Chapter 159: The Dust Has Settled
However, after thinking hard all the way about how to convince Mrs. Zou, the mother and daughter soon found that the draft they had written in their womb was useless at all. On the way home just now, Mrs. Zou's sedan chair was stopped one after another, all of them were the families of those who had proposed relatives to Zou Mingqing before, and unilaterally announced the abandonment of the family affairs mentioned before.
Mrs. Zou, who pieced together the latest scandal of her granddaughter from outsiders, fell down angrily, and when she got home, she summoned the unconscious mother and daughter, and scolded her angrily.
But scolding and scolding, things still have to be resolved. After being angry, without giving them a chance to speak, Mrs. Zou immediately announced that her granddaughter's husband and wife would set Shen Pei. He thought that the arrogant Zou Mingqing looked down on a concubine as before, lest the mother and daughter would make trouble again and annoy him, so after announcing his decision, he immediately drove them back to his courtyard to reflect on it.
Zou Mingqing didn't expect that he didn't say a word and it was done, exchanged glances with his mother, who was also secretly happy, and exited his grandfather's study unusually softly.
People, that's how contradictory it is. At first, Mrs. Zou was thinking about how to persuade her father-in-law to agree to this family business, but she didn't want to get what she wanted without much effort. After the initial joy, her heart slowly changed, and the more she thought about it, the more unpleasant it became. She has carefully cared for the pearl of her palm since she was a child, and she has made thousands of choices, and in the end she has a little-known concubine, Mrs. Zou feels aggrieved when she thinks of this, and she feels more and more dissatisfied with her future son-in-law.
Zou Mingqing was immersed in her own thoughts, not noticing her mother's increasingly gloomy complexion. The plan was initially successful, and she began to worry about the most likely situation after the previous and Shen Pei were combined - the delay in the marriage date. It is said that the female university is not in the middle, and it was okay when she couldn't decide on the candidate before, but after nodding her head and agreeing to Shen Pei, the girl's heart that had gradually withered because of Shen Ze's ruthlessness gradually recovered, and her hatred for marriage was even stronger than that of cardamom.
She's seventeen, and she can't afford to wait another three years. Thinking that her mother thought the same as herself, she asked in a deliberative tone: "Mother, Shen Gongzi's filial piety has passed forty-nine days, do you think my marriage can be completed in such a short time?" ”
Mrs. Zou, who was feeling aggrieved for her, replied without thinking: "What a hurry!" What a big deal it is for a woman to get married, where is fifty days enough! I wish I had kept you for a few more years. ”
Zou Mingqing was surprised, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Mother, I'm seventeen years old......"
Only then did Mrs. Zou realize her daughter's thoughts, and when she heard the words, she glanced at her angrily: "What's wrong with Seventeen?" Does he still have the guts to dislike you? Let me tell you, my daughter's family should be more expensive, how can there be a reason to get married in a hurry? He should be asked to wait a few more years, and the hard-won things can be cherished. ”
Zou Mingqing was trained by her to be red-faced, and she was unwilling to give up, so she rolled her eyes and tried to move her mother from the other side. "Mother, what you said is very reasonable, but you don't want to think about the current situation in the Weiguo Mansion. Grandpa Guo is widowed, even if he wants to continue the string, it will take a year later, and there is only one female protagonist in it, and she is a mortal enemy with me. If I wait for three years unhurriedly to listen to you, how can I still stand after passing the door? ”
Her daughter's matter came too suddenly, and Mrs. Zou never had the time to calm down and carefully consider the situation of all parties, so she really didn't expect what her daughter said. She frowned and pondered the pros and cons, but she still couldn't make up her mind until she returned to her courtyard.
"Well, when your father comes back, I'll discuss it with him."
Zou Mingqing thought that after his father came back, he would inevitably be reprimanded again, and immediately wanted to smear oil on the soles of his feet. She smiled flatteringly at her mother: "Mother, grandpa just asked me to go back to the room to think about it, so I won't go in with you." If Daddy is angry, you have to help your daughter block it. ”
After speaking, without waiting for his mother to respond, Fu Shen quickly left. Mrs. Zou, who was left in place, came back to her senses and scolded angrily and funny: "This little slippery head! ”
After dinner, Mrs. Zou and his son discussed in the study for half an hour behind closed doors, and finally reached a consensus: this family affair is a foregone conclusion, and it will be concluded sooner or later anyway, so naturally the sooner the better.
