Seeing her tall and handsome son remain silent, Mrs. Xu knew it was true. She was so angry that she kept saying, "Wei Yi, who are you? And what is Zhao Mingzhu's status? She wants to use this to get into our family, but I tell you, it's impossible!"
Wei Yi was afraid of his mother's blame, so he quickly said, "She was the one who came to see me. My son... my son didn't do anything!"
After hearing her son's words, Mrs. Xu's expression softened slightly. "Since you didn't initiate it, then she's shamelessly pestering you. Come with me, and I'll let you go for now. I'll talk Old Madam Wei into it first."
She was afraid that Mrs. Wei would impulsively force Wei Yi to marry Zhao Mingzhu.
Zhao Mingzhu's body was examined and confirmed to be a virgin. Old Madam Wei's expression did not improve much after hearing this. Instead, she asked Zhao Mingzhu to change into a more elegant jacket and kneel in the main hall.
After she asked Zhao Mingzhu a few questions, she broke down emotionally, pointing at Yining and started crying: "She's so lucky! Cheng Lang didn't marry her, and she still has her brother Luo Shenyuan to support her. What about me? You want to marry me off to a scholar? Although I'm not your biological child, you raised me, and you're so partial. She married a third-rank official, and I married a scholar! I... I have to make plans for myself!"
When Mrs. Wei heard this, she was so angry that her liver ached.
"Why is your marriage so bad? The Fan family has been farming and studying for generations, and they have land and property deeds. Moreover, Mr. Fan is a diligent student, and he will take the autumn imperial examination next year. If he passes, you will be his wife. If he passes, wouldn't he be able to earn you an imperial decree? The true hardships of an official family are unknown to Yi Ning, and you may not know them either!"
Zhao Mingzhu smiled and said, "That's what my grandmother said when she asked my mother to marry my father. Look at how my mother and father are doing now. My grandmother always said that everything would be fine once he passed the imperial examination and had a promising future... It's been more than 20 years, and my father is still a scholar. Our family is not well off, but he still imitated others and took concubines to annoy my mother!"
Old Mrs. Wei was so angry that she didn't want to talk anymore.
At this time, Xu came in with Wei Yi.
After entering, Xu sat down next to Old Madam Wei and looked at Zhao Mingzhu with a cold look. She slowly picked up the teacup.
"Madam, Yi-ge told me. It was Mingzhu who wanted to come to him, and he was half-hearted about it, but there was nothing he could do. You know, boys are easily led astray in this matter."
When Zhao Mingzhu heard this, she looked at Wei Yi in surprise, and her heart suddenly turned cold.
Wei Yi turned his head away, a hint of awkwardness appearing on his handsome face.
There was no other way. His mother would never let him marry Zhao Mingzhu. Even taking a concubine would be difficult. He used this excuse to decline the offer to avoid unnecessary complications.
Mrs. Xu continued, "You know, I've always been strict with Yi-ge'er. The maids around me didn't dare to act rashly. I never thought something like this would happen to you. You have to be clear-minded - a woman like this, who is having an affair with someone else before getting married, is not someone we dare keep in our family."
Zhao Mingzhu heard this and saw that Wei Yi did not refute. She whispered, "Aunt, you shouldn't be so excessive!"
But Xu ignored her completely.
Even though Zhao Mingzhu was still a virgin, her innocence was ruined.
The Duke of Ying's mansion was about to arrange a wedding, and this matter must not be spread at this time. It was very likely that Zhao Mingzhu would suffer a loss in silence, but she would not be able to stay in the Duke of Ying's mansion in the future.
Yi Ning, however, couldn't accept Xu's explanation. Both the man and the woman were at fault, so why was only one party to blame?
She stood up and said slowly, "What Auntie said is inappropriate. As the saying goes, it takes two to tango. If cousin Wei Yi refuses sternly, how can Sister Mingzhu, a woman, be stronger than cousin Wei Yi?"
Zhao Mingzhu didn't expect Luo Yining to speak up for her, she was a little surprised.
Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "Yining, you are an unmarried girl, so don't get involved in these things. The right thing to do is to stay at home and embroider your wedding dress and wait for your wedding."
Yi Ning also laughed: "Aunt thinks that because I am a woman, you don't have to listen to me. But I have to say that even though I am a woman, I also know what responsibility is. Sometimes men dare to do things but are not willing to take responsibility - even worse than women! You can't expect such a person to support the family and revitalize the family is just empty talk, he can't even take care of himself!"
When Madam Xu realized that Yi Ning was talking about Wei Yi, her expression turned cold: "You are so young, don't be so sharp-tongued."
"Every word I said was from the bottom of my heart, for the sake of my aunt and cousin." Yi Ning said slowly, "Aunt thinks I'm sharp-tongued, because honest advice hurts, so you don't like it."
When it comes to making people angry with words, Yi Ning has long been a master. These people didn't see the elegance of her verbal battle with Aunt Qiao.
Xu was indeed so angry that her face turned red.
Old Mrs. Wei waved her hand and said, "The third family's, that's enough."
She never called Xu the third sister, and Xu didn't react when she heard it.
Old Madam Wei looked at Wei Yi and said, "If you don't listen to your mother, you should decide what to do. You know best whether what your cousin said makes sense or not."
Wei Yi looked at Luo Yining. He suddenly remembered the day when the incident happened at the Duke of Ying's mansion. Her slender figure even had a kind of aloof and aloof temperament. Now she looked at him, as if she didn't take him seriously at all. He lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "Mother, don't say anymore. I have the responsibility..."
He hesitated for a moment and said, "Based on her background, Mingzhu cannot be my legal wife. It would be better to welcome her as a concubine."
When Zhao Mingzhu heard this, she understood everything. If she had been cold-hearted from the beginning, now she was completely indifferent.
She lowered her head and smiled coldly.
Mrs. Xu still disagreed. She stood up and said, "Old Madam, although we have separated, we still interact quite often. I didn't shy away from your family when they were in trouble. After all, we are all family. But you can't let others scheme against my Yi'er. If Zhao Mingzhu doesn't have any intention of plotting against Yi'er, I'll marry her and make her my principal wife!"
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