"Are you an idiot? You are my sister, but you have seven brothers. Do you still need brothers?" Liu felt that she was about to be mad to death by this stupid granddaughter.
Zhou Qiongyue did have seven older brothers, but in her family, she had two biological brothers from the same mother and two illegitimate brothers. The other three were the sons of her second and third uncles.
Zhou Wencan was unhappy when he heard his mother scolding her like that. He had no intention of letting his daughter marry into the royal family.
"Mother, please think twice before you speak! The Emperor has no intention of having our Cheng'en Marquisate produce another prince consort. My son and I have no intention of clinging to the imperial power. I hope Yue'er can find a husband of her dreams in the future."
Zhou Wencan was quite restrained when he said this, otherwise he really wanted to say to his mother, "You have long hair but little knowledge."
Liu really felt like she was going to faint from anger. She had never seen such a foolish person who could throw away the wealth he had obtained. "How dare you! It's not your turn to make the decision in this Cheng'en Mansion."
"Mother, just enjoy your retirement! You don't have to worry about Yue'er's marriage."
Only his own son Zhou Wencan would dare to say this. If Jin said this, Liu would probably be furious.
But even if it was her own son who said this, Liu was almost fainted from anger.
"Okay, okay. Since you think I'm meddling in your affairs, Yue'er's marriage will be the responsibility of you two from now on. You don't need to consult me or the Marquis."
Anyone who heard this would know it was just a rant, but Zhou Wencan didn't care. He took the opportunity to back down and said, "Thank you very much, mother."
Liu: I am so blessed to have a son like you.
Zhou Qiongyue also hurried out to smooth things over. She was really worried that her grandmother would faint from her father's anger. She would be beaten by her grandfather soon. "Don't worry, grandma. There are so many nobles in Yuan'an. Your granddaughter will find a good husband in the future."
"How great would it be if you could have your second cousin?" Liu was really disappointed.
Zhou Qiongyue is not the original owner. She really doesn't want to marry into the royal family. "No matter how good my second cousin is, he doesn't like his granddaughter!"
Liu... "In the final analysis, you are just too stupid. And Xie Zixin from the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion is shameless and has no manners at all. An unengaged girl actually went out with a man outside her family without permission. What's the point of secretly getting married..."
Liu was almost about to call Xie Zixin shameless.
Zhou Wencan saw his mother's words were getting more and more outrageous, so he could only interrupt helplessly, "Mom!"
"Good! Good! Good! You two are both very aloof. Please leave! Don't come to pay your respects recently. I see that you two are both very angry."
Liu Shi actually just wanted to vent her anger. Once she let it out, she would no longer have any regrets. She also knew about the affairs of the royal family, and it was not up to them as ministers to say anything. But in front of her son and granddaughter, she would never be wrong.
"I always listen to my mother!"
"All I have to do is listen to Grandma!"
"Go away!" Liu felt that if she looked at the father and daughter again, she would faint.
Zhou Wencan and Zhou Qiongyue saluted quickly and exited immediately, fearing they would be scolded if they were even a second slower.
After Zhou Wencan and Zhou Qiongyue left Youxinyuan, Zhou Wencan comforted his daughter, saying, "Your grandmother is just a little unwilling. Don't take it to heart."
Zhou Qiongyue nodded obediently. She now had a good idea of her grandmother's character. She was both timid and stubborn, but she wouldn't dare to do anything.
She could only listen to it in one ear and out the other. After all, in this era, filial piety is the most important virtue. To a certain extent, neither her father nor she could do anything about her grandmother.
Fortunately, my grandmother only said harsh words and was partial to my third uncle, so she didn't care about it.
Zhou Wencan looked at his daughter who really didn't care, and his heart softened. He couldn't help but reach out and touch Zhou Qiongyue's head, and praised her like a child, "Our Yue'er is so well-behaved!"
Many nobles in Yuan'an were also discussing what happened today, especially the Xuanping Marquis Mansion, one of the parties involved.
At this time, Xie Zixin was kneeling properly in the main room of the old lady in the Xuanping Marquis Mansion, and all the elders in the family were there.
"Xin'er, tell me when did you start hooking up with the Second Prince?"
Mrs. Li, the old lady of the Xuanping Marquis's residence, was so angry that she almost died. Once the rumor about Xie Zixin spread, what reputation would the girls of their family have?
Xie Zixin's mother, Xu, heard her mother-in-law's words so harshly, and could not help but say, "Mother..."
Li glared at the wife of Marquis Xuanping angrily and scolded her, "Shut up! A loving mother often spoils her child!"
"Grandmother, my granddaughter and the second prince are in love with each other, and the second prince has also promised to marry my granddaughter as his principal wife." In fact, Xie Zixin was still a little confused at this time. When she was married to the second prince in her previous life, the whole mansion was full of joy.
The time of the arranged marriage in this life was only slightly advanced, why did my grandmother react so strongly?
Xie Zixin didn't even think about the fact that no one had ever discovered what happened between her and the second prince in her previous life. The marriage was directly granted by the emperor, so the people in the palace must be happy about it.
Her affair with the second prince in this life caused a lot of controversy in the city. Although the emperor promised to grant the marriage, he did not do it in the end, so there were many variables in between.
To a certain extent, this affected the reputation of the women in the family, and the old lady of the Xuanping Marquis' Mansion was of course angry.
Mrs. Li, the wife of Marquis Xuanping, almost fainted when she heard her granddaughter's righteous words.
But when Li saw the joy on the faces of the three people below, she suddenly felt that it was meaningless and could only order: "Forget it, you are not allowed to leave the house recently. You are not allowed to go to the spring hunt either. Stay in the house obediently and wait for the emperor to return to Yuan'an after the spring hunt to grant the marriage."
"grandmother······"
Xie Zixin still wanted to fight for it. She wanted to go on the spring hunt because, barring any unexpected events, all the princes would go.
Lady Xu, the wife of Marquis Xuanping, immediately pulled Xie Zixin's sleeve and said, "I will follow my mother's instructions."
Lady Xu, the wife of Marquis Xuanping, also felt that her daughter should not appear in front of everyone during this period. When people asked her about her relationship with the second prince, she would have no good answer.
Seeing this, Xie Zixin could only bow respectfully. She thought, forget it, she'll just skip the spring hunt this year. In her memory, nothing special happened this year. She'd just stay in the mansion and wait for the emperor's blessing of marriage!
Xie Zixin didn't know yet that because she didn't go to the spring hunt, she missed the position of queen that was about to be hers.
Of course, the person who was most unhappy about this arranged marriage was the Emperor. He was already somewhat wary of the power of the princes, and he really didn't want to find such a powerful in-law for the Second Prince.
But he has no other choice at the moment and can only deal with it calmly and see if there will be any new developments.
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