Mr. Jiang's eyes flickered slightly. Ever since he heard his daughter's story of what happened on the street yesterday, he sent people to investigate the background of this milk tea shop.

I didn’t expect it was opened by the daughter-in-law of the He family who was exiled to the land.

The entire Tianshun knew that the Dingguo Palace had been exiled.

The Dingguo Palace was not an ordinary aristocratic family, it was an existence that even the emperor was wary of.

Although he was exiled, they couldn't afford to offend him.

This intuition became even stronger when I saw Shang Ruoyi's dress on the 1st.

Fortunately, my daughter didn't offend her too much.

When Mr. Jiang thought of her unruly temper, beads of sweat could not stop oozing from his forehead.

"Madam Shang, my daughter is young and naive, and she speaks without restraint. If she has offended me, please do not hold it against her." Mr. Jiang stood up, cupped his hands and said, "I am here to apologize to you."

Shang Ruoyi hurriedly said, "Mr. Jiang, you are too polite. It's all a misunderstanding. It will be fine once we talk it out."

When Mr. Jiang heard her say this, he felt relieved.

At this moment, a servant came in and whispered a few words to Master Jiang, and then Master Jiang left.

Mrs. Jiang saw him leave, and sat beside her with a smile on her face, and said softly: "I heard Meimei say something yesterday. I really heard it before. She said it was Madam Shang who told her. I was really shocked. I wish I could meet Madam Shang immediately and ask her for advice in person."

Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Madam, you are too kind. It's not really asking for advice, but just some of my own opinions."

"My wife said that women should rely on themselves, but looking at Tianshun and other countries, women are subordinates. How can they rely on themselves?"

Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Madam, you are wrong. Since ancient times, when a woman gets married, she always has a dowry. Her parents' family basically takes everything she needs for her whole life, and she basically doesn't need the money of her husband's family. Not only that, she also has to serve her parents-in-law, manage the inner house, and educate her children. None of these are easy tasks. If her parents' family is more powerful, they will also give her a farm and a shop, and the money they earn will occasionally be used to subsidize her husband's family. Isn't this relying on herself?"

Her words stunned Mrs. Jiang.

Since ancient times, women have been given a dowry when they get married, and this has been taken for granted.

I have thought about it this way.

Most of the money earned from the shop and farmland went into the husband's family's public account.

These are also considered very normal by my husband's family.

By this calculation, it is just as Shang Ruoyi said.

"Besides, seeing that many women in Tianshun are opening shops and becoming shopkeepers, they can earn money to support themselves. Why do they have to look after their husbands' faces all day long?"

Mrs. Jiang was shocked by her words.

It turns out that people can spend their lives like this.

"Many times, the more you care, the easier it is to lose. Only what you truly hold in your hands is yours." Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Only when you are excellent can you not be afraid of wind and rain."

Jiang Meimei held her chin up and said with sparkling eyes, "Mother, what did I say? Sister Shang's words enlightened me."

Madam Jiang nodded. This was the first time she had heard of such a novel viewpoint. However, in Tianshun, not everyone had such thoughts. "It would be great if everyone thought like you."

"A single spark can start a prairie fire. The status of women cannot be changed overnight, but I believe that one day, all women in this world will be like what I say."

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

Mrs. Jiang kept repeating this sentence.

My heart seems to be filled with something.

When she left the Jiang family, Mrs. Jiang personally saw her off to the door and even wanted to pack some brocade for her as an apology.

But Shang Ruoyi politely declined.

"Madam, Miss Jiang has already paid the compensation that day, so let's just leave it at that."

"Okay, okay." She patted Shang Ruoyi's hand and said with a smile, "There is a long way to go. You must come to visit my house more often in the future."

After watching Shang Ruoyi's carriage turn the corner and disappear, the mother and daughter reluctantly returned to the mansion.

"Mom, I didn't say anything wrong!" Jiang Meimei said with a smile, "After being taught a lesson by Sister Shang yesterday, I was unwilling at first, but after thinking about it carefully, I realized that everything I said was wrong. I have admired very few people in my life, but Sister Shang is definitely the one I admire the most."

Madam Jiang nodded and stroked Jiang Meimei's hair lovingly: "Mother only has a precious daughter like you, so I will find the best family for you and protect you for a lifetime."

"Mom, I don't need anyone to protect me. I want to rely on myself, just like Sister Shang said."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Jiang walked in with a serious look on his face.

"Master, how is it? Has the token been retrieved?" Mrs. Jiang asked hurriedly.

Mr. Jiang sat in the chair and said nothing.

Mrs. Jiang felt something was wrong and asked in a low voice, "Master, what happened?"

Mr. Jiang sighed: "The Wei family refuses to cancel the engagement."

"What?" Jiang Meimei stood up from her chair and asked angrily, "Why? Why don't you want to cancel the engagement?"

"Yes!" Mrs. Jiang was also very puzzled: "Wasn't it the Wei family who first proposed to cancel the engagement? Why are they unwilling to do so today?"

"Hey, it's because the news of Wei Yan visiting brothels was exposed. The Wei family is worried that the rumor will spread. Wei Yan still wants to take the examination, but judging by his behavior, I'm afraid it will affect his future." Master Jiang clenched his fists and said, "They said that if our Jiang family insists on canceling the engagement, they will not let us off easily."

The Wei family is more powerful than the Jiang family. The Jiang family used to be merchants, at the bottom of the social ladder, unlike the Wei family, which had produced gentry a long time ago and still had people serving as officials in the court.

If the Wei family were to use some tricks to trip up the Jiang family, the Jiang family would be unable to move forward.

The people do not fight against the officials, not because they do not want to, but because they cannot.

Mrs. Jiang sat in a chair in a daze: "Is there no other way? The Wei family has such an attitude before the wedding even starts. I don't know how much suffering our precious daughter will endure if she marries into their family." As she spoke, tears began to fall.

How could Mr. Jiang not know this?

He only has one daughter, Jiang Meimei. How could he bear to let her marry into a den of tigers and wolves and suffer?

It's not that he was reluctant to give up the family business. If he could use the Jiang family's assets in exchange for his daughter's freedom, he would be willing to do so. What he feared most was that even if he had to give up all these, his daughter would still have to marry into the Wei family. By then, they would really have no chance to compete.

At this moment, a person's shadow appeared in his mind.

Perhaps, she is the only one who can save their Jiang family.