Chapter 199 Yellow Bird

Such a big thing naturally needs to be informed to the father and two uncles. What does it have to do with Mrs. Cai?

The thought flashed through her mind, and Mrs. Wu's heart paused.

Wait a minute!

Wang Yingxue wanted to exchange marriages... In other words, she wanted Dou Ming to marry Wei Tingyu... And they were trying to get Dou Zhao and the Wei family to break off the engagement, but Wei Tingzhen was so ignorant that she wanted to take advantage of the Dou family... And Wang Yingxue, whom I treated as my sister-in-law, didn't take me or the Dou family seriously. First, she disregarded her status and slandered Shougu, making people think that the brothers of the Dou family were not in harmony; then she came up with such a cruel idea, disregarding the reputation of the Dou family. If I let her do whatever she wants, wouldn't people look down on me? !

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wu pursed her lips and a cold light flashed in her eyes.

The reason why the Dou family did not cancel the engagement with great fanfare was because they really couldn't explain the reason for canceling the engagement; the reason why the Wei family dared to challenge the Dou family was because they calculated that the Dou family would not dare to confront them head-on - they were both a pair of immoral men and women, if the man admitted his mistake, it was a prodigal son who turned over a new leaf; if the woman admitted her mistake, it was shameless - the Dou family suffered the loss of gender differences!

Since the Wei family does not agree to cancel the engagement, then don't cancel it.

There will be a scapegoat afterwards anyway, so why not?

Mrs. Wu’s smile deepened.

She leaned forward and whispered to Mrs. Cai, "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Mrs. Cai with this matter..."

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Dou Shishu looked at the mutton-fat jade Crouching Tiger Calming Paper on the desk without saying a word.

After being married for more than 20 years, Mrs. Wu has already figured out her husband's temper.

She gently poured Dou Shishu another cup of tea and sat down on the armchair next to the desk.

Dou Shishu was silent for a while, then said, "But this is a false marriage..."

If a lawsuit is filed, the marriage will be invalid.

The Dou family wanted to marry into the Ji family, but there was no need to create a mortal enemy with the Wei family and become a laughing stock in Kyoto.

The Fifth Wife naturally understood her husband's intentions and said with a smile, "Although the couple has changed, Wang was agreed to by both the Dou and Zhao families and was officially recognized. Ming Jie'er is also a legitimate daughter. Marriage is a good thing between two families. Ming Jie'er married in place of Shou Gu, which does not mean that the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children is unclear. She is worthy of the Wei family in terms of status. Legal principles are nothing more than human feelings. As long as the Wei family recognizes this marriage, do the people in the government have to force it? Besides, Since it is a proxy marriage, Ming Jieer should know it in her heart, right? Before, Shou Gu was shouting that she was unwilling to marry into the Wei family. One is willing to fight, the other is willing to be beaten. This is the idea of ​​the Seventh Madam. Although we treat these two children well, they are uncle and aunt after all, and there is a layer of separation. In the important matter of marriage, we can only make some noises on the sidelines, but we cannot interfere. Ming Jieer got what she wanted. Shou Gu is smart, and I believe that the two children can understand our difficulties.

Moreover, Shougu and Jianming can be considered childhood sweethearts. Jianming is well-educated and has a bright future. The old lady of the Ji family came in person to propose marriage and valued her so much. What else could she be dissatisfied with?"

The Ji family chose Dou Zhao because he could control Ji Yong. If Dou Zhao married with resentment, Ji Yong might become estranged from Huaishu Hutong. The Dou family was willing to risk the reputation of betrayal and marry into the Ji family because they saw Ji Yong's future. If Ji Yong had a rift with Huaishu Hutong, what was the point of the marriage between the Ji and Dou families?

What matters is that Shougu is satisfied.

Dou Shishu said slowly, "Then we have to find a way to make the Wei family recognize this marriage. Otherwise, Wei Tingyu will feel cheated and make a fuss after worshipping heaven and earth and lifting the veil. Although it is troublesome, if Wei Tingyu pretends to be stupid and makes a fuss again after the wedding candles are lit and when the bride returns home three days later, wouldn't Ming Jie'er suffer a loss in vain?"

The Fifth Madam listened and smiled, hiding her sleeves and saying, "It can be seen that the old man does not know everything and can not do everything easily. For this matter, the old man has to ask me for help!" Her tone was light and a little teasing.

Dou Shishu was very surprised. He recalled that his teacher Zeng Yifen was forced to retire in his early years. His future was uncertain and he was trapped in the position of minister. He often sat in the study like this. His wife would come in to pour him a cup of tea and discuss the trivial matters at home with him in a light tone. Occasionally, she would use her words to tease him. He would think "contentment is happiness", and the depression in his heart would gradually dissipate and his mood would become peaceful. But since his teacher Fang regained power, he was busy all day and had not talked to his wife like this for a long time.

He suddenly felt like asking for more, so he smiled and bowed to his wife, pretending to be respectful, and said, "I'd like to hear the details!"

The Fifth Madam laughed for a long time before she stopped laughing and said seriously, "Since this was Wang's idea, even if Ming Jie suffers a loss, can she really blame us?" She added, "Besides, this is not just our family's business, shouldn't the Ji family also help out?"

Dou Shishu seemed to be thinking about something.

The Fifth Wife said, "We have sent the person over. Whether we can keep him here and whether the Wei family can recognize this marriage is up to the Ji family. Why do we have to work so hard while the Ji family just sits back and reap the benefits? They should show some sincerity!"

Dou Shishu's eyes flashed.

The Fifth Wife knew that her husband had agreed with her idea, so she smiled and said, "You should pretend that you don't know about this matter. I will go and negotiate with the old lady of the Ji family. If the negotiations fail, it won't be too late to ask you to come forward."

