Chapter 210: Wrong

When Wei Tingzhen and his family arrived at Jining Marquis's Mansion, Ji Yong and Dou Wenchang had already arrived.

She saw the Dou family's carriage and was a little surprised. She asked, "Why did the Dou family come so early?"

According to etiquette, the Dou family had to wait for the Wei family to come and ask them to come before they would come "with great difficulty". By that time, the bride would usually have opened her box and given the in-laws a gift. It was only the morning hour, and the newlyweds had not yet started offering sacrifices to the stove. The Dou family was indeed a little early.

The nanny who went to report the news to Wei Tingzhen dared not say a word more and spoke vaguely. It took a long time to hear clearly what she said. Instead, Zhang Yuanming laughed and said, "I came late, and you complained that I was not respectful enough; I came early, and you complained that I was not reserved enough. You are really hard to serve!" This made Wei Tingzhen laugh so hard that she hit her husband, "You never have a good word to say." The depression that had been in her heart because her brother married a sister-in-law that made her very dissatisfied disappeared. For a moment, she was radiant and smiling, and looked a lot more energetic.

The steward who had received the letter had been waiting for a long time and asked Zhang Yuanming to accompany the male guest from the Dou family who came to recognize the relative. The nanny took Wei Tingzhen and the children to the west wing where widow Tian lived.

After a while, some noises were faintly heard from the west wing.

Zhang Yuanming in the flower hall was a little surprised. He couldn't understand what could be worth making such a fuss so early in the morning, especially on his uncle's wedding day.

Dou Wenchang and Ji Yong, who were sitting opposite Zhang Yuanming, understood what was going on.

The truth is revealed.

Fortunately, one of them was prudent and the other was very smart, and they remained calm and continued to chat with Zhang Yuanming.

Zhang Yuanming could only pretend he didn't hear it, and smiled as he changed the subject to the recent discussion in the court about the incident in Menglian, Yunnan, where the Sidao clan was instigating a riot: "...Thanks to Your Majesty, otherwise the people of Yunnan would have to suffer from the war again."

The "Mr. Wang" he addressed was none other than Wang Xingyi, who was both a relative of the Dou family and the nominal grandfather of the bride.

This man looks dull, but it turns out he is not stupid.

Ji Yong was listening to Dou Wenchang and Zhang Yuanming being polite and muttering in his heart, when he saw a servant hurriedly walk up to Zhang Yuanming and whisper a few words to him. Zhang Yuanming was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long while to come back to his senses. Then he looked at Dou Wenchang and Ji Yong's expressions, which seemed a little strange.

Dou Wenchang couldn't help feeling guilty, and he wasn't speaking as fluently as before. Ji Yong, however, laughed even more happily, and talked to Zhang Yuanming about the local customs and people of Yunnan. Zhang Yuanming didn't know what to say, and he became a little restless.

There was a loud noise outside, accompanied by the sound of noisy footsteps approaching. It was obvious that Wei Tingzhen knew the truth and came to settle the score with the Dou family!

It seems that some verbal sparring is inevitable!

The Fifth Madam once instructed Dou Wenchang that no matter what, he must not let the Wei family send Dou Ming back. However, Dou Wenchang had never done such a shameless thing as forcing someone into someone else's home. It was also contrary to his character, and he suddenly became nervous out of shame.

After all, they were husband and wife, and Zhang Yuanming immediately distinguished Wei Tingzhen's voice from the noise.

He couldn't help but frown.

What's going on that has to happen at this time?

No matter it's reasonable or not, it's just a joke!

He didn't care that the Dou family was present, so he ordered his personal servant: "Go tell the lady that it's getting late, and ask her to quickly invite the newlyweds to offer sacrifices to the stove and the ancestors, so that I can have a few drinks with my uncle from the Dou family."

Hinting to her that if she had anything to say, she should wait until the Dou family members left.

The servant responded and left.

I didn't expect that Zhang Yuanming is a person who knows how to consider the overall situation.

