The cousin's family is extremely wealthy; she deserves to be a concubine.

Granny Yan continued, "Yesterday, the young lady's wedding dress was torn, and she was so worried. But later, thanks to the second young lady's timely help, my young lady was finally able to put her mind at ease."

"Today is her wedding day, and my daughter should have worn the wedding dress that the second young lady sent her."

As luck would have it, people from the girl's hometown arrived. They had received the news that the girl was getting married and were rushing to the capital. The first group of people who left quickly had only arrived in the capital yesterday evening.

Although they came in a hurry, they brought the wedding dress the girl had left in her hometown.

"That wedding dress was prepared for the girl when her father was still alive."

"Master Hua was not fortunate enough to see his own daughter get married, but the girl was able to get married wearing the wedding dress he prepared."

Ah, I suppose the old master can rest in peace now.

After these words were spoken, no one dared to question Hua Sirong for taking the Second Miss's kindness for granted.

Yuan Tiaotiao was furious inside, but she had to force a smile and apologize.

Who knows, after the wedding banquet, Madam Shen and He Zhizhang might cause her trouble again.

As for He Zhihuan, today was her special day, so Madam Zhan gestured to the maid to cover her veil, without saying a word else.

But it was precisely this silence that made He Zhihuan feel even more uncomfortable and embarrassed.

Fortunately, the red veil covered her face; otherwise, she wouldn't know what expression to make.

He Zhizhu was unusually well-behaved today. At this moment, she was very glad that she hadn't caused any trouble on the occasion of Hua Sirong's wedding.

For some reason, she always felt that Hua Sirong had a kind of evil about her.

Even in the most difficult situations, she always manages to emerge unscathed.

Look at the embarrassed looks on her sister-in-law and second sister's faces. They're all shrewd people; they all know what the other is thinking.

Because of this delay, it went much more smoothly for Hua Sirong and He Zhihuan to leave the house later.

However, some sharp-eyed onlookers began to whisper among themselves.

"I think the Marquis's daughter married better than the proper daughter of the Marquis's family. The proper daughter of the Marquis's family married worse than an orphaned daughter of a merchant."

"Be careful what you say! Although the name of the young lady is 'cousin', she has a aunt, the Lady of the Marquis, backing her up."

"As for the proper daughters of the Marquis's mansion, humph, these noblemen, if they are fertile, they have countless children in their harem whose names they can't even remember."

However, a daughter born out of wedlock might not even have the same illustrious marriage as the only daughter of a wealthy merchant family.

"Not that much."

"How could it not be? Look at the dowries on both sides. Look at the young lady's side, how bent is the carrying pole on the porter's shoulder? And look at the one over there." The difference is obvious.

"besides."

"besides?"

"Look at the two grooms, what differences do you notice?"

"They're all wearing groom's attire, and they all look pretty much the same."

"Tsk tsk, look at him, riding a tall horse, he looks like an official, with a bright future ahead of him."

Then look at the one the Marquis's daughter married; he almost fell off his horse, his feet barely touching the ground. Even I, a mere spectator, found it quite distasteful.

If you ask me, this second young lady of the Marquis's mansion really lost out on the great Meng Silang and ended up with the poor and penniless Xin Dalang.

"Hey, hey, stop talking, stop talking! People from the Marquis's mansion are coming. It's more worthwhile for us to take this opportunity to collect as much wedding money and candy as possible."

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Xiaoya and Fufeng were able to stay in the Marquis's mansion as they wished, but before they could even rejoice, Yuan Tiaotiao advised Shen to assign them to the mansion's grooms.

Madam Shen glanced at the box containing the silver notes on the table, then looked at Yuan Tiaotiao.

“Yuan, Rong’er has just left home, and you, her cousin-in-law, are already going to punish the maid who served her. If word gets out, your reputation won’t be good.”

Yuan Tiaotiao had been secretly resentful of Xiaoya and Fufeng for their incompetence, which led her to do something foolish in front of Shen Shi in a fit of anger.

But the conversation had already progressed to this point, and she couldn't very well backtrack and embarrass herself. "When my cousin got married, she took Wang Mama and Chunyan with her, and even Yan Mama, who had come to follow her later, with her."

But Xiaoya and Fufeng were the only two who didn't bring either of them.

Clearly, these two girls themselves have problems.

Yesterday, my cousin's wedding dress had a problem. Since she's getting married soon, we didn't want to pursue the matter at this crucial moment.

Even my cousin herself, due to her status, couldn't very well go looking for the culprit.

“But we can’t just let this go like this. Just from the fact that my cousin didn’t bring Xiaoya and Fufeng with her today, it’s not hard to guess that the damage to the wedding dress was most likely done by those two wicked maids.”

"It's not good for us to keep such a person in Qingwu Courtyard, nor is it good to assign him to serve other masters."

After much deliberation, the daughter-in-law concluded that the most suitable match was with one of the two stable boys in the household who had difficulty finding wives.

"Firstly, it will give the groom a wife, so he will be more dedicated to serving the household in the future."

With men by their side, Xiaoya and Fufeng would naturally prioritize their husbands and wouldn't have so many ulterior motives anymore. They could then live peacefully and contentedly with their husbands.

Secondly, it also serves as a warning to the maids and servants in the mansion who are prone to causing trouble, so they won't dare to do anything that could harm their masters.

"What does Mother think?"

Madam Shen stared at Yuan Tiaotiao for a long while before slowly relenting, "You are the future mistress of this mansion. If you think it's good, then let's do it this way."

"I just think it's a waste to assign both of them to the grooms, and the punishment is too harsh. How about assigning the mastermind to the groom, and you take the other one back and give her a good talking to?"

The meaning of "training" was actually to tell Yuan Tiaotiao that Shen was dissatisfied with her.

Yuan Tiaotiao held her freshly done manicure tightly to her palm, but asked with utmost respect, "Mother, which one do you think is more suitable for me to take back to Mixiang Garden, Xiaoya or Fufeng?"

As for the mastermind, who will investigate?

Ms. Shen countered, "What do you think?"

Yuan Tiaotiao didn't want either of them at the moment, but since Shen had already given her the chance, she had no choice but to select one, "Then I'll choose Fufeng."

Shen sneered, "Whatever."

Granny Zhang shook her head slightly as she watched the young mistress's departing figure.

When Madam Shen saw this, she asked with a smile, "What, can't stand to see your young master suffer a loss?"

Granny Zhang replied, "I wouldn't dare."

After saying that, she massaged Shen's shoulders and sighed, "Madam shouldn't have taken on this hot potato. I'm afraid that if something happens in the young mistress's courtyard, she will blame you."

Madam Shen didn't care at all. "Ever since I allowed Wenqin and Wenhua to go to her courtyard, in her mind, I've been like a wicked mother-in-law."

Granny Zhang knew that her mistress wanted to have a grandson. "Madam originally intended to teach the young mistress to improve herself, but it backfired on the young mistress."

Ms. Shen sighed, "We women all have to go through this. She's inexperienced; how could she truly understand the good and bad in others?"

Granny Zhang continued, "Does Madam really intend to marry Xiaoya and Fufeng to the old and ugly groom in the manor?"