After the villain was defeated, she still had power in the government

After going back and forth several times, the old marquis was exhausted both physically and mentally. He failed to teach his son a lesson, and was instead tortured half to death by his wife.

It’s not like I haven’t tried to reason with you, but…

The word "stupid" seemed to be tailor-made for Lin. He didn't hear a single word of the truth, and even if he did, he didn't understand what it meant.

As long as the old marquis said a few more words, she would use the "three old tricks". First, she wiped her tears and asked him if he disliked her background, then she started to make a scene, if he disliked her, why did he marry her at that time, it would be better to let her die, so as not to be disliked by him now. Finally, she took out the long cloth strip of "old actor" and threw it on the beam, pretending to commit suicide, saying that she would not be an eyesore to the marquis, so as to make room for the future marquis' wife who was well-educated and of noble birth!

After such nonsense, the old marquis was speechless and could only sigh and leave.

Every time this happened, Lin was very proud, thinking that she had once again controlled the old marquis and protected her beloved son.

But he didn't know that the reason why the old marquis was so eager to teach Annan Marquis to train him was because the title of Annan Marquis could only be inherited for three generations, and the title was passed to the old marquis for the third generation. Now the world is peaceful, and the old marquis has not made any achievements. Once he closes his eyes, the title will be taken away.

What should the mother and son do then?

One is ignorant and stupid like a pig, the other is spoiled to the point of being ignorant. Once they leave the Marquis' Mansion, these two have no ability to live on their own!

Not to mention, the Marquis' Mansion, which had no savings to begin with, had long since become an empty shell due to the lavish spending by the mother and son over the years.

Seeing that he could not keep the title, he wanted to rely on marriage to maintain the glory of the Marquisate, but unfortunately the Marquisate had a bad reputation, and anyone with a bit of family background in the capital looked down on his stupid son. The old Marquis had no choice but to turn his attention to the Shen family, which had been engaged in business for generations.

When he learned that Master Shen had a little daughter who had not yet been betrothed, he put aside his airs and went to the Shen family to propose marriage for his son, and promised that before the Shen girl came into the family, he would have his son send away all the concubines and would not allow him to take concubines in the future. He also said that when the Shen girl came into the family, he would have Lin give up the housekeeping power, and the Shen girl would make the decisions in the mansion, and he and Lin would treat the Shen girl as their own daughter.

A dignified marquis, facing a powerless merchant, took the initiative to lower his posture so much and tried his best to marry his son to the merchant's daughter. He simply hoped that after his death, his incompetent son and his ignorant wife could still rely on the dowry of the girl from the Shen family to have a stable future without worries about food and drink.

As for the rest, he didn't dare to hope for it.

As for his stupid son, it's good enough that he doesn't cause trouble for him, let alone bring honor to the family.

The Shen family was just a merchant family. Apart from being a little richer than ordinary people, they were nothing in the eyes of the nobles. When the old marquis proposed to become relatives, they simply could not refuse. Of course, they did not even think of refusing.

Even though I knew that the old marquis came for the Shen family's money...

Even if the reputation of Annan Marquisate is not good...

but!

He is a marquis after all!

This time the old marquis came in person to propose marriage for his son. If nothing else, at least he made a gesture and gave them enough face. If they still didn't agree, then they were too rude.

Moreover, the Shen family also had their own little thoughts - as long as they could get close to the Marquis's mansion, then they would no longer be a low-class merchant, but would become the in-laws of the dignified Marquis! With this status, the Shen family could legitimately enter the upper class circle and make friends with nobles, and the younger generation in the family might even have the opportunity to be appreciated by the nobles and thus be promoted!

All in all, this marriage is very beneficial to the Shen family in every aspect.

Therefore, without any hesitation, Xin Huarong's parents agreed to the marriage.