Chapter 149: The Truth
Chu Xue originally wanted to use the old lady Chu to force Chu Xinyu to apologize with those Yunjin Shujin, which would not only protect her daughter's reputation, but also allow her daughter to be proud of her in the future. But she never expected that Old lady Chu would not love her anymore and finally stood on Chu Xinyu's side.
Although Old Lady Chu said she would help them prepare apologies, no matter how precious the apologies are, they are not as precious as those Yunjin Shujin. Who doesn’t love beauty in her daughter’s family, let alone the rewards from the palace, and those girls will definitely like it.
She originally wanted to leave one for herself to make clothes for her daughter, but Chu Xinyu's heart was as hard as iron and stone, so she would not be willing to give them those rewards. She didn't have these things in the future. In the future, she became the wife of the Marquis of Peking and had as much as she wanted. Could it be that these dead things were not as important as a girl's reputation?
Thinking of this, Chu Xue couldn't help but complain about Chu Xinyu. The motherless child really owed discipline and had no sympathy at all.
Yang Lianxin thought of apologizing to those noble girls, and she was excluded and ridiculed by them in the future, and her heart was trembling.
She was just a little anxious and wanted to squeeze into the circle of noble women. Why didn’t her fifth cousin understand her difficulties? If she had a cousin of the emperor, she would definitely not be as stingy as Chu Xinyu. Saving a life is better than building a seventh-level pagoda. Doesn’t she understand this principle?
When she stands taller than Chu Xinyu in the future, she will definitely not forget the grievances she suffered today. Therefore, she must marry the King of Qin and be his princess. Chu Xinyu will salute her when she sees her.
The mother and daughter both thought the same, because today's incident made Chu Xinyu fight back, and the mother and daughter returned to Mingcuiyuan. When Chu Xue saw her husband come back, she told her the matter to her husband, with the original intention of getting some comfort from her husband.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Yang Zhen not only did not comfort her, but also scolded her, saying that she was tantamount to occupying her niece like this, and she was shameless. The matter was caused by her daughter. Not only did you not apologize to others, but you also blamed her. Now she also blamed her for not giving you a reward as a plea, so she hated her.
If someone helps you, that is love. If you don’t help you, that is duty.
Yang Zhen is now the fifth rank of Shuntian Prefecture, but he still lives in his wife's home. He is looked down upon by his colleagues and has long wanted to move out. Even if he just rents a second yard, it is better than relying on someone else's house.
But his wife and daughter never want to move. He understood that there were so many maids serving in the Marquis’ Mansion, with clothes and food open. If they moved out, they would rely on their own hands. Even if they were served by maids and mothers, they would not feel comfortable living in the Marquis’ Mansion.
But now, the wife and daughter are becoming increasingly confused. If the fifth girl was so easily fooled, the fourth girl would not be punished to kneel on the ancestral hall, the eldest lady's power in charge would not be taken away, and she would not be given a marriage to the Marquis of Peking by the emperor.
Seeing that her husband didn't help her and scolded her, the two started arguing. Yang Zhen was too lazy to argue with her, so he left.
Shortly after Yang Zhen left, a maid came to find Chu Xue and said that the eldest wife invited her to Qingliyuan.
Although Yuan does not have the power to take charge of the family, he is still Chu Xue's sister-in-law. He doesn't know what to do with him, but he still goes there.
And here, Chu Xinyu returned to Xiaozhuyuan and felt angry when she thought of Chu Xue's shamelessness.
Zhubo followed Chu Xinyu to Anshantang, and naturally knew how angry she was. In fact, she didn't expect that the third aunt would make such a request. Fortunately, the second lady came in time and made the third aunt say nothing in a few words. Moreover, in front of the second lady, the old lady Chu did not dare to favor the third aunt.
Zi Ling came in with afternoon tea and pastries. The tea was made of roses and wolfberry and rock sugar, while the pastries were bought by Lan Yi at the Zhenbao Cake Shop. Chu Xinyu took a piece and took a bite, and then stopped eating it.
Zhubo knew that she was still angry with her third aunt, so he poured her a cup of flower tea and said, "Miss, don't be angry, my third aunt has not succeeded. If the old lady comes forward, she will not trouble you again."
Chu Xinyu knew that the matter was over and Chu Xue would not look for her again, but she was so angry that she was not apologizing for Yang Lianxin with the reward, but she was angry, "Do I look so soft-hearted and bullied? It's obvious that they are wrong, but I'm still confident that I can get the trouble?"
"But you were very generous to Miss Six and Miss Eight before, but they forgot that you are different from before." Zhu Bo was very pleased. The girl was not soft-hearted. If it were the past, she might have been.
In the past, if she was unwilling and wronged, she would definitely make a big fuss. Then she pointed at her third aunt and scolded her for being shameless, and everyone in the house knew that her third aunt wanted to occupy her things.
