Duke Qing: "Come, come, look at yourself in the mirror. What do you look like? You're still thinking about the two young masters of the Feng family. Don't you have any self-awareness? It's all because of your mother spoiling you. You're just dreaming all day long. How could anyone be interested in someone like you?"
Wang Sisi: "What's wrong with me? My mother said that women like me are blessed. What's the use of those skinny women? It's their blessing that I like them. There are many people who like me, but I don't like any of them."
Duke Qing: "You are truly shameless! What on earth did your mother teach you? Who do you think you are? Do you think you have the final say in the capital? The Feng family is the one we can't possibly offend. Don't you think about whether you are worthy of them?"
Wang Sisi was so angry at her father's words that she cried and ran directly to her mother's yard to cry.
"Mother, Daddy said I was ugly and that I had no shame."
The wife of Duke Qing was named Zhong Qin. Her family was in business and had some wealth. She doted on her daughter to no end, giving her whatever she wanted. She always thought her daughter was the best. When Zhong Qin heard her daughter say this, she got angry.
"Don't listen to your father. My Sisi is the most beautiful woman in the world. Tell me why your father scolded you."
Wang Sisi: "Mother, I've fallen in love with the two young masters of the Feng family today, and I want to marry them."
Zhong Qin: "My silly girl, a woman can only marry one man, how can she marry two? Pick one and see who you like best. That's who we'll marry. Don't even think about marrying both."
Wang Sisi really thought about it and said, "Mom, then let's go with the number one scholar, who seems to be called Feng Junze."
"Okay, then I'll find a matchmaker and go to Feng Mansion to propose marriage tomorrow. My dear daughter, just stay home and wait for your marriage."
Wang Sisi lowered her head shyly and walked towards her yard hesitantly.
The maids behind Zhong Qin couldn't help but curl their lips. These two really thought they thought they were a dish. They even let them pick the young master of the Feng family. They didn't even look in the mirror to see what the young lady looked like.
The concubines in the mansion are much prettier than this legitimate daughter. What do they think of the two young masters of the Feng family?
Zhong Qin had no idea what her maid was thinking. She was only thinking about finding a matchmaker to go to the Feng family to propose marriage tomorrow. If the Feng family knew that it was the Duke of Qing's Mansion who was proposing marriage, they would probably agree without even thinking about it.
After all, their family is also a Duke's Mansion. Although their Feng family is the King of Qin, they cannot be compared with their Duke of Qing Mansion. After all, they are also a century-old family. Their Prince of Qin Mansion has only been in the capital for more than ten years. They are reluctant to give up the opportunity to curry favor with their Duke of Qing Mansion.
If the Feng family knew what Zhong Qin was thinking, they would probably laugh out loud!
The next morning, Zhong Qin asked her servants to find a matchmaker. The matchmaker said that she also needed to see the girl of this family so that she could discuss the matter with the man's family.
When the matchmaker saw Wang Sisi, she almost cried out, "Where did this little pig spirit come from?" But the matchmaker said nothing, her face still smiling, and she said words of praise that made her want to slap herself a few times. She had never felt so conscienceless.
When matchmaker Wang heard that they were going to the Prince of Qin's mansion to propose marriage to Feng Junze, she was stunned. How could these two be a match? The matchmaker covered her stomach and ran away, saying as she ran: "Madam, I have a severe stomachache today. You should find someone else. I'm afraid I can't go."
Before the mother and daughter could react, the matchmaker had already run out of the Duke Qing's Mansion.
When the matchmaker saw that no one was catching up with her, she stopped panting. The wife of Duke Qing might be seriously ill. How could such an ugly daughter dare to resemble the eldest son of the Prince of Qin's family?
"Bah." She really dared to think that. If she went to matchmake for her, she would despise herself. If the people in Prince Qin's Mansion didn't beat her out with a big stick, she would not be named Wang anymore.
Zhong Qin snorted coldly and said, "This matchmaker is obviously unlucky. If she didn't have a stomachache, she would have been shortchanged by the money she received as a thank-you."
Zhong Qin didn't take it seriously and asked the servant to invite another matchmaker named Li. Matchmaker Li and Matchmaker Wang were sworn enemies. When she knew that Matchmaker Wang's previous visit didn't work out, she was happy. She thought that she had praised herself to the skies and that there was no marriage that she couldn't make happen.
When Wang Sisi came out after breakfast, Matchmaker Li was shocked. She was so surprised that she could marry such an ugly girl that she began to doubt herself.
When she heard that the man who asked her to be a matchmaker was the legitimate son of the Prince of Qin, Matchmaker Li cried out "ouch" and ran away holding her belly.
No matter how dumb Zhong Qin and her daughter were, they could see that none of these matchmakers wanted to go and were all making excuses to refuse.
There was no other way, so Zhong Qin asked the servant to invite a matchmaker to the house, and asked the servant to tell the matchmaker that if the match was successful, the Duke of Qing's Mansion would give her a thousand taels of silver as a thank you.
The servant went to East City and found a matchmaker named Huang. This matchmaker was famous for her sharp tongue in East City. No matter what the person looked like, she could praise him or her as a beauty. When she heard that she would be rewarded with one thousand taels of silver after the deal was done, she became even more excited.
She followed the servant and went straight to the mansion of Duke Qing. Seeing Wang Sisi's look, she became discouraged. She didn't have the ability to earn even ten thousand taels, let alone one thousand taels.
Matchmaker Huang thought that if she went to propose this matchmaking, everyone in the capital would probably scold her for being greedy for money.
Matchmaker Huang declined, "I'm sorry, Madam Qingguo, I'm afraid I can't help you with this matter. I've been to the Prince of Qin's mansion many times in the past few years, but they close the door on me now and won't let me in at all. Madam, please find someone else to go."
Without waiting for the two to say anything, Matchmaker Huang ran away, leaving only her mother and daughter in her afterimage.
In less than a day, all the matchmakers in the capital knew about this matter. Zhong Qin asked her servant to look for matchmakers everywhere but failed to find one.
Wang Sisi: "Mother, I don't care. I will marry Feng Junze, or I will shave my head and become a nun in the Poetry Temple."
"My dear, don't talk nonsense. Mommy will go and propose marriage to you tomorrow. Don't worry, my dear, Mommy will definitely let Feng Junze marry you."
The next morning, Zhong Qin took Wang Sisi to the Prince of Qin's Mansion. Originally, the girl could not be brought along for the marriage proposal, but Wang Sisi wanted to take a look at Feng Junze, and she was making a fuss at home. Zhong Qin had no choice but to take Wang Sisi along.
A group of people went to the Prince of Qin's Mansion in a mighty procession. Zhao and several sisters-in-law had just finished their breakfast and were taking a walk in the garden when they heard the maid come to report that the wife of the Duke of Qing's Mansion had arrived.
It seems that the Prince Qin's Mansion has no dealings with the Duke Qing's Mansion. Several sisters-in-law were wondering what this person was doing in their house.
Without thinking much, they went to the front hall.
As soon as Zhong Qin saw Zhao, jealousy almost overflowed from her eyes. She wondered how this Princess Qin could be so beautiful and look like she was less than 30 years old.
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