Granny Qin felt a wave of fear, worried that Gu Wanwan would attract the attention of the special department again.
It's not the ten thousand that's worrisome, but the one in ten thousand, for fear that Zhou Derong's family might implicate the other houses.
Suddenly, she felt a strong dissatisfaction with Zhou Derong's family.
I didn't necessarily like Zhou Derong and her daughter that much before. If it weren't for Zhou Derong's confident promise to the Qin family that Qin Feifei and Qin Baoming would marry into the Sheng family, the Qin family wouldn't have been so supportive of Zhou Derong's family.
Now that the lies have been exposed by the Sheng family in public, the marriage was nothing more than a joke between Zhou Derong and Madam Sheng, and the Sheng family denies it all.
In the end, even Madam Sheng was hated by Granny Qin for complaining. It was a waste that Madam Sheng was still a daughter-in-law of the Sheng family. In the end, she was of no use at all. Instead of helping and supporting the Qin family, she was dragging the Qin family into a ditch.
This made her think the marriage was a sure thing, so she deliberately acted arrogantly in front of Elder Sheng and Elder Cheng, offending the Gu siblings. Now the neighbors are probably laughing at her Qin family for overestimating themselves.
From this day forward, the entire capital will know that the marriage was a sham, and that the Qin family was shameless.
"Zhou Derong, look what you've done. You and Madam Sheng have a good relationship, but don't spread rumors that have nothing to do with you. You're making it seem like the Qin family is shameless. You've completely disgraced the Qin family."
“Baoming, you should quickly apologize to Elder Sheng and the others. You are not worthy of the Sheng family’s daughter. You were just joking and did not intend to ruin the military marriage. The marriage was just a joke between your mother and Madam Sheng. You must not take it seriously.”
"Chief Gu and Miss Sheng are a perfect match, both talented and beautiful, and they are also well-matched in terms of social standing. Our Qin family is not a match for them."
The most urgent task was to appease the Sheng family's anger, so she adopted a very humble attitude in her apology. If it weren't for the fact that they were in public, Granny Qin would have actually knelt down to them.
Qin Baoming was struck dumb, his face filled with the shock and embarrassment of someone whose wife had been stolen. He questioned incredulously, "What do you mean by ruining a military marriage and forcing me to marry Sheng Chuxuan? Was it just something your elders said in jest? Did you even consider my feelings? I made it clear that I wanted to be the Sheng family's son-in-law, and now you're telling me it was all a lie? How am I supposed to live in Beijing? Don't I have any dignity?"
"I don't care. I've decided that Sheng Chuxuan is my fiancée, and I'm going to marry her. Just because the Sheng family is a family of meritorious officials doesn't mean they can go back on their word."
"It is Madam Sheng who is untrustworthy. Go find whoever made the promise. Our Sheng family does not recognize Madam Sheng's choices and decisions. She created this mess herself, so she has to clean it up." Grandma Sheng's implication was that Madam Sheng was despised by the Sheng family. "Besides, it's not certain whether she is a true daughter-in-law of the Sheng family."
"Did everyone hear that clearly? Since Qin Baoming is determined to ruin a military marriage and steal my fiancée, just have him taken away. Let the law teach him a lesson. If he doesn't change his ways, it'll be a piece of cake." Gu Peichuan said calmly, but his tone was cold and carried a sense of oppression.
"You keep an eye on him, I'll go get reinforcements right away. Qin family, if you have the guts, don't run away at the last minute!" After saying that, Sheng Qing turned around and was about to leave.
Madam Sheng called out anxiously to Sheng Qing, "You're not allowed to go, Sheng Qing! You don't even listen to your own mother anymore?"
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