Volume 1 Chapter 82 Remarriage
Shi Niang woke up in the middle of the night, and the only thing guarding her side was a silver bottle.
Seeing that she had woken up, Yinping was overjoyed and immediately called a little maid to inform the Eleventh Lady while personally going to inform the Eldest Lady.
At that time, the old lady had already gone to bed and said a sentence "I know" through the curtain, and there was no more text.
Eleventh daughter also rested, heard that tenth daughter woke up, let Binju tell Xiaoyan: "Drink more mung bean water to detoxify."
The tenth girl listened and didn't say anything, letting Yín Píng change her clothes, then fell into a deep sleep.
The eleventh girl did not fall asleep until midnight.
She originally thought that the bangle Shining wore was related to the lost property of Yu Hang's old house. As a result, although Shining's bangle was hollow, it contained arsenic. It is unknown whether the arsenic had been there for a long time or if its quality was poor when purchased. Shining hastily poured half of the tea water on the ground and spilled the other half... Not long after drinking, she began to tremble, and her lips turned dark purple. Mrs. Xu, who had been paying attention to her, immediately noticed something was amiss and feared that if she made a scene in the main courtyard, it would lose face for the Luo family. Thinking that there was already commotion on this side, she decided to call Eleven to come and help... She frantically tried to revive Shining and unexpectedly managed to save her life.
Although I am kind-hearted, what will be waiting for the tenth girl?
Nobody can say clearly...
The next morning, Wang's matchmaker, Mr. Wang, arrived early.
He first scolded Wang Heng severely, then handed over 3,000 taels of silver to the old master, saying it was compensation from the Maoguo Gongfu for the loss of the Luo family.
The old master didn't want to, and told about Shi Niang's suicide, insisting on breaking off the engagement: "It's just that the two families don't have this fate!"
Wang Huan indeed went too far this time.
Mr. Wang was very embarrassed, politely said a few words, and then stood up and bid farewell.
"Is it going to end like this?" The old lady couldn't help but nag, "Who will come to propose in the future?"
The old master really wanted to call off the engagement: "That Wang Cang is not a good son-in-law. Moreover, the 10th girl would rather die than marry him, I think it's better to forget about it!"
The lady couldn't help but sneer: "That's great. From now on, whenever parents do something that doesn't meet their children's expectations, they'll just have to die trying!"
"What do you think we should do?"
"Of course, we must have the Wang family come and apologize in person!" The old lady said with a straight face, "You can't forget that our family still has the marriages of Fourth Master, Eleventh Lady, and Twelfth Lady to settle. We can't let Tenth Lady's matter delay those two! Especially Eleventh Lady, the Xu family is about to send over the betrothal gifts. The madam's intention was to set a date as soon as the duke returns, but look at this situation... how are we supposed to set a date with the Xu family?"
The lady's words were always reasonable, and the old master had nothing to say.
The lady came up with an idea: "Since Wang Gongzi is getting married, his sister must be in Yanjing. I think this matter still requires her to take the lead! Why don't we write a letter to her, saying that our tenth daughter is not worthy of Wang Gongzi and has disappointed her good intentions... then propose that the Luo family's face will be completely lost, and there is only one way to retreat from the marriage..." With her cleverness, she will definitely see through our meaning!
The old man nodded in agreement.
The lady herself took up her pen and wrote a letter to Mrs. Jiang.
The letter had not been finished yet when Huang Laohouye, the Marquis of Yongchang, arrived.
The couple was taken aback.
The lady complained: "Old master, I said! This matter will affect the eleventh daughter. You see, the Xu family sent someone over so quickly."
The old master went to the main hall with mixed feelings of doubt and suspicion.
Who would have thought that Old Master Huang had come to deliver the betrothal gifts: "These are the Xu family's betrothal gifts and money, take a look."
The old man was taken aback.
He didn't expect that the Xu family wasn't affected by this matter at all!
