Chapter 226 The Wu Family Suffers a Series of Misfortunes
Madam Wu was startled, her expression slightly flustered. "Why does Manager Zhou say that?"
Zhou Ruiyuan picked up the silver and then threw it heavily in front of her, continuing to sneer, "If you didn't have a chronic illness, why would you be so lowly as to offer silver to beg a merchant like me to marry you?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Wu turned pale with anger, her teeth chattering. She picked up the silver notes and stood up abruptly, saying sternly, "Manager Zhou, don't be so ungrateful! You don't know what's good for you."
Zhou Ruiyuan stood up and waved his hand, saying, "Madam Wu, if you are not going to buy incense, please leave."
Madam Wu was furious and wanted to deal with Zhou Ruiyuan, but she was afraid of causing trouble for the Emperor, so she had no choice but to swallow her anger and leave.
She turned and left angrily with her maids and servants.
Zhou Feng came out from the inner room. "This Madam Wu still wants you to marry her daughter. She's really delusional."
Zhou Ruiyuan coldly watched the direction Madam Wu left in and said in a cold voice, "Since she is so eager to marry off her daughter, then I will grant her wish."
"Big brother, what do you mean?" Zhou Feng asked.
Zhou Ruiyuan laughed and said, "Second brother, if you see the Emperor in a few days, tell him that the young lady from the Wu family has taken a fancy to our Zhou family's groom."
"The groom?" Zhou Feng asked in surprise.
Zhou Ruiyuan nodded slightly, "That's right, just say that she met the coachman and insisted on marrying him, and our Zhou family doesn't know what to do."
Zhou Feng immediately understood what he meant and smiled, "Big brother, I understand."
Meanwhile, Madam Wu walked along the road, her face pale and ashen, complaining as she went, "This Zhou family is really bold, daring to go against our Wu family. I have plenty of ways to deal with you!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the vendor who was making pancakes next to her poured oil.
When the wind blew, the hot oil, which had been moistened by a little water, splashed up and became hot again.
Mrs. Wu was walking to the side and didn't notice that the hot oil had splashed directly onto her face.
"Oh, my face!"
Mrs. Wu covered her face and screamed.
The maidservants behind her quickly surrounded her and asked, "Madam, are you alright?"
Madam Wu slowly removed her hand, revealing three or four small blisters on her face.
She touched the blisters on her face and exclaimed in shock, "My face! What has become of my face?"
The maids quickly comforted her, saying, "Madam, it's nothing serious. It's just a few blisters. Go back and see a doctor; it shouldn't be a big problem."
“These blisters are prone to scarring.” Madam Wu glared at the small vendor making fried dough sticks next to her and scolded, “Are you blind? Didn’t you see me walking by?”
Normally, Madam Wu would travel by sedan chair, but today, for some reason, the sedan chair she was in had broken down, so she had to walk home.
The vendor making fried dough cakes wasn't polite either. While baking the cakes, he raised an eyebrow and said sternly, "Madam, you rushed over here on your own. What does this have to do with me? I advise you to leave quickly, or my oil will start splattering again."
As soon as he finished speaking, the oil in his hand indeed sizzled again.
Mrs. Wu was so frightened that she ran away.
The maids behind him quickly followed.
Madam Wu ran forward with her eyes closed, completely unaware of the oncoming carriage.
He rushed straight onto the carriage.
"lady!"
The maids screamed as Madam Wu collapsed to the ground.
The people in the carriage were also court officials. Upon seeing that she was Madam Wu, they immediately sent someone to escort her to the Wu residence.
People on the street were speculating whether Madam Wu was ill.
A few days later, the Emperor bestowed a marriage upon the sixth daughter of the Wu family, giving her to the groom of the Zhou family.
When Master Wu heard the news, he was so shocked he almost fell off his chair. "What did you say? You've bestowed a marriage upon a stable boy?!"
The servant nodded repeatedly.
Not long after, the old eunuch brought an imperial edict from the Emperor: "Lord Wu, come quickly to thank His Majesty for his great favor. The Emperor has heard that the Sixth Miss and the Zhou family's groom are in love, so he has come to bestow a marriage upon them."
Master Wu frowned deeply, his breathing labored with anger. "Eunuch Liu, did the Emperor really bestow my daughter in marriage to a stable boy?"
The old eunuch smiled with his eyes closed, "Lord Wu, the Emperor, mindful of your loyalty, has specially bestowed this auspicious marriage upon your daughter."
Mr. Wu clenched his fists, barely suppressing his anger.
The Emperor's act was not a marriage decree for his daughter, but a show of force to intimidate him.
Although Master Wu was filled with reluctance and anger, he still obediently accepted the imperial edict.
Once the old eunuch left, Master Wu didn't care about anything else and moved his entire family to the old house.
They then invited several Taoist priests to perform rituals at their home.
Zhou Ruiyuan and Du Wanchun also learned that Master Wu had moved out.
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