Look at each other
The backyard is separated by a wall.
After Fu Qile helped Yu Yuelan to tour the house with her father-in-law, they were just about to go to the front hall when they heard their foolish mistress talking so bluntly. She was so scared that she quickly grabbed her mistress's arm and coughed three times as a reminder.
But Yu Yuelan didn't care at all.
Only when her laughter died down and silence fell around her, coupled with her father-in-law's half-smile, did Yu Yuelan change her tone and say, "Pfft, look at what nonsense I've said. I was just joking with you! Don't blame me, don't blame me—just put your heart at ease. My Erlang is the eldest grandson of the Earl's Mansion and the future heir to the Earl's Mansion. His Silver Bamboo Hall may not be as luxurious as yours, but it is also unique with its red pillars and carved rafters. Your daughter will not be wronged if she marries him, and we will naturally prepare the best for her."
Yu Yuelan is good at finding excuses for herself.
Although Taishi Zhengjiang scoffed at her behavior, he backed down for the sake of Zheng and his future son-in-law. Otherwise, if things got unpleasant, his daughter would be the only one to suffer in the future.
"Hahaha, Yu Shuren is quick-witted and really funny! Funny—" Taishi Zhengjiang laughed.
Yu Yuelan also smiled apologetically.
Fu Qile breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the atmosphere had eased.
However, the man's family came in such a hurry today, and as soon as they entered the door, they stuffed a lot of things in. His mistress even called him "father-in-law" warmly and affectionately. There was no sign of formality at all, which caught Taishi Zhengjiang off guard and confused.
He had been so busy wandering around the house that he hadn't bothered to ask, but now that he finally had the chance, he had to find out...
"Mrs. Yu, I've been holding back on something. Logically, yours and my family just exchanged a rough invitation last night, so today we should be sending a detailed one. Then, your family should pay the donation, and mine should return the fish chopsticks. And then we should either make a betrothal or meet the bride. Why, from what I've seen today, your family sent another invitation, paid the donation, and not only made a betrothal, but also came up with a wedding invitation!?"
"This is too hasty."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the quick-talking "mother-in-law" came out of his mouth.
"Too hasty? No, no, even this is too slow! How can we not be anxious when we meet such a good family as your father-in-law and such a good young lady as your daughter? We regret not meeting the young lady earlier. We wish we could marry her tomorrow. We only hope that you and your wife will have two children in three years so that I can enjoy the blessing of having children and grandchildren around me——"
Oh my god,
Madam, if you can’t speak, can’t you speak less?
No matter how much you want to hold your grandson, you can't say it in front of your father! What do you think of your daughter?
Fu Qile's eyes went dark, and she almost lost her balance. But the host was talking, and she had no right to interrupt.
She could only hope that the other master would be a tolerant and considerate person and not mind Yu Yuelan's bad habit of talking nonsense.
Unfortunately, Fu Qile had chosen the wrong person. Tai Shi Zhengjiang had fought his way out of the bloody storm, and face was just something useless to him.
Taishi Zhengjiang endured a slip of the tongue.
But this time, since it concerned Zheng's future position in the Cui family, he could no longer hold back and resorted to a strategy of first using courtesy and then force.
"Although I am very grateful to the Bo Mansion for attaching so much importance to my son's marriage, what does Yu Shuren mean by saying this?"
"Oh, you mean your son married my son just to have two children in three years? Just to have grandchildren around you? It seems like if I can't meet your family's requirements, your family will kick my son out. Isn't marriage supposed to allow two young people to love and care for each other for the rest of their lives, to support each other and be companions, so that we can rest in peace after a hundred years?"
"I don't like what you said. No, you have to carry the things back the same way you brought them here—"
Yu Yuelan is a stupid ox, and Tai Shi Zhengjiang is even more stubborn.
If these two people collide, even if the Dali Temple comes, it will be impossible to determine who is right or wrong.
Taishi Zhengjiang was so angry that he stormed out.
Yu Yuelan was still standing there, looking at Fu Qile in confusion, "Hey? What's wrong with him? What did I say? Did I say something wrong again? I didn't say anything wrong!"
