Chapter 94 She's Always the One Who Feels Wronged

"Find a wife for Huai'an?" Madam Jia looked at Granny Wang with a hint of impatience in her eyes.

“Yes,” Wang Mama nodded.

"What kind of terrible idea are you coming up with?" Jia Shi slammed down the cup in her hand in anger and shouted, "Huai'an is already dissatisfied with me. He thinks that I am interfering with him by preventing him from being with that slut Liu Rumei! If I force him to go on a blind date, he will be even less likely to come to my Rongshou Hall! Do you want to anger him to death, or do you want to anger me to death?"

Speaking of this, Jia felt annoyed.

The son she raised with such difficulty is now going against her for the sake of a young, widowed jinx—you won't find anything more absurd than this in the whole world!

"Madam," Wang Mama said with a wry smile, "I've served you for so many years, and all I ever want is for you to be well. You must know that."

Jia snorted.

Granny Wang continued, "What is your status, and what is Liu's status? You don't really need to argue with her so much. Just find a delicate bride for the Second Master. Firstly, it will help her win over the Second Master's heart, and secondly, it will allow her to compete with Liu. Isn't that a win-win situation?"

“That’s true!” Madam Jia’s eyes lit up, but she quickly hesitated again. “But I talked to Huai’an about the matchmaking before, and he said he wanted to focus on the imperial examinations and refused…”

Granny Wang said, "The past is the past, and the present is the present. The Second Master has already experienced the pleasures of women, and it hasn't affected his studies. Why don't you try mentioning it to him again?"

The temptation of supporting someone to rival Liu Rumei was simply too great for Jia.

She thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement: "Okay."

Granny Wang breathed a sigh of relief and then advised, "Madam, please don't scold Liu Shi or say anything bad about her in front of the Second Master anymore. Men all hope to see their mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law get along harmoniously. They are impatient with dealing with trivial matters and basically don't care about right or wrong. They will get annoyed by whoever causes trouble or makes things difficult for them. If you always complain to the Second Master and make things difficult for him, he will naturally prefer to go to Liu Shi's place and not Rongshou Hall."

"Is that so?" Jia asked, stunned.

"Think back to when you first married into the Duke of Wei's mansion. Wasn't the old master like this, also impatient with dealing with mother-in-law and daughter-in-law issues?" asked Granny Wang.

As Jia recalled the past, she nodded silently.

When she first married into the Duke of Wei's mansion, she had some disagreements with the old matriarch.

Whenever she argued with her husband, he would tell her to be more respectful to her mother and not to upset him. After a while, he got annoyed with her and stopped coming to her room.

Although the Duke of Wei's family had a rule that women over forty were not allowed to take concubines, it did not stop him from frequenting brothels and staying out all night, making her lose face.

After a year of learning her lesson, she had to compromise and learn to be respectful to her ancestors before she was finally able to give birth to two children.

But as the saying goes, a daughter-in-law eventually becomes a mother-in-law after years of hardship. She endured it when she was young, and now she's become a "mother" herself, hasn't she?

Why is it still her who feels wronged and gives in?

Madam Jia, indignant, gritted her teeth and said to Granny Wang, "Fine! I'll go find out right away, and as soon as I have any leads, I'll have a good talk with him about the marriage! I refuse to believe that I can't beat Liu Rumei by myself, let alone with someone else!"

Granny Wang clapped her hands and laughed, "My lady, you've finally come to your senses!"

When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer as well.

Only when things calm down between Madam Jia and Sheng Huai'an can the lives of those of us who serve them be a little easier; otherwise, we'll be living in constant fear and trembling.

She had sons and daughters at home, and if it weren't for the fact that the entire family's indentures were in Jia's hands, she wouldn't want to stay in this cannibalistic Sheng family mansion.

...

Ye Mingzhu was unaware of Rongshoutang's scheme.

