Chapter 522: Granted Marriage
Gu Saisai's face flushed, and she quickly tried to make excuses: "Who would go out with hundreds of thousands of taels of silver?"
She turned to Wen Yan and said, "Just deliver the things to the Gu Mansion, and my accountant will pay you."
"Gu Saisai, you're not trying to shirk your debt this way, are you?
You either write me an IOU, or you can’t pay me, and the glass Guanyin will still belong to me.”
"Don't even think about it!" Gu Saisai had finally defeated Princess Taisu once, so how could she give in just for a few tens of thousands of taels of silver.
She wrote the IOU and put her fingerprint on it on the spot.
Wen Yan took the IOU and said respectfully, "I will personally deliver the Glazed Guanyin to your house."
Gu Saisai raised her chin towards Princess Taisu, snorted, and turned away.
That look was so arrogant.
Wen Yan personally escorted the person out of the store.
They had just walked out of the shop.
People on the street were running around telling each other, "Have you heard? The Emperor has granted General Meng a marriage."
"The person to be married is the same one who was conferred the title of the county lord last night. He is ordered to marry by the end of the year."
"Isn't it said that the country lady has been a widow for five years?"
"Not only that! That young widow even encountered bandits last year and had her face scratched and disfigured!"
"What do you think the Emperor means by this? General Meng is the only heir to the great general who guards the country. It's fine if he doesn't marry a princess, but how can he marry a disfigured widow?
Isn’t this intentional humiliation?”
"Could it be that the Meng family's achievements are so great that the emperor deliberately granted this marriage to warn them?"
"It's not impossible!"
When Wen Yan heard the news, she was filled with joy.
Two lifetimes.
Meng Xiyan can finally be together with the woman he likes and be together legitimately.
However, many customers in the store looked at her with strange eyes.
The Meng family has been targeted by the emperor, how can she still laugh?
Fortunately, the Meng family treated her like their own daughter and even supported her when she was kicked out by the Wen family.
But how did she repay?
It is true that one can know a person’s face but not his heart; the human heart is hard to predict.
They all subconsciously moved away from Wen Yan.
Gu Saisai was already standing on the carriage at this time. She looked back at Wen Yan and had already made up her mind.
She sneered, got into the carriage and left.
Just as Gu Saisai's carriage drove away, another carriage stopped in front of the shop.
The carriage curtain was lifted.
Meng Chifei jumped down from the carriage: "Yanyan."
Wen Yan immediately went to meet her: "Sister Chi Fei, how come you came here so quickly? Have you received the imperial edict?"
Meng Chifei nodded: "Let's go, let's talk in the house."
The other guests' expressions were indescribable when they saw this.
This Wen Yan is really one thing in front of you and another behind your back.
Isn't this treating Meng Chifei like a fool?
A girl in the crowd looked conflicted, but she finally stamped her feet and followed.
"Chi Fei." she called out.
"Sister Yuan." Meng Chifei turned around and saw the person coming. He happily went up to her and shook Miss Yuan's hand.
Miss Yuan looked at Wen Yan and whispered to Meng Chifei, "Chifei, I have something to tell you. Can I borrow your space for a few steps?"
Miss Yuan is a relative of Chi Fei's maternal grandfather and has always had personal connections with the Meng family.
Miss Yuan and Meng Chifei can chat together.
She always treated Meng Chifei as her sister.
She felt sorry for the Meng family, so she meddled in their affairs.
"Yanyan, wait for me for a moment." Chi Fei told Wen Yan, turned around and followed Miss Yuan to a quiet corner.
"Sister Yuan, what do you want to tell me?"
Miss Yuan hesitated for a moment before she spoke: "Chi Fei, don't blame me for being nosy, I just think that I should tell you about this.
Just now, news came from the street that Xi Yange was granted marriage.
Everyone felt sorry for Xi Yange, as he was going to marry a disfigured young widow.
But Wen Yan smiled and looked very happy.
You treat her well, isn't she a little too heartless?
Chi Fei, you'd better be more cautious when interacting with her in the future."
Meng Chifei chuckled: "Sister Yuan, you worry too much."
"How can you say you're overthinking? You always have to be on guard against others!"
"I know, Miss Yuan is thinking about me, but..." Meng Chifei lowered his voice and said, "This marriage was requested by my brother himself."
"If my eldest brother misses this marriage, he will probably end up living alone for the rest of his life."
"But she's a widow and disfigured..."
"You said it all, she's a widow from a wealthy family. If you count carefully, Miss Ning Tan is even getting married for the first time. As for the disfigurement..." Meng Chifei smiled even more easily, "Our family has lived on the border for many years. When we encounter war, losing our lives is commonplace. Losing limbs is considered lucky. Disfigurement is nothing."
Miss Yuan's eyes widened in surprise and she was speechless for a moment.
After a long while, she sighed heavily and said, "I am obsessed."
"Brother Xiyan is getting married, so he must be very busy. Uncle Meng and Aunt Bai are not in the capital, so if you need help, come to me."
Meng Chifei said: "Don't worry, the Ministry of Rites will be responsible for arranging the wedding. My brother will be back at the end of the year and will just take care of the wedding."
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries before parting ways.
Meng Chifei and Wen Yan went up to the third floor together.
The other guests rushed over and surrounded Miss Yuan, asking her all sorts of questions.
Miss Yuan just smiled and didn't reveal anything.
There was not much stock left in the store, and customers started to check out and leave, and the store soon became quiet.
Wen Yan and Meng Chifei came to the third floor.
She waved the IOU in her hand towards Princess Taisu and Ning Tan, "The food we bought with these three hundred thousand taels of silver is enough to feed the disaster victims for a long time.
Your Highness, the people in the disaster area will thank you."
Princess Taisu said cautiously, "Don't be careless." Gu Saisai is smart and cautious.
We have been fighting since we were young and have always disliked each other. She has suffered a lot at my hands, so she was easily irritated by me this time.
When you go to collect debts, be very careful."
"You mean they'll default on their debt?" Meng Chifei said, "That's impossible. The Gu family isn't short of money. Prince Consort Gu has plundered countless people's blood and sweat. A mere three hundred thousand taels is nothing."
"You don't understand. The greedier a person is, the more stingy he will be." Princess Taisu waved her hand.
Wen Yan's eyes rolled around and she suddenly had an idea.
She whispered to Princess Taisu and Ning Tan.
After hearing this, Princess Taisu burst out laughing.
She gently poked Wen Yan's head and said, "You are full of tricks.
In this way, even if the Gu family wants to go back on their word, they can't afford to lose face in front of this person.
After this is accomplished, my father will have to erect this for you."
Princess Taisu gave a thumbs up.
My father has long wanted to take action against the Gu family.
It’s just that the eldest princess and the queen mother have been protecting Prince Consort Gu, so they have been unable to take action.
My father will definitely be happy if Wen Yan can trick the Gu family.
Wen Yan pursed her lips and chuckled.
Evil people will naturally be punished with evil methods.
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