Song Mo didn't know that his notorious name made He Yu and Wang Qinghuai both have some reservations.

  He slowly walked out of Qianfo Temple Hutong and bid farewell to Wei Tingyu in front of the gate of Qianfo Temple.

  Wei Tingyu had recovered from his initial shock.

  He was very grateful to Song Mo, but also very depressed, and asked Song Mo: "Ji Xianming, why did he want to do this?"

  Husband and wife are originally one body. Ji Yong is Tou Zhao's cousin, ruining his reputation, what benefit does it have for Tou Zhao? What benefit does it have for the Tou family? What benefit does it have for Ji Yong himself?

  There's too much food for thought in this.

  Wei Tingyu just doesn't have too many ideas about people or things, but that doesn't mean he's stupid.

  Song Mo was silent for a moment before saying in a low voice: "I don't know either!"

  The tone is quite desolate.

  Wei Tingyu's eyes dimmed slightly.

  Even Song Mo doesn't know about this... What should I do?

  He couldn't help but scratch his head.

  If Ji Yong spreads this out, and Mother finds out, she might get so angry that she'll die from it.

  And also sister... hate these messy things the most.

  Thinking of this, he suddenly felt anxious and eager to see his sister soon, so that his sister could help him make a decision.

  Wei Tingyu watched as Song Mo and Gu Yu's carriage disappeared into the crowd, then immediately got in his own carriage and headed to the Jingguo Gong Fu.

  Wei Tingzhen is not at home.

  She went to Da Xiangguo Temple.

  Inside Dashengguo Temple, people were bustling about. Apart from the faithful who came to listen to the sermons, there were also vendors carrying baskets selling incense and snacks.

  Wei Tingzhen had an escort clear a path, and it was with great difficulty that he finally squeezed in.

  The spacious side hall was already seated with seven or eight adults. Most were noblewomen adorned with pearls and jade.

  Her aunt, the eldest lady of the Jingguo Duke's mansion, Zhang Shi, had taken a seat in the front row, with her personal maid standing beside her, looking around. Seeing Wei Tingzhen enter, she leaned over and whispered a few words to Zhang Shi, who stood up and nodded slightly at Wei Tingzhen, then ordered the maid to invite Wei Tingzhen over to sit down.

  Wei Tingzhen nodded and didn't rush over. Instead, she greeted the familiar women while sizing up the women in the side hall.

  Before long, she found Wang Yingshuai chatting with a woman in the south wing of the temple.

  Wei Tingzhen let out a sigh of relief and followed the maid to Zhang's place.

  "Sister-in-law, why have you come at this time?" Zhang Shi smiled and said, "I just met the Grand Lady of Changxing Hou Mansion. If it weren't for the lady of Yunyang Bo who invited her over..."

  The lady of the Changxing Marquis's estate is just over 40 years old, not very old, but because her husband died early, her eldest son inherited the title and was good at flattering the emperor, and also had a son who married a princess. The noble families in the capital all attach great importance to this.

  Wei Tingzhen smiled and thanked her, then started talking to the girl about the family affairs of the Changxing Marquis's household: "Their sixteenth young lady has also reached the age where she can be married off, right?"

  Zhang smiled and glanced around, seeing that no one was paying attention to the two of them, before whispering to Wei Tingzhen: "The British Duke wants to form an alliance with their family..."

  Although Wei Tingzhen was a bit surprised, she also felt that the two families were well-matched and it was a reasonable thing to do. Moreover, since Wei Tingyu had been promoted by Song Mo and participated in the dredging of the canal, she felt that she also had a close relationship with the British Gongfu, so she was very concerned about the affairs of the British Gongfu: "The eldest son of the British Gongfu has not yet finished his mourning period, right? Is it too early to talk about marriage at this time? Moreover, the 16th Miss seems to be older than the eldest son of the British Gongfu..."

  "What are you thinking about?" Zhang said with a low laugh, "It's the British Duke wanting to marry Miss Shi of the Shi family!"

