"Let me out! Let me out! Mrs. Min, Mrs. Zhou, how dare you lock me in just because you are my sisters-in-law? You treat me as a criminal. Hope you b*tches will be dying pointlessly." Wei Changjuan cried crazily, slapping the door heavily.

Right outside the wall, Mrs. Min and Mrs. Zhou wore anger on their faces and told the women servants, "Watch out for Seventh Miss, and don't let her go. Got it?"

Mrs. Zhou added scornfully, "You guys would be dismissed if you failed to keep eyes on her."

After Mrs. Duanmu's death, Mrs. Min and Mrs. Zhou had been in charge of internal affairs. Those women servants had to take it seriously due to the oral instruction made by Mrs. Min and Mrs. Zhou. They pledged to the two young madams, "Just rest assured. We'll do everything we can do to supervise Seventh Miss."

Back to Mrs. Min's room, the servants were sent away. They two were tasting the tea leisurely. Mrs. Min said, "Liu Ruoye hasn't been here for two days. How could Wei Changjuan know about it?"

Mrs. Zhou whispered, "Perhaps someone delivered messages for her. Unfortunately, she's too foolish to escape under the table. Such a rough-and-tumble fight will make it harder to flee."

Hardly had Mrs. Min said a word when the door was opened suddenly by Wei Changyun. He came in with anger and saw what happened inside. "What're you doing here?" Wei Changyun said suspiciously.

"You are here at the right time, my husband. Something must be told. Something really happened to Wei Changjuan and we were having a discussion about it." Being surprised, Mrs. Min changed a worried look and said.

Without knowing Wei Xinyong's idea, Wei Changyun replied impatiently, "You two are in charge of the rear courtyard. Don't bother me with the trifles. If I got all things done, what's the point of your leadership?"

In front of Mrs. Zhou, Wei Changyun said that relentlessly. It seemed to Mrs. Min and Mrs. Zhou that they already got used to the contempt, so nor did they care about it. Mrs. Min still said calmly, "Wei Changjuan coerced me to let her go to the Min Family."

A frown creased Wei Changyun's forehead. He answered, "The Min Family? Why did she want to go to your parents' home?"

Mrs. Min replied in bewilderment, holding her handkerchief, "Where Wei Changjuan wanted to go was Min Yinuo's home, not my parents’ home. If she was in low spirit, she could go for an outing with Min Yinuo. But she insisted on going to her home. That would sound ridiculous because she was in mourning. Min Yinuo might do not mind that and she visited Wei Changjuan several times, but what about her family members? The point is that Wei Changjuan is gonna condemn Min Yinuo in front of her. Nowadays there would be an ocean of guests in the Min Family as Min Yinuo is going to get married. So I didn't let her go. Therefore, Wei Changjuan was making a noise. Moreover, I didn't dare to disturb you because my father-in-law and you two brothers were having a discussion. We dismissed the servants in case the event would spread, which would cause trouble. Given that, deliberations were made by us right at the moment when you came in."

Frowning, Wei Changyun asked interrogatively, "Why would she condemn Min Yinuo? Did they quarrel recently? I remember Min Yinuo has been here several times."

Mrs. Min answered, "Second sister-in-law and I were in the know about it. Having known about Min Yinuo's engagement, Wei Changjuan was not that satisfied. So I didn't dare to let her go. Family uncles in the Min Family are bound to be preparing the dowries for her. What will happen if she goes for quarrelling?"

These days, Wei Changyun was upset by Wei Xinyong's visit and Wei Zhenghong's recovery. So he was too busy to bother Min Yinuo's marriage. As the son-in-law of the Duanmu Family, Min Zhixia was not taken good care of because Duanmu Xing had always kept a low profile and didn’t allow his families to show off. In addition, Min Zhixia was not a person of paramount position, so Wei Changyun didn't pay much attention. Knowing that Wei Changjuan was going to condemn Min Yinuo, Wei Changyun couldn't help thinking that Wei Changjuan was also fond of Min Yinuo's fiance.

Thinking about this, Wei Changyun thought Wei Changjuan was muddleheaded and muttered to himself, "Even if she is fond of Min Yinuo’s fiance, what's the point of arguing with her? Min Yinuo is already engaged. Wei Changjuan would be nothing but disgraced. Let alone she's in the mourning! Her bigotry would bring inconvenience to Fengzhou, but she shouldn’t do this!"

Troubled by what happened to his branch and Wei Changjuan’s making trouble, Wei Changyun was annoyed and said impatiently, "You got it. We are all wearing mourning, so we can go nowhere. Not to mention a wedding is going to be held in the Min Family. We can't go or do that even on regular days."

Wei Changyun even didn’t ask about the reason. Dazed by what Wei Changyun said, Mrs. Min came to her sense and replied, "Exactly. Wei Changjuan was making a noise, so we led several people to persuade her but failed. Doors were closed and several servants were keeping an eye over her. But she is still crying and slapping the door. I don’t know what to do!"

Wei Changyun thought that it was Wei Changjuan's jealousy that fostered her coming to the Min Family. She might cry out the truth that she was fond of Min Yinuo’s fiance. If the news spread, the members of the Wei Family would be too ashamed to go out. So he told Mrs. Min, "Lock her in the room and clog her mouth if necessary. Let trustworthy servants keep an eye on her! I'm afraid her yelling would bring rumors for us. Tell those servants not to gossip. Anyone who violates the order would be beaten to death."

