When the two of them returned to the courtyard, they had not been sitting there for more than a minute when they heard the gatekeeper report that the Fu Family's Eldest Wife had arrived.
Lady Helan immediately had people invite him in. She was curious as to why she did not turn around and come, but when Lady Wang entered the room, she felt that the expression on his face was strange.
"When did Niang Ming become so uneasy?"
Lady Wang looked at her with a troubled expression, hesitating to speak. Seeing her like that, the Lady Helan immediately left and right, he could not help but be perturbed, and said, "Niang Niang need not be so formal, if there is anything difficult, just tell me, if there is anything I can help with, I will not refuse."
Lady Wang let out a long sigh, as if she had finally come to a decision, and said to Lady Helan, "I originally didn't have the face to bring up this matter to you. "It's just that the things that that that evil creature of mine has done are really hard to let go of. I hope that Lady Zhen can forgive it."
Lady Helan's heart thumped as she vaguely guessed something.
Lady Wang's expression turned into one of guilt, "A few days ago, Prefecture Duke Mansion was together with your family, my Heng Ge'er and the young prefecture lord together bought over a few Daoists and monks, and then produced a ten-lifetimes old couple. I only found out about it after hearing some rumors recently. It really makes people restless. Right now, that evil creature is still locked up in the ancestral hall by his father.
Lady Helan was startled, then asked, "Why is that so?"
A shyness flashed across née Wang's face as she whispered, "It seems like the young prefecture lord has come up with his own idea and isn't willing to listen to County Princess's arrangements."
Lady Helan understood most of it, and after thinking about it for a moment, she raised her eyebrows and laughed, "Even so, there is nothing bad about it. It's not sweet to force yourself, but since the young prefecture lord has no heart of his own, it's better to let it go than to grumble in his heart later on. The one who will suffer is my Wei'er. "
He then comforted Lady Wang, "Your son has done a good deed. He has become a friend and Wei'er has been happy for the rest of her life. How should I be punished? I should reward him."
Lady Helan felt disdain in her heart. What a good little duke, if she didn't agree to the marriage, she should have mentioned it to her parents a long time ago. How did she meet Xu Tiangang like that? Even though marriage has always been the order of parents and matchmakers, at least some words have come out, right? There were no goblins or ghosts behind her back. It was a good thing that the Gengsheng invitation did not leak out. Otherwise, they would be able to pay for the reputation of her family for the rest of their lives.
"Actually, there's another reason why I'm here this time." Lady Wang saw that she had finished the hardest part, so she calmed down and solemnly said to Lady Helan, "The reason is to propose my family's little evil creature."
Without a doubt, these words and the calm surface of the lake suddenly came crashing down. It was also no wonder that Lady Helan was stunned and couldn't find any words to say for a long while.
Mrs Wang said in shame, "This matter came about because of us. Even if you don't blame me, I don't have a place to put my old face. Mingwei is also such a good child. If it wasn't for the fact that I was afraid that the Fu Family would return the favor, I would have already told them about Wei`er's intentions of being your daughter-in-law. Although Heng Ge'er is a bit old, Junior-you can rest easy, our family has its own rules. If we can't be proper wives, we can take in a concubine before we even have a wife, so we'll naturally keep the marriage agreement. We'll wait for Mingwei to reach her prime before we go through the marriage ceremony. "
Lady Helan saw that she had said everything so she couldn't think of a response. The difference of seven years between them couldn't even be mentioned, because the young prefecture lord in front of him was also seven years different from Mingwei. But in the end, she was still not pleased with herself, as what Lady Wang said seemed to mean that other than marrying Fu Heng, there was no other family for her Mingwei to go to.
But considering that Fu Heng had saved Xu Mingwei's life, it would be inappropriate for Lady Helan to say such words. Thus, she could only reply, "This matter happened so suddenly, Niang Niang, please allow me to discuss this with our old master first."
Lady Wang also knew that this matter wouldn't happen for a while, so she replied with a smile, sighing, "The weird Taoist said that there is a weight of three pounds in his stomach! These two important matters are like a huge boulder that falls to the ground when you speak of them. It's much more comfortable. I have already prepared myself to be kicked out of your house today. Fortunately, you, Mistress, are magnanimous and magnanimous. You didn't even bother to care about us. "
Lady Helan smiled and said a few polite words. From time to time, when Lady Wang spoke, she would ask Nanny Xue to send someone out. When she returned, she realised that the handkerchief in her hand had long been worn out by her.
At that time, it sounded extremely preposterous. After Lady Wang left for a long time, the Lady Helan had also thought it through and felt that what Lady Wang said made sense.
