nucmednet Chapter 197 The Whole Family Opposes
Chapter 197 The Whole Family Opposes
"We also oppose it!"
The Xia brothers, Jingyuan and Jingyuan, were also ashen-faced. One of them picked up a broom and the other a stool and chased Yu Yang out.
Yu Yang: "???"
Before he could even understand the situation, he was already expelled from the Duke's mansion by the two brothers. (The Prince of Jin's mansion was granted the title of Duke's mansion because Zhao Jihua became Empress.)
They led Xia Li to the front hall.
The Prince of Jin and his wife, along with Cui Fangshu, were all present.
Seeing the somber and serious atmosphere, Xia Li thought to herself, "It's over!"
This is a family gathering together.
They've come to hold a self-criticism session.
She felt a sense of shame, like when she was caught secretly dating in school and her parents were called to the disciplinary office.
Cui Fangshu was both anxious and angry: "You, you, you, I think you've really been fooled out of your mind!"
Xia Li muttered under her breath, "Isn't marriage just a woman losing her mind and being tied down in the name of good fortune?"
Zhao Jihua grabbed her hand, exasperated, and said, "To put it bluntly, you've made a lifelong commitment to some random man!"
Duke: "This wild man who appeared out of nowhere dared to kidnap my daughter!"
Xia Li: "He's not a random man..."
The Duke interrupted her: "How could it not be? We can't find any information about him. Your brother said he's been hanging around you for a long time. Do you know his specific identity? Who his parents are, what his family does, how many siblings he has, and what his plans are for the future?"
Xia Li: "..."
Oh no, she really didn't know that.
I've never asked before.
Adhering to the principle of mutual respect, she did not investigate Yu Yang.
Later, the two were honest with each other and realized they were old acquaintances, so they didn't care about each other's status here.
Seeing Xia Li remain silent, the Duchess sighed, took her hand, and said, "It's not your fault. You're still young and don't understand these things. Listen to your mother's advice: if he loves you, he should at least find a matchmaker to propose to our family and bring gifts. We elders should take a look first, and only after we agree can we talk about the rest."
Xia Jingyuan said, "If a man truly wants to marry you, he must complete all six steps: betrothal, asking your name, auspicious date selection, presenting betrothal gifts, setting the wedding date, and the wedding ceremony!"
The Duke's words were rather hurtful: "He has neither the consent of his parents nor the words of a matchmaker. What's the difference between this and taking a concubine?"
Xia Jingwen gritted her teeth: "He's just taking advantage of your young age and ignorance to deceive my sister!"
Several people took turns bombarding Xia Li, and she felt like she was about to be drowned in their spittle.
At some point, Cui Fangshu said, "Someone like this is not as good as a few that I, your mother, can help you find."
Xia Li: !!
Everyone: !!!
Nobody knew what was going on, but things escalated to the point where they were being introduced to potential blind dates.
Cui Fangshu continued, "I think the illegitimate son of the Zhang family's second branch is quite good..."
A sudden gust of cold wind swept through the darkness, as if it were about to strangle Cui Fangshu.
Xia Li quickly made a hand gesture in secret, which barely managed to calm the other party down.
“Mother!” Xia Jingyuan immediately interrupted Cui Fangshu’s outrageous statement, “That illegitimate son is good-for-nothing and spends all his time chasing after women. How is he worthy of my sister?”
"Since he is a second son or a son born out of wedlock, he doesn't need to inherit the title. So all he needs to do is befriend the other young masters."
Everyone: "..."
The silence of the crowd did not affect Cui Fangshu.
She looked at Xia Li and continued, "You grew up in the countryside with no manners. You're lucky anyone even wants you. The Zhang family, the Imperial Censor, may not be high-ranking, but they wield great power. They can directly impeach high-ranking officials to the Emperor. If you marry into that family, who will dare to visit you?"
Xia Li: "...What? Do you think I'm marrying up by marrying his second son, who was born out of wedlock?"
Cui Fangshu: "Of course you're lucky to be with him. You're such a vulgar woman, it's good enough that someone wants you."
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"So, Madam Cui, you have never given me a second glance."
Xia Li was utterly speechless about her mother.
She simply kept quiet.
But his silence did not bring an end to the war, but rather the beginning of World War II.
Everyone began to fight back against Cui Fangshu.
Zhao Jihua looked at Cui Fangshu with no emotion in his eyes, as if the other person were a dead person.
In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the other party was her sister's adoptive mother, Zhao Jihua would have already taken action.
She said, "The second son of the Zhang family? Even the old master of the Zhang family is only fit to carry my sister's shoes! My sister used to be a princess, a first-rank official! In the future, she will be the emperor's own sister, and should be granted the title of Grand Princess, second only to the emperor. She can choose any man in the world, and no one else is good enough for her!"
The Duchess also said, "Let's not even talk about whether that second son of the concubine is a good match for my daughter. Just talking about my daughter's marriage is a matter of her parents' decision, decided by her father and me, not by you. To put it nicely, I respectfully call you foster mother, but to put it bluntly, you are an outsider. The affairs of our Duke's mansion are not for an outsider to decide, are they?"
Cui Fangshu's face was unpleasant. The other party's tone was neither hurried nor slow, and there was nothing that offended her, but it still made her feel like she had a fishbone stuck in her throat.
Xia Jingwen was so angry that she jumped up and down, "Mother, how can you belittle my sister like this? My sister is beautiful and talented, how can she be compared to that second son of the Zhang family?"
The Duke also said with a stern face, "Don't mention this matter again, lest you hurt Li'er's feelings."
Xia Jingyuan, who was usually the most filial and sensible, spoke up in dissatisfaction: "Mother, putting aside other statuses and positions, just look at the business my sister has built. This huge business is more than enough to buy the entire family of the Censor-in-Chief. How could there be any reason why my sister is not good enough for her?"
Seeing that everyone objected, Cui Fangshu felt unwilling but dared not say anything more.
At this moment, Xia Li, who had been silent until now, slowly spoke up: "Thank you all for your support. In fact, I know what I'm doing. I won't take a fancy to either the illegitimate son of the Zhang family or the eldest son of the Li family. As for my relationship with Yu Yang, he is not some random man who ran away from somewhere, and he didn't mean to neglect you, my parents and brothers. It's just that we have never been married before and we didn't know these etiquettes. We will definitely handle it properly in the future."
The Duchess looked heartbroken and said, "He doesn't know manners, and don't his parents know manners either?"
Her daughter, her perfectly good daughter, how badly was she abused by Cui Fangshu? Yu Yang said a few kind words, and she ran off with someone else.
Thinking of all this, the Duchess's gaze toward Cui Fangshu grew increasingly hostile.
Xia Li knew Yu Yang, since the two of them had come from Earth and were following their customs, so there was no question of whether they were being negligent or not.
She patiently explained, "Because he was thinking about my reputation, and he wanted to get my consent before informing his family about these things. He doesn't disregard me as you say; on the contrary, it's because he values me so much and puts my wishes first that you feel neglected."
Everyone was somewhat relieved after hearing her say that.