Chapter 51 Wang Yanran's Dream Shattered

Wang family in the east of the city.

I heard from the servants that the old lady of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion sent someone to deliver a gift.

Wang Yanran, who was practicing embroidery in the house, immediately put down the embroidery and stood up.

"Do you know what's going on? Why are you coming to my house to give me a gift at this hour today?"

Wang Yanran couldn't help but wonder in her heart, could it be that Chen Jingyan, the Marquis of Zhenbei, came to the Wang family to propose marriage?

"Did the Marquis of Zhenbei also come along?"

The maid who delivered the message shook her head blankly, "I don't know. It was the housekeeper who asked me to come and invite the young lady and the mistress over. He said that someone from the Marquis's Mansion had arrived and was carrying a lot of things."

Wang Yanran thought to herself, could it be that the Marquis didn't come and sent someone else to deliver the gift?

But what exactly is this gift?

Is it really a betrothal gift?

Thinking of this, Wang Yanran's heart kept beating wildly.

Mrs. Wang also came out from the inner courtyard. It was a coincidence that Lord Wang was invited to a dinner party at noon this afternoon and could not come at this time.

Mrs. Wang followed her daughter Wang Yanran to the front yard.

"Yanran, slow down. Especially at this time, you need to be calm. Look, your good things are coming soon. Your parents have also endured it."

"The situation in our family..."

Mrs. Wang said this with excitement on her face.

Today's Wang family is known by outsiders as a noble family. In fact, their Wang family is no longer as prosperous and wealthy as before, especially in her husband's generation. Her husband, Wang Xinzhong, only has an idle job, and the family has long been depleted by his extravagant living.

Nowadays, people just rely on their good reputation.

She took out all her dowry and hired a nanny from the palace to teach her daughter etiquette personally, just so that her daughter could marry into a wealthy family.

Looking at the entire Kyoto city, apart from the Marquis of Zhenbei, whose family would be the first choice for the daughter of the Wang family to marry?

Now, this incredible wealth is about to fall upon their family.

Mrs. Wang was naturally very happy.

If my daughter married the Marquis of Zhenbei, it would be a good opportunity to find good jobs for her two biological sons.

Now that they have become relatives with the Marquis of Zhenbei, how could the kind-hearted people on the old lady's side bear to see the Wang family suffer?

The mother and daughter walked forward, their steps becoming increasingly brisk and anxious.

Mother Chang stood at the door for a long time. The old lady had asked her to do it personally, so Mother Chang did not dare to neglect it.

"I greet Madam Wang and Miss Wang..."

"It's you, Mama Chang, who came in person. Please come in..."

Wang Yanran smiled. The arrival of Mrs. Chang must be a good thing and she must bring good news.

"I won't go in. This time, I came mainly to talk to the girl."

Mother Chang conveyed the old lady's intention truthfully.

The more Wang Yanran listened, the more uneasy her expression became. By the end, she almost fell down.

The maidservant in front hurried forward to support her.

"Mother Chang, what do you mean by that? What do you mean by saying that if I'm willing, I can be recognized as the old lady's goddaughter, and the Marquis will be my godbrother?"

"I, am I not the future granddaughter-in-law that the old lady mentioned?"

She has always thought so.

She had always been unable to resist asking about the women in the backyard of the Marquis of Zhenbei, and had analyzed and compared them one by one. She was better than all the women in the backyard of the Marquis.

She is outstandingly beautiful, well-mannered, comes from a good family, and is in good health.

As for the women in the Marquis's backyard, those who were beautiful were unable to bear children and had no family background. Those who had some family background were not as well-off as her, not to mention the rules and etiquette she had learned in the palace.

She had tried her best to please the old lady, but how come now, she couldn't marry into the Marquis of Zhenbei and become his wife?

Mother Chang said softly, "Our old lady never promised that the young lady would be the future marquis' wife."

Mrs. Wang was naturally unhappy now.

"What does Madam Chang mean by this? Could it be that all the things the old lady of the Marquisate did earlier were just a trick? If she wasn't treating her as a granddaughter-in-law, why did she invite her every time, even inviting our Yanran to the New Year's Eve dinner..."

"Madam Wang, the old lady said that she likes Miss Yanran and is thinking of having her as her granddaughter..."

What Mother Chang meant was that she brought Miss Yanran to the Marquis' Mansion because she liked her, and now she wants to adopt her as her goddaughter, but it depends on whether Wang Yanran is willing.

Mrs. Wang also knew that it was true that the old lady of the Marquis's Mansion liked her daughter Yanran, but she had never mentioned any talk of arranging a marriage.

She was also in a dilemma and turned to look at Wang Yanran.

"Yanran..."

Mrs. Wang asked worriedly.

Wang Yanran immediately threw herself into Mrs. Wang's arms and began to cry in grievance.

Mrs. Wang also had no intention of caring about Madam Chang, so she said, "Madam Chang, regarding the matter of recognizing your relatives, go back and tell the old lady. Yanran hasn't made up her mind yet. Send someone to tell her when she has."

Mother Chang nodded quickly.

Then he added, "Madam Wang, this recognition of kinship is a very good thing for Miss Yanran and your family."

"Then I will take my leave first."

Mother Chang went back to the Marquis' Mansion to report to the old lady and told her what happened in the Wang family.

"According to what you said, it's right to call off this marriage."

"I really wasn't lying. Madam Wang's attitude towards me was filled with anger..."

"Forget it, forget it. This matter is also my fault. In the future, don't talk about such uncertain things anymore."

You can't blame Mrs. Wang for blaming her.

But in this matter, she did intend to let Wang Yanran marry her grandson, but she did not promise or agree to anything.

What Mrs. Wang said was certainly not respectful enough to her.

The old lady was too lazy to care about it.

After a few days, the Wang family still didn't say whether they recognized him or not...

The Marquis' Mansion simply regarded it as a rejection from the Wang family.

From then on, he never mentioned the matter of recognizing the girl from the Wang family as his godparents.

Because of this incident, the old lady was less enthusiastic about helping Chen Sanlang choose a wife, but she found two good girls for Gu Heng.

One was the third daughter of the Minister of Revenue, her surname was Cui and her name was Cui Yingniang.

The other one is the fifth daughter of the Zhou family, named Zhou Qingyan.

It seems that the old lady is very satisfied with the girl from the Zhou family.

On the Lantern Festival, the Marquis' Mansion held a Lantern Festival lantern exhibition and invited the families of the powerful and influential people in Kyoto.

Even Chen Ruhai's wife, Zhou, came, and with her came Chen Xiniang.

Chen Xinniang had originally arranged a marriage, but with Chen Ruhai's promotion, the originally planned marriage with the scholar was canceled.

Zhou also wanted Chen Xinniang to marry a man from a higher-class family.

Yun Qiao was in Lan Garden listening to the news Xiao Tao had found out outside.

"If the fifth daughter of the Zhou family becomes the wife of the Second Young Master, I wonder if she can help the young lady in the Marquis' Mansion. After all, we are relatives."

Hearing Xiaotao's words, Yunqiao laughed.

"What kind of relationship is this? They're not even remotely related."

"Oh, by the way, young lady, my aunt said she wanted to come and see you in a few days. I don't know what she means."

Yun Qiao hummed, "She's here, so what? If she wants me to help her with anything, then that's definitely not possible."