However, everyone knows a little about how the marriage between the two families came about. Logically, the Wen family should have been reluctant, and even resentful. But now, it seems that this is not the case. Is there some unknown inside story, or are the Wen family shortsighted, willing to sacrifice their daughter just for the sake of this marquis's family status? Was the original argument with Pingyang Marquis just a pretense
So, when he looked at the grass and smelled the fragrance of people, his expression became a little different.
So this is what this person is like. When others do something bad, they will step on them in various ways. Ridicule and mockery are the least of their worries. If something is slightly different from what they expected, they will start all kinds of conspiracy theories. In short, they will try every possible means to find something to mock them and will never think in a positive way.
Sometimes Xiaocao really wants to sum it up in one sentence: I have nothing to do after eating, I feel so bloated!
Xiaocao ignored the gazes of those people on her. Han and Wen Renying ignored them as well. It was enough for them to know the real situation themselves. There was no need to care about other people's opinions. Anyway, what these people thought of them would not have much impact at all.
Reputation is indeed important, but sometimes it is not that important.
Normally, the biggest impact is on marriage, which is not within the consideration of the Wenren family's eldest wife.
—Because of Xiaocao, the engagement of Wen Renying and Cheng Wenzheng was slightly delayed. Later, it was postponed again to the end of June to give Cheng Wenzheng more time to prepare.
Because the Wenren family's people had arrived, Lady Pingyang Hou simply raised her hand to let others take care of the welcoming task.
Xiaocao is not actually good at communicating with others. If it is not her area of expertise, simply chatting for a long time without doing anything will probably become awkward very soon. It seems that there is nothing to say to the elders. She is worried about Wei Tingyu, so she suggests going to see him. Naturally, Lady Pingyang Hou would agree and asked a maid to lead the way for her.
Although the Pingyang Marquis Mansion has declined, it does not seem to have been greatly affected in terms of financial resources. It has all the grandeur that a marquis' mansion should have, and it can even be said that it is more luxurious than the Pingjin Marquis Mansion. However, this kind of luxury always feels a bit exaggerated.
Xiaocao met some people along the way, including people from Pingyang Marquis' Mansion and guests. Xiaocao ignored them, but could feel their whispers. It seemed that after confirming her destination, the reaction was a little louder.
Wei Tingyu's courtyard is not luxurious, but has a more elegant charm. In this summer, the grass and trees are lush and green, but at a glance, most of them can be used as medicine. Of course, those who don't know will only regard them as ordinary ornamental plants, which will only make people think that Wei Shizi's taste is more unique. After all, there are few precious flowers and trees.
Compared to people like Wei Jincheng who broke in and were treated coldly or even beaten up, Xiaocao was very popular, especially Huayu and others, who were so attentive. Seriously speaking, it was not surprising. After all, they always treated Xiaocao as the hostess.
"Where's Tingyu?"
"The prince is in the study, and he has some things to deal with. Since there is only a little tail left, I and others have not yet told him that you, Madam, are here. Please forgive me."
"It's okay. Business is more important." Xiaocao didn't have many taboos about Wei Tingyu's place. She looked around openly. After a closer look, she found that many things here were arranged according to the place where they lived before. Some of them were original.
In fact, they were all things of little value, but he took good care of them. Xiaocao couldn't help but miss them.
A servant brought in some snacks. Xiao Cao turned around, and at that moment, her eyes were slightly wet. "Mother Zhou..."
During the years that Xiaocao was with Wei Tingyu, there were quite a few servants, both male and female. But looking back now, the only one who had been with Wei Tingyu from the very beginning was probably Mother Zhou. She was devoted to Wei Tingyu and the same to her. To some extent, she even played the role of a mother.
When Mother Zhou saw Xiaocao, her eyes couldn't help but turn red, but she remained calm and greeted her first, "Miss..."
Xiao Cao stepped forward and said, "Three years ago, I really thought you were so cruel that you drove me away. I was sad for a long time because of this."
"It's mother's fault. Miss, can you please forgive me?" Although she remembered her duties as a servant, sometimes she couldn't help but treat them as her own children, especially Xiaocao.
