Salted Fish Lady Loves to Eat Melons

Chapter 5: The Matchmaker's Conscience
Minister Wen and his wife kept praising Prince Xiao for his good character, and they looked as if they really wanted to push their daughter into a fire pit.

The matchmaker standing in the middle of the hall had no room to perform. Before she came, she thought that the eldest daughter of the Wen family also had some flaws.

After all, the prince of Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion has a leg disease and is notoriously fickle in character. Moreover, the Marquis's Mansion is very poor, and the family property had long been squandered by the Marquis!

As a senior official matchmaker in the capital, she knew every family with unmarried boys and girls and every family property worth two or four cents.

The only thing that there were no rumors about was the eldest daughter of the Wen family. After all, the second daughter of the Wen family had become famous in the capital at the age of ten.

But I had no idea that the young lady had beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and she walked in a light and graceful manner, her light and graceful posture was as elegant and charming as a fairy.

For the first time, the matchmaker felt guilty about introducing such a beauty to Prince Xiao. "Miss Wen, do you really agree to this marriage?"

Before Wen Qingwan could speak, Wen Mingzhu rushed to say, "My grandmother and my parents all agree. Don't you want to be the matchmaker for our Wen family?"

"Oh my, Miss Wen, you are too polite. It is the matchmaking procedure for the matchmaker to ask for the person's opinion. How can I survive in the capital in the future after hearing what Miss Wen said?"

The matchmaker wiped her tears as she spoke, and wanted to take the opportunity to slip away.

Seeing that the matchmaker wanted to walk away, Lord Wen was so anxious that he spoke in a serious tone for the first time, "Zhu Er, don't talk nonsense."

At this moment, Wen Qingwan heard Wen Mingzhu cursing her father in her heart a hundred and eighty times, using all the ugly words possible.

The love between them as father and son was also fake. Well, Wen Qingwan felt much more balanced.

"Hongniang, please stay. Lanhua, why don't you quickly give Hongniang the eldest lady's engagement letter so that we can match her horoscopes?" Old Madam Wen's voice became more urgent.

Having offended the official media, will the grandchildren of the Wen family still be able to get married?
Hearing this, Hongniang stopped and turned around to ask Wen Qingwan again, "Miss, are you really going to marry Prince Xiao?"

Wen Qingwan looked up and saw that the matchmaker's face was full of pity. An outsider might feel sorry for her, but her family members were hoping that she would fall into the fire pit.

She didn't show any strange expression on her face, and said meekly, "It's all up to my parents."

After hearing Wen Qingwan's reply, the matchmaker took the engagement letter handed to her by the old lady's maid, turned around and left without looking back.

I couldn't help but feel sad: How could this beautiful girl live in the marquis's mansion?

Her conscience hurt even more!
I want to quit the official media and go home to farm.

Minister Wen and his family had no idea what the matchmaker was thinking. When he saw his eldest daughter like this, he nodded repeatedly with satisfaction.

He raised his eyes to glance at his mother who was sitting on the seat, and the mother and son looked at each other, both satisfied.

Wen Qingwan has been sensible and well-behaved since she was a child, and she doesn't fight or compete with others. They are at ease no matter where their daughter (granddaughter) marries.

The old lady held Wen Qingwan's delicate hand and said kindly, "Wan'er, you have been well-behaved and sensible since you were young.

Don't panic, the Marquis' Mansion is a really good place to be, and the Wen family will always be your home.

After your sister marries into the Eastern Palace, she will help the family and you, and the Wen family will move to a higher level.

After you get married, you must also seize the power to be the head of the Marquis's Mansion. Our family must always be united and prosper together."

"Grandson will definitely follow grandma's teachings." Although Wen Qingwan wanted to pull her hand away, she still held back and nodded obediently.

Seeing her so obedient, the old lady and Minister Wen and his wife were extremely happy.

