Chapter Thirty-Four: Father (Part Two)

  After chatting for a while, the old master was tired and wanted to rest. Ronghua and Yanhua took the maid out, and the old master and mistress went into the main house.

  The lady of the house had Dong Yue prepare a basin of water for washing feet, then dismissed all the maids and personally squatted down to wash Master's feet.

  "This trip is quite tiring, right? Your feet have blisters all over them. I'll help you pick some later."

  The old man nodded with his eyes closed.

  The lady-in-charge bustled about for a while, helping the old master into bed before bringing up the recent events in the mansion.

  Upon hearing that Shu Hua had a miscarriage, the old master opened his eyes. "Shu Hua has always been in good health, how could she have a miscarriage? You're not just taking care of things after the fact, you should think about it yourself, is it because of the Hou estate?"

  The lady sat down and gently pinched the old master's knee, "I've thought about it too, but looking at Mrs. Cai's expression doesn't seem like... Besides, this is the first child of the main house, a tiger does not eat its own son, our Shu Hua didn't do anything wrong, there's no reason."

  The old master cannot be denied.

  The lady said: "The Wang family has asked the wife of Xue Zhongyun from Zuichunfang to come to our house and propose a marriage. The proposal is for the third brother of Wang Shangshu, who is his legitimate wife."

  The old master's eyes flashed, and he furrowed his brow. "That foolish younger brother of Secretary Wang? How can this be?"

  The lady sighed and said, "This is also an unavoidable thing. The Hou Mansion had already made arrangements a long time ago. If it were usual times, we could still discuss it, but now Shu Hua has just given birth to a premature baby." She paused for a moment, "I have already spoken with Mrs. Cai and we will choose another daughter from our family to marry into the Hou Mansion as a concubine." Sisters serving one husband together is a relatively common method.

  The old master finally nodded in satisfaction, "The side of the Yi Cheng Hou Fu is something that cannot be lost. In these years, we have not spent less effort on it, if there are any problems halfway, the previous efforts will also be in vain."

  "Just that." Madame's face fell and she began to stammer.

  The old master said: "Say what you have to say."

  Madam's eyes turned red, and tears fell down. "Shu Hua had a miscarriage, but Madam Cai blamed Shu Hua for being careless. I was in the Hou Mansion, trying to comfort Shu Hua on one hand, while watching Madam Cai's expression on the other, fearing that there would be any mistakes."

  The old master recalled the first miscarriage of the old lady, and the days under the oppression of the elderly couple, couldn't help but sigh with a heartache, "I'm not at home, these things fall on your head, hard work for you."

  Madam was even more tearful after Old Master's words, and Old Master also stretched out his hand to help Madam wipe away her tears. In recent years, intimate interactions between husband and wife had become increasingly rare.

  The old master comforted the old lady, "It was not easy for you in the past, with the old lady above and these trivial matters at home. Fortunately, the old lady has not been managing the household affairs in recent years, and the children have grown up, but you can't help worrying. In a few years, when Brother Hong gets married, there will be someone to help you."

  The lady with a thick nasal tone said pitifully: "But there's still one more thing, I really don't know what to do."

  The lady has always been a strong-willed person and rarely shows weakness to her husband unless she really encounters difficulties.

  "What's wrong? Tell me about it." The old master's voice softened.

  The lady hesitated before speaking, "Two days ago, the Yi Cheng Hou Fu invited us to attend a family gathering and also invited Chen Yima from the Wang family. I knew they were going to take a look at each other for marriage, so I brought Ronghua along." The lady deliberately paused to observe Old Master's expression.

  The old master's face relaxed, and the old lady knew that among the remaining daughters, the one the old master cared least about was Ronghua, who had just entered the mansion. Marrying Ronghua off to the Wang family was in line with the old master's wishes.

  "I think the Wang family is also very satisfied with Ronghua, but before we returned to the mansion, Mrs. Cai suddenly mentioned Yanhua in front of Chen's mother, praising Yanhua's goodness and even preparing a gift for Yanhua."

  "I just thought Madam Chai secretly liked Yan Hua, who would have known..."

  The old lady's face tightened, "Who knows, the Wang family came to propose a marriage, and they specifically mentioned our Sixth Sister Yanhua."

  The old master was taken aback, sat up in bed, "What?"

  The old lady also became anxious, "How can this be good? I would never want to marry Yanhua to the Wang family," she said, tears streaming down her face. "Yanhua has been by my side for so many years, apart from Shuhua and Yaohua, I like her the most. Her food, clothing, and daily life are no different from those of her two sisters. I've always wanted to find a good match for her, but...I really can't bear to part with her."

  "I originally wanted Shu Hua to talk to Mrs. Cai and arrange for Rong Hua to marry into the Wang family, but then Shu Hua did something like this."

  The old master said: "If the Wang family had accepted Rong Hua, they would not have mentioned Yan Hua. I think the Wang family must have heard that Rong Hua was born and raised outside the province, so they wanted Yan Hua."

  Madam said: "That's not necessarily true. I heard Shu Hua say that everyone in the Yi Cheng Hou Mansion thinks Rong Hua looks like the twin sister of the Imperial Concubine, Princess Hong Hua."

  "Prince Honghui?" exclaimed the old master in surprise.