Huang Lao Houye consulted with the old master: "Madam's intention is that since the marriage of the tenth young lady cannot be decided for the time being, it would be better to settle the marriage of the eleventh young lady first. It is also possible to harvest wheat before harvesting barley!"
Compared with Wang's family, Xu's family was very polite to Luo's family. The old master naturally agreed and set the 26th as the engagement day.
The mistress was also quite surprised when she heard this.
The old master couldn't help but sigh: "After all, the Xu family is reasonable and understanding."
The elder lady temporarily put aside the matter of the tenth daughter and devoted herself wholeheartedly to preparing for the engagement of the eleventh daughter.
Who would have thought that the next day, Mrs. Jiang brought her younger brother Wang Lang to personally visit and apologize.
The old master was so angry that he repeatedly shouted "I won't see him", but the old lady couldn't help but persuade: "It's better to forgive than to resent. Wang Lang is a young man, and which young man doesn't have some temper? If you really don't agree, what will happen to Shiniang in the future?" After talking for half a day, the old master's face slightly cleared up.
Mrs. Dai went to see Mrs. Jiang and Wang Lang.
"Madam Jiang spoke in a low and humble tone, saying only words of apology: '...This matter is entirely our fault. We will take out 3,000 taels of silver to compensate for the expenses your family incurred that day. My brother knows he was wrong and has come specifically to apologize to you.' As she spoke, she cast a glance at Wang Lang."
Wang Lang sat there drinking tea, pretending he hadn't seen anything.
Mrs. Jiang had no choice but to repeatedly speak well of her brother-in-law: "A thousand faults, ten thousand mistakes, he is still your son-in-law after all. As the saying goes, a daughter's husband is half a son. You should also give him some face so that he can hold his head high in front of his uncles and brothers-in-law in the future."
So that's how it is!
The lady couldn't help but sneer inwardly as she listened.
Afraid of being unable to hold his head up in front of his uncle is a small matter, wanting to be brothers-in-law with Yongping Hou is the truth?
However, if it were her own child, she would seize the opportunity to call off this engagement. But it's not her own child... Thinking of Shiyang's silence after saving herself and then eating and drinking heavily, she felt a growing sense of unease, as if something else was going to happen.
Marrying early is also good, so as not to make people angry just by looking at you!
The lady's face was slightly cloudy.
Mrs. Jiang was very good at observing people's expressions and immediately took out a red lacquer gold-painted box: "There are five thousand taels of silver bills in here. The other two thousand taels of silver for Miss Shao's dowry this time will be borne by the Wang family."
Mrs. Jiang said with a smile: "It seems like I'm having trouble coming up with this silver..."
Mrs. Jiang hastily said, "It's not what you think, it's not what you think. We just wanted to show our apologies..." After some persuasion, the old lady finally allowed Mrs. Xu to take the box. Mrs. Jiang took the opportunity to propose that they come to welcome the tenth daughter on May 24th.
"Twenty-sixth Xu's family will come to propose, this has been agreed upon long ago. I'm just afraid that it might be too sudden for Young Master Wang."
The 24th is the wedding day, and the 26th is the third day of returning home.
"Who would have thought that Madam Jiang immediately said: 'Twenty-four is just twenty-four. To say, we missed the auspicious day.' She looked at her younger brother and said: 'We are also old friends with the Xu family, it's a good opportunity to take a look at the excitement.'"
The lady couldn't help but glance at Wang Lang - he hadn't said a word since entering.
Wang Lang saw the madam sizing her up and gave her a sideways glance, extremely haughty.
The lady was unhappy. She thought of Qian Ming...
No wonder she would do such a thing on the day of her wedding! However, she didn't agree to this marriage just to find a good son-in-law. Thinking of this, Mrs. Dai smiled slightly and immediately agreed to Mrs. Jiang's request.
Mrs. Jiang thanked them again and again, chatted with them for a while, and then took Wang Lang to bid farewell.
