The Qingcheng Marquis said he didn't want his granddaughter to become another Luo Shi, who preferred to marry into the uncle's mansion as a widow rather than become Yuan Liren's eldest daughter-in-law.
Yet Yuan Liren is not dead; not only is he alive, he married another woman, a Li Shi, with children from both wives. So he essentially has two wives: one chosen by his parents, the other by himself. In his view, both are lawful wives, but legally, who is the legitimate wife and who is the secondary one?
In any case, Yuan Liren is quite troubled now, indebted to everyone, like in folk tales where things get complicated.
If the Qingcheng Marquis insists on the Song Family honoring this verbal agreement, in the future, his granddaughter will likely end up like her aunt; even if it boosts the Qingcheng Marquis Mansion's reputation, it would offend the Song Family.
