Chapter 74: Control
Chen Wan breathed a sigh of relief that the Yun family was not manipulated, and then felt ashamed for the old lady.
Her son had a mistress and passed his illegitimate child off as his niece. Her own grandson even touched her personal maid, which had already damaged her prestige as an old lady. She did not maintain her own reputation and even acted disrespectfully in front of Lady Zhaoping. It was no surprise that she raised such children and grandchildren.
The wife of the Marquis of Zhaoping had a faint smile on her lips, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Soon, the second wife welcomed the wife of the Minister of Revenue in.
When the Second Madam came back, she looked as good as when she left, and Madam Qu didn't look as good as she did yesterday.
Seeing that Lady Zhaoping was also there, Lady Qu said, "I'm sorry I came at such a bad time. The mansion is entertaining distinguished guests."
The old lady smiled and said, "From now on, the Zhaoping Marquis Mansion and the Qu Mansion will be our relatives in the Dingguo Duke Mansion."
The affair between the Prince of Zhaoping and Shen Yu was widely spread, and Mrs. Qu naturally heard about it.
Madam Qu said, "I didn't expect that after all these twists and turns, the eldest daughter of the family would end up marrying the prince of Zhaoping. It's too risky to have to marry him just because her reputation was damaged by falling into the water."
Mrs. Qu's voice was not loud, but her voice was powerful.
The room suddenly became quiet, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Rumors were spreading about the second young master, and the Duke Dingguo's Mansion should have gone to the Minister of Revenue's Mansion to explain, but Madam Qu came instead.
And these words sound like an attempt to break off the engagement.
That's right, the eldest daughter of their Duke Dingguo's Mansion had to marry the Prince of Yongqing because she fell into the water, and was almost killed in the end. Now they are divorced, but the Prince of Zhaoping doesn't mind that she has been married before and still wants to marry her.
Miss Qu just fell into the water and was rescued by the second young master. After the engagement is broken off, it is not impossible for her to find a young master from a noble family who does not care that she was rescued by the second young master. There is no need to take the risk of relying on the second young master for her daughter's whole life.
The second lady was a little panicked, and the old lady's face looked ugly.
They could understand Mrs. Qu's desire to cancel the engagement, but once the engagement was canceled, unless the Second Master inherited the title and Shenxun became the Prince of Dingguo, he would never be able to marry someone with a better status than Qu Yan.
If she falls into the water, she has to get married. She would rather remain unmarried for her entire life than marry Chen Xun. Who would dare to marry their daughter to Chen Xun in the future?
But no one could refute Mrs. Qu's words. When Chen Yu married the Prince of Yongqing, he had a very good reputation, but he lost the bet. As for Chen Xun, his father had an illegitimate daughter with a concubine, and his family background was already not right. He got the maidservant beside his grandmother pregnant. This was not just a risk, but jumping into a fire pit knowing it was a pit.
Lady Zhaoping felt a little uneasy. When she heard that Lady Qu was coming, she knew that something bad was going to happen. Sure enough, just one sentence pushed her to the forefront.
If the Qu family wanted to cancel the engagement, they could do so openly, but they had to bring up the fact that her son had proposed to marry Chen Yu. It was obvious that they were deliberately trying to stir up the opinion of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion about her. The old lady was already not in a good mood towards her, and if they really canceled the engagement, who knows how the old lady would vent her anger on her.
Lady Zhaoping regretted not coming earlier. The marriage was halfway through being discussed, and she couldn't just leave like that.
Lady Zhaoping said, "The news that our Zhaoping Marquis's family regretted canceling the engagement has been widely publicized, serving as a warning to the world. The fact that Lady Qu Shangshu still agreed to the marriage shows that she had given it careful consideration."
It's not like she just found out today that Chen Yu was divorced and could still marry her son. She didn't use the Zhaoping Marquis' Mansion as an excuse to refuse when the engagement was set, but now she's breaking off the engagement and using it again, which is deliberately sowing discord.
The old lady explained to Madam Qu, "I was just about to go to the Shangshu Mansion to explain the rumors that spread yesterday to Madam Qu, but I didn't expect Madam Qu to come."
Madam Qu's face was grim. The old lady said, "The servants in the mansion are gossipy. They spread this completely false story. They made the Yongqing Marquis's family think Yu'er was really pregnant. They came to apologize and wanted to take Yu'er back. The story about Xun'er was also completely false. The story was spread everywhere yesterday. I'm afraid that Madam Qu, the Minister of the Court, must be very angry."
The fact that the eldest daughter of Duke Dingguo's Mansion was pregnant was completely false, but that didn't mean that the story of Second Young Master Shen getting the maid pregnant was also false.
Their Ministry of Revenue's Mansion is not so easy to fool!
