The Blessed (Book 5)

1435 - 1450

1435. Extra 11: The Prime Minister is Getting Married (1) -- Insulting Jinghan (2)
Translator: Guy Gone Bad

However, was Ling Jinghan an ordinary person? He was the Right Prime Minister, holding the highest position among officials. If he were to wear a phoenix crown and colorful robes to marry, the censors could drown him in their spit. How could he continue to serve as the Right Prime Minister? Besides, although Ling Jinghan was the marrying party, everyone in the capital knew that both Highness Sheng Mansion and the Ling family now held a much higher status than the duke's mansion. To put it bluntly, if Yuan Shaoqi hadn't met the Ling brothers, where would he be today? How could the duke's mansion have advanced to the glory of being Duke Lu?

Lady Wang's hands, resting on her knees, suddenly tightened. She didn't care about her own reputation, but she couldn't ignore her sons' reputations. Such a face-slapping matter could never be done!

"Rules are made by people and can be broken by people. Your mansion is indeed a family of honor and privilege, but my Ling family is not some small and insignificant household. If you're afraid of being laughed at, you can ask the imperial old lord to cancel this marriage."

Lady Wang was truly angry. It was one thing for Lady Yuan to constantly make suggestions about their wedding preparations, but now she wanted to insult her son. Who did she think she was? She was just Shaoqi's stepmother, not his birth mother. Neither the imperial old lord nor the Xuanyuan family had any objections. Why did she have any? She had given her face by tolerating her before, but since she didn't want it anymore, why should she help her save it?

After living in the capital for several years, Lady Wang was no longer the countryside woman who endured humiliation or acted recklessly for her sons. She had also learned to leverage her family's status and position, though she rarely used it. If people thought she was easy to bully because of this, they were grossly mistaken. A mother becomes strong for her children. When she had nothing and was nobody, she dared to confront the old village head and the other wolves and tigers for her sons. How much more so now?

"You... The Ling family, despite its newfound wealth, cannot compare with our family of honor and privilege."

Obviously, Lady Yuan truly mistook their politeness for weakness. Her arrogant attitude showed that she looked down on them from the bottom of her heart. Dowager Consort Yun elegantly placed her teacup down, "What if add our mansion? Can your duke's mansion be greater than the royal family?"

She had heard that Lady Yuan was extremely unreasonable and had a high opinion of herself, but she never expected her to be so arrogant. Who gave her the courage? Did she really think that Jingyun Mountain Manor had no one?

"I... My lady, please forgive me. I was just making a reasonable request. Our mansion is, after all, a family of wealth and influence. Shaoqi is the newly ennobled Duke Lu. This is his first wedding, so it should be perfect. Otherwise, outsiders might gossip about me."

In front of Dowager Consort Yun, Lady Yuan finally restrained herself a bit, but she still insisted that Ling Jinghan must wear a phoenix crown and colorful robes. Especially when she mentioned it being Shaoqi's first wedding, it added fuel to the already angry fires in Lady Wang and the others' hearts. Did they plan to have several wives besides Jinghan?

"Since that's the case, I, on behalf of the groom's parents, will call off the wedding between Yuan Shaoqi and Ling Jinghan. Lady Yuan, please leave."

Tired of entangling with this woman who had gone mad due to hatred, Dowager Consort Yun directly issued a notice to leave.

Whether she had the authority to call off the wedding or not, she would soon find out. At that time, she would ask her to come! How dare a mere family of privilege and wealth insult Jingyun Mountain Manor like this?