"That's it!" Dou Shishu said, "The ultimate beneficiary will be the Ji family."

The fifth wife thought of the half of Xidou's business under Dou Zhao's name and nodded heavily.

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Ji Yong came back from the Hanlin Academy and heard that the fifth wife of the Dou family had been talking to his great-grandfather in the study for a long time and had just left. He became anxious and broke into the study of Old Master Ji.

Old Lady Ji was talking to Ji Fu. Seeing this, she couldn't help but laugh and said, "What are you worried about?"

Ji Yong said indifferently, "What is the Fifth Madam doing here?"

Old Lady Ji shook her head in mock helplessness, and said with a smile, "People say 'a daughter who is married off is like water spilled out', but you are so different. You don't even know where your daughter-in-law is, and you are already protecting her family first."

Ji Yong was not fooled and snorted coldly: "It is impossible for the Fifth Madam to come to see you for no reason. Is it Dou Zhao..." For the first time in his life, he felt a sense of homesickness, fearing that the Fifth Madam would bring some bad news.

Old Lady Ji was really sighing this time, and said, "The way of husband and wife is like the way of the best soldiers. You have to be patient." Then she told Ji Yong the purpose of the Fifth Madam's visit.

Even Ji Yong was shocked and said, "Wang Shi can't be so stupid, right? Dou Ming is not unmarried, so why would she degrade herself like this?"

Old Lady Ji smiled and said, "The fourth daughter of the Dou family and the seventh wife of the Dou family have not seen each other for more than ten years. It can be seen that the resentment is deep. Most of them are just taking a gamble." She didn't want to pay attention to the mess of the Dou family, but asked, "Tell me, what do you think?"

"If you don't seize such a good opportunity, you'd be a fool!" Ji Yong said. Thinking of the tone of his great-grandfather's speech about this matter, as if he regarded this marriage proposal as another test for him, he felt very uncomfortable, but still said, "What's so difficult about this? Isn't the Dou family afraid of taking on this responsibility? We will take action when the time comes.

When Dou Zhao gets married, Dou's cousins ​​will definitely go to see her off. When the time comes, get Wei Tingyu drunk and let him enter the bridal chamber in a daze. The next morning, as soon as there is a sound in the bridal chamber, let the maids who came with the dowry rush in and preemptively investigate Wei Tingyu's faults - it's not like he doesn't know the bride. He clearly knows that the bride has changed, but he still sleeps with the bride. What's his intention? Then call the people from the Dou family over and acknowledge the marriage. "Speaking of this, he thought of the last time Dou Ming actually tricked him, and snorted coldly, "If Wei Tingyu doesn't acknowledge it, doesn't Dou Ming still exist? Since she dared to do such a thing, she should be prepared to be rejected. When the time comes, we just have to clamor to go to see the official with the Wei family. Will the Wei family really sue the Dou family? As long as the Wei family doesn't make trouble, this matter will be settled."

Old Lady Ji said, "What if Wei Tingzhen makes a fuss? If things get out of hand, it will be disadvantageous to the Dou family in the end."

Ji Yong smiled and said, "Isn't this easy to do? We can just give some compensation to the Wei family when the time comes."

Old Mrs. Ji nodded happily.

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At this time, Dou Zhao was also talking to Chen Qushui.

"...The Gao family found a marriage partner for Dou Ming. After she went to see the man, she didn't discuss it with her father or go to see the Fifth Madam. Instead, she tried every possible means to find out the whereabouts of Madam Cai and tried to meet her. As for Madam Cai, she stayed at home obediently for several days before going to Huaishu Hutong for Ren Ge'er's birthday." She pondered, "I always feel that there is something fishy here..."

In Kyoto, her people couldn't even show up at the Dou family openly, and she no longer had the control over many things as before.

She asked Chen Qushui: "What's going on with Madam Seven?"

Chen Qushui said, "It seems that Madam Seven is following the orders of Master Seven and is preparing for the young lady to leave the palace."

That's not right!

Wang Yingxue had long been deprived of the power to preside over the banquet. Even if her father didn't know that Huaishu Hutong was helping her to break off the engagement with the Wei family, he would never have let Wang Yingxue prepare for her wedding. Even if Wang Yingxue had everything right in her previous life, her father still asked her sixth aunt to give her some private advice when she was getting married. It didn't make sense for her father to do the opposite in this life!

But it is also possible that my father has changed his mind again.

In my previous life, my father often changed his mind.

Thinking of this, Dou Zhao's heart moved.

In the previous life, Gao found out that Gao Mingzhu's death was related to Dou Ming. She was furious and ran to Jing'an Temple Hutong to have a big fight with Wang Yingxue.

His father was anxious and angry, so he asked his fifth and sixth aunts to help Dou Ming find a husband.

At that time, the wedding date between her and Wei Tingyu had been set. Wei Tingyu brought people to deliver the betrothal gifts. Somehow, Dou Ming saw it and suddenly changed his mind and wanted to marry Wei Tingyu. Wang Yingxue actually listened to her and told her father that she wanted Dou Ming to marry Wei Tingyu. Her father was very angry at the time, but he did not reject Wang Yingxue outright. She was very worried and ran to her father and cried. Only then did her father clearly reject Wang Yingxue.

Therefore, she had always been on guard against Wang Yingxue and Dou Ming. From the time she was betrothed to the time she got married, in order to avoid having diarrhea from eating unclean food or getting some other illness that would prevent her from getting married, she asked Ganlu to cook a whole basket of white-shell eggs for her. Before she got married, she never touched any food at home...