The old master sighed after hearing what the old lady said: "Well, it's good that she's married and settled down."
By the 24th, Luo's family had only invited two families, the second and third houses, to a simple meal. The Wang family came to receive the bride, and the Luo family set off two strings of firecrackers at the door before sending off the sedan chair.
Looking at the distant sedan chair, Liu Niang couldn't help but sigh: "When Master married me, he even had the sedan chair go around two streets."
It means that the wedding ceremony of a concubine is more grand than that of a legitimate wife.
Fourth Sister and Fifth Sister both didn't respond, but their eyes were equally dim.
May 26th was both the day of Shi Niang's third return home and the day Xu's family sent betrothal gifts.
Luo's family still invited Mr. Jin from the Hanlin Academy to be the guardian of the eleventh daughter.
The sky had just brightened, and the Luo family's gate was already wide open, with lanterns and streamers hanging.
Wang Huan and Xu Jia's family arrived one after another.
The lady arranged for Wang Huan and his wife to stay at Luo Zhenxing's residence, with Luo Zhenxing and his wife as their companions. The others went to welcome the Xu family's procession.
The Xu family's betrothal gifts consisted of thirty-six sedan chairs, which, compared to the Xu family's social status, were somewhat humble. However, the first item was a pair of jade Ruyi presented by the Empress Dowager, and the second item was the "Three Star" longevity and good fortune gift presented by the Empress... just these two items alone were unmatched by other families.
The old lady was delighted: "In those days, we welcomed our daughter-in-law with sixty-four sedan chairs..."
Madam Xu nodded repeatedly: "The Marquis still respects his legitimate wife, the eldest lady."
The one who came to deliver the letter was Xu Jia San Ye, Xu Lingning. He was a cautious person and very polite to others. Jin Daren and Huang Lao Houye were originally acquaintances, Yu Yiqing had a gentle temperament, and Qian Ming was someone who deliberately tried to get along with others. After a few words, the atmosphere became very harmonious.
The old man looked very pleased.
When having dinner, Luo Zhenxing accompanied Wang Lang.
Xu Lingning saw Wang Lang and didn't find it strange, smiling and greeting him.
Wang Huan saw Xu Lingning and was taken aback, saying: "Why didn't Fifth Master come?"
Xu Lingning smiled and said: "This is indeed a good opportunity - Fifth Brother has gone to Dingnan Marquis's wife's family."
Luo Zhenxing hurriedly invited everyone to take their seats.
Xu Lingning was modest and let everyone take their seats first. Wang Lang, on the other hand, was not polite and casually sat in the first position.
Luo Zhenxing whispered to Lord Jin, Old Master Huang and Xu Lingning: "....Today is the day when Shi Yi's husband and Shi Yi return home."
Xu Lingning comforted Luo Zhenxing instead, smiling: "The Wang family and our family have dealings with each other, the young master of the Wang family is like this. You don't need to worry." As he spoke, he respectfully invited Lord Jin and Old Master Huang to sit down first.
Huang Lao Houye probably also knew Wang Lang's temper and said nothing, sitting down at the lower seat of Wang Gongzi. Jin Daren would not say anything either.
Luo Zhenxing couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Yu Yiqing disliked her brother-in-law even more.
Qian Ming secretly admired Xu Lingning's magnanimity in his heart.
The backyard, Da Nai set up a banquet to entertain Shi Niang.
Shi Niang wore a bright red dress with golden patterns, but her face didn't show any joy of a newlywed. She ate a bowl of rice by herself, then said "I'm full" and threw away the bowl. She asked Yinping to bring over her book and sat down on the windowsill platform to read.
The four niangs, five niangs and Da Nai couldn't help but exchange glances. They could only ask Yinping privately: "Tenth Miss, is everything okay?"
Yinping smiled and said: "The Duke and his wife are very fond of Miss Shixi."
Having won over the parents-in-law, this day has become a lot easier.
Everyone finally felt slightly at ease.
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