"Then... at least she should be promoted to a co-wife." He said, her eyes full of unwillingness.
"What?" He's words sounded ridiculous to Jiang.
"In that case, there's nothing more to discuss." Jiang's face turned cold. "Then tell Miss He to kneel here. When the Yong'an Marquis's eight-man sedan chair comes to propose marriage, then you can stand up again!"
Fang Zhiran returned to the Yong'an Marquis Mansion in a daze and told his mother about this matter.
Fang's mother originally thought that even if Chen Liyue married into the family, she would be considered marrying up, let alone He Yinxue, whose father was only a sixth-rank official.
The Yong'an Marquis's Mansion was willing to take her in as a concubine and give her a title, which would have been a great honor for her, but she still refused.
Besides, after listening to what Fang Zhiran said about what happened today, I'm afraid she was the one who deliberately framed her. She climbed into Fang Zhiran's bed and dared to use Qiao to rebel against her!
"Don't panic. I don't think they'd dare to spread the news. So just drag it out. We're not the ones in a hurry anyway."
Fang's mother didn't care much. It was common for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Besides, He Yinxue was brought by the Shen family. At worst, she could just negotiate the marriage with Shen Liyue and carry He Yinxue in a sedan chair and be done with it.
I thought this matter could be delayed for a few days, but who knew that the next day, rumors spread like wildfire in Wangjing City.
"Have you heard about the affair between the Marquis of Yong'an and Miss He?"
"Who in Wangjing City doesn't know about this? I even heard that the Yong'an Marquis is engaged to the eldest daughter of the Shen family!"
"Oh, it's really hard for the eldest daughter of the Shen family. This kind of thing happened before she even got married!"
"Who said it wasn't true? I heard that the He family is staying at the Shen family. How shameless! They eat other people's food and do the shameful thing of climbing into their bed!"
The people were talking about it, and many of them were cursing even more harshly.
There was a lot of discussion in Wangjing City. When the court went to court the next day, several memorials were submitted to implicate Fang Zhiran.
The emperor was furious and threw the memorial in Fang Zhiran's face during the morning court session.
Although the Yong'an Marquisate has been hereditary, Fang Zhiran has not achieved any great achievements and has relied on the blessings of his ancestors. The Shen family has been loyal for generations, and Shen Wangqiu is also an important official in the court. The Fang and Shen families have had an engagement for a long time, but now Fang Zhiran has done such a thing before the marriage.
But that woman happened to be the cousin of the Shen family who was staying there.
The Yong'an Marquisate must give the Shen family an explanation for this matter.
The emperor told Fang Zhiran to go back and deal with the matter, and not to come to court until he had handled it properly.
When Fang's mother heard this, she became nervous.
He said hatefully, "This little bastard is really causing a lot of harm!"
Then he ordered his servants: "Go send an invitation to the Shen family, I will go there in person!"
Fang's mother brought Fang Zhiran to the Shen family, still showing her status and bringing a group of maids and servants with her.
Chen Wangqiu and Jiang Jinghe invited Fang's mother to sit down.
"relatives by marriage!"
As soon as Fang's mother opened her mouth, Jiang's face darkened.
Chen Wangqiu and Jiang Jinghe exchanged a glance and slowly said, "I wonder why Madam Fang came to the mansion today?"
Chen Wangqiu's tone was polite but distant, and he didn't respond to her in-laws' words.
"I came here today to discuss the marriage of our two children." Mother Fang smiled. "We arranged the marriage when the old marquis was still alive. Now that the two children are grown up, it's time to finalize it."
"Since we are talking about the children's marriage, let's call the children over and ask them." Jiang said, and asked the maid to invite the eldest lady.
The news that someone had come from the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion had already reached the ears of the Second House and He Yinxue, so when Shen Liyue came over, He and He Yinxue also followed.
As soon as Shen Liyue came in, Fang Zhiran's eyes fell on her.
Somehow, when he saw Chen Liyue, Fang Zhiran thought of the poem "Taoyao" in the poem "Three Hundred Miles".
The peach tree is young and tender, and its flowers are bright and beautiful; the son is married, and he is a good wife and family.
He Yinxue has been punished to kneel in the yard since that day. Yesterday, she fainted due to exhaustion and was helped back to her room by the servants. At this moment, her pale little face looks so pitiful.
As soon as she entered the door, she looked at Fang Zhiran who was standing next to Fang's mother, but Fang Zhiran didn't look at her. His eyes were fixed on Shen Liyue.
He Yinxue's face turned even paler. She narrowed her eyes and suppressed the resentment in them.
When Fang's mother saw He Yinxue, she felt unlucky and refused to even look at them.
As soon as Shen Liyue entered the room, she greeted the elders in a graceful manner.
Even though Fang's mother was reluctant, she pretended to be enthusiastic at this moment and personally stepped forward to support Shen Liyue.
"Sister Yue is becoming more and more beautiful. The more I see her, the more I like her."
Shen Liyue smiled and pulled her hand away without a trace, "Thank you, Madam Fang."
Mrs. Fang's actions caught the eyes of Shen Wangqiu and Jiang Jinghe, and they were both surprised.
They also didn't expect that in such a huge Yong'an Marquis Mansion, the current mistress would have such a character.
Mother Fang returned to her seat and sat down, then turned to Jiang and said, "My old master passed away early, leaving us an orphan and a widow. Our two families rarely visit each other. But now that our two children are grown, it's time to finalize their marriages."
While Fang's mother was speaking, no one in the hall paid any attention to her.
Chen Liyue found it funny in her heart. Fang Zhiran and He Yinxue did such a thing, but when the Fang family came, they didn't even mention it. Instead, they kept talking about the marriage between the Fang and Chen families.
He finally couldn't help but speak, "Young Marquis did this to our girl, he should at least give an explanation, right?"
When Fang's mother heard this, her face turned cold.
She glanced at He Yinxue with disdain and disliked her expression.
But he couldn't just ignore it. Now this matter had become a hot topic outside, even the emperor knew about it. If it wasn't resolved, it would affect his son's career.
"Since ancient times, there has been no rule of taking a concubine before marrying a wife. I am here today for this matter." Fang's mother said.
Her thoughts were simple. The Fang family and the Shen family had already had an engagement, so she decided to arrange the marriage between Fang Zhiran and Shen Liyue first. Shen Liyue and He Yinxue were cousins, so the rest of the matter would naturally be resolved.
Mother Fang thought about it and said to Jiang: "We are also a noble family. We will definitely not do such a thing as favoring a concubine and destroying the wife."
"I thought that today we should arrange the marriage between Yue'er and Ran'er. When Riyue'er gets married, we can bring Miss He in via sedan chair so that the two sisters can keep each other company."
Shen Liyue just found it funny when she heard it.
That’s nice to think about.
After hearing what Fang's mother said, Chen Wangqiu and Jiang Jinghe's faces turned unhappy. "If that's what you mean, we should also ask the child if he is willing."
Before Shen Liyue could speak, Fang Zhiran said, "It's all up to the elders to arrange."
When Fang's mother heard what her son said, she smiled and nodded, as if the matter was settled.
Unexpectedly, Jiang didn't look at him, but said to Shen Liyue: "Yue'er, what about you?"
Shen Liyue pursed her lips and said, “I don’t want to.”
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