Chapter 242 Exposing the Arranged Marriage
Lady Annam was no fool, and she naturally understood the provocative intent in Madam Min's words, and her eyes immediately flashed with a fierce light.
"Madam Qiao, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."
"Old Madam Sun was angered to death by Madam Qiao! Don't you have any conscience? How dare you bring her up to sow discord?"
Madam Min Qiao gave a cold laugh and said with endless sarcasm, "Does even the Lady of Annan know that one shouldn't speak carelessly?"
"So you're accusing me right off the bat of causing trouble, disrupting the banquet, and disrespecting the host?"
"Ask yourself honestly, which of these incidents was initiated by me, this old woman?"
"Wasn't it all you people who provoked me first?"
"What? Can't I even say a few words in rebuttal?"
As he spoke, his gaze swept coldly over the Wu family mother and daughter, finally landing on the Lady of Annan, "If you don't stand up straight, don't blame me for tearing off your face."
Lady Annam was so angry that her chest heaved. "I've really been ungrateful for my good intentions!"
“I was thinking that the Annam Earl’s Mansion and your Xuanping Marquis’ Mansion are related by marriage. The Xuanping Marquis recently visited me personally to ask me to be the matchmaker, wanting to establish a marriage alliance with the Wu family.”
"From now on, we're all family. I was just trying to mediate between you, so why are you still so stubborn?"
"Looks like I don't need to be a matchmaker anymore."
"If your Marquis of Xuanping's mansion wants to marry a girl from the Wu family, you should find someone else more suitable."
The Lady of Annam spoke with righteous indignation, as if she had suffered a great injustice, but deep in her eyes was a hint of mockery, clearly indicating ill intent.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, the old lady of the Wu family jumped up in shock, "Madam, what did you say? The people from the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion want to marry our family's daughter?"
"That's right! Marquis Xuanping personally came to my master's door to say that he has taken a fancy to the seventh daughter of your second branch of the family and wants to ask for Miss Wu, the seventh daughter, to marry his eldest son."
Lady Annam spoke to the old lady of the Wu family with a smile, but her eyes were fixed on Madam Min Qiao.
She was shocked when Marquis Xuanping came to her door seeking help.
Min Qiaoshi had just caused a scene at the Annan Marquis's residence and revealed the close relationship between the Annan Marquis's residence and the Lu family.
Logically speaking, Min Rong shouldn't have asked her to act as matchmaker.
Moreover, the matchmaker was from the Wu family.
The conflict between the Wu family and Madam Min became even more ugly!
Knowing full well the animosity between the Wu family and Min Qiao's family, Min Rong still insisted on marrying his son to the other family's daughter. Even more intriguing is the fact that the eldest son of the Marquis's family was to marry a concubine's daughter from the Wu family's second branch…
Tsk tsk! How low must Min Rong have placed himself to do something like this?
How much must Min Rong, as a son, disregard his mother Min Qiao Shi, to do something like asking her to act as a matchmaker for the Wu family?
Tsk tsk! Just thinking about Min Qiaoshi's expression after learning about this makes Lady Annan's heart pound with excitement.
However, Min Rong said that in order to prevent Min Qiao's family from obstructing the marriage, it would be best to wait until the marriage between the two families was finalized before making an announcement.
Therefore, the Lady of Annam kept her mouth shut for once, which was quite unusual.
There were still a few days until the day she was to go to the Wu family to propose marriage. Originally, she planned to personally visit and tell Madam Min the "good news" after the matter was settled.
Unexpectedly, Madam Min showed her no respect, and she could no longer hold back. She was eager to see Madam Min's reaction after learning that she had been betrayed by her son, so as to vent her anger.
Upon hearing this, almost everyone was stunned, instinctively thinking that it was impossible.
Grandma Wu was also filled with disbelief. "How is this possible?"
“Oh dear, what’s impossible about that?” Lady Annam said with a smile. “This was told to me personally by Marquis Xuanping, and my husband was also present. He can testify for me.”
At this point, Lady Annam said meaningfully, "I suppose the old lady understands the good intentions of Marquis Xuanping."
"In the end, it's all about resolving the feud between the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion and the Wu family."
"Ha, some people rely on their elders' status to act recklessly, and they don't even know how many enemies they've made for their family."
"Tsk tsk, other people's elders always protect the younger generation, support their children and grandchildren, clean up their messes, and take care of everything."
"The Marquis of Xuanping's mansion is the opposite. The old man causes trouble and invites trouble, but the young man has to humble himself and clean up the mess."
“Oh dear, you don’t know, seeing how Marquis Xuanping grovels to our Lord, I feel sorry for him.”
"A dignified marquis, bowing and apologizing to me, begging me to propose marriage to the Wu family... Sigh!"
The Lady of Annam's words were so poignant and sarcastic.
Those who understand, understand. These words have already reduced the Xuanping Marquis's mansion to dust, and laid bare the conflict between the mother and son of the Xuanping Marquis in front of everyone.
Immediately, everyone started discussing it.
"People had said before that the Marquis of Xuanping and his mother were not on good terms, but I didn't believe it. It turns out it's true?"
"Isn't this Marquis Xuanping incredibly unfilial? Knowing full well that Madam Qiao and the Earl of An'nan's family are at odds, he still went to them seeking favors. Knowing full well that Madam Qiao has a grudge against the Wu family, he still wanted to marry their daughter as his daughter-in-law. Isn't this utterly disrespectful to Madam Qiao?"
"Tch, don't you even know how much trouble Madam Qiao can cause? How can Marquis Xuanping possibly handle so many enemies? There's nothing wrong with seeking peace, is there?"
"But isn't that just too spineless?"
"Can backbone feed you? If you ask me, it's Madam Qiao who's too much of a troublemaker! What family wouldn't have a headache if they had an old lady like that?"
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While everyone was still gossiping, Old Mrs. Wu suddenly became more assertive and said arrogantly, "Bah! Want to marry our daughter? You're dreaming!"
Mrs. Liu, however, rolled her eyes and advised, "Oh, Mother, as the saying goes, it's better to resolve a feud than to let it fester."
"The Marquis of Xuanping is willing to let his eldest son marry our family's illegitimate daughter, so why should we be unhappy?"
"In fact, our family benefited more."
As he spoke, he gave Min Qiao a wink.
Grandma Wu immediately realized what he meant and burst into laughter, "Hahaha, you're right! Marquis Xuanping is a pragmatic man who knows when to yield and when to stand firm. We can't refuse his good intentions, can we?"
Then he said to Lady Annam, "Please trouble you to pass on a message to Marquis Xuanping, saying that I agree to this marriage."
After saying that, she seemed to remember something and said to Madam Min Qiao in a pretentious manner, "Oh dear, I forgot that the Dowager Madam of the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion is here. There's no need for you to convey this matter to me, Madam. Please trouble Madam Qiao to tell your son herself."
"Just tell him that I agreed and that he can send someone to propose marriage at any time."
The group chatted animatedly, one after another, like a theatrical performance, creating quite a lively atmosphere.
However, Madam Min remained expressionless throughout.
She had given up on everyone in the Marquis's mansion when she died in her previous life, so she didn't care at all about Min Rong's betrayal.
However, just because she doesn't care doesn't mean Min Rong can treat her like this!
And these people in front of me... Ha, is the spectacle of the Min Qiao family really this entertaining?
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