was filled with hatred in their heart, their appearance was terrifyingly calm. Since Prince Dun had already shown up, they had to give him some face. They accepted the Marquis of Pingyang's apology gift, and before the Wen family could say "we have nothing to do with each other anymore", Prince Dun proposed the matter of marriage and said he was willing to be a matchmaker.
At that moment, the eyes of everyone present were as cold as ice chips.
But Prince Dun remained calm, as if he saw nothing, and then began to present conditions and reason.
Marquis Pingyang was also "shedding tears", expressing his sadness and helplessness as an old father. He assured the Wen family that their daughter would be treated like their own daughter after marrying into the Marquis Pingyang's mansion. If his son was unlucky, he would definitely let Miss Wenren return home in the future and give her compensation. If she married again in the future, he would also prepare a generous dowry for her.
If there was some acting involved originally, then at this moment, Han was really angry and went berserk on the spot—"Get lost!"
Although he was pointing at Marquis Pingyang's nose, Prince Dun's expression was also quite unpleasant.
After Han left, Prince Dun looked at Wenren Taibo with a cold look in his eyes, "The wife of Wenren Shilang is really so majestic."
Han was angry and acted on her emotions. Wenren Taibo was still very sober and looked tough, but there was a hint of fear in his eyes. He did not respond, but his reaction satisfied Prince Dun.
Fortunately Xiaocao was not at the scene, otherwise, he would definitely make a little golden man for his father.
However, she was not actually at home at the moment, but quietly went to the manor of Pingyang Hou's wife, where Wei Tingyu was of course. - The matter had not been concluded for a long time, Xiaocao was really worried, so she chose this "shady" method.
"Minister Wenren, you may wish to think about this carefully. After all, your daughter's situation is here, and I'm afraid there is no better place than the Marquis of Pingyang's Mansion. I will take my leave now."
When Prince Dun visited the Wen family, the families that had received favors from Xiao Cao quickly got the news. Although Prince Dun was a prince and had a favored mother, to be honest, these families were not afraid of him. However, the Wen family came forward to appease them first.
There is no way. If this continues, the marriage will really be ruined.
It's just that, although it's easy to deal with other people, it's not so easy to "deal with" King Dingbei. After all, King Dingbei wanted to "pursue" Xiaocao after he finished his mourning. Even if it doesn't work out in the end, he still hopes that Xiaocao can have a good home. Obviously, this good home is definitely not the Prince of Pingyang Marquis. Even though we know from the "confrontation" with Wei Tingyu that the Prince of Wei is not a waste, it is a fact that he is not a good match. If he was just disabled, it would be fine, but how could he push the fourth girl into the fire pit when he knew that he would not live long
When the Wenren family tactfully expressed that they "did not need help", King Dingbei was very angry, thinking that the Wenren family was trying to "sell their daughter for fame and fortune". In the end, he even said that it would be better for her to marry him than to Wei Tingyu.
This was a bit embarrassing. Han didn't know when King Dingbei had any "improper thoughts" about her daughter, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.
The old concubine sitting at the head of the table spoke slowly, "I like Miss Xuan very much. In fact, I originally wanted to hire her as Xiaobei's successor, but Xiaobei is in mourning, so I thought I would wait until the mourning period is over before bringing it up with your family. Rujiao, you might as well consider it. If Miss Xuan marries into our Dingbei County Prince's Mansion, she will remain the same as she was before. We will not restrict her, and Xiaobei will not have messy people around him."
Seriously speaking, Han has watched the Prince of Dingbei grow up, and is relatively familiar with his character. Now he is more stable and reliable. The original Dingbei County Prince's Mansion was a hot place, and this palace was not a "good place". Now that the military power of the Northern Frontier has been lost, in terms of loyalty, it is actually better. In comparison, she is indeed a good candidate for son-in-law, but...
"I won't hide it from the old concubine and the prince. My daughter Xuan'er was actually married before she came home..."
The old concubine waved her hand, "We know this, Rujiao, you don't have to worry, we don't mind."
"You know?!" Han was shocked. Could it be that he had deliberately checked her past because he wanted to marry her? Thinking of this possibility, Han pursed her lips and felt a little unhappy.
"I actually mentioned this to the fourth girl before, and she refused at that time. She also told me about this." Mu Bei explained in a low voice.
So that's how it is. Han felt better now. However, she was also helpless towards her daughter. How could she hide such a thing from her daughter? If she had known earlier, at least she would have been mentally prepared and it wouldn't have been so embarrassing.
Han rubbed her swollen temples and thought for a while. She was afraid that she would not be able to explain it clearly. "The old concubine and the prince only know one side of the story. Xuan'er was married before, and her husband is the prince of Pingyang Marquis's mansion." Seeing the two of them were surprised, she continued to explain, "We only found out about this not long ago. Due to some reasons, the prince of Pingyang Marquis lived outside and married Xuan'er, but then something happened and they separated. Xuan'er thought he was dead, and then some time ago... The prince of Pingyang Marquis was in poor health, and Xuan'er couldn't let go at all. The so-called marriage was actually to make it easier to take care of each other, but before we knew it, the Pingyang Marquis's mansion made many stupid moves, and then these things happened. For this, I can only apologize to the old concubine and the prince."
There was silence in the room for a long time. Mu Bei lowered his eyes slightly, hiding all the emotions in his eyes. But unconsciously, his fists were clenched, and the blood color between his fingers faded.
The old concubine looked at her grandson and sighed softly, "In this case, there is nothing we can do. It is our Xiaobei who is unlucky. However, such a thing actually happened. I am afraid that Xuan girl had a hard time outside in the past few years."
"Who said it wasn't true? But Xuan'er refused to say anything and kept saying that things were fine. But with so many things going on, it's easy to imagine how good they could be." Whenever Han talked about this, she couldn't help but feel distressed.
Mu Bei suddenly asked to resign on the spot. He couldn't stay any longer as he was afraid that his emotions would get out of control.
The old concubine said nothing and waved him away.
Han opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything. Although she was a little surprised, she felt that her daughter was so outstanding that it was natural for others to like her. However, didn't the King of Dingbei have a good relationship with the previous princess? How could he turn around and take a fancy to her daughter? She felt a little doubtful.
—Unlike Xiaocao’s slowness, Han could see that Mu Bei at least liked his daughter.
However, the matter was forgotten and no one mentioned it again. After all, it was indeed quite embarrassing.
After Han went back, she decided to call Xiaocao back and ask her what had happened so that she would not make the same mistake again next time.