But usually people who consider the overall situation are more likely to compromise.

Ji Yong's eyes lit up.

But before the boy could reach the door, the Xiangfei bamboo curtain, which would be taken down and stored in the warehouse after the Mid-Autumn Festival, was slammed open with a clang, and Wei Tingzhen rushed in with a few personal maids at her side.

"What wine are you drinking? What stove are you offering? These lowly people from the Dou family are not worthy of it!" She pointed at Dou Wenchang and Ji Yong and started to scold them. "Are the girls from your Dou family unable to get married? Why do you have to marry into our family? You can imagine the idea of ​​marrying off the sister instead of the sister! You are still a family of etiquette with poetry and books passed down from generation to generation. I don't think you are much better than those who sell smiles at the door! Don't think that we are easy to bully because we are small! When our ancestors followed Emperor Taizong to open up new territories and build the country, your family didn't even know where to eat coarse food and feed cattle and horses for others! You don't have the qualifications to show off our Wei family! I tell you," she said, waving the marriage certificate in her hand, "if you don't send the fourth daughter over, we, the Wei family, will never let you go!"

What she meant was that she had the marriage certificate in her hand, and if she got pushed to the limit, she could just file a lawsuit. Our Wei family is not someone that can be easily messed with.

Zhang Yuanming was dumbfounded after hearing what he heard. It took him a while to react and he hurriedly asked a nanny who came in with Wei Tingzhen. The nanny did not dare to hide the fact and told Zhang Yuanming that Dou Ming had married in instead of Dou Zhao.

It was a clear and crisp autumn day, but Zhang Yuanming was sweating all over.

Since the fifth daughter of the Dou family has already married Wei Tingyu, why would she marry the fourth daughter of the Dou family?

Moreover, Wei Tingyu and the fifth daughter of the Dou family have already sworn to heaven and earth. Even if they can go back, Wei Tingyu will not be able to escape the reputation of being heartless and ungrateful. Who among the slightly better families will dare to marry into the Jining Marquisate? It is better to accept the marriage and let the Dou family owe the Wei family a favor, which is a good opportunity to bargain with the Dou family. Moreover, the fifth daughter of the Dou family is Wang Xingyi's legitimate granddaughter, so she will definitely be treated better than the fourth daughter, who is a fake granddaughter. Maybe the Wei family can get help from the Wang family in the future!

He hurriedly stopped Wei Tingzhen: "Be careful, don't let everyone know..."

"You know it, I know it. This is a good opportunity for everyone to see what the Dou family is like!" Wei Tingzhen was furious.

How dare the Dou family humiliate the Wei family like this!

She will definitely teach the Dou family a lesson!

Not only will he send the Fifth Miss of the Dou family back, making the Dou family suffer a loss for nothing, but he will also force the Dou family to marry the Fourth Miss. When she has been tortured enough, he will divorce her, making the Dou family lose not only the lady but also their soldiers, becoming the laughing stock of Kyoto!

Ji Yong was a man of many thoughts. How could he have been able to hide Wei Tingzhen's little scheme?

Seeing that Dou Wenchang was so angry that he was shaking, he despised Dou Wenchang a little in his heart, and then said slowly: "Then let's meet in the lobby of Shuntian Mansion!" He looked like he didn't care at all!

Wei Tingzhen was furious when he saw this, and sneered: "Don't think that just because your family has a noble, the government office can be yours. What do you think those officials do? The lobby of Shuntian Mansion, right? Then we'll meet there! Don't blame us, the Wei family, for being ruthless when the time comes!"

Ji Yong glanced at Wei Tingzhen with contempt and said, "If I remember correctly, Madam is the wife of the prince of the Duke of Jing's mansion, right? I wonder when she left the Duke of Jing's mansion and returned to her parents' home? Otherwise, why would she keep saying 'our Wei family'?"

"You..." Wei Tingzhen was so angry that she almost rolled her eyes.

