Chapter 214: Bride Robbery
As Nanny Luo listened to the good news, she was still wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes. The young lady must have suffered a lot along the way.
She tugged at Ji Zhisui's sleeve and asked awkwardly, "Miss, how do the Pei family treat you?"
The Pei family should all be aware that the young lady is not their Pei family's fiancée, and marrying her off with someone else would be a sign of looking down on the Pei family.
But who could have imagined that now that the Pei family has been rehabilitated and their titles have been restored, I wonder if the anger in the hearts of the Pei family members will be taken out on the young lady.
If the young lady is not living well in the Pei family, she will risk her life to pull her out.
Before in Lingnan, she had limited abilities and no skills, but Nanny Luo was still somewhat familiar with the capital.
"Madam, don't worry. The Pei family treats me very well, and I have a shop and can support myself."
Seeing that Ji Zhisui didn't sound false when he said this, Nanny Luo finally felt relieved.
Ji Zhisui felt the calloused and weathered hands in his and suggested, "Mammy, do you want to come out of the Marquis' Mansion?"
The old lady has already suffered a lot, and now that she has the ability and conditions, she naturally cannot let anyone suffer anymore.
"This...this...I am a servant in the Marquis' Mansion, how can I come out!" Nanny Luo has been serving in the Marquis' Mansion since she was a child, and she has never thought about this.
"Mammy, please come and keep me company. I will feel uncomfortable without someone close to me." Knowing that the other party would not agree so easily, Ji Zhisui started to play the victim.
Nanny Luo's already wavering heart became even more unsteady. Yes, the young lady is single and may have suffered some hardships behind the scenes. She should go and accompany her!
After convincing Nanny Luo, Ji Zhisui planned to visit Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion in a few days and take Nanny Luo away from the mansion.
Before this, a rumor had spread in the capital that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was a scheming person and that she had snatched the marriage of her own elder sister to have such a good marriage and blessing.
With the help of some people, the news soon reached the ears of the Pei family. Old Madam Pei was so angry that she even had difficulty breathing.
Sui Niang is such a good person, but in the eyes of those people, she has become a bad woman who will do anything to achieve her goals.
It was clearly the Marquis's Mansion that chose the marriage exchange, and the Pei family had no intention of pursuing the matter, but unexpectedly, the blame was put on Sui Niang in the end.
Upon seeing this, Ji Zhisui quickly stepped forward to help the old lady calm down and comforted her, "Grandma, don't be angry. Who knows, the people behind this might just want you to be angry!"
"Sui Niang, don't worry about this matter. I, an old woman, will deal with the person behind this for you!"
The other people in the Pei family also knew that this matter was definitely not groundless and that someone was behind it.
I just don't know who the other party is or what their purpose is.
Ji Zhisui had a vague suspicion in his heart that this matter was closely related to the Ji family of Weiyuan Hou.
It seemed that a visit to the Marquis' Mansion was a must. Just as she was thinking about it, Pei Yian hurriedly walked out of the house and handed the thing in his hand to her.
Ji Zhisui was a little curious and found that the news on it was exactly the rumor spread by the servants in Weiyuan Marquis's mansion.
"Sui Niang, I will accompany you to the Marquis' Mansion tomorrow." Pei Yian's voice became several degrees colder. If anyone dared to touch the person dear to his heart, he would see if they were qualified.
He didn't take Weiyuan Hou to heart, thinking that after all, he was Sui Niang's family member, so maybe he could be a little more forgiving. But since he had other thoughts, don't blame him for being rude!
Although the people behind the scenes tried their best to hide their whereabouts, those methods were not really that sophisticated in Pei Yian's hands. He had a lot of intelligence networks in the capital, so it didn't take too much effort to find the mastermind behind it.
"Okay." Ji Zhisui looked through the evidence. What was originally just a guess was now confirmed.
It happened that she would be returning to the Marquis' Mansion tomorrow, so she would ask someone to return Nanny Luo's indenture contract so that she would no longer be bound by the Marquis' Mansion.
Lord Ji, who received the news late at night, began to walk around the room. There was no joy on his face about his daughter's return and his son-in-law's visit, but rather extreme panic.
He is not stupid. The Pei family had never come to visit before. Now at this critical juncture, they must be coming here because of the matter that has been widely circulated in the capital?
But this matter really has nothing to do with him. Could it be Baozhu? If this matter becomes a big deal, Baozhu might be the winner.
He went out and told the servant to ask the eldest lady to come to the study immediately.
Ji Baozhu felt a little uneasy and guilty. Could it be that her plan to use Nanny Luo to threaten Ji Zhisui had been exposed?
"Father, what's the matter that you want to see me so late?" Ji Baozhu was panicked, but there was nothing wrong with her words and actions.
"Did you do it?" Lord Ji's eyes were sharp and he went straight to the point.
Ji Baozhu had intended to conceal her affair, but her father still found out. She knelt down and kowtowed, admitting her fault: "Father, I... I will take out Nanny Luo's indenture contract and you can do with it as you please!"
Lord Ji was somewhat stunned. Selling a body indenture? What did the issue of marriage substitution have to do with this matter? He was afraid that his beloved daughter was hiding something from him.
Seeing that her father hadn't said anything at the table, Ji Baozhu could only hand over the indenture and continue to act obedient.
Lord Ji glanced at it calmly and put away the indenture. "Someone in the capital is saying that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo is trying to steal your marriage. What do you think?"
"This...Father, I really don't understand what you are talking about."
Seeing that this woman really had no idea, Lord Ji could only ask her to leave.
When the enemy comes, we must fight him with our soldiers; when the water comes, we must block it with earth. These two people will come to his house tomorrow, and he needs to stay and entertain them well.
Lord Ji was unfamiliar with and even ignored his daughter Ji Zhisui. He had many concubines and children. In addition, Ji Zhisui was not the type to please others. Lord Ji himself was busy with official duties and could not love so many sons and daughters. He did not have much affection for this fourth daughter who was like an invisible person.
But the Marquis' Mansion was indeed unfair to her about the substitute marriage. Even though his daughter had returned to the capital, Lord Ji was too proud to take the initiative to establish a friendship with her. The Duke of Zhenguo was not a good person. Several officials in the court who were dissatisfied with him had nothing good to offer them, not to mention that behind him was the new emperor, who was a smiling tiger.
Ji Baozhu only learned about this news after she returned. She was really confused. The fact that she and Pei Yian were engaged was a scar on her. How could she possibly reveal this secret?
She even hoped that the fewer people knew about this matter, the better. It was because she didn't want to get married and ended up being exiled to Lingnan that she let her insignificant concubine sister marry in her place.
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