Sure enough, she was so frightened that she fainted and collapsed onto the body of the second son of the fourth wife.
Madam Zheng was furious and immediately ordered her maid to pull the lecherous man up.
The second son of the fourth wife was so aggrieved that he shed tears!
The eldest daughter of the second wife was also clever. She wasn't immediately discouraged. Instead, she asked the second son of the fourth wife what he was doing here so late at night. Why did he have the maid call so many people? Was it a deliberate act? Did he have his eye on her cousin and want to use this to get close to him?
Aunt Zheng looked at her daughter and thought, "Wow, something seems off with my daughter!" What did it have to do with her if that brat got stuck with her? Why did she say that?
When Madam Zheng saw this, she realized that it had nothing to do with their branch of the family, so she called all her legitimate and illegitimate daughters back to their rooms to sleep.
At that time, the Lady of Yong'an Marquis was in Taizhou and not at home, so the management of the inner quarters was temporarily handled by the old lady's personal maid.
When this matter was mentioned to the old lady's nanny, the nanny had no choice but to relay the message to the old lady.
The old lady then asked her to write a letter to Taizhou, asking the Lady of Yong'an Marquis to return and make the decision.
Lady Yong'an Marquis already disliked the third branch of the family, who were born out of wedlock. She used the excuse that there were many things to do in Taizhou and that she and the Marquis would have to stay for a while, so she asked the old lady to make a decision for her granddaughters.
This is also why the Marquis of Yong'an and his wife only returned yesterday. If the family matters hadn't been resolved, and if there hadn't been a banquet in the palace for the Mid-Autumn Festival, the two of them probably wouldn't have wanted to come back and face these troublesome things!
The old lady then summoned the parties involved—Madam Zheng the Second, Madam Zheng the Fourth, the eldest daughter of the second wife, the second son of the fourth wife, and the nephew of Aunt Zheng the Second—and discussed the matter in her presence.
As a result, once these five people arrived, Aunt Zheng's nephew had absolutely no say; it was all the mother and daughter from the second and fourth wives who were talking.
The two sisters-in-law completely disapproved of Zheng Ershen's nephew and unanimously pushed him to be their son-in-law.
Aunt Zheng said, "Your second daughter has never even met anyone, but she dreamed about it. This is fate arranged by God. Our daughter won't fight over it."
The eldest daughter of the second wife was heartbroken and anxious, while the second son of the fourth wife was smug and happy!
Then Madam Zheng said, "You're listening to this little girl's nonsense? How old are you? Haven't you ever been a young girl? She just can't stand seeing others do well. This is the first time your girl has fallen for someone, and while my girl is being silly, as her mother, I'll decide not to take her away. Congratulations, Second Sister-in-law, on the birth of your wonderful son-in-law, who is also your nephew! It's truly a joyous occasion!"
Now it's the eldest daughter of the second wife's turn to be happy, while the second son of the fourth wife is worried.
The two sisters-in-law argued back and forth for a while, giving the old lady a headache, but she remained calm and told them to shut up.
She then asked her two granddaughters what they thought.
Now that's settled, both cousins have declared that they won't marry anyone but him.
The old lady was even more annoyed. Isn't this the kind of thing that families with many daughters are most afraid of?
It's not like they're going to the palace to become empresses, so how can sisters marry the same person?
The old lady turned to Zheng Er's nephew and asked for his opinion. Zheng Er's nephew was so stunned by this sudden stroke of good fortune that he was almost dumbfounded. After a long pause, he finally said, "Old Madam, Aunt, Fourth Madam, and both Miss Zhengs, it was my fault. I forgot to tell Aunt when I came that my family had already arranged a marriage for me. I have a fiancée. My fiancée is my childhood sweetheart, and I will marry no one but her in this life. So, I apologize, Miss Zheng!"
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