Chapter 008: Rejected

A quarter of an hour later.

The ox cart that Wen Yan was riding in slowly drove into Qionghua Lane and stopped in front of the magnificent Wen Mansion.

"This is the Wen family's mansion." Wen Yan looked up at the vermilion lacquered gate, no emotion visible on his calm face.

Wen Yan said this and went forward to knock on the door.

The house was quiet and no one answered.

Not even a servant showed up.

Wen Yan was neither anxious nor impatient. He knocked two or three more times, then stood quietly in front of the door waiting, knocking on the door again every quarter of an hour.

Wen Yan was wearing a coarse linen shirt and a few baskets of vegetables. His image as a poor man was incompatible with the tall and magnificent Wen family.

People would think that she was a poor relative who came to beg for money.

The Wen family turned away their poor relatives!

Many people came to join in the fun.

Soon someone recognized Wen Yan.

They couldn't believe that the once graceful lady from a noble family had become no different from those peasant women in just two days.

Everyone clicked their tongues.

Sure enough, money is the courage of wealth.

If your wallet is empty, no matter how great your talent and reputation are, they are all empty talk.

Wen Yan waited for nearly half an hour under the gaze of everyone, and her tears suddenly burst out and fell down in big drops.

She walked straight to the front door, knelt down with her skirt lifted, and kowtowed heavily: "Father and Mother, it is my daughter who is unfilial and has damaged the family's reputation."

When everyone heard this, they understood everything.

The Wen family took their anger out on Wen Yan because of the dowry issue!

But they don’t think about who prepared the dowry?

Can Wen Yan be blamed for this?

"Since my parents don't want to see me, I dare not cause them any more trouble. I bid farewell to them here. I am deeply grateful for their sixteen years of raising me, and I have no way to repay them. When I return, I will recite sutras and pray for them every day, asking the Buddha to bless them with health and longevity."

As she said this, she kowtowed twice, then stood up, wiping her tears.

"I won't have a mother's home from now on!" She took one last look at the Wen Mansion and climbed onto the ox cart resolutely.

Just then, the side door of the Wen family opened.

Wen's mother Jiang Xinkui's personal nanny looked at her in surprise, "Second Miss, why did you arrive just now? Madam has been talking about you and asked me to come out to see you several times... If I hadn't come out of curiosity to take a look, I would have missed it today!"

As she said that, she grabbed Wen Yan's arm and forcibly pulled her towards the side door.

It seemed as if he had no idea that Wen Yan had been asking for a meeting at the main gate for more than half an hour.

When a new son-in-law visits a household for the first time, he is always allowed in through the main door as a distinguished guest.

"The eldest daughter who just married into the Marquis's Mansion not only went through the main gate, but her entire family came to greet her. As for the second son-in-law, he was only allowed to go through the side gate."

"Isn't this telling everyone clearly that they don't like this son-in-law?"

"I heard that the second son-in-law is just a minor scholar, his family is poor, and he has no power or influence."

"If you don't like her, then cancel the engagement. If a third-rank official wants to cancel the engagement, does the other party dare to object?

At the very least, give her one or two hundred taels of silver as compensation. Why marry her off and then humiliate her?

The Wen family handled this matter in a very disgraceful way!

Everyone was talking about it, but Wen Yan burst into tears of joy: "Mother really still wants to see me? That's great, I'll go with you to see Mother right away!"

As she spoke, she followed Nanny Jiang into the side door.

Ying Zhilin was taken to the front yard to see his father.

Wen Yan was taken to the backyard.

Friends and relatives played mahjong in the waterside pavilion, with laughter and joy all around.

It can be seen that everyone is praising Wen Ruyue.

"Mother, your daughter is back." Wen Yan walked into the door with a smile.

Everyone was secretly surprised when they saw her dress. Wen Yan had only been married for two or three days, and she had become so miserable!

She wouldn't have walked in wearing that just now, would she? If the neighbors saw it, it would have broken the Wen family's spine.

"Why are you back?" Wen Ruyue was very unhappy with her appearance

Wen Yan's steps were light, her hands were white and slender, and she didn't look injured at all!

OK!

Qiao Dashuang actually dared to lie to himself!

Wen Ruyue tightened her handkerchief and sneered, "You're not coming back to get help, are you?"

In her previous life, she just poured cold water on Ying Zhilin after seeing the divorce agreement.