Shocked by Wei Changyun's words, Mrs. Min and Mrs. Zhou thought perhaps now was the critical moment. Wei Changyun should treat Wei Changjuan like this to prevent her from making trouble! They lit up with pleasure at first and then were sad and worried. They were prepared to accept the failure of the second branch. Neither their father-in-law nor their husbands would have a good end. However, a sense of fear was formed within them.

Seeing that they two were staring at him blankly, Wei Changyun felt disagreeable to see them. However, he was not in a mood to criticize them. So he said, "Now you are in charge of the family affairs. Don’t let out the news, or you will be blamed for the failure of managing the family affairs."

"All right." They answered with mixed feelings.

Considering that his wife and his sister-in-law were kind of rigid, he had to pay attention to them, so then he added, "When it's time for sending betrothal gifts, get ready for a gift in the name of Wei Changjuan. It would be considered faux pas if we didn't do that. Besides, they were bosom friends then."

What he thought was to cover up the scandal. While the two sisters didn't know that Wei Changyun had misunderstood. They just thought, "The second branch will possibly come to an end. So they are supposed to keep a low profile and trying to avoid offending anyone. They used to think nothing of the Min Family. Now Wei Changjuan didn’t go to the Min Family, but Wei Changyun asked us to send a lavish gift to the Min Family because of such a trivial thing."

Feeling grief and joy intermingled, the two women went to the yard where Wei Changjuan lived and were ready to tell her about that. Then Wei Changjuan got tired and was persuaded by maidservants into going back to the room for a rest. She was ready to cry after seeing her two sisters-in-law. They asked the servants to control Wei Changjuan and told what Wei Changyun had said. Then they said, "Anyway, you are kind of a public figure, and lots of people are watching you. If you are still making trouble, we would do as your brother told us. If we lock you in the room and clog your mouth, you will look like a maidservant who makes a mistake. How embarrassing it will be! So we think you'd better behave properly."

Wei Changjuan well remembered Liu Ruoye’s analysis that both her father and brothers ignored her given the special circumstances, and actually they loved her. So she was not willing to believe what her sisters-in-law said, keeping crying and making trouble. The two sisters-in-law said like this because they really hoped Wei Changjuan could cry so that they could do as they were told.

They were far too busy to deal with her torrent of abuse, so strong maidservants were called in to clog her mouth with a rag and escort her into the inner chamber. Then they asked the maidservants to keep an eye on Wei Changjuan and not to let her go out.

After that, according to Wei Changyun’s order, they warned all people on the spot not to let out the news, and then hurried away in a good mood.

Min Yinuo's marriage had stirred up a storm in the second branch of the Wei Family. While in other families, most people didn't take it seriously. Even Wei Changying was not surprised that Min Yinuo was going to marry her second elder cousin as his second wife, saying that, "Last time I saw my cousin, we reached a conclusion that the second elder cousin should really take his marriage seriously and marry a woman who can think in the big picture since he divorced Duanmu Wuse and didn’t have any kids. She told me I didn't need to worry about him. It turns out that he already had a choice."

After a while, Wei Changying added, "When Infanta Chengxian got married, incited by Wei Changjuan, Princess Qingxin went to me and made trouble out of nothing. Princess Linchuan, who was not familiar to me, stuck up for me so that Princess Anji thought she got a target. I was still confused when Princess Anji asked why Princess Linchuan helped me. Now it seems that the engagement was already set at that time. Min Yinuo has always gotten on well with Princess Linchuan. Perhaps she helped me due to their good relationship."

Mrs. Huang said, "Among the young ladies in the capital, it is said that Miss Min is generous and kind, and she is also well-known citywide."

Wei Changying said, "It's clear to me that Miss Min has an excellent relationship with Wei Changjuan. She also asked for a painting from Princess Linchuan and delivered it to Wei Changjuan as a birthday gift. Her mom comes from the Duanmu Family as well. May she not go the way of Duanmu Wuse."

Mrs. Huang continued with a smile, "Minister of the public’s wife died at a young age. Minister of the public himself is buried in political affairs and has no time for the rear courtyard. It's likely that the engagement was set by the first madam in Song Family and Miss Song. They will take it seriously owing to the precedent of Duanmu Wuse."

"Exactly." Wei Changying said after a pause. The first cousin-in-law, Mrs. Huo, was patient enough, but Duanmu Wuse had bullied her for years as Duanmu Wuse came from gentlefolks. However, Duanmu Wuse was finally kicked out by her. Song Zaishui was more tactful compared to Mrs. Huo. After Duanmu Wuse was dismissed, they were not supposed to include a second "Duanmu Wuse".

Also, if Min Yinuo wanted to follow the way of Duanmu Wuse, she would not have asked for Princess Linchuan's help before the engagement. Wei Changying didn't worry about Song Zaishui's tactics and said, "Bring more gifts to them."

Mrs. Huang nodded and said with a smile, "Seventh Miss, Wei Changjuan, has always kept a good relationship with Miss Min. Will she be upset after knowing this engagement? Fortunately, she's now in the mourning, and is not allowed to disturb."

Reminded by these words, Wei Changying said, "I will tell my cousin later that Miss Min had better stay away from Wei Changjuan since she is going to marry my second elder cousin in case of unnecessary trouble."