Chapter 296 - Chapter 296: Chapter 289 A Man Should Stand Firm Between Heaven and Earth_1 (2/2)
She truly liked Qin Niu and could not bear to see anything go wrong with him.
“If he is unwilling to make this vow, it means he has a guilty conscience and does not truly care for you, and I will resolutely disapprove of your marriage.”
Wang Furen’s stance was exceptionally firm.
“I can make the vow.”
After speaking, Qin Niu raised his left hand above his head, turning his palm towards the heavens.
This act meant aligning his hand with the heart of the heavens and his feet with the heart of the earth, standing on the earth and answering to the sky.
“I, Qin Niu, hereby swear that if I should fail my wife, Wang Wanyan, in this life, may heaven strike me with five thunders, may I die a terrible death, and may my soul never ascend.”
Qin Niu made his first vow.
His tone was resolute, and his gaze determined.
“Good! Since you are willing to swear by your heart, I can rest assured and give you my daughter in marriage.”
Wang Furen nodded in satisfaction.
Despite Wang Furen’s usually jovial demeanor, when it came down to the essentials, he was extremely meticulous.
“Thank you, Uncle Wang!”
Qin Niu thanked him, and Aunt Hua’s hanging heart finally settled.
“Wan Yan, thank you for being so forgiving about this matter.”
He was well aware that without Wang Wanyan’s support, this would have been out of the question.
“We will soon become husband and wife, united as one; there’s no need for thanks.”
Wang Wanyan shook her head, gazing into his eyes.
“Then let us set the wedding date, and on the same day, we’ll marry Tang Caixian. Do you think that’s acceptable?”
“Mhm.”
She nodded in agreement once more.
“Master Qin, now that Wang Furen and Miss Wang have agreed to you taking a concubine, but will the Tang Family agree?”
Aunt Hua knew very well that Tang Caixian’s popularity even surpassed Wang Wanyan’s.
In the city, countless rich young masters and privileged lords wanted to marry Tang Caixian as their principal wife.
Their conditions were far better than Qin Niu’s.
Yet, they were all rejected by Tang Caixian.
Now to ask her to be a concubine, how could that possibly be acceptable?
The status of a concubine was extremely low.
Both the husband and the principal wife could scold or beat the concubine at will, and order her around in the household.
However, there were also some harmonious households where the principal wife would specially respect the concubine.
Even so, the status of a concubine was far beneath that of a principal wife.
Even in death, she could not be buried alongside her husband.
“This is precisely what I wanted to discuss with you, to ask you to prepare another set of bridal gifts identical to the ones for marrying Wan Yan, and then propose to the Tang Family.”
Qin Niu did not hide his intentions, discussing these matters openly in front of the Wang Family.
It was not possible to marry two principal wives at the same time, and in terms of status, Tang Caixian was already wronged.
Economically, he could not allow Tang Caixian to suffer any further injustice.
“No problem, I’ll go procure them shortly.”
Aunt Hua could now see that Qin Niu probably wasn’t short of money.
Because he had just given Wang Furen an additional hundred taels of silver money.
As long as the money was settled, the legwork she had to do was not an issue at all.
After proposing and leaving the Wang Family home, Qin Niu took a deep breath of turbid air.
There were many things that were extremely difficult, but there was no avoiding them; they had to be done.
Now that he had secured the Wang Family’s approval, dealing with the Tang Family would be much easier.
A man stands for nothing if he has no integrity.
All the things he promised Tang Caixian, he would naturally fulfill one by one.
He gave Aunt Hua fifty taels of silver money for her to run the errand again, to prepare the bridal gifts, without mentioning it further.
As for the Tang Family’s reaction, it was still hard to predict.