Ying Zhilin pretended to be sick in bed and stayed in bed for more than ten days in order to avoid accompanying her to her parents' home.

In this life, Wen Yan set fire to the house, how could Ying Zhilin accompany her back home!

Maybe the Ying family wanted to divorce her, so she ran back for help.

right!

Absolutely, that’s right!

Wen Ruyue waited to see Wen Yan begging in tears.

Jiang Xinkui thought that Wen Yan was going to raise an army to question him about the dowry.

Unexpectedly, she didn't mention a word, but instead said how much she missed her parents' home.

Jiang Xinkui felt disgusted, but she had to pretend to be a loving mother and daughter in front of everyone.

Wen Ruyue self-righteously poked at Wen Yan's sore spot: "Sister, why are you going back home alone? Isn't your new husband accompanying you?"

Wen Yan smiled and said, "Sister, you seem to care about my husband very much. Could it be that you still have feelings for him?"

Wen Ruyue's expression changed: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

If word of this were to get to the Marquis' Mansion, her sarcastic mother-in-law would definitely find some excuse to punish her!

Nanny Jiang quickly suggested, "The two young ladies have brought back quite a few gifts, which have already been carried to the garden. Why not go out and take a look?"

"Okay, let's go and take a look." Jiang Xinkui changed the subject and they all came to the yard.

On the left side of the yard, there are several large boxes.

When all the lids were opened, it was found that they were filled with valuable items such as brocade, jade, calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, etc.

The most eye-catching thing is the red coral ornament, which is a rare treasure.

It is in stark contrast to the four baskets of cabbage and radishes on the right!

Wen Yan handed over the snacks from Shiweizhai: "My daughter's means are limited, and I can only afford the lotus cakes that mother likes."

Wen Ruyue's gloating reached its peak.

I thought Wen Yan was so powerful.

Without the power of the Marquis' Mansion, she is worse than herself!

Someone wanted to flatter Wen Ruyue, so he took the opportunity to say to Xi Luo Wen Yan:

He fanned his nose with his hand and said, "For some reason, I smell a poor smell in the air."

"Wen Yan, why don't you make the Crown Prince's wife happy? Any reward she gives you will be enough to provide you with food and clothing for the rest of your life."

Several people laughed.

At this moment, the messenger maid came to announce: "Madam, old lady, the master and his men are here, and they said they want to see the coral ornaments."

Then, a group of men walked into the garden.

Wen Fu hit the head.

Huo Yaoxing on the left is wearing a jade crown and gorgeous clothes, looking very imposing.

Ying Zhilin on the right is dressed in a student's blue shirt and is calm and composed.

One is dynamic, the other is quiet; one is noble, the other is elegant, complementing each other.

It was said that Huo Yaoxing was a rare handsome man in the capital, but in terms of appearance alone, he pales in comparison to Ying Zhilin.

Wen Ruyue stared at Ying Zhilin's face, and the handkerchief in her hand was about to be torn into pieces.

In his previous life, he used this face to deceive her so badly!

Fortunately, in this life she married the prince, who treated her like a treasure.

"Prince!" Wen Ruyue flew over like a butterfly.

Huo Yaoxing immediately put his arms around her waist.

The two looked at each other lovingly, as if no one else was around.

Jiang Xinkui winked at her, reminding her to be careful in public, but unfortunately Wen Ruyue didn't even look at her.

Ying Zhilin strode to Wen Yan and whispered something.

Wen Yan shook her head slightly: "What painting? I've never seen it before."

Ying Zhilin took out a cloth bag from the basket of radishes and asked Wen Yan, "As for this painting, haven't you opened it and shown it to your mother?"

As he spoke, he shook open the scroll.

A picture of a cat playing appeared in front of everyone.

One of my cousins ​​said in surprise: "Two kittens are playing Cuju, so cute!"

Wen Ruyue took a quick glance and snorted disdainfully, "It's just a picture of two cats and dogs, thrown among a pile of radishes, and you have the nerve to give it to my dad."

The cousin retorted, “Cousin Ruyue, this painting looks like Master Wu Yunzi’s cat-playing painting!”

Wen Ruyue laughed: "Are you kidding? Wu Yunzi's paintings are worth a fortune, not to mention his cat playing paintings that he never sells! How could a poor scholar like Ying Zhilin possibly own one!"

Could it be that someone copied it just to get attention? "