  The old lady lowered her eyelids, "Could it be that Princess Honghua is the one, and Mrs. Cai must have refused to let Ronghua marry into the Wang family because of this?" The old lady was in a dilemma, "Our mansion currently doesn't have any other eligible young ladies, or else we could choose one from our clan to replace Ronghua and marry into the Wang family instead."

  "I originally wanted to discuss the result with Master and then tell Fourth Aunt, but somehow she got wind of it and insisted that I immediately call off the engagement. Otherwise, she would have taken Yanhua to see Master..." The mistress's tears of grievance flowed again, "Does she think I'm willing to agree? People's hearts are made of flesh, what I've done for Yanhua all these years, isn't she aware?"

  "My fourth aunt also doesn't know where she came up with so many crazy words, stubbornly saying that I'm heartless and ruthless, not to mention selling a girl, even killing a girl is something I can do."

  The old master seemed to have been pierced in the heart, frowning angrily, "The more you talk, the less it sounds like a good thing. What status does she have, daring to run in front of you and speak three or four words? The young lady of the Tao Mansion should originally do something for the Tao Mansion, let alone her, even if it's the Princess Honghua you mentioned earlier, isn't she also married off to a small country across the ocean?"

  The old master pondered for a moment, "Since the Wang family has specifically asked for it, I'll agree!"

  The old lady raised her head in surprise, "Old master..." just about to persuade him.

  The old master waved his hand and said, "After all, we are all in the capital city, and we can still take care of each other in the future. Unlike your third sister and fourth sister, who married to such a distant place."

  The lady had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

  "But on the other hand, I'm worried that if Fourth Aunt finds out, she'll say something to Yanhua. If Yanhua can't handle it and something happens... It's a matter of face, after all. And I won't be able to keep Fourth Aunt locked up forever."

  "Lock her up first and release her after Yanhua marries into the Wang family, lest she causes unnecessary trouble."

  The lady had to follow the old master's meaning and hand over the matter, went out of the warm pavilion, Chen Mama had been waiting outside for a long time. The lady and Chen Mama exchanged a glance, and suddenly showed a satisfied smile.

  At night, Mugunghwa waited for Yonghua to rest. Yonghua picked up a poetry book beside her and was reading her favorite poems when Hongge came in from outside.

  Mugunghwa and Jin-soo naturally stepped back.

  Ronghua lifted her head to talk to Hongge, and suddenly found that there was a scratch on Hongge's cheek. Ronghua frowned and asked Hongge, "What happened to your face? Did you accidentally fall?"

  Hong Ge smiled and sat over, "It was an accident when I was fighting with someone."

  Rong Hua put down the book in his hand and raised an eyebrow, "Fighting? In Zuozong Academy?"

  Hong Ge smiled and said: "Originally it was someone else's fight, I went over to join in the fun, and something that was thrown over hit my face."

  Ronghua went to take a look at Hongge's face injury, fortunately, the wound was just intimidating and not deep.

  "Sister, guess who was fighting? It's the young master of the Changning Bo family, who is on good terms with my sister's husband. This young master usually loves to talk about the glorious deeds of noble families, and today he happened to mention that among the current generation of nobles, there are several young masters with great prospects, including none other than my sister's husband."

  Later, when it came to Wu Mu Hou, the young master of Chang Ning Bo felt that he was not worth mentioning. This annoyed two noble sons who were on good terms with Wu Mu Hou, and several people quarreled and fought together.

  "Those two noble young masters who were close to Wu Mu Hou, were usually the most troublesome. Even when the doctor came to persuade them, it was of no use," Hong Ge paused for a moment and revealed a mischievous smile, "It wasn't until someone went to find Wu Mu Hou that those two young masters were finally separated."

  Rong Hua's eyes flashed, "Wu Mu Hou?"

  "Right, Duke Wu Mu," he said, pausing for a moment before continuing, "Although Duke Wu Mu looks intimidating and scary, I think it's actually good that way... being aloof and proud..."

  Rong Hua couldn't help but let out a "heh" of laughter, "You know what it means to be proud and aloof."

  Hong Ge said seriously, "Dajie's husband is gentle and elegant. But just because Wu Mu Hou is like that doesn't mean he's cold to people, maybe he's just proud and aloof." After a pause, he continued: "Sister didn't say before, the humble Bodhisattva and the angry Vajra, you can't judge people by their appearance."

  Rong Hua patted her brother's head, "It's not as simple as you think."

  Hong Ge puffed out his chest and said, "I like it just that way."

  Is she a gentle Bodhisattva or an angry Vajra? She had previously thought that Zhao Xuanhuan was a warm outside and severe inside person, but unexpectedly he still compromised. Originally, she thought that even if Zhao Xuanhuan had three wives and four concubines, as long as he didn't marry the eldest sister of the Tao family, she could forgive him.

  Nowadays, she would rather marry into the Wang family than have Shu Hua as her senior wife in front of her, constantly reminding her that Shu Hua's status is forever unattainable. Moreover, she had previously died unjustly and afterwards was relegated to a position below Shu Hua, as if she had resigned herself to her fate and submitted to her destiny.

  Hong Ge said a few more words before leaving, and Rong Hua lay in bed thinking carefully.

  Everyone in the mansion says that Yao Hua is a good person. If Yao Hua can successfully marry into the Marquis's household, she will be conferred as a noble lady in the future. Isn't this a case of good deeds being rewarded?

  Hehe, too late.

  My fault, my fault.

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