The old lady gave Wen Qingwan some valuable jewelry as a dowry on the spot, and Minister Wen even said frankly that he would give Wen Qingwan the most generous dowry so that she could have a grand wedding.

Wen Qingwan's lips curled slightly as she looked at the emerald green, top-quality jade bracelet on her wrist, and a hint of genuine happiness finally appeared in her eyes.

Everything is fake; only real money and gold are real. Pretend to be a little clever to give yourself some real benefits.

Forget about trying to seize the leadership of the Marquis’ Mansion!

She doesn't want to die from overwork in this life, she just wants to die of old age.

Sure enough, Wen Mingzhu sneered in her heart [With her, she wants to seize the power of the Marquis's Mansion? Dream on! I only lived in the Marquis' Mansion for a month, and it would be good if she can live for three days.] "Second brother, let's have lunch together." Wen Shilang was in a very good mood and invited his second brother and his family.

"Okay, big brother, it's a double blessing. I'm going to have a few drinks with you today." Uncle Wen said with a smile.

Although the two brothers did not separate, their courtyards were separate and they usually ate in their respective courtyards.

The whole family will only eat together on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month or when there are other happy events.

"Okay, okay, set the table and bring the best wine, let's have fun together as brothers, uncles and nephews." Minister Wen gave the order in a very happy mood.

"Dad, second uncle, you should celebrate properly. My sister and I are getting married in a month." Wen Mingzhu said in a sweet voice with a smile.

But in her heart, she was thinking, "Wen Qingwan! Wen Qingwan, you are so pitiful."

[Dad betrothed you to a cripple from a poor marquis's mansion, but your family wanted to celebrate it. Hahahaha...]

That crazy laughter rushed into Wen Qingwan's ears like a devilish sound and almost broke her eardrum.

She kept her head down, and her blood ran cold little by little after being abandoned by her loved ones.

In my previous life, the fire in my heart that felt like it was injustice had already cooled down little by little.

She was originally a talented and capable lady from a noble family, but was married off at the request of her father.

Let her be trapped within the palace walls for the rest of her life, working hard for her family and to survive.

There are many rules in the Eastern Palace, and as a substitute bride, she needs to be more careful in what she says and does and cannot make any mistakes.

In order to survive, she had to be drawn into that vortex and hurt each other with Zhao Jue's wives and concubines.

All that is left is endless sorrow, depression, and grievances that entangle in the heart and grow stronger and stronger, uncontrollably.

I still remember when she first entered the Eastern Palace: the Crown Princess took less medicine, it was her fault.

The Crown Princess loves the Crown Prince dearly, and she loses her appetite when the Crown Prince is in a bad mood.

The Crown Princess ate less, it was her fault.

It was her fault that the Crown Princess was in a bad mood.

Crown Prince Zhao Jue didn't love the Crown Princess at all, but he hated her even more, so as long as the Crown Princess frowned slightly, Zhao Jue would angrily smash the teacup.

The Crown Princess outlasted her, or to be more precise, the Crown Prince angered her to death. Wen Qingwan finally made it out of this.

No one knows how much she had to pay to be crowned as queen and enjoy all the honors.

She was not a weak person, but she hurt herself by living alone in the deep palace, and died after being the queen for five years.

She remained a girl until her death.

The palace is a bloody cage.

But she still had hope that Zhao Jue could become an open-minded and wise ruler.

Unfortunately, she was destined to fail completely. Zhao Jue was an absolute madman and extremely incompetent.

Until her death, she was still working hard for the common people and the women in the harem.

Since she had the good fortune to go back to the age of sixteen, she must learn to live freely and happily like Xiangyun in the book, who was drunk and lying on the peony mat.

When she was sixteen years old in her previous life, she might have fantasized about having a husband who loved her wholeheartedly, and they lived in harmony and equality.

But Wen Qingwan, who has experienced a lot in her life, has seen many mistresses who are used to a life of luxury, but they don't know what it means to live a carefree and unfettered life.

(End of this chapter)