When Zi Ling heard this, she suddenly remembered something, "I saw Miss Six and Cousin in the garden before, and she left angrily. I was wondering if the rewards from the Queen Mother and Concubine Kang gave to the girls made them jealous. After being provoked by Miss Six, the cousin wanted to match up with his mother and use the old lady Chu to force the girl's things?"
Zhu Bo said: "That's your guess. Only they know what they said, but for sure, the cousin is definitely the thing that jealous of the girl."
"There is one more thing, girl." Zi Ling continued: "Someone saw that Mother Cao came back, stayed in Qingliyuan for about an hour, and then left quietly."
She said it was right to be quiet. As a first-class maid who was once the eldest lady, although she married later, she came back to the Marquis's mansion and left without paying homage to the old lady. It was not quiet.
I have an impression of this Cao's mother, Chu Xinyu. Not long after Yu'er was born, she married, but occasionally came back to visit Yuan's family, and would bring some fresh fruits grown in the farm from time to time, and had a very good relationship with Qin's mother. Now that something happened to Qin's mother, she thought Cao's mother would come back to replace Qin's mother.
Unexpectedly, he left so shortly after returning. There was no one around Yuan who was as loyal as Qin's mother and also trusted as her. Apart from Cao's mother, who else would Yuan use?
Chu Xinyu thought of something, looked inside, and asked, "Where is Lan Yi?"
Ziling shook her head and said, "She should go out."
Usually, Lan Yi would go out for nothing. She was Chu Xinyu's guard and her monthly salary was given by Chu Xinyu, so she was not under the control of the Marquis' Mansion.
"I'm back."
Unexpectedly, after Zi Ling finished speaking, Lan Yi stepped in and she stepped forward to Chu Xinyu and said, "I saw that Mrs. Mo coming again just now, and someone brought some gifts."
Mrs. Mo? Chu Xinyu almost forgot this person. That day, she took the gold bar and the engagement letter to break the engagement. She didn't want to delay Chu Jiayi, but in fact, her son's feet were not very serious at all.
The second wife said that she would come back two days later. I guess this time it was because of breaking the engagement. I don’t know why the second wife asked her to come back two days later. Did she think of a countermeasure?
This marriage must be retired. The Mo family bullies too much. Besides, the fact that Mr. Mo can use this trick to break the engagement may not be that he really wants to marry Chu Jiayi. Instead of just making do with it, it is better to seek a marriage with each other.
Chu Xinyu suddenly wanted to gossip and asked Danqing to go to Anshantang to find out how the situation was developing. Danqing is more familiar with the people there, and it is convenient to inquire.
After Danqing left, Lan Yi continued, "I saw my third aunt leaving Qingliyuan."
She wandered around the mansion and happened to meet Mrs. Mo coming to the door. When she passed by Qingliyuan, she saw the third aunt leaving Qingliyuan with a smile on her face. The two maids behind her were holding a bunch of gift boxes. Thinking of Yuan's frequent movements these days, she followed her third aunt until she returned to Mingcuiyuan and listened to her conversation with the maid on the road, and knew that the gifts were given to her by Yuan.
Yuan gave gifts to Chu Xue. Could it be that Yuan wanted to win over her? Yuan had a bad relationship with the second and third wife, and now he was taken over the power of the family again. Chu Xue also had a certain position in the heart of the old lady Chu. It is understandable that Yuan wanted to win over her, but after she refused to give Chu Xue a reward as a plea, what does it mean to give gifts to Chu Xue?
Chu Xinyu turned black. Is Yuan slapped her in the face? When the servants knew about it, they thought she was a sarcastic heart, but Yuan was a bodhisattva heart?
After thinking for a while, she ordered Lan Yi: "Please let people pay attention to them. Anyway, money is not a problem. If you can buy it, you can buy it."
Lan Yi nodded.
After a while, Danqing came back, and she gasped, "I have found out."
It turned out that Mrs. Mo was here to apologize for the reckless break from the engagement that day. She said that after she went back that day, she reflected on herself. It was indeed wrong for her. Since the second girl did not dislike Mr. Mo's legs that might be disabled in the future, she was willing to continue to build the two Qin and Jin families.
But old lady Chu and the second wife would not let her break the engagement if she wanted to break the engagement. If she didn't want to break the engagement, she would not break the engagement. Moreover, the second wife had already found out that Mr. Mo's legs were not serious enough to be disabled.
That day, the second wife said she would consider it for two days and ask Mrs. Mo to come back in two days. She wanted to find someone to carefully check Mr. Mo's character and his recent movements. She actually asked her to find out that there was a reason why Mr. Mo broke off the engagement. He had a good time with other women, and this woman was Yuan Jierou, the fourth girl from the Ningyuan Bo Mansion.
