RPAGF Chapter 99 The Female General Who Did Not Love Makeup (4)
Chapter 99 The Female General Who Did Not Love Makeup (4)
Thinking of her daughter who remained unmarried at home, Zhou Ying felt uneasy. After all, she cared a lot about how others perceived her.
It's truly laughable. When Xia Mingwei was fighting valiantly on the front lines in place of Xia Wei, she never worried about her. Now, however, she's putting on a doting mother's act, concerned about her daughter's marriage!
And so, Zhou Ying and Xia Wei put their heads together and decided to marry Xia Mingwei off.
During Xia Mingwei's time on the front lines, in order to prevent outsiders from noticing anything amiss, Zhou Ying lied and claimed that Xia Mingwei was seriously ill and needed to rest at home, and that she should not see outsiders.
Initially, many noble families invited Xia's mother and Xia Mingwei to banquets. However, after being refused so many times, people gradually became unwilling to associate with them anymore. After all, which of these respectable families would want to marry a sickly woman? What if she were to die unexpectedly? Wouldn't that just bring bad luck to their family?
The two are now determined to marry Xia Mingwei off, but Xia Mingwei's reputation is already ruined, so what good family would be willing to marry her?
Neither of them asked Xia Mingwei's opinion, after all, in their hearts, they were doing this for her own good! Did she really want to disobey her parents' orders and not appreciate their kindness?
Having already fought on the battlefield, Xia Mingwei had already seen the wonders of the world. She was unwilling to confine herself to that small place again! To bear children and manage household chores for a man she had barely met; to scheme and plot for a man's affection—such a life was unacceptable to Xia Mingwei!
But Zhou Ying couldn't care less about any of that. She felt that as Xia Mingwei's mother, she had the right to make decisions for her! Her words were like imperial edicts to Xia Mingwei, and Xia Mingwei had no choice but to accept them!
The two looked at each other for a long time, but still couldn't find a suitable candidate. It wasn't that their standards were too high, but rather that the candidates who came to them were simply too poor!
They were either of low-ranking officials or notorious "trash." One commoner even dared to propose marriage! Although the two were eager to marry Xia Mingwei off, they weren't going to accept just anyone!
After all, to survive in the circles of officials and wealthy women, one still needs to maintain a certain level of dignity! If these two really disregard everything and insist on marrying Xia Mingwei off to these people, it's likely that the moment Xia Mingwei gets into the bridal sedan chair, people will be gossiping about them behind their backs!
Just as the two were racking their brains over Xia Mingwei's marriage, a family came knocking on their door.
This woman was the wife of a newly appointed third-rank official in the Ministry of Revenue, who had just transferred from another region to the capital. She frankly stated that her son was of marriageable age, but they had yet to find a suitable wife. A few days ago, she heard that General Xia's sister was discussing her marriage, which was why she had taken the liberty of coming to inquire.
For Zhou Ying and Xia Wei, this was not a disturbance, but a welcome surprise! They were just about to doze off when a pillow was delivered to their doorstep—what could be better?
Before this, Zhou Ying and Xia Wei had searched for a long time without finding a suitable candidate. Disappointed, they never expected this "suitable" candidate to come knocking on their door. Neither of them considered whether this was truly a good thing. Perhaps it wasn't that they didn't want to, but rather that they couldn't refuse the benefits this marriage could bring!
At this moment, Xia Mingwei had lost all her martial arts skills. The potent medicine had left her weakened. From a distance, her sickly appearance truly resembled the character Zhou Ying had created for her over the years!
And so, with the couple's strong encouragement, Xia Mingwei finally married into this family.
Time was short, and they hadn't even had time to prepare a proper dowry for Xia Mingwei! Normally, preparations like betrothal, auspicious date selection, and gift exchange would take a long time. However, the other party seemed very satisfied with Xia Mingwei as their daughter-in-law, and had her married into the family before the end of the year!
The two families quickly completed the necessary procedures, but their lack of decorum still attracted the attention of people in the capital! On the surface, they offered their congratulations, but privately they were quick to criticize the two families for their lack of manners!
It wasn't until Xia Mingwei married into the family and became their daughter-in-law that she understood why they were in such a hurry to get a wife!
On the day of the wedding, Wu Zhilian, the son of this official from the Ministry of Revenue, did not even step into the new house, but went directly to sleep in the study.
Xia Mingwei originally thought that what happened on their wedding day was an accident, but she never expected that Wu Zhi would do the same thing every night after that!
Although Xia Mingwei didn't say anything, she silently monitored Wu Zhi's every move. After all, such behavior was simply absurd for a normal family! Besides, Wu Zhi had gone to so much trouble and effort to marry Xia Mingwei; there must be a reason for it!
Sure enough, as time went on, Wu Zhi's true colors were finally revealed.
Xia Mingwei noticed that the Wu family's study was far away and secluded, yet Wu Zhi would go there every night without fail to spend the night. Could there be gold inside that study?
That night, Xia Mingwei secretly waited outside the study to see what was going on.
Wu Zhi did not disappoint her expectations and, as always, came to see his "little darling"!
Before even entering the study, Wu Zhi was already calling her "darling" repeatedly. Seeing Wu Zhi's behavior, Xia Mingwei understood something. So, the reason he didn't go back to his room every night was because he was keeping his mistress hidden away in the study!
What surprised Xia Mingwei even more was that this treasure was not a woman, but a handsome man.
It turns out that Wu Zhi's reputation for being a homosexual was already widespread in the area. No respectable family in the region dared to marry him!
Just when Madam Wu was extremely worried, Lord Wu was promoted! She thought that as long as they moved away from their original place, she could find a wife for her son, and he would gradually change his homosexual tendencies!
Unexpectedly, before they even arrived in the capital, Wu Zhi had already arranged for these dissolute men to enter the academy. This action infuriated Madam Wu, who trembled with rage. She wanted to lash out, but feared that if the matter were exposed, Wu Zhi's reputation would be ruined once again. She could only suppress her anger and begin to consider Wu Zhi's marriage arrangements.
She was determined to marry Wu Zhi before his reputation spread. That way, any rumors circulating would simply disappear. She approached many families, but they all refused. Only Xia's mother not only didn't refuse, but seemed genuinely interested.
She was originally dissatisfied with Xia Mingwei's sickly appearance as her daughter-in-law, but seeing that time was running out, she had no choice but to arrange the marriage!