"The princess had previously refused to agree to this marriage, and now Wei Wanxue shamelessly seduces men, and even wants her sister-in-law to help her clean up the mess."
"Look at the slaps the princess gave Wei Wanxue. I heard that the princess is usually strict with Wei Wanxue."
"It's probably because Wei Wanxue didn't listen. The princess was in poor health before, and it's likely that she was taught this way by that unpresentable old lady in her family."
…
Lady Lin'an was surprised to see Yuan Zhao being so humble. After all, the person in front of her was the eldest daughter of the current emperor and the younger sister of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
She may not consider Wei Shaoqing's face, but she must consider the princess's face.
Just as he was about to agree, Jiang Liu on the side refused to accept and shouted, "No! Wei Wanxue seduced me herself! She can only be my concubine!"
Wei Wanxue's face turned pale and she looked at Jiang Liu in disbelief.
She couldn't imagine that Jiang Liu, who was just entangled with her, would say such words in public!
When Jiang Liu shouted, Wei Shaoqing felt as if his face was being pressed to the ground and rubbed.
He glared at Wei Wanxue fiercely.
The wife of the Marquis of Lin'an curled her lips and followed her son's words to refuse again: "Your Highness, it's not that our Jiang family doesn't give you face, but my family has a rule that we can take concubines, but taking a wife as a co-wife is absolutely not allowed."
Yuan Zhao gave Jiang Liu a thumbs-up in his heart, his face tangled and embarrassed, he could only lean closer and whisper to Wei Shaoqing:
"Husband, in this situation, we have no choice..."
The Lin'an Marquis' family and Jiang Liu can all just go back to the capital and continue to be playboys.
But Wei Wanxue's fate was ruined after this incident, and now the Wei family is begging the Jiang family.
Wei Shaoqing couldn't help but take a deep breath, frowning, and could only agree, "Then I will be your concubine!"
The wife of the Marquis of Lin'an responded lightly.
Wei Wanxue wanted to go crazy and didn't want to marry into the Jiang family. She twisted and turned on the ground, but couldn't say a word.
Seeing her like this, Wei Shaoqing was so angry that he kicked Wei Wanxue in the chest and knocked her to the ground.
"What a disgrace! Drag her back here!"
He was so angry that he didn't care how hard he kicked Wei Wanxue. She was completely paralyzed on the ground and couldn't accept everything that happened today.
He was dragged away with his eyes dazed.
Now that the excitement was over, the others didn’t want to stay any longer and said goodbye one after another.
Yuan Zhao was still standing next to Wei Shaoqing, calmly apologizing to the Chen family.
"Today, I have disrupted Master Chen's birthday banquet. I beg Master Chen and his wife to forgive me. I will come to the Japanese Palace to pay my respects and apologize."
The Chen family was naturally unhappy that their birthday party was turned into a mess, especially the always highly respected Old Master Chen, who even looked at Wei Shaoqing with a bad expression.
But Yuan Zhao knew how to behave, acted calmly and generously, and was humble and polite, which saved his face a little.
The Chen family's expressions finally eased a lot.
Yuan Zhao and Wei Shaoqing were talking gossip all the way out of the Chen Mansion gate.
"The princess is the one who holds her own. If something like this happened in my family, I'd faint!"
"Who says it's not? Being caught in an adultery like this is such a shameless act!"
"If it were me, I would just drag him out and beat him to death. How could a few slaps solve the problem?"
"Luckily it's the princess who's coming to the banquet today. If it was the old lady from the Wei family, who knows what kind of commotion she'd cause."
"The princess is a respectable person, and she even lowered herself to ask the Jiang family to give her the position of co-wife. Fortunately, this happened in Yangzhou. If the news got back to the capital, wouldn't it be embarrassing for the princess as well?"
…
Wei Shaoqing had a gloomy face from beginning to end.
Yuan Zhao originally thought that he would take the carriage that had previously come to Chen's house back, but unexpectedly, he followed Yuan Zhao directly into her carriage.
She lowered her eyes and said nothing.
It was not until he got on the carriage and walked a long distance that Wei Shaoqing's expression relaxed a little.
Yuan Zhizhi watched a big show and fell into a deep sleep due to exhaustion.
Yuan Zhao held her in his arms without even looking at Wei Shaoqing. The atmosphere in the carriage was heavy.
Wei Shaoqing was silent for a while, and finally couldn't help but speak: "Xue'er's marriage...why don't you take care of it..."
Yuan Zhao sighed slowly, stopping himself from saying anything else.
"My dear, if the Jiang family wants to marry, then I will naturally help Wanxue. I have loved her since she was a child and treat her as my own sister. I always hope that she will live a good life."
She looked embarrassed and changed the subject, "But that's a concubine, and we've lost so much face today. Do you think we should still hold a grand ceremony?"
Yuan Zhao knew that Wei Shaoqing really loved his sister, otherwise he wouldn't have spoiled her so much.
But now, his face and reputation have been affected, so he naturally values himself the most.
Wei Shaoqing couldn't say any more.
Yuan Zhao continued, "In my opinion, after the Jiang family sets a date, they can send Wanxue there. After the New Year, the Jiang family will return to Beijing, and if Wanxue goes back with them, there will probably be fewer rumors."
Wei Shaoqing frowned. Wei Wanxue was his biological sister after all. Was she going to be sent to the Jiang family in such a sedan chair?
But what Yuan Zhao said makes sense.
Yuan Zhao continued to persuade her patiently, "I'll negotiate with the Jiang family. Let mother handle the rest. After all, mother loves Wanxue the most, so naturally she wants to arrange her marriage herself."
In a few words, she magnified the small details, neither staying out of the matter nor giving reasons that Wei Shaoqing could not refuse.
Wei Shaoqing thought for a moment and finally nodded.
Yuan Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.
She just wanted to quickly choose a good day with the Jiang family to get rid of Wei Wanxue, this hot potato, but she didn't want to arrange a wedding for Wei Wanxue and provide a dowry!
As the carriage was about to arrive at Wei Mansion, unexpectedly, Wei Shaoqing sat next to Yuan Zhao, held her hand and pulled her into his arms.
Yuan Zhao resisted the urge to push him away.
Wei Shaoqing hugged her, lowered his head and kissed the top of her head, whispering: "Zhao Zhao, I'm lucky to have you here today..."
What the hell?!
Wei Shaoqing had also heard other people's discussions before.
To be fair, Yuan Zhao helped him share a lot of pressure at Chen Mansion today.
After all, she is a princess, and she can handle these big scenes with ease and know how to advance and retreat.
Compared with her, Bai Ruyue is a little inferior.
If it weren't for Bai Ruyue today, maybe I wouldn't have lost so much face.
Thinking of this, Wei Shaoqing once again felt that Yuan Zhao was still somewhat useful.
Yuan Zhao sat up from his arms, looked him in the eye, and said very considerately, "My dear, I'm sure Mother and Wanxue will make a big scene when we get home this time, but we've lost face at the Wei Mansion today, so we really shouldn't continue the scene."
"My husband is busy in the provincial capital. It would be better for him to stay there for a few more days to avoid disturbing him."
Seeing that she was so considerate of him, Wei Shaoqing felt at ease and agreed.
Just then they arrived at the gate of Wei Mansion. Wei Shaoqing didn't even go through the gate, but left again in the carriage.
Yuan Zhao didn't care whether he went to the provincial capital or Xingyu Lane, but he was certain that he would not come back in the next few days.
I believe that today, Bai Ruyue will do everything she can to keep Wei Shaoqing in Xingyu Lane after seeing how affectionate they are in public!
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