I fought back after reselling my engagement

Zhen Su didn't need the marriage with Le Dahou Mansion at all. She could marry someone better, so she gave the marriage to the Su family easily. But if she married someone better, it would be difficult for those who wanted to ruin her reputation and marry her in.

"A woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent. Why should I congratulate her for being so ostentatious?"

"The Noble Ladies Calligraphy and Painting Society was founded by the Empress with the support of the Ninth Princess. Even the Emperor has praised it. I heard that the Fifth Prince's wife will be chosen from the noble ladies in the calligraphy and painting society, and the wives of several young masters in Prince Gong's Mansion will also be chosen from here."

As expected, Zhen Su did it on purpose. Maybe she already knew what the mother and daughter were thinking.

The two sisters-in-law didn't say a few words when two maids from the second house carried a box over. Yu was a little surprised. The third sister-in-law had the heaviest dowry. The first house had an ancestral business, the second house was the poorest, and the second wife lived an even more frugal life, wishing she could spend a copper coin as two envoys.

Tong said, "Madam, there are rumors everywhere that since the second daughter returned to the Zhen family, you have secretly bought clothes and jewelry for your daughter, but not for the second daughter. I really can't stand it. This is the fabric I prepared for my mother-in-law, the second daughter, and the fourth daughter. I will wait here and give it to my mother-in-law when I see her so that she can buy more clothes for the second daughter."

Yu wanted to say: Is it me who didn't add more? There is plenty of fabric and new clothes for the little girl. When Old Master Su left, he gave Zhen Yuan 1,000 taels of silver, "Su Su is grown up now. She won't stay in the Zhen family for more than three years. Don't treat her badly. Buy her some nice clothes."

Zhen Yuan turned around and gave the money to Yu, and told her to buy jewelry and clothes for Zhen Su. Yu thought that Zhen Su had a lot of good things, which could be used to supplement her own children.

Yu didn't buy any clothes for her because she felt that the girl's clothes were better than her own daughter's and she wore more clothes.

Tong slapped her face at this moment, "It's not easy to be a second wife, the first wife is too much. The second daughter is the blood of the first sister-in-law, the first wife, the first wife is really greedy. I can't listen to the words of the old friend, you say you are too much."

A good concubine was promoted to the main wife, but she did not do her duty and was even mean to the girl born to the original wife. There is no good person like this who was promoted to the main wife. She is afraid of being criticized for doing it.

Tong had always looked down on Yu, thinking she was a concubine promoted to the first wife; Yu looked down on the third wife because she was born into a merchant family and was a money-grubber. The three wives were not together, and if they were together, there would be no shortage of fights.

Tong had come on time, and after sitting for less than half an hour, she heard that the old lady had taken the second and fourth girls back home. She stood up with a smile and walked towards the second gate.

The old lady saw Tong and said, "The second daughter-in-law is here."

Tong helped the old lady and explained her purpose in front of Yu, "Mother, today the second young lady has brought honor to our Zhen family. The wife of a family friend came to visit and asked me to persuade the first wife not to be so greedy. When Old Master Su left Beijing, people gave a sum of money to my eldest brother to buy jewelry and clothes for the second young lady, but the first wife has not even bought a piece of silk for her children in the past few years."

Zhen Rong had a gloating expression on her face, "Second Aunt, I thought it was just a rumor, but it turns out to be true."

If it was false, Yu would have to argue.

But she was too happy too early. She only heard Yu say, "Every time I bought new clothes for the eldest and third girls, I also sent people to ask, but the second girl said she had clothes to wear and didn't need to buy more."

Zhen Su said honestly: "Grandma, Second Aunt, I have clothes to wear. If the outer shirt can't be worn, it can be turned into a middle shirt. If the middle shirt is torn, it can be turned into an inner shirt. If the inner shirt is... torn again, it can be used to fill the soles of shoes. This way it won't be wasted."