If Xu Mingwei made a promise with the Fu family, firstly, his wife would owe him. After marrying into the Fu family, his wife would not dare to bully her. Third, a family like the Fu Family could be considered as one of the top families. Although Fu Heng was young and insolent, he would still be able to calm down after a long time, and furthermore, he could be considered as someone who had reached the level of a teacher. His future prospects were limitless. Although they all said that they regretted asking their husband to look for a new heir, someone who was capable enough to stand up for them was still better than that rogue man who ate from a family property.
The more Lady Helan thought about it, the more she felt that this matter still had some possibility. She also remembered Lady Wang's words of taking kindness by force and felt a bit uncomfortable. But what Lady Helan did not understand was why Lady Wang wanted to recruit Xu Mingwei. Last time she met Lady Wang in Shoushan Temple, she had vaguely sensed that Lady Wang was worried about this matter. Obviously, it was because the two children's ages were too far apart that she let go of her mind.
Even if Lady Helan guessed to death, she would not be able to figure out this matter.
Why do you think Lady Wang suddenly changed her mind and said that she wanted to go with Xu Mingwei? However, the root of the problem still lay in the matter of the letter.
That day, when Lady Wang heard the voices of the two children in the family, she finally knew that Heng Ge'er and Sister Ning had actually committed such a disaster behind their backs, so she naturally did not dare to let them off lightly. Fu Heng was just as she said, imprisoned in the Ancestral Hall to think about it. Because Fu Ninghui still had the mission of reading with the princess, she only went back home on Rest Day with the prohibition of plundering Buddhist scriptures. Counting the day, it was already half a year's time.
But when Lady Wang found the Buddhist monk to speak, she realized that he was not speaking nonsense. Although he had received the young prefecture lord's silver, Xu Mingwei's eight words were indeed a little incompatible with the young prefecture lord's.
Because Fu Heng had gotten a serious illness when he was young, he had almost lost his life. When the Buddhist monk sealed the invitation, he saw Xu Mingwei's name and secretly calmed down. When he turned around, he found out that it matched with Fu Heng's name, and it was indeed a perfect match. Originally, Fu Heng was overbearing and arrogant, an ordinary woman simply could not suppress her. Even if she were to reluctantly get married, it would only take two to three years of harmony and she would eventually break. He never imagined that he would meet someone who was exactly the right weight. He just so happened to be able to suppress Fu Heng, but it wasn't as heavy as he thought it would be.
In the common saying, it was a union made by the heavens. The Buddhist Monk was afraid that Lady Wang would investigate the matter of him messing around with Fu Heng, so he brought up the matter.
Although Lady Wang still found Xu Mingwei to be young, she still trusted the words of the monk. That was why she went back to discuss it with Master Fu. For the sake of prudence, the two of them had arranged for Fu Heng and Xu Mingwei's eight words to be looked at by Daoist Plum, and it was also an identical annotation as the monk. There was even a saying that if Fu Heng did not allow this wife, even though his life was bustling, he would end up like a bamboo in a basket of water, or like a blooming flower in the moon.
Only then did the couple believe. After all, with Xu Mingwei's background, and how she was slowly growing up, if she did not say it earlier, she was afraid that she would become someone else's. Hence, he got embarrassed and went to the door, forcing herself to bring up the marriage proposal for her family's Heng Ge'er.
Lady Wang was also afraid that the Lady Helan would not feel well, so she didn't casually nod her head. Just as she left, the little golden pig, whose posture was different and who was lying on the ground, was sent into the courtyard of the Xu household by his family. The Lady Helan was even more confused, just what did the Fu Family want?
When Xu Tiangang returned home and heard the whole story, he was actually furious.
"I spit at his Prefecture Duke Mansion! He had actually learned how to make a personal life for himself, and how to deceive the heavens and the sea! When the Duke of the County had asked him to come out to meet me, he didn't look displeased. He treated me extremely respectfully, and I saw that he was born with ten percent of talent. If he didn't have such arrogance and was even a king with a different surname, then what was so amazing about him? You have underestimated us! "
After letting him vent his temper enough, Lady Helan went forward to stroke Xu Tiangang's chest to ease his anger, and gently advised, "I also have the same intentions. If they don't marry, then they won't. It's not that our Xu family wants to drag them into the family. With our Wei'er's character and family background, she could even become a prince's consort. However, since the matter has already come to this, and the Fu Clan's Eldest Wife is here to propose marriage, I think he somewhat wishes to remind us not to forget Heng Ge'er's act of saving our lives. Master, what do you think we should do? "
Xu Tiangang also let out a long sigh, and said, "The ancient saying goes, there are clouds, and the people who know worry about it, and the people who accept favors are anxious about it. Our Xu family isn't that kind of family that doesn't know how to repay favors. Besides, the Fu family is also a good family. Even if we were to talk to the Old Granny and Old Master about this, we can only agree to this marriage. The only thing we can do now is to agree to it. "
The Lady Helan said, "Since that is the case, I shall report this to the Old Granny and pass on the news to the Fu Clan as soon as possible."