Seeing Yu Shulan come in, the three of them restrained their smiles.
Liu's face looked ugly, and her expression was full of resentment, as if she had done something wrong to her.
Su Wu stood up and called out, "Sister-in-law."
This Third Aunt may look gentle and kind, but she's a shrewd person. She's the one who often gives advice behind the scenes on what the First Aunt does.
Yu Shulan, who wanted to respond to her, suddenly turned cold. She said that how could Liu come up with such ideas with that brain, and it turned out that Su Wu was behind it.
Su Wu was the daughter of the Ningzhou prefect. When she was young, she went to Beijing with her father and fell in love with Jiang Weiyan, who had just passed the imperial examination.
She designed an encounter with Jiang Weiyan, which made him fall in love with her, and this led to their marriage.
It can be said that Su Wu is quite resourceful. For so many years, Jiang Weiyan has been infatuated with only her. Even though she only gave birth to a daughter and had no more children, Jiang Weiyan was unwilling to take a concubine.
Even someone like Madam Jiang, who values offspring so much, was controlled by her and refused to add anyone to the third room. One has to admire her powerful methods.
Su Wu was slightly stunned when he didn't get a response, then sat down as if nothing had happened.
The old lady twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand, her eyes fierce as she came up to him and started to question him, "Yu, do you admit your mistake?"
"I wonder what my daughter-in-law did wrong to make mother so angry?"
"Don't you know what you did to the eldest wife?" The old lady slammed the Buddhist beads in her hand on the table.
"It's just a girl. If Lang'er likes you to propose marriage, then go ahead. As for Chu Yuan, let him find another girl. He's still the top scholar. How can he compete with his brother for a woman?
This grandmother is truly biased. She only listened to my aunt's words and then came to criticize me. She didn't want to hear what my mother had to say at all.
[Mom, for my brother's happiness, I can't give in no matter what you say.]
Jiang Qingwan was very afraid that Yu Shulan would compromise. After all, in the book, his parents had already reached the point of obeying Madam Jiang's every word.
Even Old Madam Jiang herself thought so, and she was just waiting for Yu Shulan to nod in agreement.
So what if she is the daughter of the eldest princess? After marrying into the Jiang family and becoming her daughter-in-law, she has to listen to her.
Yu Shulan smiled and shook her head, "Why should Chu Yuan give way? It was Chu Yuan who met Miss Ye first. I didn't even ask Yilang, the older brother, to give way, so why not the younger brother?"
"Besides, I've already told my sister-in-law that I have no objection to her proposing marriage, and she shouldn't object to Chu Yuan either. A daughter of one family is sought after by hundreds of families, and there might be other families out there. As for who the Ye family chooses, it naturally depends on who Ye Rong'er likes."
"Mother, look at her. She's acting like an aunt like this. She's clearly trying to ruin Lang'er's happiness."
Unable to convince Yu Shulan, Liu started to call for help.
And the youngest that Old Lady Jiang loves the most is Jiang Yilang, she said sternly.
"The Ye family's relatives belong to Lang'er, and no one can interfere."
"Mom, even if Chu Yuan didn't propose, the Ye family might not choose Lang Er. Why do you think this marriage is already decided?"
Yu Shulan was so angry at them that she almost laughed.
[That's right, in my previous life, if it weren't for the Ye family's misunderstanding and the fact that it was my eldest brother who proposed the marriage, I wouldn't have agreed to this marriage. With Jiang Yilang's reputation, which woman would be willing to marry him?]
Jiang Yilang is a well-known playboy in Beijing, who is good at eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.
"Anyway, this is about Guan Chuyuan's happiness, and I won't give in."
"Yu Shulan. You're so disobedient to me. It's simply unfilial."
Old Madam Jiang was shocked. Ever since she became the general's wife, almost no one dared to disobey her, let alone the daughter-in-law whom she had always looked down upon.
"My daughter-in-law just wanted to find a marriage for Chu Yuan, but somehow that's considered unfilial. Could it be that in my mother-in-law's mind, whatever the eldest wife likes, we, the second wife, must give up?"
"That's since..."
"How is that possible? Mother values the second wife the most."
Before Madam Jiang could finish her words, she was interrupted by Su Wu beside her.
[This Third Aunt is indeed a bad person. ]
Yu Shulan's expression also darkened. She had just deliberately provoked Old Madam Jiang to make her say that she didn't care about the second house.
In this way, she has a reason to separate the family.
I didn't expect Su Wu to react so quickly.
The old lady also realized that she had almost said the wrong thing. She sighed and said, "When people get old and can no longer take care of things, they are despised by others."
"Mom, both the eldest and second sisters-in-law are right in this matter. They are all doing it for their sons. It's because they have such similar vision and fell in love with the same girl."
Su Wu comforted Madam Jiang, "Mother, let's follow Second Sister-in-law's wishes. Each of us will propose our own marriage, and let the Ye family choose."
"We can't let our Jiang family fall apart just for a marriage. Wouldn't that make outsiders laugh at us?"
Su Wu's voice was so gentle that people unconsciously calmed down and listened to her.
As expected, Madam Jiang's anger subsided. She replied unhappily, "Then let's do as Wu'er says, so you won't have to accuse me of being biased as a grandmother."
"Thank you for your help, mother."
Yu Shulan achieved her goal and immediately took her leave.
But Liu was not happy. She glared at Su Wu angrily, "What do you mean, Third Sister-in-law? You clearly knew that Lang'er had no chance of winning, yet you still let the second branch propose marriage."
"Yeah, Wu'er, what do you think?"
Old Madam Jiang actually didn't want to agree, but Su Wu secretly squeezed her hand just now, knowing that she had made up her mind, so she gave in.
Su Wu smiled faintly, "How did sister-in-law know that Lang'er would definitely lose?"
"This..." Liu choked. She couldn't say that her son was not as good as Jiang Chuyuan. Although it was true, she was unwilling to admit it.
"They are all Jiang family's sons. If we go first to propose marriage without mentioning the name, how will the Ye family know which young master it is?"
Although Mrs. Liu was a little slow-witted, she understood what Su Wu said.
Yes, they proposed the marriage first and tricked the Ye family into arranging the marriage. When the dust settled, it was too late for them to regret.
As for Jiang Chuyuan, if he wanted to snatch the marriage, they wouldn't have to do anything. The people would spit on him first, and the censors would impeach him.
If things go wrong, you might even lose your official position.
Thinking of this, Liu was actually a little excited.
"To prevent any further complications, I will go to the Ye family to propose marriage tomorrow."
Old Madam Jiang is also a cruel person. In her heart, she doesn't want the second wife to have an easy life.
Especially Jiang Chuyuan, who never takes her grandmother seriously.
"Who will propose marriage in such a short time?"
Liu was anxious. She knew that her status was not enough, so she wanted Yu Shulan to go from the beginning.
But if Yu Shulan was not there, wouldn't she be exposed if she went alone?
"Sister-in-law, I'll go."
Su Wu said that she usually didn't want to get involved in this matter openly, but no one was more suitable to handle this matter than her.
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