Chapter 26: The Succession Room (12)
As a concubine, she has been accustomed to seeing cold faces since she was a child, and she knows how to survive in this hierarchical family. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info so when she first knew about her father's decision, she never had any grievances or covetousness. She had every sense that her father would treat her marriage as a bargain if needed. It's just that her extravagant expectations are just that when her father uses her as a trade, the object will not be too outrageous. Now Madame's various actions seem to hint to her that she may be able to change her fate and replace the third sister. So, should she take the olive branch handed to her by her grandmother and obey her mother's arrangement? An unprecedented instinct told her that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if she missed it, she would never have it again, and it seemed like it would never be again. So, she decided to follow her instincts.
Fang Mingzhu spent almost a noon with An Niang in the flower room. Because the two of them have a common topic, they don't even notice the passage of time. When the old lady got up and was about to go home, both of them couldn't help but be a little inseparable.
And Fang Zhuzhu, after being forced to leave the garden, can be said to be extremely unwilling. It's just that Mrs. Fang's prestige is there, even if she is favored like her, she doesn't dare to offend easily. It's just that the two mothers who have been staring at her until the afternoon may have been really too busy in the front yard, or Mrs. Fang was confused for a while and forgot, and actually asked someone to call them all away. So, Fang Pearl, who had always been bold, sneaked into the garden again. It's just that this time, she didn't meet the female dependents again, but met a bold fanatic. The man didn't seem to know who she was, so he harassed her. Where did Fang Pearl encounter such a thing? After struggling and screaming, Fang Xiangye appeared there with a blushing face.
Aunt Qian cried in front of Fang Xiangye. She never expected that the face and future she had worked so hard to win for her daughter would be completely ruined all at once. Fang Pearl was insulted in her own garden, and she wanted to die. But he was locked in the house by Mrs. Fang and strictly guarded, but he couldn't die if he wanted to. Mrs. Fang's words were convincing in front of Fang Xiangye, she had ordered someone to take care of Fang Pearl in the house early in the morning, but Fang Pearl herself took advantage of the unpreparedness and ran into the courtyard without authorization. As for the person who insulted Fang Pearl, it was the concubine of the Dingyuan Marquis family, and it is said that because he drank too much wine, he thought that Fang Pearl was the dancing girl of Fang Mansion, and he was fascinated for a while. After being caught by Fang Xiangye and others, he was beaten in public by the Marquis of Dingyuan and punished to kneel in his living room. When something like this happened, Fang Xiangye consciously lost face, but he still had to do the aftermath. Marquis Dingyuan ordered someone to prepare a heavy gift early in the morning and personally came to the door to say something. Speaking of which, that concubine is his son-in-law, although he is a concubine, he has always been his baby, so it is inevitable to be arrogant. Except for good wine and greedy glasses, there is nothing wrong with it. Otherwise, he would not be eligible to participate in this flower-viewing banquet organized by Fang Xiangye himself. Marquis Dingyuan is the brother of the current queen, although he is a relative, he is also a relative of the emperor in the end, and now he personally came to apologize for his son, if he did not accept it, wouldn't it be too unkind. And now that the accident has happened, Fang Zhu's reputation is irretrievable, what else can he do except agree to his family's courtship? It's just that he had already decided to give Fang Pearl to Meng Yingqi before, but what should he do now? Without waiting for him to be embarrassed, Mrs. Fang naturally mentioned Fang Mingzhu's performance today, and Mrs. Meng's satisfaction with Fang Mingzhu. So, the person who married Tanhualang naturally became the pearl of the fourth lady.
The time set by the Meng family and the Dingyuan Hou family is about the same, and the good days of the year before were just a few days. In order to better cover up the scandal at home, Fang Xiangye slowed down the matter at hand a little and concentrated on dealing with the marriage of his two daughters. The final conclusion of the third lady's marriage is that the two families have already decided to kiss the baby, and that day it was the future aunt who was naughty and playing with his fiancée. but because he didn't understand the severity of the situation, he cried the other party. And the fourth lady has been sensible since she was a child, and Fang Xiangye specially promised her to Tanhualang. The two were married only five days apart.
When the New Year was approaching, Anniang finally had a stepmother again. Seeing this amiable stepmother, An Niang's first feeling was surprise, and the next feeling was joy. When I heard that my father was going to continue the string, the little girl secretly cried a few times. She was too young when her mother left, but from the mouths of her father, grandmother and mother He, An Niang still came to the conclusion that her mother was the best woman in the world. So in my little heart, I secretly painted the image of a mother, she was so beautiful, so gentle, and so amiable. The stepmother that my father is about to marry is an unknown woman, and An Niang unconsciously thinks that she will not be able to replace her mother. Now that she saw Fang Mingzhu, her sense of loss was inexplicably not so serious.
After Meng Yingqi saw Fang Mingzhu, he had a feeling of helplessness. Originally, he never thought about continuing, he just wanted to keep his former wife in his heart for the rest of his life. But now under pressure, he still married. It's just that he can't look happy after all, let alone the candles in the cave room.
On the wedding night, the groom was drunk in the living room and slept in the outer courtyard with his arms. When Mrs. Meng heard about it, she let out a long sigh. Fang Mingzhu sat in the cave room until the third watch, and then under the persuasion of Xiaohuan, he removed the hairpin ring, closed his clothes and lay down all night. Early the next morning, when she saw her husband's apologetic face, she didn't say anything, and followed Meng Yingqi to the old lady to kowtow and say goodbye.
The old lady also got up before dawn. Hearing that Mother He came to tell her about the movement in the wife's house, and said that the new lady looked very calm, the old lady was slightly relieved. When Meng Yingqi and Fang Mingzhu stood in front of the old lady together, the old lady couldn't help but look at the two of them carefully. But I saw that the man was handsome and the woman was coquettish. If it weren't for the sadness in the corners of Meng Yingqi's eyes and eyebrows that made her sad, the old lady would be really satisfied. Fang Mingzhu respectfully served tea to the old lady, and when she saw Uncle Meng Jiu sitting on the top, she couldn't help but be stunned. Uncle Meng Jiu is the youngest child, not much older than Meng Yingqi, but his generation is a generation older than Meng Yingqi, so it stands to reason that he sits at the top. Seeing that Fang Mingzhu was stunned, Meng Yingqi hurriedly introduced her: "This is Uncle Nine!" Fang Mingzhu then stepped forward and saluted. Meng Jiu accepted their courtesy and also gave them a red envelope according to the courtesy.