Wei Changying was not the only one who felt worried. In addition, Min Zhixia and Duanmu Ruomei were teaching their daughter, "Now the engagement with the Song Family had been set already. Song Zaijiang's good disposition is well-known in gentlefolks. Otherwise, he would not have stood Duanmu Wuse being his wife for so many years while she had no child and was rude. As long as you abide by rules and maintain a good relationship with Mrs. Huo and Song Zaishui after getting married, you will live a harmonious life with Song Zaijiang."

Min Yinuo said with respect, "I got it."

Duanmu Ruomei said in a good mood, "You are the second wife of Song Zaijiang, but you don't have to lower your head in front of Duanmu Wuse who was kicked out of the Song Family. You have no difference from the first wife of Song Zaijiang except for the title. There are the fewest sons of the Song Family among the latest two generations, but Duke Duanhui and the minister of the public are by no means ordinary. Song Zaijiang is the minister of the public's lineal son even if he is the second son. He might have no right to inherit Jiangnan Hall, but either Duke Duanhui or the minister of the publicwould not treat Song Zaijiang unfairly. Thank god! Duanmu Wuse failed to maintain the marriage, thus giving a chance to my daughter to marry Song Zaijiang."

It was said that Duanmu Wuse was Duanmu Ruomei's family niece, but they came from different branches and how could a family niece be comparable to her daughter? Duanmu Ruomei was so satisfied with the fact that Duanmu Wuse was evicted from the Song Family. If Duanmu Wuse had divorced in peace or had died, Min Yinuo would have had to show her respect for Duanmu Wuse as the concubine in front of Duanmu Wuse’s memorial tablet. Duanmu Ruomei told Min Yinuo repeatedly not to make the same mistake as Duanmu Wuse made and to get well along with her husband's family.

"The first madam of the Song Family, Mrs. Huo, was so scheming to deal with Duanmu Wuse. But Mrs. Huo, bullied by Duanmu Wuse for years before, should not be responsible for it. Song Zaitian is the lineal eldest son of the Song Family, so it is reasonable for him to take charge of Jiangnan Hall. After getting married, as long as you do what you should do and live a harmonious life with Song Zaijiang, Mrs. Huo will not embarrass you. She is famous for her kindness in the capital, so she will not embarrass you on purpose for the sake of her reputation. You'd better respect her for she is your elder sister-in-law."

Duanmu Ruomei said in detail, "As for your future sister-in-law, Song Zaishui, you should not cause her discomfort. She was taught by Old Madam of the Song Family according to the motherly model of the nation. If she hadn't injured her face, she would have been the female master of the Eastern Palace and the Eastern Palace wouldn’t have been in a mass no matter how immoral the Crown Prince had been. Although she failed to be the Crown Princess, injured her face, and didn't get married yet, you cannot look down upon her. Leave alone what she learned from Old Madam of the Song Family, she is the only daughter of the Song Family who is also the lineal youngest daughter. It is reasonable for her father and brothers to spoil her so much."

Duanmu Ruomei lowered her voice, "The reason why she failed to be the Crown Princess was whether she was unfortunate or the Song Family disliked the Crown Prince's behavior. Thus, she might injure her face on purpose..."

Hearing this, Min Zhixia, who had been listening to his wife and daughter talking, cleared his throat and said, "Stop talking. Just rumors. It's none of our business."

Duanmu Ruomei starred at him and said with anger, "I just want to tell Yinuo that don't look down upon Song Zaishui to cause trouble. In addition, we are talking about some intimate topics without a henchman left. Yinuo has a sense of propriety and will not tell others, either."

Min Yinuo hurried to speak for her father, "Father just wanted to remind me of behaving meticulously and not risking big things for the sake of small ones. I will keep it in mind and ask for your more instruction."

Min Zhixia was supported a lot by his wife's family in his official career, so he used to show excessive patience with his wife. But he was stopped by his wife just now and lost face in front of his daughter, so he didn't talk anymore and looked in a bad mood.

Duanmu Ruomei continued, "The Song Family is said to be kind. You just treat them fairly. If anyone embarrasses you, there is no need to show more patience or tolerance. Our family is not as good as the Song Family, but we can ask the Song Family for an explanation. As long as you abide by the rules, nobody can bully you."

Min Zhixia couldn't help saying, "The Song Family's relationship is simple, so we needn't worry much after you get married. But I heard that the Seventh Miss of the Wei Family didn't get along well with the Third Miss of the Wei Family. The leader of the Song Family is the uncle of the Third Miss of the Wei Family, so you'd better stay away from Seventh Miss of the Wei Family, so as to prevent the Third Miss of the Wei Family from saying something bad about you in Song Family."

Duanmu Ruomei said with displeasure, "It is true that the minister of the public is Wei Changying's uncle, but Yinuo will be his lineal daughter-in-law after she marries Song Zaijiang. Yinuo would be closer with the Song Family than Wei Changying. As an outsider, if Wei Changying went to Song Family to say something bad about my daughter because of one of her private friends, I would go to the Grand Preceptor’s mansion to ask Madam Su how she taught her daughter-in-law?"

Min Zhixia frowned and reminded her, "The Shen Family always protects family members."

Duanmu Ruomei said, "They must be fair. Yinuo deserves to treat the Song Family with respect after their marriage ceremony, but why should my daughter be meticulous with the cousin of her husband? If Wei Changying disliked Yinuo to get along with Wei Changjuan, she could go to Wei Changjuan. Why did she make trouble for our daughter? Is it easy to bully our daughter?"

