"Now that the eldest sister is seventeen, some of my husband-in-law's classmates are not yet married. How about I help the eldest sister get married? It would be better than being an old girl. Look at me, I said the wrong thing." Wang Hanlan turned over and looked at Wang The lady's back spoke.
Mrs. Wang's heart was only moved for a moment. As a mother, why wouldn't she want her daughter to marry well and live a better life?
But what is Wang Hanlan thinking? If Mrs. Wang agrees, there is no telling how the mother and daughter will abuse her Hanwei.
"I'm not dead yet, so you don't need to worry about me as a concubine." Mrs. Wang said the word "concubine" very seriously.
Wang Hanlan clenched her handkerchief tightly while looking at Mrs. Wang's leaving back coldly.
She will be the imperial wife in the future, and if the old lady dares to use her status to oppress her, then Wang Hanwei deserves not to get married, but to live in a nunnery and be a concubine for the rest of her life.
Aunt Liu was already pregnant, so she raised her fetus in her yard early.
Wang Hanlan returned home empty-handed, but when she left, she went to the warehouse and took back a lot of good things, including more nourishing medicinal materials.
Wang Hanlan's greatest advantage is that she knows how to please people, so although she doesn't like Wu Xiucai's mother in her heart, she is extremely filial on the surface. Therefore, Wu Xiucai, who was already grateful for the support of the Wang family, respected and admired Wang Hanlan, a caring and virtuous wife, even more.
Although Wang Hanwei was the daughter of a merchant, she was still the legitimate daughter of the royal family. She was well-educated, courteous, and as beautiful as a flower. When Wang Yuanwai first saw her, many scholars ignored her.
The concubines were all married, but Wang Hanwei was still waiting to be married, so some merchant families still sent people to propose marriage.
"Madam, the Liu family has sent a matchmaker to propose marriage again."
Mrs. Wang rubbed her brows and waved her hands, "Go down."
"Good morning, Mrs. Wang." The matchmaker came in and saluted with a smile, then found a place to sit down.
"I've already said that my daughter has been married to someone else. You don't have to say it anymore." Mrs. Wang also had a headache when facing this matchmaker. This kind of person is the worst person to offend. A woman's reputation can be completely ruined by her foul talk.
"Madam, why do you have to use words to prevaricate me? When I come to propose marriage, I naturally have to inquire carefully before coming to the door." The matchmaker smiled, but with a bit of disdain in her eyes, she held her handkerchief and touched her temples.
"To be honest, my mother-in-law has come to visit me three times. The house seems to regard my wife as transparent. Even my concubine has married into a good family like Wu Xiucai. Why is it that my wife still keeps her from marrying?
The young lady is now seventeen years old, and no girl is allowed to be married to someone who is seventeen years old. Besides, the Liu family is handsome, gentle and courteous, and the Liu family is a big family, so if the young lady marries him, she will be blessed. It's better than listening to such gossip in this mansion. "The matchmaker is sincere and sincere. What she said seems to be truly considering Mrs. Wang and her daughter.
"My parents' orders come before the matchmaker. My mother has already promised that I won't listen to you. Why don't you get up and leave." Wang Hanwei walked out from behind the door and stabbed the matchmaker gently. .
"Mrs. Wang, how can any daughter's family be so shameless?" The matchmaker looked at Wang Hanwei with even more disdain in her eyes.
"I won't agree to this marriage from the Liu family. You can just refuse it, lest you make it even more unhappy." Wang Hanwei looked at the matchmaker coldly and said.
Mrs. Wang took Wang Hanwei's hand and shook her head slightly, but Wang Hanwei seemed not to notice and still spoke sharply.
"You came to my door three times to introduce a good match, and yet you still ridiculed my old lady like this.
It's really no wonder that such an old girl doesn't see anyone proposing marriage. "After the matchmaker said this, she snorted coldly and left angrily.
"Hey, why did Matchmaker Zhang leave? Didn't she come to propose marriage to the eldest sister?" Wang Hanlan's voice came from outside the door.
"I'm afraid no one can afford to marry this giant Buddha." Matchmaker Zhang said sarcastically and left with a bad expression.
Mrs. Wang sighed and held Wang Hanwei's hand, "Hanwei, you shouldn't say that, your mother makes the decision for you. If you do this, once the matchmaker leaves, no one will dare to propose marriage to you."
"Mother forgot, Liang Xiucai will be out of mourning in two years." Wang Hanwei said with a smile, not taking it to heart.
"But, who knows if he will regret it? You will be nineteen at that time." Mrs. Wang is also worried now.
"Eldest sister is here too. With Mr. Liu's conditions being so good, it's better than my sister being unable to get married at home." Wang Hanlan stood at the door and said with a smile.
Wang Hanlan was dressed more elegantly and beaming with joy this time, and she became even more arrogant when facing Wang Hanwei.
In the past, her father always followed Wang Hanwei for everything, and she was always suppressed. But now that she sees Wang Hanwei like this, she feels proud.
"My husband-in-law is now the master of civil education. I would like to introduce some of my husband's classmates to my eldest sister, but who can make my eldest sister look down on me?" Wang Hanlan said proudly, and smiled even more when she saw Mrs. Wang's expression relaxed. Happy.
"Don't worry, little sister." Wang Hanwei patted Mrs. Wang's hand to comfort her.
"That's right. With my reputation and age, my sister is only worthy of marrying someone like Mr. Liu and becoming a stepmother.
Could it be that my sister is still waiting for Liang Xiucai from Muhe Village? "Wang Hanlan covered her mouth with her handkerchief and laughed. She wanted to imitate those officials' wives, but she was used to being petty and angry, which made people look awkward.
Wang Hanwei glanced at Wang Hanlan, turned around and held Mrs. Wang's hand to leave, ignoring her at all.
"If you don't have that fate, don't even think about that way. Even if Liang Xiucai becomes a filial piety, the one he likes is Miss Xu. How can he like the old and beautiful eldest sister?"
These words touched Wang Hanwei's heart. The hand holding Mrs. Wang was trembling, but what could be done?
Now that Wu Xiucai has become the master of judicial examination, Wang Yuanwai also dislikes Wang Hanwei even more, fearing that her bad reputation will delay his son-in-law's future.
Therefore, listening to the noise of congratulations in the main courtyard, Mrs. Wang and Wang Hanwei were sent directly to Zhuangzi.
Wu Yunlin won the election and continued to prepare for the coming spring. The Wang family even prepared money to spend, and everyone forgot about Wang Hanwei and her daughter. In order to promote Wang Hanlan's status, Aunt Lu was directly promoted to an equal wife. Aunt Liu was so angry that she gave birth prematurely.
Fortunately, mother and son gave birth to a son safely. The Wang family had a double happiness and could not remember the two people who sent it to Zhuangzi.
Aunt Lu deliberately tried to make things difficult for her, making it difficult for Wang Hanwei and her daughter to eat.
Two years later, Wang Hanwei turned nineteen, and Wu Yunlin won the Jinshi Scholarship for the second time in spring. Wang Yuan looked more and more pleased with Wang Hanlan, and his long-cherished wish was fulfilled, and his ears softened.
Wang Hanlan became an official's wife and followed Wu Yunlin to the capital. With just one letter, Wang Yuanwai wrote a divorce letter, making Aunt Lu the head mistress.
Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Tang, had long given up on Yuanwai Wang, but Aunt Lu had to kill them all, and even drove the mother and daughter out of Zhuangzi.
Wang Hanwei supported her mother and walked slowly back to the town. In just three years, she had understood what it means to have weak family ties. That's fine, everyone goes his own way.
