If we talk about Wen Ye's smooth life for the first half of his life after his second reincarnation, the only obstacle that could be considered as an obstacle was his biological mother, Aunt Chang.
It can't be said to be an obstacle.
Ever since she turned fourteen, Chang began to worry about her future day after day.
From the beginning, I was afraid that she would marry into a family that was not satisfactory to me, and now I am afraid that she would not be able to marry at all.
In the main room, the maid brought a cup of tea. Shen raised her eyes slightly, looked outside the room vaguely, and asked, "Is Aunt Chang not gone yet?"
Nanny Han, who was waiting nearby, replied, "The fourth young lady is here too, and she seems to be trying to persuade Aunt Chang to go back."
Shen raised her hand and rubbed her forehead which seemed to be beginning to hurt again. Even the joy brought to her by her youngest son's successful marriage could not offset it.
Aunt Chang Shen understood that who else could make her so reckless except Wen Si?
Looking around the capital city, Shen had never seen any girl whose marriage was as uncertain as Wen Si's.
Shen paused for a long while, and finally said, "Go and call the fourth young lady in."
There was inevitably a hint of resentment in his words.
Nanny Han replied, "Yes."
In the courtyard, Chang seemed to be determined this time, and no matter how Wen Ye tried to persuade her, she remained unmoved.
Wen Ye thought about it, and finally said: "Well, Auntie, you go back first, I will go to see mother."
Aunt Chang didn't say much, she just stared at Wen Ye with her round and honest eyes: "You treated me in the same way last time."
Wen Ye: “…”
When she was thinking about what else she could say to temporarily deceive the person in front of her, she caught a glimpse of Nanny Han beside Shen approaching them.
Nanny Han came in front of the mother and daughter, cast her eyes on Wen Ye, and said sternly, "Fourth Miss, the Madam wants to see you."
Before Wen Ye could react, Aunt Chang's eyes lit up suddenly and she pushed Wen Ye forward: "Go in quickly, Aunt will leave immediately."
Having said that, she nodded to Nanny Han, then immediately turned around and left the main courtyard without looking back.
Wen Ye looked at Chang's back without any reluctance and curled her lips slightly.
The mistress's attitude was indeed much more effective than the words of her own daughter.
Nanny Han suppressed her lips, turned slightly, and said to Wen Ye, "Fourth Miss, please."
Wen Ye sighed silently, and had to tidy up simply, stood up, and walked into the house.
Nanny Han followed closely behind, but she raised her eyes a few times in between.
She was the Madam's dowry nanny. She had been in the Wen family for more than 20 years and thought she knew the girls in the mansion quite well. The eldest girl was dignified and self-possessed, and was personally trained by the Madam. Her every move showed the grace that a daughter of a noble family should have.
Although the other illegitimate children were not as good-looking and graceful as the eldest girl, they generally did not make any mistakes.
The only exception is the one in front of her. Nanny Han only realized in recent years that the fourth young lady in the mansion seemed to be two different people in front of others and behind their backs.
In front of everyone, she seems to be a well-behaved and polite girl, but once she returns to her own territory and no one is watching her, she turns around as if she has no bones. She would never sit if she can lie down, and would never stand if she can sit.
Now that they had entered the main hall, Nanny Han looked up and saw the fourth young lady bowing to the lady. As soon as the lady said "Sit down", the fourth young lady's butt was already stuck to the chair.
Aunt Han, who was already used to it, said: "......"
This fourth girl always managed to make herself as comfortable as possible within the prescribed etiquette, and every time she tried to take shortcuts, no one could find fault with her.
The scope is better than anyone else.
Shen paused as she was about to pick up the teacup, and glanced at the person sitting properly on her right. After a moment of silence, she said, "You should know why I called you over here this time."
Wen Ye sighed inwardly. Of course she knew it, but she remained as obedient as when she came here, and a hint of guilt appeared between her brows at the right time: "I am sorry that my daughter's marriage has made mother worried."
Shen lowered her head to sip her tea to hide the twitching corners of her lips. When she raised her head again, she restored her usual stern and serious image and said directly, "If you were not the only girl of marriageable age in the mansion, I'm afraid the Wen family would have been the topic of conversation among other families after dinner."
"If you don't do it for yourself, you should at least think about your younger sister." Shen's expression became more serious as she spoke, and she put the teacup back on the table. "Do you really want to wait until Wen Wu reaches the age of 15?"
"My daughter doesn't dare." Wen Ye lowered her head.
At this moment, she looked so honest, just like her aunt.
It's simply unbearable to watch.
Shen looked away for a moment: "...your aunt came to me a few days ago and asked me to arrange a marriage for you as soon as possible."
Wen Ye suddenly raised his eyes and met Shen's gaze.
The look seemed to be asking: Why don’t you continue pretending?
Although he knew that the stepmother in front of him had known his true nature for a long time, it would be a lie to say that he didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed when it was suddenly exposed.
Fortunately, over the years, she has developed a very thick skin.
After a few breaths, Wen Ye recovered and said, "I understand, and I will tell you when I get back."
Shen's eyebrows moved, as if she was confused: "What are you telling me?"
