Chapter 75 I Can't Marry Someone Lower Than Liu Mingyue
"Madam, tomorrow is the day to light candles for the general. Do we need to make a big fuss?" The butler's voice sounded outside the house.
Zhao Yinlian collected her thoughts, held the list in her hand, gritted her teeth and shook her head: "Just keep it low-key."
Three days ago, Zhou Junyuan was buried. Because the emperor did not make a clear statement, Zhou Junyuan's wedding was very low-key, even simple.
It was clear that a general who died at the border should not have been treated like this, but the Zhou family had no choice.
The charge of treason was like a sword hanging over the heads of the Zhou family. At this critical juncture, how could Zhao Yinlian dare to hold a grand funeral for Zhou Junyuan?
"Do all the masters in the mansion need to attend the wake tonight?" Although such a big thing happened in the mansion, the housekeeper was still very respectful to Zhao Yinlian and did not show any negligence.
Zhao Yinlian's mood was barely not that bad. After thinking for a while, she said, "I'll go with a few aunts."
Zhao Yinlian is relatively optimistic about her daughter's future marriage, but Zhou Baili does not think so.
In other words, Zhou Baili was too picky. To her, no one except a royal or noble was worthy of her talent and beauty.
"Did you hear it wrong? Is that really what people outside said?" Zhou Baili, who had stayed indoors because of her father's funeral, only learned about the rumors circulating in the capital city today.
"It is absolutely true. How dare I lie to you? Moreover, when I came back from outside just now, I heard Aunt Bai and Aunt Zhao say from afar that Hongniang had returned our family's salary."
Even Zhou Baili, a young lady from the boudoir, knew what the return of the salary meant.
The book in the girl's hand slipped onto the table. Zhou Baili stood up and paced around the room twice with a heavy heart.
Even Hongniang is unwilling to help the Zhou family find a marriage partner, which means that the rumors outside have had a significant impact on the Zhou family. What should she do?
"Luyin, has mother found anyone else to propose marriage to you?" Zhou Baili placed her hope on her mother.
She was conceited and cared a lot about her marriage. She always hoped that she could become a noble lady. So when the news of her father's death was passed back to the capital, she was worried about what her future would be like.
Knowing that there were such rumors outside, Zhou Baili became even more flustered.
"I see that Madam doesn't seem to have this intention, and she didn't ask Hongniang to come again. Maybe she wants to wait for a while until the rumors outside die down before talking about this matter."
Lu Yin actually agreed with what the lady did. What else could she do?
In the current situation of the Zhou family, all they can do is wait. However, Zhou Baili is determined not to marry down in this life.
"How can this be possible? Just keep waiting. How long do we have to wait?" Zhou Baili exclaimed, very dissatisfied with her mother's behavior.
Because of the love of her parents and her reputation as the most beautiful woman in the capital, Zhou Baili has always had a high opinion of herself.
Before she reached the age of marriage, Zhou Baili would dress up carefully whenever she had the chance to attend a banquet or a palace banquet. With her looks, she would definitely marry a talented prince to be a prince's consort who was admired by others.
If by some luck her talented husband ascends the throne in the future, she, as the principal wife, will undoubtedly be the empress of our dynasty.
To put it another way, even if her husband was unlucky, she would still be a princess. How could the sons of ordinary officials be worthy of her? Zhou Baili deeply agreed with this.
In Zhou Baili's eyes, if they were not princes or nobles, they were just the sons of "ordinary" families. If those people knew that Zhou Baili looked down on them, they would probably laugh out loud in anger.
"Miss, please be patient. Marriage is not something that can be rushed. Madam's arrangement will not be wrong."
Lu Yin was assigned by Zhao Yinlian to serve Zhou Baili when she was a child, so she is very respectful to her mistress.
Besides, the master is gone, and Zhao Yinlian is the only one in charge of the mansion. If he doesn’t listen to the mistress, who else can he listen to?
"You are just a lowly servant, how can you understand my feelings? I am different from you. I am going to marry a prince, and you, no matter how well you marry, your future husband is just a lowly peddler."
Lu Yin kept persuading herself, and Zhou Baihe got angry and her words were not so pleasant to hear. Every word of the harsh words pierced Lu Yin's heart. Lu Yin smiled awkwardly and didn't know how to respond for a long time.
What Zhou Baili said meant that she did not treat these servants as human beings and felt that they were lowly.
Originally, Lu Yin wanted to comfort Zhou Baili, but after hearing what she said, she shut her mouth and stood aside like a wooden man.
"Even that ugly girl Liu Mingyue could marry the prince and become his consort. How could I be worse than her?" Zhou Baili was so angry that she gritted her teeth. As a legitimate daughter, she certainly couldn't marry worse than Liu Mingyue.
When Liu Mingyue came back home, she laughed at the ugly girl, but now it seems that even if Qin Zhuoyan is a cripple, he is at least a prince, and Liu Mingyue is the prince's consort no matter what.
Previously at the palace banquet, His Majesty had praised that little bitch, and the guests in the palace actually followed suit to flatter her, which made Zhou Baili very angry. Of course, she was even more unwilling to be outdone now.
"Luyin, do you think I'm right?" Perhaps it was boring to talk to herself, Zhou Baili said, and then she pulled Luyin, who was silent beside her, to talk to her.
Even though she was unhappy, as a servant, Lu Yin could only say: "Master is absolutely right."
Lu Yin responded perfunctorily, while Zhou Baili nodded in agreement.
"Of course, I can't marry someone of a lower social status than Liu Mingyue, otherwise, when we meet in the future, I will have to kowtow to that little bitch, and she will be so happy!"
Speaking of the marriage with Marquis Dingbei, Zhou Baili couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
The Dingbei Marquis's family was not low-class, and was more than qualified to marry the daughter of a second-rank official.
It’s just because of Qin Zhuoyan’s legs...but now this is a good marriage that Zhou Baili can’t find even with a lantern.
Lu Yin saw that his master was deeply regretful for what had happened before, but he was too lazy to comfort him this time.
Although she was ambitious, Zhou Baili knew in her heart that it would be extremely difficult for her to marry a nobleman. Not to mention a high-ranking family, the man she would marry in the future would probably not be a high-ranking official.
There are young men with good morals in families below the second rank, but Zhou Baili doesn't like them.
She doesn't care about whether a man is moral or not. She just wants a man who can satisfy her vanity!
A few days later, in the Marquis' Mansion.
"Madam, the maid who serves the prince came to tell me that he has been out of the house frequently these days. I don't know what he is doing, but he seems to be in a particularly good mood every day when he comes back."
After Huasheng came back from handing over the work to the people in Qin Zhuoyan's yard, he secretly told Liu Mingyue about this.
Liu Mingyue, who was looking at the account book, looked at her with amusement: "There are only three of us in this room. Why are you talking so secretly? As for Tan Zhuoyan leaving the house, I know about it."
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