Congratulations!

Xiao Qingyin beamed with joy.

"Your family of three can finally be reunited."

After saying that, he called over the steward: "Wenjun will be married on the eighth day of the month. Make the arrangements."

Qin Wenjun hurriedly said, "No, I'll just find an inn outside to get married. There's no need to trouble the manor."

Xiao Qingyin crossed her hands: "Who said they were one of my people back then? It hasn't been long, and they've already become someone outsiders."

Qin Wenjun's face turned bright red.

"I...I don't want to drag the girl down with me."

She had a child out of wedlock, and her marriage to Bai Yanzhang was a step up for her; there were bound to be rumors and gossip.

She didn't mind listening to those words, but she didn't want to involve Xiao Qingyin in them.

Although she couldn't completely sever ties with the inn by getting married, at least on the surface, there was a clear separation.

Xiao Qingyin gave her a reproachful look.

"Unless you stop working for me after you get married, do you think changing the wedding location will change people's minds? You didn't steal or rob anyone in this marriage, so why are you afraid of people gossiping?"

Qin Wenjun couldn't refuse her, so she had no choice but to agree.

"Alright, then I'll listen to you and marry out of the manor."

Unexpectedly, just as the manor was beginning preparations, an uninvited guest arrived.

"Ke'er, why aren't you coming home now that you're getting married? Your father and I have been thinking about you."

The person who came was Madam Meng.

Qin Wenjun said without any mercy, "Madam, you've mistaken me for someone else. Your second young lady has been gone for a long time. How can you assume I'm related to you just because I look like her? I don't want to be mistaken for a dead person."

Madam Meng sighed.

"Ke'er, I know you resent us, but the Bai family was in such a state back then, we really had no choice."

If we break off your marriage, are we going to make dozens of members of the Meng family suffer as a result?

A true marriage line cannot be severed at will.

Look at you and Bai Yanzhang, after all that ups and downs, you still ended up as a couple, didn't you?

But you must understand that the life you will lead is completely different when you marry into the Bai family as an orphan versus when you marry into the Meng family.

If you have a maternal family, you can seek their support if you suffer injustice or hardship.

Otherwise, one can only endure it bitterly, suffering until death.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingyin sneered, "Madam Meng, rest assured, Wenjun is my person, and I will naturally back her up. If Bai Yanzhang dares to treat her badly, I will make sure he loses his official position."

Madam Meng choked.

She knew this perfectly well!

If this little bitch hadn't become Xiao Qingyin's confidante, would she be here begging her to go home?

"It's good that Her Majesty the Empress cares for her and is willing to support her, but having more relatives is never a bad thing, right?"

"That's not necessarily true. It's better to have no relatives who drag you down or even come to suck your bones dry."

Xiao Qingyin dismissed Madam Meng with just a few words.

Qin Wenjun was extremely grateful: "Thank you, young lady."

Xiao Qingyin chuckled: "Prepare for your wedding properly."

"good!"