flstandardbreds Chapter 113: Neither soft nor hard tactics work, you have to be ruthless with a knife!
Chapter 113: Neither soft nor hard tactics work, you have to be ruthless with a knife!
Duke Wei Zhendong brought his eldest son home. When he arrived at the gate, he saw a large group of people standing there!
The old lady of the Wei family was waiting at the gate. She saw her eldest grandson in armor. The old woman took a few quick steps forward. Wei Wanshan saw that it was his grandmother, so he quickly jumped off his horse and rushed over.
The old lady of the Wei family rushed over and burst into tears. Her eldest grandson had been away for eight years and had not come back. She missed her grandson day and night!
"Wan Lin, why did you come back after so many years? Grandma was so worried that she couldn't wait for you to come back, so she left... wuwuwu..."
Later, Shen came out with two maids. Shen's wet-nurse, Granny Fang, passed away three years ago, so Shen would be in a bad mood at this time every year. But when the year was about to end, she still had to cheer up.
The eldest son of her family came back. She and her mother-in-law, Taijun of the Wei family, had already decided on Fu Wanying, the second daughter of the Fu family.
The little girl had a gentle personality, and both she and Lady Wei liked her very much. The little girl was not very tall, but she looked very blessed, with a small round face, and not particularly fat. In short, she looked very likable, and her family background was also good.
Fu Wanying's father is a university scholar in the Hanlin Academy. He has achieved great success in the academy in recent years and has many students.
Fu Wanying is seventeen years old this year. She was previously engaged to the eldest son of an official named Hu. However, she never expected that the son of that family, knowing that he already had a fiancée, would still take his cousin as a concubine, and even gave birth to a son out of wedlock. The Fu family's family style and education could not tolerate this, so they decisively canceled the marriage!
In that era, it was rare for girls of sixteen or seventeen to be engaged. It just so happened that Wei Wanlin from the Wei family had been in the frontier until now and was already twenty-four years old. The age difference and other aspects between the two of them were just right, so the two families decided on this marriage after discussing it.
Shen came out smiling and said, "Madam, the Duke has brought the child home, why doesn't he come into the courtyard?
Is this Wan Lin? Our Wan Lin is now a general, come in quickly! "
Wei Wanlin let go of his grandmother and quickly saluted: "Hello, County Lady! Wei Wanlin pays respect to the County Lady and thanks the County Lady for taking care of my grandmother and the family for so many years."
Shen smiled gently: "Wan Lin, don't be so polite, go home quickly!
Wanqian went to school today. Your sister was waiting for you at home, but something happened at Ruyi Clothing Shop, so she ran to the shop instead of asking her to go there. "
The old lady of the Wei family held her grandson's hand and walked into the yard. She said proudly: "Now you can't underestimate our Ruyi. Our Ruyi is now a popular girl in Beijing. Young girls and wives in Beijing all like our Ruyi. The skirts designed by Ruyi are worn by women all over Beijing!
Our Ruyi is a wealthy woman, and her Ruyi Clothing Shop makes a lot of money every year."
Shen couldn't help laughing: "How come you can't hold back when your Majesty praises your granddaughter?"
The old lady of the Wei family smiled and said: "My granddaughter is good, how can it be considered a compliment? My Ruyi has not yet been engaged, and I don't know which boy can catch the eye of my Ruyi.
My Ruyi said that we can’t marry her off unless she agrees! The little girl is very capable…”
Wei Wanlin agreed with his grandmother and said, "Girls should be pampered more. Grandmother and the county lady should pamper my sister more!"
Wei Zhendong grinned, leaned close to his wife and asked softly: "Yu'er, are you in a better mood today? Wan Qian was disobedient this morning, so are you angry too?"
The woman blushed a little, but she couldn't help feeling sweet at her husband's concern. She smiled and said, "No, Wanqian has been naughty for a long time. My husband should pick him up early in the evening, otherwise he will be in a bad mood again when he comes back."
Wei Zhendong smiled and said, "Okay! I will listen to you, my husband, go pick up the child early this evening."
Wei Wanlin first returned to his previous room. It was still the same as before and it was obvious that someone cleaned it every day.
After Wei Wanlin had bathed, changed his clothes, Shen arranged for the servants to prepare offerings, incense, candles, etc. for Wanlin. Wei Zhendong personally took his son to the ancestral hall at the back and asked his son to burn a stick of incense for his ancestors and his mother.
