Chapter 53: Crossing the River and Destroying the Bridge(1/2)
Are you wronged? Many people have asked Jiang Yuebai this question intentionally or unintentionally since she got married. Her appearance is top-notch even in the Yuan Ping uncle's house where there are many beauties and many direct daughters. Many people secretly say that she is a clever woman.
With her clumsy husband, Su Jinxu's talents and learning are not even as good as hers.
Jiang Yuebai shook her head firmly. She was not wronged. Su Jinxu treated her very well. Even her rumored fierce mother-in-law did not make things difficult for her. Her sister-in-law was even easier to get along with. What could she want to marry into such a family?
These days, as the only granddaughter-in-law of the Su family, she occasionally socializes with the Tai Madam and Eldest Madam.
I have seen many new daughters-in-law who are similar to her. On the surface, they boast about how upbeat their husbands are and how kind their mothers-in-law are, but the look on their faces cannot deceive others. No amount of expensive makeup can hide the blue eyes.
Like her, who had been living for more than a year and still had nothing to do for even a few months, she even took her aunt out with her to cover up her helplessness with her kindness.
Her mother was also worried at first, worried that she would report good news or not bad news, so she didn’t need to say anything more. Let her see her rosy face and her white and tender palms. Facts speak louder than words. If you say this, it’s not a good life.
Okay, what’s good?
After receiving Jiang Yuebai's affirmative answer, Su Yiqing smiled slightly: "I'm relieved. If you feel wronged, I will feel that I did something wrong in the first place."
"How could it be?" Jiang Yuebai said with a smile: "You had good intentions at the beginning. Don't say that I am really living a good life. Even if it is not good, I can't blame you."
Su Yiqing smiled and said nothing. Her original behavior was actually not in line with the etiquette and rules of this society. Fortunately, she met the enlightened Mrs. Zhou to make things happen, but she was still a little uneasy, especially when Mrs. Xu recently arranged a marriage with Su Jinxu.
It made her feel very uncomfortable, but it seemed that everyone, including Jiang Yuebai, thought it was normal.
In this world, it is really abnormal to talk about monogamy. Thinking of this, she became a little more disappointed with this world.
However, Mrs. Xu had heard from Mrs. Zhou before that she wanted to betroth Su Yiqing to Jiang Yueming and marry her. She just felt that Jiang Yueming was more talented and knowledgeable than Cen Hengyuan. If this marriage happened, it would be a blessing in disguise. She treated Jiang Yuebai like this.
The Jiang family should repay their heart and soul, but the marriage failed to happen, so they felt a little angry.
Later, they heard that Jiang Yueming moved out of the house given by Mrs. Zhou, rented another residence, and got engaged to the daughter of his mentor Song Daru. Mrs. Xu felt that the Jiang family was ungrateful. She became indifferent towards Jiang Yuebai.
They also asked the two mothers to help Jiang Yuebai manage the accounts.
Jiang Yuebai knew clearly. This was to prevent her from using money to support her parents' family. Wasn't her brother's parents' brother very courageous? Don't use the Su family's money, and don't talk high-sounding but use her sister's money behind her back.
Jiang Yuebai was also a little annoyed that her brother was getting engaged to the Song family so quickly. She took the opportunity to go back to her parents' home to congratulate her and said a few words. Even if she disagreed with the marriage with the Su family, she shouldn't make it too obvious.
.As if they were afraid that the Su family would regret it and force him to marry.
Jiang Yueming felt very guilty. He had no choice. If he didn't get engaged for a day, many people would keep staring at him. He originally wanted to take part in the next examination, get the rank, and then marry his junior sister in a glorious way.
But after this time, he knew that he was going to pass the exam, and he became a hot cake that everyone was grabbing for. When the time came, a lot of people wanted to get married, and if he refused, he would offend a lot of people, including Jiang Siqing who also revealed
, to betroth his granddaughter to him.
Rather than letting so many people worry about it, it is better to book it quickly, and then you don’t have to worry about how to reject others.
Mrs. Wang didn't like her son marrying Su Yiqing, but she was also worried that her daughter would be disliked in the Su family, so she asked her daughter to ask questions.
Jiang Yuebai could only say that her mother-in-law treated her equally well. She also said that Su Yiqing actually rejected this marriage and that her mother-in-law's family did not make things difficult for her.
Wang finally felt relieved.
Jiang Yueming was so attentive that he turned his back on his mother and asked carefully: "Sister, did the Su family really not give you any trouble?"
Jiang Yuebai smiled helplessly: "It would be a lie to say that there is nothing wrong, but it's just that my mother-in-law sent two mothers to help me take care of the accounts... These are small things, brother, don't worry, I just lamented the loss of a good sister-in-law.