"It's not mom's fault. It's all Wei Tingyu's fault. He's not in good health now, so I won't bother with him. I will deal with him slowly in the future." Maybe she was used to the problem, in front of Zhou's mother, Xiaocao even acted a little coquettishly that she never showed in front of Han.
Mother Zhou laughed, "Yes, it's all his fault. The prince made you unhappy before, and you remembered it for several years. This time you will remember him for the rest of your life."
"That's for sure."
"I don't know if your taste has changed now. I only made a few dishes today. If you still like them, I will make them for you in the future."
Xiao Cao immediately took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth with his fingertips, "Delicious."
Mother Zhou’s loving smile.
This was indeed the taste Xiaocao missed. She ate several pieces in succession. "I asked Tingyu before, and he said that you have been recuperating in the manor. Why did mom come back? Is there any reason why mom left Pingyang Marquis Mansion? I see that you are still in good health."
There is a reason why Xiaocao said this. Mother Zhou was also the dowry of the wife of Pingyang Marquis. She was married in her early years, but had no children and her husband died early. After that, she had been serving Wei Tingyu. It can be said that she dedicated her whole life to the master's family. According to her personality, unless something happened, it would be impossible for her to retire when she was in good health.
Mother Zhou smiled and said, "I have the same last name as the concubine in the mansion."
Xiao Cao understood immediately, but was Aunt Zhou too narrow-minded? Or was it because they had the same surname, Zhou, and Aunt Zhou was serving Wei Tingyu, and she felt that Wei Tingyu was deliberately targeting her and felt uncomfortable
"Once something happened and I got hurt, so the prince simply sent me away. Now the madam is in charge of the mansion, and the prince took me back yesterday and told me about the girl. Knowing that I could see the girl today, I didn't sleep well all night."
"What does Tingyu do? Why didn't I tell you earlier?" Xiaocao expressed dissatisfaction.
Mother Zhou smiled and said, "Perhaps the prince is too happy." Seeing that Xiaocao still seemed a little unhappy, she pulled Xiaocao and subtly changed the subject - the girl really holds a grudge, so it would be better not to bring hatred to the prince - "Our girl is really grown up now, and I missed three years..." There was some sadness in her voice.
“I won’t miss it again.”
"Yes, that's right. I won't miss it next time." Even if something really happened to the prince, she could go and serve the girl.
She didn't talk much with other elders, but since Mother Zhou wanted to know about her situation in recent years, she naturally had something to say.
When Xiaocao was talking to Mother Zhou, only Huayu was serving them. To be honest, the relationship between Xiaocao and Wei Tingyu should be kept secret if possible, even if people in this courtyard were believed to be tight-lipped. However, only a few people could become Wei Tingyu's confidants, and the rest were just ordinary servants.
No one knew when Wei Tingyu came over, but he didn't come in. From the corridor outside the door, he could hear voices talking in the house, but the people in the house couldn't see him.
Wei Tingyu raised his head slightly and looked at the sky. Perhaps his mind was still in the room, and he looked a little distracted.
I didn't see him until Mother Zhou and Xiaocao came out together.
"Tingyu, are you eavesdropping on my conversation with my mother?" He was a little angry, and I didn't know if he was pretending or it was real.
Wei Tingyu looked over and smiled, "It's not eavesdropping, it's listening openly."
Xiao Cao snorted and was too lazy to argue with him. She didn't come here just to chat, of course, she gave him another acupuncture treatment, but this time, she was probably really angry and gave Prince Wei a little lesson.
What could Prince Wei say? He couldn't say anything. As long as his Xuan'er was happy, it was fine. It was just that the medicine was a little bitter, and she couldn't move during acupuncture. It didn't hurt.
During this period, young men from other families came to see Wei Tingyu, including some members of the Wei family. Wei Tingyu obviously would not show up to meet them, but these people seemed to know that Xiaocao had come to him, and when they were rejected by Wei Tingyu, they also put on an "understanding and ambiguous" expression, as if Wei Tingyu and Xiaocao, the engaged couple, were doing something shameful.
