Chapter 425 - Chapter 425: Chapter 425 Discussing Terms_1 (1/2)

Chapter 425: Chapter 425 Discussing Terms_1

Mingzhu’s expression was filled with contempt: “Miss, you are indeed our mistress, but, having lived in the countryside for years, the wealthiest family that you’ve encountered was the Yuan Family in Taizhou prefecture. There’s still a lot for you to learn and nurture before you can aptly preside over a marquis’s household. Take these old jars that you brought from the countryside, for instance. The third master and lady indulged you, but once you’re in the Duke’s Residence, you’ll have to discard such habits.”

“Whether or not I make a good lord’s wife is up to me. If you’re unhappy seeing me this way, I can show you what outrageous things a country girl, who lived a rural life for thirteen years, can do at a wedding.” Wei Ruo smiled coyly.

“What do you mean by that, Miss?” Mingzhu was bewildered as she looked at Wei Ruo.

“You want me to marry an old man for the sake of the family’s interests yet you constrain me and treat me like a criminal? Even a rabbit bites when cornered. Cross me, and I’ll create havoc for all to see. We’ll see then if the wedding can continue and if the Xuanping Marquis Residence still wants me.”

Mingzhu widened her eyes, an expression of disbelief etched across her face as she stared at Wei Ruo.

“What are you plotting? Do you plan to cause a commotion during the wedding?” Mingzhu seemed to have heard something horrifying.

Wei Ruo retorted, “Can’t I? Are you, being in the Duke’s Residence, oblivious to the fact that someone could actually disrupt a wedding? Let me tell you, one year, Widow Li of Mo Jiazha was forced to remarry by her brother. She refused and chopped up a hen right in front of the man proposing. She declared that anyone who dared propose marriage to her again would meet the same fate!”

“Do you realize that if you wreak havoc at your wedding, it will ruin your life! Forget about marrying, you won’t even have a place to live!”

“Of course, I know. But if I ruin myself, it will drag the entire Wei Family down with me. I won’t rest until I see others upset too. I wonder what punishment awaits you, who’s responsible for teaching me the rules? Will you be beaten to death or sold?” Wei Ruo said with an unnerving calmness.

Mingzhu seemed thoroughly stupefied as she stared blankly at Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo curled her lips, and slowly said, “Right now, the Wei Family wants me to secure profits for them. If they want my cooperation, they have to play by my rules.”

Mingzhu glared furiously at Wei Ruo. “I will report all these words of yours to the elderly master and the old madam!”

“Go ahead.” Wei Ruo didn’t seem to care at all.

“Hmph!” Mingzhu snorted, before storming out of the room.

Wei Ruo calmly waited in the room for Mingzhu to bring help.

Although she had arrived at the Loyal and Righteous Duke Residence in Capital City much later than depicted in the original story, the characters and behavior of the people there remained the same.

Just like Mingzhu, she was not acting arrogantly, looking down on others and misbehaving with her mistress. She had ulterior motives.

She was trying to show her loyalty to Wei Qingwan and thought of disciplining Wei Ruo on her behalf.

Even though it sounds nice that she and Wei Qingwan had both married well, everyone could see the stark difference in their futures. Hers, marrying into the Xuanping Marquis Residence as his legal wife, was by no means comparable to Wei Qingwan’s, who was awarded a marriage by the Emperor to become a concubine in the King Yu Residence.

As the Marchioness, she might not be able to hold a firm footing in the Xuanping Marquis Residence.

The children of Marquis Xuanping’s two previous wives were infamous for their ruthlessness. When the Marquis passes away, it remains to be seen what life would be like for her, the supposed stepmother.

Wei Qingwan, on the other hand, was different. Even as a concubine, she was the concubine of King Yu who had the best chance of becoming the crown prince. When he ascends the throne, she would at least be a fourth-rank Imperial Concubine, if not the Imperial Concubine. Furthermore, if she manages to become an honoured mother, she may even have a chance to be further promoted.

The importance of those two was evidently distinct.