Chapter 78: Putting on airs

"That's right, my aunt is kind-hearted and my elder sister is capable. When I made friends with people outside these years, who wouldn't look up to me when they heard that I have a cousin who is the Princess of Fu, right?"

The father and son were very sweet to Mrs. Wei. After hearing this, Mrs. Wei's crying finally stopped a lot.

But when she was wiping her tears in the dark, some disgust towards the Fifth Old Master flashed through her mind.

Shang Yukuan saw this and came out to smooth things over.

"It's a good thing that Qi Niang has a good ending, but I still don't know the details of what happened. How about my fourth cousin explain it to me in detail?"

"OK."

Then Shang Wulang spoke up and told everything he had heard.

Only then did Shang Yukuan and Mrs. Wei understand.

It seems that as soon as they got the news, they wanted to send Qi Niang to the prince's palace, but since the fifth room had no connections, they had to "seek help" from them.

Wanting Shang Yukuan to use the reputation of the Duke's Mansion to set off Shang Qinnan, it must be said that the Fifth House really had a good plan.

It's just a bit shameless.

However, when thinking about those days and events in the past, few people in the fifth room would want to save their face.

Madam Wei remained silent. She had clearly come to ask for help, yet she was being so bossy.

She is not a living Buddha, and she is not rushing to act as a matchmaker for her niece who is several generations away from her.

Besides, if matchmaking could really help the family, she might put some thought into it.

It's obvious that the fifth family is ungrateful. If Qi Niang really gets close to them, who knows how much trouble will be caused.

Right now, she doesn't have time to deal with the people from the fifth room, so naturally she is unwilling to help.

She remained silent. Shang Yukuan was a man with few opinions.

So he said with some embarrassment.

"Fourth brother, it's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I don't have much connection with the Min Palace. You also know that I only hold a sinecure in the court. To be honest, I am not as important as Liu Lang."

"Even if I wanted to go and ask for help from Qi Niang, I'm not sure she would pay any attention to me."

What he said was the truth, but it sounded like an excuse to the Fifth Old Master.

He immediately slammed the table and jumped up.

"Oh my, you're putting up this grudge now? Don't you think about who fed you and let you live at home when your father escaped to fight? Why don't you recognize us as your poor relatives now that you're powerful? How about I kneel down and cry under your father's tablet in the ancestral hall, and let him see how his good son treats his uncle?"

The threatening tone was obvious, and Mrs. Wei's face became darker and darker.

After so many years, you are still talking about those trivial things and you don't feel ashamed at all. It's really a joke.

The little bit of friendship they had in the past had been returned long ago, otherwise they would not have been kept in the Duke's Mansion for so many years.

But whenever something happens, he would bring it up again and again. It didn't hurt that he kept talking, but Mrs. Wei's ears were covered with calluses from listening to him.

If it were in the past, she might have helped her master to refuse.

But now, she wanted to see, if they just didn't give in, could these five families still eat them?

Shang Yukuan was in great trouble and turned around to look at Madam Wei.

Unfortunately, Mrs. Wei kept her head down and did not show any desire to get involved or say anything more.

He had always pushed the difficult matters in the backyard to Madam Wei, but now there was no response and he was extremely panicked.

In the end, I could only say it with gritted teeth.

"Fifth Uncle, you can scold me if you want. I cannot promise you this. Even if I agree to it reluctantly, it may not be accomplished. If you want to kneel in front of father's tablet, then kneel down. I can only send some soft cushions."

His words immediately blocked the way for the people from the fifth room.

The Fifth Old Master's usual tactics no longer worked, so he had no other options.

He pretended to fall asleep on the ground and started cursing, but Mrs. Wei saw this and said something coldly.

"The ground is cold. If Fifth Uncle wants to throw a tantrum, then go ahead. I'll call for the court doctor to come and see him. My husband and I have other things to deal with, so I won't say any more to Fifth Uncle."

After saying this, he stood up and prepared to leave.

Seeing that his wife was about to leave, Shang Yukuan didn't want to stay here either, so he stood up as well.

Seeing this, Mr. Shang Si and Mr. Shang Wulang were really troubled.

If I had known, I would not have brought the Fifth Old Master here. He is asking for help with a sense of superiority and giving orders. Who would want to help him?

But if the Fifth Old Master didn't come, they were afraid they wouldn't be able to control the situation.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Seeing that such enormous wealth was about to slip away from their fifth branch, the father and son could no longer sit still.

He also stood up anxiously, stopped Shang Yukuan and Madam Wei from leaving, and said something flattering.

"Brother, sister-in-law, what is this? No matter what, we are still a family, right? Qi Niang is not my daughter. If I wasn't thinking about her future, why would I bother to talk to you about this?"

"Isn't that right?"

When Shang Yukuan heard Shang Qinnan's name, there was still some reluctance on his face.

After all, she is the daughter of their business family. If she is not well-off, she will be dragged down and become an old maid who cannot get married.

And behind him, his biological daughter Shang Xue is also waiting.

Judging others by himself, he naturally felt a little bit intolerant.

Master Shang Si noticed that his expression had softened a bit, so he immediately stepped forward and spoke while the iron was hot.

"I know that Big Brother is in a difficult situation, but can you ask Liu Lang? With his current ability, it shouldn't be difficult for him to establish a relationship with the Min Palace. If he is willing to come forward for Qi Niang, then wouldn't this marriage have a great chance of success?"

"This... Liu Lang won't mind these trivial matters, right?"

Shang Yukuan was in a difficult situation. He didn't want to trouble his son with something he couldn't do himself.

What's more, he had no confidence at all that he could convince Shang Ji.

Therefore, I didn't dare to agree to it outright.

On the contrary, Mrs. Wei next to him was happy to find some trouble for Shang Ji to do, so her expression was much better than before, and she turned to Shang Yukuan and said.

"Fourth cousin is right. We are a family after all. Liu Lang is in a high position now. If he really wants to go to Prince Min's palace to propose marriage, I'm afraid he won't even be able to get the title of concubine, let alone a noble concubine."

She knew how to use the opponent's strength to her advantage, and she gave the fifth room's people the greatest hope from the beginning.

As expected, they were already very satisfied with being a concubine, and now when they heard that there was a possibility of becoming a concubine, they wished they could send Shang Qinnan in a sedan chair.

With a whoosh, the fifth old man who had fallen to the ground stood up.

Now I don’t feel like howling or getting angry anymore.

He just urged Shang Yukuan to go to Shang Ji to discuss the matter, and his tone was as "tough" as ever.

(End of this chapter)