Sochoro spoke frankly, and everyone listened with satisfaction. As for the potential impact, that remains to be seen.
After finishing her speech, Suochuoluo left with satisfaction. Yun Qing didn't want to stay any longer, so she made an excuse that the children at home were about to make a fuss, and then went back with her.
Sochuo Luo's words left a mark on everyone's hearts. Chang Miao, who was married out of the family, understood this best. In addition, she had heard about the incident that Chang Mian had caused at her uncle's birthday banquet. Although she despised Chang Mian's behavior, she was, after all, her cousin from her maternal family.
Naturally, she wouldn't undermine her; her younger sister's reputation was bad, and it would make her lose face too.
Chang Miao kept this in mind, hoping to be more careful in her interactions with Chang Mian in the future. Even after Chang Mian got married, she couldn't be too close to her. After all, Chang Mian's behavior was shameless, and Chang Miao naturally wouldn't want to associate with her.
Chang Miao may not seem to care, but some people do!
Chang Xiu, the legitimate half-daughter, couldn't stand Chang Mian's behavior the most. As the legitimate daughter, she was less respected than Chang Mian, a concubine's daughter, in front of her father and mother. How could she not feel resentful?
Now that she knows about this, she can't let it go.
So she told her mother about it.
Upon hearing this, Guarjia's mind began to stir. She naturally disliked Changmian, this illegitimate daughter. Her promise to tell her about Tong Zhutao's affair was also to annoy Yunqing, since Yunqing was the daughter-in-law she had initially favored.
Now she can't add to Yun Qing's troubles. She has also heard about Chang Mian's marriage and has carefully sent people to inquire about it. It is indeed a good family. The second master of the Lin family really dotes on Chang Mian, his illegitimate daughter, and has been very dedicated to finding her a husband.
Guarjia was already in a bad mood, and now that she had learned about this, she had a plan in mind.
Guarjia said to Changxiu, "Xiuer, you should not concern yourself with this matter anymore. Your mother will make arrangements."
Upon hearing her mother's words, Changxiu understood that her mother had a plan in mind, and she happily agreed.
"Yes, it's from my daughter's province."
The mother and daughter were in good spirits and chatted and laughed for a while before parting ways.
Two days later, Guarjia went to her parents' home, and soon after, her family sent people to "propose marriage" to Changmian. In fact, it was not a proper marriage proposal, but rather that the Guarjia family wanted to take Changmian back to Baqi as a concubine.
The reason had already been thought of: Ba Qi had injured Chang Mian, and he thought Chang Mian was beautiful and intelligent, so he wanted to take her back to his mansion as a concubine.
When Chang Mian learned of this, she almost fainted. She had naturally heard of Ba Qi's reputation; he was a complete scoundrel. He was already married and had two children. She had heard that his wife was also quite formidable. To ask her to become Ba Qi's concubine was like asking her to die!
She naturally disagreed, but since the madam usually doted on her, she pleaded with the madam.
As the mother-in-law, her words naturally carried weight. However, Guarjia was no pushover either. She had honed her skills through daily interactions with Changmian and her daughter, and this time, to be on the safe side, she made thorough preparations.
"I heard that your nephew wants to take Mian'er as a concubine?"
Guarjia said with a smile, "Mother, I heard about it. I was just about to tell you about it! A few days ago, when Mian'er left the manor to disguise herself as a boy, she happened to meet my nephew. My nephew is not good in any other way, but he is straightforward. He took a liking to Mian'er. My nephew is my elder brother's only son. If Mian'er enters his household, she will surely not suffer. Mian'er is also my daughter. It would be a double blessing."
Her mother-in-law's expression darkened upon hearing this. She said, "No, Mian'er serves her mother-in-law every day. We can't let her be wronged and become someone else's concubine. You should reject this proposal!"
Guarjia said with some difficulty, "Mother, it's not that I don't want to refuse. Originally, my husband had already found a good husband for Mian'er, but the wife of that family inquired and found out that they heard that Mian'er had once disguised herself as a man to leave the mansion and had some dealings with men. They regretted it and originally did not want to tell you and trouble you, Mother. Now I can only let you know the truth."
The old lady really didn't expect this to happen. If what Guarjia said was true, then Changmian's marriage was indeed as Guarjia said, her family home was the best place for her.
However, the old lady also knew that Guarjia's words were not very credible, so she said, "I understand. Mian'er's matter is not urgent for now. Your nephew from your maternal family still needs you to mediate. After all, a woman's reputation is the most important thing. There are many women in our family. We share the same fate. You should understand this principle."
Guarjia naturally understood that if it weren't for the fact that her daughter wouldn't have a shameless older sister when she got married in the future, she would have wanted to personally tell everyone about what Chang Mian had done that was so shameless.
Guarjia knew perfectly well that her mother-in-law was biased after hearing her words, but she couldn't say anything.
Guarjia said, “What Mother says is true. But Mother has also heard about my nephew from my maternal family. He is straightforward, but too straightforward. I’m afraid he might say something he shouldn’t. I don’t want my good daughter to become someone’s concubine, but I have no choice.”
"Alright, pass on the message. As for Mian'er's matter, I'll ask her. You can rest assured. All the women in the manor are my granddaughters, and I will certainly not let them end up with a bad reputation."
Guarjia was not stupid. Hearing this, she knew that no matter what, the old lady would definitely give her an explanation, otherwise it wouldn't make sense.
Guarjia was quite satisfied, so she smiled and said, "Mother is right, I understand."
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