Chapter 122: Don’t worry about her marriage
Lin Qian smiled at the wife of Marquis Anyuan and saluted her, but was stopped by the wife of Marquis Anyuan.
She said, "Your Excellency is not to be trifled with. If it weren't for you, my son and I wouldn't be here. It's me who should be paying my respects to your Excellency."
The eldest princess held her grandson in her arms and asked the wife of the Marquis of Anyuan, "Jia'er, you said she was your benefactor? What's going on?"
The wife of the Marquis of Anyuan took Lin Qian's hand and said to the eldest princess, "I gave birth to Qi'er safely in a temple outside the capital. It was she who saved me. If it weren't for her, Qi'er and I would probably be dead."
The eldest princess immediately changed her previous attitude towards Lin Qian. She smiled kindly at Lin Qian, praised her a lot in her words, and gave her a generous gift.
The noble ladies around all agreed, but Madam Zheng was the only one who looked unhappy.
Lin Qian played with a pair of Dongzhu in her hand, looked at Madam Zheng's gloomy face with amusement, and felt relieved.
She knew that Old Madam Zheng disliked her, but Wei Xiaoran had already made it clear that he did not want to marry Zheng Wanrou. She felt uncomfortable, so why did he take his anger out on her?
"Miss Lin is an excellent doctor and she takes it as her mission to cure diseases and save lives. It's a pity that she is a girl, otherwise she would definitely be able to enter the palace as an imperial physician, and maybe even become the head of a hospital." Madam Zheng said angrily after being humiliated.
Lin Qian smiled and said, "What's wrong with me being a girl? I heal people and save lives, which is a meritorious deed. Unlike some people who gossip about others, they will go to hell and have their tongues pulled out."
"You!" Madam Zheng was immediately angry. Just as she was about to scold Lin Qian, Zheng Wanrou spoke first: "Miss Lin, please mind your words and actions. My grandmother is so old, how dare you talk back to her?"
"So what if she is old? She is not the elder in our family. If she were the elder in our family, we would naturally respect her. Can't we say anything bad about her and ruin her reputation?" Zhao Xiu finally couldn't bear it anymore and started to sneer.
She's a noble lady from the capital, a lady of the first rank! She loves gossiping just like a country woman.
The wife of Marquis Anyuan frowned. Lin Qian was her savior, but Madam Zheng and the eldest princess were close friends. She looked at the eldest princess, who only frowned and had no intention of speaking, so she didn't want to interrupt.
"Your daughter has lost her reputation after being out in public. She behaves so disrespectfully, I wonder who would be willing to marry her.
If she were a descendant of my family, and she had brought such disgrace upon me, I would have cut off her hair and sent her to the mountains to be a nun." Madam Zheng said coldly, her words very harshly.
The wife of Marquis Anyuan frowned as she listened, and was interrupted just as she was about to speak.
"There's no need for Madam Zheng to worry about her marriage." Everyone looked over and saw that it was Zhang Yufang who was speaking.
She strode in with a cold face. Zhang Yufang now lives a life of luxury and is well served. Her skin is fair and shiny.
He walked in with a stern face, which was somewhat similar to Wei Xiaoran.
As soon as Zhang Yufang arrived, all the noble ladies at the table stood up and saluted her. Zhang Yufang just nodded, walked over and held Lin Qian's hand affectionately, with a hint of worry on her face.
"Aunt Zhang is here, don't be afraid." Zhang Yufang patted Lin Qian's hand, then looked at Zhao Xiu, asking her with her eyes if she was okay.
Zhao Xiu glared at Madam Zheng, and Zhang Yufang also looked over fiercely.
Zhang Yufang and Madam Zheng are both first-rank ladies with imperial edicts. However, if you think about it carefully, although Wei Xiaoran has great power in the court, Zhang Yufang is more confident. Any first-rank lady with imperial edicts would be inferior to her when seeing her.
Everyone heard what Zhang Yufang said just now, and now seeing her and Lin Qian being so affectionate, they immediately started whispering to each other.
The princess looked at Lin Qian, then at Zhang Yufang, and asked, "Madam Wei, what did you just say?"
It is no longer a secret that Lin Qian's family has a connection with Wei Xiaoran's family, but no one else takes it to heart.
What they all thought was that no matter how good their relationship was, it was impossible for the two families to get married. After all, Wei Xiaoran was the prime minister of the dynasty and a first-rank official, while Lin Qian was only the daughter of a fourth-rank commander. There was no possibility between the two of them.
If Wei Xiaoran was smart, he would not choose such a person who has no support from her family as his wife.
But now looking at how Zhang Yufang protects Lin Qian, it is clear that she already treats her as a legitimate daughter-in-law.
When everyone looked at Lin Qian again, their gazes had changed.
Regardless of Lin Qian's blushing face, Zhang Yufang smiled and nodded: "Qianqian is my son's favorite person, and also the daughter-in-law I have chosen. In a few days, the emperor's imperial decree granting the marriage will come down.
When my son gets married, I'll invite everyone to come and have a drink at the wedding."
After saying this, Zhang Yufang even glanced at Madam Zheng. Madam Zheng, however, looked at Zheng Wanrou. Lin Qian followed her gaze and saw that her eyes were red and she looked like she was about to cry.
"Congratulations! Congratulations!" everyone quickly responded.
At this time, the eldest princess's grandson Zhou Hao came with a group of officials' sons to pay their respects to the eldest princess, and standing next to him were Wei Xiaoran and Lin Shuo.
"Greetings to the princess, may the princess live long." Everyone saluted.
After Wei Xiaoran paid his respects, he first looked at Lin Qian who was beside Zhang Yufang. The two looked at each other, and Lin Qian unconsciously looked away.
Only then did Wei Xiaoran bow and greet Zhang Yufang.
Zhang Yufang smiled happily and said to Zhao Xiu beside her: "Look at my son, he is such a loser. My wife is yours and she won't run away. Stop looking at me."
Wei Xiaoran smiled and looked at Lin Qian tenderly, as if she was the only one in his eyes.
This time, Zheng Wanrou really burst into tears.
She fell in love with Wei Xiaoran the first time she saw him. Later, when her grandparents knew her feelings, they felt very happy.
But for some reason, Wei Xiaoran did not agree to marry her. Zheng Wanrou naively thought that it was because he had never seen her or been with her.
As long as he understands herself, he will definitely be willing to marry her.
But later, Lin Qian appeared, and at that time she discovered that Wei Xiaoran's heart and eyes were full of Lin Qian.
She was jealous and unwilling.
Grandmother knew what she was thinking and seeing how upset she was, she said she would fight for herself.
Later, Lin Qian's reputation was damaged. Zheng Wanrou thought that Wei Xiaoran would finally see her, but she didn't expect to receive news that the two were going to get married.
Zheng Wanrou, with tears in her eyes, saw the caring look of Old Madam Zheng. She felt very sad, but she took a deep breath and suppressed her tears.
She is the eldest daughter of the Zheng family and cannot bring shame to the family outside.
"Grandma, I'm fine." Zheng Wanrou wiped her tears with a handkerchief, trying hard to maintain the demeanor of a daughter of a wealthy family, and gave Old Madam Zheng a big smile.
Seeing her most beloved granddaughter being so sensible, Mrs. Zheng was heartbroken.
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