Although Madam Duan had grown distant from her daughter, she still loved her somewhat after the initial intense feelings had passed, and she was quite attentive to her daughter's marriage. However, the women she admired did not reciprocate her daughter's feelings.

After being subtly rejected so many times, Madam Duan was annoyed and also felt that her daughter was disappointing. If she were more ambitious, she wouldn't be in this situation now.

Although Master Duan didn't care much about his daughter, he had heard about the matter.

The Duan family's backyard is in chaos, and Duan Xinyue isn't the only daughter. However, the others are all illegitimate daughters, but some of their concubines are still favored.

Sure enough, someone complained about it.

"My lord, there is something I am not sure whether to say or not, but if I don't say it, I will feel very uncomfortable."

Once these words are spoken, they will inevitably be said, regardless of whether they are appropriate or not.

"you say."

"Master is busy with official business and may not know, nor does he know what Madam and the Second Miss did when they went out, which has ruined the reputation of the Duan family. Now, when people mention the Duan family's daughters, they associate them with arrogance, domineering and stupidity."

"My lord, the Second Miss's younger sisters are almost grown up and ready for marriage. I know that children born of concubines are not as fortunate as children born of principal wives. Their futures were already uncertain, and now their reputations have been ruined. How can they find suitable marriages in the future? I feel so sorry for them. I beg you, my lord, to make a decision."

He really didn't know about this before. Master Duan and his wife were estranged and couldn't even sleep together at night. For the sake of her position in the harem, Madam Duan would not take the initiative to say that her daughter was not good.

In recent years, Mr. Duan has paid more attention to his son, but he has really not paid much attention to his daughter.

If it were just one concubine talking about it, Master Duan would think it was just jealousy and rivalry in the inner quarters. But since more than one person had brought up the issue, Master Duan realized the seriousness of the problem.

He was well aware of the current situation of the Duan family. His son was not particularly promising, and he himself had lost his fighting spirit. The Duan family was originally a low-ranking family. If they wanted to hold on until the next generation could be successful, they could only try to maintain the relationship through marriage.

His legitimate daughter seemed quite well-behaved in her younger years, so how did she end up with such a reputation?

The legitimate daughters are indeed of high status. If the legitimate daughters cannot marry well, how can the illegitimate daughters possibly marry well?

Thinking about these points made Master Duan frown deeply.

But the reality was that the problem had already arisen, and his daughter's reputation was ruined. Fearing that people in the family would cause trouble, he sent someone to investigate himself, and the result was true.

For a while, the old man didn't know how to solve this problem.

Finally, a woman in his backyard casually remarked, "People are naturally forgetful. If the Second Miss hadn't married into the capital, things would probably be better."

Master Duan seemed to have been enlightened. That's right, why not just not marry her off to someone in the capital? Anyway, her bad reputation only exists in the capital. Although the news is a bit more accessible now, it still won't spread that far.

His daughter married and moved to another city. While his status in the capital wasn't much, it was still quite respectable in other places.

She's married now, and her daughters won't be able to get married for many more years. By then, the rumors will be hard to distinguish between true and false, and naturally, they won't have any impact.

Mr. Duan was a very efficient person, especially in this regard, and he quickly shared his thoughts with Mrs. Duan.

Upon hearing this, Madam Duan's first reaction was to disagree.

"No, sir, you're letting Xinyue marry into a strange land all by herself, where she'll be unfamiliar with everyone and no one she knows. That won't do. It's too unfair to her."

There was another reason she didn't mention: her daughter had married out of the capital, which was a disgrace to her, and she couldn't bear the shame.

Master Duan frowned: "You know her situation. With her current reputation, which decent family in the capital would be willing to marry her? If she marries into a wealthy family in the capital, she can only marry a playboy or someone else's second wife, or become someone's concubine. Although I am not a big shot, I cannot allow my legitimate daughter to become someone's concubine. Therefore, Xin Yue in the capital is definitely not a suitable candidate for marriage."

Madam Duan: "My lord, Xinyue is your only legitimate daughter. How can you be so heartless?"

Upon hearing this, Master Duan became furious: "I'm heartless? Look at yourself! If you hadn't raised your daughter to be the way she is now, would she still be unable to get married? If I were truly heartless, I should have let her marry anyone she wanted. Why would I make such plans for her?"

Once she leaves the capital, no one will know her reputation, so she'll naturally be able to marry well. But if she were to marry in the capital, you've seen what kind of man she could marry these past few days, so you know perfectly well. I'm laying it out here: if she's not willing, she might as well cut her hair and become a nun.”

Madam Duan was shocked that he could say something even more cruel, and for a moment she didn't know what to do.

"master?"

Master Duan felt annoyed just looking at her. What kind of children had she raised? Then he left without looking back.

Master Duan left decisively, but he knew his wife would make the decision he wanted.

Sure enough, within two days, Madam Duan compromised. What difference would it make if she didn't compromise? Her daughter's situation was already like this. Unless a well-off young man from the capital was willing to marry her right away, they could only remain in this stalemate. It would be better if she got married. No one would know, and the capital would be a place where she could rely on her, and she could still make a living.

Although Master Duan, Madam Duan, and the concubines in the backyard each had their own agendas that led to Duan Xinyue's current situation, in all respects, it was actually a good choice for Duan Xinyue.

But she doesn't think so!

I don't know what she was thinking. She thought that places outside the capital were not respectable and refused to agree. But this was not something she could decide. She made a big fuss, but no one paid any attention to her.

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