On the Wedding Night, Ms. Cui Realized

Marriage

During the spring season, the streets of Xijing are filled with residents flying kites among the vibrant colors of blooming flowers and lush green willows. The grassy fields are dotted with wildflowers, as their petals reach up towards the sky, adding a pop of color to the already vibrant scene.

However, amidst this picturesque scenery, in a rundown tile-roofed house in the south courtyard, a blind and beautiful woman devoutly kneels on her futon and prays for her white knight (Pei Xuan) with all her heart. Unaware that on the other side of the wall that confides her, she has become the topic of gossip among her neighbors

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"I heard that the eldest daughter of Mr. Xining supposedly committed suicide, but is actually alive and blind."

"That doesn't match what I heard," interjected a food vendor. "I've heard people say that the person Mrs. Pei really admires is the youngest daughter from Mr. Xining's family."

"Yes, yes...but we should also praise his oldest daughter!."

The two went back and forth.

Although there were also some people who didn't understand, as they waved their hands, and said: "Stop arguing, anyway, it's the daughter from the Xining family who is being praised, does it make any difference whether it's the oldest or the youngest?."

The crowd was taken aback for a moment, but soon realized that the important thing was that the daughter came from the respected Xining family, and not which specific daughter was being praised.

This realization caused the value of all the daughters from the Xining family to rise,

After hearing the news, many wives sought to marry their sons to one of the beautiful and virtuous daughters.

Though this may have seemed like a positive outcome to outsiders, Mr. Xining was not pleased, scowling and asking, "Did you send someone to spread those words?."

Mrs. Xining scolded her husband for being slow: "I created a trend, and took advantage of the people's confusion. Besides, I didn't lie, Mrs. Pei did praise our daughter, but I was just confusing the public as to who it was."

She added, "Besides, as a father, you don't need to think about our Dai's marriage. That responsibility is for the mother."

"Besides, by spreading this information, wouldn't there be more people coming to our house to propose for marriage?."

However, despite the influx of marriage proposals, many people in Xijing now knew that Mr. Xining had a blind daughter, which deeply affected him and left him feeling depressed.

His wife, meanwhile, was too preoccupied with choosing a future son-in-law and had no time to comfort him.

Each member of the family had their own responsibilities to attend to, and it seemed that no one had the time or inclination to think about the eldest daughter who still lived in a rundown house, with no one to care for her.

In this moment, Cui Dai's anger flared as she stormed and made her way to the small south courtyard, her voice raised in fury. "Well, Cui Ti, you dare to have a private meeting with an outsider while keeping this lady out of it?. Besides, using a straw mat and placing it by the wall, how coincidental that a person fell and it would be the son of the prime minister!? Such absurdity!."

She was filled with rage that day, as the Prime Minister's wife had ignored her, despite always being spoiled. To make matters worse, her own mother had the audacity to use Cui Ti's accomplishment to draw the attention of a group of noble ladies, all eager to marry off their sons.

The thought of being subjected to such shame and degradation was unbearable for her.

"Cui Ti! Come out here! You b***h!."