I'm reborn, only a fool would spoil you

Fu Yuzheng was almost laughing at Qiao's shamelessness.

Looking for high nickel?

Oh, she actually wanted to ask Gao Ni to kill Chen Daiyu and the second wife’s family with one blow!

"Second Aunt, do you think I'm stupid?" Fu Yuzheng looked at Qiao with a fake smile and said, "Why should I help the second house? My relationship with my eldest cousin is not that good."

Mrs. Qiao took a deep breath and patiently said softly, "Zheng'er, Second Aunt has no other intentions. Isn't this for the sake of making the marriage between the two families smoother? It will be a relief for your cousin and his wife, and it will also benefit you. Just go and ask Gao Ni, Second Aunt will thank you."

As she spoke, she bowed to Fu Yuzheng regardless of seniority.

"It will also benefit me?" Fu Yuzheng sneered, "Second Aunt, don't treat me like a fool. I know exactly what you are planning."

"In a word, if you want to use my connections, give up the idea as soon as possible." Fu Yuzheng said in a loud voice.

Mrs. Qiao's face froze. She didn't expect Fu Yuzheng to embarrass her in public.

Tao Ying watched her second brother and sister-in-law being humiliated, and secretly laughed in her heart. Her little daughter has become more and more shrewd in recent days, and she is not so easy to fool.

Fu Yushu was full of admiration for Fu Yuzheng. She had no idea when her sister had become so eloquent.

Seeing Fu Yuzheng's firm attitude, Qiao knew it was useless to beg again, so she had to leave the pavilion in disappointment.

Fu Yuzheng looked at Qiao's departing back and smiled contemptuously. She was not the kind of soft persimmon that could be manipulated by others. In this life, the second house still wanted to use her?

Go dream!

After Qiao left angrily, she cursed Fu Yuzheng in her heart for being ungrateful, but she was helpless and could only seek other strategies.

Mrs. Qiao was extremely anxious because Mrs. Chen, the Prime Minister, insisted that the matchmaker must come from the Prince of Nanjun's Mansion.

Without Fu Yuzheng's assistance, how could she invite people from the Prince of Nanjun's Mansion?

That night, Qiao asked Mrs. Fu for help.

After hearing this, Madam Fu calmly pointed out: "Since the rice has been cooked, what else can the Chen family do? No matter which matchmaker you find, the Chen family must accept this marriage."

Then, she gave Qiao a clever idea, which made Qiao's eyes light up and she exclaimed, "Mother is still smart!"

~

Chen Daiyu is about to get married, but her vanity is still high, and she refuses to lower it even when scandals are flying around.

Recalling the time when Gao Ni proposed marriage for Fu Yuzheng, the old princess of Nanjun personally came out, the scene was so magnificent that almost all the unmarried women in the capital were envious of it.

As the daughter of the prime minister, Chen Daiyu naturally became the focus of everyone's attention. In her opinion, ordinary matchmakers were not worthy of her status.

Mrs. Chen knew her daughter's vanity very well, so she said to Chen Daiyu:

"I have already made a request to the Marquis of Jingyang's Mansion. The matchmaker they send to propose marriage must also come from the Prince of Nanjun's Mansion. In this way, the gap between you and Fu Yuzheng can be ignored."

After hearing her mother's words, Chen Daiyu felt relieved.

She secretly hoped that even if the old Princess of Nanjun did not come in person, at least the Princess of Nanjun would show up, right? In this way, she could also be glorious and be envied by all the women in the city.

In the blink of an eye, the day for proposing marriage arrived.

On this day, Chen Daiyu specially invited several friends to her house to witness this highlight moment together.

Gao Shu had just been released from house arrest and was also invited.

Chen Daiyu proudly boasted to Gao Shu, "Back then, your elder brother Gao Ni asked the old princess of Nanjun to propose marriage for Fu Yuzheng, and now he is here, and he is also from the Nanjun Palace."

The implication was that as the daughter of the prime minister of the dynasty, she could still behave respectably when proposing marriage even if there was a scandal.

"Wow, is the Princess of Nanjun coming?" Gao Shu asked in surprise.

Over the years, the old Princess of Nanjun has rarely appeared in public, and the Princess of Nanjun is also rarely seen. It is undoubtedly a great honor to be able to ask her to be a matchmaker.

Chen Daiyu laughed out loud: "Of course!"

Not long after, the doorman came to report that the matchmaker had come to propose marriage.

Chen Daiyu asked excitedly: "Is it the Princess of Nanjun who is here?"

