Chapter 264: Wang Fuzhen Just Doesn’t Look Up to You

Chapter 264: Wang Fuzhen Just Doesn't Look Up to You

Everyone had long faces, their chopsticks poking aimlessly at their bowls, barely eating.

Even Cui Yongnian, who usually had a hearty appetite, put down his chopsticks after eating very little.

Beside him, Lord Zheng asked, "Yongnian, why aren’t you eating more?"

Cui Yongnian smacked his lips and said, "I drank a lot of wedding wine at noon; my stomach can’t hold any more."

Wasn’t that rubbing salt in the wound?

The family’s long faces were originally due to the passing of the matriarch and Zheng Xiuju’s marriage.

But no one had mentioned it.

Cui Yongnian’s comment about drinking too much wedding wine cleverly broke the silence on the matter.

Lord Zheng snorted coldly and slammed his chopsticks down.

Cui Yongnian was taken aback, blinking at him.

Lord Zheng hurriedly explained, "Yongnian, I’m not targeting you. I’m just angry with Xiuju."

Cui Yongnian said, "Uncle, you’re overthinking it. Cousin Xiuju is now married into the Lu family; she’s a relative to the Zheng family. Aren’t relatives supposed to come pay their respects tomorrow?"

The whole family stared at him blankly.

"Did I say something wrong?" Cui Yongnian asked.

Zheng Jinyu smiled but didn’t speak.

Lady Zheng seemed to have finally found an excuse for Zheng Xiuju and began consoling Lord Zheng.

"My lord, Yongnian is right. Since she left the Zheng family, she’s no longer one of us. She’s now a member of the Lu family, a relative. Tomorrow, when she comes to burn paper money and kowtow to her mother, that will be enough."

Zheng Hongqi also spoke up for Zheng Xiuju. "That’s right, Father. Perhaps you haven’t adjusted yet. Of course, this situation is indeed sudden. If it weren’t for Cousin reminding me, I wouldn’t have remembered that Xiuju is already married and different from us."

Logically, this made sense, but emotionally, Lord Zheng couldn’t accept it.

He felt that since the matriarch had loved Xiuju so dearly, upon hearing of her passing, Xiuju should have rushed back to kowtow to her grandmother regardless of anything else.

It wasn’t late; would it really be too late for her to return to her bridal chamber after kowtowing?

Then… "Your grandmother loved her, and we raised her. Yet, she doesn’t even send a word."

Logically, they were correct, but everyone struggled to accept it emotionally.

Still, Zheng Xiuju’s ‘dogs’ remained biased towards her.

"Father, perhaps there’s some difficulty. Let’s wait until Xiuju arrives tomorrow and ask her then."

Lord Zheng sat there sulking, not saying another word.

…

Tonight was not peaceful in the Lu household. Marrying two wives in one day was truly outrageous.

Everyone envied Young Master Lu’s ability to not only gain the agreement of both the Zheng and Wang families, as well as the two beauties, but also convince his own family to agree. What else could this be if not sheer skill?

But when it came time for the bridal chambers in the evening, they faced a dilemma.

"Brother Shen, which bridal chamber…are you entering?"

"That’s right, Brother Shen. We promised to come and make a ruckus at your bridal chamber. Which side should we go to? Or should we do one on each side?"

"Scram, all you think about is making a ruckus at the bridal chamber."

"Oh, making a ruckus brings good luck and liveliness. The way you put it, when I get married next year, Brother Shen, you can come and make a ruckus however you like."

"That’s right, we’re all getting married soon, and every family has to make a ruckus. Brother Shen, you need to tell us which side to go to."

Living on the left was Zheng Xiuju, and on the right was Wang Fuzhen.

He preferred Zheng Xiuju, but the timing of the matriarch’s death was unfortunate. If he brought people to make a ruckus at Zheng Xiuju’s place and someone carelessly mentioned the matriarch’s passing, wouldn’t that be bad luck?

With his grandmother dead and him making a ruckus at his bridal chamber, it wouldn’t look good.

So…"Go to the right."

"Oh, which lady is on the right?"

"The one from the Wang family."

"Oh, Brother Shen seems to prefer the one from the Wang family."

In reality, everyone knew that Lu Shen favored Zheng Xiuju. He had set his sights on her long ago; he just hadn’t dared to admit it while she was still engaged to Xie Peiyu.

They believed that Lu Shen’s choice of the Wang family tonight was simply a recognition of reality, knowing that the Wang family’s daughter could bring him more benefits.

After all, Wang Fuzhen was the Wang family’s biological daughter.

Lu Shen sent them over first, using the excuse of needing to use the restroom. In reality, he secretly instructed his confidant to deliver a message.

"Tell Lady Xiu that I’m taking people to make a ruckus at Wang Fuzhen’s place not because I favor her more, but because I’m afraid these reckless people might hurt her. Tell her to rest early; I’ll come over later."

"Yes, Master."

Lu Shen’s confidant relayed the message to Zheng Xiuju’s maid outside, and Zheng Xiuju heard everything inside.

After a while, the maid Xia Lian came in and explained the situation to Zheng Jinxiu.

Zheng Jinxiu nodded and said, "Alright, I understand. Xia Lian, do you think what he said is true? Or is he deliberately saying this to put my mind at ease?"

Xia Lian wasn't foolish; she naturally chose her words carefully.

"Miss, your husband was afraid that those reckless people might harm you, so he spoke vaguely. He's actually worried about you and the child. You've had a long day, and with the child on the way, it's indeed inappropriate for you to be disturbed. Moreover, Old Madam passed away today. If someone with a malicious tongue were to mention this amidst your lively wedding night...it would be quite unlucky."

Zheng Jinxiu collected herself and found Xia Lian's words reasonable.

"Well...your husband told me to have you rest early. What do you think?"

Zheng Jinxiu was truly exhausted, not just physically but also emotionally.

Her marriage coincided with the death of the elderly lady, which brought bad luck, leaving her wedding without a single person from the Zheng family. How could she not feel drained?

What could she do? Blame it on the old woman for dying at an inopportune time.

How unlucky!

"Let's sleep."

But even if she wanted to sleep, she couldn't. She merely lay in bed, lost in thought.

On Wang Fuzhen's side, a group of people were boisterously celebrating the wedding night, which Wang Fuzhen found extremely distasteful.

She endured it until it ended, and once the crowd left, she snapped at Lu Shen, "Look at the bunch of scoundrels you call friends? Not a single decent one among them. In the future, cut ties with them and don't associate with these riffraff anymore."

Lu Shen froze, staring at Wang Fuzhen in disbelief.

"What did you say?"

Wang Fuzhen angrily grabbed a string of pearls and threw them at him. "Are you deaf? I'm telling you to stay away from those scoundrels in the future, did you hear me?"

The pearls struck Lu Shen painfully on the face. Rubbing his cheek, he stared at the furious Wang Fuzhen, momentarily disoriented.

This was not how he had imagined things would be, and the reality was far from his expectations.

In his imagination, Wang Fuzhen and Zheng Jinxiu would constantly vie for his attention, using every trick in the book to win his affection and trying their best to keep him in their chambers.

He would relish being the object of their competition.

However, from Wang Fuzhen's disdainful gaze, he realized that she didn't hold him in high regard at all.

"Fine, well done," Lu Shen said angrily as he threw down the pearls. Coldly, he added, "We'll see how capable you are when you come begging for me."

With that, he stormed out.

Wang Fuzhen rolled her eyes and sat back on the bridal bed.