Chapter 387 Lucky Stars Arrange a Marriage
Madam Wei said from the side, "Don't blame others, blame yourself. The Seventh Prince still doted on you back then, sending all sorts of good things to your mansion. But what did you do? A little maid in the mansion just glanced at the Seventh Prince by accident, and you beat her half to death."
"I also heard that some time ago, the Seventh Prince simply had a palace maid help him change his clothes, and you accidentally saw it and stripped the maid of her clothes and threw them outside."
"How come I never knew that you, a mere concubine's daughter, could be so vicious?"
Lady Wei's words were full of sarcasm.
She had always disliked the concubine daughters in the household and wished for them to fall into poverty.
Miss Wei lowered her head, tears streaming down her face.
Master Wei found her annoying and waved his hand, saying, "You and the Seventh Prince are not meant to be. In a few days, I will find you a good marriage!"
Miss Wei stopped crying, looked up at him and asked, "Father, who do you want me to marry?"
After thinking for a moment, Master Wei said, "That Liu scholar is not bad. If you marry him, you shouldn't have to live a hard life."
Liu, a scholar who had passed the imperial examinations, was a retainer of the Wei family. Although he was a scholar who had passed the imperial examinations, he was already nearly forty years old.
In Miss Wei's eyes, he was just an old man.
She was shocked. "Father, how could you marry me off to him? He's so old!"
Master Wei frowned. “What do you mean by ‘old’? He’s three years younger than me. You shouldn’t be so picky. If you marry him, you can be his principal wife. And if he becomes the top scholar in the imperial examination, you can be the wife of a top scholar.”
Miss Wei cried even harder, “Father, he’s already over forty. If he takes the imperial examination again, he’ll be fifty. What kind of wife can I be then?”
Master Wei snorted coldly and said, "You look down on him because he's too old, but you don't even know who you are. You're not even married yet and you're already having an affair with the Seventh Prince. Now that the engagement is called off, let's see which family will dare to marry you."
"You're a notorious shrew now."
Master Wei was absolutely right, especially the scene this morning when Miss Wei the Fourth went to Du Wanchun's door to make a scene, which was witnessed by everyone.
They didn't believe Miss Wei's claim that she had seduced someone else's husband. On the contrary, they thought Miss Wei was being unreasonable and was a shrew.
Master Wei really didn't want to see his good-for-nothing daughter, so he sent someone to take Miss Wei away.
After Miss Wei was taken away, he couldn't help but think of his other daughter, the one who married a merchant. Although she married a merchant, her husband is now the head manager of the Zhou family, so his life shouldn't be too bad.
The daughter he used to despise the most is now doing the best, and he can't help but feel remorse.
Madam Wei, who was standing to the side, noticed his expression and asked sarcastically, "What, are you thinking about the third son again?"
Master Wei did not speak, but slowly got up and walked towards the backyard with his old back straight.
Madam Wei did not chase after them. Ever since their eldest son and second daughter had their accidents, the couple had drifted apart.
The Wei family mansion had long since fallen into ruin.
Outside the Zhou residence, Du Wanchun carried Xiao Mianmian onto the carriage.
Lady Wei led Yi'er and Yu'er behind them.
Manager Bo helped move the things, his eyes always fixed on Madam Wei, filled with reluctance.
When Lady Wei saw this, she smiled and said, "Husband, don't worry, I'll be back as soon as I pick up the two children."
Shopkeeper Bo nodded and took out a small sachet from his pocket and gave it to her. "This is a sachet that I made myself using the spices in our shop. You can hold it in your hand to keep away mosquitoes."
Wei nodded with a smile, holding it tightly in her hand.
After the two said their goodbyes, the carriage slowly started moving.
Little Mianmian peered out the carriage window, her round eyes still filled with the same curiosity she had when she first arrived.
Du Wanchun held her in her arms and looked outside with her.
On the bustling street, she saw Manager You, dressed in coarse linen clothes, sitting to the side drinking wine.
Since being driven out by the Liang family, Manager You has had nowhere to go and can only eat the stored food at home.
He originally planned to use the money he earned at the Zhou family's house to start a small business again, but two days ago, his house was robbed of all its silver, and he had nothing left.
He originally intended to ask Du Wanchun for help to return to the Zhou family.
But remembering what Du Wanchun had said before, he stopped going to the Zhou family and preferred to sell the house instead, drinking there every day and becoming a drunkard.
Madam Wei peered over and exclaimed in surprise, "Manager Du, isn't that Manager You? How did he change into this state in just a few days?"
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "After leaving the Zhou family, there's no one to take care of you anymore, so naturally things will be like this."
Madam Wei did not understand the meaning behind her words, and only thought that she was saying that Manager You had lost the Zhou family as a source of wealth.
She nodded. "Yes, it seems Manager You's tough days are yet to come."
Du Wanchun nodded in agreement, "Indeed, it's still to come."
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