When did the Zhen family start living like a peasant family in the countryside? The old lady’s face turned pale.

Tong couldn't help laughing, this was such a wonderful statement.

Yu's face turned pale and red. This was a slap in the face. Even if the Zhen family was not as good as when the old man was alive, they were still a family of officials. Which legitimate daughter of a family would be like this?

The old lady said, "How could a poor man like you, who married his daughter like that, let her be treated like this? You have ruined the reputation of our Zhen family."

Tong said, "Don't be upset, mother. I came here today with a small gift as a token of my appreciation. It is the fabric for new clothes for mother and the second and fourth young ladies. The first and second masters are officials. If this reputation gets out, they will be impeached by the censor and laughed at by their colleagues. It will also be shameful for us."

The old lady waved her hand and said, "Su'er, bring Rong'er to your pavilion for a while. I want to talk to your second aunt."

Zhen Su bowed and saluted, then left with Zhen Rong.

The old lady waited until her two granddaughters were far away before she calmed down. "Look at the beautiful girl you gave birth to. Zhen Zhen brought shame to the Zhen family at the event today. If I hadn't reacted quickly and said that she hadn't recovered from her headache and was delirious because of the fever, I don't know how big a fuss would have been.

This shameless person, when she heard that Prince Rong of the Le Da Marquis's mansion was engaged to Miss Su San, everyone was saying auspicious words and congratulating them, but she actually collapsed on the ground and said nonsense, "Prince Rong is her fiancé, the engagement is hers, and the marriage is hers." Such nonsense. "

Yu replied to Zhen Zhen, but Zhen Zhen did not mention this incident. If this inappropriate behavior were to be spread out, her life would be ruined. What would others think? Would they think that she had an affair with Prince Rong? Which young master would dare to marry her in the future?

"You can't be a good stepmother, and you can't even be a good biological mother. Zhen Zhen is sixteen years old, why don't you arrange a marriage for her? She is not as talented and pretty as others, and her character is not as good as others. What kind of man should she choose? She can choose a royal relative or a noble family, but she also needs them to be interested in her. Look for a family that meets the conditions. Don't be greedy. In the end, you will lose both the sesame seeds and the watermelon."

The old lady was very disappointed with Zhen Zhen, who had lost face for the Zhen family and lost her manners, but she looked at Zhen Su with a different eye. She even made up her mind to let Zhen Rong learn calligraphy and painting from Zhen Su, not for anything else, just to join the Noble Ladies Calligraphy and Painting Society and to find a good marriage in the future.

Tong said, "I admire men in my heart, but... how can I be so rude to shout it out? No wonder they say that women should get married when they grow up. If they keep it, they will become enemies."

The old lady shook her head in disappointment and said to the young maid behind her, "Ping'er, take two maids with you and tell them that it was my idea to send the eldest daughter to the small ancestral hall to copy the "Female Virtue". Yu, if you don't arrange a marriage for your own daughter, how long will you delay it? Hurry up and find a matchmaker to arrange it. There are so many ladies and wives at the event today. If anyone believes even a word of her nonsense, her life will be ruined. Hurry up and find a son-in-law for her..."

The old lady just thought that Zhen Zhen was confused by the news. It was rare for someone to miss someone to this extent.

Tong said, "The eldest wife should have followed mother's wishes. There are still several girls and boys to come, so it won't affect their marriages. People say that Rong Shizi was originally the husband chosen by Old Master Su for Su'er, but the Zhen family didn't value him, so the good marriage was lost. Su'er is now successful, and we can't let people think that the Zhen family doesn't value him and don't buy clothes for the child for several years, which has attracted gossip."

Yu sneered in her heart and said, "She herself said she had clothes to wear."

"Your daughter said she had clothes to wear, did you believe her? She was too young to ask for them, so you didn't buy them for her?" The old lady scolded, "If you loved your own daughter half as much as you did, it wouldn't have turned out like this."