The woman hates to marry, and the man rushes to the 100-day filial piety period, starting from Shen Bin's door-to-door petition the next day, this family affair was immediately put on the agenda. A peach-colored scandal contributed to a good story, and those melon-eating people who were waiting to see a good show lacked talk to talk about, so they dug up the old news that Miss Zou admired Shen Ze in the past and played it up. Zou Mingqing's previous bad reputation was only quietly circulated in the social circle of top nobles, and after the marriage, it became known to everyone overnight, causing widespread attention.
The person who had a crush in the past became an uncle, and the old rival became a concubine; The concubine climbed the concubine, but the other party actually pretended to be his brother in his heart...... This kind of bridge that only appeared in the script turned into reality, and the audience couldn't help but make up for the various versions of the rich family grievance drama that was about to be staged next.
Zou Mingqing once let go of her words and would not bring any dowry when she got married, so it was very easy for the Zou family to prepare for her marriage. Mrs. Zou, who has been immersed in the house for many years, knows very well that even if her daughter is from a high family and does not have enough money to rely on, her life in her husband's house will be difficult after she passes the door. Feeling sorry for her daughter, she quietly gave Zou Mingqing all the private money she had saved for more than ten years, totaling 50,000 taels.
Compared with Miss Zou's spring breeze, Zhihua, who is responsible for organizing the six ceremonies of the wedding on the side of the Weiguo Mansion, is much more stressed. In order not to let people find any faults, and criticize herself for taking the opportunity to suppress the future concubine to retaliate against her for coveting Shen Ze's old hatred, Zhihua held a big belly and tried her best to ask about everything in person, no matter how big or small, and the bride price she prepared was neither brilliant nor unceremonious, which was completely in line with Shen Pei's identity.
The five-step process of Nacai, asking for names, Najib, Najib, and asking for the date was completed within a month, and the wedding was finally held in time for the expiration of the 100-day period. Shen Pei is a concubine, and he still has filial piety on his body, the wedding is very simple, and there are not many guests invited, all of them are close relatives of the two families.
If the gambling house is opened, betting on which version of the various good shows made up by everyone will actually be staged, it will definitely make a lot of money - because no one would have thought that Wei Guogong would announce the separation of the family in public on the first day after the couple got married.
Among those present, whether it was Zhihua, who had been in charge of this family affair from the beginning, or Zou Mingqing, the bride who had just successfully finished the tea ceremony, they were all shocked when they heard this sudden news, and they couldn't come back to their senses for a long time. Shen Hao, who had already received the news from his brother, was silent with a tea cup in his hand, and Shen Pei, who had always had a faint luck in his heart, felt that his father would not be so ruthless, was disillusioned at this time, his face was like ashes, and he drooped his head and did not dare to face the wife who had been hidden in the dark around him.
Shen Bin, who dropped this bombshell, looked as usual, as if what he had just said was not a separation, but trivial things such as the weather was really good. He paused, ignoring the eerie atmosphere of the scene, and further explained the details of the separation.
"The house I have in Pisces Hutong has been transferred to Shen Pei's name, and it is up to you and your wife to decide whether to settle down there directly or buy other mansions with your own money. Your late mother-in-law, Xiao Fei, has always regarded your two brothers as her own, and the dowry she left behind during her lifetime is to be divided equally between you and you. I've got everything I need to give you, and someone will give you the list later. I will give you husband and wife three days to tidy up your belongings, after which you must move out. ”
Shen Bin took a sip of tea, and then shifted his gaze to his youngest son without any emotion. "As for Shen Hao, I have also prepared your share, and after marrying you in the future, I, as a father, can be regarded as having completed my due duties. You, like your second brother, moved out of the Patriotic Mansion as soon as you became a family. ”
After speaking, he put down the teacup in his hand, ignored everyone's reactions, and directly ordered the eviction. "I have already told the elders of the clan about this, and the genealogy has been changed. It's a foregone conclusion, so do whatever you have to do. (To be continued.) )