"Sister, are you saying that Feng’er should marry your Fifth Miss?"

Madam Tang felt a great knot in her heart upon hearing this. Feng’er is her legitimate second son, and the Tang Mansion is no worse than the Zhong Mansion, so why should her son marry a concubine?

"Sister-in-law, you might not know how wonderful our Fifth Girl is."

Then she recounted one by one the blessings brought to her family by the Fifth Girl.

Madam Tang listened for a while but still couldn’t grasp the main point.

"Eldest sister’s, this matter is settled as your sister said."

Old Madam Tang spoke: "I’ve met that Fifth Girl of the Zhong family too, she’s a good girl."

"Yes, Mother, the Fifth Girl is definitely a blessed person," said Madam Zhong. "I’ve been thinking for quite a while and don’t want her to end up in another family, which is why I thought of Feng’er."

"But, Feng’er is already a scholar, and he’ll be sitting for the imperial examination next year."

This is a child with a path in officialdom, and you want him to marry a concubine? 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Precisely because Feng’er is taking the imperial exams, he should marry a girl like the Fifth Girl, she will surely be his support."

Madam Tang felt her elder sister-in-law had gone crazy trying to sell her concubine, refusing to let go of the excellent nephew from her maternal family.

"Moreover, the Fifth Girl is already recorded under my name, she’s a legitimate daughter now."

"Sister, being recorded under your name is different from being your biological child."

It’s obvious after some digging to see the difference between legitimate and concubine, how can they be compared?

Madam Tang is unwilling.

"You, you truly are long-haired but short-sighted."

Old Madam Tang shook her head. "And to say, the matters of the mansion should be entrusted to you, yet look, you don’t even have this bit of insight, truly letting down your sister who is eagerly telling you these things."

"Mother?"

Madam Tang felt the old lady was being biased towards her daughter, and more so, implying that she was incompetent, which made Madam Tang feel indignant.

"You! Do you know who founded Chunshan Women’s Medical College?"

Of course she knew, everyone in the Capital knew, it was founded by Imperial Physician Xiao’s granddaughter as the dean, under the decree of the Empress Dowager.

What does this have to do with Zhong Xiuxiu?

"In the Capital, no matter which noble, the number who can get Mr. Xiao to diagnose and take one’s pulse could be counted on one hand," Old Madam Tang instructed her daughter-in-law. "However, if a disciple from the Chunshan Women’s Medical College invites her, she would gladly accept."

Why?

Because she doesn’t want her disciples unable to solve problems, nor does she want her disciples to be looked down upon.

Things her disciples can’t handle, there’s always the master to step in.

"This kind of treatment is equivalent to being a noble in the palace, yet you still refuse to seize the opportunity."

"Mr. Xiao is Mr. Xiao, Fifth Miss is Fifth Miss."

Madam Tang’s mind still hadn’t turned, causing Old Madam Tang to be so angry she wanted to use her cane to figure out what was in her mind.

"Mother, don’t be upset, sister-in-law is also a mother, it’s only right she would feel for her son." Madam Zhong helplessly smiled, shook her head, forcefully twisting a melon won’t make it sweet either. Saying more would be redundant, but she believed that the match between Feng’er and the Fifth Girl would surely succeed, after all, there are quite a few smart people in the mansion, like her astute father and wise younger brother.

Sure enough, not long after Madam Zhong returned, Nanny Hong from the Tang Mansion arrived.

"The lady left in haste, my mistress sent this old servant to bring some flower tea, knowing you enjoy it."

"She truly is considerate."

Bringing tea was just an excuse, what about other matters?

"My mistress asked this old servant to convey a message to you, already picking an auspicious day to invite the matchmaker to propose to Fifth Miss."

"Your mistress isn’t pushing, right?"

"Not at all, not at all, she said it would be Young Master Feng’s fortune to marry Fifth Miss."

"Did Feng’er agree?"

Madam Zhong recalled something, wondering if the Fifth Girl and Feng’er would see eye to eye.

"Young Master Feng is willing, he said he’s met Fifth Miss and thinks she’s a good girl."

"Nanny Hong, please wait a moment, I need to ask Fifth Girl, if she’s willing, let the Tang Mansion come to propose, if not, we shall pretend I never mentioned it."

Nanny Hong... this legitimate mother is truly a good person, actually asking a concubine’s opinion.