An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

At the beginning of spring, it started to rain more frequently in Jingzhao. Thunder echoed in the sky and the rain gradually picked up. Not long after the Fu family was sent away from the West Mansion, the first and second wives knelt down in front of them. They were about to greet each other and end the gathering when a servant suddenly crawled in from the corridor and shouted loudly.

"Madam Shen caused trouble in Wuyuan and injured the old woman next to the Second Young Master's wife. I heard that the Second Young Master's wife was also injured!"

Madam Zhaoyu stood up upon hearing this and looked at Shen first, "What's going on?"

Even if the Fu family proposed marriage today, Shen Huajun did not have to show up, but Shen should still keep an eye on her niece.

Why did you let him run to the East Palace?

"How should I know?" Shen said confidently. "Am I not entertaining guests here with my sister-in-law?"

Even though she knew in her heart that it was unreasonable, she still had to keep calm for the sake of appearances. Now she was the mistress of the two households. What qualifications did Wu Xiu Lian have to interrogate her like this?

Madam Zhaoyu had some idea of ​​Shen's temper. Once this person started to act like a scoundrel, no one could fight him off. She was too lazy to argue with him and led her people back to the East Palace.

The expression on Shen's face gradually faded, revealing a trace of panic. She turned around and looked at He's wife, "Why did she go to the East Palace?"

After taking over the power of the household, not only was Shen busy, but the several old ladies and servants under her were also busy, so naturally they had no time to take care of Shen Huajun. He looked at the second wife cautiously, but just shook her head.

Even though she was not enthusiastic about this fact, she was still a member of the Shen family after all. No matter how upset Shen was, she had to go to the East Palace in person.

Madam Zhaoyu had already arrived at Wuyuan.

The situation in the courtyard was not as chaotic as she thought. Shen Huajun had been imprisoned in the west wing. The servants in the Wuyuan Hall were in and out in an orderly manner. The light and shadows behind the green lamp were luxuriant. The Sang family girl sat down beside the couch. Suddenly, she didn't look injured.

She was whispering to people, "The water must be boiled, and four sets of plates must be prepared, all of which must be heated in boiling water."

"A Ling." Madam Zhaoyu stepped into the back room and called softly.

The person in front of the bed turned around when he heard the voice, as if in a trance for a moment, "Mom."

Only then did she see clearly that the person lying on the bamboo bed was the old woman who had always been with the Sang family's daughter. The old woman's injuries were particularly obvious. There was a circle of white cloth wrapped around her head and her hands were also tied. She seemed to have fainted.

"Are you hurt anywhere?" he asked his wife first.

Sang Ling lowered his eyebrows and hid the expression in his eyes, and replied calmly, "I just have some debris on my back and a few small cuts, it's not serious."

"Why did she do it?"

Recalling that shocking scene, it seemed to be still in front of me. If Ah Zeng hadn't sneaked over to play and entered the house in time to clamp Shen Huajun, I'm afraid Zong Xiang and Wei Chu would have been injured - Shen Huajun was quite tall among the women, and since the second half of last year, she had become much rounder for some reason. Zong Xiang and Wei Chu were both thin, and Sang Ling couldn't move at the time. Although she didn't really kill herself, it would take some effort to calm down completely.

Afterwards, she could only force herself to calm down quickly. On the one hand, she ordered A Zeng and several servants who arrived later to lock Shen Huajun up in the wing room. On the other hand, she asked Wei Chu to go to Gao's house to see if Gao Heng had returned.

"It's about the marriage with the Fu family." Her thoughts slowly faded away and she lowered her voice.

With that said, Madam Zhaoyu was clear in her mind. She was still pondering the relationship and sighed, "They have to get married eventually. The Luo family we chose last year was the best candidate. It's just that they didn't want to marry her. It's no one's fault."

Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Shen Huajun has to marry no matter what.

"This kind of thing happened today, so what about the Fu family..." Sang Ling raised his eyebrows slightly and asked the key question.

