Wen Junyan also looked unwell.
The second brother was kicked out of the house and removed from the household registration and family genealogy, which was a good thing for him.
After all, all the family's assets and connections will belong to him in the future!
However, this time the family lost face so badly in Xindu, they were utterly humiliated, yet they didn't gain any benefits.
Furthermore, the second brother even married into the Cui family. How can I use his marriage to pave the way for myself in the future?!
In the backyard, Old Madam Wen also pulled out her handkerchief and cried incessantly, "Waaah, Qinglin must be angry with the family. It's all over now, but he hasn't come back!"
"Waaah, doesn't he realize that his family is doing this for his own good? No matter how angry he is, he can't marry into the Cui family!"
"To repay a debt of gratitude, he sacrificed the rest of his life, yet he still doesn't know what mutual love feels like..."
Madam Wen couldn't listen any longer and said bluntly, "Mother, how do you know that my second brother and Cui Jinrou aren't in love? Maybe this disaster was a scheme he devised to marry Cui Jinrou..."
At this point, she paused suddenly, as if she had grasped the key to the matter, but then rejected the idea.
The Liu, Li, and Cui families are all easy to talk to; they can help with the charade. But how could they possibly do that to the Emperor?
Who in this world could possibly get the Emperor to cooperate and make the Wen family and everyone in Xindu follow him around like a puppet?!
Impatient with wasting time here, she stood up and said, "Mother, you should stay home and rest for now. Don't think about going out to enjoy the flowers and spring. If you want to read any storybooks, have the old woman go out and buy them!"
After saying that, she turned and left.
From now on, the Wen family will only have the eldest son's branch, and no one will be able to take anything from them anymore.
She is the matriarch of the Wen family, and her son will smoothly inherit the Wen family business, so naturally she won't have to worry about anyone else's opinion.
Of course, the Wen family's reputation has been greatly affected for the time being, but what does it matter? Every family has its share of dirty tricks!
One year, three years, ten years, twenty years have passed, and even the most heinous scandals will be swallowed up by the river of time...
It has to be said that in the study in the front yard, Old Master Wen, who was racking his brains to try to win back his wife, had not yet figured out a single woman's thoughts!
As Madam Wen watched her daughter-in-law walk away, she turned to the nanny who served her closely and asked, "Is something wrong with her? Why did she speak so rudely?"
The old woman sighed inwardly, not in the mood to explain the reasons to her master.
She simply took the storybook and coaxed her mistress, "Madam, this storybook is newly bought; you haven't read it yet."
Sure enough, Madam Wen immediately took it and said, "The trouble that the second son has caused has kept me from eating and sleeping well. I haven't been able to read any stories for several days. Prepare me a pot of flower tea and a dish of teacups. I'm going to read properly now. Don't let anyone disturb me."
"Yes, Madam." The old nanny responded and withdrew.
The old lady was worried that someone would come and disturb her, but she was overthinking it. It seems that no one will come to this courtyard for ten days or half a month from now on...
Years ago, the old man complained that the old lady was only indulging in romance and pleasure every day, neither managing the household nor raising the children, and was completely unfit to be called a virtuous wife and loving mother.
Even when he went to the backyard, he only went to the rooms of those concubines and rarely came over.
Previously, in order to exclude the second master, the eldest master would often come over to pay his respects and curry favor, and the eldest madam would serve him in front of and behind him.
Now that the Second Master is no longer a threat, the entire Wen family belongs to that couple. Who would want to come and fawn over an old lady?
The poor old lady never knew that the son she disregarded was the most filial, and the reason she was treated with such respect and deference...
Regardless of how chaotic things were on the Wen family's side, the fact that Mr. Wen registered his household with the Cui family already meant they were considered family.
But marriage shouldn't be done so hastily. Even if Mr. Wen doesn't mind, the Liu family still doesn't agree!
Immediately, Old Master Liu and his son took Madam Cui back to their home, picked up Madam Liu, and rushed to the estate to decorate the new house and prepare the banquet.
There's so much to do!
The Li family naturally made arrangements for Mr. Wen, and Li Lao Er took Mr. Wen's personal attendant, Wen Hai, to the Censorate to request leave.
Li Zhensheng then took Mr. Wen to the cloth shop and the silver shop, where they bought more than a dozen bolts of fabric, as well as small ornaments such as jade hairpins and jade pendants.
By the time we returned to Broken Gold Beach, it was already dusk.
Although Zheng He had already run back to report the news, everyone was still worried about it.
The village chief and Uncle Zhao and a few others simply waited at the village entrance. They were overjoyed to see the Li family's carriage finally return.
"Congratulations, Mr. Wen! The lovers have finally become a couple!" The village chief led the way by bowing and offering his congratulations.
Mr. Wen quickly returned the greeting, saying, "Thank you, Uncle. You've all gone to so much trouble for us."
"No trouble at all, no trouble at all, this is great news!" Uncle Zhao and the others couldn't stop smiling. "We wish there were ten or eight good things like this every year!"
As they were chatting and laughing, Grandma Li and the others heard the commotion and came out to greet them.
Jiayin ran up and hugged Mr. Wen's waist, laughing and shouting, "Uncle-Master, Uncle-Master, haha, you're going to be a groom!"
Mr. Wen pinched her chubby cheeks and laughed, "Yes, your senior uncle is going to marry your junior aunt."
"Hmm, hmm, let my aunt give birth to a few younger brothers and sisters for me to play with!" Jiayin shouted loudly, making everyone laugh.
Mr. Wen finally couldn't take it anymore, and his face turned as red as fire.
"Alright, alright, Fu Niu'er, stop bullying your uncle. Getting married is a big deal, there are so many things to do, don't cause trouble!"
It was Old Lady Li who stepped forward to rescue Mr. Wen. As she walked into the courtyard, she instructed the village chief and others, "Mr. Wen and Mrs. Cui are getting married, so our village will definitely have to celebrate. Our family will pay for the banquet, so please help us organize it."
"Don't worry, madam, we'll take care of this!" a villager shouted.
Then the group surrounded the village chief and several other old men, and sat down on the stone slab at the entrance, chatting and laughing as they discussed their plans.
The entire village witnessed how difficult it was for Mr. Wen and Mrs. Cui to become a couple.
They all went through thick and thin together, and now that they have such a good result, everyone is happy for them!
This wedding banquet must be organized with all our might, and we must make sure it's a lively and exciting affair!
In the backyard, Hui Niang, Sister Liu, and Granny He were already busy around Mr. Wen.
Taking measurements, cutting fabric, at least four sets of new clothes (inside and out), plus new shoes and socks—everything needs to be done with extra care.
The Liu and Cui families felt that things might change if they waited too long, and to prevent the Wen family from causing any more trouble, they planned to hold the wedding ceremony the day after tomorrow.
This makes time a bit tight.
Fortunately, there were many people in the family. The villagers took care of the odd jobs, Tao Hongying prepared the dishes for the banquet, and Hui Niang and others took care of the clothes, shoes and socks. So, they were busy but not chaotic.
In this way, Mr. Wen, the main character, is the most relaxed.
So he got a new job: soothing children.
Unfortunately, Jiayin was also busy and had no time to cooperate with his "work".
She was busy organizing her secret stash in her spatial storage, and then she found a lot of pearls and asked Dongmei to help deliver them to the Marquis's residence...
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