Chapter 303: End of Mother-Daughter Love
The son-in-law is a playboy. If the girl is not favored, how will she live in the Duke's Mansion in the future?
She was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes, but she smiled and said, "Maybe the lady is upset because the girl is getting married, and she is crying in the room. I will go and invite her again."
Zheng Yue'er nodded slightly.
"Don't feel bad. Being a parent is like this. Madam Zheng is reluctant to let my sister get married. When my mother was married, she couldn't eat for many days. She cried so much that her eyelids were swollen and she lost a lot of weight. Now she still feels bad when she mentions my sister."
Zheng Yue'er listened to her friend's consolation, slightly raised the corners of her lips and nodded.
But that was someone else's mother, not hers.
But a few days ago, she enthusiastically brought Ye'er to ease the relationship with her. This shouldn't be the case.
She has no other thoughts now and just hopes that the marriage can go smoothly so that they can go their separate ways and live their own stable lives in the future.
The maid came back not long after she went out. Behind her, Madam Zheng's eyes were red and swollen, and she choked up when she saw Zheng Yue'er.
Zheng Yue'er was slightly stunned.
She would never think that Mrs. Zheng’s red eyes from crying were because she couldn’t bear to leave her.
"Fanfan, I want to talk to my mother alone and comfort her. I'll have someone take you to the banquet hall." She said to her friend beside her.
The girl immediately stood up. As the maid left, Zheng Yueer sent the others away and stood up to close the door. Then she lowered her eyes and looked at Madam Zheng calmly, "Tell me, what happened?"
"Yue'er, you must save your brother. He is your biological brother and your mother's life!" Mrs. Zheng rushed forward, hugged her and cried.
Zheng Yueer pushed her away, her face gloomy, "What happened to him?"
"He...he was captured by the Fifth Prince."
Zheng Yue'er's head buzzed.
She looked at Mrs. Zheng, thought quickly, and soon realized that this matter was most likely caused by her marriage with Li Huaiyan.
But the matter is already settled. What’s the point of the Fifth Prince capturing Zheng Ye? Is he trying to force his father to surrender? It's impossible. How could he, a prince, want a woman who was willing to hang herself for refusing his marriage proposal? She is not worth that much to make the Fifth Prince do this.
Is it just to vent your anger?
She looked at Madam Zheng steadily and felt that her father must be more afraid of offending the Fourth Prince than the Fifth Prince.
"My daughter is just a girl in the boudoir. Mother should go find father and find a way to rescue Ye'er as soon as possible."
Seeing Zheng Yue'er's calm expression, Madam Zheng pushed her away and said, "How can you be so cold-blooded? He is your own brother."
Zheng Yueer frowned, as if she understood something.
She would come to me and tell me that she had something to ask for. "Mom, if you have anything to ask, just tell me. The bridal sedan of Duke Li's mansion has arrived outside the door, and the Fourth Prince is also accompanying him. If we are late, I am afraid that Dad will have a hard time explaining it."
"You silly girl." She slapped Zheng Yue'er. This daughter used to be the most filial, but now she was becoming less and less close to her.
"The Fifth Prince...is in our house. He is willing to let your brother go, but there is a condition..."
Mrs. Zheng said as she stuffed a package into Zheng Yue'er's hand.
Zheng Yue'er's whole body stiffened, as if struck by lightning.
"Mom, are you crazy?"
Madam Zheng said quickly, "Don't get me wrong. I'm not asking you to poison your husband. It's just that... you're getting married to Duke Li today. The Fourth Prince is here, and his wife must be here too. You're looking for an excuse..."
"Mad man, you are a mad man." Zheng Yue'er threw the paper bag away with a look of shock on her face.
Madam Zheng immediately picked up the paper bag and stuffed it back into Zheng Yue'er's hands. "This is your brother's life, Yue'er, can you bear to watch your brother die?"
"What about me? You're willing to let me die!" she roared, and then she found herself ridiculous. Since she had Zheng Ye, when had she ever cared about her own life or death?
Madam Zheng held her hand tightly, afraid that she would let go again, "No, you will be Duke Li's wife after you marry him. No matter what you do, he will protect you."
"But your brother is different. The Fifth Prince will really kill him. Yue'er, please beg me. I'm kneeling down for you, isn't that enough?"
Madam Zheng pulled Zheng Yue'er's hand and knelt on the ground. "Your brother has never suffered since he was a child, so how could he stay in the dungeon of the prince's mansion? You and he are the closest people in the world. You are his sister, so isn't it your duty to protect him and sacrifice for him? You also said when you were a child that you would take care of your brother for the rest of his life."
Zheng Yue'er stared at Mrs. Zheng blankly, not even having the energy to refute.
"Good Yue'er, don't you even care about your mother's life or death? When you were three years old and seriously ill, it was your mother who held you and comforted you all night. And when you were seven years old, you were framed by Aunt Liu, and it was your mother who risked her life to protect you. You also said that if you had a younger brother, you would not be bullied anymore. Don't consider anything else, just save your brother this time because of your mother's kindness in giving birth to you and raising you."
Zheng Yue'er bit her lips tightly.