Madam Qu said, "Yesterday, when I came to the mansion, the Second Madam wanted to marry Yan'er as soon as possible. I thought since the marriage had been agreed and the two mansions were not far away, it would be convenient for her to return home after she got married, so I agreed. However, I didn't expect that my master would be implicated in a corruption case and is now in a state of panic. I have no time to prepare a dowry. I came to the mansion today to tell him that the betrothal ceremony should be put on hold until my master is cleared of the charges."
"You still have guests to entertain at your residence, so I'll take my leave now."
As soon as the maid brought the tea, Mrs. Qu got up and left.
There was no mention of cancelling the engagement, but the betrothal gifts were not allowed to be sent, so the marriage was left hanging in the air, and the reputation was tarnished. The Minister of Revenue could come to cancel the engagement anytime he wanted, and the Duke Dingguo's Mansion would have no choice but to agree.
Mrs. Qu mentioned the corruption case, which clearly showed that she wanted to save the Minister of Revenue, but she didn't mention it directly and threatened to break off the engagement.
If the Minister of Revenue's Mansion is in trouble and the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion does not help, then there is really no need to marry your children to each other.
The Minister of Revenue took advantage of his position to commit corruption. There was solid evidence of his guilt in his previous life, but he was not the mastermind. The Emperor gave the Minister of Revenue a chance to reform for the sake of Shen Ji, but it did not mean that the Minister of Revenue was really wronged!
He really knows how to manipulate people!
Not only the Duke Dingguo's Mansion is under control, but also the Marquis Zhaoping's Mansion is under control!
The Qu family wanted to cancel the engagement. The old lady would not easily let the prince of Zhaoping marry Chen Yu. She was not afraid of offending the Zhaoping family. Chen Yu was not her granddaughter. The Zhaoping family was humiliated by her, and it would not hinder her if they took their anger out on Chen Yu.
The Second Lady saw Madam Qu off. The Old Lady said, "I've also heard about the corruption case. It was uncovered by the Earl of Zhaoping. Both the Earl of Zhaoping's Mansion and the Minister Qu's Mansion are in-laws of my Duke Dingguo Mansion, which puts our Duke Dingguo Mansion in a difficult position."
It sounded as if the Zhaoping Marquis' Mansion was deliberately trying to embarrass the Dingguo Duke's Mansion.
Lady Zhaoping knew that the old lady was taking her out on her, but she couldn't say anything.
But she couldn't say that, but Yun Shi could. "As the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Zhao Pingbo has done his job conscientiously. When he uncovered the corruption case, he didn't know that our Dingguo Mansion and Qu Shangshu Mansion would marry their children. The Duke was raised by the old lady, and he has always been very picky. If he asks Zhao Pingbo to cover up for someone, the Duke will look down on Zhao Pingbo's Mansion."
That's true. Although Shen Ji helped Qu Shangshu in his previous life, he really looked down on Qu Shangshu's behavior.
The old lady glanced at Yun and said, "I'm tired. Let's talk about Yu'er's marriage another day."
She raised her hand and Mother Sun helped her up.
Yun frowned, and the wife of the Marquis of Zhaoping could no longer maintain her expression. Previously, the old lady had sent Yun away without mentioning her name, so Yun thought she was calling her the Second Madam. But now she could not ignore the old lady.
Lady Zhaoping did not want to embarrass Yun and stood up to say goodbye, and Yun saw her out.
After leaving Shou'an Hall, Shen Wan chased after him and called out, "Mother..."
Yun stopped and Lady Zhaoping also turned around to look at Shen Wan.
Shen Wan stepped forward and bowed, then said to Yun, "Mother, can you let my eldest sister get married first, and then I will marry?"
Yun was in a big trouble.
The old lady's attitude clearly showed that she wanted to wait until the second young master married Miss Qu before letting Chen Yu get married.
Although marriages can be arranged according to the order of seniority, if the old lady insists on following the order of engagement, she and Shen Ji cannot object.
"Your grandmother hasn't given her consent yet..."
Chen Wan said, "Mother, don't try to lie to me. I heard it clearly. Grandmother kept saying that the Zhaoping Marquis Mansion and the Ministry of Revenue Shangshu Mansion were in-laws of our Dingguo Duke Mansion. Without the consent of the marriage, can they be called in-laws?"
Besides, if Chen Yu wants to remarry, she doesn't need the old lady's consent at all. Chen Yu can make the decision herself.
Out of respect for the old lady, we went to Shou'an Hall to discuss the matter in front of her. It was not really up to her to have the final say.
Lady Zhaoping knew that Chen Wan was helping her, and immediately said, "My Zhaoping Marquis's Mansion also hopes to marry Yu'er as soon as possible."
She handed the engagement jade pendant she brought to Yun.
Yun hesitated for a moment, then reached out to take it.
Lady Zhaoping was truly relieved.
After receiving the engagement jade pendant, the marriage is officially settled.
Unless the engagement is broken off, it cannot be sent back.
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