Zhang Yuanming caught Wei Tingzhen.

"Wait!" he whispered, "Look at this situation, the Dou family must be well prepared. We need to think long and hard about this matter!"

Wei Tingzhen was stunned.

Zhang Yuanming had already stepped forward, smiled and bowed to Dou Wenchang and Ji Yong, saying: "My wife is so anxious that she is confused. However, it is also a fact that your Dou family pretended to marry me..."

“If that’s the case, why didn’t Marquis Jining send her back to the Dou family when the veil was lifted? How could the fifth daughter of the Dou family, a rich lady who was raised in seclusion and never left the main gate or the secondary gate, have the audacity to marry into the Wei family on behalf of her sister without the elders of the Dou family knowing about it?” Ji Yong said disdainfully, “I heard that Marquis Jining had a secret meeting with the fifth daughter of the Dou family at the Daxiangguo Temple a few days ago, and the fifth wife of the Dou family found out. For this reason, the Dou family wanted to cancel the engagement, but it was you, the Wei family, who disagreed. The Dou family The family reluctantly agreed on a wedding date with the Wei family. I think it's time to think about which family is the one who is bluffing about the marriage. How come the Marquis of Jining entered the bridal chamber with his sister-in-law when he had clearly seen her? The two emperors came to congratulate the bride, but the Marquis of Jining is nowhere to be found, and the married eldest aunt of the Wei family is the first to make a fuss, and even said that the Dou family should send the fourth daughter over. Could it be that the Marquis of Jining wants to emulate Emperor Shun, where Ehuang and Nvying shared a husband? We'll have to see if the Marquis has the ability to make a call from a high place!"

Who can match Ji Yong's eloquence?

Zhang Yuanming broke out in a sweat after hearing this.

Dou Wenchang also came back to his senses and said hurriedly, "Yes! The elders in our family didn't know about Ming Jie'er's substitutionary marriage in advance. They only found out when they said goodbye to their parents. Everyone in the wedding hall was at a loss at the time. Seventh uncle was so angry that he wanted to stop Ming Jie'er, but your Wei family's Quanfu took Ming Jie'er away. By the time people in the outer courtyard got the news, your family's sedan chair had already walked out of several alleys. If you don't believe it, you can ask the people who came to pick up the relatives at that time! Because of this incident, Seventh uncle and the old lady of the Wang family were so angry that they fell ill. Several aunts didn't sleep all night. They sent us here before dawn just to find out the truth!"

"What nonsense! You are confusing right and wrong!" Wei Tingzhen was so angry that she was shaking. "Don't your elders know? Who combed the fifth lady's hair? Who put on her wedding dress? Who..."

Why bother with all that minutiae now?

We need to find out what the Dou family is planning and how the Wei family should respond.

Zhang Yuanming grabbed Wei Tingzhen tightly, interrupted his wife and said, "Master Ji is eloquent, but facts speak louder than rhetoric..."

Before he could finish his words, a little maid ran in with a frightened look on her face.

"Oh no! Oh no! The bride has hanged herself!"

"Ah!" Zhang Yuanming and others were stunned. All the sounds stopped abruptly and there was dead silence in the flower hall.

Only Ji Yong's eyes flickered slightly, and he thought to himself: This Dou Ming finally has some good points!

He said coldly: "I think we should listen to the wife of the Prince of Jingguo and meet in the lobby of Shuntian Mansion!", breaking the silence in the room.

Dou Wenchang glanced at Ji Yong, pushed the maid who came to report the news, and said anxiously: "Where is the bride? Take me there quickly!"

The little maid said "Oh" and hurriedly took Dou Wenchang out of the brothel.

Zhang Yuanming finally came to his senses and said anxiously, "It's urgent to save people!"

He also followed Dou Wenchang out of the brothel.

Wei Tingzhen's face turned pale and he glared at Ji Yong fiercely.

Ji Yong smiled disdainfully and walked out slowly.