The doorman hesitated slightly and said, "It's... someone from the Nanjun Palace."

Chen Daiyu was too happy to notice the abnormality in the doorman's expression and words in time.

She and a group of sisters hid behind the screen in the main hall, wanting to sneak a peek at the Princess of Nanjun's elegance.

However, when she saw the so-called matchmaker walk into the hall, Chen Daiyu's face instantly turned ugly.

——It turned out that this so-called matchmaker was just a servant in the Prince of Nanjun’s Mansion.

This is a great humiliation for Chen Daiyu!

She never dreamed that the Marquis of Jingyang's Mansion would look down on her so much and only send a servant to propose marriage.

This kind of treatment is not even one percent of what Fu Yuzheng gets!

Mrs. Chen was also speechless and had no way of expressing her pain. She originally wanted to save some face for her daughter, but she ended up making things worse and made Chen Daiyu lose face in front of everyone.

Seeing this, Chen Daiyu's girlfriends all mocked her.

Someone mocked Chen Daiyu, saying, "I thought you were the daughter of the Prime Minister, and the Marquis of Jingyang would look up to you, but I didn't expect you to end up like this, being sent away by a servant? It seems that in the eyes of the Marquis of Jingyang, your status is just like this."

"That's not the case. The Second House of the Marquis of Jingyang definitely values ​​Daiyu, but I heard that the Second House is so poor that they can barely make ends meet. They were able to hire a servant from the Prince of Nanjun's Mansion, but I'm afraid they must have tightened their belts and lived frugally for more than half a month. They definitely value Daiyu."

Not only did she say that she was not valued by her husband's family, but she also exposed the poverty of the second wife in public.

Chen Daiyu's face turned red after hearing what they said. She rushed back to her room angrily and lay on the bed crying.

Her heart was filled with regret and unwillingness. She had never imagined that the highlight moment she had carefully planned would turn into such an embarrassing scene.

If I had known this, I wouldn’t have invited my besties to witness it!

Gao Shu felt pleased when she saw Chen Daiyu's miserable state. She thought to herself that Chen Daiyu always thought highly of herself and looked down on others, but now she had suffered some consequences.

After this marriage proposal incident, Chen Daiyu's reputation in the capital was completely ruined. She originally wanted to show off her status through this marriage proposal, but unexpectedly became the object of everyone's ridicule.

The second branch of the Marquis of Jingyang's mansion was also talked about by everyone because of its stinginess and poverty, and became a laughing stock in the capital.

~

A flower-viewing banquet at the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion gave rise to one scandal after another. They spread out like ripples on the surface of the capital city and lasted for a long time before gradually subsiding.

On the day he returned from the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, the Marquis's wife Tao Ying ordered that the dishonest Liu Qing'er be placed under house arrest. It was not until recent days when public opinion gradually died down that Tao Ying began to deal with Liu Qing'er.

Tao Ying sat in front of Liu Qing'er, her tone cold but firm.

She first enumerated a series of Liu Qing'er's faults, and every word she said was like a sharp blade, piercing Liu Qing'er's heart.

Liu Qing'er lowered her head, not daring to meet Tao Ying's gaze. Her hands were clenched tightly, her heart filled with panic and anxiety.

Tao Ying ignored him and said calmly, "I have sent someone to find your uncle. Tomorrow, you will leave Beijing and join them."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qing'er suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with fear and despair.

She knew that once she left the Marquis of Jingyang's mansion, her uncle's family would never let her go. They were not human beings at all, and only wanted to sell her to a wealthy businessman as a concubine in exchange for some meager benefits.

If not for this, she would not have come all the way to seek refuge with the Marquis.

"Madam, please don't chase me away!" Liu Qing'er's voice was filled with tears. She grabbed Tao Ying's sleeves tightly and kept crying.

Tao Ying frowned, she pulled back her sleeves with force, and said in a cold voice: "This is your life, it has nothing to do with me."

...Seeing that Tao Ying did not save her, Liu Qing'er became furious. As soon as Tao Ying left, she climbed up a big tree and climbed over the wall to look for Madam Fu.

Knowing that Mrs. Fu would not abandon her, Liu Qing'er was full of confidence.

Sure enough, Madam Fu meditated for a moment, then took out a treasured red dress and handed it to her, her tone revealing an unquestionable firmness:

"Tonight, you put it on and follow me to see the Marquis."

Liu Qing'er was overjoyed, and the noble woman in the painting appeared in her mind. That woman must have a special status in the Marquis' heart. She looked a bit like him. Will the Marquis... keep her?