Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1160 - 369: Reaction, Beekeeping

Chapter 1160: Chapter 369: Reaction, Beekeeping

The Mo and Cui families formed a marriage alliance, and without any intentional concealment, within less than half a day, the entire upper circle of Jing City was aware of it, each one surprised. Many with dark thoughts mocked in private, a widower and a divorced woman, what a perfect match, neither could claim to have climbed above the other.

Even in the Imperial palace, where Emperor Huian dealt with myriad state affairs, the news reached his ears. At that moment, among those present in the imperial study were Chu Heng and several senior officials. Emperor Huian immediately praised the match as "a fine union."

No matter what those senior officials thought privately, once the emperor declared it a fine union, who would dare to disagree? When these officials returned home, hearing anyone speak with disdain about the Mo-Cui marriage alliance, they scolded them harshly, ordering them to return to their courtyards to diligently study the Women’s Precepts.

Of course, both Mo and Cui families had heard those unfavorable comments, but none took them to heart. The mouth is on others’ faces, but one’s life is theirs to live. Rather than be angered by idle gossip, it’s better to live one’s days well.

Both Mo Qingze and Cui Qingrou were not entering their first marriage, but the traditional rites of the "three letters and six etiquettes" were indispensable. The Cui family, always emphasizing propriety, stubbornly held to some old views, considering such a union a joyous occasion but not one to flaunt; hence, they suggested simplicity while still completing all the rituals.

Mo Qingze’s thoughts, however, were entirely the opposite. He saw nothing shameful about remarrying. If there was nothing disgraceful, why shouldn’t they treat it as a first marriage?

Persuaded by his insistence, Old Lady Cui waved her hand, allowing him to proceed as he wished, and privately reassured Cui Qingrou with satisfaction, "It’s good that your future son-in-law values you. Those children are also good. After you marry into their home, treat them well."

Cui Qingrou was also delighted, her eyes brimming with the shyness and anticipation of a maiden getting married for the first time, "Daughter understands, I will certainly treat all the children as my own."

If the marriage between the Mo and Cui families caused ripples of various sizes in Jing City, in Liu Yang Village it was a colossal wave.

Nobody expected Mo Qingze to suddenly seek to remarry. Had he chosen a lady of lower birth, they wouldn’t have been surprised, but to marry a woman who had been divorced was beyond their comprehension.

In the eyes of the public, whether a woman was sent away or divorced, it must have been due to some grave mistake on her part to be expelled back to her family, making her a match only for lazy men of no substance who would marry such a woman?

It can be said that in Great Chu, widows whose husbands had died were far more sought after than those who were divorced or sent away. Men who genuinely couldn’t afford a dowry often treasured widows as gems, for, at least, their virtue wasn’t under scrutiny.

In the days following the proposal to the Cui family, people like Aunt Cai and Mrs. Zhou were seeking Mo Yan, probing her attitude with indirect inquiries. Seeing that Mo Yan showed no reluctance and spoke with respect for her future stepmother, they refrained from saying more. When they returned, they even helped the Mo Family quell much of the gossip.

Aunt Wu, however, couldn’t quite understand, and she often visited Mo Yan to express her concerns, reminding the siblings to be wary and not to fall into their future stepmother’s traps. In truth, she hoped Mo Yan could persuade Mo Qingze not to remarry, for in her view, the Mo Family’s hardest days were behind them, and Mo Qingze had no need to remarry.

If the woman he was to remarry was kind and magnanimous, it would be one thing, but if she was petty and spiteful, Mo Yan and her siblings would undoubtedly suffer, lacking the freedom they once had. But as the marriage had already been arranged, and the other party was from an influential background, calling off the wedding was near impossible. So, Aunt Wu could only caution the three Mo siblings.

To this, Mo Yan felt quite helpless. When Aunt Wu came calling again, she finally couldn’t refrain from saying, "The remarriage of my father was agreed upon by the three of us siblings. If Auntie from the Cui Family were not a good person, do you think, Aunt Wu, I would have agreed to my father marrying her?"

Unexpectedly, Aunt Wu’s concern deepened after hearing this, "Who knows if that woman is just pretending in front of you guys? With such craftiness, you all need to be even more cautious."

Hearing this, Mo Yan was close to exasperation, utterly unable to understand why Aunt Wu would think so poorly of someone she had never met!

Knowing this came from a place of concern, Mo Yan wasn’t impatient but said to Aunt Wu, "Even if Aunt Cui truly is crafty, my father is no fool to be deceived by her, is he? Furthermore, I hold the title of County Lord, and she is but a commoner. Even if my father secures a noble title for her in the future, she couldn’t possibly outrank me, let alone command over me. It’s not difficult for me to protect my siblings, so Aunt Wu, you truly don’t need to worry about us."

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