  Wei Tingzhen was startled and said: "So they're going to be in-laws?"

  Although the British public is much older than Miss Sixteen, it is a serious national duke and can speak to the emperor, which is not bad for a good match.

  "How is that possible?" Zhang said in a low voice, "The British Duke's son, what kind of person is he? He kills people without batting an eye! The Shi family married their daughter to him. If they had a daughter, she would have no one to rely on; if they had a son, they would still have to see if the British Duke's son was pleased or not. One misstep and they might offend the British Duke's son - how could the Shi family do something so unprofitable? The 16th Miss is the legitimate youngest daughter of the Marquis of Changxing, and she couldn't bear for her daughter to suffer this fate either! So the Shi family politely declined the British Duke. Therefore, the Marchioness of Changxing was worried to death. If they married their daughter off to a high-ranking family, how many families could be more prestigious than the British Duke's estate or the Marquis of Changxing's estate? If they married their daughter off to a low-ranking family, with the British Duke seeking marriage, who would be a good match? Listening to Madame Yunyang's tone, it seemed that the Shi family had originally wanted to marry their daughter to the British Duke's son. This was truly a case of mistaken identity..."

  Wei Tingzhen thought of Wei Tingyu.

  If it weren't for the engagement with the Duan family, the Wei family might have had a chance to form an alliance with the Shi family!

  She let out a soft sigh.

  The top priority is to dissolve the engagement between Wei and Du's families. Once the engagement is dissolved, what kind of noble lady can't be married back?

  Wei Tingyu somewhat absent-mindedly chatted with Zhang about family matters.

  A few clear and melodious bell sounds echoed in the side hall.

  Everyone fell silent.

  The abbot of Dasanguo Temple, wrapped in a large red kasaya, walked in with a radiant face.

  "Thank you, all benefactors, for coming to Dashengguo Temple to listen to the Buddhist teachings." After a few opening remarks, the abbot of Dashengguo Temple began to vividly tell the crowd stories from the Buddhist scriptures about doing good deeds.

  Everyone listened very seriously.

  Half an hour later, the first Buddhist lecture was over.

  The host sat down to have tea as in previous years.

  Some women went up and talked to the host, while others took the opportunity to go to the toilet or whisper to people around them.

  Wei Tingzhen waved from afar at Wang Yingshuo sitting in the south wing of the pavilion: "...... Didn't expect to run into my aunt here!"

  In the side hall, there was a woman who pricked up her ears to listen.

  Wang Yingshu nodded, then looked at an old woman beside her who was dressed simply and had grey hair, and smiled: "I accompanied my mother to listen to the Buddhist teachings."

  As expected, Wang Xushi was invited to show up!

  Wei Tingzhen's heart was greatly settled, and she smiled as she went over to greet Wang Xushi.

  Wang Xushi smiled and said a few words to Wei Tingzhen with an air of seniority, pulling his hand, and also reminded him to visit their home often when he had time.

  Wang Yingshuai then introduced another woman beside her to Wei Tingzhen: "This is our fifth madam of the mansion."

  Dòu Shìzhū's wife Fán shì?

  Wei Tingzhen took a closer look and found it was the woman who had just been talking to Wang Yingshu.

  She couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  This King is really capable!

  Although unable to get Fan's family to join in singing this duet, being able to drag Fan's family into it is also a clever move.

  No wonder she was promoted.

  Wei Tingzhen hastily smiled and paid his respects to Lady Fan.

  The scene of recognition suddenly attracted a lot of attention.

  This was exactly what Wei Tingzhen wanted, and her smile became even brighter.

  Fan Shi returned the courtesy with dignity, warmly and elegantly greeting Wei Tingzhen. She introduced the people beside her: "This is the wife of Premier Liang of the Grand Council, this is the lady of Minister Lin of the Ministry of Personnel, this is the lady of Minister Wang of the Ministry of Punishment..."

  Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister?

  That's Liang Jifang's wife!

  It was unexpected that Mrs. Liang would give such face to Fan Shi, and she also enthusiastically greeted her with courtesy.