If the people below didn't know that they did it on purpose, they would be really stupid. Their faces became increasingly cold and hard. Although they didn't say any bad words, they remembered every one of them in their hearts and waited for the prince to deal with them one by one.
Although it is allowed for an engaged couple to be a little closer than other men and women, their private time together behind people's backs for quite a long time will also attract a lot of gossip. Even if people know that they are actually treating Wei Tingyu, some people's mouths are blacker than ink.
Xiaocao and the others haven't reacted yet, but the wife of Pingyang Hou and Han have already received the news. The women may be more evasive when talking about it, but the men don't have so many scruples, and some of them are even extremely arrogant.
Han was so angry that her face turned green. Lady Pingyang did not show it, but she directly ordered them to leave.
But before the words were heard, Wen Renying was already furious in public, scowling and sneering, "The Prince of Wei is not in good health, and my sister is just treating him, but you can say such a bad thing about her? You are so dirty, do you think everyone is the same as you?" She sneered, "My sister can treat patients that the Imperial Hospital is helpless to treat. People grow old, get sick, and die. I just hope that you will never have to ask my sister for help. Otherwise, even if you kneel at the door of my Wen family, I will beat you all out. I remember every one of you!"
After saying that, Wen Renying angrily threw her sleeves and left.
The rest of the people looked a little unhappy.
"She is just a female doctor, a blind cat catching a dead mouse. How can she be compared with the Imperial Hospital? What a piece of shit!" Someone didn't take it seriously.
Obviously, such people don't understand the inside story, and those who are more clear about some things will inevitably feel a little worried. Wen Renying was right about what she said, people grow old, get sick and die, who knows if they will encounter them one day, especially this woman. If she originally had a place to seek medical treatment, but offended others because of her outspokenness and refused medical treatment, wouldn't she just be waiting to die
When I thought of this possibility, I wanted to go back to the moment before and slap myself for being so mean. Why didn't I think before I spoke? I just agreed with what others said. What good would it do for them to offend a person with superb medical skills? Ah, what good would it do
Stay away from those who are still not in their right mind without leaving a trace, think about whether you have said anything too excessive, maybe there is still room for maneuver, or hope that Wen Renying has not remembered it.
Not long after, the servants of the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion came over and drove the guests away with a calm face. Their meaning was very clear: everyone was well-educated, not a scoundrel from the city, a rogue from the countryside, a foul-mouthed person, or someone with low conduct, and the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion would not entertain them.
When these words were spoken, many people blushed, probably because they never expected that the wife of Marquis Pingyang would be so cruel. If they were really driven out because of this, would they still have room to gain a foothold in the outside world
Many people were unable to sit still at this moment. Some of them humbled themselves and apologized, saying that they were rude and would not do it again; others just made a scene regardless of the consequences, saying that such a dignified marquisate was treating guests in such a way.
Some who found it more convenient wanted to find Marquis Pingyang to argue with him. However, Marquis Pingyang was not in his mansion at the moment. In fact, he was not in the government office either. No one knew where he was fooling around.
The servant came back and reported the situation to the wife of Marquis Pingyang. She lowered her eyes and said firmly, "Drive him out."
Although Han was angry, she was still surprised by what the wife of Marquis Pingyang did. She wanted to give her some advice, but when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back.
To be honest, Han was not the only lady present. The others looked at each other and said nothing about the matter, but they already had their own thoughts in their minds.
Because the wife of Marquis Pingyang had forcibly expelled the guests, and they did not want to be thrown out and lose face, it would be better for them to leave on their own. However, even so, it could not hide their embarrassment.
In the end, only about 30% to 40% of the customers were left.
At this time, the wife of Marquis Pingyang came out and said that some minor incidents had occurred and that it was the Marquis Pingyang’s mansion that had not provided good hospitality and asked for more forgiveness.
After seeing how strong the wife of Marquis Pingyang was, what else could the others say? Although they were polite with each other, they reminded themselves unconsciously in their hearts that the mouth can cause trouble and they should be careful.
By the time Wei Tingyu found out about this, the matter had already come to an end. He remained as calm as his mother, but it is hard to say what he was thinking in his heart.
However, everyone unanimously concealed the matter from Xiaocao.