The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Li Wanqing was very efficient. Within two days, she had found out everything related to Yongchang Earl Wei Shaojing.

"It's really sad to talk about the three fiancées of Yongchang Bo. The first fiancée was his aunt's cousin. They were engaged when they were children. Unfortunately, the girl died of illness when she was ten years old. The second fiancée was his uncle's cousin. They were engaged when she was thirteen or fourteen years old. But one year after the engagement, the girl died of an accident before she reached the age of marriage. Before the previous Yongchang Bo died, he arranged another marriage for him. Unfortunately, before he could finish mourning and marry the girl, she fell into a pond and drowned in the winter!"

As Li Wanqing spoke, she kept shaking her head and sighing.

These three girls were all engaged to Earl Yongchang, but died for different reasons. No wonder he earned the reputation of being a wife-killer.

Because of the successive deaths of his two cousins, his relationship with his uncle's and aunt's families became delicate. Although they didn't completely break off contact, they were no longer as close as before.

Chen Cui's expression turned strange, and she asked in a low voice: "Is there any inside story here?"

It’s no wonder she asked this. After being in this world for so long, she also knows some inside stories of the upper class.

Many of the news released by wealthy families to the outside world are similar to the entertainment news in later generations. They are purely smokescreens used to cover up certain truths, and the inside stories are simply unimaginable to ordinary people.

Li Wanqing shook her head regretfully: "I asked someone to check carefully, and those girls did die of illness or accident. There is really no other secret."

She had suspected this before. The consecutive deaths of three fiancées was too coincidental. Someone might have deliberately used him as a raft to cover up some scandal.

For example, it is not impossible that a girl actually eloped or committed suicide because she did not want to follow her engagement.

However, after some investigation, it turned out that what happened was pretty much the same as the rumors, so this matter seemed particularly mysterious.

In the past, although the Earl of Yongchang had a reputation for being weak and not very talented in literature or martial arts, he was the crown prince and the only child in his family. All the property in the Earl's mansion belonged to him and no one fought for it. His family was also quiet and he was considered a good candidate for marriage.

But ever since he killed three of his fiancées, almost no one was interested in his marriage anymore. At least among the powerful and wealthy, no one dared to marry him.

After all, people marry their daughters off to establish good relations between the two families and to help each other. If their daughter is killed, they will get nothing. There are so many good families in the capital, why should they let their children risk their lives to marry the Earl of Yongchang!

Chen Cui couldn't help but sigh when she heard this. The luck of Earl Yongchang was really unspeakable!

Although she is a time traveler, she does not believe in the saying of "unlucky wife". She only believes that man can conquer nature. She can only say that Earl Yongchang is really unlucky and is possessed by bad luck!

"Mom, what do you think about this matter?" Li Wanqing asked softly.

Although Madam Zhou was temporarily sent away, they did not say anything definite. She would definitely come again. They had to give her a definite answer whether it would succeed or not, so as to avoid gossip if it was delayed for too long, which would be detrimental to the sister-in-law's reputation.

"Your sister-in-law and Madam Zhang have also provided two candidates. I have told Sui Sui that the specific choice will depend on her opinion."

In fact, Chen Cui prefers the young Master Zhu among the three candidates. He is the youngest son and does not have to bear the responsibility of supporting him in his old age. He can live separately in the future and have a more peaceful life.

Thinking of this, Chen Cui couldn't help but go to her daughter's yard and tell Sui Sui what Li Wanqing had told her about Yongchang Berk's wife, to prevent her from having any illusions about this person.

After all, apart from the fact that he is unlucky in marrying his wife, the conditions of the Earl of Yongchang are still very attractive. He is an earl at a young age, and he has no parents, elders, or brothers or sisters at home. As a daughter-in-law, he will not be subject to too much control, and his life should be easy.

However, Chen Cui doesn't think so. As a lady of an earl, even if she doesn't have parents-in-law and sisters-in-law, she still has to attend many social events. She has to deal with all kinds of people, which is very tiring and not relaxing at all.

Moreover, it is said that Wei Shaojing has been in poor health since childhood and has been spoiled by his parents. Although he looks shy, he may actually have a strange temper and does not know how to care and understand others. Therefore, Chen Cui does not want her daughter to have anything to do with him.

However, Sui Sui obviously did not think so. At least she did not completely eliminate Earl Yongchang from the candidates.

When Chen Cui asked her opinion, she looked conflicted, and finally bit her lip and asked, "Mom, can I meet everyone before making a decision?"

Chen Cui was not surprised to hear this. After all, it was a lifelong event and she definitely didn't want to get married blindly. It was also natural for her to want to see the baby with her own eyes.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

Although she answered quickly, it took her a lot of thought to actually do it.

Because no matter Young Master Zhu or Captain Qi, they were just the candidates they had their eyes on, and they had not told each other openly, so even if they met, they could only find ways to inquire secretly and create opportunities, instead of being like ordinary people when they were dating, where both parties knew everything.

Neither of them was considered an important figure, and it was easy to find out their travel itinerary, so they soon found an opportunity to meet.

As for Earl Yongchang, since he came to the door on his own initiative, and Chen Cui actually did not think highly of him, she put him at the back of the list and it would not be too late to mention the meeting the next time Madam Zhou came.

The first person Suisui met was Young Master Zhu, and they met in a bookstore he often visited. Qin Ruozhi took Suisui to buy books and secretly observed Young Master Zhu's words and actions.

After the two sisters-in-law returned home, Chen Cui hurried to ask about the meeting. Sui Sui frowned and said, "This Mr. Zhu is a bit pedantic. He doesn't care about books other than those needed for the imperial examination. He even puts some poems in the category of idle books and thinks they are useless."

In fact, what made her even more unbearable was that when Mr. Zhu saw the two women coming to buy books, he looked at them with contempt, as if he thought they were not doing housework at home but coming here to read idle books, which was unfaithful to women.

Suisui could guarantee that she was not mistaken. Young Master Zhu's look probably meant more than that. The contempt in it was simply beyond words.

He was born in a family of officials and scholars, yet he looked down on women so much? He was so angry every moment!

When Chen Cui saw a hint of disapproval on Qin Ruozhi's face, she knew that this young Master Zhu might not be to their liking.

Forget it, there’s still Captain Zhu!