I've Got This Cannon Fodder Trope Covered!

Chapter 20

Old Madam Liu looked at her granddaughter, who had been kneeling for a long time, and waved her hand, saying, "Get up. You're not a child anymore. In the future, make sure to act cautiously and avoid being arrogant or impetuous. You must not be impulsive again."

Wei Hanzhang nodded and replied, "Yes."

Following her words, she stood up and moved to stand behind Madam Jiang.

"Our family seems to have been plagued by bad luck for the past two years. The young ladies in the house have encountered one misfortune after another," Old Madam Liu sighed lightly and turned to Wei Hanshuang. "You sisters should avoid going out for entertainment unnecessarily during this time. If you're bored, inviting friends to come play at home is just as good."

Wei Hanshuang softly replied, "Yes."

Although Wei Huanshuang was not particularly striking in appearance, she had a dignified demeanor and was graceful and steady. Old Madam Liu was genuinely pleased with this granddaughter. Thinking of her marriage, she added comfortingly, "Rest assured, the Shen family is very sincere about this marriage. Once you enter their home, they will definitely not treat you poorly."

Indeed...

Wei Hanzhang felt a chill in her heart; the marriage was definitely going to proceed.

If Wei Hanshuang's marriage continued, then Wei Hanyu could certainly not marry that 'cousin young master' so easily.

She looked at the eighth young lady of the Wei family, who could only dare to cry softly. Wei Hanyu had already changed out of her daytime clothes and sat beside her mother, resembling a young beast that had lost its shelter. Her mother was also lowering her head to wipe away tears, and the mother and daughter huddled closely together, looking very pitiful with their frightened expressions.

It wasn't until they left the main hall that Wei Hanzhang asked her mother and learned that Wei Hanyu's marriage had been settled in less than two hours since her fall into the water.

Her sixth uncle, Wei Huai, had a well-connected classmate who served as the chief officer of Yuezhou, and Wei Hanyu's marriage was arranged for his second son.

A chief official was a fifth-rank official, and a fifth-rank official from a remote state was equivalent to a thunderclap for a noble girl from a marquis's family in the capital to marry into such a household.

Because she was wet and held by a man in front of so many people, it would be hard to find a family of equal standing in the capital. The Zhongyong Marquis would look down on small and insignificant families, and most importantly, the Wei family did not want to keep a granddaughter of little value in the house for too long.

It would be better for her to marry far away, out of sight and out of mind.

This was Wei Hanyu's fate; she had become a discarded child of the family.

Wei Hanzhang even suspected that if it weren't for her ongoing engagement with Gu Yunran, given her incident at the brothel entrance today, her outcome would not have been any better.

...But maybe not.

Her face still had some value...

They say that once you enter the gates of a marquis's residence, it's as deep as the sea. Only at this moment did Wei Hanzhang understand the indifference towards familial bonds in a high-ranking household.

Upon returning to Jingya Hall with her family of three, Wei Heng knew that the mother and daughter needed to have a private conversation. After soothing them with a few gentle words, he moved to the concubine's quarters.