TFWYH – Chapter 273 Offending the Wei Family

“You… you…” Madam Wei was instantly left speechless. Very quickly, she straightened up and said righteously, “It is perfectly normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. If Ziyan marries your husband and addresses you as a sister, then you would count as half a daughter to me. Wouldn’t that be repaying your kindness? I’m letting you climb up to the Marquis of Yong’an’s household—how is that taking revenge? How can you be so unable to tell right from wrong?”

Tang Wan nodded. “You’re right. Later, I’ll send ten or eight women over to Lord Wei.”

“You dare!”

“Aren’t you supposed to be virtuous and magnanimous? You can’t take this?”

“…”

“And besides, you were married to Lord Wei for ten years before having a child. I’ve been married to my husband for less than a year—what’s so strange about having no children yet?”

“…”

“Even if there were no children, that should be something my mother-in-law and my husband worry about. What does it have to do with a random passerby like you?”

“…”

Question after question from Tang Wan left Madam Wei seething with rage, yet completely unable to refute a single word.

At this moment, Madam Jiang also stood up and stated her position clearly: “Madam Wei, when my children were still very young, I already told them that in this lifetime they may have only one wife. They are not permitted to take concubines or keep maidservants for that purpose—otherwise, they need not acknowledge me as their mother. As for taking an equal wife, that is absolutely out of the question. Thank you for the regard you show my unworthy son, but we are not fortunate enough to accept it. Madam Wei, please return.”

“You… you all… very well, very well!” Madam Wei shot them a vicious glare, then swept her sleeves and left.

Only after she was gone did Madam Jiang finally let out a heavy breath, her face full of worry.

Ling Yue’s earlier silence had only been out of courtesy—it didn’t mean she wasn’t angry. She was practically furious. “That Wei family is utterly despicable! Is their daughter really unwanted? Do they have to shamelessly push her onto a married man? Do they have no shame at all?”

Madam Jiang sighed and shook her head helplessly.
“We’ve offended the Wei family. Who knows how they’ll seek revenge.”

Tang Wan pursed her lips and looked at Madam Jiang pitifully. “Mother, have I caused trouble for all of you?”

“It’s not your fault!” Madam Jiang said at once. “It’s these shameless women who are to blame. What decent woman insists on clinging to a married man? Wan-niang, don’t worry. No matter what happens, Mother will never agree to this. I promise you—Yu’er will have only you as his wife for his entire life!”

Ling Yue also hurried to add, “Exactly, sister-in-law. Don’t worry. My mother and I both support you!”

“Thank you.” Tang Wan was a little moved.

In her heart, she missed her beautiful husband even more.

As for resentment—there was none.

Flowers attract bees and butterflies; that is not the flower’s fault.

Her beautiful husband had never once given Wei Ziyan a serious look—of that, she was more certain than anyone.

What she worried about was that things with the Wei family had now completely fallen out, and she didn’t know how they might retaliate.

She herself didn’t mind—she could deal with whatever came.

What she feared was dragging her family into it.

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Wei Ziyan knew that Madam Wei had gone to the Ling household. She stood shyly at the doorway, waiting.

She herself would probably never admit it, but in her heart she was somewhat afraid of Tang Wan.

If Tang Wan agreed, that would be best. If Tang Wan didn’t…

No—Tang Wan would definitely agree!

Marrying Ling Yu would bring Ling Yu nothing but benefits, no harm at all. What reason could Tang Wan possibly have to refuse?

Thinking this way, Wei Ziyan felt even more confident in herself and all the more expectant.

Soon, she spotted Madam Wei’s sedan chair approaching from afar and was overjoyed.

The moment Madam Wei stepped down, Wei Ziyan hurried over. “Mother, did Sister Wan agree?”

Madam Wei glared at her. “Agree to what? That lowly commoner not only refused, she even accused me of repaying kindness with enmity! From now on, this matter is not to be mentioned again—it’s utterly humiliating!”