Wei Lingran's condition made the Wu family very worried. In order to prevent her from doing anything stupid, Wu Hongkun asked Song Zhiyun, Qin Yalan and Wu Yufei to personally send her back and comfort her on the way.
After arriving at the Wei Mansion, Song Zhiyun met Mrs. Wei's cold face and told her what had happened. She also urged her to keep a close eye on Wei Lingran in the near future, and then took Qin Yalan and Wu Yufei back.
After they left, Mrs. Wei went to see Wei Lingran in person. She saw her sitting on the bed with her hands on her knees and her face buried in her knees. She just stood there quietly, not saying a word, no matter what she said.
Mrs. Wei thought that she was going to go on a hunger strike again, and she angrily threatened the maids, "Let her make a fuss if she wants to. None of you should bother her." Anyway, the kid from the Wu family had already left, and she wouldn't be able to make a fuss for long. Mrs. Wei firmly believed that time could dilute everything.
Unfortunately, she was wrong.
In the next few days, Wei Lingran not only did not make a fuss, but also cooperated very well. She put on the clothes the maids brought her, ate the food they brought her, went to bed when it was late at night, and did whatever she was asked to do.
At first, Mrs. Wei thought she was compromising, but as time went on, she realized that something was wrong.
Wei Lingran, who used to be lively and cheerful like a little sun, has completely changed. She no longer smiles, and no longer studies many interesting foods all day long like before. She even talks less. Sometimes she doesn't say a word all day long, just sitting by the window looking in one direction.
The once lively eyes seemed to have lost their vitality and showed no interest in anything.
Mrs. Wei thought that she was secretly competing with herself, but later she found out that she was wrong, because no matter what she said, she no longer objected, but just replied with a light "OK" and kept silent.
Mrs. Wei also discovered that the direction she often stared at was the direction of the Northern Territory.
So she had not forgotten the boy from the Wu family at all, but had put him in the deepest part of her heart.
Mrs. Wei was furious. She rushed into Wei Lingran's room and started scolding her. She also said many nasty things in an attempt to wake her up. However, Wei Lingran kept her head down and let her scold her no matter how nasty it was, without saying a word.
After she was at her wit's end, she found Tian An and shamelessly explained the whole story to her, asking her for help. "An An, I'm really at my wit's end and have come to you for help. Ling Ran can't go on like this. Please, for the sake of your past friendship, help me persuade her."
Tian An sighed after hearing this, "Lingran is suffering from a heart disease, and a heart disease needs to be treated with a heart medicine. Auntie knows this best, doesn't she?"
Mrs. Wei was speechless. She knew what her daughter was thinking, but she just didn't want to compromise!
Seeing that Madam Wei refused to give in, Tian An continued, "No matter what decision Auntie makes, it must be for Lingran's own good, but sometimes what you think is good may not necessarily be what she thinks is good!
You don't want Lingran to live her whole life in silence, do you? "
"No, that's impossible! She will eventually become indifferent to it after a long time." Mrs. Wei said without any confidence.
She obviously wanted to hold on a little longer, but she might not have realized that she had already compromised since she stepped into the Duke of Zhao's Mansion, but she just didn't want to admit it.
Tian An secretly observed Madam Wei's expression. Seeing that she was beginning to relax, he continued to add firewood and said, "I believe Auntie has also heard that excessive worrying can lead to illness! It's a heart disease, and there is no medicine to cure it."
Mrs. Wei was shocked. "Is it so serious?"
Tian An didn't say anything, and she started to scare herself. She seemed to have thought of something bad, and she became anxious in an instant.
"Yes, there is such a disease. My distant cousin's daughter was forced to marry someone she didn't like. Coupled with the harassment from her mother-in-law, she became depressed all day long and later became seriously ill. When my cousin went to see her, the doctor said it was a disease caused by worry and there was no cure."
As Mrs. Wei spoke, she was already imagining Wei Lingran's ending.
She had also observed quite a few young men of marriageable age in Beijing. Some of them had mothers-in-law who were difficult to get along with, some had sisters-in-law who were too domineering, or some were unremarkable men with no achievements or fame at a young age. Some of them had not even married yet and even had illegitimate children.
Marrying into such a family would be like entering a den of wolves, and anyone who loves their daughter would not agree to it.
In comparison, the Wu family stands out from the crowd. Mrs. Wu is cheerful and generous, and her two sisters-in-law and sister-in-law are Wei Lingran's former good sisters. Moreover, the Wu family does not take concubines, and it is said that they do not have any messy maids.
But as soon as she thought that the men of the Wu family might be in danger of their lives at any time, she became discouraged again.
Tian An naturally knew Mrs. Wei's biggest concern, and after thinking about it, he came up with a compromise.
"Aunt, An An has an idea. Would you like to hear if it works?"
"An An, please speak." Mrs. Wei said excitedly. Not only Wei Lingran suffered these days, but she was also physically and mentally exhausted.
Tian An drank a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and then said, "Aunt, can you agree to Lingran and Wu Erge's marriage for the time being? After all, Wu Erge has already gone to the Northern Territory and won't be back for the time being.
You can make three rules with Lingran: if Angkor Wu returns safely, and if there's still affection between the two of you, then let Angkor Wu propose marriage. But if Angkor Wu encounters...an accident, then Lingran must willingly and actively move on from this relationship.
After all, Lingran is still young, so she can still wait for a year or two. Besides, she has had such a long transition period, so no matter what the outcome is, Lingran will not be as sad as she is now. "
This word woke Mrs. Wei up from her dream, and she felt that she had lived in vain for so many years.
That young man Wu is not in the capital now. Even if we want to get engaged, we have to wait for him to come back. Why should we argue with our daughter at this time and hurt the relationship between mother and daughter?
As for the future, if Wu Er can return safely, the Wu family will be a good match.
After returning from Duke Zhao's Mansion, Madam Wei went to Wei Lingran's yard. Seeing that she was still staring blankly in the direction of the Northern Territory, she did not get angry. She asked the servants to move a chair and sit next to her and then started talking to herself.
Although Wei Lingran only called her "mother" at first and then ignored her and turned his gaze towards the Northern Territory, Madam Wei knew that she could hear what she said.
Sure enough, when she heard Mrs. Wei say that she would no longer stop her marriage to Wu Hongyi, her eyes lit up.
But after just a moment, she returned to her previous lifeless state, perhaps thinking that Mrs. Wei was just fooling her!
Mrs. Wei also noticed her change. Although she was anxious, she did not point it out and continued to say the words that Tian An taught her.
But as she talked more and more, and put forward conditions and requirements, Wei Lingran no longer had any doubts. After the two of them hugged each other and cried bitterly, the gap between mother and daughter was completely eliminated.
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