"Madam, you..." Fu Qile looked back at Yu Yuelan as she let go of her arm and shook her head helplessly. "I told you to leave this fortune-telling job to the Third Aunt or the Second Madam. But you refused to listen and insisted on coming in person."
"The more you talk, the more mistakes you make. This Taishi Zheng is his family's only daughter. You must only admit your mistakes later and never speak as you please. What about this daughter-in-law? We will properly train her after she is married into the family. For now, you just need to humble yourself and help our Erlang secure this marriage."
"Remember this, twenty. Jiro, twenty!"
"What do you mean? Are you lecturing me? Whatever you say, whatever you do. How can I not know my limits? Go somewhere cooler, stay. You're showing off."
Yu Yuelan couldn't stand the lecture, so she turned around and squeezed past Fu Qile and headed towards the front hall. Fu Qile was worried about Cui Zhijun's hard-earned marriage, so he didn't care about the quarrel and hurriedly chased after her.
At that time, Taishi Zhengjiang walked around the wall and bumped into the person eavesdropping in the front hall. He called out in surprise, "Zheng, Yuanzi."
The two looked back somewhat embarrassed.
Fu Yuanzi quickly picked up the cabbage in his hand and acted towards Taishi Zheng, "My dear, the cabbage you bought today is really good. Look at this cabbage, it's so white and looks like a vegetable."
It's said that master and servant are of one mind. Taishi Zheng continued, "Yes, it's raining quite hard today. I should ask you to hire an ox cart before I go out."
The two people were talking so illogically that they gave themselves away without anyone else having to expose them.
Taishi Zhengjiang snorted, smoothed his robe, and sat down. "Did you hear everything? Then get ready to welcome your good mother-in-law."
Tai Shi Zheng could see that his father was very angry.
Before Zheng could speak, Yu Yuelan came over from behind. But after seeing Zheng, she still did not restrain herself, "Oh, this beautiful and graceful young lady is my son's new wife? Come, let me take a look——"
Yu Yuelan was shameless and rushed forward the first time she saw Taishi Zheng. If Zheng hadn't been prepared, she would have been shocked.
Just when Yu Yuelan was thinking she could just brush off the unpleasantness with her father-in-law, Zheng broke free from Yu Yuelan's grip on her shoulder, stepped back, and said calmly, "Ms. Yu Shuren, nice to meet you. Taishi Zheng, daughter of Taishi Zhengjiang, the governor of Huainan, sends her greetings."
Yu Yuelan was stunned by the person in front of her.
Taishi Zhengjiang smiled slightly behind the teacup he picked up.
Look, evildoers will be punished by their own evildoers.
Seeing that no one was speaking, Zheng repeated, "Greetings to you."
"Young lady, please be polite. It's me who's being rude. Please get up." Yu Yuelan came back to her senses after hearing this, but she didn't get angry. If someone behaved like this on a normal day, she would have been full of rage. It was obvious that she had listened to Fu Qile's words.
Patience, a lack of patience will ruin great plans.
For the sake of my son's happiness, I have to swallow my anger even if it means breaking my teeth.
Tai Shi Zheng slowly stood up. She looked at Cui Zhijun's mother in front of her, and then recalled Cui Zhijun's elegant and indifferent appearance this morning, and couldn't help but sigh.
Like mother, like son? In what kind of environment did Cui Erlang grow up to be such a virtuous and virtuous gentleman?
Cui Zhijun's silhouette was hazy before his eyes. Tai Shizheng suddenly spoke, "Junior, may I ask if Yu Shuren came here today to see me?"
"Young lady, you can see that?" Upon hearing this, Yu Yuelan sat down in the hall without being invited by the host family.
Tai Shi Zheng smiled. "Oh? Are you really here to see me? Then why did I hear you and my father seem unhappy?"
Yu Yuelan thought that the matter had been evaded, but it was brought up again. Could it be that the daughter-in-law who had not yet married into the family wanted to embarrass her as the mother-in-law?
Yu Yuelan was about to lose her temper, but luckily Fu Qile was there, holding her shoulder and saying, "Young lady, you've misunderstood. My wife Shu is straightforward and has no ill intentions. Besides, isn't it human nature to want to have many children and grandchildren? Even if we have offended someone, I believe that Master Taishi will be magnanimous and won't hold it against us women."
