Qiu San Niang's marriage has been settled!

  The news spread to every corner of the Qiu mansion, causing the long-dormant sparks to erupt into a sea of flames, with invisible tongues of fire rolling up to halfway to the sky.

  Inside the warehouse, I heard my mother-in-law mention that Madam had planned to marry off the third daughter, An Shun. She was chatting with the maids while snacking on melon seeds, "You guys think, is our eldest miss lucky or does she really have skills? Madam sent out the sixth and seventh daughters to be matched with someone, but somehow that person chose the third daughter instead. On the day of the Wei family's return visit, the third daughter was in the Buddhist temple copying scriptures and reciting Buddha's name, neither did anyone go to report back nor did she have another chance to show her face. It can only be said that from the very beginning, Lady Wei had taken a liking to the third daughter."

  One of the maids said: "However, our young lady is so beautiful that there isn't a second one to be found in all of Luozhou. To like her at first sight, is this possible?"

  "It's true. In terms of looks, the sixth and seventh daughters are far inferior. I know that the late madam was a beauty who stood out from a hundred miles away, and the third daughter is a carbon copy of her. If not for Master's special favoritism towards the third daughter, he wouldn't even care about the ninth daughter born to his wife." Another older servant maid said.

  "It's fate, can't be stopped. Originally, the mistress had said no, and the matchmaker was so angry that she left in a huff. Who knew that before she even reached the gate, the matchmaker's stomach started hurting, and she had to borrow a place to relieve herself. This delay allowed the old master's people to find her and bring her back. After being sweet-talked and promised double red envelopes, the matchmaker finally calmed down. From now on, we must treat Third Miss with more respect. Even if the mistress doesn't like it, once Third Miss marries into the Jing Wang Fu, she will have to fawn over them and use this marriage to help the masters gain a promotion or two, bringing glory to our ancestors and prosperity to the Zhu family business." Anshun's wife instructed.

  Anshun's daughter-in-law's thoughts were also the thoughts of most servants in the mansion, after all, being able to marry into the royal family of the Great Zhou was a high match for the Qiu family. Even if Qiu San Niang wasn't going to be the future queen, it would still be easy for her husband to get a first-rank noble title. A noble title, oh dear Buddha, these common people would have to burn incense and worship.

  While most of the servants thought that Mrs. Zhang would be furious, she instead ordered a sumptuous dinner to be set up in the main hall and invited all the women from each house, including Qiu San Niang, saying they should celebrate among themselves.

  Qiu San Niang walked into the long-abandoned main courtyard, since Zhang Shi scolded Mo Zi that night, she had not been allowed to enter this yard. This was originally where her mother lived, in her childhood memories of flowers and grass thriving, everyone's face wore a smile. Now things are no longer the same, people are no longer the same. In this family, except for Father, there is no one else who cares about her. Since that's the case, getting married would be good too.

  "Third Sister has arrived." Little Yehuan hastily reported into the main house.

  Inside, Ai Xiang and Ai Tao came out to roll up the curtains, calling out in unison "Third Sister is good", and sweetly smiling said congratulations.

  Although these two girls were used to bullying others, Qiu San Niang was well aware of the principle of not hitting a smiling face. The more so at this time, she couldn't be narrow-minded, so she didn't say much and took Bai He and Lu Ju with her, smiling as they went past.

  As soon as she entered the house, she didn't see the dinner table. Jiang Suxin's voice came from the inner room, "Third daughter-in-law, come in quickly, I'm talking to my wife inside."

  Qiu San Niang, despite her temper, was not one to be trifled with when it came to social etiquette. She walked into the inner room, greeted Zhang Shi, and said, "Mother's health is a bit better? I see that your complexion isn't bad."

  Zhang's family that night was originally pretending to be dizzy, but actually very good. However, when it comes to complexion, it really doesn't look good. As soon as I think of what happened this morning, my heart is very stuffy and I hate to slap Jiulian's face.

  Who's to blame? Blame the three people.

  The strangest thing is Wei Qiong Yu. Growing up together since childhood, with a gentle and soft personality, a good friend in the boudoir, yet she stabbed herself in the heart. Knowing that she wanted to marry Liu Niang into their family, but she showed more affection towards Qi Niang. And when she considered accepting Qi Niang's proposal, she let the matchmaker come to propose marriage, unexpectedly it was her most disliked San Niang. In the past, when communicating with Wei Qiong Yu, although not explicitly saying that she didn't like her, whenever mentioning San Niang, there were always more words about San Niang's mistakes. She thought that Qiong Yu would certainly believe her, and therefore wanted to use this marriage to strike down San Niang's arrogance. Who knew, now it has become a joke.

  The second strange thing is the old master. He has been ill for more than half a year and has been bedridden for more than half a year. Since San Niang went to the temple seven days ago, it seems that the Bodhisattva really showed his spirit, and his body got better day by day. Today, he suddenly came to the main courtyard, not only bringing back Xie Matchmaker, but also ignoring her opposition, personally agreeing to San Niang's marriage. How can this be reasonable? He has recovered, and now it's her turn to be driven to death by anger.

  The third strange thing, San Niang couldn't escape. Although she didn't appear from start to finish, the miscellaneous servant arranged in the old master's courtyard said that San Niang had visited her father early in the morning. What a coincidence, not too early or too late, it was exactly when Shexi came. In the end, I underestimated her. Where did she get the news from, and who told her, I couldn't know. At this time, my heart felt regretful. When San Niang returned home last year, I deliberately didn't give her any maids or servants, but later when I wanted to give them to her, she refused, making it impossible for me to get close to her and as a result, I knew almost nothing about what was happening around San Niang. Now, I've been outsmarted.

  "Congratulations to Third Lady, felicitations to Third Lady." Jiang Su's gentle voice brought Zhang back to her senses, "Being able to form a marriage alliance with the Third Young Master of Jing Wang Fu is not only your good fortune but also our Jiashi family's blessing."

  Zhang's expression changed suddenly, no, San Niang was indeed a thorn in her eye and a pain in the flesh, but since the marriage had been settled, she couldn't treat her as she used to. Even if it was just an act, she needed to win people over to pave the way for her future prospects.

  At this moment, Zhang's expression changed, and she smiled warmly, pulling San Niang to sit down beside her. "San Niang, I've always thought you have a noble and prosperous aura about you. You're not only beautiful but also kind-hearted. In the future, when you marry into their family, you'll surely win the favor of Third Master and the king and queen. Fourth Sister-in-law was right; you're indeed blessed with good fortune. As the saying goes, 'When one person achieves success, even the chickens and dogs rise to heaven.' This is also our good fortune. You just focus on taking care of yourself and don't worry about anything else. I and your father will take care of the dowry, and we won't let anyone from the Wang family look down on you. As for the wedding arrangements, leave them to me; I'll make sure everything is done properly."

  Qiu Sanniang saw it all too clearly. Zhang Shi's mouth and face at that time, wanting to take the account book and keys from her hands, was just as insincere as this, enough to make one's skin crawl.

  "Thanks for your trouble, Mother." However, as long as they are not married yet, they cannot be complacent.

  "It's not just for you. This is a good thing that can bring glory to our ancestors, the Zhang family. How can I not do my best?" Madam Zhang said with a dignified tone.

  "Madam, speaking of good things, I remembered another one. Although it can't compare to San Niang's wedding, if it succeeds, we should say that our family is doubly blessed." Jiang Su covered her mouth, her eyes laughing with joy.

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  Today's second update.