No matter how many people were surprised and opposed, just like when her mother threatened to commit suicide, she refused to give in and let the Cao family participate in the Fang family's banknote business. Mrs. Fang's decision would never change.
The marriage of the young master of the Fang family was being planned with great fanfare.
Money was spent like flowing water, and all kinds of items were brought in by carts. Regardless of whether they were real or fake, the Fang family was filled with joy from top to bottom.
But this joy is a bit strange, after all, the groom is a useless man who can only live for another year, and the purpose of this marriage is to bring good luck.
Mrs. Fang put Fang Jinxiu under house arrest as a punishment for her disrespect to Mrs. Fang that day.
No one in the Fang family dared to talk about this matter anymore, but although the Fang family did not talk about it, they could not control the discussions of outsiders. As the news spread, the discussion about this marriage in Yangcheng became more and more heated, and opinions on this matter were divided into two.
The first one is that the Fang family bullied the orphan girl by marrying a good girl to a dying paralytic. No one would be willing to be a widow for the rest of her life. It was because Miss Jun had nowhere to go and only had the Fang family as her relative, so the Fang family bullied her as they pleased.
There were even rumors that Miss Jun had been detained by the Fang family.
This is truly despicable behavior.
"Your Highness was loyal to his country and his people, but now, before his body is even cold, his daughter is being treated like this by his ferocious relatives. Where is justice, morality, and the law of the country?"
"For a merchant from the Fang family to dare to do this to an official, how audacious it is."
"I will go to the government to sue them. Otherwise, who in the world will dare to study? Who will dare to work hard for the country and die for themselves? I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of leaving my children alone and helpless to be bullied like this."
Many educated families in Yangcheng were filled with indignation, and some even wrote petitions to sue the government. But at the same time, there was another view.
"Everyone in Yangcheng knows how famous Miss Jun is. She doesn't look lonely at all, but arrogant and domineering."
"She first relied on her elders' friendship with the Ning family to marry into the Ning family. After being rejected, she simply swindled five thousand taels of silver. This is simply a rogue act, and the elders have lost all their face."
"Think about it, if she didn't want to, who could force her to marry into the Fang family? She had an argument with the Fang sisters and started beating them up. She even went to the government office to file a complaint. Madam Fang almost had to kneel down before her to beg her to go back."
"It's obvious that she has her eyes on the Fang family. Young Master Fang is a dying paralytic anyway. With the title of Young Madam Fang, and then adopting a son, the Fang family will become hers."
This view was widely spread among wealthy businessmen, who said that Miss Jun was not being bullied because she was helpless, but was clearly taking advantage of her power to bully others.
The so-called power is naturally that her father is loyal to the country and the people, and she is alone and helpless, so she becomes the weak one. She must get whatever she wants, otherwise she will be bullied by others.
The wealthy businessmen expressed their sympathy, saying that the Fang family was unlucky to be entangled with such a woman.
Such words became more and more popular. In order to prove the correctness of their own views, everyone looked for more evidence to support their arguments. As a result, all the evil deeds of the Fang family and Miss Jun were dug up, and some were true and some were false, some were real and some were exaggerated.
"It seems like they are trying to protect our different sides," said Mrs. Fang, "but in fact, they are slandering the reputation of our Fang family and Zhenzhen."
Old Mrs. Fang looked indifferent.
"There is no smoke without fire, and there is no gain without pain." She said, "It's not someone who is doing it on purpose, but someone who is well fed and nosy is gossiping."
Mrs. Fang was silent for a moment.
"Is it those people?" she whispered. "They don't even want to see Chengyu get married?"
"Probably not." Miss Jun, who was sitting next to her, suddenly said.
Old Mrs. Fang and First Mrs. Fang both looked at her.
"Your enemies don't even bother with such disgraceful things," Miss Jun said. "They would rather kill you."
This truth is really depressing to hear.
Old Madam Fang and First Madam Fang were speechless for a moment, and Miss Jun seemed to be lost in thought because of what she had said.
That's right. All along, the Fang family had a good reputation except for the curse that the Fang family would have no descendants. And that curse was also used as a pretext for the misfortune suffered by the male members of the Fang family.
Judging from the smooth business from the past to the present, it seems that the enemy has not harmed the reputation and business of the other party's family.
"Interesting." Miss Jun said.
"What's the meaning?" Mrs. Fang asked, "Who do you think did it?"
"It's the Ning family, right?" Miss Jun answered without thinking, "They want to displease us."
Ning family.
Old Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Fang nodded, then smiled bitterly and shook their heads.
"These things are nothing." Miss Jun said, taking out a piece of paper, "This is the medicine my cousin needs. I bought it at the wedding ceremony. I mixed it with other medicines so that no one would notice it."
Fang Chengyu grew up surrounded by medicine, so it was not strange for him to buy some medicine for his wedding. This time he was getting married again, so it was only natural to buy more medicine so that he could survive the wedding ceremony.
Old Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Fang looked somewhat excited.
"Zhenzhen, is there really any medicine?" Mrs. Fang asked.
Is it true that he is curing Chengyu's illness?
"Of course." Miss Jun said with a smile, "I can't cure diseases without medicine. After all, I'm not a god."
It was a rare joke for her, but Old Madam Fang and First Madam Fang did not laugh. Instead, they had complicated expressions on their faces.
Until now, they still don't quite believe that Jun Zhenzhen really wants to treat Fang Chengyu, let alone that she can really cure the disease.
Today they came to tell her about the outside rumors, but they were just saying it to see her reaction. At the same time, they were reminding her in their hearts that everyone knew what she was thinking.
But she neither cursed in anger nor cried out of grievance. She looked calm and instead analyzed with them who was behind this incident.
That makes a lot of sense.
She is really different now.
Old Mrs. Fang couldn't help but look at the girl sitting in front of her. She sat upright with calm and gentle eyes.
Can she really cure Chengyu?
Old Mrs. Fang looked at the paper in her hand, which was covered with densely packed names of medicinal herbs.
Beautiful small regular script.
"Okay." She put the paper away and stood up.
Miss Jun bowed and saw them off, watching the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law leave.
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Old Mrs. Fang handed the paper with the names of the herbs to Mrs. Fang, who took it with some excitement.
"Seek a doctor?" she asked in a low voice.
"Ask about the herbs you bought at home." said Mrs. Fang.
Mrs. Fang naturally knew what to do. She simply put away the letter and left. Although the discussions outside would not have any real impact on the Fang family at this time, she still had to take the necessary precautions, as she had a lot of things to do.
Mrs. Fang rested for a moment and called her personal maid.
"Go find something Miss Jun has written," she said.
The maid was slightly stunned, but replied yes without saying anything.
The hustle and bustle outside and the preparations for the wedding had no effect on Miss Jun. She still went about her own business as usual, but soon Mrs. Fang came again.
"These medicines are not recognized in the pharmacy," she said, pointing to the herbs written on the paper.
Miss Jun frowned slightly, looked at these herbs and remembered that these were newly discovered herbs. Doctors in the south had just begun to try them, so they must not be commonly used in the north.
This herb should be available in pharmacies, but it is not common and may have a different name.
"I'll go look for him," she said. "The name is different, but I can recognize him when I see his face."
This is the only way, Mrs. Fang nodded.
"You are about to get married, so it is natural for you to choose what you like." She said, while calling people, "Let the three young ladies..."
Here he paused.
Forget about the Third Miss Fang Jinxiu. Not to mention whether she is willing to accompany him or not, it would be embarrassing if the two of them started fighting outside.
"Let the eldest and second young ladies accompany Miss Jun for a visit."