Oh, that's easy to say.
Taishi Zhengjiang glanced at Fu Qile beside Yu Yuelan, thinking that the Cui family was causing a lot of trouble. He was about to chase them away, but when he looked at his daughter, he swallowed his words.
Tai Shi Zheng straightened up.
"Yes, you're right. It's human nature to long for a large family, but so is the love a parent feels for their children. Honestly, neither of you is at fault. But since you've come to see me today, I have something to tell you."
"I am marrying because I am willing to marry because your Erlang is upright and honest, a good man. And what about me? First I am the son of the Taishi family, then I am Cui Zhiyun's wife, and finally I am your wife."
"I know you'll use some bizarre excuse about divorce to pressure me, but I've been following the Sage in the palace since I was a child. She always taught me to mourn my parents for all the hard work they put into raising me, and that the best way to repay them is to value myself and treat myself well. This is my thinking and attitude, and I hope you understand. I believe the Sage is magnanimous and will not hold it against a younger generation."
"So, today, will you choose to put the hairpin on me to signify your consent, or keep one or two ends of the colored satin and call the marriage a day? Leave it to the lady to decide, and I will have no complaints."
Tai Shi Zheng was never stingy in expressing his ideas.
However, being gentle when encountering gentleness and being strong when encountering strength is the way of dealing with the world that the saints taught her.
Yu Yuelan fell silent. With her sharp-tongued personality, she didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Tai Shi Zhengjiang was sitting aside at this time, watching everything happen completely. He wanted to see how the Cui family would react after his daughter said this.
After a brief glance, Yu Yuelan pulled out the golden hairpin she had prepared from her sleeve, stood up, and walked over to Taishi Zheng. She smiled and said, "My son is too quiet. He should find a wife as eloquent as you. So I'm putting this hairpin in your place today. I hope you'll become my wife soon."
Her implication was to wait and see how I'll deal with you, but Taishi Zheng just smiled and said nothing. When her hand, which had been inserting the hairpin, fell from her bun, Yu Yuelan turned around and was about to leave. "Okay, it's getting late. Fu Qile, go back home—"
Fu Qile really wanted to laugh at her for asking for trouble. She wanted to show off her power before the wedding, but she didn't expect to be rejected today. It seems that there will be trouble in this uncle's mansion from now on.
"Fu Qile, are you deaf? Go back home!"
Yu Yuelan spoke again, and Fu Qile hurriedly bowed and said goodbye to his host.
Before they left, Taishi Zhengjiang deliberately shouted loudly, "It's already noon, mother-in-law, why are you leaving? Mother-in-law, eat first!"
But Yu Yuelan left without looking back.
Downstairs in the hall, Tai Shi Zheng, wearing the gold hairpin Yu Yuelan had worn, stared out the empty door. Thinking of how she had treated her mother-in-law just now, she said blankly, "Dad, it's over. Did I offend my future mother-in-law? It's all my fault for being too impulsive, but I just can't hold it back—"
Tai Shi Zhengjiang stood up and patted her shoulder, seeming to be gloating.
"My daughter, you haven't offended anyone. You have completely offended them. But it's not your fault. This is a tradition passed down from our family. Back then, your aunt, our Saint Shunhe, used a barrage of harsh words to deal with the Empress Dowager. And your grandmother, your father's mother, also offended your great-grandmother in the same way. So believe me, your case is nothing."
"Well, when you get married next month, you should teach them a lesson about their arrogant habits."
Tai Shi Zheng nodded, seeming to understand, but then she changed her mind and exclaimed, "Next month—"
Tai Shi Zhengjiang withdrew his hand from Tai Shi Zheng's shoulder. "Yes, when your mother-in-law came, the two families hadn't even exchanged wedding invitations, yet she had already planned a date. Just imagine how hard it must be for her son to find a wife."
Taishi Zheng was a little confused and didn't respond to her father's words. She looked at the betrothal gifts scattered on the ground as if it were a dream.
This marriage that I agreed to yesterday...
So fast,
I'm getting married?
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