Tianliangyuan

Chapter 64 How embarrassing!

Upon hearing this, how could Wang Ruolan possibly remain seated?

Xu Zhaozhao accompanied Wang Ruolan, rushing to the Wang family. Just as they were leaving, Xu Junfeng returned with two boxes of pastries. Before he could speak, Xu Zhaozhao pulled him into the carriage.

When Xu Junfeng learned that his maternal grandmother had fallen ill, he lost all interest in comforting his younger sister. However, Dingxiang still carefully put away the two boxes of pastries.

The Prince's residence wasn't too far from the Marquis's residence, but Wang Ruolan was worried about her mother, so she felt that the carriage was moving exceptionally slowly today.

Xu Zhaozhao took her arm and comforted her, "Mother, don't worry. Grandmother is in good health. She probably just fainted because she was emotional. We shouldn't panic."

Following Xu Zhaozhao's advice, Wang Ruolan took several deep breaths and finally calmed down.

The Prince's mansion was very quiet at this moment. Everyone in the mansion shrank their necks and dared not raise their heads or make a sound. It would be an exaggeration to say that they were as silent as cicadas in winter.

Xu Zhaozhao and Xu Junfeng accompanied their mother inside, one on each side. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw several people kneeling in the middle of the courtyard. They looked like the second daughter of the main wife and a concubine. Further in, they saw many of the younger members of the Wang family standing under the eaves.

Upon seeing Wang Ruolan approach, the younger generation quickly bowed.

"No need for that. How is your grandmother now?"

Wang Wenxiu's eyes were red: "The imperial physician is inside giving my grandmother acupuncture. As long as she wakes up, everything will be alright."

Wang Ruolan nodded, signaling the two children to wait outside while she went inside to check on them.

Xu Zhaozhao actually knew what had happened at the Prince's Mansion as soon as she entered the mansion, but she had to pretend not to know: "Cousin, Grandmother was fine when we came here the day before yesterday, how come she suddenly fainted?"

This is also what Xu Junfeng wanted to ask.

Why did I suddenly faint?

"Let me tell you."

The brother and sister looked over and saw their older cousin, Wang Wenyuan.

"Greetings to my elder cousin."

"There's no need for such formalities among brothers. Let's talk over here."

The direction Wang Wenyuan led was actually to avoid the old lady's bedroom.

They remained standing under the eaves, but were about a dozen steps away from the others.

"You should also know about Wenxiu's engagement to the Feng family."

Xu Zhaozhao nodded: "I know, the second young master of the Feng family, I've heard he writes quite well."

Wang Wenyuan frowned and sighed, "Sister Wenxiu is the eldest daughter of the main branch. She was engaged to Second Young Master Feng, which was a good match. However, Second Uncle's family discipline was not strict, and a good-for-nothing was born!"

Wenying's younger sister was secretly seeing the second young master of the Feng family, and there were letters to prove it. When Wenxiu found out about this, she was naturally furious and immediately wanted to break off the engagement with the Feng family. Her second aunt agreed to this, after all, it was really unpleasant for two women to share one husband.

Furthermore, Wenxiu has not yet married into the Feng family, yet Feng Er already treats my Wang family's daughter so disrespectfully. If she were to marry into the family in the future, who knows how he would treat my sister? Originally, I intended to keep this matter from my grandmother and deal with it quietly, but the Feng family shamelessly came to our door, apologizing profusely and implying that my Wang family had not raised our daughter well.

That Madam Feng is utterly rude! She actually dares to dream of making Wenxiu her principal wife and taking Wenying as a concubine, even citing the story of Ehuang and Nüying, calling it a beautiful tale—it's utterly absurd!

At this point, Wang Wenyuan felt too ashamed to continue.

After hearing the whole story, Xu Junfeng felt even more contempt for Wang Wenying kneeling outside.

After all, the difference in status between a legitimate son and an illegitimate son is enormous.

Moreover, the two had already started an affair before the marriage. Who knows if they would do something vicious to Wenxiu, the legal wife, if they were to actually get married in the future?

Xu Junfeng suddenly shuddered!

Can't think about it!

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he even developed a phobia of taking wives and concubines.

"Could it be that Grandmother overheard it?"

"Indeed. This matter has alarmed my grandmother. Our Wang family has always been upright and honest. Now that such a thing has happened, my grandmother could not bear the shock and fainted."

Strictly speaking, Wang Wenying was indeed at fault first.

But the Feng family is not innocent!

Even if Madam Feng blamed all the faults on a concubine's daughter, it couldn't cover up the fact that the Feng family's sons were morally corrupt.

"It was Cousin Wenxiu who was wronged in this matter, so the marriage proposal from the Feng family should naturally be called off! What kind of people are they, daring to come here and openly mock us? Do they really think that all the girls in our Wang family are indispensable to the Feng family?"

Xu Zhaozhao is young, and it's understandable that she said such things in a fit of anger.

But Xu Junfeng still gently patted her forehead: "You mustn't be disrespectful! This is something the elders need to discuss, you can't speak recklessly!"

Xu Zhaozhao snorted indignantly and turned to comfort Wang Wenxiu.

Xu Junfeng and Wang Wenyuan walked a little further away, talking as they went. They clearly felt that the Feng family should not be allowed to benefit from this matter. As for Wang Wenying, she was the Wang family's daughter, and it was naturally up to the Wang family to deal with her. It was not the Feng family's place to interfere!

About fifteen minutes later, Wang Ruolan came out with her brothers and sisters-in-law.

The old lady has woken up, but she still needs to rest and should not be subjected to any further stimulation.

After Wang Changgeng had everything arranged, he had everyone move to the front hall.

It was a family scandal that Wang Changgeng found difficult to talk about, so it was his wife, Li Qingmei, who spoke first.

"The marriage between Wenxiu and the Feng family will definitely be called off; there's no need to discuss it further. My daughter, Li Qingmei's daughter, would rather remain unmarried for life than suffer such humiliation!"

These words made the second wife's family so ashamed that they couldn't even lift their heads.

When Wang Wenxiu heard her mother so firmly defend her, she was so moved that tears streamed down her face.

"As for how to deal with Wang Wenying, we need to ask your second brother and sister-in-law first, after all, she is your daughter. Will you deal with her directly according to the family rules, or do you have other plans?"

Second Madam Zhao had no objections. After all, she wasn't her biological daughter, and she couldn't bring herself to plead for her after she had done such a shameful thing.

"It is up to you, elder brother and sister-in-law, to decide everything. Wenying has indeed done something wrong. Not only has it affected the sisterly relationship, but it has also damaged the reputation of our Wang family. However, we should be careful about this matter and not make a big fuss."

“We don’t want to make a big fuss, but if the Feng family insists on making a scene outside, we can’t control their mouths.”

This made everyone in the second wife's family quite nervous, and they hated Wang Wenying even more.

Wang Chang'an is Xu Zhaozhao's second maternal uncle. He has always doted on Wang Wenying, mainly because he loves her birth mother. Now that this has happened, he wants to defend her, but he just can't bring himself to say anything.

What a shame!

With the Wang family's background, what difficulty would it be for her to find a good husband?

Wang Wenying, however, willingly debases herself and eagerly allows herself to be fooled.

Wang Ruolan remained silent. After all, she was a married woman, and there were some things that were beyond her control.

Seeing that the second master did not speak, Zhao's face flashed with a mocking look: "Eldest brother and sister-in-law, Wenying's reputation has been ruined by this matter. Why not just send her to the family temple to practice Buddhism?"