  Wei Tingzhen couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration in her heart, thinking that the likes of Fan Shi were all high-ranking officials' wives who came and went. This was truly the demeanor of a wealthy family!

  It would be great if Du Zhao was Du Shixiong's daughter.

  She smiled and exchanged a few words with the women, then gradually started chatting with Wang Xuzhi: "How do you have time to come to Dasheng Temple today? The other day I went to visit my aunt's house and said that you were not feeling well. Are you better now? What was wrong with you? Do you want me to recommend a royal doctor?"

  "Thank you for your concern, but it's just that I'm getting older and the weather is hot. Some old ailments are not worth mentioning." Wang Xushi humbly said a few words, then sighed and said, "To be honest, this time I came to Dasheng Temple, in addition to listening to Buddhist teachings, I also asked the abbot to bless an old object of mine."

  Everyone listened with some curiosity.

  Wang Xushi looked at her somewhat uneasy daughter and said in a low voice, "Yingxue is not young anymore, but she only has one daughter. I used her father's name card to ask the True Man of Longhu Mountain to calculate her fortune a few days ago. The True Man of Longhu Mountain said that it was because there was someone in the family whose eight characters were in conflict with hers, and that things would get better once that person got married. He also wrote a secret formula for Yingxue. But I'm still worried, so I thought of asking the abbot of Dashang Temple to bless Yingxue again. That way, it will definitely be more secure."

  Mrs. Wu's face changed slightly as she listened.

  Dongjia [Since] is about to get married girl. Only Dong Zhao.

  What does Wang's mother and daughter mean?

  She felt a sense of alarm in her heart, and hastily smiled at Wang Xuzhi, saying: "You rarely go out, and coincidentally, it's the Dharma Assembly of the Great Temple. If we can invite the abbot to help with the consecration, it would be most auspicious. Taking advantage of the abbot being present, why don't I accompany you to ask him?" As she spoke, her eyes flashed a cold light, glancing at Wang Yingshuang with a thick warning tone, and then got up to support Wang Xuzhi towards the abbot's side.

  Wang Xu's wife shook her head and declined Fan Shi's kindness: "I've already made an appointment with the master."

  The women around them heard and asked Wang Xushi about the secret of giving birth to boys, leaving Fan Shi aside.

  Fan's family was so anxious that their hearts were burning with anxiety.

  Wang Yingshu seemed to have not seen Fan's warning, her face red as she shouted "Mother" and smiled apologetically at Lin TaiTai and the others, saying: "My mother is just trying to revive a dead horse. At my age, what's the point of talking about having children? If I can marry off my eldest daughter well and find a good husband for my second daughter, that's all I need." Then she pushed her mother away with a scolding look, saying in a low voice: "Don't interfere in this matter, okay?"

  Wang Xushi's face immediately fell, and he said displeased: "Is what the real person of Longhushan said unreasonable? She was born less than two years old and killed her own mother. Then her grandfather also left. As soon as she got engaged, her father-in-law suddenly died of illness. You and your brother-in-law were able to survive because you lived in Kyoto and were far away..."

  A woman who had been sitting next to Wang Xushi and hadn't made a sound suddenly said, "Huh? Isn't that the fourth miss of your household? If I'm not mistaken, your family's fourth miss lost her mother at two years old and her grandfather passed away when she was nine," she said, looking at Wei Tingzhen, "And wasn't it your husband's younger brother who was engaged to the fourth miss?"

  Fan nearly fainted.

  Taking a closer look, she recognized the woman as Madame Zheng, wife of Zheng An, a Langzhong in the Ministry of War's Wu Xuan Si. She had always been on good terms with the Wang family, and it was clear that Madame Zheng had been entrusted by the Wangs to deliberately harmonize with Wang Yingxue.

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  It's been busy lately, and I only came online to update. Today, I took a look and saw that the pink tickets had increased greatly, making me laugh foolishly for half a day.

  Dear book friends, thank you all!

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