Huo Jiwen went to the Huo clan and asked the clan elder's wife to help receive him.
The clan chief's wife was quite puzzled. "If you're getting married, it's natural for your mother to arrange and entertain the guests. It wouldn't be appropriate for me to go."
Huo Jiwen said with a helpless expression, "My mother was still sick before, and I don't want her to overwork herself and worsen her condition."
"So I have no choice but to ask you for help."
The clan chief's wife knew about the rumors circulating outside.
She didn't believe that the eldest princess was not properly ill and therefore didn't show up to entertain guests at her son's wedding.
There are only two possibilities in this situation. One is that the eldest princess does not acknowledge Shi Lingqiao as her daughter-in-law at all, so naturally she will not come out to entertain her, which is also a way of expressing her stance to everyone.
Another possibility is that Huo Jiwen didn't want the eldest princess to come forward, so he used illness as an excuse.
However, she leaned more towards the first possibility, since the eldest princess was still in charge of the Duke's mansion, and Huo Jiwen probably didn't have the ability to restrain her.
She still couldn't quite understand what the eldest princess was trying to do, that she was actually so indifferent to Huo Jiwen.
Could it be that they really want to change the heir of the Duke's mansion?
The clan chief's wife thought for a moment, then said apologetically, "Ji Wen, I'm really sorry, I can't agree to this. It's against the rules. You should ask someone else."
The ladies of other families were naturally not qualified to change the heir, but the eldest princess could, because she had the emperor backing her up.
The direct descendants of the Huo family now include not only Huo Jiwen, but also Huo Xi, who was raised as a son by the eldest princess.
After much deliberation, she decided that she could not offend the Princess for Huo Jiwen's sake.
Huo Jiwen was surprised that the clan chief's wife would not give him face, and the smile on his face was about to burst out.
He looked at the clan chief and saw that the man was drinking tea with his head down and did not seem to be arguing, so he knew that they would not help him.
He was concerned about his reputation, so he naturally wouldn't ask again. "In that case, I'll ask others."
Then he didn't sit down again and left immediately.
After everyone left, the clan chief looked up with disappointment and said, "Ji Wen is becoming more and more outrageous. With such a temperament, he will certainly be unfit for great responsibilities in the future."
Their clan was dependent on the Duke's mansion, and it was only when the Duke's mansion became more and more prosperous that it would benefit them.
The clan chief's wife sighed, "The eldest princess probably realized it too, which is why she asked His Majesty to strip him of his position as heir."
Otherwise, as a mother, how could she bear to do such a thing to her son?
It's because they were heartbroken and disillusioned by Huo Jiwen's various acts of filial impiety.
The clan chief thought for a moment and said, "Go to the Duke's mansion tomorrow. If the princess really doesn't come out to see anyone, go to the backyard to visit her and try to find out what she's thinking."
The clan chief's wife nodded, "Alright!"
Next, Huo Jiwen visited several clan elders before finally persuading one of them to agree to help entertain the guests the next day.
The main reason is that this elder did not have much status in the clan, had a narrow perspective, and could not see the situation clearly.
They thought that even if Huo Jiwen was stripped of his title as heir, he would still be able to inherit the Duke's mansion in the future. Now that he needed their help, they would definitely hurry up and cling to his coattails.
His wife was also the kind of person who was rather stingy. She felt that being able to help with the hospitality at the Duke's mansion was an honor for her, so she not only agreed but was also very excited.
Qingyou quickly received the message from the secret guards.
Knowing that Huo Jiwen had invited this elder lady of the clan, I couldn't help but laugh. Cha Siu Bao was definitely going to lose face big time tomorrow.
They were satisfied with the performance of the clan chief and the other elders, who were very clever and sensible.
The original owner of this body had been mistreated by Huo Jiwen and Xiaobaihua. Although the original owner's reputation was ruined at that time, the clan leader and several elders still spoke with Huo Jiwen, hoping that he would maintain the proper filial piety towards the original owner.
However, Huo Jiwen had already seized power in the Duke's mansion at that time. He outwardly agreed but secretly allowed Xiaobaihua to turn a blind eye to her mother's mistreatment.
They even felt that the old folks were meddling too much, and after Xiaobaihua whispered in their ear, they deliberately suppressed the clan leader and others.
Therefore, Qingyou did not dislike the Huo family patriarch and elders.
The Huo family members are all quite normal, I don't know how they produced such a cold-hearted, love-obsessed, ungrateful bastard like Char Siu Bao.
the next day.
Qingyou stayed in the yard, sitting leisurely in the sun.
Huo Jiwen led a group of people to the Shi family early in the morning to pick up the bride.
In an effort to save face, the procession was very large, and people were even given sugar and copper coins to throw along the way, with many commoners following along.
When the Shi family saw Huo Jiwen arrive with so many people to welcome the bride, they all breathed a sigh of relief and showed satisfied smiles.
They were afraid that Huo Jiwen might suddenly change his mind and not marry Shi Lingqiao because of the rumors circulating outside.
They didn't stop them much from entering and quickly let Huo Jiwen and his group in.
At the same time, it was discovered that the people who came with Huo Jiwen to welcome the bride treated them with arrogance and disdain.
This made the Shi family feel very uncomfortable, and it strengthened their determination to cling to the Fourth Prince.
As long as the fourth prince becomes emperor, their family will also rise in status.
Shi Lingqiao was carried out by her brother and put into the bridal sedan chair.
Her dowry consisted of 160 pieces, but only the top items in the chests were valuable; the rest were just filler.
The Shi family was not exactly wealthy, and the dowry they could provide was limited.
They didn't intend to keep the betrothal gifts sent by Huo Jiwen; they originally planned to have Shi Lingqiao take them back to the Duke's mansion.
However, Shi Lingqiao herself did not agree, saying that she wanted to use it for business, to lease several mountains in the suburbs to grow medicinal herbs, and in the future, it would be best to open several pharmacies in every prefecture city, big or small.
The Shi family simply didn't have the capital to invest, so they could only use betrothal gifts.
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