Chapter 22: A Ridiculous Excuse
March 29.
Happy events for all families.
Wang Yingning, as the matchmaker of Wang Man's family, accompanied Man Mingzhen throughout the whole process.
Man Mingzhen was wearing a wedding dress and was full of joy. A peacock feather shirt was held in his hand to hide his excitement.
Wang Yingning sat on the side, quietly drinking a cup of happy tea.
The two have never been the same kind of people, so naturally they can't talk together.
"Let me in! Get out of the way! ”
There was a commotion outside.
Immediately afterwards, a dusty figure rushed in.
"Second brother, you're back." Man Mingzhen saw the appearance of the person who came clearly and called out.
Wang Yingning raised her head and looked at the person who came.
Manguizhi, the only person in Manfu who has a good heart.
When she was sick, she dragged someone to send a few packets of soup and medicine, and some food.
As her brother-in-law, being able to do this made her feel a little grateful.
"Sister, didn't I say that Lu Qiao is a good person, why do you have to marry a scholar......
After the wedding of his brother Man Zhangzhi, Man Guizhi went out to travel the mountains and rivers again.
But he didn't expect his sister's marriage to come in such a hurry, and he hurried back when he heard the news.
I thought it was Lu Qiao's kid, but I didn't expect my grandmother to find the relatives of the Shi clan.
In order to covet the power of the Shi clan, his brother spent 10,000 gold to marry the girl of the Wang family, not to mention, and now he wants to marry his sister to the Shi clan.
"You don't care about my business!"
Man Mingzhen also said that her younger brother came to congratulate her, but she didn't expect to be so unlucky, and her face suddenly became unsightly.
Her younger brother has always ignored mundane affairs. He loves to learn from the scholars who travel everywhere, but he refuses to admit that he really follows the scholars to learn from them, and he feels that he is unique.
Therefore, none of the family members really reassured him of the upside-down words he said.
"Shishu intermarriage is a violation of the law, sister, do you know?"
Full of rules to this joint, I still want to persuade it.
Wang Yingning raised her eyebrows.
I used to hear Man Zhangzhi say that he was reckless, like a wild horse with his head off the reins, and he refused to read well since he was a child.
Unexpectedly, he also studied the law.
"You ......"
Man Mingzhen was a little annoyed and angry:
"I'm going to break this law, and you still go to the government to sue me!" You go sue! ”
"Uncle Xiao is wrong, it is indeed the law of the previous dynasty that Shishu does not intermarry, but I heard that this law has been interpreted differently."
Wang Yingning suddenly spoke, her tone soft and calm.
"If the woman is from a noble family and marries into a poor family, her father is punished, and if there is an official, she is exempted, and if there is no official, she will be punished for twenty years; If the man is a scholar and marries the daughter of a Shu family, he will only be punished by reprimand. ”
In fact, nowadays, even the government is too lazy to reprimand.
After all, when the son of heaven was born in the Shu clan, isn't marrying the queen still the noble daughter of the Langya Wang family.
Man Gui was stunned and muttered that there is still such a statement?
Wang Yingning nodded, Uncle Dao can find a new version of the law book and take a look, and he will know whether it is true or false.
The law books of this dynasty are how they ordinary people can see them if they want to read them. Even my grandfather, who was far away in Jiankang City, probably couldn't see this book.
"Good, good ......"
Full of curiosity, he hurriedly turned around and went to look for books.
I forgot my intention to break into the door today.
Wang Yingning smiled and shook his head, how could he not follow the family at all.
Man Mingzhen felt very embarrassed, her younger brother has always lacked roots in his brain, and he acts and speaks differently than ordinary people.
Fortunately, I didn't listen to him and married the Lu family.
Just when she was secretly rejoicing, Wang Yingning suddenly spoke:
"Why did you push me into the lake in the first place?"
"I ...... No...... It's not ......"
Man Mingzhen didn't expect her to ask herself today, but for some reason she was flustered in her heart and broke out in a cold sweat.
Unexpectedly, as a delicate girl from a full family, she was so frightened by this little sick seedling that she was incoherent today.
"You want me dead?"
On the day of the big day, he avoided saying the word death, but Wang Yingning still said it lightly.
Man Mingzhen clenched his fists, avoiding her gaze.
"How is it possible, there is no ......"
After today, she was no longer in this house, and what was she worried about, Man Mingzhen simply told the truth:
"It wasn't my intention to push you into the lake, it was Aunt Yao."
"Aunt Yao wanted you to fall into the water, she promised me a gold and jade head, and said that as long as I pushed you into the water, I would ......"
Wang Yingning couldn't help frowning:
"So, just for the sake of a face, I almost drowned in the water?"
She was a little incredulous, and she guessed a myriad of reasons.
In her previous life, Man Mingzhen pushed her into the pond because she refused to marry Wang Zao for her, but instead went to match her with Lu Qiao. In this life, she has gone to the Wang family to say goodbye to them according to their wishes, why is she.
It's for the sake of a face!