Early the next morning, the Crown Prince of Xuanping Hou Mansion came to visit with his people.
The Wei family is afraid of whatever comes next. The prince is here just to break off the engagement.
The prince proposed to break off the engagement and asked for the betrothal gift back on the grounds that the eldest daughter of the Wei family was destined to have a subjugated son, and that their brothers and sisters and the Marquis Xuanping all wanted to live a few more years.
The prince's attitude was tough, and all the old uncle's words of persuasion were blocked by him.
In the end, they had no choice but to let the Xuanping Hou Mansion cancel the wedding and return all the betrothal gifts.
For a time, Wei Ruo became a joke among the wealthy and aristocratic circles in the capital and a topic of conversation after dinner.
Even though she had made some achievements in Taizhou Mansion and received a compliment from the emperor, no high-ranking person in the capital dared to marry her.
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In Wei Qingwan’s courtyard.
"Miss, this eldest lady has now received her retribution! I can see from Yi Nu that she was the one who spread the rumors about the young lady in Taizhou Mansion that day. Now that she is fine, she herself has been burdened by the rumors and has become unable to get married. You're a loser!"
Cui He spoke ill of Wei Ruo in front of Wei Qingwan with a happy face.
"Karma and retribution, heaven's reincarnation, God is watching what people do. She had the intention of harming me. Now that she has received retribution, she can't blame anyone." Wei Qingwan said lightly.
"Well, Miss, you are right. From what I see, the eldest lady may not even be able to marry a poor man this time. When I went to the kitchen to get the bird's nest for the lady, I heard people in the house talking about it, The old man plans to find an innocent tenant from the village and arrange for the eldest daughter to marry him as soon as possible." "My
grandparents probably want her to get married before me." "
No, the eldest daughter has such a bad reputation now. Time is getting tighter, and we must not be able to find a good family." Cui He couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
A smile also appeared on Wei Qingwan's face.
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The big room of the Wei family.
"This damn girl is really useless, a good marriage is just gone!" Wei Minghong cursed.
On the one hand, Wei Minghong was worried that the daughter of the third wife could marry into a high position, and on the other hand, he was upset and angry that Wei Ruo had not successfully married into the Xuanping Marquis Mansion to gain benefits for the Wei family.
Mr. Mo didn't dare to speak.
Wei Minghong cursed again: "The key is to break off the engagement and find someone else. Do you want this damn girl to be raised by the Wei family until she grows old?
" Shui Ling can't marry into a noble family, but she can still marry into an ordinary family." Madam Mo said in a low voice.
"Marrying into an ordinary family? Then the Wei family will have to give her a share of the dowry?" Wei Minghong snorted coldly.
Mo was silent again.
Wei Minghong continued: "If I had known this, it would be better if I didn't recognize her back. It would be useless!"
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Second room of the Wei family.
"It's really unlucky for a good marriage to be ruined like this!" Wei Mingyong said in an irritated tone.
Bai was silent for a while, then suddenly said to Wei Mingyong: "Master, in the past it was because this girl was valuable. The second elder spoiled her, so we had to avoid her. Now she is of no use, shouldn't we do the same? Don't you have to give her face?"
Wei Mingyong looked at Ms. Bai: "What did you think of?"
"Those two jars of thyme! Have you forgotten? Didn't you want to give her two jars of thyme away years ago? ?"
Wei Mingyong's eyes lit up: "You reminded me!" "Not only that, there are a lot of good things in her room!" Bai Shi had already thought about it.
Wei Mingyong thought for a while and said, "Then what are you waiting for? Letting her take out the things can be regarded as her contribution to the family."
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Changchun Garden.
The matter of breaking off the engagement was settled, and Wei Ruo was in a good mood.
At the moment, she is sitting in front of her desk, planning her rouge and gouache shop.
Trouble needs to be solved and money needs to continue to be made.
Wei Ruo would not be idle when she was staying in Changchun Garden and it was inconvenient to go out. She had done the planning work here and could quickly implement it when she had the opportunity to go out.
Opening a rouge gouache shop is not a simple and easy task. If you have the funds, the trouble is how to build a workshop for the production of rouge gouache.
Producing in batches is much more difficult than mixing a few boxes of skin care cream in small quantities before.
She can start with a small amount by herself, but for large quantities, she must have a stable production line and build a complete supply to ensure the supply of raw materials and cost control.
First of all, Wei Ruo needs manpower.
The Zhao brothers Zhao Hai and Zhao Xun have already arrived in the capital. Among the things Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to tell them before leaving Taizhou Mansion, apart from temporarily suspending the marriage proposal, he asked them to come to the capital.
The reason why the Zhao brothers were selected was because Zhao Xun also won the imperial examination and would take part in the general examination after the spring. Arranging for the Zhao brothers to come to the capital at this time would undoubtedly kill two birds with one stone. It would not only allow Zhao Hai to take care of his younger brother, but also allow Zhao Hai to take care of his younger brother. Work for yourself.
There were also several villagers from Shitou Village who came with them. These villagers wanted to go out and make a living. Wei Ruo asked Zhao Hai to take them with him. They had just entered the capital. It would be difficult for them to rely on the Zhao brothers alone, so they had to bring more reliable people. , it will be more convenient to carry out.
Wei Ruo was busy at the desk when Bai came.
With a smile on her face, Bai arrived in front of Wei Ruo like a gust of wind with light steps.
Wei Ruo calmly closed the account book in front of her before she approached him, and then asked calmly: "Is there something wrong with Second Aunt?" "
Ruo'er, Second Aunt knows that you are not in a good mood when such a thing happens. Okay." Bai said comfortingly.
"Thank you for your concern."
Are you in a bad mood? No, don't mention how good she is now!
Mrs. Bai took Wei Ruo's right hand and comforted her: "Second Auntie, I know you are sad, but now that the matter has come to this point, you can only look away. Life will still go on." "Second Auntie, don't worry, I still look at it
. You're very open-minded. Who can you marry?"
"Yes, you can marry anyone. I believe your grandparents will arrange a good marriage for you." Bai said.
Wei Ruo looked at Bai's earnest look and guessed that she had something to tell him.
"Second Auntie didn't come here just to comfort me, right?" Wei Ruodao.
"The most important thing is of course to comfort you Ruo'er. Of course there are other things too. Ruo'er, a friend of yours from Huzhou Prefecture gave you two jars of thyme as a gift a few years ago, right? At that time you said You should keep those two jars of wine as your dowry, but look, now the Xuanping Marquis Mansion has broken off the engagement..."
Wei Ruo curled her lips and smiled, and it was indeed for her things.
"The engagement has been broken off by the Marquis of Xuanping, but I will still marry someone else in the future. I can't have the Zhongyi Mansion to support me for the rest of my life, second aunt, don't you think so?" Wei Ruo asked.