Wei Wanlin felt very warm in his heart. Shen was indeed a good stepmother. In the past few years, he often corresponded with his younger brothers.
The brothers all said that Shen was especially good to her two brothers and grandmother, and Wei Wanlin knew all of this.
At noon, when it was almost time for lunch, Shen said with some concern: "My husband, please send someone to the shop to check on Ruyi. Zhaocai Jinbao went to buy New Year's goods today, and Ruyi went to the shop by herself with the maids."
Wei Zhendong frowned and said, "Well! Didn't Zhaocai Jinbao go with Ruyi today? Those damn guys in the capital are so annoying. They won't even walk when they see our Ruyi. We can bump into each other on the street."
Shen smiled helplessly: "One family has a daughter who is sought after by hundreds of families. Isn't this normal? Our Ruyi is so beautiful and outstanding, there must be many people who are eager to get her attention.
Ruyi had already expressed her position in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess that she would not allow anyone to decide on her marriage, nor would she allow anyone to grant her marriage. She would make the decision herself..."
Wei Zhendong: "My daughter is telling the truth. She is financially independent now. She has her own Fulu Mountain and a prosperous shop, Ruyi Clothing Shop. She is also protected by the royal family. What do you think she lacks? So she doesn't have to worry about getting married!
Our Ruyi is independent in every aspect, so it is normal for her to want to choose her own husband!"
Shen frowned and said unhappily: "Humph! You keep pampering her like this. She is fifteen this year and will be sixteen after the Chinese New Year. If things don't go well, she might be old. You should just keep her..."
Wei Zhendong shrank his neck: "Yes, yes! The county lady is right, it's all because of my husband who spoiled the child, but there's nothing I can do. What can I do if I don't spoil my daughter?"
The woman turned around and left with a bad face: "Go pick up your daughter, stop talking nonsense here, I'm going to see how the food is prepared."
The corners of Wei Zhendong's mouth twitched. He felt that his status was becoming less and less important!
Soon Wei Zhendong took Wei Chuang to Ruyi Clothing Shop. Wei Zhendong's arrival made him so angry that his nose almost became crooked.
There were no less than a dozen horse-drawn carriages parked in front of Ruyi Clothing Shop today. It was obvious that these carriages belonged to the sons of high-ranking officials in the capital.
These young people who don't work are all here to buy clothes. If they were girls buying clothes, it would be understandable, but these young men, all dressed up and powdered, are buying clothes here. Isn't it obvious that they are doing this to meet his daughter by chance?
Wei Zhendong walked into Ruyi Clothing Shop with a gloomy face. When the shopkeeper Ma downstairs saw him, he hurriedly shouted: "Oh! Duke, you are here! The young county lady is still upstairs altering the dresses of several ladies..."
At the words "You, the Duke, are here", all the guys in the men's clothing area on the first floor were instantly shocked!
They have all seen the dark face of the Duke of Fuguo. The father of the little county lady is Duke of Fuguo Wei Zhendong. He is a military general. When he gets angry, he might even yell and make trouble. Which young man would not be afraid?
The two boys from the Lu family, the Hu family, and a few others whose names I couldn't remember, all came over to greet him: "Juniors greet the Duke! We have nothing to do today, so we came here to buy clothes."
Two of them said they came to buy clothes with their younger sisters, and another came to buy clothes for their mothers...
Looking at the young men with greasy hair and powdered faces, Duke Wei Zhendong of the State became so angry that his eyes turned red.
"You are all here to buy clothes. Just pay the money and leave with the clothes. If you block the shop, other customers won't be able to come in!"
A group of young men nodded and bowed, scrambling to pay the money. Some even forgot to take the clothes they bought and rushed out of Ruyi Clothing Shop as if escaping!
Shen Ruyi hid upstairs and refused to come out. She didn't want to face those immature young men. She didn't like any of them. These people were like flies!
Wei Zhendong was standing downstairs turning off the air conditioner. In less than a quarter of an hour, all the carriages in front of Ruyi Clothing Shop fled in a hurry!
Shen Ruyi rolled her eyes. These unlucky kids still had to rely on their father. It turned out that neither soft nor hard tactics worked, and he had to use a knife to be ruthless!