The steward of the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion looked down upon He's behavior, but as a servant, it was impossible for him to say anything about the master.
Chen Wangqiu did not think that marrying into the Yong'an Marquis Mansion was a good marriage, and wanted to speak out to stop it, but was stopped by Jiang Jinghe.
Normally, the second wife always felt resentful about the first wife's inheritance of the title. She always felt that Chen Wangqiu, who was in a high position, should have given more support to his younger brother, but Chen Wangqiu did not.
In fact, Chen Wangqiu knew that his brother was not cut out to be an official. The fact that he could get a position in officialdom was a special favor from the emperor because of the old marquis's merits. Even if he let them sit in that position, they would not be able to shoulder heavy responsibilities.
Besides, they are not interested in this.
But these words don't make sense to He.
Now that the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion has sent someone to propose marriage, and the second branch is also very willing, then their first branch naturally cannot stop it.
Since both parties agree, the matter is settled.
After the betrothal, there were questions about the name and the luck. The steward of Yong'an Marquis's Mansion carefully asked about Chen Lijiao's birth date and eight characters, then carefully put away the piece of paper with the birth date and eight characters written on it, and then said goodbye and left.
Because Chen Liyue had not yet married, and Chen Lijiao had not yet reached the age of marriage, the six ceremonies of accepting the betrothal gift and asking for the date of marriage were put on hold.
The next day, Fang Zhiran went to court.
The emperor didn't react when he saw Fang Zhiran, and didn't ask a single question. Instead, after leaving the court, Fang Zhiran was stopped by Lu Xingzhou.
"Young Marquis Fang." Lu Xingzhou walked down the steps from the main hall, fanning himself.
"I heard that your marriage with the Fang family is settled? Congratulations."
Fang Zhiran smiled bitterly, but it was not convenient for him to tell Lu Xingzhou the inside story, so he could only bow.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Why are you so worried even though you're engaged? I heard that the second young lady of the Fang family and Miss He are cousins and have always had a very good relationship. I think that after the young Marquis Fang gets married, his family will be peaceful. There aren't many people in Wangjing City who enjoy the blessing of having so many wives like the young Marquis Fang."
Fang Zhiran's face changed after hearing what Lu Xingzhou said. He wondered whether Lu Xingzhou came to congratulate him or to cause trouble for him.
But he was the prince after all, and Fang Zhiran couldn't afford to offend him, so he could only respond, "Your Highness, you're joking."
After saying that, he ran away.
Chen Liyue was lying on the table sketching patterns with Lian Dong when a clear voice rang out from the doorway:
"Sister is in a good mood!" Shen Lijiao seemed to be in a good mood.
Shen Liyue listened to her voice without even raising her head.
Chen Lijiao became even more proud, thinking that Chen Liyue must be angry because of her engagement with Yong'an Marquis Mansion.
"The magnolia flower you drew is really beautiful, but unfortunately I don't have such skills." Chen Lijiao said it sincerely, "I wonder if you can draw a few mandarin ducks playing in the water for me when you have time?"
Shen Liyue finally looked up at her.
"Sister, you know I'm engaged to the Yong'an Marquisate... According to the rules, I have to embroider a set of embroidery for my mother-in-law and husband."
Chen Liyue just felt funny in her heart. This Chen Lijiao seemed to have gotten a bargain and was showing off to her.
"Okay." Shen Liyue agreed without thinking.
"Thank you, sister." Chen Lijiao was full of pride. She thought that since Chen Liyue had broken off the engagement this time, it would be difficult to get married in the future. Besides, the family she was planning to marry into might not be higher than the Yong'an Marquis Mansion. She must be regretting it now.
"But if the young marquis sees the mandarin ducks you've embroidered and asks you to embroider a few more, will he ask you for the patterns or me?"
Chen Liyue knew that even if Fang Zhiran thought Yuanyang was pretty, he would never ask Chen Lijiao for flowers, but it was still possible to trick the brainless Chen Lijiao with words.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Shen Lijiao's face changed. She stood there, neither sitting nor walking.
Shen Liyue really laughed this time, "We sisters are both going to get married anyway, so there's no need for you to pretend to be affectionate with me."
"In my opinion, sister, you should go and visit our sister Xue more often."
"You sisters share one husband, and from now on you will be a real family."
After hearing this, Chen Lijiao's eyes turned pale and blue, and she wondered who was related to that lowly bitch.
But she didn't want Shen Liyue to laugh at her, so she threw away her handkerchief and went to He Yinxue's room.
When He came back, she saw Meng'er running towards He Yinxue in a panic.
"Why are you so flustered!" He frowned. She looked down on He Yinxue, and also looked down on the maids around He Yinxue.
In the past two days, He has been running between the Shen family and the He family. Even if the He family is in decline, it is still her mother's family after all. Her brother and sister-in-law asked He Yinxue to stay at the Shen family in the hope that the Shen family could find a good marriage for He Yinxue in the future. Who knew that now they want He Yinxue to marry into the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion as a concubine? How could her brother and sister-in-law agree!
Not to mention my brother and sister-in-law, even Old Madam He would not agree.
He said all the good things about the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion, and even said that if she hadn't decided to let Chen Lijiao marry into the mansion, He Yinxue would have done such an indecent thing, and there would probably be no other mistress in the entire Wangjing City who could accept her. Besides, Chen Lijiao and He Yinxue were good friends, so marrying into the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion together was a good thing. Chen Lijiao would definitely not make things difficult for He Yinxue in the future. Now it seemed like a perfect marriage!
It took a lot of effort to convince the He family, and they were almost worn out from talking so much.
Who knew that I would see Meng'er as soon as I returned home.
"Second Madam, something bad has happened! Miss Jiao and Miss Xue are fighting! Miss Jiao even scratched Miss Xue's face!"
Meng'er was crying with tears and snot all over her face, and her hair was disheveled.
"Ah?" He's eyes went dark, but she managed to hold on and not faint.
"I'll go check it out!"
He hurried to He Yinxue's room and saw Chen Lijiao riding on He Yinxue and fighting with her.
"Are you all dead? Hurry up and pull the two young ladies apart!" He scolded the maids angrily.
The maids then came to their senses and went up to separate Shen Lijiao and He Yinxue.
These maids were all brought by Chen Lijiao. He Yinxue only had Meng'er by her side. At the beginning, Meng'er protected He Yinxue, but later, when she saw that she could not beat her, she went out to call for help.
They were all Chen Lijiao's people, and they looked down on He Yinxue. Who would go up to help He Yinxue? So He Yinxue could only get beaten.
"Are you hurt?" He pulled Chen Lijiao over and examined her carefully. After confirming that she was not injured, she asked He Yinxue: "What did you do again! Are you going to stop until you make trouble for the family all day long?"
Before He Yinxue could come to her senses, Meng'er knelt down first.
"Second Madam, please understand! Today, my young lady was reciting poetry in her room when Miss Jiao rushed in with her men. Upon seeing my young lady, they accused her of being a coquettish woman all day long. First, they tore up my young lady's manuscript. My young lady just wanted to get it back, but Miss Jiao started beating her up!"
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