Mrs. Zheng was still counting all the things he had done for her over the years, bringing out the few remaining good things one by one as a weapon to force her to repay him.
"If anything happens to your brother, I will die too. Think carefully. We are your last relatives in this world."
Zheng Yue'er came back to her senses, lowered her eyes to look at her, and held the paper bag in her hand. In her ears was the noise and the sound of gongs and drums outside the yard. The groom had arrived.
She helped Mrs. Zheng up.
Madam Zheng burst into laughter and said, "I knew that my Yue'er is the most filial. You are also my child. I will not harm you. When something happens, you can hide behind your son-in-law and let him protect you. He is the Fourth Prince's right-hand man. The Fourth Prince will definitely not embarrass you."
A mocking smile appeared at the corner of Zheng Yue'er's lips, cold and desperate.
"After this, the relationship between you and me as mother and daughter ends here."
Mrs. Zheng was stunned, with dissatisfaction in her eyes, but she didn't say anything in the end.
"Girl, girl, here he comes, the groom is here." The maid's excited shouts came in. Zheng Yue'er immediately wiped away the tears from her eyes, a smile appeared on her gentle face, and she sat down in front of the dressing table.
She glanced at Mrs. Zheng who was standing behind her.
"Look, as soon as she heard that her husband was coming, her face changed immediately. It's true that girls cannot be kept when they grow up. They are all raised by others. I don't know what's the point of having a daughter." Mrs. Zheng pouted her lips sarcastically, walked forward, picked up the veil and covered her with it casually.
If it were in the past, Zheng Yue'er would have definitely said something to explain, but after this incident, she knew that it was useless to say anything and it would only add to the unhappiness, because some people's hearts are biased and no matter how hard you try, you can't move them even a little bit.
Before Zheng Ye came into being, she knew that she was a girl and was useless and had no say in the Zheng family. Later, when Zheng Ye came into being, she gradually learned and accepted that the mother who gave birth to her did not love her!
The veil was tilted, revealing most of her face, and almost fell to the ground. At this time, the door had been pushed open. Zheng Yue'er lowered her eyes, smiled, and pulled a corner of the veil forward.
Without mentioning the past, the second half of her life, which she had worked so hard for, would surely be happy and fulfilling.
Although Li Huaiyan loves to play, it is his first time as a groom after all. He still feels quite awkward facing Zheng Yueer who is wearing a bright red wedding dress.
Fortunately, because of the previous suicide by hanging to refuse the marriage, those young men just came to the wedding to give face, and no one made a noise.
"Well, I'm here to pick you up."
"Yeah." Zheng Yue'er responded softly, stood up and stretched out her hand, "Let's go."
Li Huaiyan was stunned. Is it that simple?
He took the hand that Zheng Yue'er extended and held it in his palm, "Then, let's go?"
Zheng Yue'er tightened his hand and responded softly, and the two of them walked out of her boudoir hand in hand.
Li Huaiyan was still confused, as if he was walking on cotton, with a sense of unreality. He was getting married now?
But then he remembered Zheng Yue'er's gentle temper, and he could continue to play after getting married, so he put his heart back.
They arrived at the main hall without any obstruction and paid their farewell greetings to Lord Zheng and Madam Zheng. Madam Zheng should have said a few words of admonition and blessing, but she was thinking only of her son and was not in the mood to do so.
Lord Zheng felt a little embarrassed. He said a few symbolic words and let the two leave.
"I'm sorry for making you feel wronged." Zheng Yue'er suddenly said before getting into the bridal sedan.
"What?" Li Huaiyan was stunned when he suddenly heard this.
Shouldn't this be something a man normally says to a woman? He just said it sounded weird.
"Because I am not favored, you are not valued either. Will you look down on me because of this?"
Listening to her cautious words, Li Huaiyan felt suddenly uncomfortable. He thought that the face under the veil must be filled with tears and looked very pitiful.
"Of course not. If it weren't for Xiao Yuan, I would have been killed by my father and mistress. I'm not as good as you. Just don't look down on me."
Zheng Yueer laughed happily, "It seems that the best thing I have done in my life is to marry you."
"I love to hear that." Li Huaiyan lifted the carriage curtain, put out his hands to protect her head, helped her in and sat her down, then turned over and jumped onto the tall horse in the front.
"Let's go." He spoke in a loud and vigorous voice, with pride in his eyes and brows.
Xiao Yuan personally accompanied the wedding procession, so it was a very grand and spectacular event. The people followed the procession all the way back to Duke Li's mansion.
The matchmaker shouted joyfully, kicked the door of the sedan chair, stepped over the fire basin, and worshipped heaven and earth. Everything went on in an orderly manner.
Shen Anan stood at the front, with Xiao Yuan holding her wrist. When they finished watching the ceremony and were escorted to the bridal chamber, a corner of her veil was suddenly blown up by the wind, revealing the bride's beautiful face.
"Xiao Yuan, she just winked and smiled at me," Shen Anan looked up at Xiao Yuan and asked, "Did I know Miss Zheng before?"
"I don't know her." Xiao Yuan held her in his arms. "She should think that Madam is beautiful."
Shen Anan narrowed her eyes and smiled, "She is the prettiest today."
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