Chapter 399 Having a Plan
"You mean your aunt doesn't plan to have her husband and cousin married at the funeral?"
Madam He was a little angry. What was wrong with her daughter? Her daughter was beautiful, had a great figure, and was talented. How could she be inferior to her good-for-nothing son? At this age, he still had to rely on his brother to make a living. He had no ambition at all.
Madam He completely forgot that just a moment ago she thought Gu Er was quite good, but in the blink of an eye she completely despised him.
"I suppose that's what my aunt meant. My cousin has often angered her over the years. I heard that my second cousin was also involved in the passing of my cousin from the Gu family. So perhaps my aunt never intended to find a wife for my cousin in the first place."
He Yin's wild guess turned out to be correct; the old lady had indeed never intended to find a wife for Gu Er.
However, it wasn't because of his deceased daughter, but because the old lady knew that, given Second Master Gu's personality, marrying any girl would only bring trouble to others.
"So what should we do?"
Mrs. He looked at He Yin, somewhat unsure of her daughter's intentions.
"According to my plan, I'll win over my second cousin first. When he insists on marrying me, even if my aunt doesn't want to agree, she'll have no choice but to agree to the marriage so as not to lose this son again."
He Yin's eyes were full of calculation as she spoke. She was just an old woman; she didn't believe she couldn't handle her.
"Okay, we'll do it your way."
Although Madam He felt that her daughter's method was somewhat outrageous, she didn't care about such things as long as it could achieve its goal.
Unconsciously, both sides began to scheme for the other's marriage. Gu Shuyan already knew what Gu Erye was thinking and what He Yin was thinking.
Originally, it was all her doing to have Pearl bribe the maid to lure the two of them to meet today; how could she not know what the two of them were thinking?
But this is fine too. Isn't He Yin determined to be in a prestigious family? Then she'll help her this time. But if things don't go well, she can't blame her.
While the Marquis's family was busy with their own plans, the Meng family's matriarch, upon returning to the Earl's mansion, immediately summoned Meng Wei.
Looking at her expressionless and calm granddaughter in front of her, Old Madam Meng was so angry that she almost fainted.
Do you know why I brought you to the Marquis's residence today?
Previously, Madam Meng might have been more subtle in her words, but now she had no intention of hiding anything and simply laid out her thoughts openly and frankly.
Upon hearing this, Meng Wei looked up at her, but didn't say a word, just stood there quietly without moving.
"Now you don't even respect me, your grandmother, anymore? With such a good opportunity today, you actually came back on your own? Do you know how much effort I put in to get in touch with the Marquis's family? Your great-aunt, what do you think she is? How many good things did she take from me to get you into the Marquis's family?"
Meng Wei looked calmly at Old Madam Meng. No matter what the old lady said, she didn't respond or even raise her eyes.
"I'm talking to you! Are you mute?" Old Madam Meng was most annoyed by Meng Wei's appearance, and she raised the teacup in her hand and smashed it on the ground.
"Grandmother, some things are not meant to be yours, and if you try to force them, you will only lose more than you gain."
Meng Wei didn't blink, as if she were recounting something. She had heard Old Madam Meng's words so many times over the years that she was tired of them, but even so, she had never thought about marrying into a high-ranking family.
If it weren't for Madam Meng forcibly keeping her in the mansion these past two years, she would have been married off to a family of officials of the same rank, arranged by her mother and father.
"You are just like your short-sighted father and mother. If you don't marry into a good family, how will our Earl's Mansion maintain its standing in the capital after your father's generation?"
Madam Meng gets angry whenever she talks about this. Her son is clearly very capable, but he doesn't do as well as others in the officialdom. And yet, Master Meng just doesn't compete or fight for anything, acting as if he's just going with the flow, without any plans for his descendants.
Just then, Mr. and Mrs. Meng walked in.
"What business does Mother have with us?"
"What is it? I've come to see your good daughter, to see how she has failed this old woman's good intentions. I've done so much for her, and she came running back without even waiting for me."
The old lady's anger only grew as she spoke, and she pounded the low table beside her twice more.
Everyone says that Liu Shan (A Dou) is a hopeless case, and none of her sons and grandsons are any good at all.
Madam Meng considered herself wise all her life, but how come she had given birth to such a bunch of useless descendants?
"I disagreed with Mother taking Mengwei to the Marquis's residence from the beginning. If it weren't for your sake, I would have refused on the spot."
Master Meng showed no weakness in front of his mother, and even a hint of anger towards Madam Meng flashed in his eyes.
His Meng family is indeed gradually declining, and the hereditary title will indeed be taken back in his generation, but so what?
Being a good person means being upright in conduct and conduct. If one can even betray one's original intentions, such a person will not be able to sleep soundly even if he holds a high position.
"Listen to what you're saying. If I had known you were so useless, I should have gone with your father long ago, so I wouldn't have to suffer the pain of seeing you like this."
Old Madam Meng beat her chest and stamped her feet in frustration. When Madam Meng saw this, she hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her, but was pushed away violently by the old lady.
"It's all your fault, you jinx! Ever since you entered my home, not one of my sons, grandsons, or granddaughters has been on my side. What have you done to them?"
Madam Meng disliked this daughter-in-law intensely. She had also disliked her when the family first married. If it weren't for the old Duke's insistence on his son marrying her, she would never have allowed such an ordinary official's daughter to become her daughter-in-law.
It must be said that, whether it was marrying off her daughter or taking in a daughter-in-law, as long as they were descendants of the Meng family, Madam Meng's only requirement was that they marry into wealthy families.
“Grandmother’s words are getting more and more outrageous. So what if Mother married Father? Over the years, Mother has been handling all the big and small matters in the Meng family. The fact that the Meng family is where it is today is largely thanks to Mother.”
The more Meng Wei thought about what Madam Meng was saying, the more upset the old lady Meng became.
Even though it was I who was wholeheartedly making plans for her, she only thought about her mother.
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