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After Jiang Yuebai told Jiang Yueming what Su Yiqing said word for word, Jiang Yueming couldn't help but be stunned for a long time, and then said: "She is a strange woman."
Thinking this way, Jiang Yue clearly had nothing to be upset about, and she was even vaguely happy. Such a woman was too shrewd and too tiring to get along with. Her daughter's family should be like her junior sister, gentle and virtuous.
Brother and sister are connected. Jiang Yuebai saw his brother's expression and knew what he was thinking. He sighed secretly in his heart. For so many years, his brother only immersed himself in studying and had no idea about the hardships of life. They were looked down upon by others in the Jiang family.
Bitterness, and the sadness of worrying about every penny.
Her brother casually said that this kind of ink was not good for writing, so she and her mother had to stay up all night doing needlework in exchange for money to buy good ink for her brother. Men like girls who are as gentle as birds and flowers, but that kind of girl is as gentle as water.
Children require a lot of money and effort to care for them.
This is why she immediately agreed to the marriage when the Su family mentioned it.
Even without the pressure of Young Master Zhang, she would still agree if the conditions of the Su family were put in front of her. Life was too hard and she really couldn't afford to serve another talented man like her brother who didn't know the hard life of food, rice, oil and salt. She was sharpened by life into a
Will a talented man who is still graceful even when he is a rude woman still like her?
When I was a child, there was a sister next door. She was so beautiful and gentle, and she was married to a scholar. When the couple went out, who wouldn't admire what a golden boy and girl they were. A few years ago, when I went back to visit my old neighbor, she simply couldn't recognize her.
Her sister, who is several years older than her, is as old as her mother. She is very thin but has a thick waist. Her palms are covered with calluses and cracks.
On the other hand, the scholar's appearance did not change much except that he became more decadent.
The sister next door held her hand and told her sincerely that a woman's youth is limited in her life, so it is better to be more practical. At that time, she was fascinated by the scholar's demeanor and talent. After she got married, she realized that the saying "There is a golden house in the book" is simply empty talk.
Rice, oil, and salt will not fall from the sky. My husband is a good person, but it doesn’t matter if he is a good person. He can’t carry his shoulders or lift it. He doesn’t even dare to kill a chicken. He is so arrogant that he refuses to bow to the powerful. He can only make a living by selling calligraphy and paintings.
Student, how much money can you make?
She has to take care of everything at home and outside. She used to never touch Yangchun water with her fingers at home. Now she has to do everything to fetch water and chop firewood. How rough are her hands? Even though her life is tight like this, she has to ask for help from her parents from time to time.
Even if her husband is the top scorer in high school that day, how can he take her, an old wife who is old enough to be his mother, away? If he doesn’t want to marry a beautiful concubine, it would be good if he keeps abandoning his wretched wife, but how can he expect the love between husband and wife?
What happened to the sister next door was a wake-up call for Jiang Yuebai. She did not have a natal family to support her, but instead had a brother who was studying to take care of her. She could not join another poor family that needed women to support her. She was not greedy for vanity and did not ask for anything.
If you are rich and powerful, you only need a man to be able to support his wife and children.
She is very satisfied with marrying Su Jinxu. She is very satisfied with this kind of life. She is good, her brother is good, and her mother can enjoy happiness after working hard all her life.
She really likes this kind of life and is sincerely grateful to Su Yiqing for promoting such a life.
If Su Yiqing can be his sister-in-law, my brother's life will definitely be wonderful in the future.
It's a pity that my brother doesn't like her. Now I can only hope that my future sister-in-law will be a girl like Su Yiqing, but she must not be the kind of naive and ignorant girl, otherwise my brother's life will fall into the abyss.
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The impact of Su Yiqing's kicking her future uncle's wife into miscarriage was too great.
Everyone who heard this was horrified. It is hard to say that a married woman has dealt with a pregnant concubine. But most of them did it quietly, and they just asked the mother-in-law around them to give them some abortion pills. I was really angry.
It was just asking the elders in the family to come forward and deliver a message to the future husband's family. Who had ever heard of a daughter who had never been with her family come to the door in person and personally kicked the pregnant woman down to give birth? The ferocity of this woman was really unheard of.
There are also some righteous people clamoring to bring this evil woman to justice. Of course, these are the nonsense of ignorant scholars. Those who are more awake know that this is impossible. No official will take this kind of case.
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But from Su Yiqing's point of view, it might be better if she can be brought to court, and the cause and effect can be found out. This matter is not very complicated. What she fears most is that this kind of public opinion will convict her, and there will be no way to redress the injustice.
