All the gentlemen who are attacked by the female queen are stunningly beautiful

"Fortunately, Sister Xuanyi is fine!" Wang Wenjun breathed a sigh of relief, pulled her to sit at the table, and explained to her, "Those people just now are all sisters I usually hang out with. I will introduce them to you later. If you want to... Anyway, knowing them will be helpful to you!"

Song Xiang nodded.

At this moment, two girls at the table suddenly started quarreling. It turned out that the second lady Zheng Yaner from the Yongkang Marquis's Mansion and the eldest lady Su Qionglian from the Linping Marquis's Mansion were quarreling!

(In ancient times, the title of Marquis was determined by military merit, and was generally named after the city of the prefecture. The Earl's mansion was named after the county or township, which is the origin of the names of the two prefectures.)

Zheng Yan'er was wearing a yellow printed silk cotton gown that was popular in Beijing a few years ago. She stood alone among the noble ladies from aristocratic families and seemed a little out of place.

Her eyes were wide open, and her tone was filled with indignation: "Su Qionglian, although our Yongkang Marquis's Mansion has fallen into decline, it is not extinct. How dare you say that you want to break off the engagement at the banquet without the consent of the elders of both mansions?"

"My elder sister and Mr. Su's marriage was arranged since they were young. Even if you, the Marquis of Linping, want to regret the marriage because of the decline of our Marquis of Yongkang, it shouldn't be at this critical moment!"

"Su Qionglian, don't think I don't know what you are thinking. Fortunately, my elder sister is busy today and didn't attend the banquet. If she knew that you brought the second son Su to the banquet to choose a new wife, I'm afraid she would be completely disappointed!"

Su Qionglian's eyes flickered slightly, and she said with a slightly embarrassed expression: "Zheng Yaner, you are really sharp-tongued!"

"When did I ever say that I brought my second brother here to help him choose a new wife?"

In order to avoid giving others a chance to criticize her, Su Qionglian had to temporarily change her previous arrogant words.

She changed the subject and said with a specious reasoning: "Although the marriage between our two families was arranged by our elders, we haven't had much contact in recent years. Besides, Old Madam Zheng has passed away for a long time, and your Zheng family doesn't have the financial resources to marry a husband. You can't let my second brother wait in vain, right?"

Zheng Yaner couldn't help but feel sad when she thought of the situation at home. The Yongkang Marquis' Mansion is not what it used to be. It is just an empty shell inside. If it weren't for the old man's dowry, it would have become a low-ranking family in the capital long ago.

No wonder Su Qionglian was so domineering. The Linping Marquis' Mansion had long wanted to get rid of this marriage and marry someone better, so she deliberately provoked me and wanted me to take the initiative to talk about breaking off the engagement.

The world is so fickle.

How ridiculous that my elder sister is still infatuated and dreaming of marrying the Second Master Su!

"Su Qionglian, you are saying this because you want to break off the engagement, right?" Zheng Yan'er said in hatred, "We in the Zheng family will never break off an engagement. If you have other thoughts, you can expect to be caned!"

In the Great Chu Dynasty, men could not take the initiative to regret an engagement. If a man dared to do so, the woman could go directly to the government office and sue him. After the government office found out that both parties were indeed bound by an engagement, they would severely punish the man, with a maximum punishment of 60 strokes of the cane and a minimum punishment of 30 strokes of the cane. The man's regret would be invalid and the engagement would remain the same.

If the woman wants to cancel the engagement, she can directly ask the matchmaker to go to the man's house to request to cancel the engagement, but the betrothal gift can no longer be recovered from the man's family.

If both the woman and the man wish to cancel the engagement, there is no need to file a complaint with the authorities and the two families can resolve the issue between themselves.

Zheng Yaner clenched her fists and thought to herself that she would never let the Su family get their wish. If the Su family dared to break off the engagement, they would have to be prepared to be caned by the government!

Su Qionglian looked unhappy, and after a long while she managed to utter a word: "Who said that our Su family wanted to regret the engagement..."

"Zheng Yan'er, I'm not making fun of your Earl's Mansion, but ask yourself, does your Zheng family have the wealth to marry my second brother?"

Zheng Yan'er's pretty face turned pale, but she still clenched her fists and retorted, "You, the Su family, don't need to worry about this. Marrying a husband is my Zheng family's business, and when to marry is also decided by my Zheng family! You can't interfere!"

"Su Qionglian, if I see your second brother accepting a hairpin from another lady today, I will go back home and tell my sister, and then I will go to the government office to sue you!"

Su Qionglian was so angry that she wanted to vomit blood, but she managed to hold it back: "Zheng Yaner, please don't slander my second brother. My second brother just wanted to come to the banquet to meet his friends, and he didn't have any other ideas!"

"It is your Zheng Mansion that is trying to slander our Linping Marquis Mansion at the banquet. What is your intention?

Zheng Yan'er was so angry that her teeth were about to crack: "Su Qionglian, I just heard it clearly. You introduced the second young master Su to another young lady. Your intention to break off the engagement was too obvious. You even slandered our Zheng family in return. You are so shameless!"

"Let the young ladies see what you look like now!"

The noble ladies from aristocratic families were whispering to each other. Some cursed the Linping Marquis' Mansion for its ugly eating habits, while others said that the Yongkang Earl's Mansion was pitiful. For a while, the situation was deadlocked.

Wang Wenjun shook her head and explained to Song Xiang, "The Yongkang Marquis's Mansion was originally a distinguished family in the capital, but the old lady Zheng Yuan passed away early, and the only legitimate daughter suddenly developed a brain disease and died at a young age. The legitimate son-in-law could not accept this fact and jumped into the river."

"The old man of the Earl's Mansion of Yongkang is a pitiful man who has suffered a lot. He lost his wife and his daughter. The only two legitimate granddaughters who could take on the responsibility of supporting the family have not achieved anything. The once prominent Earl's Mansion has become a family of four with only a grandfather and grandchildren left in the blink of an eye."

Song Xiang couldn't help but think of the Song family, which was in a similar situation. Fortunately, her grandmother only had one daughter left.

Perhaps the old man of the Yongkang Marquis's Mansion was trying desperately to keep a noble relative like the Linping Marquis' Mansion as an in-law for his daughter because he felt that his family was deserted and his situation was miserable. However, the Linping Marquis' Mansion looked down on his family.

Song Xiang sighed and said, "A family like the Su family, who despises the poor and loves the rich, is definitely not an ideal candidate for in-laws."

“I don’t know how this matter will be handled?”

Wang Wenjun wore a brown gown with narrow sleeves and painted lace. She was elegant and graceful, showing the style of a noble family. She looked at Su and Zheng who were still in a stalemate and said firmly, "The young lady of the Linping Marquis's Mansion has never experienced the unpredictable suffering of the world, nor has she suffered the huge blow of losing everything in one day. She knows nothing about life without money. In order to get close to the powerful family, she can do such a shameless thing. I'm afraid the marriage between the two families will not be successful."

Lu Yafang was entertaining guests outside. When she heard from the servants that two young ladies were quarreling in the garden, she walked in immediately.

She first apologized to the noble ladies in the garden, and then calmly invited Su Qionglian and Zheng Yaner to a secluded place.

Su Qionglian was afraid of offending Lu Yafang, so she kept apologizing: "Miss Lu, I was wrong about this matter, please don't be angry!"

"Ms. Lu, I didn't mean to disrupt the party. If Zheng Yan'er hadn't provoked me, I wouldn't have bothered with her!"