Chapter 219 Hunger Strike
"Godmother, the Song family will definitely come forward in this matter, and they may even invite my cousin-in-law and me to come over as lobbyists..."
Cousin-in-law refers to the Li family of the Dou family, Dou's biological sister-in-law.
Seeing that Mrs. Zeng's face suddenly turned cold, Mrs. Zhuo quickly said, "Goddess, don't look at anyone else's face. If you agree, just agree. If you don't agree, you won't let go. In short, we can't be wronged anymore." Ayu, no matter what, we just call off the marriage.”
"As for Ating, that silly girl, she is seeking death. She is a good Jinshi husband and has failed her. If her legitimate wife doesn't do it, she will become a concubine. If she suffers in the future, don't think about her. ”
Zeng's expression softened a little.
Dou is Chu Xuanyu's cousin, and the two of them grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Now that Dou's daughter is going to be Song Huai's concubine, she wants to ask Zhuo to be a lobbyist, but it will be difficult for Zhuo.
Mrs. Zhuo will come to inform her in advance, and her heart is towards the Chu family...
Xia Zihan left quietly.
Before she even entered the Song family, Song Huai had to take a concubine. This was so unfair to her who was innocent.
Grandma wouldn't want her to know about this.
Xia Zihan guessed that people from the Shi family would come to the Chu family the next day at most.
Xia Zihan underestimated the pride of the Shi family, and it wasn't until the morning of the third day that anyone from the Shi family came to the Chu family.
As Zhuo expected, Dou went to her natal family and asked Li to be her lobbyist, and then went to Chu's house and asked Zhuo to be her lobbyist.
As soon as she entered the door, Mrs. Dou saluted Mrs. Zeng and shed tears, "I am really shameless for coming to the door so shamelessly today. My face was already ruined by that stupid girl, but... I am only such a daughter. I really can’t bear to see her die, so I ask Mrs. Chu to help her.”
As he said that, he knelt down and said, "As long as Mrs. Chu agrees to let Wen Ting enter the Song family, I will agree to any request. Mrs. Chu, for the sake of pity for the parents in the world, please give me the permission to let Wen Ting enter the Song family." Ting is deeply in love with Crown Prince Song and is completely devoted to her, please agree, I beg you.”
Shi Wenting had been on a hunger strike for three days, and Mrs. Dou sent people to feed her bird's nest porridge but could not get it in. Looking at her daughter who was bent on death, Mrs. Dou almost collapsed and went crazy with grief.
She hugged Shi Wenting and cried all night.
But Shi Wenting was like a soulless puppet, feeling nothing and wanting to die.
Unless she is allowed to marry into the Song family.
Ms. Dou couldn't just watch her daughter die. Even if she had to sacrifice her face and kneel down to beg Mrs. Chu, she would still save her daughter's life.
Mrs. Dou held Mrs. Zeng's legs and cried loudly, begging bitterly.
Mrs. Li wiped her tears and said a few words for Shi Wenting. Mrs. Zhuo focused on comforting Mrs. Dou and seemed to have forgotten that she was here to be a lobbyist.
"Old Madam Chu, I know that what I do is unfair to County Master Chu Yu, but nothing in this world is fair. Song Huai has good character, good looks, and a bright future. If there is no Wen Ting, there will be others. You Just...just think of her as a bed-warming girl next to Song Huai."
Seeing that Mrs. Zeng had no intention of relenting, Mrs. Dou became anxious and deliberately lowered Shi Wenting's worth in the hope of impressing Mrs. Zeng.
There is no way, no woman wants her husband to marry a noble concubine before getting married.
This is not only to compete for favor, but also to gain status.
She continued to cry and beg, "Mrs. Chu, please, just..."
"Get up." Mrs. Zeng suddenly spoke, but her voice was cold, "Since Miss Shi is determined to marry my nephew and grandson, it would be too unkind for me not to marry her. If Miss Shi hooks up with me again, Life, then I have sinned too much.”
And Song Huai, who also has a life on his back, how good will his life be even if he marries Yu Niang?
Instead of worrying about this or that, it’s better to...
"Let's go, let's go to the Song family." Fortunately, we made it in time while everyone was here.
Seeing Mrs. Dou's overjoyed face, Mrs. Zeng felt a little upset and couldn't help but taunted, "Miss Shi wants to enter through the door of the Song family. We have to see what the Song family means?"
"Yes, yes, that's the truth." Mrs. Dou nodded quickly, stood up and helped Mrs. Chu out of the house very affectionately.
A group of people arrived at Song's house.
Mrs. Pei received them and was surprised to see Mrs. Chu coming to the door together with Mrs. Dou, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhuo, but she was not surprised at all.
She had already expected that people from the Shi family would beg the Chu family.
Shi Wenting made such a big fuss that even Shi Hanlin lost his official position. Almost no one in the capital knew about it. Now she had no choice but to marry into the Song family.
"Invite your mother-in-law here." Mrs. Zeng said as she sat down.
Mrs. Pei was stunned for a moment, feeling slightly uneasy, but she still ordered the maid to invite Mrs. Zeng.
Not long after, little Zeng came over and said, "Sister, you are here." She looked at Zhuo and Li again.
Very strange, I don’t know him.
However, when he saw Mr. Dou, his eyes shrank and his face looked unnatural, "Who are these?"
Mrs. Zeng smiled and introduced her sister personally, "This is Mrs. Chu, Duke of Anguo. This is Mrs. Dou, the Marquis of Guangji. This second sister should have met Mrs. Shi from the Shi Hanlin family."< br>
As for Mrs. Chu being her goddaughter, she didn't mention it. And little Zeng, who didn't care about anything, didn't know whether he knew or not.
