At the Marquis Jing'en's mansion, Marquis Jing'en received a letter from Jing Shengwen.
It is said that Jing Ruchen married a peasant girl in order to repay his gratitude. The peasant girl was dark, skinny and had a bad upbringing, but Jing Ruchen insisted on marrying her and had already gotten married in the countryside.
Marquis Jing'en's wife, Ran, knew nothing about it at first, but Marquis Jing'en came to settle accounts with her, saying that her son's good deeds had brought disgrace to the Marquis's mansion.
Ran believed in her son's idea, but her son was indeed a grateful person.
Just because the prince appreciated him, he jumped out alone in such a dangerous hunting ground with several big black bears there to save the prince who fell into the trap.
Now, it is entirely possible to marry a peasant girl out of gratitude, because in her son's eyes, there is no distinction between beautiful and ugly women.
She used to be happy that her son could not distinguish between women, but now she is worried.
My son is already unable to have children, and if he marries a daughter-in-law who is not helpful, the title of crown prince will be unstable.
At that time, everyone in the capital knew that their sons were seriously injured, so any family that cared about their daughters would not marry them to their sons.
My son has no intention of getting married and burdening his daughter's family.
But the prince couldn't bear it. The last time he arranged a marriage, the second daughter of the Lin family died of an acute illness before the wedding, and his son's reputation became even worse.
A while ago, someone saw Miss Lin Er. When the news spread, the Lin family and his son were once again at the center of controversy.
The prince felt sorry for his son. Not only did he dislike the Lin family, he also specially held another banquet for his son to see them.
But she was afraid that a situation like the Lin family would happen again.
So she started looking for a suitable one herself, and happened to hear that the adopted daughter of the Duke of Ying was now eighteen years old.
Because her adopted daughter's status is neither high nor low, she has looked for many suitable men but none of them turned out well. Now the old lady of the Duke of Ying is very worried.
She had once done a favor for the old lady of the Duke of Ying, so after thinking about it, she shamelessly asked the old lady of the Duke of Ying to marry her adopted daughter Ying Nianrong to her son.
He promised to adopt a child as soon as they got married, and promised to make up for Ying Nianrong's shortcomings in her life except for not having her own children.
The old lady of the Duke of Ying agreed and also promised to use the power of the Duke's Mansion to protect Quan Ruchen's title.
The two families only agreed on it privately and did not spread the news, because the prince held a special banquet for his son to find a match. If he had chosen a girl privately, he would have needed to remind the princess at the banquet, and the princess would have come forward to negotiate the marriage.
Marquis Jing'en's wife, Ran, looked at the furious Marquis Jing'en.
He said that he had actually already discussed the marriage with the old lady of the Duke of Ying in private, so it would be better for him to treat his son's savior as his daughter.
At the same time, he arranged a good marriage for Jing Shengwen's younger sister in exchange for Jing Shengwen keeping the secret of his son marrying a peasant girl in the countryside.
Marquis Jing'en thought it was a good idea and agreed immediately.
Anyway, his family has been rich for more than ten generations. He cannot marry a daughter-in-law who comes from a peasant family like his ancestors. I am afraid that all his ancestors will blame him.
Marquis Jing'en said that this was how it would be done and he would go to persuade Aunt Sun.
When Aunt Sun heard this, she agreed on the surface, but she was secretly making plans in her heart.
As long as her son Jing Shengwen becomes the crown prince, her daughter will have no worries about finding a good marriage, and she even wants her family, Ran, to exchange this with her.
But she has always been obedient, and now she has taken advantage of the fact that Ran has been ill for the past two years to coax Marquis Jing'en into giving her the power of housekeeper.
After estimating the itinerary of Jing Ruchen and Jing Shengwen, Aunt Sun sent Marquis Jing'en away a day in advance using the matters at the farm as an excuse.
Then, on the day Jing Ruchen and the others returned, some onlookers were prepared in advance and waiting around the Marquis' Mansion.
Jing Ruchen took Danruo out of the carriage, and Ran and Aunt Sun were already waiting at the gate.
Aunt Sun looked at Danruo, then looked inside the carriage and was surprised to confirm that she was the only woman in the entire team.
Is this the dark, skinny peasant girl my son mentioned?
She had always thought that she was not even as good as the maid who cooked in the mansion, but she didn't expect that apart from being thin, the rest had nothing to do with what her son said.
Ran was about to take a group of people back to the mansion, but Aunt Sun blocked their way.
She clapped her hands, and the servants immediately brought a brazier to the door.
Aunt Sun smiled brightly:
"Madam, how can a new bride enter the house without stepping over the fire basin? I was afraid that Madam would forget these etiquettes due to her illness, so I specially helped to prepare them."
The pedestrians at the gate of the mansion, which had just been sparse, were surrounded by a crowd of people in just a few moments, including scholars, servants from wealthy families, and women holding children.
Ran's face turned pale, Aunt Sun came prepared.
The third daughter of the Lin family also walked towards the gate and looked at Ran:
"Madam, Lin San is willing to marry the prince. I hope you will show me mercy. Lin San was raised by the mistress since she was a child. Although her family background is not high, it is better than this peasant girl."
After saying that, he glanced at Danruo provocatively, but was intimidated by Danruo's appearance, and his confidence weakened a little.
After Miss Lin Er's affair was exposed, she was disliked by the prince, and the Lin family came to the Jing'en Marquis' Mansion several times to apologize.
She also expressed her willingness to marry another daughter to Jing Ruchen, but was harshly rejected by Ran.
She hated the Lin family so much that how could she be willing to marry another daughter of the Lin family?
Moreover, after the incident with Miss Lin Er, the remaining concubines of the Lin family might never be able to get married.
Ran knew that it was Aunt Sun who tipped off Lin San and forced her to choose between the two daughters-in-law. It would be painful for her to choose either one.
Jing Ruchen directly protected Dan Ruo and said, "Miss Lin San, please respect yourself. I am already married. If you disrespect my wife, you will be offending my Jing'en Marquis Mansion."
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