Su Yiqing herself was fine. Without a troublesome marriage, she could be alone for two more years.
She even began to consider hiding in a nunnery and leading her to practice. After a few years, she would find an opportunity to travel around the world.
As the saying goes, the emperor is not in a hurry to kill the eunuch. Su Yiqing herself does not want to marry, but she is not only an unmarried girl in the Yuanping House, but also has unmarried young masters. The order of elders and children has long been taken care of when sisters Su Yirong and Su Yijuan were easy to marry.
After breaking through, Su Jinfeng had to concentrate on his scientific examinations and had no time to take care of the marriage, so Su Jinxu got married first.
Now that everything has settled, the Yuanping Mansion has become much weaker due to its involvement in the Kangjun Prince's Mansion incident. Su Yiqing made such a fuss, and the reputation of the Su sisters has plummeted to the bottom. Everyone stays away from them, even Su Jinfeng.
Those who have won Jinshi are not as popular as Mrs. Qu thought.
With such a difficult sister-in-law, who would dare to marry in? Even if the other ladies in the Yuanping uncle's house are not as fierce as Miss Su Jiu, they probably won't be much better. The family tradition dictates that if it weren't for the connivance of the elders, who would dare to do that?
Just look at how far the Yuanping Mansion has done nothing to deal with this fierce woman.
Mrs. Qu was so worried about the marriage of her two children that she was so anxious that the corners of her mouth bubbled. As a result, all those who were interested declined politely, and the conditions for some who took the initiative were too poor.
Fortunately, Su Jinfeng said that it would be okay to wait for another two years, but Su Yihua could not delay it any longer.
In the past, in order for Su Yirong to live a good life in the Yongxiang Marquis Mansion, she flattered the mother and daughter of Sanfang in every possible way. Now it was better. She who often took Su Yiqing out before became a joke, and her words of praise for Su Yiqing became a slap in the face.
Now that Su Yirong has given birth to a son in the Yongxiang Marquis Mansion and has established a firm footing, there is no need for her to look at the third wife's face.
He immediately suggested to Mrs. Tai that there was no need to arrange for Su Yiqing's marriage, and he could directly send her to a nunnery to practice quiet for a few years and give an explanation to the outside world before the limelight was over.
Mrs. Tai thought about it and had no other options. Fortunately, Su Yiqing was still young and could avoid this turmoil. There would be nothing wrong with her coming back in two or three years, so she decided immediately.
Ms. Xu refused, saying that Su Yiqing was framed and she could not watch her daughter suffer. She wanted to send Su Yiqing away, and she also left. Her daughter had suffered so much injustice. As a mother, she could not make decisions for her daughter, and she had to step on her.
What kind of mother does she think she is? If that's the case, she might as well make peace with Mr. Su San and take her daughter back to her parents' home. Others don't know. But the madam clearly understands that if she doesn't clear her granddaughter's grievances, she will add insult to injury. This day has never happened.
The law has passed.
Mrs. Tai had a headache. For many years, Mrs. Xu would use this trick whenever there was a conflict. Moreover, there was some truth in what Mrs. Xu yelled this time. Others didn't know it, but they knew it. Whether Su Yiqing did it intentionally or not, the Cen family was married.
With a big belly, she rushed to Su Yiqing alone. No matter how you say it, it's the Cen family's fault.
This marriage was arranged by her bypassing the Xu family. If the Xu family went around making noises and telling the inside story of the engagement, it would be the Yuanping Mansion that would be embarrassed.
What is Mrs. Xu afraid of? Her natal brother is an adopted brother, and her natal family's reputation has little to do with her. Her son is already married, and her daughter has no reputation to lose. She has to save her face. She goes around making noises about some matters in her uncle's house, and the whole family wants to join her.
shameful.
This is the case in Prince Kang's Mansion. It is said that many of the evidences of Prince Kang's corruption were handed over by Princess Kang. Prince Kang doted on his concubine and destroyed his wife, forcing the princess to have no way to survive. He would kill him or else Kangjun
Why can the princess take the dowry and divorce decisively after something happens again? Because it involves the royal family, others dare not talk too much about it, but anyone with eyes can understand it.
When Mrs. Tai was worried, Su Yiqing, whom she had always looked down upon, finally did something that satisfied her.
Su Yiqing persuaded Mrs. Xu and said that she voluntarily went to the nunnery to pray for the whole family.
Mrs. Xu refused at first, but finally she was convinced. She had no other choice and couldn't find a marriage partner for a while. Instead of staying in this chaotic uncle's house and listening to other people's gossip, it would be better to live in a nunnery for a while.
, Calm your mind.
To be continued...