He Shuijin took the bracelet given by Madame Zhuang and returned to the third branch. She talked to Madame He with her version, "Since the fourth aunt came back, the first branch caused such a big mess! Now the matter in Shazhou is settled finally. I am worrying if she wants to strike our room again. After finding those dowries of the eighth sister-in-law in the pawnshop, how dare I not report?"
Originally, Madame He was very upset that He Shuijin had taken the initiative to tell the fourth branch about this matter and helped her. But when she heard this, her expression changed, "I don't know if Qing's grievance will be cleaned in this life! Does she want to kill everybody in this matter?"
"Mother!" He Shuijin's eyes were red. She didn't say anything, and she took out her veil and whimpered, "I have the same deep resentment towards the fourth branch like you. But, think about the eldest aunt... I am so worried that Madame Zhuang will treat you badly.
"I thought it strange before. He Shuijin had always been capable of dealing with all the things. She even wouldn't easily offend a servant if there was no reason. Besides, my mother is famous outside. She put her head in the noose at this critical moment. She not only implicated the whole backyard of Jiang Yadan, but even made the children of Jiang Yadan's concubines hate her bitterly afterwards. What exactly does she want to do with those behaviors that totally go against her typical temperament?" Qiu Yelan rubbed her forehead with a grave look, "Now it seems that she is probably pregnant again!""Is the fourteenth madame pregnant?" Su He said in surprise, "Why haven't any hints been leaked?""Think about the end of her first pregnancy. Does she dare to leak the news?" Qiu Yelan stroked her swollen belly and said with a terrible face, "That person is both her mother-in-law and her aunt. He Shuijin should consider it carefully even though she wants t
Princess Royal Maode was not optimistic about Zhuang Man and Ling Zui, but she had always spoiled her young son. Ling Zui pestered her and acted like a spoiled child for a while, and then she relented, "It's rare for you to be so obsessed with a person. How can I not help you? It's just... You have to get along well with Miss Zhuang of the Zhuang Family after she marries you!"Ling Zui's goal was achieved. Of course, he promised Princess Royal Maode and made her words go in one ear and out the other.Princess Royal Maode accepted the marriage on behalf of her son. Considering that the marriage was first put forward by Madame Zhuang, Zhuang Man's biological aunt, she needed to take the initiative on behalf of the male side. So, Princess Royal Maode especially took a hairpin she wore when she was young and wrote back, "This is a hairpin I especially treasured in the early years and prepared to leave it to the wife of Ling Zui!"Madame Zhua
Madame Zhuang handled decisively this incident all by herself, and the backyard of Marquess’s Mansion quickly restored calm again under her deterrent influence. The disappearing Ms. Duan and the newcome Ms. Gu both sank into silence as if nothing had ever happened.The grand wedding of the Emperor and the Empress would begin in just a few days.June had always been the hottest time of the year. If it had been in the former years, Emperor would have accompanied Empress Dowager to take refuge from the summer heat in Mount Dizi long ago. But the Royal Observatory had picked on a day in June as the most suitable date for the marriage of Emperor and Xin Fubing. For the grand wedding celebration, Emperor chose to give up this year's summer holiday.The hot sun was baking the whole city day after day, but it couldn't extinguish the festive air across the city.The road from the Xin’s Mansion to the palace had long been refilled wit
Mi Yinyin acted so inappropriately in the banquet and was ordered to go back home by Madame Ou. But it wasn't over for her punishment. The next morning, the news came over from the Mansion of Sir Jibei that Mi Yinyin was sick because of her exposure to wind on the way back home last night."Such a coincidence?" Madame Zhuang smiled contemptuously when hearing of the news, "Now she knows she made a huge mistake, but it's too late! Didn't she have any idea of how important the day was? If it hadn't been for a long-running feud, how could she had ruined the biggest day of Empress? How dare she do that? Her maiden family still needs to rely on our Jiang Family. And she has married Jiang Yalan for so many years but given birth to no children. And even her husband doesn't like her. But she is still so capricious. Does she really think naively that our family will tolerate her doing anything she is capable of, even before the whole imperial court, and we'v
As Jiang Yalan came here to ask when Madame Zhuang would leave, Qiu Yelan asked about it with concern after he left, "Will you leave in the few days, mother? I don't want to separate with you!"Madame Zhuang smiled, "It is cold there. Your father stays there alone so I am worried about him." And then she said, "Several years later after Yashuang learns how to handle things in the court, your grandfather will ask him to join the Northern Army to harden himself, and then you can come there with him. We will see each other again by that time!"Qiu Yelan smiled and agreed with her. And then she asked whether her mother-in-law needed her to help her pack the luggage.Madame Zhuang looked at her belly and refused her, "Thanks. But I can handle it with my maids."Jiang Yashuang returned home at night. He was disappointed because he heard the news that his mother would leave. He went to ask Madame Zhuang whether she could stay until
Qiu Yelan thought Jiang Qilai was in conflict with the Jiang Family. After Jiang Yashuang came back, she asked him and he said, "She did not come back these days because some days ago her wet nurse was seriously ill. She was brought up by her wet nurse and they were deeply attached to each other. Two days before mother’s return, she had gone with her to the south to seek advice from a retired imperial doctor. After mother came back, her family sent a maid to explain it. I suppose there was a mess in the Jiang Family so no one told you."After listening to his words, Qiu Yelan dispelled her suspicion. After all, when Madame Zhuang just came back, almost everyone in the Jiang family was focused on the internal warfare. So, no one was really in the mood to talk about that the daughter born by a concubine didn't go back to visit her official mother. However, even if there was a reason for this incident that Jiang Qilai didn’t come back, she should keep contact with h
It had already snowed twice in Jing City in early November, neither of which was very heavy. Even though it was freezing cold and the snow was difficult to melt, only the tiles were covered with snow, which was like a few brushstrokes on a scroll.When Chu Yitong, who had recently been the eighth madame of the Jiang Family, saw that her husband Jiang Yadan looked tired, she gently invited him into the inner room to take a nap. But she excused herself from disturbing him and took her wet nurse Zhu to the study to talk, “The fourteenth junior young master is the first trueborn son. While I don’t have to worry about him as he is brought up by my nineteenth brother-in-law and his wife, I can’t forget to send him presents in the holidays. If there is something good here, we should leave one for him. Please remember this for me.”Zhu nodded, “Your Grace, please set assured. I will...”“Just call me madame!” Chu Yitong said calmly, “See, my nin
Qiu Yelan looked at her husband. And when she saw Jiang Yashuang nod slightly, she bowed and said, “I will go and see my grandmother and my youngest grand aunt.”When a husband died, it was the rule that the wife had to keep staying in the funeral hall.But since Madame Ou was so old and grieving for the death of her companion, no one dared to let her go and kneel there for a few days. So, Marquess Qin personally stepped in and persuaded her to rest in the back room where Madame Tao would accompany her.When Qiu Yelan reached the door, she was greeted with a silent gesture from Mom Hu, who was on guard here. Mom Hu gestured that she should not go in yet.After waiting for a while, Madame Tao came out alone. She saw her with a slight nod and pointed to the compartment not far away.Qiu Yelan saw that her back was slightly hunched. So, she went forward to support her. After they entered the room together, Madame T