Wen Yeran put on a very calm face, met Shen's gaze, and replied: "Mother has to take care of various affairs in the mansion every day, and Auntie still comes to bother her frequently. It's her fault."
"......"
She would find someone to blame.
Shen had been married into the Wen family for more than 20 years, and everything had gone smoothly for her. She had never been wronged by anyone. But ever since she saw Wen Si's true face many years ago, every time she met him, she would always have words to refute on her lips, but she couldn't say them.
No one knows how Aunt Chang gave birth to this concubine's daughter, she is a freak.
"Your aunt doesn't understand, but I know it very well."
Shen was silent for a long time, then said solemnly, "Because you don't want to get married."
Wen Ye was shocked and tried to defend herself: "Mother, my daughter——"
"You don't have to explain." Shen raised her hand slightly to interrupt her, "Five years ago, you chose Qin Silang, whose mother had been ill for a long time, instead of the third son of the Minister of Rites. As a result, the marriage was scheduled for two months, but Qin Silang's mother passed away. He had to observe mourning for his mother for three years, and the marriage with you had to be cancelled."
Suspecting that his past had been exposed, Wen Ye's lowered eyes flashed and he chose to remain silent.
Shen glanced at her and continued, "Then the young master of the Zhang family came to ask for marriage, and you agreed. You only needed to wait until the mourning period was over to get married. However, less than half a year after the marriage was arranged, you fell seriously ill three times, and each time it took more than a month to recover. Aunt Chang was so scared that she came to me and asked me to help you cancel the marriage with the Zhang family."
Wen Ye touched her fingers.
"Not long after, the Liu family wanted to marry her. Who would have thought that when the six ceremonies of both families were almost over, the news that Young Master Liu had made his concubine pregnant during the period of mourning spread throughout Shengjing City."
Shen paused for a moment, then slowly looked at Wen Ye, who was now in the state of Aunt Chang, and said, "Do you have anything else to say?"
Wen Ye thought to herself, she is worthy of being the mistress of a mansion. Most of the things that happened just now were the result of her instigation and she had almost no hand in it. However, she didn't expect that Shen would still find out some clues.
But there probably wasn't any solid evidence, otherwise Shen would have put the evidence in front of her long ago.
Without evidence, Wen Ye would not admit it. She just looked up and asked, "What does mother mean by saying this?"
"Heh." Shen snorted coldly, "At this time, are you still going to continue to act stupid in front of me?"
When Wen Ye heard the tone was wrong, she immediately became obedient and said sincerely, "I will listen to mother this time."
He is a rebellious person, but he can also bend and stretch.
How was Aunt Chang raised?
Wen Ye's sudden obedience left Shen with no way to vent her accumulated anger.
This Wen Si always knows how to make people angry.
Wen Ye had never thought about not getting married in her life. If she refused to get married, she would only have two options:
1. Died of illness.
Really.
Second, become a nun, eat vegetarian food every day and pray for the family, and never leave the nunnery for the rest of your life.
She has been accustomed to staying at home and being an ancient stay-at-home girl all her life. It's okay for her if she can't go anywhere, but if she is not allowed to eat meat to her heart's content, I'm sorry, she can't accept it.
Neither of these two options was what she wanted.
Wen Ye is also very self-aware. Although reincarnation with memories is a rare adventure, she never thought that she would be the first person to travel through time and space to change the world.
She also doesn't think that with her beauty in this life she can find a true lover who will only be with her for the rest of her life.
There are very few men in modern society who love only one person and never cheat on their spouse, let alone in ancient times when religious laws were strict and it was legal and proper for men to have three wives and four concubines.
The reason why she kept putting it off was because she was too young at the time. She had to get married and have children at the age of 15 or 16, which was something she simply couldn't do.
However, if she had to choose between "since I can't avoid it, I'll just give in" and "I'll avoid it as long as I can", she would definitely prefer the latter.
Wen Ye's eyes rolled. Ever since she had three marriages in just a few years, there had been some rumors circulating outside that she, the fourth daughter of the Wen family, was unlucky in marriage.
In addition, she is getting older now, and it is hard to say about her marriage. Thinking of this, Wen Ye said considerately: "If mother is in trouble, why don't I go and persuade my aunt?" As she said this, she was about to get up.
"You are allowed to leave?" Shen asked, with a stern look in her eyes.
Wen Ye sat back down on the stool, his buttocks having just left the stool, with a look of confusion in his eyes.
But Shen knew that Wen Ye's current look was just an act.
He appears to be obedient and docile on the surface, but in fact he is a rebellious person.
So she said, "Although I am too lazy to care about you, but for the sake of the future girls of the Wen family, your marriage must be arranged within three months."
She didn't want her future granddaughter to have trouble finding a marriage because of her illegitimate aunt Wen Ye.
Wen Ye saw that Shen had made up her mind and knew that she could not escape this time, so she said, "Everything is up to mother."
Shen looked at her for a long time, knowing that she was not pretending this time, and her expression eased. She continued, "Don't worry, although your matter is a little difficult, I will not randomly assign you a husband's family. When there are candidates, you can choose one from them."
Wen Ye blinked. She actually still had choices?
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