Yanzhi was in charge of the entire Sheng family, so there were bound to be times when she couldn't keep an eye on things. Therefore, she was unaware that Madam Jia was planning to arrange a marriage for Sheng Huai'an.

If we find out, we should intervene beforehand to prevent Sheng Huai'an from harming a good family's daughter.

She was riding in a carriage towards the Ye residence.

During this time, she carefully organized and inventoried her businesses, and found several suitable locations to secretly stockpile grain and medicine using her grain and oil shops and her medicine shops.

She also planned to involve the Ye family, so that when her brother Ye Yu went to other places to purchase medicinal herbs, he could secretly buy several houses in various cities to stockpile grain and medicine.

A cunning rabbit only has three burrows, but she prepared hundreds of escape routes for herself.

With her and the Ye family's current wealth, doing all this would be easy. But once the world descends into chaos, it will be much harder to prepare.

Therefore, she had to persuade the Ye family to join her.

Since Ye Chengji discovered Sheng Yunche's illness and made Ye Mingzhu no longer need to visit the Ye family so often, allowing her to stay home and treat Sheng Yunche's illness, Ye Mingzhu has not returned to her parents' home for a long time.

With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, she consulted with Princess Ronghua and returned to the Ye family with generous gifts.

Upon entering, she was warmly received by her mother, sister-in-law, and younger sister.

Although Ye Chengji stood reservedly to the side with his hands behind his back, his face, which was beaming like a chrysanthemum, showed no trace of a stern father and was clearly happy.

"Where is my older brother?" Ye Mingzhu looked around but didn't see Ye Yu, so she asked.

“Of course your eldest brother is out running errands,” Madam Wang said with a smile. “Although our family are imperial merchants, we can’t just sit back and do nothing. Your eldest brother is a very meticulous person and always likes to do things himself. He just went to Xi’an last month and then went to Chengdu a few days ago.”

"Run that far?" Ye Mingzhu asked in surprise.

“That’s right!” Wang said with a laugh. “When you were little, you liked to read travelogues. There was a book that described a kind of black and white bear in Chengdu Prefecture. It was so cute and cuddly. Would you like one? Your older brother said that if he sees one on this trip, he’ll bring one back for you to keep as a pet.”

"Huh?" Ye Mingzhu was even more surprised.

In her second life, she had forgotten that before she was married, she had even thought about raising a bear.

"Alright, alright, what kind of manners are you to stand at the door and talk like this? Go sit in the main room and you won't feel comfortable," Zhen urged Wang impatiently. "You talk too much."

Wang retorted, "Oh dear, you're scolding me again! I'm always the one serving you, and you always praise me for this and that. Now that my younger sister is back, I've fallen out of favor, haven't I?"

Ye Mingzhu couldn't help but chuckle as she listened to their bickering.

Ye Baozhu hugged her arm and asked in a soft voice, "Sister, how is Sister Wan'er doing lately? We've been corresponding since Yunxi came back from the mountain villa, but I've written her several letters recently and she hasn't replied. I'm a little worried about her."

Ye Mingzhu was taken aback.

She had many troublesome things to do on her own, and Sheng Wan'er was always low-key... no, it should be said that Sheng Yunche's three half-brothers and half-sisters were all very low-key, so she had forgotten about Sheng Wan'er for a while.

Coming to her senses, she saw the worry in Ye Baozhu's eyes and said gently, "Don't worry, I'll go to her courtyard as soon as I get back to the manor. Whatever the situation, I'll have Baozan send you a message."

"Mmm." Ye Baozhu nodded with bright eyes, hugging her arm even tighter.

Ye Mingzhu smiled and patted her head, feeling a warm feeling in her heart.

After everyone was seated in the hall, Ye Mingzhu dismissed the servants and spoke with Ye Chengji, Zhen Shi, and Wang Shi about important matters.

"Father, Mother, and Sister-in-law, I have some news here... It was told to me by the Duke, and it's very important. I've come here specifically to discuss it with you."

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