Although the six rituals have been set, the man's family would be somewhat hesitant when their unmarried daughter commits a crime. Although they are not powerful, they are all well-known merchants in Beijing. Once the news leaks out, will the Fu family want such a fierce daughter-in-law?

"I'm afraid you will be wronged in this matter." Madam Zhaoyu was very smart and had already understood the implication of Sang Ling's words.

But such a quick reaction caught Sang Ling off guard. She choked up and could hardly suppress her emotions. "Mother, you originally chose this marriage to prevent her from entering the East Palace. Now that she has made a mistake, even if she doesn't get married, there is a perfect opportunity to prevent her from entering Wuyuan. Why do you still..."

"Do you think she married into the Fu family to enjoy a good life?" Madam Zhaoyu mocked. "It was the mistress of the Fu family who first asked me for this marriage."

Sang Ling then looked puzzled.

"Fu Lin is ugly, not tall, and has some chronic diseases from his mother's womb. How many families in the capital don't know this? Anyone with some power is unwilling to marry their daughters to him. In the past two years, someone married a concubine's daughter to the Fu family, but the mistress of the Fu family doesn't like her. She wants someone with a better reputation and good looks, hoping that her grandchildren will be better."

"Why do you think she likes Shen Huajun? She just wants his reputation, looks, and health. If it weren't for my mansion, what reputation would the Shen family girl have?"

"As long as she gives birth to a child, she will be dispensable in the Fu family in the future..." Madam Zhaoyu's eyes gradually became empty.

Another thing is that although the Fu family is a merchant family, they are closely related to the powerful people in Beijing and have some collusion with them. The reason why Madam Zhaoyu chose this marriage was because she saw the benefits.

There is no housewife who doesn't like to make friends at various levels outside.

"It's just a business deal." There was some soothing in Mrs. Zhaoyu's expression at the end.

Sang Ling lowered his eyes and thought, then he realized there was another meaning -

However, Shen Huajun married into the Fu family to pay for the evil her aunt had done before, and today's matter could only be dealt with separately... She gave a slightly cold look and just nodded in response. Someone outside the corridor came back and said, "The second lady is here."

Madam Zhaoyu sympathized with Sang Ling, so she made some adjustments and went to the front hall to discuss with Shen.

Then she calmed down and turned her head to observe Cheng again. In fact, the doctor had come half an hour ago and was now decocting medicine in the small kitchen. Even so, she still had to wait for Gao Heng to come before she could feel at ease.

As he was thinking, he couldn't help but look away, and looked at the west wing through the corner of the lattice.

*

When Wei Chu brought Gao Heng over, several families from the two mansions also arrived.

It was unheard of for such a thing to happen in a wealthy family. Even the concubines from my third uncle's backyard came and sat by the wall with their illegitimate children.

This group of people actually came mostly to join in the fun.

Among the crowd, only my third uncle, my third aunt, Mrs. Zhang, and Nie Guang and his wife went into the back room to visit.

Gao Heng was giving acupuncture to Cheng in the inner room, while the others were talking across the painted screen. Uncle San and Cai asked a few questions and then sat down in the outer hall, and their overall performance was not enthusiastic.

"How are you? Has your cousin checked it out with you?" Nie Guang couldn't help asking.

The eldest son could not hide the concern in his tone. Su glanced at Zhang lightly and couldn't help feeling a little happy in her heart.

Sang Ling clasped his hands and bowed again, "Thank you for your concern, Fourth Aunt, Big Brother, and Big Sister-in-law. I only have some minor injuries, but the old woman who serves me is old, and I am really worried."

"Your cousin is an excellent doctor, nothing should go wrong." Zhang said with a wry smile.

What's more, the other party is just a slave. If it was just for such a person, there would be no need to alarm the masters of the two mansions to come over.

How could Sang Ling not taste the sarcasm in Zhang's words? No matter how tired she was, she had to take advantage of such a good time - she paused, paid attention to Su for a while, and then looked at Nie Guang, "Brother, can you please lend me a hand to talk?"