"Regardless of what I said! The Seventh Miss of the Wei Family is ignorant enough to make trouble for her elder female cousin despite the disagreement between the eldest branch and the second branch. Obviously, she is not on the straight. As the saying goes: Birds of a feather flock together. Getting along well with her will bewilder others that our daughter is the same as the Seventh Miss of the Wei Family."

Min Zhixia was always patient with his wife on account of her family's support, but he was angry with his wife's repeated opposition. He said coldly, "If you think that staying away from the Seventh Miss of Wei Family means Yinuo would lower her head or be bullied by the Third Miss of the Wei Family, keep your daughter getting along with the Seventh Miss of the Wei Family. Now Wei Zhenghong is expected to recover with Ji Qubing's excellent medical skills. The second branch of the Wei Family is pushed to the end without mentioning Wei Xinyong's fame in the capital. We are not so close to them. You are so shortsighted to have a good relationship with the second branch of the Wei Family for an indescribable reason."

Duanmu Ruomei always looked down upon her husband as her family status was high, but she could not neglect her husband's angry. She hurried to say, "I didn't mean to have a good relationship with Wei Shengyi and his families. I..."

Before Duanmu Ruomei finished her words, Min Zhixia felt irritable for losing face in front of his daughter repeatedly, stood up with his sleeve being thrown back, and said, "I will go to my study to deal with affairs. You two can have a talk."

Min Yinuo pulled his sleeve and said, "Don't be angry, my father. Why are you so busy for a vacation? Why not..."

However, Min Zhixia had lost his enthusiasm. Even if Min Yinuo said something soft to ease tensions, he still left.

Duanmu Ruomei felt a little embarrassed, stopped for a while, and said, "Your father is right as well, but I dislike that he asked you to stay away from Wei Changjuan for worrying about Wei Changying. Wei Changjuan is not smart. It’s useless to win her over. Staying close with Wei Changjuan was definitely unwise and might influence the relationship with your husband's family... Why didn’t he put it this way? According to his saying, we are afraid of Wei Changying. It seemed to look down upon ourselves."

Min Yinuo said with a bitter smile, "Maybe it was what my father meant. He always said little and he just took Madam Wei as an example."

Duanmu Ruomei said, "Don't talk about him... Wei Changjuan cannot come out in the period of mourning. Then you can break up with her gradually." Then she added," You'd better stay away from the Wei Family’s mansion in case that they might influence your marriage."

"Wei Changjuan is not as bad as my father said. She is just too naive." Min Yinuo grew up with Wei Changjuan, so she was unwilling to break up with Wei Changjuan. She said indirectly, "Her father and brothers were busy with official affairs for nearly two decades in the capital. Even if they didn’t make great progress, they did work hard. But Old Madam Song suppressed them because of their status in the Wei Family. It was reasonable for Wei Changjuan to dislike Old Madam Song and her elder female cousin as well. In fact..."

Hearing this, Duanmu Ruomei said with a frown, "Don't say it anymore! It's none of our business. You got along well with Wei Changjuan and felt sympathy for her experience. Think about Old Madam Song, who was the lineal First Miss of Jiangnan Hall and bullied by maidservants and sisters, just because her father fell in love with the maidservant whose appearance was similar to that of her departed mother. She had no brother to take charge of Jiangnan Hall, so her uncle was appointed as the Family Head. She was married freely to the son of the concubine of the Wei Family. She was very patient under the control of Madam of Old Duke Jingping at that time.

"This Old Madam companied Wei Huan for several decades. Only a son and a daughter grew up smoothly and gave birth to children. Although she had her own heirs, now Ruiyu Hall would be taken charge by others. Would you stand that your efforts benefit others?" Duanmu Ruomei lowered her voice, "Your father is not here now. I want to tell you some secrets. You are the only daughter of mine, so I took your populace brother as my son to instruct him. If I had a son or you were a boy... I would do the same as Old Madam Song did. Everyone is selfish."

Min Yinuo said with embarrassment, "Mother, I get what you mean. Everyone is selfish, and it is difficult to achieve whatever we want to have. I cannot stand breaking up with Wei Changjuan. Now her sisters-in-law are responsible for the family affairs and treat her badly. Only when I drop in, her sisters-in-law will send her some necessities. If I didn't visit her anymore, she would suffer a lot."

"She deserved it." Duanmu Ruomei was said to be Wei Changjuan's aunt, but she was now afraid that Wei Changjuan might influence Min Yinuo's future, so she criticized, "Wei Changjuan kept bullying her sisters-in-law with her mother's support before. Now that her sisters-in-law are responsible for the family, how could they treat her well?"

Min Yinuo sighed, "She was ignorant at that time and just wanted to help her parents. She had not seen her grandparents after all. How could the Family in Fengzhou be comparable to her parents, brothers, and sisters? I persuaded her to compromise with the Third Miss of the Wei Family, but she refused... She was spoiled by her family. It was unknown what she would do in the future."

Duanmu Ruomei said with a cold smile, "Leave her alone. She is not alone but waiting for your support. Her father, brothers, and sisters didn't care about her. Why did you worry her? Wei Shengyi and his sons might not thank you but blame you for your interference in their family affairs. If Wei Changjuan didn't listen to their words, could you change her mind? We had so many such relatives. We could not take care of everyone even if we want to."

Min Yinuo was unable to convince her mother and said, "I will not go to visit Wei Changjuan until I get married." Referring to the marriage, Min Yinuo's face turned red. When it came to the appearance and behavior of her fiance and his gentle voice, she couldn't help biting her lip to shade her shyness and forced herself to calm down to listen to her mother...