Chapter 528 Listen to your mother, he's not a good man!
"The more than ten years of upbringing the Song family gave you haven't been completely wasted after all. You still understand the things you've done!"
I thought you were some kind of important person, that you wouldn't even listen to me!
Didn't your mother explain the reasons to you from both sides many times, and make the pros and cons crystal clear to you?
Why did you still go and provoke Xu Sanlang?
Not only did they provoke him, but they also went and bothered such a powerful woman as Doctor Li?
Fortunately, judging from her words and actions, Doctor Li was not the kind of petty person who would hold a grudge. Otherwise, not to mention that she could tell that you had an illness, how could a young girl like you, who knew nothing, dare to offend a female doctor?
Tell me all about that Doctor Li first.
Although her palms were still throbbing with pain, Madam Song's words had diverted much of Song Zhenzhu's attention.
"...
She was a famous female physician in Chang'an. Later, I asked Xiao Tao Hua to buy information. In addition to what I just told my mother, the information I bought also said that Li San Niang was acquainted with Di Renjie, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.
It is said that Li San Niang helped Di Shaoqing, apparently because of two cases.
However, the report didn't mention that she had also become an apprentice of the former head of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Song Zhenzhu felt uneasy at this moment, thinking that she had offended Li Sanniang by looking down on her and deliberately questioning her.
But then Song Zhenzhu thought that Li Sanniang had gone out of her way to tell her about her health, so she must not be a narrow-minded woman, but a truly kind-hearted doctor.
"Mother, do you think that since Li San Niang came to tell me about my health, she doesn't mind that I caused her trouble before?"
Was the gift we gave her today not enough?
She has a young daughter named Dewdrop, whom I've met. She gave me a string of beads as a gift when we first met.
That string of beads is the one my cousin Xin gave me for my birthday.
"Mother, do you think I should send some more expensive gifts to the Li family?"
When Madam Song saw that Song Zhenzhu was only now realizing how terrible it was to offend a skilled female doctor, she reached out and tapped Song Zhenzhu's forehead with her finger.
"You're only realizing it now?"
If it weren't for Dr. Li's magnanimity, I wonder how you would have cried then.
Alright, put aside that idea of giving gifts for now. We're having a banquet next month for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Send Dr. Li an invitation in advance to come over.
Wasn't she supposed to be a divorced woman who had returned home?
At the banquet, you can introduce some of our family's in-laws to her. Maybe one of them will take a liking to her.
Also, stop calling her "Li San Niang" all the time; you should respectfully address her as "Doctor Li"!
Your mother will use her connections to invite a renowned physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau to examine you. If Physician Li's diagnosis is accurate, you might need to trouble her again after you get married.
From this moment on, you must show Dr. Li the utmost respect.
Upon hearing Madam Song's words, Song Zhenzhu remembered what Li Sanniang had told her before. She looked up at Madam Song with confusion and said, "Mother, Doctor Li told me last time that she doesn't want to remarry."
She only wanted to be a good female doctor and watch Dewdrop grow up; she didn't want to find another man.
Madam Song tucked a stray hair behind Song Zhenzhu's ear and said with a look of disapproval, "Dr. Li was just saying that, how could you actually believe him?"
What woman doesn't get married?
How can a house function without men?
Besides, didn't you just say that Dewdrop was just a little girl?
Dr. Li has no children to rely on; who will take care of her in her old age?
She will definitely remarry. Her telling you she won't remarry is just a way to appease your rudeness and the trouble you're causing her.
Besides, you are my own son. I only have two sons in my life, you and your brother. Your brother is a man and he is already married, so I am not worried about his future.
You are the apple of my eye. Listen to your mother, and I will never harm you.
"Zhenniang, Xu Sanlang of the Duke of Ying's mansion is definitely not a good match for you."
Madam Song's words echoed in Song Zhenzhu's ears. The phrase "not a good match" reminded Song Zhenzhu of what Li Sanniang had said: "Xu Sanlang is truly not a suitable match."
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Song Zhenzhu looked at the earnest Madam Song with a blank expression, "Mother, when I went to see Doctor Li, she said the same thing to me."
Madam Song was surprised, not expecting that Li San Niang had said such a thing.
Madam Song nodded, looked at Song Zhenzhu's puzzled face, and explained to her: "It seems that Mother was right. This Doctor Li is indeed a capable woman, not a woman who is blinded by external things and lacks wisdom."
You only saw that Xu Sanlang was good-looking, and that he was destined to be with only one person for life, and that he came from a noble family like the Duke of Ying's mansion.
But you didn't see the shortcomings of Xu Sanlang beneath all these things.
These shortcomings are, in fact, the most crucial factors for the woman he marries; they are the key to whether she can live a comfortable and fulfilling life after marriage.
“My mother taught me.”
Song Zhenzhu looked at Madam Song with a questioning gaze. Madam Song tapped Song Zhenzhu's forehead again. "You've forgotten all the principles I talked to you about the other day?"
You probably didn't listen carefully to what I was saying back then, did you?
Did you ignore what I said back then?
So now you're asking me again?
"Mother!"
Mother, mother, mother, please teach me, mother.
Song Zhenzhu's coquettishness made Madam Song, who already felt sorry for her after she was punished by the family rules, feel even more sorry for her. Madam Song also enjoyed her little girl's coquettishness very much.
“Zhenniang, I’ll say it again. Listen carefully. It’s okay if you don’t understand. Just keep it in your heart and think about it slowly later.”
Although Xu Sanlang was born into the Duke of Yingguo's family and was the younger brother of the current Duke of Yingguo, if Xu Sanlang did not take office, he would be forced to stay in the Duke of Yingguo's family and live at the Duke's mercy.
Yes, the British Duke valued his younger brother, but a person can change.
They value you now and treat you well, but they can abandon you later, making you fall from the mountaintop to the foot of the mountain.
Even after he marries, his wife will still have to be subservient to others, and their children will have to repeat the same life.
Madam Song raised her hand to stop Song Zhenzhu from saying what she was about to say.
"I know you're going to say that he has now left the Duke of England's mansion and is working under the saint."
But he was just a director of the Ministry of War's Assistant Department, with four or five subordinate officers. How could his rank compare to that of a super-ranked noble like the Duke of England?
Furthermore, don't forget that he was able to enter officialdom by abandoning the Duke's mansion and joining the Emperor's service!
He abandoned the Duke's mansion, so how could he still benefit from its influence?
Furthermore, Xu Sanlang is handsome; he is a famous beauty in Chang'an.
But you think he's good-looking, but don't other girls think so?
As far as I know, even Princess Taiping, who was still young in the palace, thought he was good-looking.
Even the princess who lived in the suburbs of the capital and had already divorced her daughter thought Xu Sanlang was good-looking.
If you marry Xu Sanlang in the future, can you guarantee that these women who also favor Xu Sanlang won't make things difficult for you? Won't they mock you when they see you, or secretly cause you trouble?
Our Song family dares not compete with a princess or a noblewoman!
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