Yuan Jierou is the eldest daughter of Yuan Feifan, the eldest brother of Yuan’s family. Yuan Feifan has just been promoted to the fifth-rank Ministry of Revenue. In terms of official positions, compared with Master Chu San, Master Yuan Wu is indeed outstanding and has an unlimited future.
Besides, Miss Yuan Si is proficient in both piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is charming. Compared with Miss Chu Er's quiet and elegant appearance, the former is indeed a beauty.
Therefore, when he heard that Miss Chu Er was poisoned by a reptile on his face and might be disfigured, Mr. Mo had the idea of breaking the engagement, and he didn't want the world to say that he broke the engagement because he disfigured Miss Chu Er. He thought of breaking the engagement by riding a horse and not wanting to implicate her in the future.
When Mrs. Chu heard the reason why Mrs. Mo broke the engagement, she asked the third lady to sign a letter of departure without thinking. When Mrs. Mo came to her house, she officially announced her break. But now Mrs. Mo came to her not to agree to break the engagement, but to regret it.
Mrs. Mo did want to break off the engagement that day, but after she went back, she realized that she was impulsive. It turned out that the Hou Zhongyi's mansion was going to be a relative of Duke Rong's mansion and would also be on the verge of the royal relative in the future.
Miss Yuan Si is just the legitimate daughter of the eldest son of the Ningyuan Bo Mansion. Prince Ning Yuan is not the Fourth daughter's father. It is still unknown whether her father can inherit Prince Ning Yuan in the future.
Now Miss Chu's identity is different. Even if she has a poor father, she has a future wife of the Marquis of the Marquis of Peking and the sister of the third wife of the Duke Rong's mansion. If her son marrys Miss Chu, it would be like the brother-in-law of the Marquis of Peking.
What's more, if Miss Chu married the Marquis of Beiping in the future, the two families would have relationships. In this way, their Mo family also had relationships with the imperial relatives. Aren't those connections obtained by relationships?
Therefore, this marriage will be of great benefit to their Mo family no matter what, and they will never give up. If the son really likes Miss Yuan Si, she is willing to go with her son and can take her as a concubine in the future.
Old Mrs. Chu and the second wife didn't know what she was thinking. In a word, they agreed to her proposal that day to break the engagement! Let her carry the gift back. Besides, Mrs. Mo had returned the token of the two families that day, but in fact, the marriage between the two families was considered to be refunded, and it was only a matter of announcing it to the public.
Mrs. Mo was so mute that she couldn't tell her hardship, but she thought of giving her token of marriage and a letter of departure, but Liuli was almost gone, and the invitation was also sent out. If the two families broke the engagement, what would outsiders say? So what would the relationship between the two families? She wanted to use this as a reason to keep the marriage between the two families.
She didn't say anything about the second wife's eloquence, but once she spoke, no matter how bright you are, she couldn't tell her. She told Mrs. Mo directly that the forced melon is not sweet. Since your son has something else to love and shouldn't force it, she will approve the wedding letter and we will return your betrothal gifts intact.
Mrs. Mo did not expect that her son would get along with others. The second wife knew about it and wanted to hide the matter from it and let her son take Miss Yuan Si as her concubine in the future.
The second wife did not say much to her and asked the third wife to hand over the signed off-engagement letter to the official media. The Mo family had signed the name of the marriage letter brought by Mrs. Mo before and had a seal.
The official media came soon, and in fact, the second wife had greeted the official media early in the morning. When she knew that Mrs. Mo was here, she ordered someone to invite the official media.
With the intervention of the official media, the marriage was quickly resolved, and Mrs. Mo regretted it too much!
After saying this, Danqing continued, "Do you know? The reason why Mrs. Mo came to break the engagement was because the eldest lady sent her mother Qin instigated her, thinking that the second girl's face was ruined, so she came to break the engagement. Before she left, she went to Qingliyuan, but the eldest lady asked her to block her outside, so she scolded her outside the door and exposed the matter."
After hearing this, Chu Xinyu finally understood that it was all caused by Yuan’s instigation. She must have been unwilling to take over the power of the family. The third wife took charge of the kitchen and deliberately destroyed the second girl’s marriage.
In this way, it not only retaliated against the third wife to steal her power, but also helped her niece in her parents' home.
Unfortunately, not only did she not get what she wanted, but also let Old Lady Chu know that she was doing something bad behind her back, and her trust in her was reduced a little bit, and her relationship with the third wife was completely abrupt. Moreover, Mrs. Mo hated her because of this. It would be fine if her niece didn't marry the Mo family. If she got married, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would probably not be good.
However, Yuan’s instigation of this incident also had an advantage, at least the third room could see the true face of Mrs. Mo and Mr. Mo. Fortunately, the marriage was broken, otherwise the second girl would definitely not be happy after marrying her.
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ps: I originally wanted this chapter to let the male lead come out, but it seems that I will have to wait for the next chapter.
Chapter completed!