"Second sister, I believe that the second sister also knows about Miss Shi's feelings for Brother Huai. Mrs. Shi came to me today. I thought about it again and again, and finally agreed. Otherwise, this matter of beating mandarin ducks is Will be struck by lightning.”
Hearing the words "beat the mandarin ducks with a stick", Mrs. Dou looked a little embarrassed.
Who are the pair of mandarin ducks in this "beating the mandarin ducks", Song Huai and Chu Yu? Or Shi Wenting and Song Huai?
If it was Song Huai and Chu Yu, wouldn't her Shi family be the stick?
Then wouldn't she be struck by lightning?
This was Mrs. Chu's insinuation to accuse her, and before she could reply, her throat was as tight as if she had swallowed a live fly, and she had to dwarf half of her body.
Who told her to ask for help from others?
For the sake of her daughter's happiness, she endured everything, and it was only right to let Mrs. Chu vent her anger.
"Sister, what are you talking about? Why don't I know?" Xiao Zeng said blankly, her expression seemed to be that she really didn't know, "I have heard of Miss Shi. She is the eldest daughter of the Shi Hanlin family. , came from a scholarly family, and I heard that the boy was very talented. He always read and wrote poems with the scholars, and he was not inferior in knowledge. ”
From the tone of voice, it seemed that he admired Shi Wenting very much.
Mrs. Zeng raised the corner of her mouth lightly, picked up the tea cup and took a sip. After swallowing the tea in her mouth, she said calmly, "Second sister doesn't care about anything. The people serving around me don't want Second sister to worry about something bad and hide it from you." I should not let you know, However, life is at stake, and Yu Niang is still young. She cannot be allowed to bear a life debt for Brother Huai. This money is easy to repay, but it is difficult to repay the debt of life. Yu Niang cannot afford it, nor can she bear it. .”
This is another time to bring up the matter of canceling the engagement.
Or in front of several ladies.
Little Zeng's face was ugly, so gloomy that she could shed tears. "What debt of love and life? Sister, please speak clearly."
She glanced at Mrs. Pei, and seeing Mrs. Pei's eyes dodge, little Zeng knew that her good daughter-in-law was hiding something from her again.
Zeng didn't hide it either. Shi Wenting abandoned her fiancé for Song Huai on the day before their wedding, broke into the Anyang Marquis Mansion, and threatened to be Song Huai's concubine. After being taken back by Dou, she went on a hunger strike and died to protest.
"That child is also stubborn. He hasn't eaten or drank for three days. If he continues like this, his life will be in danger. Although this matter has nothing to do with Yu Niang, Yu Niang is Brother Huai's fiancée. I know We can’t just sit back and watch.”
At this point, little Zeng was dumbfounded.
She glared at the embarrassed Pei.
Only then did she understand what her eldest sister meant when she said "beating the mandarin ducks with a stick and striking them with lightning."
If she disagrees with Shi Wenting's entry into the Song family, then she will be the stick. Once Shi Wenting dies, not only Chu Yu and Song Huai will have to bear this life debt, but she will also have to bear it.
But if you agree...
She met Zeng's calm eyes.
For a person as arrogant as the eldest sister, she would never allow Brother Huai to take a concubine before marrying Chu Yu. Moreover, the concubine he takes is a noble concubine. She comes from a scholarly family. Her father is a fifth-grade Hanlin bachelor, better than Chu Yu's father. Xia Shiming's official position is still half a level higher. Let alone the eldest sister, if her only granddaughter encountered such a thing, she would resolutely break off the engagement.
Hey, Yu Niang’s child, after all, her Song family is not so lucky.
Little Zeng sighed, "Sister, tell me, what do you want to do?"
I didn't agree with the eldest sister to break off the engagement before because she was worried that after Song Huai got pregnant with Dai Yumin and broke off the engagement again, it would be difficult for him to find a wife in the future.
It will be even more difficult for the Song family in the future.
But now someone comes to her door to be Brother Huai's daughter-in-law. She has a clean family background and a well-educated family, so she has no reason to refuse.
And what happened this time was different from what happened to Dai Yumin last time.
Dai Yumin first set a trap to harm Brother Huai, and because of her own bad reputation, she first did some dirty things with her cousin, and then harmed Brother Huai. She was an unchaste and unclean woman. Even if I kill her, I won't let her in.
But Shi Wenting is different.
She is the eldest daughter of Huai Ge'er's mentor. She has been well-known for her talents since she was a child and has been highly praised by people. Even Mrs. Pei has praised her several times in front of her before. Although what she is doing now is shocking, it was also praised by others. Forced out by the love in my heart.
Not being able to love is the most heartbreaking thing for a woman.
Thinking back then, after she fell in love with the old Marquis Anyang at first sight, she had also felt the pain and sorrow that the man she loved deeply was about to become the husband of another woman. She was also so uncomfortable that she didn't eat for several days and nights, and in the end she felt shameless. Are you going to ask the eldest sister to let him go to her?
Back then, if the eldest sister had not agreed to give up the old Anyang Marquis to her, she might have done something even more extreme than Shi Wenting.
Therefore, she can understand Shi Wenting's approach.
Moreover, with her complete devotion to Brother Huai, she could not stop her from entering the Song family.
Otherwise, Song Huai's reputation as a ruthless person who repays kindness with kindness will be lost, which will probably hinder Song Huai's future career as an official.
(End of chapter)